《Kako no Kakera》


 1-The Start

    In a universe where peace is hardly an option, a boy named Kael is born. He comes into the world during a time when his planet is far from its best years: endless wars haunt the entire universe. When he turns 5, the home planet of the Fire Clan is attacked and completely wiped out by people unknown to Kael. In this attack, he loses his father, mother, and his younger brother, who was only 4 years old.


    A few hours after the attack, the military forces of the universe arrive on the planet, finding destruction and corpses everywhere. Among the debris, they find Kael. He is rescued and, as he had been enrolled in a school a few days earlier, the military takes him there. He is given a room at the school. Devastated, Kael mourns for five days, but then decides he must move on with his life and avenge his parents and brother. Thus, five days after the attack, Kael begins his studies, learning various skills such as power control and the discovery of his own ability.


    One particular day, at the end of his first school year, Kael has already learned a lot and manages to use what is called "base form." He is recognized as someone talented in power control due to his unusually high power levels for his age. As every year, there is an event where a "universal" ¡ª someone who once studied at the school ¡ª returns to speak with the students who completed their first year. This year is no different: the universal arrives, and the event begins.


    This event involves all first-year students fighting against the universal. The best among them receives the title of prodigy for the following year and becomes the class leader, similar to a class representative. Curious, Kael asks his teacher:


    ¡ª What is a universal?


    The teacher replies:


    ¡ª A universal is someone who has mastered their power and surpassed anyone else in their universe, thus earning the title of one of the 10 universals.


    Impressed, Kael watches the universal, admiring his power as he fights one of Kael''s classmates. Eventually, it''s Kael''s turn to fight. It''s explained that the universal will match Kael''s maximum percentage of power. If Kael surpasses it, the fight will be stopped.


    The fight begins, and Kael asks the universal:


    ¡ª What is your name?


    The universal responds:


    Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences.¡ª Earn the right to know it. Win this fight.


    Kael tries everything to win, but nothing works; the universal is far too strong. Then, he activates the base form, something impressive for someone so young. The universal is surprised, as he himself only mastered this form at the age of 15, at the end of his second school year.


    Kael, who had been training alone every night, uses everything he learned at school to master his power. He delivers a punch with all his power concentrated on the universal, who goes into a defensive stance. However, to everyone''s surprise, the fire surrounding the strike turns black for a few seconds and causes a first-degree burn on the universal''s forearm. Shocked and impressed, the universal forfeits the battle, and Kael wins by default.


    The universal, examining the burn, mutters to himself:


    ¡ª That boy... he has something entirely different. He has a malignant affinity.


    The universal shouts:


    ¡ª Kael! Show me that punch again!


    Kael replies:


    ¡ª I don''t know how to do it again. It was something instantaneous.


    Thoughtfully, the universal concludes:


    ¡ª It really is him. This power is not normal. He carries it within him. This burn doesn¡¯t heal with normal healing powers... So, this is the fire of the Conqueror.


    Turning to Kael, he says:


    ¡ª We¡¯ll talk later.


    Kael nods and returns to his classmates.


    After the event, Kael searches for the universal to talk, but he cannot find him. Returning to his room, he finds the universal sitting by the window, showing him the burn. The universal says:


    ¡ª You have something different. This burn could not have been caused by a simple punch in base form. There¡¯s something greater within you.


    Kael, confused, asks:


    ¡ª What do you mean?


    The universal, aware that people are looking for him, replies:


    ¡ª One day, we will meet again. By then, you will know who you truly are and learn its name. Until our next encounter, Kael, son of the Destroyer.


    Kael, even more confused, wonders:


    ¡ª Son of the Destroyer? What¡¯s different about me?


    He reflects on this all day but can only conclude that "the Destroyer" was probably his father.


    The vacation period begins, lasting one month. Unable to stay still, Kael decides to look for a master to learn more during this time. On an unknown planet, he finds an empty temple where he sees an old man. Kael asks:


    ¡ª Good morning. Is this a dojo?


    The mysterious man looks at him and asks:


    ¡ª Who¡¯s asking?


    Kael replies:


    ¡ª Someone seeking power to uncover their mysteries.


    The man stands up, places a hand on Kael¡¯s shoulder, and asks:


    ¡ª What¡¯s your name, son?


    Kael replies:


    ¡ª My name is Kael, Kael Katsuro.


    The man turns around and says:


    ¡ª I am Taro Takashi, and I will help you achieve your goal. I will train you during this month.


    Kael, impressed, asks:


    ¡ª How do you know it¡¯s a month?


    Taro smiles and replies:


    ¡ª Oh, my boy... I did the same thing as you.


    To be continued in the next chapter...

 2-The Tradegy

    Kael and Taro continued training day after day Kael improved his control of power and unlocked new abilities such as completely erasing his present and the basics of teleportation, which consists of dodging. The day before Kael''s last day of vacation, Taro challenges his student to a fight.


    Kael is initially afraid but Taro says:


    -Don''t worry, son, I can take a few beatings.


    Kael nevertheless enters the battle arena made of solid marble with some chips and cracks, which means that this arena had been used many times, Kael observes the arena and then observes his master who enters into a combat pose(something similar with the boxing pose but with one hand more continuous than the other), Kael enters his fighting pose(basically the same as the master but he has his arm stretched out less due to lack of experience), and then the master starts running in the towards Kael and kicks on Kael''s head but Kael manages to block it with his arm, being thrown away.


    The master takes the opportunity to say:


    -Whoever leaves, falls or steps outside the arena loses.


    Kael, upon hearing this, understands that he has to be more careful and the master explains something:


    -Kael there are 2 types of battle in this world¡­ one battle is of interests and the other type is of honor. This is not part of any battle that exists, this is training, which means you can fight with everything you have, you don''t see with Analise that my power surpasses yours by light years.


    Kael uses Analysis and realizes that his master''s power is completely superior to his own and says:


    -Then I can fight against Asserio.


    Think for yourself:


    (Well at least I''m not beating up some old man.)


    Kael moved forward to attack with a punch to the stomach, but the master dodged it by elbowing Kael in the back, placing him on the ground. Kael, as he was in base form, used power to protect himself behind his back, and the master, realizing this, smiled and moved away.


    Kael stands up and says:


    -I think the time has come to take this more seriously.


    The next moment Kael activates his base form with all the power he has, his master looks at the difference in power and smiles, now Kael is in his normal form stronger than ever, looking into his master''s eyes he prepares to attack. In seconds, with black smoke, Kael appears behind his master, kicking him in the side ribs, knocking his master off balance and falling to the ground. Confused, the master asks:


    -I didn''t teach you that... what was it?


    Kael, still not realizing what had happened, asks:


    -What happened? Didn''t I teleport behind you and land a blow?


    The master analyzing the situation thinks he understands the situation and asks:


    -Have you always had that speed?


    Kael responds:


    -I don''t know this has happened before during the universal event at my school.


    The intrigued master asks:


    -So it was you¡­ your friend came by on the day of the event to see you. He wanted you to train yourself, but it seems like you came to me instead of me to you.


    Thoughtfully, with his hand on his beard, the master says:


    -I was warned of your power that instantly appears a black fire with a purple aura. The damage caused by this fire cannot be healed with any healing powers... only with time. How interesting.


    Kael completely impressed asks the master:


    -Do you know anything about this power?


    The master responds:


    -No... I don''t know much about this power, just what he told me.


    (The master had hidden information from Kael for his own good)


    Kael''s master, Taro, before he leaves says to him:


    -Kael, you grew up a lot during this month. I want you to be careful from now on.


    Kael nods and says:


    -Don''t worry about me, I''ll be fine and I''ll be back.


    Taro, upon hearing this and thinking about his past, turns his back and goes inside crying, thinking


    (Oh, how much Kael grew in a month is what he predicted, damn him, the Military Leader of Universe 5).


    That night Taro decides to have a rest day with Kael before school to relax and invites Kael for a campfire conversation, Kael asks:


    -Master Taro, tell me everything you know about my power. I saw you too thoughtful, I''m sure you''re hiding something from me.


    Taro looks at Kael impressed and thinks:


    (I think I taught him too well or he was the one who learned such a thing...)


    Taro decides to explain a little about what that is and says:


    -Kael, as you already know, this power is something completely different from anything you experience and you have to be careful, the fact that this power appears instantly means that it flows in your body just like your fire power, perhaps in less quantity that in the Base form you don''t understand, all I can say to you now is the same as what he told you "Until then, you will discover who you really are and you will know your name."


    Kael is thoughtful and asks Taro:


    -Master Taro, is there a possibility of this power getting out of control?


    Taro confidently responds:


    -If you can''t control yourself, how will you continue forward?


    Kael looks at the fire and interprets all this with a smile.


    The two spend the rest of the night talking, Kael explains his current state to Taro and Taro comforts him by explaining that everything was destined to happen and that he now had to carry that with him until the end of time and gain strength enough to unravel the mysteries that would lie ahead.


    After the battle and Kael''s training is over, he returns to school and his second year of classes begins, while everyone else is out there celebrating the end of the year and enjoying the free time. Kael has been training hard to overcome his yes, and thus get closer to your goals.


    On the first day of classes, new people enter Kael''s class and one of them is Haru Rynar.


    Haru becomes very interested in Kael because of his prodigy status and they convert:


    -Hello, you are Kael, right?


    Kael looks at him and asks:


    -Who wants to know?


    Haru responds:


    Who wants to know? Haru,Haru Rynar.


    Kael looks at him, becoming interested and thinks with a smile:


    (Who specifically will this person be and why has he only entered school now)


    And asks:


    -Haru right? Why did you and a few others only enter the school now and for this class?


    Haro somewhat melancholy replies:


    -I wanted to avoid talking about it but I think I can trust you¡­ my old school¡­ was attacked and destroyed by the war that is happening with universe 8.


    Completely serious Kael says:


    -I understand, I lost my family, my brother, everything because of that war.


    Haru with tears in his eyes looks at Kael speechless and Kael extends his hand and says:


    -Together you and I will end this war, what do you think?


    Kael, with his hand outstretched, waits for Haru to act when a teacher arrives and asks what happened and Kael responds:


    -He hurt himself, professor, but he''s better now, his wrist had gone backwards when he tried to punch me during a training battle.


    The professor believes Kael and says:


    -Okay, but be more careful next time, the school''s nursing services are very busy and we cannot interrupt with injuries like these.


    Kael nodding his head says:


    -Thank you for your concern, professor.


    The teacher thanks him and leaves. Kael looks at Haru who seems more composed and asks again:


    -Haru, you and I will gain power and end this war?


    Kael extends his hand and this time Haru wipes the tears and gives Kael his hand, accepting the proposal.


    The two trained every month after month and spent 2 years spending every day meeting and training in the school arena and Kael teaching Haru everything Taro had taught him so far, but as Haru hadn''t had school in the last few years, times and was automatically passed on to the second year, so Kael taught him how to analyze power control, basic attacks like the "Power Ball" (basically it''s concentrating power in the hand and creating a ball that when thrown explodes, in more advanced stages of power control it can be redirected by the user itself but our protagonist is still a long way from that), Haru managed to learn the base form but in a state where it is still somewhat uncontrolled and is weaker compared to Kael who can control his form is better than him but it''s still not completely perfect, Kael also taught Haru dodging and the basics of teleportation using power particles in the air. They spent 2 years completely together, they were literally the two best students in that class, Kael being the strongest. because of his previous training and his mysterious power. What will it be?Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings.


    When Kael and Haru were both the same age 12, but the entire fate of their plan changed when the two were talking in Kael''s room and heard an explosion outside at school, Haru had been through this before and had been alert, but not it was an attack it was the recruiter from universe 5 who landed at the school and went to get everyone who could fight due to the universe having entered an extreme state and all men capable of fighting were needed between the ages of 10 and 80, this clearly being It''s a crime for 12-year-old children to go and fight in a war, but the army in that universe was known for committing several war crimes, but giving very plausible excuses and always coming out on their side without any problems.


    Our hero Kael was forced to enter the war without his consent, he went to the main barracks where they were all separated including Kael and Haru. Kael went through several tests, one of which was what his master had taught him very well, which was dodging and teleportation using power particles in space/air, he had a lot of brute strength and was intelligent, he knew how the power worked better than anyone else. one of his age, so because he passed the test of knowledge in hiding his presence, in combat and in dodging, he was assigned to a special secret form called "Secret Division" where all war crimes and work would be carried out. basically dirty.


    When everyone had finished their tests they were all placed in a room, there was a morbid atmosphere, some were crying because they were afraid of dying in the war and some were completely panicking, our hero Kael was not in his best condition, he he was still processing all the information and was wondering where his friend Haru was since he wasn''t in the same room as him, but with everything that had already happened to him he searched for the words that Taro had told him the last night that was with him and won courage and decided not to rebel and accept that he was drawn into the war that had taken everything from him, so maybe he would have a chance to end this, he thought, suddenly the army officer comes in and orders the military to take everyone to their homes. specific divisions, but Kael was confused, he and another girl were left in the room alone, she was looking at the floor or almost crying or almost running away, Kael decided to go to her and talk to see if he could improve his status, arriving at her side Kael says:


    -Hello, are you okay? What''s your name?


