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[PA: SB] Chapter 1: Mark of the Moon

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“Toss the comb, Leyna.”
“Not done yet, just wait.”
“I have been, for the last half hour.” A sigh followed the voice.
“Then wait a bit more.”
The black haired female glared at her reflection in the mirror, her purple eyes spoke of a hidden annoyance. She had let her hair down to restart on her signature style, the Side StarWave, basically just all of her hair in a ponytail on the side of her head. Truly, she was fine with her hair down like this, but this was a special night, so she had to look her best.
She wore a horizontally striped sleeveless shirt that had a collar with a pomegranate-trimmed-gold cravat, and the shirt split into two triangles that reached the middle of her thighs. On top of it she wore a black open vest, a matching bow decorated its lower back, and from it extended a flat tail, all trimmed yellow. The female slipped on the dark fingerless gloves that was part of her uniform, guiding it over her skin, stopping when the white ruffle had reached her elbows and doing the same to her other arm. Her silky, pleated skirt reflected the mauve color of the sky during evening.
“You’re not going on a date, Leyna.” She twisted around, and focused her frown on the girl sitting behind her on her own vanity table, the brown-haired female intent on her mirror.
“You should buy another comb, Angella.” Leyna answered, shrugging and gave her wavy hair one last stroke, “This one’s about to break.” With that, the sorceress threw the comb from across the room.
The baby blue comb spun toward Angella fast. Reaching out her right hand, she captured the thin plastic between her index and middle fingers, hanging her head in defeat when she saw what had happened to the poor object. “You always break the ones I buy…” She murmured, “Even the ones I bought for myself.”
“It’s my job as the younger sister, isn’t it?” Leyna smiled, but the mischief hiding behind the smile was obvious to the two.
“Sorry to have to put you through her, comb.” Angella rolled her eyes, “I’ll give you one last go.”
Their living space was large for an apartment━after all, they had asked for the best one. As long as there was enough space for the two of them, Angella and Leyna could get along. A simple livingroom, kitchen, bedroom, closet, and a bathroom was all they had expected, anything else would’ve been a bonus. Sure it was expensive, but it was worth every gold they had saved up.
Sighing as she gazed lazily at herself in the reflective material, Angella quickly reviewed what she wanted to say. Hi, I kind of just defeated you in a match, so you want to join my guild? She shook her head at the directness. Putting the comb down, she reached for the white ribbon that she always used and started to gather her black cascade to her left side.
A moment she never thought would come. This would definitely be it. Where to begin? Angella and Leyna moved into Central a few months ago, starting with the apartment purchase. Of course, it left a gaping hole in their bank, but the two managed to bring most of the gold back, from harsh days of doing nothing but hunting beasts and enlisting in Coliseum matches. The furniture was yet another problem they couldn’t solve yet; the previous owner of the apartment left almost nothing behind except silverware, couches, a coffee table, and a wardrobe in the bedroom. They couldn’t have asked for more.
Around the same time they decided to move into Central, the two wanted to start a guild… which also costed gold. To be deemed as an official one, they had to go through tedious paperwork and harsh payments. But through all of that, MidnightBound was born. They had wanted the guild to be a friendly group, just for hangouts and such. In the first month, they recruited three girls, who happened to also be sisters: Elise, Aileen, and Kimmie. They were intermediates, but knew their way around Asna enough. Since then, the five had fun getting to know one another and enjoyed each other’s company. Originally, Angella planned for the headquarters of MidnightBound to be placed in her and Leyna’s hometown, which was all the way in Ixonara, the southwest nation of Evain, but she chose Central instead. Elise, Aileen, and Kimmie had promised they were moving to Central soon, and Angella hopes Elise can hold back from spending gold on jewelry or other beauty products.
“Thought about what you’re gonna say?” Leyna spoke up, adding the top coat to her light blue nails.
“Thinking right now.” Angella replied, finishing up her Side StarWave.
“They’re celebrities, you know…”
“Thanks for the additional stress.”
“Anytime.”
Angella only planned on bringing Leyna with her, since Leyna was kind of like an advisor to Angella in the guild. Leyna would’ve been the Vicemaster, but Angella had special intentions for that rank.
Last week was Angella’s turn to Ironhunt. Leyna had begged to get a day off, and Angella reluctantly gave it to her. Leyna claimed to be shopping furniture for the apartment, but she only bought clothes and little things for herself. While enlisting, Angella noted one of the screens the Coliseum put up around the lobby was of a discussion surrounding two major figures in Ironhunt: Blue and Jack. Blue was a female dual blader, and Jack, her counterpart, was a male dual blader, and those who wielded double swords were called Striders. The two have been known to notoriously hog the Gemini piece, and completely deck everyone in a match. One Strider was enough to stir up trouble, but double that and you’ve got a whole other situation.
