Different Side Of The Coin

Skies is darkened as she walked from the academy. Her red cheeks and pale face drawn on her face. Why she must endure the pain, torture, and humiliation that she even not does.

As she remembered the time when her sister was always smiling and thought her the way of free life, yet today she suffered with a string, strangled her like a puppet.

What she did wrong?

When she did it? How will it end?

Question remains in silent with no one answer.

As she walked, she looked at the crowded street full with people running in different path as her,

"What are they doing?"

She only noticed the running, not the faces, face of scared, stressed and terror. Childrens or grownups desperate saving themselves from something, passing her by.

"Run! There is a Monster!"

People screamed the exact word, like the world become deeper and deeper, her conscious falling even deeper.

Finally, somebody bumped on her, she snapped from her trance of loneliness. She fell, realizing the chaos upon the city.

"What happened… Since when I got this far…"

She looked around only the same scenery shows at her eyes, "I… where-"

"Get down!"

In instance, she saw a flash of lightning swiping around of her eyes, it very bright even her eyes can't see through.

Followed by a sudden explosion, so strong even it blows every object around. As the wind weakened, the light disappearing, she saw a girl figure with her yellow suit and katana on her right hand still flashing with lightning.

"Are you okay? Sanna?"

The girl called her name, suddenly she remembers the moment where the exact word has spoken before.

"Sis?"

The girl turns around and rushed to her, as she about to fell fatigue,

"You're fine… Just close your eyes and rest…" the gentle voice said, as she closes her eyes immediately, feeling so much comfort from the figure's hug.

"Lania!"

As the name said, Lania came shocked to see Sanna,

"What happened?!" she takes Sanna over the figure as the figure stand.

"There's another Tyrants still wandering around. Take care of her." Off she goes leaving a trail of lightning.

"Lieutenant!"

She saw Asahi already equipped with her combat suit and weapon,

"Asahi, good timing. Help me carry her-"

"Sanna! What just happened?!"

"I do not know. But she's alright. The commander assures it."

"Eh…"

When she mentioned the commander she surprised, so rare even the commander comes to city.

"What do you mean, Eh? Help me now or we're going to catch up with another Tyrants!" Lania hollered, while she trying to rise by holding Sanna.

Asahi helped. Yet still thinking about the commander sudden appearance. Bothered, she draws confusion on her face, feeling something might really badly happened.

"Lieutenant, what bring the Elite team here?" she asked,

"S.I.N is already on the move, they unleashed their biological weapon called 'Tyrants' it was a result of experiments of mixing Chaosits and human-being creating a new entity as they were."

Lania explained, as they walked to nearest building to secure Sanna.

"Then the situation is really bad! We should call Takaya for help-"

"We already know about it, Asahi."

Suddenly a girl voice talked to her on her communication device, "You need to go back the facility right now."

"What?! No, we cannot just let this goes on-"

"Let the Elite's handle the situation. This is possibly a trap from S.I.N to lure us out."

"But-"

"I know what you're thinking-"

In a midst of debate, a powerful blast pushes them away, followed by the same yellow lightning trails crashes into the windows of the building.

Fortunate, Asahi managed to keep her balance while witnessing everything. She saw the commander is the one who crashed.

Like being thrown away like rock, she saw the rubbles already swallows her. She gazed at the direction where she might come, only to see a giant tailed figure already walk closing to the commander.

She is the only one who stand, the only one to act either to prevent something irreversible happened or let it be.

Her eyes turned sharply. She became calm as the movement begins to slow down as she walks towards the being.

"Sagol."

After the word being said, every shade of shadow around Asahi suddenly hugs her, a strange violet light roused under her feet. Her body emits the violet light and it formed a beautiful dress.

As the light and darkness fully formed a dress of armor different from, she ever being able to materialized. A small great crown placed on her head, her appearance totally changed.

Asahi's right eye turn red, while she felt the power grow even stronger than she ever known. She clenched her hand and stand, erases her confusion. Her face show determination.

"Never thought I will draw this much power…" she said.

The moment ends by the all the movement begins to move as normal. The Tyrant still walking to finishes it work.