    She starts to cry, putting her hands on her face. Kael is scared, thinking that it was his fault and he doesn''t even know why, but he automatically sits down next to her and gives her a hug, placing her head on his chest and tells her :


    -Remain calm, regardless of what happens, I will be with you, I promise not to let any of those army men get to your side.


    She hears this and becomes calmer and thanks Kael:


    -Thank you for your words, but you don''t need to worry about me, I''ll be fine.


    Kael smiling says:


    -Take it easy, I know you''ll be fine, you didn''t do anything like the others who were taken... I admit, I''m afraid of what was done to them, but we have to stay together to stay sane in the face of this situation.


    She looks at him and asks:


    -What is your name?


    Kael responds:


    -My name¡­ (looking up) Kael, Kael Katsuro. And what''s your name?


    She responds:


    -My name is Ay... Aria Greenfield.


    Kael looks at her and she looks at him, she wipes her tears and they both smile, however a bang at the door was the Army General starting to speak, the two scared hear:


    -You two¡­(notices what you were doing and shouts:) THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO Flirt THIS IS A MILITARY BARRACKS!


    The two completely scared are completely paralyzed with fear and without having time to say anything, the commander says:


    -But as you are newbies I have mercy for now... as I was saying, the two boyfriends were separated from everyone else due to your skills, you Kael were separated by the following skills: "Battle Space Awareness", "Intelligence" and " Espionage skills" and you Aria were separated by the following skills: "Intelligence" and "Medicine".


    The two continue to stare at the Commander and he says the following:


    -Both of you come with me and I will introduce you to the environment you will be in in the near future.


    The two follow the Commander and go to a secret room inside the military barracks where there is a group of 6 people. They look at the Commander and Kael and Aria and one of them asks:


    -Who are they?


    The commander responds:


    -The new members of the secret division are Kael Katsuro and Aria Greenfield.


    One of the 6 people who were there in the room sitting on a table that is in the middle of a rectangle of computers without a side and goes to them, both of them looking each of them in the eyes seriously for 10 seconds each, none of them changed the look or looked away out of fear and when the person finished looking at them they turned around and went towards the other people and said:


    -I am Tetsuya Takami, the commander of the special forces and I welcome you to the secret unit of this army.


    The commander smiling says to both of them:


    -I''ll leave you to Commander Takami, good luck.


    As the commander walked away, he turned to Commander Takami and said:


    -I leave them in your hands, be careful, they are beginners and boyfriends.


    The two look at each other for 2 seconds and look away when they realize that Takami is looking at them, Takami laughs and says:


    -You don''t need to be afraid of me or any of them or your relationship here, we are all the same. Come, I''ll introduce you to the rest of the team.


    Taking the two to the edge of the others, Commander Takami says:


    -Team, as you may already know, today we welcomed two new members Kael and Aria. Kael and Aria these are the members in the secret division: I Tesuya Takami the commander, the one over there with the knife is Renji Korugane, a hand-to-hand combat specialist, the one over there with the glasses is Hikaru Aoshi, a specialist in explosives and strategies, that one over there with the sniper is Shiro Tanabe our elite shooter, the one behind you is Mikasa Hayami, a specialist in infiltration and espionage, and finally the one there on the edge of the computers is Toru Hoshizaki the our technology and defense expert.


    Kael and Aria with fear and a small voice say:


    -Hello


    Commander Takami says smiling:


    -Don''t be afraid, speak loudly here, we are like a family.


    All the other members look at them and each one says:


    -Hello Kael and Aria!


    Commander Takami says:


    -You understand, that''s how it''s said. Now you guys.


    Kael, with the commander looking at him smiling and all the other members looking and smiling too, says:


    -Hello everybody !


    And they all clap and say:


    -Very well, very well.


    Then Aria does the same:


    -Hello everybody !


    And they clap again and say very well, even Mikasa behind them puts a hand on each one''s shoulder and says smiling:


    -Very good.


    Continued in the next chapter¡­

 3-First Mission

    Now with Kael in the secret forces of his universe, what will he do?


    Two days after introducing Kael and Aria to the team, they receive their first mission, which consists of an assassination. Mikasa Hayami, Kael Katsuro and Aria Greenfield are assigned to this mission. Our group arrives at the house where the target is, it is on a planet called


    Seikan, in a beige house practically falling into ruin, cracked walls, broken glass, vines everywhere, at that moment the sky was quite gray and darkness took over that planet. On top of a mountain near the house, Mikasa explained to Kael and Aria how they worked on that team, saying:


    -Before we go in I have to inform you how we work here, 1st rule never leave anyone behind, this is a source of information for them 2nd always check your wires before starting the mission, good communication is always the key and 3rd ¡­if¡­if


    Interrupted by Commander Takami speaking on the wire:


    -The 3rd rule is if someone betrays the team, finish them off at the exact moment, you can''t let anything come out of here. And I would also like to take this opportunity to let you know that I have mobilized Shiro to the top of the building on your right in case you fail and someone runs away from home and Renji goes with him to guarantee protection. I''ll be with Toru and Hikaru here at the base to give you updates. Now when you are ready you can enter.


    The 3 look at each other and nod and move towards the house the entrance Mikasa peeks inside and asks Kael and Aria to stay there for now she will see the place. Inside Mikasa finds nothing, it''s just a house being taken over by vegetation, she observes the entrance which is a corridor with furniture all destroyed and there is a broken mirror on the wall, as well as 4 doors and a bathroom at the end (the door was broken), Mikasa analyzes the entire corridor and makes sure there are no traps.


    She calls Kael and Aria inside and the 3 decide that Aria and Mikasa should stay together since it was their first mission and Aria had no experience hiding her presence, and so Kael enters the first door on the right and Mikasa with Aria in the first on the left.


    Kael enters a kitchen where the refrigerator was completely lying on the table and it had been broken along with another chair, the counter was full of broken dishes and rotten food, Kael carefully checks every corner of the kitchen and looks for anything. but finds nothing, returning to the main corridor and putting his hand on the wire, he says, reporting to Takami:


    -Command command.


    Takami:


    -Yes ? Kael.


    Kael:


    -I just searched the kitchen and didn''t find anything. Should I proceed to the second door on the right or wait?


    Takami:


    -Wait, you''re still inexperienced, keep Shiro''s sights on the door and you''ll be safe until they leave.


    Kael:


    -Understood.


    So Kael going to the door and waiting for them in Shiro''s sights.


    Mikasa and Aria, entering the first room on the left, come across a completely destroyed room, a television lying on the floor, a destroyed sofa with springs sticking out, a shelf stuck on the wall, a completely destroyed piece of furniture, pieces of wood and cotton were the floor of that room. room, no matter how much Mikasa and Aria looked for something, they didn''t find anything like that, going out into the hallway and reporting to Takami, now the three of them are together again, it''s time for the two doors at the end of the hallway. Mikasa and Aria enter the second door on the left, which is a room with a bed broken in half, a closet without clothes because it was all on the bed and on the floor, a carpet completely destroyed and glass on the floor, where Mikasa and Aria were not find nothing.


    On the other hand, Kael, when he tries to enter his door, realizes that it is blocked, so he slowly and silently melts the lock, opening the door and finding a small warehouse where he feels a presence and immediately erases his hiding using Analysis, he realizes that There is someone hiding there behind some barrels of wine, Kael passes by some broken shelves and shards of wine glass and rotten food. Arriving at the barrels Kael realizes that whoever was there tried to hide their presence but not enough Kael could see him with the analysis he had forgotten to reduce the power due to lack of experience. Kael illuminates the place with the flashlight that came with his uniform and reports to Takami:


    -I found the target.


    Takami:


    -Attention to the code, we are professionals in missions. But I''m glad you found him, finish the job and get out of there.


    Takami, realizing that Kael hasn''t moved for 15 seconds, asks:


    -Kael¡­ are you okay? Are you scared? I know what the first mission is like and the first murder like that right away is very heavy but you have to do it, this man was one of those who caused this war to happen so he has to pay for what he did, now choose.


    You can kill him now or pick him up and take him to the door and Shiro will finish it if you don''t have the courage.


    Kael, almost crying, looks at the gun on his belt and picks it up and remembers the words Taro said to him a few years ago:


    "-If you can''t control yourself, how are you going to keep going?"


    Kael, encouraging himself with the memory he had of Taro telling him this and applied it to the situation like this, pointing the gun at the person behind the barrels and with one hand he threw a barrel away and pointed the gun at the person''s head, pulling the trigger. of the weapon. Mikasa and Aria in the other room heard the noise and ran there. When they look through the door to see what had happened, they see Kael sitting on the floor against the wall and the body of their target with his head blown off. Aria is completely shocked and moves away from the door, but Mikasa puts her hand on her back. not letting her go back and says:


    -Aria, don''t comment on the same mistake as me, remember the first rule, never abandon your teammates.


    Aria looking at her with tears almost coming out of her eyes and Mikasa continues:


    -I lost the person I liked most because of the same thing you were going to do now, it doesn''t matter if you don''t like him but anyway if you ever do don''t make the same mistake as me none of us are here because we want what we do It''s because we have to.


    Aria looks at her and asks:


    -Thank you? by whom?


    Mikasa responds with a straight face:


    -By the general and the army leader. The man I liked most did almost the same thing as your friend and betrayed this universe once by not being able to kill a person because of me, I knew almost nothing at that time, and the target escaped, when we arrived at the barracks... he ¡­ he..e (starts crying and can¡¯t speak properly)


    Takami, feeling sorry for her and a little melancholic, says when listening to her and Aria:


    -Aria listen to me well Riku Akihara was the man that Mikasa is talking to you about and he was a completely different man from Kael where he got a little demonic taste of what he did so Mikasa as he was the one he was talking to the most him and managed to put him in place but in the next mission he had a breakdown just like Kael is having now he had one before killing the target and so he let him escape due to Mikasa''s words, he revealed his love that day put Mikasa and said he did everything possible to see a smile on her face, but somehow the general found out what had happened and when we arrived at the barracks we were all welcomed except for Riku, who was knocked out and taken away by the guards. and I, Tetsuya Takami, did what he asked me to do, not to let Mikasa know what had happened to him if he died, but the general a few hours later appeared there with his head completely disfigured and threw it in the direction of Mikasa saying:


    Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.-Your beloved "Riku Akihira, The Traitor" has just been killed and as his last words he said:


    -"General, as you already recognized me as the greatest killer on that team, I want you to accept a favor before I become a traitor (I nodded to him since he deserved something for what he did before becoming a traitor)-General I want you to tell Takami anyway that she can forget what I told her and tell Mikasa Hayami that I loved her. I also ask her to let her live, I know she knows what she did to me but let her live"( How he was the greatest killer that this team has ever had I recognized his words and Mikasa Hayami has just gained another chance at life be happy and I will take this head since he wanted to see a smile in you). After that Mikasa collapses on the floor crying and the team was stopped for a few weeks for her to recover.


    Aria, upon hearing this story, thinks:


    (This story seemed like exactly what was going to happen I was really going to take him to his death... I''m going to get him and return the favor I owed him for the day we met)


    Then Aria enters the room ignoring everything that happened and comes close to Kael who was completely in shock and not knowing what to say, Aria sits next to him and puts her hand on his left shoulder as if she were going to pull him towards her. her edge but Kael was motionless with his thoughts, so Aria says:


    -Kael, calm down, I''m here with you, I won''t let them get close to you.


    Kael looks at her and gives her a hug while crying, Aria says softly to comfort him:


    -Take it easy, you were the one who gave me emotional support to get me this far, pull yourself together Kael


    Kael hears a voice that came directly from him saying:


    -Kael pull yourself together, remember my voice, one day we will face each other and I want you as strong as possible, Junior Destroyer.


    Kael wakes up basically as if nothing happened and looks at Aria and thanks her with a hug and saying:


    -Thank you Aria.


    Aria:


    -Don''t worry about anything else now, I''m here with you.


    The two get up and go to Mikasa who has already recovered and report the situation to Shiro and Renji and everyone returns to the barracks. When they arrive there, the general is at the door waiting for them.


    The general seeing them arrive says:


    -Many congratulations, it looks like you survived the first mission, now I''m going to explain something to you, the man they killed was the minister of peace on the planet Seikan, in any case he may or may not have been the cause of this war or not, but if so, we were right if not. It was a war crime to kill a civilian, we will find out in the future with the rebellions regarding the death of the person who kept peace on that planet. You can go.


    Arriving at the secret division room, they are all welcomed with a party and Aria and Kael receive congratulations from Takami, Toru and Hikaru.


    Takami with a big smile on his face looks proudly at the two sitting in the communications chair.


    That night Takami finds Kael on the roof sitting on the edge with his back resting on a higher part, Kael was looking at the moon very thoughtfully and approaches him asking:


    -So Kael, how do you feel after what happened?