On that same day she encountered them in the match she had enlisted for. To this day she’s still wondering if it was a coincidence. Blue and Jack were on her team, and of course, they had won that match. Angella had chosen the piece Zero, since someone had already picked Rogue Judgement, her best position. She was facing off with an enemy Assaix, who looked to invade the area Angella was placed. Everything was going great, Angella was ensured a kill. But then, like lightning, someone else had stolen the elimination, leaving the Zero in the dust. When she had realized what happened, Jack’s smirk was the first thing she recognized.
Pushing herself up, Angella quickly tidied up her desk, which was more like a vanity table every day. Snatching her Weapon Key, her obsidian combat boots overlaid with dark gray leg warmers made muffled thudding sounds as she walked over to Leyna, tapping the brunette’s shoulder, “Time to go. Don’t tell me you’re not finished.”
“Yes, yes…” Leyna nodded absentmindedly and positioned her loose ponytails to drape across her shoulder, “‘Kay. Sweetheart Cafe, was it?”
Angella gave a brisk nod. “Want to walk there?”
Standing up, Leyna frowned. “What?! But it’s too far!”
“Well, it’s a good night for walking. It’s not too hot or too cold.” Angella insisted, pointing at the window that was next to Leyna’s vanity table, “I just thought it’d be fun. Plus, we need to familiarize ourselves with the neighborhood.”
Leyna kept her disapproving face at the black-haired girl some more, but gave in and sighed, “Fine… but we’re taking the train home, right?”
“You got it.” Placing her hand on the bedroom door knob, Angella twisted it and exited.

Her second encounter with the two was more unpleasant than the first; that time they were on the opposite team. The only good thing that came out of that match was that she could choose Rogue Judgement and Leyna was there to support as a Set Mage. The two fought like she’s never seen; probably because she never saw two Striders as a Gemini piece. Their minds spoke in a language unseen to others, and their collaboration was unmatched. She couldn’t help but think Gemini was perfect for both of them. She never liked it herself… cooperating was a hassle.
There were a lot of words exchanged on both sides, Angella was surprised they recognized her from their first confrontation with her. Jack had replied saying that he never forgets who he had stolen a kill from, and he definitely received a furious answer. Angella dealt a good amount of damage, but their speed was too much for her, and it was something even Leyna couldn’t slow down. In the end, Angella and Leyna were both eliminated, but Angella learned from her mistakes, and the next time she were to meet them again, she had a jist of what to do.
“See?” Angella grinned, turning to Leyna, “The walk wasn’t so bad wasn’t it?”
Leyna rolled her eyes, opening the door to the cafe shop, “Yeah, yeah, whatever.”
The Sweetheart Cafe sign shone brightly above the entrance, and were joined by so many other shop titles, decorating the busy streets. The shop was in a corner of the street, so there were plenty of seats inside arranged right next to the windows. The peach tile floor matched with the light pink tables and its chair, the lightning a pale yellow to fit the mood. Sweetheart Cafe wasn’t a very rich place, but the drinks they made spoke for their missing wealth. The center of the shop was two steps below street level, so there was a little square hole designed for all the people who were ordering, the higher ground reserved for those would be drinking in the shop.
“They should be here soon…” Angella looked around, noting that there were only a few people, “Grab a table for four. I’ll go greet them.”
Nodding, the two separated, Angella opening the door to go outside, but staying beside it so as to not get wiped away with the flow of the crowd. Even at night, Central was as busy as it was in the day. The breeze brought coolness with it, toying around with the loose strands of Angella’s hair.
The third time she encountered Blue and Jack was this afternoon, and it wasn’t a coincidence at all; they all knew this. Leyna was, too, in the match. It looked like Blue and Jack deliberately requested for the match the two sisters were in, and they expected that, too. The four had sought each other out immediately after the horn sounded for the match to begin. No one even bothered to interfere in the faceoff━even the audience knew that this was a battle left untouched.
How they had managed to defeat the Geminis were still unknown even to them. Angella had taken Rogue Judgement, as always, but Leyna had been training nonstop ever since she saw how Blue and Jack fought together, and unlocked the Shadow Saga Ironpiece. Leyna had never tried it before, but she fought as well as any experienced person in the position.
