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"Hey, hey~! Watch this sick trick C!"

A Sarkaz Mercenary said as she was juggling 4 grenades, only earning a sigh from the Lupo

"This is not the time for jokes, W." The Lupo said to the Sarkaz, making the Sarkaz pout

"Hmmph, your no fun~" ==================================

09:17 AM, SOMEWHERE IN THE DEAD TOWN

(Melantha Pov)

"A-Ah..! There are survivors! G-Guys..!" I yelled back to my team, Steward was still calling them to follow

I can't believe it... There were people still alive..!

W-Wait... Is that...

"M-Mostima san?!"

"Hmm?" She quickly turned around, "Sorry, have we met before?" She asked, it looked like she was carrying someone..?

Hawawawa..! W-What should I do?! N-No! Calm down Melantha! Deep breaths... Deep breaths...

"H-Hi..."

"Hello..? Sorry, can you help me real quick?"

Eh? H-Help..? What is she-

..oh... S-Someones injured..! W-What should I do?! Uhm... Umh... A-Ansel! Y-Yes Ansel c-can help!

"A-Alright..! I-I'll call for a medic, M-Mostima san! Please w-wait here..!!" I quickly dashed off to find Ansel after saying that

Mostima san is so ominous...

(Y/N pov)

"Urgh... Who was that..?" I groaned, I mean. I almost passed out from blood loss. Mostima was carrying me bridal style, kind of embarrassing but oh well.

"No clue. I think she met me before... I can't remember." Mostima said, I'm surprised she can carry me easily, am I that skinny?

"Argh... I'm sorry for making you carry me like this.." I said sheepishly, "I-I think I can walk now Mosty..."

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"Mosty? Are you already calling me pet names?"

Huh..? Pet names..?

"Ah, sorry... I can't really focus right now, Mostima..." She still stared at me for a second before talking again, "Mmh... But we just met.."

"What..? Why are you looking at me like that...?"

"You really are a bad guy, (Y/N)~" she said with a flirty tone, I don't understand why.

"Eeh, I'm serious... L-Let me down Mostima..." I said while struggling to get off of her, she's surprisingly strong

"No can do, mister~ your gonna pass out again!"

"I won't..! Now let me go!"

"Fine, fine! Jeez, your so stubborn!" She said as she puts me down, I stumbled a bit before standing up, "Uff... Losing blood does a lot to you huh...?"

"Ha... You really are an idiot..!"

"I am not an idiot!"

(Flashback before meeting with Mostima)

(Melantha Pov)

I was horrified at the sight.

There was blood in every place, corpses were found left and right, and it looked like a battle broke in town, but no Reunion in sight

"Hawawawa... W-What happened here..?!" I said to Cardigan, I was clinging to her left arm, Ansel tried to comfort me

"Calm down Melantha! We have to be prepared!" He said, shaking me from my daze, I looked at him

"We haven't found Reunion yet, it was probably the towns folk who was fighting!" Ansel reassured me, I recomposed myself, the smell of metallic blood and corpses filled my lungs, but I endured the smell

"Sigh... T-Thank you, Ansel..."

"No problem, let's search for any clues on what happened here." He said, "We might be able to find Reunion, I don't know about survivors though... It's a massacre here.."

"I think that's a good idea.." Adnachiel said, "Don't go too far from each other, and keep your guard up." Ansel warned the team, they all nodded and went on their separate ways, trying to find what happened in this town, or what was left of it. I went to a nearby market, maybe I could find someone hiding... Or a Reunion member...

Tap

Tap

Tap

Tap

Tap

Tap

I was getting close, but the smell of blood and rotten corpses keep getting more and more stronger

I was scared, but I have to keep going, I can't disappoint my team, I have to show them I am a good leader.

I slowly opened the door, making a grating sound coming from the door

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"Humpfh!?" I almost puked, covering my mouth instantly from the smell

W-What the!? T-There were a lot of d-dead bodies here! A-And is that organs?! W-What happened here?!

My face went green and pale, the smell was too strong for me, I quickly went to the opposite direction and ran out,

I puked shortly after.

"Urk... Hah... Huff.... Oh my God...." I said between heavy breaths, it was so horrible

I-I have to tell the team, I-I have to find my team...

I ran, trying to find my team

"Cardigan..! Ansel..! Everyone..!" I yelled as loud as I can in between heavy breaths

"What's wrong, Mel?" Steward appeared out of the corner of a house, "Did you find something?"

"Steward..! Y-You have to call everyone! I-Its..."

"Calm down, Melantha. What did you find?" He said reassuring me, while holding my shoulders

"D-Dead bodies.."

"And..?"

"They're worse..."

Steward was shocked, he patted my shoulder before talking again, "Alright, I'll call the others, you should stay here and wait."

"Mmm... O-Okay.."

He went out to find the others, yelling at their names while walking, this town was so big, I think you can get lost if you don't know the directions...

Mumble mumble

Huh...?

Mumble mumble

Are that people talking..?

It doesn't sound like Steward... Or the others..

Who...?

I walked carefully to the source of the sound, it sounded like 2 people were talking...

It looks like it was coming near that tall building, I held the hilt of my blade, ready to defend myself

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"A-Ah..! There are survivors! G-Guys..!" I yelled back to my team, Steward was still calling them to follow

I can't believe it... There were people still alive..!