    Kael looks at him lighting a cigarette and says:


    -You know, I know what you said when I was there in shock.


    Takami looks at Kael confused:


    -What do you mean you heard?


    Kael:


    -Don''t pretend like you don''t know anything, I heard the whole story from Mikasa and Riku, and I was now reflecting on it.


    Takami, not knowing what to say, asks:


    -How did you more or less manage to hear it? Was it your bug that caught it?


    Thoughtful and confused Kael says:


    -I don''t know if I knew when I was with Aria I felt a strange sensation and a voice that called me destroyer junior.


    Takami smokes and asks Kael:


    -Are you the son of the destroyer?


    Kael responds:


    -I have no idea who the destroyer is but everyone says yes so I assume it''s my father but it all came down to the destruction of my home planet Kaen.


    Enlightened Takami responds:


    -So it''s you, I was the one who saved you before the military troops arrived.


    Kael:


    -What ? So it wasn''t the military who saved me?


    Takami:


    -No, I was passing by there on my way back from a mission and I saw you with your mother still alive and she said to me "Take care of my boy, I''ve already enrolled him in school, you can take him there and explain to them the situation I can no longer continue from now on.", it was her last wish and I fulfilled it by saying at school that it was the military who saved you, thus not revealing the identity of this division but now there is nothing to hide you do part of it.


    Kael:


    -So... don''t forget, I understand and I want to move forward just like my master told me "If you can''t control yourself, how will you continue moving forward?"


    Takami smiling:


    -Your master knows what mine says, he has become a general that everyone is afraid of.


    Kael:


    -So your master is our general?


    Takami:


    -Exactly. What I want you to think now is that we are a family Me, you, Aria, Mikasa, Renji, Hikaru, Shiro and Toru, you are fine with us you can leave your past behind because I will be you completely Honestly, you still don''t know anything and the day you do you''ll have to remember your master''s words because it''s hard.


    Kael:


    -What are you talking about?


    Takami:


    -The truth is¡­ I don¡¯t wish that on anyone and you know that.


    Kael:


    -You know, I think it''s not that bad being with you here, it''s nice when we''re talking like this.


    Takami smiles. And suddenly the general appears and says:


    -Hello, little princesses, I was looking for you.


    Takami and Kael say:


    -Hello general!


    General:


    -You don''t need to be formal, I''m not here as your general but as an informant, we have a new mission which in this case is to wipe out an entire hospital, the enemy is still mobilizing troops to Seikan and they have dominated the hospital where they are healing and we have to stop them. I want to mobilize both of you and Hikaru for this mission and I will act as a helper in the eavesdropping. Go get Hikaru NOW!


    The two went straight to the secret division room and informed the entire team, Aria was completely shocked but had to accept it if she didn''t want to have the same fate as Riku, the rest of the team were just a little upset and Hikaru was very upset but didn''t if it was possible to rebel against the general, then the 3 went but before that Kael had a conversation with Aria in which he told her:


    -Aria, I want you to have this.


    And Aria asks:


    -What is this?


    Kael responds:


    -It''s a necklace that was in that house, that I wrapped with my power and it''s warm enough to remind you of me and not burn you (that warm that''s neither too much nor too little but that comforts).


    Aria is embarrassed and happy at the same time, blushing a little and making Kael laugh.


    Kael:


    -Aria whenever you want to see me you can take that necklace it is involved in my power it should be easy for you to locate me with Analise and that. Do you know how to do the analysis?


    Aria:


    -I know, don''t worry, I loved the gift. (Smiling, almost crying)


    Kael:


    -Well I''m going to have to leave for the mission, be careful Aria.


    The two say goodbye and Kael goes on the mission with Takami and Hikaru, arriving again on the planet Seikan and positioning themselves on a hill.

 3.1-Extra

    Just to clarify some things that were not said to Aria at the moment she was about to walk away when she saw Kael sitting on the floor leaning against the wall and his body she wanted to leave because she was scared and was going to tell Kael to somehow get away and wanted to end it by running away and never showing up there again, but Mikasa recognizes Aria''s mistake and tells her Riku''s story since Aria was going to make the same mistake and was going to take Kael and herself to their death. right.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.

 4-Kuro

    Positioned on Takami Hill, Kael and Hikaru observe the terrain, and realize that it is a hospital that the general wants them to destroy. Takami looks a little angrily at the hospital and asks:


    -General?


    The general responds:


    -Yes ? Commander Takami?


    Takami:


    -Confirm again if the point is that hospital in front of us.


    General:


    -Takami ¡­ yes, that''s the hospital you''re going to blow up.


    Takami looks completely frustrated at the ground and punches the hill. Kael prepares to speak but is interrupted by a message from the general:


    -Takami, Hikaru and Kael the target is in front of you I will now distribute your work. Takami will watch the perimeter to ensure security, Hikaru will plant explosives in the hospital as soon as Kael confirms that our targets are inside.


    Shouting the general says:


    -NOW GO. COMPLETE THE MISSION!!!


    Takami hesitantly looks at the two and Hikaru remembers:


    -Takami, I know it''s difficult but we don''t want to end up like Riku.


    Takami says:


    -Ready, okay, let¡¯s go¡­


    And think to yourself:


    (At least I won''t be the one doing the action, maybe it will be easier for me... I hope Kael can bear the weight of what he''s going to do when he sees them)


    The three get into position, Takami on top of a building, Hikaru hiding in some rubble near the hospital and Kael in front of the door. Takami gives the command that everything is safe and Kael takes action. Upon entering the hospital he comes across a room completely in ruins with a reception in the middle and on the left and right two completely dark corridors, the floor completely consumed by destruction and wear, the walls consumed by water running down from some places, plants growing, cracks and holes all over the walls. Kael uses his power to create a small ball of fire that moves around him for light and chooses to follow the corridor on the right. After walking in it for a few minutes Kael only finds the same thing he saw before on the floor and walls plus a few rooms. until around a corner he starts to feel some super low amounts of power and becomes more alert, around a bend he sees a light coming from a door and hides, (leaning against the wall before the bend) Kael hears things like:


    -I hope they don''t find us here, we have to heal the injured and get out of here as quickly as possible.


    -Do we still have salvation? The food is almost gone and we have little water.


    -Don''t worry, we''ll have to go out tomorrow to get more if we find any.


    Kael in the corner of the wall hears all this and realizes that they are probably survivors of this city when it was still peaceful. Kael begins to question everything that has happened so far, thinking:


    (So ??these are the types of jobs I''m going to have to do? Is this the right thing to do? Why do I have to kill all these people, they''re just trying to survive...)


    Out of nowhere, when Kael is about to collapse to the ground, he hears a voice that says:


    -Kael, what are you doing, this is not the son of the destroyer.


    Kael, hearing this voice, gets angry and closes his eyes, going into a state of rage and releasing his power, but suddenly everything calms down and no one in the room realizes Kael''s power, but when he opens his eyes he finds himself in a world with a dirt floor and some plants growing and others dying. Kael looks up and sees a black shadow covered in a black aura that says:


    -Kael we finally met.


    Kael asks:


    -What place is this? Where am I?


    The shadow responds:


    -Kael, this is you, you are within yourself.


    Kael without realizing anything says:


    -What do you mean this is inside me... how can I have something like this?


    The shadow says:


    -Kael this is your subconscious this space represents your feelings and the shape you have there is your subconscious itself.


    Kael looks around him and the ground and asks the shadow:


    -Who are you?


    The shadow responds:


    -I am someone who will help you now.


    Confused Kael looks at the shadow and the shadow asks:


    -Is what''s happening outside bothering you?


    Kael looks at the ground, not responding to the shadow, then she says:


    -Kael, I can put an end to everything that bothers you, just let me do the work. What do you think?


    Kael looks directly at the shadow and asks:


    -What will you do?


    The shadow responds:


    -What I can to put an end to your problems, but in return I want to use your body for a few seconds. What do you think?


    Kael hesitantly responds:


    -Go ahead, I give you permission to finish this one.


    (Kael was looking for reasons not to let the shadow he had in front of him do what he wanted but he couldn''t find anything that would allow it, not even his master''s words that had helped him so much until now)


    The shadow upon hearing this says:


    -Very well, Kael, it will only be a few seconds.


    Takami and Hikaru notice that Kael''s aura has changed and look directly at the hospital, worried about Kael, they try to communicate with him on a secret channel that exists in the wiretaps that does not allow the barracks to discover and they both say at the same time:


    -Kael, is everything okay?


    As soon as they finished the sentence, a large explosion took over the area, a purple and black explosion, the debris from the explosion hits the building where Takami was and causes it to start collapsing, so Takami jumps from it and through the falling debris, he goes to another building. small near the hospital thus saving himself, Hikaru uses the shield that Toru created thus saving himself.


    When the smoke starts to disappear Takami sees Kael standing looking into the air with pieces of a purple aura disappearing from him, Takami warns Hikaru and the two get together and go to Kael, when they get there Takami asks:


    -Kael, is everything okay?


    Kael continues to look up so Takami holds Kael''s shoulders and shakes him asking again:


    -Kael, KAel, KAEL ARE YOU THERE?


    Kael wakes up and looks at Takami and says:


    -Yes, everything is fine.


    Before they can continue, the general says:


    -Very well, now you can go back, the return ship should be arriving.


    The return ship arrives and the three return to the barracks, being greeted at the door by the general with the rest of the team behind him:


    -Congratulations to the three of you, the mission was a success, I hope it will always be like this in the future.


    Turning his back, the general leaves and the three of them get together and go into his room. Once there, Takami goes to the roof to smoke, Hikaru goes back to his research on explosives and Kael goes to his room.


    Sitting on the bed, Kael begins to reflect on everything that had happened and thinks:


    (What was all this? Who was that shadow? I was called "Son of the Destroyer" again but I still don''t know who that destroyer is. Those people...)


    Shadow:


    -Kael...


    Kael:


    -You again?


    Shadow:


    -Kael, the time has come, I want you to know what I did there, they''ve probably already told you, but if not, I''ll explain it to you. I took control of your body and what I did was consume part of your power with mine which is much stronger than yours and I just released it, causing that whole explosion and how have you controlled yourself all this time, even though I wasn''t As easy as it seems I want you to know part of my name...


    You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.Kael, completely interested, listens attentively:


    -The part I will give you of my name is Kuro, you can say it mentally or out loud and I will appear to talk to you and you will communicate with me however you call me.


    Kael thoughtfully looks at the ground and the shadow says:


    -I''ll leave you alone, Kael.


    A few minutes later Kael hears the door slam and goes to open it, seeing Aria he feels safe, letting her in and they both sit on the bed and sleep until nightfall.


    The next morning, Kuro waits for Kael to wake up and thinks:


    (Kael, Kael wanted so much to tell you the past, what really happened...)


    Kael wakes up with a knock on his bedroom door, he goes to check who it is, it''s Takami, he went to his room half an hour before everyone woke up and goes to talk to him:


    -Kael, how are you? After everything that happened yesterday, do you think you are ready to continue as a member of this team?


    Kael responds:


    -Yes, I''m ready for another one, I think.


    Takami laughs and says:


    -Hahahahaha. There''s no problem with not being ready for another one, you''ll have time left to recover, we''ll spend 3 days without missions and, as I do with everyone, I always talk a little. Is there something you wanted to ask me?


    Kael:


    -There''s something I want you to tell me.


    Takami:


    -What is it ?


    Kael:


    -Want to know about my parents?


    Takami:


    -What was their condition when I arrived?


    Kael:


    -Yes, what if you saw my brother too?


    Takami:


    -Your brother? I didn''t even know you had one... but now your parents only saw your mother in the last moments giving me the information to help you get into school your father I don''t know if he was even there I didn''t feel any presence other than hers.


    Kael looks at the ground a little sad and Takami says:


    -Kael, don''t be sad, I''ll try my best to find the records from that day and let''s see together what they report, but now go to the main room, let''s have a meeting.


    Then the two go to the main room where everyone else is waiting, Takami tells Kael to sit on a chair near the computers and says out loud to everyone:


    -Sorry to wake everyone up at this hour but I want to announce that we will have 3 days to ourselves without missions so I wanted to organize something so that everyone feels more comfortable here and yes I''m talking about you two Kael and Aria. You are a little distant from the other members so I want everyone to get to know each other properly now does anyone have any ideas on what to do?


    Shiro suggests:


    -Why don''t we have a little party to celebrate the arrival of the new members and ready is another excuse to have a party here by my side.


    Everyone looks at each other and agrees with Shiro''s idea so Takami says:


    -Well, I think it has been decided that a party will be organized tomorrow so that it can take place on the second day and on the third day I can rest and tidy up everything. I will just ask the general for permission and in principle the party will be held.


    Everyone celebrates and at the door is the general who had heard the entire conversation and says:


    -You don''t need to talk to me, you can have the party if you think it will help the team to work better together, you''re welcome, Takami:


    Takami smiles and looks at the general thanking him:


    -Thank you, general.


    And the general says:


    -Just don''t do anything you regret, I want everyone ready


    in 3 days.