If it wasn’t for Leyna, Angella didn’t know if she would be here right now. Shadow Sagas have an ability to copy an enemy Ironpiece’s special skill, which in this case was a Gemini’s communication to its partner. Using that, Angella and Leyna had formulated a random plan to trap Blue and Jack and break the chain that held the Geminis together, which would only be visible if stretched to its full length. Leyna pulled up a twister between the Geminis, and ultimately forced them apart, the chain clinked in stress as it showed up. Angella had cut it with a swipe of her hybrid spear, breaking the telepathic communication between Blue and Jack.
Her eyes lit up as she recognized a certain blonde girl’s wild hair in the crowd, accompanied with a dark purple-blue twister that was Jack’s hair. At least they didn’t show up in their battle armor. Blue looked less like she wanted to kill everyone in range, but Jack still looked arrogant in his big shades. They both wore casual clothes, and looked like any other person walking around the streets for fun. Angella made sure not to comment they looked like a couple, because she had a hunch Blue was going to really eliminate her for sure.
Lifting up a hand to wave to them, she received a nod from the female Strider, and, as if confirming Angella’s suspicions of Jack being what everyone called “player,” a wave from the questionable Strider.
“Thanks for coming,” Angella started, as the two reached earshot, “I honestly thought you wouldn’t.”
“It’s nothing, we had nothing to do anyway.” Blue replied, shrugging. Her outfit was definitely different from the warrior Angella had seen in the arena. Black leather jacket wrapped the white-and-black striped shirt underneath with black jeans and matching black shoes. Anyone would’ve mistaken her for a normal lady, especially with the bow that adorned her blonde locks, which were more or less separated into two wavy ponytails that was her Rolled Hair style.
“Nice place… Though I’ve never heard of it before.” Jack glanced up at the shining shop sign, and took a quick look around. His hoodie had beige fur lining its hood, and reflected the color of his hair. He wore a white T-shirt underneath, and black jeans with matching black sneakers that had a white rubber edge.
“It’s not a famous shop or anything, just a quiet place to talk at.” Angella pushed the door, but it wouldn’t budge. She pushed with a bit more force the second, frowning at the door wouldn’t open.
“It’s… a pull door…” Jack offered, quietly.
Blue sighed.
“Right…” Angella chuckled nervously, and pulled on the handle, gesturing for the two Striders to enter first, and she followed them, silently blaming the door as she closed it.
Turning around, Angella saw that Leyna had taken a table to their right, and the said Elemental Master was trying her best not to burst out in a fit of laughter. Sending a death glare her way, Leyna flinched and cleared her throat, standing up to shake hands with the Striders. Exchanging polite words, they all settled down around the square table, Angella and Leyna on one side while Blue and Jack were on the other.
“Let’s start over again…” Angella closed her eyes tightly, trying to erase what just happened at the door, “...I’m Angella, a Dragoon. Guildmaster of MidnightBound.”
“I’m Leyna. It’s nice to meet you.” Giving a little bow, the brunette’s blue eyes shone, “Elemental Master, also Captain to MidnightBound.”
Offering a little smile, Blue softened her gaze, “Aren’t you sisters? It’s hard to believe when Leyna is more formal than you, Angella.”
“Oh no, you haven’t seen anything.” Angella shook her head, narrowing her eyes at Leyna, “She’s a money-eating monster… It’s a miracle we could afford an apartment here.”
“She has a secret side? So does Blue.” Jack grinned, but that disappeared from his face when Blue stepped━no, stomped━on his foot. Gritting his teeth, Jack only let out one whimper of pain.
The two sisters blinked at the bluntness. They both concluded not to piss off Blue too much.
Anyway,” The female Strider almost growled, her presence dwarfing those around her, “I just wanted to say… Good job outwitting us in the match. Now the media’s going to go after you.”
Angella nodded slowly, not sure if that was meant as a compliment or threat, “Ah… I wouldn’t say outwit…”
Cutting off the chain that bound the Geminis together wasn’t enough to eliminate them, but once it was pierced, Geminis no longer enjoyed their secretive planning or buffs that the position gave them. Their speed decreases while their damage almost halves, basically meaning they are no longer able to pull any tricks or perform any miracles. All that was left was to take advantage of the situation and target their shackles.
Angella and Leyna could finally use the experience they have with weaker pieces, and their accuracy was, at that moment, superior to Blue and Jack’s. There were some desperate struggles and dangerous risks taken, but Angella finally broke the shackle around Jack’s neck.
