Midnight Nation #12

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Choose. David looks upon the Walkers with disgust and pity. The Other Guy tells David not to perpetuate the lie any further, reminding him how hard he fought to regain his soul. David takes his soul into his hand (it appears as a small blue flame) and looks upon it and looks to the Walkers and then to the Other Guy, then to Laurel. He walks to her as she hang there dying. “I’m sorry, Laurel. I came all this way—“ she cuts him off. “I know… I forgive you, David.” He continues. “—but I guess I put you through all this for nothing.” Laurel manages eye contact in her pain. “…Nothing…?” David leans in close and whispers. “I love you.” With that he pushes his soul within her breast and a blue flash of light explodes from her and her angelic form soars up into the sky and shines like a beacon. All over the world, people in the In-between see the sign they have been waiting for, and for the first time experience true hope. Arthur, tears streaming down his face finds that people can see him. The people around the campfires at the beginning of the journey see it and smile. The Walkers look on in awe. And the Other Guy simply looks. He walks over to the rapidly fading body of David who is shivering and wondering why it is so cold. As he fades view the Other Guy simply notes, “Well. I certainly didn’t see that coming.” As Laurel returns to her place of peace she speaks with the voice that originally summoned her a year ago. She wants to make sure that David knew she loved him and that he had a lovely soul. The last thing she says is that she can feel her heart beating. David finds himself in tattered clothes on a street, but no markings. Everyone can see him on both sides of the metaphor. He is recognized as a LAPD Detective who went missing about a year ago. Sarah is at the hospital when he recovers, after he gets over the shock of what happens and doesn’t tell her about Laurel and says that he can only remember walking, she tells him about...