MLTO C1, P7

This is the seventh and penultimate Part of "MLIV:TO" 's first Chapter.
It was released on 10.10.2022.
== Plot ==
Treachery!
It turns out that the friendly and helpful Goodman family who welcomed Geralt and Kaiden in their home and allowed them to rest until they recover are not quite what our heroes thought they would be. In fact, they are much worse than that.
Unfortunately, both Kaos siblings fell for the trick. And now, they rest in the family's makeshift prison, awaiting their inevitable fate at the hands of those heartless monsters. 
But the spark of hope still remains. Since it is impossible to call the police in this situation, they have to be their own police. The Goodman family must be severely punished for their crimes and they are the only ones who are capable of making it happen.
How will this saga end for them?
== Story ==
Geralt opens his eyes and looks around. He stands up, only to find himself in some kind of rickety jail cell. Confused, he stares at the bars, trying to comprehend what happened to him.
"Ugh. Where am I?"- He mutters- "This feels like a bad dream. Is this... even real?"
And yet, it seems to be quite real. When he touches the bars with the palm of his hand, they do not disappear. When he blinks his eyes, he is not transported elsewhere. This is, indeed, very strange.
"Oh, right. I remember now."- He says- "I was sitting on a table with Kai and aunt. And there was this family who took us in. They told us that they will help us get back on the road."
He looks around again.
"And yet, this doesn't quite feel like the road."- He continues- "What is this place?"
Someone in the darkness chuckles.
"Well, it's your worst nightmare."
Geralt springs to his feet. However, he soon realizes that his hands are held in place by some kind of chains. When he tries to pull them off, he only manages to cause himself severe pain.
"You probably shouldn't be doing that."- The voice says- "We don't want you to hurt yourself."
Geralt glares at the darkness.
"Stop taunting me and show your face!"- He yells- "I know that you are in there!"
Suddenly, two men emerge and approach Geralt's cell. They seem to be quite familiar.
"Tyler and Toby Goodman."- Geralt says, completely aware of who they are- "I knew that you were a bit of trouble from the day I met you. But now, I think that you crossed the line."
Tyler smiles.
"Speaking of crossing lines, you never should've crossed ours."- He says- "You had the chance to go on the road. Meet new people. Shake hands with the Governor. But no. You believed in our words. And now, you ended up like this."
Toby looks at his brother.
"Should we tell him about the poison?"
Tyler smiles.
"Oh, right."
He turns to Geralt.
"Even if you emerge from the cell that we made for people like you, this doesn't mean that you'll survive."- He explains- "You see, we injected you with a potent poison just before you woke up. That's why you might not be feeling... well. But don't worry. It'll only take a while for it to take effect. So why don't you sit here and lament how foolish you were?"
Geralt shakes his chains, in a futile attempt to free himself.
"You fiends!"- He yells- "What did you do to Kai and aunt Akira?!"
Toby smiles.
"You're worrying too much, kid."- He says to him- "Your family's okay. But let's just say that they're in the same situation as you."
He stares at something in the cell.
"See for yourself."
Geralt soon realizes that his brother and aunt are in the same cell as him. However, they're neither chained up nor poisoned by the Goodman brothers.
Tyler nods.
"We thought that they were no threat to us, so we left them alone. No poison for them."
Toby nods.
"The only poison that they've got is the poison in their hearts."- He adds- "Even though we never did anything to them, it's slowly killing them off. Minute after minute, they shall become weaker and unable to do anything."
The two brothers look at Geralt.
"It was nice knowing you, kid. You were a fearsome opponent and I'm sure that those train robbers you killed earlier would agree."- Tyler says- "However, we're afraid that we can't stay here for the show. The authorities are already on their way and we need to get goin'."
He tips his hat and smiles.
"So, we're afraid that we've gotta leave you with 'em."- He continues- "But don't worry. Y'all will be long gone before they arrive."
Having said their piece, the two brothers leave the Kaos family to their inevitable fate, alone in the cell.
As Kaiden and Akira wake up, they look around as well. However, Kaiden seems to be much more aware what happened recently and immediately starts banging on the cell doors.
"You worthless fools!"- He yells- "You can't leave us alone like this!"
Akira shakes his head.