    When the general turns his back and leaves, everyone celebrates and preparations for the party begin.


    On the day of preparation, Takami divides the team to pick up the decorations and food for the party. Renji and Hikaru are in charge of going to the planet Elysoria to buy the decorations, Shiro and Toru are in charge of going to the same planet and buying the food, Takami nominates set up to prepare the music and asked Mikasa to set up the tables and place chairs and finally sent our hero Kael and his friend Aria to rest, the party was to be prepared by them to meet them better and he didn''t want them to be part of the party for ethical reasons(Organizing a party for someone and having that person work for them didn''t seem right in Takami''s eyes) so he told them both to take the day off and go taking a walk around the last few days had been difficult.


    And so it happened Renji, Hikaru, Shiro and Toru left together on the squad ship to the planet Elysoria, Takami went to the warehouse of their hideout together with Mikasa, leaving Kael and Aria in the control room alone and Kael suggests that the two of them can give a walk around the outdoor part of the barracks, Aria agrees and the two go.


    On the planet Elysoria, when the four land and leave the ship, they divide into groups of 2, as Takami had said, Renji and Hikaru go to buy decorations in the shopping area of ??the planet, Shiro and Toru go to buy food and drinks in the fair area.


    In the shopping area Renji and Hikaru notice that it has changed a lot and the store they were looking for is not in the same place. Hikaru asks a person who was passing by:


    -Sorry, do you know where the party decorations store is?


    The person responds:


    -Yes, I know, go straight ahead and turn left then continue and, following the number of aisles on the right, count 4 and enter the fifth one then look in that aisle and you should find the store you are looking for.


    Hikaru asks:


    -Since when are there so many runners like this?


    The person says:


    -You know this city is growing a lot and will become a power in this universe so it has to grow a lot and develop, that aisle I told you is the toys and decorations aisle where each store sells the things you want but they have a special item that only they can sell so none of them loses customers because of the others.


    Hikaru thanks him and tells Renji:


    -Is it just me or is this city growing at a worrying rate?


    Renji says:


    -Yes, the last few times we were here it changed a lot and they added another floor to almost all the buildings, it seems to me that the floor on the ground is always a store and the rest are apartments.


    Hikaru looks at the city and admires it saying that one day when all this is over he will want to live in this city.


    Following the man''s instructions, they found the store they were looking for and inside they bought hats, glasses, plates, table decorations and much more, buying everything they started on the way back to the ship.


    On the other hand, Shiro and Toru went to the city''s fair side and went from stall to stall looking for food such as cake, some meat, pies and much more, they also looked for drinks, some juices, and a bottle of wine. , taking less time as Renji and Hikaru returned to the ship first and were already waiting when the two arrived and said:


    -So how was the trip to the big city? Was it full of people? Hahahaha


    Hikaru says indignantly:


    -You don''t even know how big the city is now, do you know what it''s like to walk 5 corridors through a crowd of people and then come back?


    Shiro says:


    -Calm down Hikaru, we were just playing.


    Understanding each other, the four enter the ship and prepare to return to the barracks.


    The flowers are growing and growing


    like hope


    but nothing is forever


    Will they wither?

 5-The Squad

    Takami in the barracks started preparing the music, went to the warehouse where he got it, speakers, cables, some lights and no one knew but there is a button on the computers in the middle of the room that turns them into a dance floor.Takami started by looking at the music and then looks at a shelf and pulls out a book and the shelf turns and a jukebox appears, Mikasa on the other side of the room hears a different noise and looks back and asks herself:


    (Wasn''t there a shelf there a few seconds ago?)


    Confused, she ignores it and continues placing chairs on the tables.Takami continues with her work, goes to the computers in the middle of the room and clicks on a hidden button and the area where the computers are located rotates and turns into a dance floor, Mikasa this time looks back and asks Takami :


    -Takami where did the computers go?


    Takami without saying a word looks at her and points to the floor, putting his finger in front of his mouth.


    Mikasa takes a deep breath and smiles. After that, the two continue their work, Mikasa finishes placing the tables and chairs and Takami installs the speakers and connects all the cables.


    On the other hand, our hero Kael and Aria are taking a walk in the outdoor section of the barracks and Kael asks:


    -Aria do you want to know something interesting about this section of the barracks?


    Aria responds:


    -Yes I do.


    Kael:


    -Takami told me that this barracks was built on top of a forest and that the leader wanted to leave part of it so that the soldiers could come here for a little walk to relax.


    Aria:


    -Wow, that''s really something really cool, you know I love walking in nature and knowing that it''s not artificial makes me very happy.


    Kael observes the space where they are and sees that it is something like a park where they are, a stone path in the middle with benches in some places with trash on the side, and forest on both sides of the path.


    Walking a little further, they reach a part that is a circle with several benches and the two decide to go and sit on one of them and talk for a while.


    Kael asks:


    -Are you taking good care of the necklace I gave you?


    Aria responds:


    -I have it and you have what I gave you?


    Kael looks at him and remembers everything that happened and responds:


    -Yes I have.


    Smiling, he looks at his chest and puts part of the necklace in his hand saying:


    -See, he''s well taken care of, the power you put into him doesn''t disappear, it seems like we did this well for both of us.


    Aria looks at hers and sees that it is the same and says:


    -Yes, it looks like we did this well.


    Kael thinks to himself:


    (Aria''s power is really delicate. It transfers me happiness and leaves me relaxed, what a power...)


    Aria thinks to herself:


    (Kael''s power is really warm... how comforting)


    Kael feels a presence in the glass and quickly looks there and quickly sees the foot of a shadow running away, Kael without wasting time uses his Analysis skill and looks for any traces of power, without finding anything he gives Aria his hand and prepares he starts to run, but Aria stops him saying:


    -Kael, what are you doing?


    Without Kael having time to respond, Aria is attacked and cut on the shoulder, falling to the ground. Kael, on his own instincts, dodges without knowing why and is only cut on the cheek, with Aria lying on the ground and Kael not knowing what was happening, a voice behind him says:


    -You were lucky that I failed, next time I won''t make a mistake.


    With no time for anything else, the unknown person attacks Kael but he dodges again.


    The angry voice says:


    -Aren''t you going to fight? Are you going to leave me attacking nothing?


    The unknown person using the teleportation technique went to Aria''s side and said pointing a dagger at Aria''s neck:


    -What happens if I stick it here?


    Kael shouts:


    -NO, DON''T DO THAT.


    And he starts running towards the person, doing what the person wants Kael uses the techniques he had learned from his master and in the space of 3 seconds he got closer to the unknown person and without him noticing he used teleportation and gave a kick the unknown person in the face.This one was projected away and even more upset says:


    -You know what... forget all this about the war, I''m tired of it.


    And Kael releases his power, without realizing it, he also releases his at the same time and hears Kuro''s voice saying:


    -I have to teach you everything, fight and win.


    Inspired and courageous Kael looks at Aria and enters the Base Form releasing everything he had, he made the ground shake and the plants began to move, the unknown person let his guard down and Kael just like that teleports forward of the person and in the air he kicks them up again, throwing them up a good few meters and falling to the ground unconscious. Kael goes straight to Aria''s side and she is healed during the battle. Kael asks:


    -Aria, are you okay?


    Aria:


    -Yes I am, these healing powers are very useful.


    Kael, impressed by the healing powers, asks Aria:


    -Can you teach me how to use healing powers?


    Aria responds:


    -I can, but why do you want to learn them? You don''t want to be a doctor, right?


    Kael responds:


    -No, I don''t want to, but it''s so that people don''t have to worry about me.


    Aria happy for Kael says:


    -Then what you are looking for is Self-Healing.


    Kael:


    -When the situation calms down, I want you to teach me.


    Happy Aria says:


    -Yes, when the situation gets better I will teach you.


    After this small conversation Kael and Aria went to report to a guard who had passed nearby and the unknown person was taken for interrogation. Kael and Aria returned to the squad room and told Takami and Mikasa what had happened:


    Takami:


    -Well, at least they''re alive.


    Mikasa:


    -Are they okay, aren''t they injured?


    Kael:


    -No, Aria cured us.


    Mikasa:


    -That''s good. (Smiles)


    Meanwhile, Renji, Hikaru, Shiro and Toru arrived and were informed of what had happened and began to decorate and organize what they brought.


    At the end of the first day the party was ready to start the next day, so Takami says:


    The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.-Thank you everyone, with your help we were able to create this fantastic party to get to know Kael and Aria better.


    And they all went to sleep to prepare for the next day.


    The next morning Takami wakes everyone up and calls them to the party that had already started. The lights are all on, the dance floor is shining, music is playing, food on the tables and juice, everyone is happy and starts running to the party, some to the dance floor, others going to have breakfast and others (Takami) preparing the microphone , after a little while, Takami says into the microphone:


    -Hello, I ask for everyone''s attention.


    Everyone stops what they were doing and looks at Takami and he continues:


    -Today is the day we get to know our new members better and they get to know you. I''ll start by introducing myself, I''m Tetsuya Takami, the leader of the secret division of the universe 5 army, my life was always normal until I finished school, which was when I met my master, the General, and when this war started he designated me as the leader of the elite division he wanted to create, and the rest you already know. Who wants to be next?


    Hikaru gets up and says:


    -I want to be me.


    Takami hands him the microphone and he begins:


    -Hello everyone, I''m Hikaru Aoshi and I''ve had a pretty normal life, it may not seem like it but I''m 25 years old and I worked in the bomb squad of the police in this universe so I had a lot of experience with bombs, but when this war started I caught attention from the general during training and he saw what I was capable of and assigned me to this team. Well that''s who wants to be next?


    Shiro raises his arm and says:


    -That could be me.


    Hikaru hands him the microphone and he says:


    -Hello everyone, I''m Shiro Tanabi, well I think I''m the most different story from everyone here, because I finished school and signed up for the army because that''s what I liked even though my parents didn''t approve and then during During the training I started to want to train more as a sniper and I showed a lot of interest and had a knack for using these weapons so one day I was assigned to a new division but I would never have imagined it would be this one.


    Smiling ends:


    -Ready, who''s next?


    Toru says:


    -I''m next.


    Shiro hands him the microphone and he begins:


    -Hello everyone I''m Toru Hoshizaki well I honestly don''t have a great story basically what happened was that I was kidnapped, at a technology exhibition I was the one who stood out and I recognized the General in the crowd but I would never have guessed that that night I was going be kidnapped and brought here, because as you know the planet Seikan is completely peaceful so he had to commit a crime to have me here.


    Kind of uncomfortable ends:


    -I don''t really like talking about this so I''ll move on to the next one.


    Renji goes up on stage and takes the microphone and says:


    -Well I demonstrated a lot of skill in handling knives and daggers, you know in the streets of the poor we have to know how to fight so I started school 2 years late and in that time I perfected my skills and when I was about to finish school the General was he went to my school and said he needed my services and placed me in this division, teaching me the rest I needed to know and today I am a hand-to-hand combat expert, whether with a knife or without it. Mikasa is you now


    Mikasa goes on stage and Renji hands her the microphone:


    -Hello everyone, my story is already somewhat known but I''m going to tell it anyway. I joined this division the same way as Kael, for my espionage and infiltration skills. And that''s all the rest of you already know.


    Takami goes on stage and takes the microphone and asks:


    -Kael and Aria, it''s your turn, you already know the origin of each of us, now it''s your turn. Who wants to come first?


    Aria raises her hand and says:


    -I want it.


    Takami hands her the microphone and she begins:


    -Hello everyone, I am Aria Greenfield and I come from the planet Midoriya in the city of Haruka


    My life from the beginning was always very busy, I was bullied until my last years at school, which was when I was assigned to this squad.


    A silence consumed the room and Aria starts to cry, Kael gets up immediately but Takami arrives first and asks Kael to introduce him so he can help Aria.


    And then our Kael begins:


    -Hello everyone, my name is Kael Katsuro and I didn''t have the most normal life from an early age, I was born and basically lost everything, my home planet was attacked by the enemies of this war and I don''t even know who they are, I think it''s universe 6 (Takami confirms by nodding his head). And then I lost my parents and my brother was completely lost because he wasn''t on the list of people in my family who gave me away later, and what I didn''t realize was that I had an idea that I had a brother but it wasn''t on paper so I asked and they told me that he was probably kidnapped and so since that day I am growing mentally and in power to be able to unravel the mysteries of who my father was since everyone calls me the son of the destroyer and find my brother wherever he is.


    Again a silence took over the room but Aria forgot what had happened in the past and started to clap Kael and said, crying a little:


    -Kael, I never imagined that you had gone through all that and still hold on as a person, and I am so moved by what I went through.


    Kael comes down from the stage and gives him a hug, Aria accepts him by giving him a hug too.


    After everything Takami goes on stage and says:


    -Well now that we''ve all told our stories, does anyone want to say anything?


    Takami, not giving anyone time to say something, says:


    -I think no one wants to say anything so let''s continue with the party and at the end we''ll say something if anyone wants.


    Laughing, everyone returns to the party and it lasts all day and at the end of the night everyone is already asleep, some sitting in chairs and others in beds.


