Tattered sounds of the horses' footsteps along with the mud and the dim humidity of weather echoed within the woods. The squads began to separate, following the command of each commander assigned for every regiment.
Our squad leader, Larch Laverens, remained at his position while Cassius turned back towards us. On the other hand, Hanaele was in charge of the Sabahi. Nover fit himself between Flora and me out from no idea how I could know where he came from.
"Hayah!" He expressed to accelerate the speed of the horse he was riding. Flora and I quickly turned our attention towards him.
Despite interfering with our gap, he did not bother to look into us. Besides, he has this unwritten reaction on his face while looking straight to the way.
"Hey! You're here!~" Flora asked, and her eyebrows almost collided with each other.
Nover just glanced at her for a
"Please... take care of my daughter...." The voice of the aged man wailed towards me, desperate for a longer life that could never be his. He happened to ask for the life of his daughter. He kept on glancing at her, which brought me a snap of confusion and the reality of facing the first killing I witnessed."Take care of her..." He added with his tears kept falling to his cheek. His face lightened up in the darkness that he was facing. He looked stiff while his head kept turning around his surrounding, crying in silence as he saw his daughter fighting for her life. From this, it was the very first thought I realized.The daughter he was talking about was Flora.After which, a few seconds later, he smiled, letting out a bitter smile as he looked straight to my dead consciousness. Then, he disappeared down the land.He already accepted his fate."Sophia! Hold on, w
Third Person's"It's surprising. The medical squad responded fast." Nover commanded the rescue regiment's immediate action while wrapping Flora's scars on her right leg. Flora sat in an elevated pile of wood boxes while Nover kneeled both his knees in front of her.The crowd was walking back and forth, seeking more help from the medical team. Each survivor with low casualties guided by their friends was leaning their heads on the stone walls. Every military who did not join the expedition brought a supply of food for those casualties. But even though they survived, each squad expressed their views about the incident that happened within the woods. Their voices echoed alongside within the basement. There was a minimal source of light that only those fire lampshades helped them spot each other's presence."My children are waiting for me to come home. I might drop my interest to join Sabahi. Bridging
Sophia CodacheThe blurry sight of the wooden, brownish ceiling was the first thing I saw when I woke up. There were only minimal lights around this small isolated room, which I have no idea where I can locate this place. I yawned while trying to sit. My eyes were half-opened, and my back was too heavy that it wanted to rest more.I scratched my head and yawned once again. "Ugh, where am I?" I whispered to myself while looking at my surroundings.I suddenly felt the same feeling I had when I witnessed the deaths of our associates from the 113th expedition we had. By this, the event itself brought me more sick and headaches. I felt my breath a bit hot, like steam coming from my mouth. My head seemed to crack anytime."Please... take care of my daughter...."The voice of Flora's father kept bothering my mind. Every time I came to flash that incident, his
Third PersonEthan got off from the horse and positioned himself above a tree's branch to see more of the fruit-bearing trees' scenery. He covered his forehead flatly, using his hand straight above his eyebrows to protect his eyes from the reflection of the sun rays. His mouth curved down in slight response to seeing that those trees were not bearing enough fruits. Plus, most of those kinds of the tree already disappeared for a long time. It only takes few lucky persons to find trees that bear fruits."Yahoo! It's time to eat this fresh little plant here!" Ethan spotted Vince, who was screaming in delight while holding a citrus fruit. Vince's smiled while slowly peeling off the round fruit's skin. Ethan's attention focused quickly on him, not just because Vince found a fruit, but it was his most favorite fruit as well."Th-that's..." He whispered to himself with his eyes wide opened as he pointed t
Within these grassy lands and tall trees, Flora swayed her right arm to activate the single cable hook into any random tree it hits. She moved in circular around the tree until the trunk wrapped by the cable's rope.Flora hopped over the other tree's huge branch, pointing her left foot forward and the right at her back to maintain her balance and strength. She raised both of her arms while holding the rope. At her right side, she encircled the rope on her wrist and pulled it upwards.Her eyes twinkled in delight as she saw the success she did with the tree. "It's time for self-informal training!~" She shouted, raising her voice as well as her chin to emphasize what she felt.After which, she jumped back to the land using her complete weight. Her body swayed around the tree to lose the tie, which results in the tree making its cracking sound. Her hair went messy as she moved in the air with her specializ
Right on the other side within the woods, Eva Patriarch and Jarius Asnee rode on their horses with their capes moving on their shoulders and heads. Jarius' eyes widened when he realized how far they had been running around from the spot where their comrades were resting. Eva also felt the same thing. She suddenly felt unsettled while looking around her.Because of what happened, their speed slowed down when they reached the area where they weren't familiar."Ja-Jarius...""I know."Eva hopped down from her horse and went towards one side of the way. She raised her head, finding ways on how to get back. Jarius then followed her after he tied their horses on the trees."It seems that we've traveled too far," Jarius spoke, scratching the back of his head with his one arm. After that, he stepped closer to Eva and touched her shoulder. Eva immediately looked at him.