"Kaiden honey, please calm down."- She says- "It's no use to worry about something which has already happened."
Kaiden continues to bang on the bars.
"We'll come for you, you hear me?!"- He yells- "You won't just get away with this! You'll be gone yourselves!"
Geralt continues to free himself from the chains.
"Umm, aunt?"- He says- "Can you help me out a little bit here?"
Akira approaches her nephew and stares at the chains for a few seconds. She is not quite sure whether it's a good idea to simply cut them off, since she has the bad feeling that they could be rigged with some kind of dangerous material.
Having decided that there is nothing she could do, she sighs and shakes her head.
"I'm sorry, sweetie."- She says- "Those chains are filled with some kind of explosive. If we trigger them, they're just going to kill us. I'm not worried about us, of course, but I don't want you to suffer."
Geralt stares at her, dumbfounded.
"Then what should we do?"
Akira sighs.
"We must find a way to disarm it."
She stares at the nearby door.
"But we can't do that if we're locked up in here."
Meanwhile, Kaiden continues to get angrier as he yells at the Goodmans.
"You think that you're the best family around, but you're nothing! Nothing at all!"- He yells- "Once everyone finds out what you're doing to innocent people like us, you'll be taken away for a long time! Do you hear me? You won't escape from justice!"
Akira shakes her head.
"You're not looking well, honey."- She says to him- "Perhaps you should relax for a while. Try to see the world with different eyes. There's more than one path toward freedom and you know it. Don't waste your energy trying to do something which will be in vain."
Unfortunately, Kaiden's mind has already been lost. He continues to yell at the Goodman family, even though he knows that they're long gone.
Geralt decides to take matters in his own hands.
"Kai! Stop it!"- He yells- "Do you think that you're going to achieve anything with this? No! The Goodmans managed to trap us in here because we trusted them. We made a mistake! But this is not the right way to correct it!"
He shakes his head.
"Open your eyes, Kai!"- He yells- "We are alone in this place! We have the chance to use whatever tactic we can to escape? Don't you have a little faith in our ways?!"
Kaiden looks back. His eyes, wide and red as they were, soon turn back to normal.
"Little brother?"- He mutters- 'I... I... "
Suddenly, he places his hand on his chest and falls to the ground.
"Kaiden!"
Akira rushes to help him out, but soon realizes that he has fallen unconscious.
"Geralt, something's going on with your brother!"
Geralt shakes his head.
"No!"- He exclaims- "I don't want him to die!"
Akira sighs.
"Then use the magic you've got in you!"
Geralt raises his eyebrow.
"Magic?"- He asks- "What in the world are you talking about?!"
Akira looks at him.
"When you were born, you inherited some of your father's magic. In a situation like this, you have his anger. His determination."- She says- "Do you want to make a difference? Then use what you've got in you!"
Geralt shakes his head.
"I can't use magic!"
Akira looks back at him.
"What?"
Geralt sighs.
"I already told you."- He repeats- "I can't use magic!"
Suddenly, the chains around his wrists start to rattle. Magical energy is infused into them, slowly melting their surface. Apparently, whatever magic is inside of Geralt is acting now, seemingly to prove that he is wrong.
And then, the trap is triggered.
"Watch out, sweetie!"- Akira yells and leaps forward, breaking the fragile chains and saving her nephew just in time.
As the two stand back, the chains explode, taking the bars to the west and north down with themselves. Had they stayed a little closer than they are now, they would have met a very grisly fate, as well.
Akira smiles.
"We're free!"- She exclaims- "We'll be out of here soon!"
Geralt looks at his brother and shakes his head.
"We are not out of the treacherous waters yet."
Akira looks back and sighs.
"Oh."- She says- "That's right."
The two of them approach the unconscious Kaiden.
"What happened to him?"- Geralt wonders.
Akira shrugs.
"Well, I'm not quite sure."- She says- "Apparently, he got very exhausted. He pushed himself to the limit for us and... oh, God."
She sighs.
"Even though he is still alive, there's a very low chance to save him."- She says- "We can't risk it while we're still in danger."
Geralt shakes his head.
"I am not going to leave my brother behind!"- He exclaims- "I will do whatever I can to save him!"
Akira steps closer to her nephew.