    The flowers continue to grow


    The flame is small


    Black is coming down


    The sun rising

 6-The Fight

    After the day of celebration and fun, it was the day of rest where nothing much happened, just simple conversations and rest.


    The next day our team returns to duty and is greeted with a mission where the Commander wants them to go to the planet Aeronis where they must look for a camp of surviving enemy soldiers, and they must be resting, they are assigned to this mission in pairs Kael and Mikasa on the ground, Aria and Shiro keep watch and the location of the field.


    Shiro asks looking at the commander:


    -No offense Aria, but commander, why is she going with me to the mountain?


    Upset commander:


    -Shiro, if you''re not happy, I can always fire you.


    Shiro looks at the floor frustrated


    -Well it looks like it will be like that then. When you have the target, let me know and I''ll give you the rest of the details.


    After finishing speaking, the commander turns his back and leaves, Takami looks at Shiro and says to him:


    -Shiro, you know you shouldn''t stand up to the commander.


    Shiro, still frustrated, says:


    -I know... I know...


    So the four go to the ship preparing to leave, before leaving Takami asks:


    -Did you check everything, nothing is missing?


    The four respond:


    -No, nothing is missing, we checked everything.


    Takami:


    -Okay then you can leave until next time, don''t take any risks there.


    The four:


    -We''ll be careful, don''t worry.


    Arriving on the planet Aeronis, they inform the commander and divide into the pairs designated Shiro and Aria, heading to the mountain and Kael and Mikasa slowly entering the ruins, hiding in the shadows waiting for Shiro to locate him. On the mountain Shiro and Aria don''t waste time and start preparing things. Shiro prepares his sniper and warns Aria to watch his back and prepare healing spells as the situation can get ugly quickly.


    And so it was done Mikasa and Kael hidden in the shadows, and Shiro and Aria on the mountain.


    Shiro took 20 minutes to find a field and tells Kael and Mikasa to eavesdrop.


    -Kael, Mikasa I think I found something, here on my compass I am the east point, what I found is at the north point is a green tent in a building with one half destroyed.


    Kael and Mikasa approach to check, position themselves in a swimming building a little higher than the target and observe, describing to Shiro and Aria what they see.


    They confirm that it is a half-destroyed building and that they see


    on the third floor a green tent, Kael observes the ground and only sees debris and scattered stones, observing the walls and the rest Kael notices that some have some drawings on the walls and some papers on the floor, when informing Shiro of this, the Commander says:


    -Go and see what is written there.


    Kael:


    -OK.


    Then Kael and Mikasa move forward, but Shiro doesn''t agree with this, thinking to himself:


    (Why did this commander do this? We still haven''t checked the defenses and surroundings.) Taking a deep breath (Let''s hope everything is okay).


    Kael and Mikasa arrive at the location and analyze the surroundings of the tent Kael sees the papers and realizes that it was a secret surveillance point for the enemy army and reanalyzes the surroundings again and realizes that the drawings on the wall appear to be fake because they are intact and supposedly There had been a war in this city and this point was one of those discovered by our army. Kael warns Mikasa of the possible ambush and they ask Shiro to check the buildings near them, Shiro looks but out of nowhere he hears a shot from the left side and sees Aria running towards him saying:


    -Shiro be careful!


    She luckily arrives in time and manages to divert Shiro from the bullet''s trajectory, Shiro thanks Aria and locates the other sniper and eliminates him, he asks Kael and Mikasa to hide and look at the buildings around them to see if Some sniper comes and specifies:


    -Inexperienced snipers will remove the cover in front of the scope and as it is daytime this will cause the sun to reflect on them, even if they are experienced or inexperienced this happens anyway so be careful, you never know when one fires.


    Mikasa takes Kael to a half-destroyed wall in the right corner of the building and they observe, Kael, by putting his head out for 2 seconds, managed to get a bullet to pass close to his head and hide, Mikasa pulls him and warns him to be careful and to inform Shiro of their position.


    Kael:


    -Shiro in the left building behind us on the fourth floor there is a sniper.


    Shiro looks over there and can''t see him, he covered the window where Shiro is facing and asks Kael and Mikasa if anyone could get their hands out because even if they get shot we have Aria here. Kael, without thinking twice, puts his hand out and gets shot, but with that he managed to make the enemy put the sniper further out than normal with his hand out. Shiro managed to see where his head was and fired the shot. killing him.


    Shiro can see some enemy troops advancing through the building''s entrance and tells Kael and Mikasa to flee. Mikasa, worried and with nowhere to run, asks Kael:


    -How are we going to do this?


    Kael:


    -It is forbidden to use my powers, right?


    Mikasa:


    -In this war you can only use them to load weapons.


    Kael:


    -What are the consequences of using it other than for weapons?


    Mikasa:


    -I don''t know, but maybe the same as Riku.


    Kael:


    -Well it looks like we''ll find out then.


    Without Mikasa having time to respond, Kael uses Analyze and locates Shiro and Aria, then uses Teleportation to go to their location, with some of the evidence and plans that were on the ground. Once there Shiro looks at them and says take everything and let''s hide quickly.


    And they ran to a forest near the city and in a mountain they found a cave where they spent the night reading the papers that Kael had brought. Shiro asks:


    -Kael, before talking about what you did back there, I want to ask you if that shot in the hand doesn''t hurt?


    Kael looks at his hand confused and remembers:


    -Well, I was shot in the hand. Kael looks at his hand carefully and sees a small black cloud around the shot, ignoring it he asks Aria to heal him. While Aria heals him, Shiro asks him:


    -Kael, did anyone see you using your powers back there?


    Kael responds:


    -No, I used Analysis to find you and I noticed there was no one around but I noticed the soldiers, there were 30 on the ground and in the buildings there was one in each direction except in front of us where you were but only one of them showed himself, the others weren''t even looking. to us they were there for some reason, and the others were going up the stairs so no one saw me. And there was also a team below you on the mountain preparing an ambush.


    Shiro looks at Kael and tells him:


    -I''m glad we ran away in time then, but if no one saw you I have nothing more to say to you.


    After the healing of Kael''s hand, Mikasa called them for dinner. Everyone was hungry and the dinner was still hot. Kael tells Mikasa:


    -This soup was really good.


    Mikasa looks at him smiling:


    -One day I''ll teach you the recipe.


    Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more.Kael looks at her and smiles. Shiro tired says go let''s go to sleep we have a day ahead tomorrow and on top of that you and Aria aren''t adults yet so you have to rest well.


    Kael smiles and Shiro says:


    -For you two, we have those two sleeping bags there and I don''t want any issues, Mikasa and I are going to sleep in these beds that I improvised with leaves and logs. Don''t worry about us, we''ll sleep well.


    Kael and Aria thank them and head towards the sleeping bags. Shiro and Mikasa wait for them to fall asleep and when they do they take turns checking their surroundings and making sure there are no enemies nearby. But before that they reported to the commander and starting with Mikasa taking the first shift and Shiro going to sleep.


    In the middle of the night Kael wakes up with the feeling that something is wrong and sees Mikasa sleeping and Shiro is not in the cave so he goes outside to see if he can find him. Taking a walk around the region he finds a cartridge of bullets with 4 still inside on the ground, Kael asks himself:


    (But aren''t weapons charged with the power of the person carrying them?)


    Suddenly he hears a noise in the bushes to his left, uses Analysis and sees that it is Shiro and goes to him, taking the bushes out of the way. He sees Shiro lying on the ground with blood on the ground and injuries, Kael asks him:


    -What happened?


    Shiro responds with difficulty:


    -Get out... "cough cough"... from here... "cough"... behind...


    Kael looks back and sees a man in a green military suit, he was bald and had a cut mark on one side of his head, this man had a broken rifle on his back and a knife in his hand. Kael, looking a little scared, looks for courage and takes his knife. The man, upon seeing this, asks him:


    -Do you want to fight? Don''t you see the state of your friend behind you?


    Kael doesn''t respond and focuses on the enemy, he decides to advance slowly saying:


    -Since you don''t say anything, that means I can go ahead and kill you, right?


    Kael continues to watch him and when he gets close enough Kael attacks him from the side where he has the knife and the man defends him with his forearm, now Kael has his right arm trapped with few options so he looks at the man and without him noticing Kael kicked him in the knee, taking him off, with that the man falls to the ground and supports himself with one hand on the ground, sending him a kick to Kael in the arm, pulling him away from him, with Kael far away The man puts his knee in place and says:


    -No more jokes now, be honest.


    After saying this, the man starts running towards Kael


    Kael also runs towards him and when they are close enough Kael jumps and knees the man in the face, throwing him away and leaving him unconscious. Kael carefully went to check the man''s body to check if he was still alive and if he was conscious. After checking everything he goes to Shiro and he says to him:


    -I honestly wasn''t expecting you to defeat him but he always thought they were having a knife fight and I accepted and lost... thinking about it I''m not like Renji, it was a good fight Kael.


    Kael:


    -Thank you, but now we have to go back to the cave.


    Shiro:


    -Yes.


    Kael takes Shiro''s arm and asks him if he can walk and Shiro answers yes then Kael puts his arm around his back and takes him back to the cave, getting there Mikasa and Aria were still sleeping so Kael wakes up Aria and asks her to go heal Shiro while he goes to wake up Mikasa and tell her what happened, with the situation resolved for their side Shiro says:


    -Well it''s now 5 in the morning we''re all out of wires so let''s investigate things for ourselves I think it''s no longer safe to sleep now. Take the most important things and weapons and let''s go, wiretaps and any other type of communication are left behind, Kael and Aria took the two of them with their necklaces and the weapons they already had in their uniform, Mikasa just takes the knives and some types of grenades, Shiro takes a small sniper and bullets, Kael takes the opportunity to ask Shiro:


    -What is the difference between using a weapon with normal bullets and weapons that use power?


    Shiro responds:


    -You know, Analysis is not prohibited in this war but we usually choose not to use it. In this situation I think it''s better not to take risks, you know, that''s why we don''t create weapons with our power.


    Impressed Kael asks:


    -Wow, is this possible?


    Shiro responds:


    -They never taught you? Kael nods no -I''ll teach you when we get home. Now we have to get that body back.


    Once there the body is missing, only the knife is left on the floor, Shiro suggests everyone start investigating the area but Kael says:


    -No, he''s there.


    And Kael points to a tree and they all look at it and there he is the man that Kael had knocked unconscious,


    Shiro tells Kael:


    -You know, I''m not going to tell you anything, but you should have tied him to a tree or something, but it''s okay, you''re still a newbie, Kael.


    The man on top of the tree says:


    -So your name is Kael... Kael I have a challenge for you.


    I want you to face me again, this time it breaks all the rules, I want to see how strong you are.


    Kael asks:


    -So you want me to use my powers?


    The man responds:


    -Yes, that''s right Kael, let''s have a little fun.


    The man creates a knife with his power and prepares to battle Kael. Kael takes the knife from his suit and prepares himself. Shiro Mikasa and Aria move away from the place, Shiro hides in the shadows with the sniper in sight Mikasa and Aria are trying to hide her. The man knows what is going on there and looks sideways, smiling, but ignores it. He looks at Kael for the last time before saying:


    -Are you really going to fight with that normal knife?


    Kael, about to speak, hears a voice saying:


    -Heats Up.


    Kael is confused and looks around but sees nothing and the man asks:


    -Kael, you know you shouldn''t show your back, if I wanted to, I would have already killed you.


    Kael thinks (heats up) and thinks about his knife then makes his power run through the knife thus heating it, leaving it with a red blade, the man smiles and says:


    -Very well Kael, you quickly learn how to master weapons, let''s fight.


    And without almost finishing saying the sentence, the man starts running towards Kael at a completely different speed than before, so Kael, with fear, managed to defend the knife blade with blade, they both had their knives up, so Kael decides to send a punch to the man''s stomach but he deflects it and elbows Kael, leaving him unconscious, at the same moment Shiro fires a bullet wrapped in his power, diverting the trajectory from the man''s head to his chest when the bullet is almost reaching His arms defending his head, the man falls to the ground and they take Kael to the cave and spend the rest of the night there until he wakes up.


    It''s 7:47 am when Kael wakes up and asks what happened, Aria explains to him what happened and he says:


    -Well at least everything is fine.


    Shiro and Mikasa were packing their things plus Kael and Aria''s, when they saw that Kael woke up Shiro asked him if he was okay and Aria said that she had probably treated all of Kael''s injuries, so he tried to get up and Everything seemed fine, so Mikasa gave him the backpack with his things, each of them took the wires and left.


    How will the second day of that mission go?


    The fire is calm


    a flower caught fire


    far from everyone


    will not be spread

 7-The Mission Truth

    As they walked back to the city they informed the commander of the events during the night and he said:


    -Well, you''re in one piece, at least you can continue your mission, now Shiro, do you understand why I exchanged Renji for Aria?


    Shirou:


    -Yes, sorry commander for rushing me before.


    Commander:


    -No problem, but what was written on the papers?