"When I want you to come with me, you must." Jarius suddenly spoke all of a sudden from an extreme silence that bothered between him and Eva.Eva was stunned and could not digest the words that Jarius said. They remained the speed they had a while ago, and Eva wondered if they could or not find at least one of their squadmates. And now, Jarius talked to her out of nowhere? She could not even understand the topic he was trying to raise."Huh? I already did?" She expressed. Her forehead narrowed while staring at him at her side. She wondered why he said those words when it was him who wanted her to stay under the trees while waiting. Jarius remained at his position. He continued to speak a lot while looking straight on their way."When there's a need for us to separate, then we must.""Hey, what's with the sudden-" Eva shrugged her shoulders and was about to slap Jarius', thinking tha
When Eva and Jarius came in the middle of the forest where grassy planes were present with minimal trees, Eva saw a silhouette of a human riding a horse, a couple of distances ahead from them. The sun's reflection made them hard to identify the person so, Eva waived her right arm in hopes of catching that person's attention as it moved towards them."Hello! We are here!" Eva shouted, and Jarius can see the smile she has on her face.When Jarius looked towards the person in front of them, his eyes became smaller. For about a few seconds later, Jarius's expression went different. He was slightly startled when he saw the reaction of that person's face. He leaned backward and held Eva's arms instantly for her to stop making an enthusiastic approach.Eva blinked her eyes twice at Jarius. When Eva saw him looking in front, she followed where his eyes locked. As soon as Eva noticed that the person she was wavi
A panic gripped the whole metropolis, spanning all planets in the other dimension, after the unexpected growth of enormous yellow flowers surrounding them, which emitted a disagreeable and potentially lethal stench that caused people who inhaled it to perish. The odor may be found in all cities, including the provinces and other adjacent towns, as well as in the countryside. Infants were sobbing, and their moms were doing all they could to rescue their children. People scurried away from the scene, seeking refuge in the surrounding buildings and infrastructures.Others who were unfortunate enough to be the first ones in were denied the chance to knock on the glass doors, appealing with others who had already inside to please open the doors for them. There was nothing they could do except keep hammering on the glass doors, appealing with everyone who came in to open the doors for them.