W-Wait... Is that...

"M-Mostima san?!"

(Back to present time)

(Mostima Pov)

"Hey, you okay there? Your legs are shaking a lot."

"Huh..? O-Oh yeah..."

We were currently walking to the purple cat girl, I think we met before, but I don't remember.

"A-Ah... Sorry, Mostima.. Can you help me here...?" He was panting heavily, holding his knees

"Heh, I told you~" I said cheerfully, he looked at me with disappointment in his eyes, "Yeah... Real funny Mostima..."

"Okay okay.. Come here." I responded while putting his hand on my shoulder, "You don't have to force yourself, you know."

"I know! I just... Don't want to trouble you..."

"Ara~? You're being awfully sweet to me"

"Oh shut up... You.. Uhm... Angel...?"

Oh yeah... He doesn't know what I am.. I think that's good...?

"Say..." He said with a questioning tone, "Why do you have a halo above you? I haven't asked before."

"Hmm... Do you know Laterno?"

"Yeah, you told me about the country before... What about it?"

"People like me lived there, Laterno is a place full of people with halos on their head, they're called a Sankta"

"Sankta, huh..." He said, spacing out for a bit before continuing again, "so, you are a Sankta..?"

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"Ah, sorry. Did I hit something sensitive..?" He asked worryingly,

"Ah, it's fine. I am a Sankta, well... Was a Sankta." I said with an emotionless tone, that got him worried

"Was...? Do Sankta's have horns too..?"

Silent...

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"M-Mostima..? Hey, why did you stop walking..?"

"I'm not gonna tell you, it is my solitary secret (Y/N)."

"Ah... Sorry... I-"

"It's fine." I cut him off, "it's better if you don't know anyways..."

The whole walk was silent, only the occasional grunt from (Y/N) and the sounds of footsteps

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After a bit of walking, we ran into the cat girl again, "O-Oh! Ansel..! Come h-here quick..!" She said panicking to the girl behind her

"Urrgh.... What the...?" (Y/N) mumbled before looking in front of him, still holding on to Mostima

(Y/N Pov)

Okay.

What the fuck.

Since when did humans started growing cat ears.

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Is that a cat tail too?!

Is it real..?

OH MY GOD IT MOVES!

"Hey, (Y/N). You look kind of surprised there.." Mostima said while she was looking at me, of course I'm surprised! She has cat ears! Does that make them... Catgirls?! What the fuck happened to the world when I was imprisoned!?

"Y-You have cat ears?!"

"Uwah?! W-W-What are you t-talking about..!"

"Sorry about this." Mostima shrugged, "Uhm..?"

" I-It's M-Melantha..."

"Okay, Melantha." Mostima called her, making her tense up, "We kind of need help right now... He needs it actually."

"Y-Yes..! A-Ansel can help..." She said pointing towards a pink haired bunny... She's kind of cute.

"What happened to you?" She asked me, I was starting at her cute bunny face... But something feels wrong.. So wrong... I can't point it out what it is....

"Hey, why are you staring at me?" The bunny pink haired girl said, I feel like calling her cute is wrong... But why?

"Ah, sorry... It's nothing serious.." I said sheepishly with a pink tint on my cheek

"Alright, this will sting for a bit, you ready?"

"Y-Yeah..! I think I can handle it.."

As soon as I said that, she opened the bandaged wounded arm and wrapped it around with actual medical bandages instead of a random cloth lying around

"Urk! Ouh..."

"Sorry, the wound is still not closed so it's better if you dont move it around too much."

"T-Thank you.. Uhh..."

"It's Ansel, you can call me Ansel."

"T-Thank you Ansel.."

I sighed in relief, my right arm didnt hurt that much now

"Say, did you see where the blue haired Sankta go?" Ansel asked

Huh? You mean Mostima? She's besides.. Me....

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Where did she go?

"H-Huh?! She was with us the whole time, right!?" I panicked looking around, how did she disappear that fast? Did she get kidnapped without us knowing?!

"Ah... I knew it..." Ansel said, "Don't worry about it.....?"

"It's (Y/N), where did she go?"

"Ah, okay. (Y/N)." Ansel sighed before talking again, "She usually operates like that."

"Uh..?"

"Urgh. Let me explain."

Ansel then explained to me about Mostima's "Normal" disappearance, where she usually is gone after most operations or in the middle of the battlefield... Battlefield..? What? Are they on a war?

"So... You're telling me that it's normal for you guys..."

"Mhm."

"About her disappearing usually like a ghost?"

"Yep."

I slumped back down, I can't believe it. She did disappear on us, I haven't even talked to her more yet... Do they not care about her?

"Don't worry about it dude." A boy with a halo on his head said, which was cocked to the side, "Let's get you back to Rhodes, I think we would like to ask you some questions." He told me

"Rhodes..? What's that..?"

"Oh yeah..." He sighed while supporting me on his shoulder, "We'll tell you more about that later."

"Urrgh... Okay... Can I ask you a question..?"

"Go on.."

"What does the pink bunny haired girl like?"

"He likes to read books... What's wrong?"

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"He's a boy...?"

"I am sorry man.."

FUCK!

End ================================== I originally planned to release it yesterday but I was in a bad mood and didn't feel like writing :3 Well and re-reading it to find any stupid dumb writing mistakes I did