"How are you feeling... Honey?" Trayzn sits beside Monika behind the barrier, holding her hand gently, Trayzn was worried about her safety, "You look very tired..."

"I am tired..." Monika nods.

Trayzn signs, "It's been a tough battle, you must rest well... It won't be long before another battle..." He gives Monika's hand a gentle squeeze.

"I know..." Monika replies, she was a bit shaken up and weak due to her previous fight.

Trayzn smiles softly as he leans forward and kisses Monika on the cheek softly and gently. "I'm here for you, you know that, right? Always and forever..."

Monika nods and smiles weakly at him, "Yeah..."

"I am talking to Minka about a way to leave you be...Telling her that you are going to risk your life soon if this keeps going...and..." Trazyn frowns and continues, "That's the part she didn't take in well..."

Monika sighs: "It's fine... I can still do this. Just take care of our daughters, ok?"

"What about you?" Trazyn looks into her eyes worriedly: "You are not wounded but you look really tired. Your face is pale as a ghost... Don't do something too stupid, I know that you want to save this world and I also know how important that is for you. But..."

Monika shakes her head and gives Trazyn a gentle hug: "It's fine, don't worry about it... I'll be fine..." She said, reassuring him.

Trayzn pulls back slightly and looks deeply into her eyes again: "Okay then... but you can't do this forever, I don't want you to push yourself too hard... You should take it easy for a bit and take care of yourself... And remember..." He gives her another kiss on her lips: "I will always be here for you... No matter what..." He says and pulls back from her again.

"My... merely a few decades and you are already talking to me like this?~" Monika giggles softly at Trayzn: "Are you still that overlord that is hated by all beings? I must say that the person before me right now is the real person that I fell for. Not some...necron lord that only cared for the knowledge and art of this world." Monika kisses back passionately: "But still...you are a damn annoying and smug bastard, but you are also a very sweet and caring person that I like..." She looks at his eyes as if enchanted by them for a while.

"Oh... you have no idea what changed…”

Monika chuckles at his words and smiles softly as she looks deeply into his eyes.

"Well then... You should take good care of yourself from now on, okay?" Trazyn whispers softly "Because you have two very precious daughters and the best husband in the entire universe.." He said gently as he hugged her closely to his chest.

"Hehe..." Monika smiled happily and cuddled against his chest as he held her tightly: "Yes..." She said and kissed him again on his lips.

Suddenly, Ravager came in through the barrier and noticed the two hugging each other lovingly in front of the barrier: "What a sweet family we got here huh? But I am sorry to say, the new target has surfaced." She said while standing beside them.

Trazyn frowns as he pulls Monika closer and hugs her protectively: "Who...?" He asks angrily.

Ravager laughs coldly at Trayzn, "You don't really expect me to tell you, do you?" She asks mockingly: "Dad, come on. You know the rule." She says coldly.

Ravager chuckled lightly and then it seemed like she just received something, after an instant she disappeared from sight.

After she left, Monika sat down and looked at the map that she had on the screen, it showed a location near the city: "Traz..." She says as she turns towards Trazyn.

"Hm?" Trayzn looked at Monika, "What is it, dear?" He asks concernedly.

"Sorry, but I have to go now..." She gives him a hug and kisses his cheek: "Take care of them for me okay? I'll come back as soon as possible..." She whispers gently before turning around and disappearing through the barrier.

Trazyn then teleported back to his cell with Emilia and his own Emilia. The ravager put them together in the same 'house'. Which is just an elaborated cell.

"How was it?" Emilia Terra looks up from her bed: "How was mom?"

"She is fine.." Trayzn sighs and sits next to the young girl, "And what about you? Do you need something from me? '' Trazyn smiles at her softly.

"Na, i'm fine as well. Big sis Emilia has been taking care of me well~"

Emilia smiles back at her. But when she looks at Trazyn, her smile fades away: "Dad, I need to talk to you for a bit. Emi, be a good girl. Alright?"