In the midst of the clouds, a curious shadow of an unidentified monster emerged. The heavens parted, revealing a route that led them to an unending existence. When they continued to search for it for a little longer, the sun's beams emitted bright light that caused them to take a step back and turn their gaze away. Because the brightness was dazzling their eyes, they were avoiding opening their eyes as much as they could."Ack!" yelled Nover as he pulled his body away from them. "What type of unidentified beast is this once more?!" he asked, shouting.Cherish, Flora, and Larch congregated on one side of a massive three-tiered structure where it caters to a great number of leaves, providing them with a safe haven from the limited access to sunlight they were getting. Cassius approached Hanaele from behind and dragged he
Hanaele was catching her breath as she arrived at Cassius’ location. All of them stared at her presence like a walking dead people, especially those that argued against Cassius a while ago. Aided by her comrades at her back, they were the Esperer warriors that helped them fight against the monster trees. They were all exhausted and their eyes looked tired. Larch came to ponder about their situation. He didn’t expect them to get tired like this. It was rare to their perspective to see these legendary warriors in this facile appearance they had.Cassius welcomed them with a question, “Where is Sophia?” His question made Nover bitter. He sighed, looking away and thought of negative things about them. Inside his thoughts, he already knew that they were biased to Sophia. He s
The appearance of monster trees was swerving towards the area that Agila and Esperers were unable to mitigate. The pouring of rain made it tough for them to counter the attacks and shoot the bearing. Cherish fought with Larch and Flora, eradicating the showering debris away from them. Hanaele carried Sophia with her bare arms that Sophia's weight was not a matter for her. The rest of the Agila squad members and Esperers helped each other in escaping away from the disastrous scene. It was risky to fight anymore. The monster trees increased their number from three to more than a five, appearing randomly below the land. "Retreat!" Cassius, running with his horse together with his comrade and Nover, arrived. Cherish used her umbrella to protect Larch and Flora when these two can no longer sustain their strength. Their bodies were wet and shivering in coldness as they ran away from the falling debris towards Cassius' cu
The splatting sound of woods bumping towards the rocks, trunks, and anywhere it gets hit occupied the whole place. The sudden breaking noise of branches and the sharp clattering of metal swords gave disturbance to Nover's hearing. These phenomena made him a hard time concentrating on fighting against the tree monster alone.In addition to that, seeing his fellow squad members died in front of him made his desire to fasten up. However, the exhaustion of thinking for revenge caused a decline in his duty to execute the offense well. He constantly covered his ears from time to time while his eyes were wandering around him. He felt uneasy that he failed to fire his launcher on-point. His forehead wrinkled as he closed his eyes in exasperation of absorbing too many events on his brain.He can't even make a step from the middle of
Sophia rolled on the ground, and she accidentally discarded her sword. She kept avoiding the attacks of this giant monster tree they were facing. She almost lost her breath every time she was making an attack, and she knew that this was her weakness. As a result, this incident brought her to this current situation.Sophia curved her body inward, and she looked like she was embracing herself. Flora used her strings to support Larch's triangular attack to counter more than two branches at one slice."Flora! Watch out!" She urged at Flora even though her back was still on the ground, feeling the pain due to her body's impact. Through her help, Flora successfully dodged more attacks from the monster tree.While Sophia was trying to overcome the pain
From the eyes of a man who sees his girl safe, there was a smile painted on his mind’s embrace. Vince was certain that even though he had to fight those branches alone, at least he felt satisfied, seeing Cherish escaped from the scene. His eyes stuck in her direction until she had landed above a normal tree’s branch.When Vince saw Cherish looking at his state, he felt a sigh of relief even though he was unsure that she noticed him sightseeing her. Meanwhile, when those branches were going to attack him again, Vince rolled on the ground and avoided the impact. He quickly stood up to condition his mind.Vince twisted his body as he dodged all the monster branches around him. Just like what happened to him a while ago, he turned in different directions while spreading his arms to fire the bullets toward
Larch headed the entire Agila squad as the members followed him from his back as they strike their way towards the west. The clinging of their weapons placed at each members' designated sides was echoing in the ears of the crowd. Since only the winds' direction made their capes swaying, they can feel the drop of humidity as it touched their sense."Hayah!" Larch expressed towards his horse while striking the rope to make the speed accelerate. The rest of the Agila did the same.Sophia aligned herself at the back of Larch while Flora and Nover distributed themselves at her both sides. Cherish was alone in the line. She felt emotionless, and Vince can notice it. She seemed in deep thoughts that he wanted to figure it out. He kept glancing at her almond round eyes, which shrunk as they reacted due to the current weather. When Vince's eyes spotted Cherish's wound at the side of her forehead once again, his forehead furrowed. He tried analyzing C
Vince Ski and Cherish Annagesini ran with their horse towards the spot where the rest of their squadmates were resting, including their squad leader Larch Laverens. When they heard a huge commotion that happened in the direction from the horizon, they immediately went back to their ways. Nover was the first one to notice the incident. So, he went a few distances ahead from the two."Nover, what do you think that was?" Cherish asked in the middle of accelerating their speed. Cherish is also part of them. She has round almond brown eyes, curly tips hair in a ponytail, slightly straight eyebrows, and peach lips. She appeared while also wandering around the woods."The sounds of the arrows, bows, chains, swords, and strings came from that direction. The splashing of woods and the direction of the wind are different. I am unsure about this, but those things I observed were exactly the same sounds I heard every time the graduated forces foug