Well Done, My Student - Overwatch Pre-recall AU!
Genji tried to keep his composure. It never gets any easier...
Hanzo slashed his blade twice across Genji’s body, forming a bloody X on his chest, before finally plunging the katana into his abdomen. Genji winced in pain and dropped to his knees looking at the hilt sticking out of his abdomen; at the blood gushing out of him at an alarming rate; at his brother’s expression which held no signs of pity nor remorse.
The world grew colder and still as Hanzo made his final gesture, kicking his brother off the mountain ledge. Genji fell to his death, the sword still in its place. He did not feel pain. He was unable to feel anything. If anything, he felt betrayed. Betrayed, but not scared. Not anymore.
Zenyatta removed the Orb of Discord off of Genji. “I still do not understand why you keep insisting on replaying this memory over and over, my student.”
“It’s a reminder, master, that even the ones closest to you could hurt you in more ways than you could imagine.”
“Was this why you left the Overwatch program?”
“Had I stuck around until Overwatch was shut down, I would have been on the run like a fugitive; like the rest of them.”
“I see...”
Zenyatta hovered next to Genji as they both assumed the meditation position. Genji closed his eyes and placed the palms of his hands on his lap and remained motionless
Silence...
They both meditated for a good twenty minutes before Zenyatta broke the silence. “Tell me, Genji...” He hovered the orb of Harmony over the both of them to ease the tension of what he was about to ask his student. “.If you were to meet your brother again, what would you do?”
Genji opened his eyes
I’d slice him through and through...
I’d strike him down where he stands...
I’d hurt him the way he hurt me...
I’d tell him how I will never forget what he had done...
I’d let him know how inferior he made me feel...
I’d show him he didn't deserve to feel superior than I was...
I’d complain to him about how father preferred him more...
I’d scream at him for how he treated me all those years...
I’d yell at him for disappearing...
I’d scorn him for betraying me...
I’d tell him how much I’ve missed him...
“I’d let him know that I forgive him; that I am ready to move on and make up for the time I lost with my brother...”
“No grudges or seeking vengeance?”
“None.”
Sombra slid her chair away from the desk and turned around to face the archer who has been standing behind her for about an hour now.
Hanzo stood still as he stared at the hacker’s screen. “Brother...” He tried his best to hold back his tears, but his attempts were futile.
“Now, Shimada. We honored our part of the deal, now it’s your turn.”
She was right. If there was one thing Hanzo knew, it was that honour resides in one’s actions, and that he was a man of his word.
“Very well. I agree.”
Reaper placed his hands on Hanzo’s left shoulder. “Welcome to the team.”
Sombra smiled. Having a powerful resource such as Hanzo Shimada would greatly benefit Talon. They could definitely use a man with his skills and his- “Oh I almost forgot!”
She slid her chair back to her desk and leaned towards the microphone. “Well done...
...my student.”
“Thank you, master.”
Genji closed his eyes again and returned to his meditation.