Jenova knew hiding was bootless, the entire building was being besieged so trying to escape was not an option. Even so, the silence flooding her ears was messing with her mind. Her uneven breathing and ceaseless heartbeat were the only things she could hear and that was making her feel like a fly in the middle of a spider web, waiting for the moment it'll be discovered and eaten by the predator whose trap it's in.

She sat on the floor, resting her back against a wall between herself and the stairs where, in a few minutes, her hangmen would appear. She was scared, just the thought that she was surrounded by dozens of men with weapons who wouldn’t think twice to murder her as soon as they saw her was giving her goose bumps. She felt like a coward and thought it was unfair that those who have taken more lives than her would be the owners of her last breath whilst the actual villains were alive and well elsewhere.

Meanwhile, the sound of steps approaching made adrenaline course throughout her body and sharpen her senses. All this time, she has been waiting for a multitude of footsteps but, if her ears weren't tricking her, there was only one person climbing those stairs. That way of walking and how they synchronized their steps were to the mild whistle of a song whose lyrics she knew by heart, made it evident to her who was behind the wall. If she wasn’t already overwhelmed, now words couldn't explain how she was feeling.

"Found ya" Said humorously the subject behind her back, as if this was a simple hide and seek game.

In response, she turned her head to stare at the person. And there was Igor, aiming a gun directly at her skull. Jenova stood up and approached slowly. "Where's Grint?" she asked once she was close enough to be able to feel the metallic cold of the gun right on her forehead.

"Your friend? Dead, probably" Igor replied "It's just you left. Give up".

Ignoring the request Jenova sighed as she slowly held up her own revolver "I've got one left in the chamber, wanna play one final time?"

Igor thought to himself for a few seconds but then realized the position they were in "Do you think you can deceive me?? I'm not that stupid to let someone like you convince me with silly requests…"

"Calm down Igor. It's just a game!" Jenova said smirking with satisfaction knowing that he was struggling to resist the temptation.

"Okay fuck it, let's do it….." Igor suddenly blurted out, surprising even her. He snatched Jenova’s gun out of her hand whilst holstering his own, spinning the cylinder in a flash he held the gun to his temple and pulled the trigger before any thoughts could stop him.

Click.

Igor sighed at having not just blown a hole in his head and then handed the pistol back to young woman, who placed it in her temple and also shot without hesitation.

Click.

"You seem confident of what you're doing" Igor stated with an ironic smirk whilst he quickly did the same again with the weapon in his hands and then returning it to her, trying to emulate her confidence although he was terrified at the possibility of dying.

"It's not that I'm confident, it’s just that I’ve got nothing to lose. I've told you several times in the past that my last dying wish was to be by your side, so that when I go you can be there to hold my hand.”

"It didn't have to be like this. We could have had our happy ever after" Igor said as his eyes blurred due to the tears making him unable to see the moment his now enemy pull the trigger for a second time.

Click.

"Yeah, you're right. We could have…had it been different" Jenova replied.

Both remained silent while the Russian took his this and final shot

Click

He handed the revolver to Jenova victorious "but we can't" he said weakly.

One final time, Jenova held the pistol to her temple.

Igor couldn’t bear to watch, unable to watch his once comrade end her life, he shut his eyes and waited.

After what seemed like an eternity of silence he finally opened his eyes perplexed and to his shock found the pistols barrel staring back at him.

"I'm sorry, my old friend but I’ve no intention of losing this game today” Jenova whispered.

Bang.