"But sweetie. You're just going to expend your own energy to save someone else."- She says- "Is this really what you want?"
Geralt nods.
"I live to help those in need and my own family is no exception."- He says- "I'm going to save Kai, no matter what it takes!"
Akira remembers how many times Geralt has saved her ever since they were children. She reminds herself of the battles that happened on the world to World's End. The struggles near Darkthrop's lands. She understands what he once felt when he was trying to save her from the infection that nearly ended her life.
She looks down at her mechanized hand and sighs.
"I guess that you were right, Adam. Those children may be young, but they have the spirits of two true warriors. All we have to do is nurture them."- She says and stands up- "I won't let you down. I'll aid them however I can."
She turns to Geralt.
"Alright, sweetie. It's on."- She says- "Let's perform CPR. Just try to be careful, or we might harm him even further."
Geralt nods.
"I am ready."
The two of them approach the unconscious Kaiden and place their hands on his chest. Geralt channels some of his magical energy to perform CPR while Akira assists him with her machanical hand.
Despite their best efforts, it seems as if Kaiden's entire body is failing.
"No. We can't lose him."- Geralt says- "Not now."
He shakes his head.
"I refuse to let my brother go, you hear me?!"
After a few minutes of hard work, Kaiden is finally revived. Geralt and Akira lay back as he finally opens his eyes.
"Geralt... ?"- He mutters- "What happened? Are we free?"
Geralt smiles.
"We did it, Kai."- He says- "We can escape this place. Together."
Kaiden nods.
"That's good to know."- He says- "But where are those dirty traitors? Did they leave this place?"
Akira shakes her head.
"We haven't seen them just yet."- She says- "However, I have the bad feeling that we're not alone."
Kaiden sighs.
"Just as I expected."
He stands up and shakes the dust away from his clothes.
"Alright."- He says- "Let's get moving."
Akira raises her eyebrow.
"But honey, you're not recovered just yet!"
Kaiden sighs.
"I'll take the risk."- He says- "Tired or not, I can't just let you fight those madmen all by yourselves."
Akira's eyes fill with tears.
"Kaiden... "
Kaiden looks at his brother.
"Well, what are we waiting for?"- He asks- "Those people tried to get us killed. They're trying to get away with this. Let's get them before our time runs out."
As the three of them prepare to leave, Geralt leans back and coughs.
"Sweetie?"- Akira says- "What is it?"
Geralt looks up.
"There's something... inside of me. I can feel it... draining me away."- He says- "Maybe what those freaks said is actually right."
Akira shakes her head.
"You shouldn't let that cowardly substance tear you apart. This is not the way of the Kaos family!"- She exclaims- "Even if there's no antidote left for you to drink, you must keep moving. Even your sheer dedication could be enough to fight it off."
Kaiden raises his eyebrow.
"Sheer dedication? That's crazy!"- He exclaims- "Nobody can survive poison like that!"
Akira looks at him.
"Once again, you're wrong."- She responds- "I was afflicted with a similar poison years ago. An infection, if you want to call it like that. I was feeling my own life seep away from my body and I was unable to do anything. But then, I remembered who I was and why I came to this world. I remembered by purpose and fought back against the vile weapon that was being used against me. And I won. I won because I believed."
She looks back at her nephew.
"So can you tell me that faith is not an option?!"
Kaiden sighs.
"I... understand."- He says- "I'm sorry, aunt. I'll never doubt your ways again."
Akira smiles.
"Atta boy."- She says- "Now, let's get moving. I'm sure that things will get better once we see the daylight again."
As the three of them prepare to leave the jail, Kaiden accidentally steps on something crunchy. Apparently, it is some kind of a bone, bleached white and left behind by whatever monster has been killing the people in here.
"Ugh! This is gross!"- He exclaims- "How could they ever do such a thing?!"
Geralt sighs.
"Some people are mentally unhinged. Others simply hate the world around them."- He says- "But those people? Well, I could tell that they are a little bit of both. There is no sanity left in their minds and their sense of honor is... well, let's just say that it's all in shambles now."
Kaiden clenches his fist.
"We'll make them pay."
Unfortunately, the crunching sound alerted someone upstairs.
"What was that?"
Akira raises her eyebrow.
