chapter 17 sadness, army arrives
what a scarred boy opened his eyes to was a pile of bodies, broken buildings, destruction, a familiar smell, and lastly something that brought forth more than just sadness...
as if mixed with his complex emotions he was feeling from the dreams and broken memories that were wedged into his already tortured mind...
however hiei, the boy, ignored the building pain and agony as one thing was more important right now....
rain... his dear friend and beloved companion rain, the very clothes that he chose for her was on the ground near him him half way burnt with remains of someone that looks strikingly similar to her...
this is a joke right? a strange yet yet broken laughter emerged from the boy's lip like a broken speaker as he got closer...
it degraded to inaudible noise...
then upon reaching the side of the remains the boy was confused he didn't know whether to keep screaming, shrieking, or roaring...
it became a mix of all three as hiei was torn between rage, sadness, and unfathomable loss...
it was his first time truly feeling such an emotion as this spark collided with the simmering powerful remnants left by his predecessors it ate at him so much that he just wanted to release all of this fury that was bottled up...
but who or what could he possibly pour it on to?
the sounds of gunshots and machinery echoed about as the sounds of roars, clashing of skills, and battle could be heard along with it, bringing a strange calm to the previously raging mind of the boy as the answer came to him so soon...
just like the voices in his head were telling him over and over and over and over....
why think about it so much when there is so much to "play" with just not that far from here...
---Army joe pov---
this is Captain Joe Hudson leader of the fifth company, made up of three platoons under me...
we received word from command that there was a powerful newtype here and that we are to apprehend if they resist to kill them... still don't understand why the higher ups are killing the people that can help us in the upcoming struggles, this is just plain stupidity, i mean yeah there are those idiots that are going are being tyrants killing others just because they can and they "mellowed" out due to the stat removal which was a both a good thing and a bad thing.
ha~
a nudge from the side broke me from my lingering thoughts.
my comrade in arms who i have know since kindergarten Steve martin this hulk of a man is actually a geeky fellow! as he is a gun nut fairly tall 6'1", then again can't really compare against the recent giants that we have been seeing even that annoying one armed one all attacks seems to bounce off of that one big bastard, fairly popular with the ladies due to his skills for making weapons stronger thus they tend to try to stay in his good books, meh i never really cared, as long as he had my back when i truly needed it i too in turn would return the favor...
"keep your wits with ya man seems like another group of tangos are coming about mostly melee, and some ankle biters..."
i nodded at steve's words with a smirk as this was the third wave of monsters we had to deal with and we already used half of our ammo meaning it was about time to call for a retreat as survival was our main objective capturing the target was secondary and killing the target was optional depending on the situation...
my rank on the field was that of a captain due to ensuring the survival of my men throughout the times that i had them...
it was difficult yet i managed to achieve it due to my skill which is ARMY LEADER as long as my people believe in me i grow stronger and the stronger that i get those under me get a boost in morale, and overall stats making them almost the perfect soldiers...
however the down side to this skill is anyone who gets hurt under my command i will be the first to feel it and i receive a portion of all damage that my army may receive...
my best friend steve knows this which is why he has one of the healers always near me just in case...
while i appreciate the gesture but i was hoping for the buxom babe healer in our group not the straight up gay guy that keeps trying to cup a feel Damn it!!!
steve's answer was
"she has the weakest healing ability so tell me which is more important your libido or your life?"
i retorted "dude i think my ass is more important now than my f*cking life!!!"
he shrugged with a side of his lip curled up as he added as the hulk of a man walked away to get back to killing more monsters
"deal with it"
i was appalled as i yelled out "F*ck you steve!!! and you stop grabbing me Damn it!!!"