    Shirou:


    -They were information about the location of the camp we are looking for, but as the place where we found them was an ambush, perhaps it will be better for me to analyze the location from afar.


    Commander:


    -Do as you see fit.


    The papers talked about a field inside a supermarket on the east end of the city, so our heroes go to the east end of the city and with Shiro and Aria on top of a building and Kael and Mikasa walking on the ground they start looking for the supermarket, Mikasa asks Kael:


    -Isn''t that at the end of that street a supermarket with two barrels on fire in front of it?


    Kael looks and confirms to Mikasa that it is, so they tell Shiro and Aria what they found and Shiro says on the wire to Kael and Mikasa:


    -Let us change position before we have to see the entrance to that supermarket.


    Shiro asks Aria:


    -Are you afraid of heights?


    Aria responds:


    -Not as far as I know.


    Shiro says:


    -Okay, fine, so come on, give me your hand.


    Aria gives Shiro her hand and he runs to the edge of the building and jumps, Aria screaming in fear as they are falling, but out of nowhere they stop and she opens her eyes and sees that Shiro had used a hook and they were being pulled up. and Shiro says to him laughing:


    -I thought you weren''t afraid of heights.


    Aria amoada says:


    -Shut up.


    Shiro laughs and in the meantime they get up there and inform Kael and Mikasa that they can advance, so Kael and Mikasa advance through the shadows until they get there, when they arrive they join together and Mikasa teaches Kael a new technique saying:


    -Kael now I''m going to teach you something new, okay?


    Kael:


    -OK.


    Then Mikasa asks:


    -Do you see this glass?


    Kael responds:


    -Yes.


    Mikasa:


    -If you put it on the wall like this and run your power through it the sound echoes through it and goes inside you and you can hear what''s happening on the other side, I don''t know how else this works but I like it to use a cup.


    Kael says:


    -Wow, how funny can I try?


    Mikasa responds:


    -Yes you can but be careful not to use too much power on the glass as you could melt it as you have fire powers.


    Kael asks:


    -How do you know?


    Mikasa:


    -Aria and I talk a lot. It''s difficult to be one of the only women on the team.


    Kael says:


    -I thank you for worrying about her so much. But now I''m going to try this from the glass.


    Mikasa says:


    -Go ahead.


    Kael takes the glass and places it on the wall and transferring some of his power to it and just like Mikasa said he was able to hear everything that was on the other side. He heard things like "Did you hear we were attacked yesterday?" , "Someone is after us to kill us" and "When will the doctors arrive?". Kael looks at Mikasa and says:


    -This is a refugee camp where injured military personnel and citizens are healed.


    Mikasa looks at him and says:


    -Kael, I''m afraid I don''t have the courage to go in, maybe it''s better to stay outside, I already know what he''s going to say.


    Kael asks:


    -Who ?


    Mikasa:


    -The commander already knows what he''s going to say. But inform Shiro and tell him that you inform the commander and see what he tells you.


    And so Kael did, he informed Shiro and told him that he would inform the commander and Shiro accepted.


    Kael with the bug connected to the barracks said:


    -Commander?


    Commander:


    -Yes ? Kael...


    Kael:


    -We found the target, apparently it is a refugee camp inside a supermarket where injured citizens and soldiers are being treated by doctors.


    Commander:


    -Kael, I don''t need details, just say that you have the target.


    Well now I will give you the rest of the information as I said earlier. The two on the ground Kael and Mikasa must enter the field and kill everyone, leaving them to warn those who are well and went on expedition and Shiro will finish them off.


    Kael turned off the bug with the general and asked Mikasa:


    -So this is what we are for? To kill people who can''t fight?


    Mikasa looks at him and says:


    -Kael, you know, we do the dirty work of this army, if we want to stay alive, we have to do what he says, you don''t want to end up like Riku, do you?


    Kael says:


    -No, I don''t want to.


    Mikasa:


    -I know how bad the situation is but you have to go, I really can''t do it.


    Kael:


    -You don''t need to say anything, I''ll do it.


    Mikasa looks at him going inside with tears in her eyes and says to herself:


    (Why... why am I such a pussy when it comes to killing someone).


    She leans against the wall and sits looking at the sky.


    Meanwhile Kael is near the front door, he smells blood, few footsteps, people in agony, but trying not to let himself be taken over by negative thoughts he focuses on listening to what they were saying inside and heard "The doctors and The others should be arriving soon." Kael informs Shiro and he asks:


    -Is there any specific direction?


    Kael:


    -No, but I suppose it''s from the forest considering what happened last night.


    Shiro says:


    -Okay then, I''ll pay a little more attention to the forest and the area closest to you and I''ll leave Aria to see the rest with binoculars.


    Kael says:


    -Okay, I''ll go in.


    When Kael enters there he finds a lot of people full of blood everywhere and some without legs or arms, some lying down, others were barely standing, the floor was red, the walls were all broken and cracked, two armed enemies were standing. deep down and went directly towards Kael pointing two rifles at our hero Kael is completely paralyzed by the state of the survivors, but there are two guns pointed at him so he focuses on them and forgets about the others and focuses on the two men


    One of them says:


    -Stop! Who are you?


    A different voice comes out of Kael''s mouth saying:


    -Your nightmare.


    And Kael runs towards them with a purple knife in his hand, killing them both after that Kael returns to normal and looks at what he did and at the knife and hears a voice saying:


    -Is it me or you?


    Kael looks at the people and they say to him:


    "No, no, please don''t kill us, we are not to blame for anything." Some pray, others ask Kael for mercy, others say they will do anything for him, others give their lives to Kael.


    The voice returns and says to Kael:


    -If you don''t decide, I''ll decide. I''m going to end this NOW!


    After this Kael is taken over by a purple aura, his left iris turns purple and his pupil is stretched as if it were a cat''s, in the blink of an eye all the survivors were dead. Kael covered in blood faces the last survivor, leaving him with a normal eye. The survivor noticed this and asked:


    -What happened to your eye?


    Kael responds:


    -I don''t know.


    Kael steps forward and the man says:


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    -No, don''t kill me like you did the others.


    Kael says:


    -Stay silent forever and smile.


    After telling him this, he hits him with the tip of the knife, which is not sharp, leaving him unconscious.


    Kael leaves the supermarket and sees the group of soldiers who went looking for them in the forest, when they see him the one who led them says looking at him perplexed, angry, impressed, he had a huge desire to kill Kael at that moment so he he ran at him with all his might, Kael got ready but Shiro shot him and blew him up, with 3 more bullets he finished off the rest of the army and told Mikasa and Kael to run away as the mission was over. Kael goes to meet Mikasa on the street next to the supermarket, when he gets there to inform her she looks at him scared and he says:


    -No matter my condition, I did what had to be done, let''s leave quickly.


    Mikasa moves away from him but he takes her hand and they go to Shiro and Aria who at this moment were at the end of the street in the building they were in, everyone was impressed and scared by Kael''s condition but that doesn''t matter now, they they have to leave because the enemy army was warned, Toru at the base entered the enemy communications network and managed to get this information so he went as quickly as possible to the ship and escaped in time.


    Already on the ship, Shiro is making the mission report to the commander and Mikasa and Aria are in a room together and Kael was cleaning the blood on him and his uniform. After some time Kael enters the room where Mikasa and Aria are and says:


    -Hello, am I interrupting?


    Mikasa says:


    -You can''t come in, sit down.


    Kael enters the room and sits on one of the chairs and Mikasa asks:


    -So how was it inside?


    Kael responds:


    -In terms of the mission, fine, but not for me. I still think about those people asking forgiveness from the gods and worshiping me,...


    Aria gets up and goes to a chair next to Kael, approaches him from the right, puts her hand on his left shoulder and says:


    -Kael, that must be very difficult. I can''t imagine why Mikasa didn''t want to go, seeing your condition at the end, I don''t even think about it. You haven''t said a single word since we got together until 5 minutes ago.


    Kael thoughtfully looks down, Mikasa realizes that something could happen between them and leaves slowly without anyone noticing and goes to Shiro, thinking to herself:


    -I hope these two can find what they need in each other... Even if it complicates the path ahead of us.


    Aria puts her hand on Kael''s chin and lifts it towards her face and says to Kael:


    -Do you remember the man you were when you comforted me in that room where we met? I want to see you again, Kael. I know it''s not easy, but I need you strong, like you always were. For me... For us. You know I''m here for you.


    Kael responds:


    -Yes you can. But first let me do this....


    And he starts crying, Aria laughs and gives him a hug, Aria stays there with him for a while while he recovers and when he''s finally okay she says to him:


    -Come on Kael, I know the state you are in but don''t make it worse, what I am to you you are the same to me, remember the necklaces.


    Kael looks at her and smiles saying:


    -Thank you for everything.


    Aria responds:


    -Don''t thank me since I met you you''ve just been helping me with everything important I always stay behind without doing anything like in this mission... in that fight in the garden, in our first mission I want to do something more but I can''t .


    Kael has an idea and says:


    -What if I teach you how to fight and you teach me healing?


    Aria looks at him and says:


    -It seems like an interesting idea to me, but you start.


    Happy Kael says:


    -But shouldn''t I be second? After all, women are always first.


    Aria laughs and punches him in the arm and says:


    -I want you to be, can you be?


    Kael says yes and meanwhile Shiro and Mikasa enter the room, Shiro says:


    -So you''re both fine then.


    The two respond:


    -Yes.


    Shiro and Mikasa sit on the other side of the room talking and Kael and Aria continue to talk about the past.


    Arriving at the barracks, they are welcomed as always by the commander and the rest of the team, the Commander says:


    -Well done everyone, it was a successful mission.


    Turning his back, the commander goes back into the barracks, the rest of the team plus Kael, Aria, Shiro and Mikasa go to their usual room. Inside Takami asks the four:


    -So how was the mission? They don''t seem to be going well, did something happen?


    Kael asks if he can go to his room because he prefers not to talk about it and Takami says she understands and lets him go, while Kael walks away and enters the bedroom area. Aria asks if she can go to him as he''s been acting a little strange. , and Takami says to him, smiling a little:


    -Go.


    Takami watches Aria go and when she reaches the same area as Kael he turns to Shiro and Mikasa saying:


    -Isn''t love beautiful?


    As soon as he says this, Shiro laughs, shaking his head from side to side and Mikasa hits him on the back saying:


    -Look at what you say, they still listen to you.


    Takami laughs a little and says:


    -No more jokes now, I also have a report to receive.


    While Shiro and Mikasa were giving the report of what happened to Takami, Aria was at the door of Kael''s room, without the courage to slam the door, she was standing in front of the door looking at the floor, she thought:


    (Did I say something to you that I shouldn''t have?)(Is this my fault?)


    She feels dizzy so she leans against the wall on the other side in front of Kael''s door and sits on the floor with her head resting on her legs and her arms around her and thinks:


    (What happened, why couldn''t I return the favor, where did I go wrong, please Kael, I don''t want to keep seeing you always sad when something like this happens...).


    After the personal crisis that Aria had because she thought she had failed to help Kael to make him stronger, she starts to cry softly, not wanting to bother Kael.


    -Kael the fire dies down. Did you know?


    Kael inside the room hears Aria crying who tried to keep it quiet so as not to disturb him but she couldn''t stand it.


    Kael gets up from the bed and goes towards the door, upon hearing Aria''s crying he is hesitant to open the door and then stays there, there we have our hero in front of a door not knowing what to do, completely standing there thinking if must take action, which may hurt Aria, but may make her happy. Lost in these thoughts Kael stares at the door with his hand near the lock, Kael thinks about opening the door, staying inside and listening to the crying is not an option for him at the moment but he also doesn''t know what to do so he gets stuck in the door. His mind is thinking about what would give the best outcome to this difficult situation, he is afraid of failing, afraid of hurting Aria, he doesn''t think he is to blame for what is happening outside but he feels obligated to go.


    Completely consumed


    the flower consumed by the shadow


    the fire is reborn from the ashes


    ashes of questioning

 8-Day Off

    Kael, staring at the door, says to himself:


    (What''s wrong with me... she''s been doing everything she can to help me and now here I am wondering if I should help her. I bet she''s never wondered something like that.)


    After thinking about this, Kael sighs heavily and puts his hand on the doorknob:


    -The fire spreads...


    Frustrated Kael says quietly:


    -Shut up... I know what to do


    Kael opens the door and sees Aria in the dark, only illuminated by part of the light coming from Kael''s room, he lightly goes to her side and sits down next to her and asks:


    -Aria, are you okay? What''s going on?


    Aria doesn''t respond, Kael gets worried and uses Analise to check her condition but Kael doesn''t find anything and hears a voice that says:


    -I''m sorry.


    Kael doesn''t understand what this means and thinks:


    (Excuse me?)(Is it like what happened before? "Warm up")


    With this in mind he says:


    -Aria, I''m sorry, if it was something I did, I don''t want to worry you and I also don''t want you to worry, will you get it together for me?


    Aria without saying anything raises her head and puts it on Kael''s shoulder and says:


    -No, it was my mistake... don''t worry.