"Sounds like the brothers are still up there."- She says- "Let's hide before they discover us."
As the three of them stand behind a large crate, the Goodman brothers enter the room.
"Strange."- Tyler says- "I didn't think that anything would ever happen in here."
After inspecting the cell where Geralt and his family were staying minutes ago, they realize that something has gone wrong.
"The defenses have been breached!"- Toby exclaims- "They're out to hunt us down!"
Tyler shakes his head.
"Calm down, you scaredy cat. There's nothing to be afraid of."- He says to him- "Even if those people are out, they're completely unarmed. Besides, that kid was poisoned, so he's gonna turn on 'em soon enough."
Geralt looks at his aunt.
"Oh, I really want to prove him wrong."- He whispers.
Akira shakes her head.
"Let's just wait for the right moment."- She whispers- "I'm sure that an opportunity will open up for us. Like a window in a hou-- "
Suddenly, the brothers turn around.
"I think I heard something over there!"- Toby exclaims and points at the location where Geralt and his family are hiding.
Akira gasps quietly.
"Which might not come if we don't act fast!"
As Tyler and Toby get closer, Kaiden jumps out and grabs Tyler by the neck. The two of them roll to the ground as they try to get the upper hand on each other.
"Toby!"- He gasps- "Call the mercenaries! We've got prisoners on the loose!"
Toby nods and runs away.
"Oh no, you don't!"- Akira yells and dashes forward, sword in hand.
She looks back at her nephews.
"Take care of that fool!"- She yells- "I've got this one in the bag!"
As Geralt and Kaiden fight Tyler, he smiles and shakes his head.
"Now this is just a little bit unfair, isn't it?"- He says- "I think that it's best if we ramp things up a bit."
Suddenly, he pulls out a smoke bomb and throws it to the ground. As the Kaos siblings choke on the smoke that emerges from it, Tyler takes the time to escape and regroup with the mercenaries who made their way to the farm.
Geralt shakes his head.
"Find something to blow this smoke away!"
Kaiden reaches for a fan that he saw earlier. When he turns it on, he realizes that it doesn't need to be plugged in to work. It functions thanks to the batteries within, and it seems like it is their lucky day.
With the smoke gone, the brothers run out of the prison and emerge on the first floor. And yet, everything seems to be very quiet. Nobody is in here yet and only the rain coming from inside can be heard.
"Strange."- Kaiden says- "I thought that there would be more of them by now."
Geralt shakes his head.
"Don't let your guard down, Kai."- He says- "Even a single mistake could be the end of us."
Kaiden sighs.
"I know."
The two of them leave the farmhouse and notice that they are surrounded. Ten mercenaries are staring them down, aiming their rifles at them. And Tyler is the one who leads them.
He approaches the boys and smiles.
"Well, how does it feel to be betrayed like this?"- He asks them- "I'm sure that you'll never get used to it."
Geralt glares at him.
"Mr. Goodman, why did you do this to us?"- He asks him- "We trusted you! We thought that you were good people! And you turned on us when we needed you the most! This isn't how friends are supposed to treat each other!"
Tyler raises his eyebrow.
"Friends? Who said that we're friends?"- He asks him- "Me and my brother are only tryin' to survive. We've been killing others out of necessity. This is what the world has turned us into and there's no goin' back. You can't turn the gears of fate and try to make things better. It's all predetermined from the start."
Kaiden glares at him.
"You're a liar. A dirty, filthy liar!"- He yells at him- "You think that your actions are justified, but no! You're the worst kind of scum that I've ever seen! And I've seen a lot of it, so that says things on an entire new level!"
Tyler smiles.
"And what will you do to correct it?"- He says- "Listen, kids. It's all part of a plan. And you can't change it. Nobody can."
Kaiden raises his eyebrow.
"And what makes you think that you're the judge?"
Tyler looks around.
"Besides having the upper hand in this situation?"- He asks- "Well. I'm smart. Charismatic. I know what people are capable of and I don't want to hide it."
He clenches his fists.
"It all started when those bandits arrived. That day, they didn't just take mama and papa away from us. Our farmhands suffered the same fate."- He says- "Me and my brother were forced to watch as they were murdered, one after another. We heard their final screams. Listened to their desperate pleas. And that's when we knew that we were too soft with ourselves. We understood the most important principle- you either become the hunter or remain the hunted."