“Ah, have you ever been to southern Central before?” Angella changed the topic, “This is your first time right?”
“More or less.” Blue answered, “We took the street train all the way from the west side to the east, so we passed through here, though I didn’t pay much attention to anything.”
“We’re currently checked in a hotel on the east, but I guess it won’t hurt to come down here once in a while.” Jack added, “There are a few shops I wanted to check out…”
“Cool, we can show you around one day.” Leyna smiled, casting a wary look toward her sister, “Though don’t expect much of us, we’ve been too busy trying to earn gold.”
“It’s fine.” Jack dismissed it, with a flick of his hand. “So, tell me about this guild of yours.”
What…? Angella blinked again. After Angella managed to eliminate Jack, and as the two were about to disappear off the arena, she didn’t know what came over her, but she had shouted at them to meet her at Sweetheart Cafe, like they knew where it was. She didn’t even know what they were going to talk about, let alone trying to meet up with them. Maybe she wanted them on her guild. But what good will that do? They were celebrities, she was a mere face in the crowd. She had to try, nonetheless. Nothing will come out of doubting.
“Oh, you… you’re interested?” She finally spoke, after a moment’s pause.
Jack rested his elbows on the table, creating a platform with his hands and brought his head on top of them, “Many people have been meeting us for the reason of them wanting us on their guild. We were planning to cancel them all today, but we figured it was time to join one.”
“How much do you want us on your guild? For what purpose? There are many guilds that would want us, so how would yours top the list?” Blue joined in, her face stoic as her eyes locked in on Angella’s, an unspoken fierceness traveled through the contact.
“I…” Angella started, flinching from the staredown. Calm down… Be yourself. Honesty, right? They’re expecting you to be someone they can rely on. Clearing her throat, she mustered all the courage she could, and returned the glare. “I have nothing to offer you but friendship. The term might be foreign to you two, but my goal as a Guildmaster is to ensure MidnightBound’s safety. I may not look like much of a leader, and I don’t want to be deemed as one. The guild’s one objective from the day I created it is to bring individuals together and to be a place where one who doesn’t belong, can.
“To be honest, when I told you to meet me here I had no idea what I was going to talk about. I’m not the one to speak, but running from the media must be hectic for you. Not that I can do anything about that, but I can offer you a place to relax or just hang around. Of course, other guilds can also provide you that, but… I don’t think they can guarantee you trustworthiness.”
...I hope I didn’t make myself further a fool. Angella bit the inside of her mouth nervously.
A bit of silence passed between the four, but it wasn’t an uneasy one. It was rather peaceful, filled with the two Striders thinking about their decision. Blue and Jack never had an easy life from the start anyway, and dealing with the media was even more stressful. Many guilds wanted their name on their memberlist, and would try to talk them into it with bribes and false smiles. But there was something in Angella’s words… no━tone that they wanted to believe. That they want to be true.
Blue closed her eyes. Angella swore it was just a figment of her imagination, but there was a small, genuine smile on the blonde female’s face.
“That was one hell of a speech your sister gave, Leyna.” Blue spoke, opening her eyes second, “...Wasn’t it?”
Leyna jerked, as if awoken from an unknown state of mind. Her blue eyes blinked at Blue, then, as though remembering where she was, Leyna broke into a smile, turning to Angella and giving the black haired girl a soft punch on the shoulder. “Oh… Yeah. Nice one.”
Angella was too flustered to notice the absentmindedness from Leyna. All of her confidence was suddenly sucked away by a river of uncertainty. She was going to be humiliated after this. Blue and Jack were going to make fun of her forever. Speeches weren’t her forte. She wasn’t too experienced in the area let alone deliver one out of the top of her head. She winged it, and now she was going to get embarrassed.
“Sounds nice.” Jack reflected his partner with a little upward curve of his lips, “We’ll return to our little hideout and then I guess we’ll━”
Suddenly, the night sky that was captured in the windows bursted into a fiery mix of red and orange. Following that was a quake, unsettling the delicately placed decorations inside the shop. At this point, there was no one else in the cafe except for the four and the workers. The four immediately stood up, trying to comprehend the situation. Screams began to echo, and another vibration sent the earth around them shaking.
“What…” Blue quickly strode out the door, falling into her footsteps was Jack.
A harsh burst of wind greeted the two Striders, and they watched as the magical barrier that was normally invisible visibly shook in front of them. A giant boulder was launched in the sky, and the places it hit on the dome-like shield highlighted blue, breaking the heavy projectile, separating it into fireworks, sending furious smaller parts across the sky like lethal fireworks. Around them Civilians rushed to the inner reaches of the city, yelling at others to move along or hurry it up.
