Thirty minutes.

Thirty. Fucking. Minutes.

Once the news of the Heretic's escape got out to the media, the entire city was thrown into this panic. People were getting beaten in the goddamn streets, and every person who seemed mildly suspicious was detained, lynched, or subject to the aforementioned beating. Gareth looked away in disgust at the unconscious group before him. He'd been spending the rest of the time he had doing his best to protect the people from each other [i]but it still wasn't enough.[/i] The young man in the tattered red longcoat slammed an arm against the wall and stepped out into the neon lights of the city at night.

He looked around at the anarchy and growled at the nearest person to look at him. What to do now...? Suddenly, a noise from one of those large news monitors. Likely, they were going to announce the exact same thing again 'Oh no, the Heretic's loose help help!' and what not. Nothing to pay much mind t- 

Gareth noticed that [i]all[/i] of the people were staring at [i]him[/i]. 

"What the hell...?" Gareth thought aloud before directing his vision to the monitor and noticing his face staring back at him, "...What." Unfortunately, he wasn't able to prevent them all from calling their nearest law enforcement agency. Hell, he could hear them moving in already...

But... He stopped the anarchy, didn't he? And any resistance would just get more people hurt. At least this time... With this false sacrifice, he could save everyone. So Gareth knelt on the ground and put his hands behind his head...
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Live on TV was some news reporter talking about the execution via decapitation of a certain 'Gareth Vale', a person the three would recognize as the 'slippery red guy from before'. And the funniest part? They were saying [i]he[/i] was the Heretic. Among the details being given about the execution were approximate time/dates (about 45 minutes from the present), location (town hall), specific channels one could catch it on (all of them), and commemorative items, entertainingly enough. Perfect opportunity for a hijacking and a new buddy to add to the party, if Team Heretic opted for it.