Geralt gasps.
"So the story was true!"
Tyler sighs.
"It was. It all was."- He says- "But there was one thing that we never told you. On that day, it wasn't just the bandits who committed murder. No, someone else killed the farmhands as well."
Kaiden takes a step back.
"You... monster!"- He yells- "Why would you do such a thing?!"
Tyler smiles.
"I already told you, kids."- He says- "The hunters never pry their eyes away from their targets. And we became just like them, maybe even worse."
He raises his hand.
"But enough talking. I'm tired of having to explain my ways to my victims."- He says- "It's time for the final curtains to close in on ya."
He makes a chopping motion.
"Get 'em, boys!"
The hunters raise their rifles and prepare to shoot. However, the bullets fail to pierce through the bodies of the two siblings, as they are protected by some kind of invisible barrier. Or something close to that.
"Stay away from my precious boys, you vile vagabonds!"
Suddenly, a spirit coalesces in front of Geralt and Kaiden, startling both them and the hunters who are trying to murder them.
"Who... who are you?"- Tyler asks, trembling in fear- "What do you want from us?"
It turns out that the spirit is Geralt and Kaden's deceased mother- Aalia. She takes a step forward and raises her hand. A wave of pure spiritual energy throws the incoming hunters back and incinerates their rifles in mere seconds.
"No!"- Tyler screams- "Stop it! You won't defeat us!"
Aalia glares at him.
"I hate people like you!"- She yells- "You think that you're always on top of the world, that you can always get what you want and remain unpunished! Well, keep in mind that your crimes have been noticed! And we're not going to let you harm anyone else!"
As the terrified Tyler Goodman and his escorts look on, Geralt feels a warm sensation in his pocket. He pulls out the crystal rose that Nina Fortner gave him when he was a child and stares at it for a few seconds.
The rose is now gleaming white. Sparkles are emerging from its surface, seemingly intending to harm someone. However, they leave Geralt unaffected, leaving him to speculate that the energy that is stored within is here to help him, not to hinder him.
"Yes. I can see it now."- He says- "The strange pulsations that I have been feeling ever since I received this precious item, they have been resonating with my very own feelings, my burning desire. They're only triggered when there is someone who believes in me. And they never, ever leave my side."
He gently holds the crystal rose with his hand.
"I can hear your voice clearly now, mom. Your feelings are now mine."- He says- "I am your conduit. And I shall convey your rage, your desire to purge villainy. Those people shall not emerge unpunished."
He clenches his fist and raises it in the air.
"In the name of all that is sacred, I will put an end to your pathetic regiment!"
Suddenly, a wave of pure, focused fire energy is unleashed from within the rose. It launches itself at the unsuspecting hunters, incinerating them with the anger that is stored within.
And just like that, Tyler is the only one who is still alive. He takes a few steps back and grabs his rifle.
"I won't go down like this!"- He yells- "You won't end me!"
Geralt shakes his head.
"It seems like the maniac shall always remain a maniac, even if the truth crashes down into him."- He says- "As much as I don't want to hurt you, it is necessary. If I simply let you go, you will hurt others and you will bring something horrible down on yourself. So, I think that you should consider this a little bit of mercy from me."
Tyler raises his eyebrow.
"And you think that I'll take it?"
Geralt draws his sword. Even though it is unfinished, it is still a sight to see.
"There was a person who once thought the same thing."- He says- "Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to see that he made a huge mistake."
He points his sword at him.
"Very well, Mr. Goodman."- He says- "If you want to fight, then I shall be happy to oblige."
Tyler lunges forward and attempts to shoot Geralt down. However, the boy leaps out of the way and slices his rifle in two.
Desperate to win the fight, the vile farmer grabs a pitchfork from a nearby hay bale and swings at Geralt, trying to stab him numerous times. At this point, he has clearly gone mad, but he tries to use this sudden change of attitude in his favor... although it seems like it would be otherwise. 
After fighting Geralt for a while, Tyler finds an opportunity and uses it. He slams the pitchfork into the young hero and throws him back, making him land on a nearby electric fence in the process.