“Hmm. An attempt to breach the city…?” Blue smiled, crookedly. Reaching into her pockets, she grasped her Weapon Key, which was a key ring holding onto two miniature sticks, which were blades. Tossing it into the air, she willed for it to transform, which, in a white flash, from the mobile form grew two silver blades made of pure titanium with slight accents of blue. As they fell, Blue’s two hands readily received them, and held them firmly at her sides, in a battle stance.
“Honestly… Interrupting my sentence…” Jack sighed, and repeated Blue’s actions. His blades were of a dark green hue with hints of black, and were a bit thinner than his female partner’s. Casually wielding them, he cracks his neck, the familiar popping sounds reaching his ears.
Still inside the shop, Angella and Leyna sought to evacuate the workers. “Avanna, was it? Gather your employees, I’ll make sure you guys get somewhere safe.” Leyna smiled toward the shop manager, and received a nod in reply.
“Are you sure you’d be okay without me?” Angella asked her sister, even though she already knew the answer.
“I’ve been okay without you for a long time.” Leyna rested her hand on Angella’s shoulder, “Just go. Though I expect a gift from you.”
Rolling her eyes, the black haired Dragoon nodded, “Sure, sure.”
Watching her sister throwing her Weapon Key and it turning into Angella’s spear, Leyna turned to the counter, where the girls in the shop gathered behind, awaiting Leyna’s instructions.
“Who’s ready for a girls’ night out?” The Elemental Master grinned, pushing the half door that only workers were supposed to have access to.

“Hey, Angella,” Jack spoke, noticing the said female joining them, “If we join your guild are you going to rank us as beginners?”
“Of course not,” Angella replied, making the best explanation out of the current circumstances, “I’ve never known what to do with the empty Vicemaster positions…”
Jack’s smile grew, “Now you do.”
“Let’s go, Jack.” Blue narrowed her eyes at the next spherical projectile, and started dashing toward the area where the barrier and ground met, her blades pressed flat together behind her.
“Then, we’ll see you after this.” Jack said, before bolting toward the nearest building and climbing up to the ceiling to run atop it in an agile manner.
You did it.
Sighing, Angella positioned her spear behind her and started after the duo, wondering if they were really going to launch a counterattack. Of course, there were other Hunters who seeked to benefit from this fight, and they were all racing toward where the boulders were fired from. Beast hunting was different from Ironhunting… You don’t know if you were going to die that day.
Shaking the negative thoughts, she built up her own adrenaline, only accepting her footsteps on the stone floor. But as she passed a narrow valley, something caught her eye. White. Was it… white silk? Hastily halting her run, she ran back to the opening of the alley. Squinting, Angella took a step in the narrow hall’s direction, trying to verify what she was seeing. It was a girl, in a plain white night gown, laying still on the ground.
Just as Angella decided to help the abandoned human, a Virgo beast a meter taller than her dropped in front of the girl, the concrete underneath it cracked and exploded to the sides of the buildings that sandwiched the alley, a few scratching Angella herself. Had beasts already broke through the barrier? But boulders were still deflected by the barrier, so how? The Virgo beast was a dire one, standing on two legs and its front two legs were poised at Angella, preparing to rip the Dragoon to shreds.
Rotating her spear in battle stance, her thoughts ran like wild. But one stood up all the others: the way that the beast had dropped between Angella and the girl… it was as if… as if the beast was trying to protect the motionless girl. But…
If the beast wanted to kill the girl, she would’ve been crushed to death already.
Angella widened her eyes, the revelation shaking her very belief foundation. The human and beast stood in their battle posture for a moment, Angella’s purple eyes staring into the ice cold ones of the Virgo beast’s. None of them made a move, and Angella wondered if the beast could read her thoughts.
Suddenly, a black streak flashed through her vision, and a another Hunter had entered the feud, striking at the beast horizontally through its chest. Letting out an anguish howl, the beast staggered, and did not step on the still sleeping girl. Angella’s eyes flicked to the Hunter that managed to inflict pain onto the beast. He had a black cloak, and there was not much to say about his attire except he wore all black except for his white T-shirt.
Under the half moon night’s lighting, Angella wasn’t sure if she saw an emblem of the Central Headquarters on his cloak.
Reassuring her grip on her spear, she started to advance toward the beast to contribute her own slice of agony onto it. But before she could, her spear was deflected off something metallic, sending her backwards into the air, but she quickly recovered, landing on her feet.
