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墨書 Inktalez
When did I start to ponder the connection between him and myself? Friends? Enemies? Or something else?
Or perhaps the root of the question lingering in my mind is another version of myself that has always been by his side.
Speaking of which, sometimes I really envy another version of myself...
There always seems to be so many people around her who care for and like her, and there are even people who always remember her birthday. There's probably a new silly doll every time too~
But me?
Betrayed, hurt, to the point where everything in the world seems to have nothing to do with me except Luna.
After all, when I was trapped in the deep crimson swamp, when I also needed someone to save me, the only one who responded to my cries of pain was myself.
You are never by my side. But I think, at this moment, you may already understand my state of mind at that time.
"Truly pitiful..."
Yes, this sentence is for you, and it's also for myself...
Carried by the cold wind stirred by the motorcycle, Alpha raced through this wasteland.
Perhaps it is because of the instinct to pursue the infectious agent that she has unknowingly become embroiled in the tide of infectious agent. But she just sneered. Like she was already used to it, she stopped the motorcycle and moved her body a little.
At the moment when the impending wave of infectious agent is about to engulf, time seems to freeze. All that can be seen is the fleeting shadow, like a flash of lightning, and then the unsheathed blade returns to its original position after Alpha stands firm again.
And then—
"Ding"
A crisp sound made the frozen gears of time turn once again. Just as the infectious agent's claws were about to touch Alpha, they themselves had already become a shattered wreckage.
"It's really boring," Alpha said with a light sigh as they looked at the ground covered with mechanical debris beside them, before getting back on the motorcycle.
Suddenly—
A large number of startled birds flew out of the nearby dead wood forest. Following the direction of those birds, in the distant ruins of the city, thick black smoke and flames had already colored the sky.
"There..." With a hint of curiosity, Alpha began to head towards the city over there.
The originally azure sky grew increasingly overcast as Alpha approached. Gradually, as the flames of the city came into view, the scattered debris along the roadside revealed the recent events that had taken place here.
"Sky Garden."
Glancing at the soldier nearby whose body had been pierced, Alpha sighed lightly once again and shook her head. She had thought she might find something valuable here, but in the end, it was just a scene unrelated to herself. Of course, if she hadn't suddenly made contact with a familiar signal just as she was about to turn and leave...
"Hmm? Is he here too?"
With doubt in her heart, Alpha turned to look at the wide road ahead. However, every time her eyes fell on the wreckage and the flames flickered around her, an inexplicable unease began to well up in her chest.
(Why should I worry about him?)
With a light hum, Alpha shook his head vigorously.
(I just wanted to make sure he's safe... That's all.)
So, Alpha habitually connected to the familiar channel. It still felt the same as before, a kind of unknown comfort and warmth. But strangely, no matter how Alpha called, there was only silent silence at the other end of the channel.
"Commander Grey Crow?"
Again and again, Alpha kept repeating the commander's name. Even she herself didn't notice that her speech was getting faster and faster. Until— a raindrop suddenly fell on her.
Carrying a somewhat chilling coldness, in an instant, Alpha suddenly reacted.
"Tsk."
With a snort, Alpha looked around at the devastated scene that resembled hell once again. But this time, she was no longer as calm as before.
(If you're joking, I'll definitely kill you.)
Twisting the handlebars of the motorcycle with force, like a released arrow, the white figure suddenly disappeared from the street.
How long has it been?
How many minutes? It feels like it has been a long time...
Her clothes were already soaked through by the rain, but her heart was getting more and more restless. Fortunately, the signal in her beacon had not been interrupted.
Finally, she found him in an inconspicuous corner as she had hoped.
With her head down, not a sound was made. And in his embrace, the familiar face once again made Alpha tighten her grip on his hand. Everything seemed like a dream, leaving Alpha full of confusion and bewilderment. And when she saw the screen of the communication device in front of the commander, anger rose from her eyes.
"Sorry?! Hmm?"
The self-deprecating laughter made Alpha cover her left eye. Despite her efforts to control herself, anger caused the energy in her left eye to continue to run wild.
Finally, as if venting, the blade flashed, and the communication device shattered with a sound.
"How ridiculous. I always thought this kind of thing would only happen to me. Or is it that anyone can become a sacrifice for the so-called 'victory' in the eyes of those people."
Speaking to himself, Alpha once again shifted his gaze to the commander in front of him.
"Truly pitiful..."
The scenes of the past kept alternating in Alpha's mind with each breath, gradually overlapping with the rain falling to the ground and the present moment.
With closed eyes, it's as if praying for something.
(Please... don't die...)
So, with a mixture of anxiety and anticipation in her heart, Alpha reached out and touched the commander's neck. The sudden slight pulse from the fingertips finally made her breathe a sigh of relief.
(Then they...)
Alpha shifted her gaze back to Lucia. The latter still wore a smile, but it seemed utterly ridiculous in Alpha's eyes. However, the deep-seated resentment still bound Alpha and made her check on Lucia's condition.
It's strange to say that, despite Lucia, Liv, and Ri's consciousness being severely contaminated, they seem to be in some kind of dormant state.
(Is it because of him?)
But at this point, it was impossible to let Alpha continue to ask further.
"Be grateful, commander of the Grey Crow. Be grateful that you have encountered me..."
Recalling the recent action of embracing Lucia, Alpha also skillfully lifted the commander into her arms. However, what surprised her was that the commander did not have the weight she had expected. Rather, as a human, he was still too fragile and small.
But when Alpha saw the commander's sleeping face in her arms, an inexplicable pity surged in her heart.
Just like when he entrusted Lucia to himself at that time. At that time, what appeared in his eyes was the anticipation and expectation for the future, as well as the heartfelt bond called family. But now, all that remains are the dried traces, whether they are rain or tears, it is unknown.
He once promised Alpha that he would bring Lucia a hopeful future.
Only the promise was shattered by reality, and the future is turning with this moment.
But you are still you, never changed.......
At that moment when I smiled consciously under Alpha, a beam of light finally broke through the dark sky. The rain stopped, and only the slender figure pointed the way forward.
But who is hoping for whom?
So...
(Forgive me, Grey Crow commander. In this world where anyone can be abandoned, perhaps we can finally walk the same path. For you, for me, and for the future we both long for. Let's start over together...)
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