However, it turns out that the electric fence is not charged. Tyler is infuriated by this.
"Agh! Cursed Toby! He never does that job himself!"- He mutters- "Why am I the smarter brother? Why have I gotta do all the hard stuff?"
Just as he walks to the switch to turn the electricity on, he is tacked by Kaiden, who manages to push him away from the fence and punch him in the face.
"Oh. You want a fight, huh?"- Tyler asks him- "Well, that's exactly what you'll get!"
As the two men fight for their lives, Kaiden tricks Tyler into getting closer to the left side of the farm. Seeing an opportunity which might give him the edge that he needs, he uses all of the strength that he has left to shove the vile farmer back into the wall.
"Ha! You think that will stop me?"- Tyler says and laughs- "Oh, how naive of you... Ugh!"
Suddenly, he notices that he has landed into some spikes. Apparently, he and his brother were planning to use them as some kind of defense against those who would try to escape from them, but it turns out that he is the experimental monkey.
As Kaiden helps his brother get up, the two approach the gravely wounded Tyler. They stare down at him, thinking about what to do next.
"Well, you got me. Guess that's the end of the road for me."- Tyler says- "But don't think that it's over for ya! There's thousands of cold-blooded killers among the townsfolk and any one of them could be the next one that you meet!"
Geralt shakes his head.
"We do not care how many of them are out there or why they do what they are doing. All we know is that they are doing unspeakable, horrible things and that we have to teach them a lesson if we don't want them to become vengeful killers who want to poison the entire nation."- He says- "Like you."
Tyler smiles.
"But why won't you do the same? Why don't you poison me and get over it?"- He asks him- "I can see it in your eyes. You hate me. You want to make me suffer for what I've done. But you're just like me. You're no different."
He looks at him.
"Admit it, kids."- He continues- "You and I, we're cut from the same cloth."
Kaiden snaps and slaps Tyler in the face.
"We'll never be like you, murderer!"
Tyler smiles.
"See?"- He says- "That's what I mean."
Geralt shakes his head.
"You and your brother have been roaming in those lands like a bad disease. A bunch of filth that was left uncleaned for many years. People never knew who you really are because they were too busy worrying about something else."- He says- "And yet, there is always some kind of hidden truth. I saw it myself years ago, and you are seeing it right now. Even so, people like you... they're too blind to become aware of it. You still try to clinge to your cowardly ways, even though you have already been exposed to the entire world."
As Tyler wonders what he is saying, Geralt places his hand on the vile farmer's forehead.
"So, you want the poison?!"- He yells at him- "Well, the greatest poison... is the one inside your wicked heart!"
Suddenly, a massive jolt of electrical magic emerges from the palm of Geralt's hand and strikes Tyler. He is electrocuted almost immediately. His mind is fried by the peer pressure that the magic is causing and is unable to make another move.
And then, as suddenly as it happened, it stops.
"Hah!"- Tyler mumbles- "A little bit of thunder ain't going to-- "
Just as he is about to finish his sentence, his entire head explodes into a large pool of blood. 
Geralt and Kaiden stare at him, horrified of what they've done. They know that they went too far with their punishment, but understand that it was done for the good of everyone. No matter what happens next, they will understand what Tyler meant earlier- you're either the hunter... or the hunted.
After hearing their aunt's scream, they draw their weapons and head downstairs without a word. There, they find her struggling with Toby, slowly losing her grip on him.
"Don't you see this, lady?"- Toby yells- "It's all according to plan! You're losing your focus and shall soon lose your life, as well!"
Akira shakes her head.
"I won't give up."- She says to him- "In the name of the people I love who are still here with me, I shall put an end to your cruelty!"
Toby notices the two boys sneaking on him, but too late. He is left shocked when he realizes that his brother has not eliminated them.
"What... what is this?!"- He yells- "This can't be!"
Geralt shakes his head.
"Believe it."- He says- "The villains never win."
Toby stares at them in disbelief.
"No. This is not true."- He says, unable to believe the truth- "He must've just let you go. That's all."
He points at them.
"You'll all be dead once my big brother comes to crush you all!"- He yells- "You won't escape from us!"
Geralt sighs and shakes his head.
"I hate to be the bearer of the bad news, but your brother is not coming back."