    Kael:


    -Of course I worry, just like you worry about me.


    Aria smiles and says:


    -Okay, but we''ll talk about it later... You know? Your shoulder is really warm.


    Kael laughs and says:


    -I knew you would like it.


    Aria seeing Kael smiling after his speech she says:


    -Can I stay here a little longer?


    Kael says:


    -Stay as long as you want.


    Aria smiles and says:


    -Thanks.


    Kael leaned over slightly, hesitantly, and asked:


    -Can I?


    Aria responds:


    -Yes.


    And so Aria stood there with her head on Kael''s shoulder and Kael with her head against Aria''s. Minutes later Takami goes there to check on them and when he reaches the beginning of the corridor he sees Aria and Kael sitting on the floor and hides in the corner saying quietly to the rest of the happy team:


    -Come here and see.


    Confused, the others go there to see and Takami says:


    -Place yourselves in the corner.


    Intrigued Mikasa asks to be the first to see, and Takami says:


    -Go.


    Mikasa stands in the corner and sees them in the hallway, she smiles and turns back and says to Takami in a happy and soft voice:


    -They''re really funny.


    Intrigued, Shiro leans against the wall and takes a look, turning back with a smile on his face and says:


    -Look.


    So each of them went there to take a look to see what it was all about, Renji with a smile on his face says:


    -Leave them alone.


    Hikaru smiling agrees and Toru smiling also says:


    -I agree Mikasa they are funny.


    After everyone sees Takami says:


    -Let''s leave them alone, shall we?


    Everyone agrees and some go back to work, others take a break, others go to train and others go to talk.


    After a few minutes Kael and Aria return to the main room and Takami smiles looking at them and says:


    -So pom... OH.


    Mikasa, who had stepped on his foot on purpose, says:


    -Sorry.


    And then he looks at him and says quietly:


    -What are you thinking about?


    Takami looks back at Kael and Aria and asks:


    -Are you already recovered after the previous mission?


    Kael says:


    -Yes we are.


    Takami:


    -So I have something to announce to the whole team. Everyone gather here.


    Everyone looks at Takami and those who aren''t close go there and Takami excitedly says:


    -We''re going to have a day off tomorrow.


    Everyone is celebrating and happy, some jumping around the room, others shouting:


    -Yesssssssss.


    Others just had a smile on their face, Kael in the middle of all that noise asks Takami:


    -Can we go for a walk tomorrow, me and her?


    Takami looks at him smiling and says:


    -Of course, go ahead, whatever we''ll call you tomorrow.


    Kael thanks them and they celebrate with everyone else, in that room there is euphoria until the night, they set up a mini party to last until the night and they stayed there. However, night came and some decided to go to sleep, others stayed there, but eventually everyone went to sleep.


    The next day Kael wakes up with a knock on the door, he looks at her, gets up from the bed, grabs the handle, looks at it and opens the door, on the other side is Takami who says:


    -Hello Kael, can we talk?


    Kael says:


    -Yes of course.


    Kael lets Takami enter the room and they both sit on Kael''s bed, Takami asks:


    -I don''t want to be misunderstood, but can I ask you why yesterday?


    Kael:


    -Than ?


    Takami:


    -You don''t need to pretend, Kael. I know I saw you in the hallway yesterday.


    Kael looks at him a little strangely and says:


    -Aria wasn''t feeling well so I went to see her.


    Takami:


    -You did good, I know you don''t want to tell me but I just wanted to tell you, be careful with the Commander.


    Kael:


    -Why ?


    Takami:


    -Do you know he had problems growing up and he never managed to find a serious love because he was very aggressive? So he destroys all the loves that exist in this army.


    Kael looks down a little sad and Takami says smiling:


    -Take it easy, Kael, the love monster won''t come and eat you.


    Kael doesn''t react and Takami thinks he made the situation worse with his joke, but Kael looks at him with a smile and says:


    -It was a good joke.


    Takami smiles with him and says:


    -I just want you to be careful with things like yesterday in here, I can''t do anything if the Commander sees you.


    Kael says:


    -Thanks for the information, I''ll be careful with that.


    After this little conversation between Kael and Takami, he asks:


    -Kael it seems like no one got up yet, do you want to go wake them up with me?


    Kael smiles and says yes, then he and Takami will wake everyone up, starting at the beginning of the bedroom corridor where the first two doors were Toru on the left and Shiro on the right with the door a little further ahead, the next ones are Renji''s on the left and Hikaru on the right, then Kael''s room on the left and on the other side was Aria''s, Kael offers to knock on Aria''s door, so Takami says:


    -Okay, I''ll hit Mikasa then.


    Having said that Kael positioned in front of Aria and Takami''s room in Mikasa''s, they count with their fingers 1... 2... 3... when three arrives they both knock on the door of the two, moments later they open the doors and Takami and Kael say good morning to them, Aria says to Kael:


    -So today you decided to wake everyone up with Takami?


    Kael:


    -Yes.


    Aria smiles and says:


    -I''m going to get ready and leave now.


    Kael says:


    -OK.


    In the main room, Shiro carefully checked his sniper while Renji, distracted from everything around him, threw blows at the training dummy. Hikaru, lost in his world, adjusted an experimental explosive, while Toru read calmly. Takami was waiting for Mikasa and Kael was waiting for Aria, Kael asks Takami:


    -Are you and Mikasa going out too?


    Takami:


    -Yes, after seeing you yesterday, she definitely wants someone to talk to.


    Kael says:


    -Her situation must be difficult.


    Takami:


    -Yes, it is quite difficult but she manages to cope well fortunately.


    Meanwhile, Aria and Mikasa arrive, each of them goes to their leaving partner and sets off on their way.


    Mikasa and Takami decide to go to Elysoria, Kael and Aria go with them, once there Takami and Mikasa will walk through the less developed part of the city and Kael and Aria will go to the city park.


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    Entering the city, tall buildings rose all around, with shops nestled at the base of each building. The busy roads echoed with sounds of horns and conversations, crisscrossing in four chaotic directions. The rides, still looking almost new, bore the mark of two years of use, as Takami had mentioned moments before to Kael with a slight smile. The streets were filled with happy people, each carrying an aura of tranquility. There were no signs of major trouble there, and the police patrolled at a relaxed pace. As they walked, Kael passed a peculiar hotel with a sign saying it accepted anyone for free. The sight intrigued him, but he decided to save the exploration for later.


    They continued walking until, remembering what Takami had said before, Kael commented:


    -Look here, they clean the floor.


    Aria laughs and says:


    -Yes, it seems like that here.


    Continuing to walk further towards the city center Kael sees something with vegetation and while Aria is looking at a clothing store Kael is looking at that place with vegetation and realizes that it is a park, and says to Aria:


    -There''s a park ahead, do you want to go there?


    Aria:


    -Yes, but first which one of these do you think would suit me better?


    Kael thinks to himself:


    (It doesn''t even look like her to someone who cried for 15 minutes yesterday)


    Aria:


    -Hey Kael, are you listening to me.


    Kael:


    -Ah, yes, sorry.


    Kael observes the two sweaters that Aria has in her hand, one of them is purple made of wool, with some white Christmas designs and the other is a green wool sweater also with white Christmas designs, Kael asks:


    -Why do you want a shirt like that?


    Aria:


    -Have you already forgotten that Christmas is coming?


    Kael confused and impressed with himself for forgetting:


    -Well, Christmas is in three weeks.


    Aria:


    -Yes, but can you help me, I''m already getting tired of picking up these sweaters.


    Kael:


    -You really have to ask difficult questions, don''t you? But ok, I think purple suits you better.


    Happy Aria says:


    -That was exactly the one I was going to choose.


    Going away to buy it, Kael thinks to himself indignantly:


    (If you wanted to take that one, why are you asking me?)


    Aria buys the shirt, however Kael goes outside to wait for her, once it is purchased Aria goes outside and says to Kael:


    -Let''s go to that park you said?


    Kael:


    -Yes, let''s go.


    Arriving at the entrance to the park, Kael watches him for a few moments,


    you see a straight path that leads to a fountain in the middle, in the right corner there are some trees, flowers and a lake, in the left corner there are just flowers, some trees and some bushes that Kael really liked with several designs, one of them was even a star.


    Walking through the park Kael and Aria see that there are some benches along the way and decide to sit on one to talk.


    Kael asks:


    -Do you want to talk about what happened yesterday?


    Aria receosa said:


    -Yes I do.


    Kael observes Aria is a little afraid and says:


    -You don''t have to talk if you don''t feel comfortable.


    Aria:


    -No, I don''t want to talk about this but it''s difficult...


    Kael:


    -So let''s start with the simple parts, shall we?


    Aria looks at him and nods, continuing Kael says:


    -Let''s start with what made you cry.


    Aria:


    -Blame...


    Kael:


    -What''s your fault?


    Aria:


    -I don''t think I''m ready to talk about this.


    Kael:


    -Okay then, do you want to do something else?


    Aria:


    -No, I have to gain courage. Let''s do this.


    Kael placing his hand on his shoulder and saying softly:


    -Hey hey, you don''t need to do this, I can wait.


    Aria looks at him and says:


    -It doesn''t have to be now.


    Kael nods and Aria continues:


    -At that moment I was feeling useless, I thought everything I had done was gone.


    Confused Kael:


    -What are you talking about?


    Aria:


    - About you, I''m talking about you at that moment I thought that everything I had done for you was gone, the way I saw you leaving you didn''t seem as happy as you were moments before.


    Kael gives him a warm hug and says:


    -Oh, Aria, I''m sorry for what I put you through.


    And there they hugged for a few minutes, meanwhile Takami and Mikasa were walking through the less developed district of the city where Takami was observing him, they were in a simple neighborhood with old houses, some with walls and some without, these houses were all inside squares and some had houses, others didn''t, the street in that area had no sidewalk, it was a road, cars passed there, so Takami and Mikasa walked around the corner, taking advantage of the moment a car passed by and Mikasa looked at it. Takami makes up his mind and asks Mikasa:


    -What do you want to talk about?


    Mikasa:


    -It''s not talking, it''s venting.


    Takami:


    -About what?


    Mikasa:


    -About Kael and Aria.


    Takami:


    -What do those two have?


    Mikasa:


    -Do you remember Riku?


    Takami:


    -Of course who would forget him, my best friend and your love.


    Mikasa:


    -Don''t say that.


    Takami laughs and says:


    -Sorry.


    Mikasa:


    -Those two yesterday made me remember what I never had with Riku... I spent the whole night thinking about it.


    Takami:


    -I know it''s difficult for you, I don''t ask you to forget it but don''t let it affect you.


    Mikasa looking up says:


    -I know but it''s complicated, I miss him every day.


    Takami:


    -Me too, but as I told you at the time, "Even without him, we always have to keep him in our minds. That''s why we have to stay together, to keep him alive."


    Mikasa looks at the houses around her and asks Takami:


    -Where was your old house?


    Takami:


    -Good question, let me think...


    Takami with a provocative face looks at Mikasa and asks


    -Wait, weren''t you sad a few moments ago?


    Mikasa responds in a provocative tone:


    -I was but I remembered that I can talk to your parents to tell me your embarrassing stories.


    Takami smiles and asks:


    -I don''t think I ever asked you this, but where are you from?


    Mikasa responds:


    -I''m originally from the planet Aeronis.


    Takami looks at her quickly and says:


    -Aeronis?


    Mikasa:


    -Yes Aeronis, you must be wondering if I didn''t know the planet when we were there on the mission, right?


    Takami says in a joking voice:


    -Not by chance, but since you mention it.


    Mikasa smiles and says:


    -How funny you are...


    He pats him on the back and says:


    -Come on then, funny man, tell me the story of your first love


    Takami:


    -Hey hey Mikasa you''re going too far.


    Mikasa laughs and says:


    -You know, I always feel good when I remember the stories your parents told me.


    Takami:


    -Yes, I was completely different when I was a child like those two.


    Mikasa:


    -Well, you were...


    Takami interrupts and asks:


    -And what were you like?


    Mikasa:


    -Different from you for sure.


    Takami:


    -Now aside from joking, are you really okay?


    Mikasa:


    -I just wanted a little time away from that place and someone to vent to.


    Takami:


    -So that means...


    Mikasa:


    -What do you mean?


    Takami:


    -Nothing leaves it alone.


    Mikasa a little upset:


    -Let it be, you were about to say it''s over.


    Takami:


    -Calm down, Mikasa, are you leaving one sad moment to enter another?


    Mikasa, making a loving face, says:


    -No.


    Takami leans towards Mikasa and says in a teasing voice:


    -So does that mean we can go get some ice cream?


    Mikasa looks at him smiling and super happy says:


    -Yes, let''s go.


    Takami:


    -Towards the city then.


    Mikasa excited:


    -Yes captain.


    The flowers grow


    the fire subsides


    not disappearing


    it won''t go out...