The commander stand as the rubbles are blown away by her strange power, drawing her katana to the Tyrant,

"Don't know how give up, do you…" the commander said,

The Tyrant suddenly runs toward the commander, a surge of lightning comes from every side of her body, prepares her last blow to being to end the battle.

But only when she realized the Tyrant already exploded, the scattered blood spits on her face. She did not move every inch as she see the figure who stand in front of her already did the work before her.

"…"

The commander sees everything, unable to say anything.

The figure, turns around to see the commander, with only the side of her eyes visible.

The bright red eye gazed into the commander soul like it talks to her beneath her mind,

"You owe me one, Vanny."

The commander trembled as she heard the voice. Like she knew the whose voice it is.

"That eye… It is you?"

"Heh? What are you talking about! Are you alright?!"

Asahi run toward Vanny and hold her as she trembled.

"You are injured! You should-"

"Hehe. I'm fine. That was a close one… Thank you. Asahi." Vanny said.

"Never thought I see you in this state, Commander…"

"Hey, ease up… No need to call me that."

Asahi undo the materializing, as she still holding Vanny, she looked at the result of her attack, "Is that the last one?"

"I think so…"

Vanny tried as hard as she can to hid her concern, Asahi in other hand begins to check Lania and Sanna. Eventually Lania regains her conscious, while Sanna still knock out. Concerned, Asahi carries her,

"Vanny, I'll be going now…" Asahi walked in front of Vanny as she lured her hand, offers to shake hands, "Hope we meet again in different circumstance…" She smiled like she always does,

"Sure…" Vanny shakes her hand but before she letting off her hand, she pulls her hand like she wants to whispered,

"Don't tell everything you see about me." She whispered.

Asahi somehow know what Vanny's mind, she saw everything on her very eyes. She smiled,

"As for me…"

She let go off her hand and walk away, yet Vanny still looking at her with a regretful eye….

"Why didn't you confront her as you wish to?" Lania said, while trying to stand from her mild injuries,

"I don't have to… She already gave me clue."

"Is that so… Well, if it's enough for you then-"

"No… When the time comes. I will see her again. In different circumstances."

—Saturday, Outer Hiltonia City.

Some night, in a place far from the city, there is an old skyscraper, very tall, very cold and hideous building. After the war it was abandoned like a thick book, it became a historical place. A place where many sacrificial souls left the body. Inside, a yellow hair girl standing in front of the large window on the top floor of the building, she looked up at the night sky with a sad gaze—reminiscing. Wearing special all-black tactical suit, with two katanas strapped at her back with an armor that covered both her shoulders and thighs, and a cape.

"What are we waiting for, Vanny?" said Lania who bing always with her in that cold place.

"Waiting."

She said… with a cold breeze lingering her skin, she loosens her beautiful braided hair and simply tied pony tail. As she opens her eyes, nothing like her normally was, her bright red eyes are only a glimpse of her real nature.

Suddenly, the window in front of Vanny cracked as if it had been hit by something, revealing a human figure with four black feathered wings, its frightening aura radiating and destroys the window.

"You…"

The figure looked at Vanny. Like they recognized each other Vanny move her body to the side to give the figure way. The glass from the window cuts a bit of Vanny's cheek. Lania just remained silent in shock, seeing the figure suddenly appears and land on a nearby table.

"As promised... I came for your call."

It talks like many voices at once. The figure appearance is nothing like normal human being, appears like a mature woman, masked her face with a huge ball of crystal covering her entire face. She wears an ancient black and dark purple dress. As she hides her wings, she turns around to see Vanny.

"Glad you came, Zephyr."

Said Vanny. As she mentioned the figures' name 'Zephyr'. The figure turned towards Lania, she can feel the piercing gaze from within.

"You brought this child here, does that mean she also knows your secret?" Zephyr asked.

"She knows everything about me, not about you though."

"Then you know what will happen if a mere human sees me-"

"I dare you to try, dear Zephyr… You also know the consequences."

Vanny cuts the mysterious figure words with her chilling aura dispersed.