Toby gasps.
"W-what?!"
Geralt glares at him.
"I said that your brother is not coming back, you fool!"- He yells- "Your brother- Tyler Goodman- is dead! And we killed him!"
Toby breaks down in tears almost immediately. He falls on his knees and starts to cry.
"How dare you?! How dare you kill my brother?!"- He yells at them- "We've been though to much. We lost our mom, our dad, the people who worked for us. Our birthright, our legacy, it was all stripped away. And now... now... "
Geralt sighs.
"Perhaps you should have calculated your chances of survival before blindly rushing into the mist."- He says to him- "Use the last few moments that you have left to consider whether you are the one who is the bad guy. See what you have done to all the people out there and tell me if you're still the saint that you claim to be."
Toby clenches his fists. He stands up and grabs Akira by the neck.
"Argh! That's it!"- He yells and starts to choke her as hard as he could- "I'll avenge my brother! And I won't be as merciful as him!"
Seeing that his aunt is on the verge of breaking down, Kaiden rushes into the fight and violently rips off Toby from her. Then, without a moment of hesitation, he throws him on the ground and starts punching him with all his might, not even thinking about backing away. Of course, Toby tries to fight back, but he is soon overwhelmed by Kaiden's incredible strength.
Soon, Kaiden has done so much damage that Toby's face is left disfigured. He seems to be missing a few of his teeth and one of his eyes is not working anymore. Before he could harm him any further, Geralt pulls him back.
"No, Kai. It is not worth it."- He says- "Leave him be. He will get what he deserves soon enough."
Toby feebly gets up and attempts to punch Kaiden back, but is surprised by one of the undead farmhands whom he left behind earlier. The creature attacks him and bites him on the arm, forcing him to back down.
"Well, that is a sad twist of fate."- Kaiden says and sighs- "The people whom the Goodman family killed are the ones who are responsible for their eventual downfall."
Geralt nods.
"I guess that irony has finally taken its course."- He says- "I deeply regret that it had to happen, but I guess that they brought it upon themselves. We were only the catalysts that orchestrated the final stage of the act."
Kaiden sighs.
"But did they truly deserve it?"
Geralt shrugs.
"Every villain deserves whatever fate was predetermined for them."- He says- "But those people? I guess that we were a little bit too harsh on them."
Akira shakes her head.
"Do you want a little bit of advice from your auntie, dear?"- She says to Geralt- "Well, when it comes to heartless villains like those, you should never be sorry."
Kaiden sighs and raises his hand. It turns out that he has secretly grabbed Toby's pistol while he was beating him up.
"Well, I guess that I'm not sorry for this."
Geralt and Akira watch him, thinking that he is going to shoot Toby in the head. However, he puts the undead farmhand down instead.
"Umm. I understand that you did not want to leave him behind like that."- Geralt says- "But why did you do it before he murdered his victim?"
Kaiden looks back at Toby. He shakes his head.
"In my opinion, he has never been truly alive."- He responds- "Right now, it's only gotten worse."
The three of them notice the silhouette of a woman approaching them. They turn around and see that the undead Chloe has joined them in the room.
"Well, would you look at that."- Akira says- "It looks like his fate really was predetermined."
Kaiden sighs.
"I saw this woman in the woods earlier. She was all tangled up and unable to move."- He says- "It seems like the commotion at the farm has managed to get her attention. And, well, she's here with us now."
Geralt shakes his head.
"We gave her hope. Tried to comfort her, ease her pain. And yet, she still turned on us. It was a sad sight."- He says- "Should we... put her down before it's too late?"
Kaiden shakes his head.
"I would love to put this tortured soul to rest, but I think that we should let her take her revenge first."- He says and pulls his brother away- "Stand back. This is a conflict between a hunter and his victim... or what's left of her, I guess. It's best not to get involved ourselves."
Geralt, Kaiden and Akira stand back as the undead Chloe shambles toward the helpless Toby. She bends down on her knees and sinks her teeth into his chest, making him scream out in pain.
"Ugh. What a gruesome sight."- Akira says- "But it's deserved. Well-deserved."
It doesn't take long for Chloe to finish off the mortally wounded Toby. Once he closes his eyes, she turns toward Geralt and tries to kill him as well.