 9-Day Off 2

    Kael and Aria walking through the park come across the fountain in the middle of the park. As they walk around there, someone calls out to Kael on their left. Looking over there, he sees a man dressed in a black hooded cloak. Using Analysis, he recognizes the power of that man. Kael decides to approach him and asks:


    -Who are you?


    The man answers:


    -Let''s say... an old friend.


    Kael:


    -What''s your name?


    Man:


    -Don''t you remember me? We were the strongest in our class.


    Kael, looking impressed, asks:


    -Orion?


    Orion was a little shorter than Kael, had straight brown hair, brown eyes, and a scar near his right eye.


    Lowering his hood and smiling, he says:


    -Exactly. How have you been all these months?


    Kael:


    -I''ve been moving forward.


    Aria smiles in the background and Orion asks:


    -Is she your friend?


    Kael:


    -Yes, her name is Aria and we''ve been together since the moment we were all taken from school.


    Orion looks at Aria and says:


    -It''s a pleasure to meet you.


    Aria smiles slightly and says:


    -Likewise.


    Orion looks at Kael again and says:


    -I see that you don''t hide your uniform. Why?


    Kael:


    -What''s the problem?


    Orion:


    -Aren''t you judged on the street by the looks of others?


    Kael:


    -I don''t know, I honestly don''t notice.


    Orion:


    -Don''t you notice? I was kicked out of a city because of this uniform.


    Kael:


    -Which city was it?


    Orion:


    -Haruka.


    Kael looks down thoughtfully and says:


    -I don''t know that city.


    Orion:


    -It''s also a good thing you don''t know her, that place is in complete chaos, civil wars, disorder everywhere... I''m glad you left that city.


    Aria cuts the conversation short and says to Kael:


    -We have to go.


    Kael asks:


    -What happened?


    Aria:


    -I don''t know, but Takami wants us to meet him at the beginning of 3b Street.


    Kael:


    -3b? Where is that?


    Aria:


    -I don''t know.


    Orion:


    -You still don''t know how the streets on this planet are organized?


    Kael:


    -No. Orion:


    -I''ll explain it to you then...


    Orion looks for a point of reference, but he decides to draw a picture on the ground, where he explains that there are different types of streets, each one ending with a letter and a number, and how it works. This park is the city center, so the line of streets to the left and right are number 4 and 3. Towards the front, where the ships usually stop, is number 1, where the main things are, and to the back, is number 2. The letters basically indicate the street in its line. The lines to the left and right go from the front of the city to the end, starting with A and ending with the letter that represents the last street from 1 to 26, each number representing a letter of the alphabet. Do you understand?


    Kael says:


    -Yes, I understand, so we have to go to the second street?


    Kael points to the line of streets to the right, towards the beginning, Orion says:


    -Yes exactly, it''s not difficult, is it?


    Kael:


    -No, but now we have to go, thanks for the information, since you''re from the army, we''ll see you around.


    Waving to Orion, Kael and Aria leave and Orion continues on his way. Arriving at the beginning of street 3b, they meet Takami and Mikasa and ask:


    -Why did you call us?


    Takami excitedly:


    -I called you because we have a mission here on this street.


    Aria asks, somewhat confused by Takami''s enthusiasm:


    -What mission?


    Takami:


    -The mission to end the ice cream monster in that store.


    Kael finds what Takami said funny and says to him:


    -Oh, so it''s to go eat ice cream.


    Seeing Kael smiling, Takami asks Aria:


    -Are you excited, Aria?


    Aria smiles and answers:


    -Yes, I am.


    Our four heroes then headed towards the ice cream shop and in the meantime Kael noticed on the street and smelled a very pleasant smell of sweets. On that street the shops were all related to sweets in general, so there was a very funny contrast in Kael''s eyes. For example, one of the buildings there had a cotton candy shop downstairs, so it was a pink shop all decorated and pretty, and above it was a greyer building, in very good condition but which provided a fun contrast. There was another shop specializing in chocolates and this was a brown shop downstairs and above it was a grey stone building. In the case of our heroes, it was an ice cream shop that had a white exterior, so it wasn''t a bad contrast in Kael''s eyes, but who knows. Entering inside, you come across a very smelly space, the tables were simple wooden, the chairs were also wooden with red cushions, the floor, ceiling and walls were white, with black lines on the floor, circular lights on the ceiling, on the walls in the corners there were some flowers and plants, two televisions, paintings, decorative drawings made with paint on the walls, the service counter was in a straight line from the entrance and had two small corridors to both sides, on the right there were the bathrooms and some tables, and on the left there were tables and the exit and entrance to the kitchen, on the counter there were several flavors of ice cream, Kael and Aria were admiring the flavors and Aria says:


    -Kael, I spent my money on the sweater...


    Kael:


    -I know, I''ll pay.


    Takami interrupts:


    -No, Kael, I''ll pay. Like Aria did with hers, I want you to do the same. Buy something for yourself. You can leave the ice cream on me.


    Kael and Aria thank them and Takami asks:


    -What flavors do you want?


    Kael:


    -Chocolate and Mint.


    Aria:


    -Strawberry and Red Berries


    While Takami waits in line for a while to order with Mikasa, Aria starts talking to Kael about buying him a sweater for Christmas since he''s close. When Takami''s turn comes, he says at the counter:


    -Good morning.


    Attendant:


    -Good morning, what''s it going to be?


    Takami:


    -There were four ice creams, each with two scoops, one with Chocolate and Mint, another with Strawberry and Red Fruits, one with Peach and Mango and one with Vanilla and Chocolate.


    Attendant:


    -Okay, everything is ready, you can go to that table. Do you want to pay now?


    Takami:


    -Yes.


    Takami pays for the ice creams and they sit at the table waiting for the ice cream.


    Takami asks Kael and Aria who at that moment were talking about Kael buying a festive sweater:


    -So how was your trip?


    Kael:


    -It was fun, I met an old friend of mine.


    Takami:


    -Is he in the army?


    Kael:


    -Yes, but I don''t know which division he was in.


    Takami thinks for a few seconds, takes a deep breath and says with a smile:


    -At least you had fun.


    Kael and Aria smile back and continue their conversation. Meanwhile, the ice creams arrive and the waiter hands them to each one, at the end saying with a smile on his face:


    -Enjoy your meal.


    The four heroes smile back and say:


    -Thank you.


    After finishing their ice cream, our heroes find themselves in front of the store, where Takami asks:


    -Well, it''s almost time to go. Do you still want to do something else or are we done for today?


    Kael:


    -Can you give us 20 minutes?


    Takami realizes what this is about and answers:


    -Yes, I will. I''ll give you up to 30 minutes, okay?


    Kael:


    -Thank you, we''ll be there.


    Kael and Aria went in opposite directions to a clothing store, while Takami and Mikasa returned to the ship. Arriving at the clothing store, Aria excitedly said to Kael:


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    -Come on, here''s the sweater.


    Kael picked up the sweater and looked at it. It was a blue sweater with white details. As Kael touched the material, it seemed to be getting more comfortable. He became confused. He asked:


    -What fabric is this?


    Aria:


    -It''s a special fabric made with wool infused with power and molded into balls of wool.


    Kael:


    -You really like fashion, don''t you?


    Aria smiled:


    -Yes.


    Kael looked at her and said, smiling:


    -I''m going to take this sweater. I loved it.


    Aria, extremely happy, said:


    -Yay.


    While the two went to pay, she kept talking about how much she liked that wool, and how Kael had to owe her money that he didn''t have enough.


    With the sweater purchased, the two heroes went to Takami and Mikasa, taking 26 minutes. Takami said:


    -Very well, you did it in 26 minutes.


    Kael, out of breath, said to Aria:


    -We did it.


    Aria, out of breath, also looked at him and said:


    -Yes.


    Takami:


    -Time to go home, we still have to prepare for tomorrow.


    Returning home, they are greeted with a big smile by everyone: Renji, Hikaru, Shiro and Toru. Our four heroes were tired so they greeted everyone and went to their rooms to rest.


    The next day, Kael, as always, wakes up with Takami knocking on the door and walks towards it and opens it, but to his surprise, it was Aria who was surprised. He says:


    -Today, were you the one who came to wake me up?


    Aria happily:


    -Yes.


    Kael smiles and says:


    -I''ll get ready and I''ll be right out, okay?


    Aria:


    -Ok.


    Kael closes the door and changes his pajamas for his military uniform and goes to the main room. There he is greeted with a breakfast that Takami had made for everyone. Takami says to Kael:


    -Kael, we were waiting for you, come sit down, let''s all eat together.


    Kael smiles and looks at him saying:


    -Ok.


    Kael closes the door and changes his pajamas for his military uniform and goes to the main room, where he is greeted with breakfast that Takami had made for everyone. Takami says to Kael:


    -Kael, we were waiting for you, come sit down and let''s all eat together.


    Kael smiles and looks at him saying:


    -Ok.


    Sitting at the table, Kael looks at the food and is happy, just like everyone else. At the end, Takami calls Kael to the roof, saying:


    -Kael, we have to talk, let''s go to the roof?


    Kael, who was talking to Shiro, looks at Takami and says:


    -Aaahhh, yes we can go.


    On the roof the sun was shining, but in all that brightness Takami had chosen a shade to talk and then asked Kael to sit on the small wall that was up there while he stood, before starting to speak Takami took a cigarette and tried to light it but his lighter, however, was out of gas so Kael extended his finger and said:


    -Put the lighter here.


    Takami puts the lighter on Kael''s finger and transfers fire into the lighter. Takami says:


    -Thank you, but what did you do to it?


    Kael:


    -Nothing. I just lit the rest of the gas that was in there and made the fire merge with my power, so it burns for a long time, but what did you want to talk about?


    Takami looks at the ground from up there and with the smoke passing in front of his eyes, he says:


    -Your friend Orion, what do you know about him?


    Confused, Kael asks:


    -What do you mean, why do you want to know that?


    Takami asks:


    -I need to know. Let''s do some math on what you know and then I''ll tell you why that might be?


    Kael, still confused about why Takami asked him this, answers:


    -Okay? I think... So he was a friend of mine, we both went to the same school, I don''t know what planet he''s from, I don''t know if he had parents, or any family, I don''t know anything about his personal life but I know his power, we were enemies at school, in a healthy way, we were always trying to get stronger than each other and one day we ended up going to war and I stopped seeing him.


    Takami:


    -Is that all? There''s nothing else?


    Kael:


    -That I can remember now why?


    Takami looking up a little disappointed says:


    -Well it seems it''s my turn then... He''s a fugitive, there''s a price on his head in several cities and mainly here in the barracks.


    Kael:


    -A... fugitive?


    Takami, in a calmer voice:


    -Yes, a fugitive or deserter, if you will. He fled from a battlefield. I don''t know why, but he was one of the only ones who stood out or wanted him. But no one accepted him, even though he trained with the strongest soldiers, he was forgotten by the others... I don''t understand.


    Kael, remembering the past, says to Takami:


    -By chance, there''s something I just remembered.


    Takami looks at him hopefully and says:


    -What?


    Kael:


    -Aria and I talked to him a bit and I heard that he was on the planet Midoriya in the city of Haruka and was expelled from there because of his uniform...


    Takami interrupts:


    -Because of the uniform? In this city, we have a good reputation. I don''t understand why that is...


    Kael:


    -I don''t know either, but I know that he knew the street layout of Elysoria very well.


    Takami thoughtfully:


    -So he''s out there... Maybe we can still find him...


    Kael:


    -Is it better not to tell anyone else?


    Takami looks at Kael, the smoke once again passes in front of his face and he looks up thoughtfully and says:


    -I don''t know, we have to think about it. We don''t know who or where he''s hanging out with. We have to do a search first... but just the two of us, this is going to be complicated, but we can''t let anyone know about this so, on the next free day we''ll go for a walk and you''ll know.


    Kael:


    -Yes, I know.


    Finishing and putting out the cigarette, Takami and Kael go back inside, arriving in the room the commander and his team were waiting for them. The Commander asks:


    -Where were you?


    Takami answers:


    -On the roof, commander, we were talking about Kael being the next commander of the secret forces.


    The Commander, with a serious face as always, asks:


    Kael? Why?


    Takami:


    -He evolves quickly, I think he will be a good choice. Besides, he promised that he would not oppose my choice.


    Commander:


    -And I do not oppose it, I just thought it was interesting, choosing a member who has been here for a few weeks, is there anything else in particular for this choice?


    Takami:


    -No, but it can still change, but for now it is him.


    The commander looks attentively at Takami and says:


    -Very well then.


    Turning his back and pointing to the map that is being projected on the wall, he says:


    -Look at this map, this is the map of the Elysoria sewer system, it was recently discovered that there is probably a terrorist organization hidden in them, your objective is to find out if this is true without being noticed by the civilians. The green dots are the various entrances and the yellow dot is where the clues were found, look there, maybe they are still there. Take your time to analyze the map, tomorrow you will leave to carry out the mission, the distribution is your choice Takami.


    Having finished speaking the commander turns his back and leaves.


    Takami looks at the map and the rest of the team does the same...


    The fire is quiet


    too quiet


    will it explode?


    Who knows...