"Fine… As you wish. I will not bring harm to this child." She once again gazed at Lania,

"Fear not…"

It surprisingly calming. It gives Lania little bit ease, as she still unable to speak, as her mind filled so many questions.

"Do you already see the sign that 'she' gave you?" Said Zephyr.

"Yes. 'She' saved me once again…" Vanny said gazing down.

"This is mean you already decided what your next step."

"Yes."

Conflicted, Vanny clenched her both fist.

"Speak." The figure demanded her.

Weird in silent between them. As Zephyrus waiting for Vanny.

"Zephyr, can you bring back my little sister to herself again?" Vanny asked,

While Lania was shocked to hear Vanny's deeply sounded request. The wise and strong girl like Vanny finally showed her vulnerable side.

"Why don't you ask her yourself?" – she flicked her finger, suddenly, a dark matter appears before them, a long yellow haired girl emerges from the ground.

The girl face is covered with shadow, only her red eyes like Vanny' glared so bright. She deeply takes a breath like it is a first time for her, the breeze that touching her beautiful skin felted like it is a relief.

"If it's not the Goddess of Virtue… No wonder I can be here." The girl said.

"Fear not, I summon you to talk-"

Zephyr stops talk as the girl lifting her hand,

"Vanny… Nice to see you…"

"Same as You, little sister… Don't you miss me?"

"I am very missed you… That is why I saved you back then, remember? You still owe me though…"

The girl slightly laughed she is surprisingly cheerful even though her aura is not telling it as her word.

"Why don't you come back? There's no need to do this anymore… You're deceiving your own family, friends and yourself. There is no point to keep going like this…"

"It's been a long time… I even forgot my name… I knew you're not affected. You are the only one who I feared the most just like our mother." – she walked near Vanny, "But I'm sorry I can't just stop now. Everything is moving as planned."

"What exactly is your plan by hiding inside a puppet you created? Deceiving everybody like this is exactly your plan?!" Vanny suddenly raised her voice. Angered at her little sister.

"The time will come for you to see."

"I'm not wanting to wait any longer, sister. It is now or never."

"And what are you going to do?"

"Shut your mouth!"

Her voice just like a thunder, the room suddenly brighten by the thunder strike appears from the skies, showing her rage towards her little sister.

"That little lightning no scared me, you know that." The figure smiled, mocks her sister.

"I may not have this power, but I can instantly kill you, you know that as well…"

Both gaze at each other, their rage and anger feel similar, as they born as a twin, everything about them is the same.

But their way to settle things is indifferent.

The path where they choose is diverse. But time starting to move slow, the particle around the room floating very slow,

"Do you remember what mother use to say when she's not around?" Vanny asked.

"Always listen to your sister, she said."

"Why don't you listen to me?"

"Because I know something you don't know."

"Then tell me. What do you know?"

Fell silent, gulped, and hesitated to speak, "If I tell you, it will not happen."

Vanny pulling her sword slowly, the atmosphere around her bring chill for the figure, but she quickly raises her hand,

"Vanny… Do you really want me to go back?" gazed straight at her sister's eyes.

"Yes." Vanny said.

"Why?"

"Because… I don't know how much longer… I don't have much… Time…" she said nervously, gazing down,

 "I always know you and mother have something in common, your ego and selfishness… I had enough of it." The figure said.

Vanny slides back her sword back to its case, she walks towards Zephyr, and look at the Goddess.

"As your sister, I respected you. Until death becomes us, I will not stop begging and protect. My only hope is we can do this side by side."

The darkness begins to swallowing the figure, facing the opposite way.

"We already did, sister."

As her fading voice still can be heard, her figure completely swallowed inside the darkness.

Leaving her half side of life alone once again.

The Goddess stepping down from top of the table where she stands, approaching Vanny. Lania who witnessed the turmoil are trembling.

"No matter what my creator 'Gifted' me, there is no power to control or change someone's hearts and desires. Do you understand now, Vanny?"

She wiped her tears, ignored the Goddess as she about to leave,

"My Creator tasked me to keep the world as a safe place to life. And I will carry that role, even if your sister stands in my way."

The Goddess flees, disappeared from the night skies…