“What now…?” She murmured, gritting her teeth as she tried to make out what had stopped her in her path.
A green eye belonging to a blonde girl stared into hers fiercely, her right eye was veiled by an eyepatch in the form of a rose. Her blonde hair was neatly tied into a single thin braid, which trailed on her back. Judging from the dagger and knife she was holding in each hand, she was a Solitaire Paladin. She wore a vintage shirt, with the lower portion being brown and the upper white. The shirt was attached to a leather circle that wrapped her neck, which in turn was connected to the semitransparent sleeves that loosely surrounded her arms. Her jeans matched the brown of her shirt, and was accompanied by peach leg warmers at the bottom.
By the looks of it, her weapons were custom made, too. Her dagger had a lightning shape to it, and the knife on her right hand was a blue one outlined in black. Angella had no intentions to mess with a custom made weapon; she had learned better.
“Leave this to us.” The girl in front of her spoke, her voice firm, “Go and help your sister; she’s being attacked.”
Angella’s eyes glinted with worry. Who was this stranger? How did she know about her sister? How does she know Leyna’s in danger when she’s here and not there? Who was the guy in black? What about the girl?
“You’re asking a Hunter to back down from a fight they started?” Angella hissed, raising her spear.
“This is not your quarrel. Go before you regret your decision.” The Solitaire Paladin frowned at the Dragoon’s resistance.
Behind her, skills only belonging to a Crusader unleashed at the beast, flashes of blue and white resulting as metal clashed with hardened fur. Angella wanted answers, but there were none to be found, only more and more questions. The girl in front of her showed no signs of getting out of her way, and Angella knew better than to pick a fight with a Solitaire Paladin.
Letting out a grunt of frustration, she dashed the opposite way she originally had wanted to go; back to the direction of the shop and the inner cities. What the girl had said to Angella… If Leyna was being attacked, she could handle it. But what if she couldn’t? What if it was a beast much more terrifying than the Virgo one she had encountered?
The street she was running started to slope upwards, and as she reached on top she recognized the cafe shop she was in earlier. Leyna and the others couldn’t be that far away. Keeping this in mind, she increased her speed a bit, jumping over debris that had been toppled over in the wake of the numerous quakes.
“Leyna!” Spotting the group of girls in front of the doors of a restaurant that served as a safehouse for the Civilians, she joined them, barely panting, “You’re okay?”
“Of course I am…?” Leyna narrowed her eyes warily, “I was just going to join you. Why are you here? You wasted your breath.”
Cursing slightly, Angella sighed. I've been tricked.

“Interesting…” A voice sounded, its tone masculine but had a sly hint to it.
Its owner was a male, his fiery red hair was the only thing that stood out in the dark room that was his office. He sat in a large chair behind a table made of the most expensive wood. Bookcases stood at attention all around the room, containing articles of mystery. He wasn’t supposed to be here in the late hours, but something had called him here.
He was in his casual black vest without the tie, and his usual blue suit. Though the color contradicted his red hair, he still chose to wear it. At least his pants weren’t blue━they were black━else it would’ve been a fashion disaster. With a push of his feet, he navigated the chair over to the window behind them, to survey the scenery of the southern Central city. Explosions and tiny dots could be seen, rushing toward the interior of the city.
Placing his right elbow on the armrest of the chair, he settled his chin on his hand, his gold eyes calmly looking on at the landscape. He knew this attack would happen sooner or later… he was the one that provoked it, after all. But he didn’t have to be on the receiving end of the consequences; the foolish Hunters would, believing that they were protecting the Civilians.
The door to his office behind him bursted open, and at the entrance stood a girl of light blue hair that faded into pink at the tips. The light of the hallway was behind her, so her face couldn’t be made out correctly, but she was wearing a military hat and her right eye was veiled by an eyepatch that held the Central Headquarters emblem. She leaned against the doorframe, her hot pink eyes glaring down the back of the chair that was turned away from her.
“Ares… We’ve retrieved her.” She simply said, crossing her arms and legs.
A crooked smile appeared on the red-haired male’s face, “Good work. And Dagger, I’d like you to mark the Dragoon and Elemental Master girls. They look… interesting.”
The female named Dagger scoffed, “Yeah, yeah, whatever. I figured you’d be, so I marked them ahead of time.”
“Honestly.” Ares rotated his chair around, gold eyes connecting with pink ones, “You know me too much.”
WOOOOOOOOO
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