"Huh?" The younger Emilia looks confused at her father: "Dad?"

Trazyn nods silently and follows her to another cell where it is secluded from the others.

"Is it about...you know.." Trayzn said in a soft tone as he sat down on a chair in front of her.

"It is about my father. He's back, you know it don't you? Why didn't you tell me?" Emilia stares at Trazyn: "Or even mom. What are you playing here?..." She says coldly.

Trazyn looks into Emi's eyes deeply before sighing: "I do know he's back but I didn't tell your mom or even you because I wasn't sure what would happen. I just want to be safe."

"Safe? Everyday he's alive is the greatest threat on this entire planet. And you expect me to believe that you want to be safe?" She scoffs at Trazyn. "This is the same guy who can make this whole planet explode by snapping his finger. Don't you get it? I was there. I know. He's far stronger than all of us, even you. And this is what my sister is trying to do. Stop all of this very thing from happening. Surely I don't like the way she's approaching that goal but still... Why are you hiding this from your own wife? From your daughters? Why?"

"Emilia... I understand why you are so angry right now. But I promise you, everything is fine and safe. There's nothing to worry about..."

"How can I believe that?" Emilia's eyes burned with rage: "Tell me. Or else I'll take care of this in my own way."

Trazyn takes a deep breath: "What are you going to do? I can't let you go on your own. Do you even know what's out there?"

"You know what? I am so fucking tired of you and everyone here trying to stop me from doing what is right. You can all try and stop me but I know what is right. And I will make sure it happens. And I am sure I can handle myself just fine. After all, I have seen the same things you did, and I know exactly what is out there. So what's next?" She glares at Trazyn: "Are you going to stop me? Are you going to lock me in a prison like that fucking psychopath out there? Or will you just let me go? Are you even planning on doing anything to stop all this?"

"You're right. I will never stop you from doing what you want. I will never do something as cruel as locking my own daughter up." He let out a sigh: "Find Minka then. As much as I hate to say this, but they are the ones that are doing something to the whole situation. They can help you."

"Why hate to say this?"

"Because this will eventually put her into danger and I hate it so much to see it happening..." Trazyn frowns slightly. "But I do know you are far better than your father, just promise me, you'll be careful and return Minka to me in one piece."

Emilia smiles a bit at her father and nods: "Thanks, dad."

"But don't tell Monika. Just go and get it done quickly, before something terrible happens..."

Emilia nods, and the next thing she knows is that she's somewhere in a alleyway, next to the wall and behind a dumpster: "Fuck, i didn't bring my weapons..." She sighs in frustration before going outside of the alley. She notices the area, there is a small cafe next to the alley she was in and it has many customers. Emilia takes a deep breath before heading inside. The cafe has a very nice smell and the food here looks really appetizing, the menu looks delicious too. Emilia checked her pocket and got out a few credits and ordered a cup of coffee and a chocolate cake. While enjoying her food, Emilia scratches her head: "Where can I find Minka..."

"Did I hear you're looking for Minka?" A familiar voice suddenly said.

Emilia's eyes widened in shock when she saw who it was: "You!" She said in surprise and almost startled the nearby people: "How are you here?"

Kira blinks a few times before answering her question: " I just saw you sitting here. Is that weird? Huh?"

"You are supposed to be hidden out of sight?!"

Kira chuckles: "Yeah, but not really." She says as she looks at Emilia: "Can I sit with you? I miss the time when we could have this kind of place on our own... It has been a while since we met like this." Kira asks with a soft smile.

"Fine..." Emilia frowns: "But do you know where is Minka? Or maybe Leanna? Or both..."

Kira chuckles: "Sorry to burst your bubble but no, I don't. Why? Do you want to find them? Is there anything you want to do? Is something bothering you?" Kira asks concernedly.

"No." She sips her coffee quietly and looks up to the ceiling: "It's more important, world saving and stuff."