Kaiden gets in her way and tries to put her down with his gun, but Geralt pats him on the back and shakes his head.
"No, Kai. It would be unwise for you to do what I was afraid to do until now."- He says and takes his pistol- "I allowed her to die out there. I didn't get rid of Toby when I had the chance. She turned into this... thing because I was too soft. But now, it's time for me to put her to rest."
He raises his gun at the undead Chloe, shaking his head as he prepares to shoot.
"I am sorry for the horrible things that happened to you, miss. You deserved much more than that."- He says- "But do not worry. Your sacrifice shall not be in vain. I will make sure that your story is heard by the people of this world, so they could understand what kind of monsters are hiding beneath the surface of our so-called "beautiful" world."
Tears fall from his eyes as he prepares to pull the trigger.
"May God have mercy on you!"
Much to his surprise, the undead Chloe suddenly lunges at him. She forces him to fall on the ground and prepares to bite him.
Geralt attempts to defend himself, but the creature knocks his gun out of his hands. He is forced to tackle her off in hand-to-hand combat, but that is not a good idea when you're facing a reanimated person.
Akira is shocked by the sight of her nearly helpless nephew.
"Geralt!"- She yells- "No!"
Rushing into the battle just in time, Akira pulls the undead Chloe away from her nephew before she could cause him harm. She grabs her by the hands and restrains her head as she tries to bite her.
"Sorry dear, but we can't just leave you like this."- She says to her, as if she were a living person- "Now stand still. What we're about to do is for the best. Your best."
Geralt gets back on his feet. Disturbed by the whole experience, he shakily raises his gun at Chloe and shakes his head.
"I know how you're feeling, lady."- He says to her- "If I were in the same situation as you right now, I would be angry as well... even when I am nothing more than a mindless drone of a man."
Once again, tears fall from his eyes. Apparently, he expresses a lot of sympathy for this stranger, even though she was little more than that for him in life. This shows just how much Geralt cares for others, even though he is not quite familiar with them.
"Your suffering is over."- He proclaims- "May God have mercy on you." 
And then, he shoots her in the head, watching with sadness in his eyes as her lifeless corpse falls to the ground, dead for good.
"Well, it's done."- Akira says- "Maybe we should go outside and... bury her? It's the least that we owe to this unfortunate victim of the Goodmans' cruelty."
Geralt nods.
"And that is what we shall do."
As the three of them prepare to drag Chloe's corpse away with them, Toby Goodman finally reanimates. He tries to stand up, but the damage that Kaiden has done to him in life is preventing him from going anywhere. Thus, he is forced to crawl instead.
Shaking their heads at this pitiful sight, the Kaos family walks away and closes the door, leaving the undead Toby in that place for a very, very long time.
While the undead growls behind them, they head upstairs, grab three shovels and dig a small grave for Chloe. Then, with a moment of hesitation, they gently push her in and bury her.
"Is there anything that you wish to say, children?"- Akira asks her nephews- "A word for the fallen, perhaps?"
Geralt looks down.
"I just wish that we could have taken her back to civilization."- He says- "She was a little bit crazy, but mostly misunderstood. She wanted to hurt others because they tried to hurt her. And yet, she only managed to hurt herself in the end."
Kaiden nods.
"And I regret that I didn't go with Geralt in the forest instead of that wretched Toby Goodman."- He says- "If I knew the full story sooner than I did, I could've helped him get her away before they could do anything to her."
The two siblings sigh.
"But this is the world that we live in."- They say simultaneously- "We must accept it and move on."
Akira nods and hugs her nephews.
"Well said, my dears."- She says- "I would've loved to meet this woman myself. She seemed like a person who would understand how important justice is to us, the good people. But it's too late now. So, we'll just bow our heads and move on with our lives."
And they do. All three of them.
After sitting around for a few moments, they notice that a small group of undead farmhands is approaching them. Geralt raises his gun and swiftly puts all eight of them down without blinking an eye.
Having dealt with the final enemies on the farm, the Kaos family abandon it and walk toward the road from whence they came.
"So."- Akira says- "Where shall we head next?"
Geralt stares at the road. He takes a look at the trail and sighs.
"Home."- He says- "That is where the heart is."