Don't Do What I Did

Jeanne nodded along as she understood what Arit was getting at. Less than two days ago, they were just trying to finish a tournament, and now they were fighting for the fate of their entire world. Of course, it was too much. But that was no reason for Arit to be afraid.

"You know, when the anima first appeared, it was in America. The Armageddon attack killed a lot of people in the country, including my and Pat's parents. The first thing I thought about when I heard what happened was Pat. He was just a kid back then, a fourteen-year-old who didn't know anything about the world, and I was afraid for him. I was terrified of what might have happened to him. Then when I came back and saw what sort of effect the attack had on him, I almost broke down. He was a hollow shell. Completely empty of any emotion.