Kira burst into laughter: "HAHAHA, that was hilarious! Oh wow... That was the first time I heard such a line...I was being sarcastic by the way. You Terras... are all the same. I will never understand how the hell you all managed to live this long."

Emilia raises an eyebrow: "Oh? Why? You think this world is all good??" She lets out a bitter smile: "You just wait until something happens... at least we are doing something to make the world a better place."

"Hmm..." Kira stares at the ceiling while sipping her drink, "I do think this world is far from being a better place, but there are people out there trying their best to help, you know? Not everything is about you guys. And besides, the Ravager, the Archivist, all of the biggest problems we are facing now are in fact... related to Terra." She says.

Emilia looks up to Kira in disbelief: "Do you seriously think we are the problem? It is not our fault. The reason we're doing all this is for the world." She lets out a frustrated sigh, "But of course, someone like you doesn't understand."

"And i thought you are the one that can think clearly in your family... but i guess not..." Kira shrugs as she takes another sip of her drink. "Anyways, I'll get out of your hair now. Hope you find that kid... And you are still cute, even after all these years..." Kira smiles gently at her and pats her head softly and gently.

Emilia stares blankly at the coffee, she did not notice when Kira left. After finishing her drink she left the cafe. It's just noon but Emilia decided to walk around and clear her head, after all the world saving stuff. Emilia was on the edge, she knows what is coming for her and she doesn't know if she'll be able to stop it: "Damn it sis, why are you doing all this..." Emilia stops when she realizes she had walked quite far and reached the city border: "So much for world saving..." She says sarcastically. Suddenly Emilia felt something on her leg, it felt like a cat's paws. "What the-" Emilia turns around to see a cat rubbing itself on her leg: "Oh... It's you again... You sure do know where to find me." She crouches down and strokes the cat's head: "Are you following me or what? Is there something you want?" She asks as she pets the cat, the cat has clear blue eyes and white clean fur. The cat purred and licked her hand gently, she looked into her eyes with curiosity, "Do you have any name?" Emilia asks but the cat just tilted its head a bit and meowed: "How cute~" She continued stroking its fur. "So you like that huh?" The cat nods and meows: "Okay okay, you win. You're so adorable~" Emilia picks the cat up and holds it tightly.

"Hi sis~" Ravager's voice came from behind her, making her almost jump up from her place: "How was your day~?" Ravager walks toward her with her hand behind her back. "What is it?" She asked Emilia with a smile.

Emilia gasps, she didn't know that she could be found out this early after getting out of the cell.

"Hehe, it is okay. I am here to help you, not hurt you."

Emilia raises an eyebrow: "Help? You mean letting that mad woman keep beating the crap out of me? That kind of 'help'?" She glares at her.

"Knight went a bit further than I hoped so but you know what the consequences are if you didn't tell us the vault's password." Ravager let out a long sigh. "I didn't mean it like that."

Emilia scoffs: "Sure you didn't..." She says sarcastically.

"Listen..." Ravager continues, "I am doing my best to end father's game but he is stronger than he seems." Ravager scratches the back of her head in frustration: "You don't even understand half of what he can do..." She says coldly.

Emilia looks at her and lets out a frustrated sigh: "I don't think it matters...It was always you and him anyways. You weren't even there during mom's last moment..." She looks away from Ravager: "You only care about yourself, don't you..."

"Of course I care about you, what makes you think that I don't care? Just because you see me in a bad way, doesn't mean I am not on your side, sis. But you don't seem to understand this yet."

Emilia stays quiet, she looks away from her, not wanting to argue any more with her sister. "I am tired...of this entire thing, of father and of you too... Can't you just... leave me be?"

Ravager chuckles slightly: "And let the entire world suffer? What makes you think I want that to happen? Don't get it wrong. I don't want any more lives to be lost in this...war. Come with me..."

Emilia looks at her suspiciously: "I am not following you..."

"Why?" Ravager says in annoyance: "I just want to talk... It's been a long time since we talked in person like this, come on... I am your sister after all..." Ravager gives her a gentle smile. "What? Are you afraid? Do you think I will kill you?"

"It is not that..." She frowns: "But..." She looks down at the ground. She looks up to Ravager again: "Are you... going to kill father?"

"Yes, as should you. You should help me with that... " Ravager walks towards Emilia and holds out her hand for Emilia: "We'll end this. Together..."

"I..." Before Emilia could answer, the ground shakes beneath their feet and a large explosion echoes from somewhere in the city, "What's happening!?" Emilia looks around.

Ravager shakes her head: "Nothing..." She says in an annoyed tone: "Just stay out of the way..." She then hovers on to the air and dashed out towards the city, leaving Emilia standing alone, holding the cat, staring blankly at the scene.

"Emilia!" Minka's voice came from behind her. "There you are! We finally found you!"

"Huh?" Emilia looks over her shoulder and sees Minka and Leanna running towards her: "Ah..."

Leanna gives her a warm hug: "Finally found you... Are you okay?" She looks over at the direction Ravager had flown towards: "We have to go. Now!"

"Wait, did you two do that?" Emilia asks with a surprised expression.

"Yes." Minka says confidently. "Let's get out of here." Minka grabs her hand and pulls her away from the area.

They then arrived at a nearby underground building, it's not too shabby or too grand, it looked just like a normal place, Minka opened the door and walked into the building: "So... welcome to our secret hideout. " She says and laughs a bit: "Well, not much of a secret right now."

Emilia walks into the hideout, the interior of the building is quite clean and neat: "Hmm, well this isn't as shabby as i expected..." Emilia comments, "How long has this place been around?"

Minka sits on a chair and puts down some weapons and supplies: "Not very long. A few years. It was the supply room for our school but everyone kinda forgot about it. And as the president... I took liberty to make use of it. " She gives Emilia a small grin. "But this place is quite safe, no one has noticed this place."

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Leanna nods: "Yep. The place is very nice. " She goes to the kitchen and prepares some drinks for them.

Emilia takes a sip from her cup: "Hmm... Nice and refreshing. I have to say... you really do know how to hide." Viola then came out from another room.

"Oh, who might this be? Hello."

"Viola, this is Emilia. Emilia, this is Viola." Minka introduces both of them.

"Hmmm, why does she look like you?" Viola asks while scanning Emilia carefully: "It looks like she's not you but just someone that resembles you a lot. "

"Well... in a way, we have similar backgrounds. Remember my little sis Emi? Well Emilia is her but from another world. So they're kinda the same but not quite. It's... a bit confusing." She explains with a sheepish laugh: "Sorry. This whole situation is pretty confusing too... " She says with an awkward smile.

"Oh, well. She does look well trained though, if you see her hand and her forearms, that are very trained and she also seems to know how to handle weapons and fighting techniques too... Well, nice to meet you Emilia~" She waves at Emilia.

Emilia waves back at Viola, "Well, it is nice to meet you too..."

"Anyways... How did you know where to find me? " Emilia asks, "I don't remember telling you my whereabouts..." She takes a sip from her drink.

"Mom told me about this. Well remotely of course. We have a family secret channel that was established after I was born, so our family can always put some essential information on there… well of course excluding dad. Mom said it's to keep things interesting… Anyways, she's keeping an eye on you all the time so she kinda knew you were near here...and... " Minka pulls out a note and a device out of her pocket and gives them to Emilia, "...she said this belongs to you."

"Wait, how did she..." Emilia looks at the note and reads it: "My journal..." She puts down the note on a table. "You read this right?" She glares at Minka: "What did you read..." She asks while crossing her arms.

Minka quickly shook her head and replied with a nervous voice: "Nothing much... just your notes about the time before the event happened... It is quite interesting really. So you do know something about it..." Minka smiles weakly at her.

"Of course I know about it. Minka is my sister and Archivist is my dad. Of course I know more than I let on." Emilia looks away from Minka: "What about it?"

Minka blushes and replies: "Well, I read about some interesting facts about me...well... the other me. Like her fighting styles, her weapon, her... ability.." She says and scratches her head nervously: “And it felt like reading a novel. If I ever fight her… it will not end well." Minka looks down.

Emilia scoffs at Minka: "Oh you will be fine, don't worry about it..But yeah, she will turn you into soup in an instant."

Leanna steps forward: "Now Emilia..." She says with a gentle tone: "This is serious..." She sits next to Minka: "Look, you need our help and we need yours too. So we might as well work together right?..." She smiles softly.

Emilia takes another sip of her drink. "Mhmm... Fine." Emilia shrugs: “Your father sent me here anyways... So here I am." Emilia smiles smugly.

Minka stands up suddenly, knocking over her cup in the process, spilling the water all over the table, and yells loudly in an excited voice: "DAD?TELL ME MORE ABOUT HIM!"

Emilia frowns at Minka's loud voice, she leans back in her chair: "Do you really need to be this excited...?" Emilia sighs in frustration.

Minka grabs her arms and looks into her eyes pleadingly: "Oh yes!! We have a plan, and if we can get to him. We might have a chance to stop the ravager! And possibly that Archivist! We need to save him now!"

Emilia tilted her head sideways a bit and frowned: "A chance? You're not really making much sense to me here." She says and shakes Minka's hand off from her: "You still don't understand it do you? My sister cannot be defeated in any way. We should just give up on it..." Emilia crosses her arms and closes her eyes.

Minka pouts and looks at Leanna: "Is she always this pessimistic?"

Leanna smiles apologetically at Minka: "I think so..." She says while shaking her head slightly: "Anyways..." She takes a sip of her drink before speaking: "Emilia, please...We understand the strife that will come, and the consequences too..." Leanna smiles at her: "But you know your sister the best, so tell us, what can we do to beat the Ravager...?" She says while staring directly at her.

"Easy, you don't. End of story."

"Then... how did she die?"

"She died protecting people that she loves. People who care for her and people who are dear to her..." She sighs heavily and looks away: "I know, she is a big problem for this world. But I don't want to see her die again."

"Emilia..."

"I don't think we can talk about this right now..." She shakes her head in frustration: "I... I need time alone for a bit... Can I go somewhere for a while?" She says coldly.

Leanna sighs and nods: "Sure.."

Emilia walks away and leaves the hideout, she walks outside and lights up a cigarette, she walks a bit farther into the woods nearby.

She looks at the night sky. Her face was cold and serious: "This...is it..." Emilia looks back at her hideout, she is unsure whether to tell Minka the truth about her sister. But she knows that it is inevitable, deep inside she knows that the sister she knows died saving her family and her loved ones. It is true, she really cared a lot about everyone and everything.

She takes another drag from her cigarette and stares at the stars above: "Why must she suffer like this..."

Suddenly, Minka walks out and calls out her name, Emilia quickly extinguishes the cigarette and throws it into the woods. She turns around and faces Minka.

"Hey..."

"I see you have come to find me again, huh? Do you ever get tired of stalking me?" Emilia asks as she sits down on a nearby log.

"Nah..." Minka sits beside her, "But I do have some questions though."

"Hmm?"

"About... Ravager... or Minka... what kind of person was she?..."

"She was a brave woman. She fought with great strength and determination, and was always willing to sacrifice everything to protect others. She was my idol. My sister..." Emilia looks up at the sky. "I was a bit envious of her actually... But that was a long time ago..." Emilia lets out a small sigh. "She was very strong. She fought against our father, and managed to kill him eventually... She was a true hero of imperium..."

Minka sits next to Emilia silently.

Emilia closes her eyes, a bitter expression on her face.

"What happened...What caused all of this?"

"My mother died..." Emilia replies bluntly: "And it was my father's fault. There was no better way to say it. We were living in a small apartment at the time and our father would come and go frequently. We were living a normal life at the time..." Emilia clenches her fist tightly: "Then, one night...He... murdered her... " Emilia stares at her feet for a while. "And my sister, she was so furious when she found out...She just rushed at our father, her mind set on revenge... She then managed to banish him outside of our world. Never to return."

"Why did your father murder your mother? " Minka asked: "Did she do something to anger him?"

"Because she refuses to become immortal with him and join him in his plans of conquest, even though they love each other, he didn't think of that and killed her without any second thoughts. " Emilia takes a deep breath: “He was lost in his mad pursuit of… immortality.”

"I... I didn't know..." Minka's voice sounded sad. "I am so sorry..."

"Don't be,it was all in the past." Emilia takes a deep breath: "And it was with such a petty reason..."

Minka stays quiet. She is lost for words.

"Anyways..." Emilia continues: "After that incident, everything changed... Minka became...obsessed with killing our father. She dedicated all of her life into finding a way to get him. It became her sole purpose and reason to live." Emilia looks down at the ground. "We all were..." Emilia stares into Minka's eyes: "You look like her. Very similar actually. You're very pretty." She chuckles lightly, trying to lighten the mood: "Mom and dad named you after her... I guess her death also caught them hard as well."

Minka stays silent, staring at her feet. "So... Do you want to stop her? Your sister? " Minka asks with a sad tone in her voice.

Emilia stands up and looks at the stars again: "She is no longer the Minka I used to know..." Emilia sighs, "The Minka I used to know...is gone..." She turns around and faces Minka again: "And the sister I had died too..." She smiles bitterly: "I am so tired of this, Minka. I am tired of the killing, of the bloodshed, of the pain..." She closes her eyes and sighs.

"Emilia..." Minka's voice is soft.

"But you were right. She needs to be stopped... even if it takes to kill her again..." Emilia stares at Minka intently, she doesn't even blink: "Let's head back. Tell me what your plan is...and I'll see what I can do." Emilia walks away, heading back to the hideout.

After some through discussion their plan can be concluded into three steps:

1. They need to find a way to secure Trazyn and the Emilia of this world. So, everyone in the Terra family can fight without any concern or worry about each other's safety.

2. They need to find and eliminate the Archivist as soon as possible. Since his powers are the most dangerous and destructive ones of them all. Ravager is a big problem, but currently the Archivist is the biggest problem for the entire world.

3. Kill Ravager and put her soul to rest. She deserves it, even though she is the reason the whole thing started, she is also the reason the world still stands and is safe.

"But how do we defeat the Ravager?" Minka asks: "If she is truly as powerful as you said... I don't think anyone in this world can do it."

"She's a strong woman... She's capable of a lot of things..." Emilia answers coldly. "And we will never be able to defeat her as long as we fight with brute force. She has the ability to read minds... So she will see what our attack pattern is... And will use that to her advantage. That is her strength."

Leanna sighs: "Damn it..."

"Will psychic blank work? Pretty sure uncle has a pariah or two... right? "

"That might work... But she was trained to fight even without using her psychic power..." Emilia responds to her: "The blank can help but that won't make the difference."

"Hmm... That means... She will have the advantage..." Minka scratches her chin thoughtfully: "How strong is she in terms of hand to hand combat? "

"Very strong..." Emilia says while leaning on a nearby wall: "On par with your mother actually."

"Is she using some special weapons or gadgets?"

"None... She gave the only one to you."

"Wait, we can ask the weapon for advice!" Minka pulls out the halberd: "Hi there, do you know the weakness of the ravager?" She asks in a soft voice.

The weapon sighs heavily and stays silent for a moment before speaking: "I do..." The voice sounded cold and lifeless, it seems like the weapon is very much done with everything: "And...it is..."

"And it is what?" Minka asks.

"Nothing. The Ravager is invincible..." The weapon said with a cold tone, making everyone in the room frown in annoyance. "Sorry. The Ravager is unbeatable... "

Minka pouts in annoyance.

Emilia crosses her arms, looking at the weapon suspiciously: "You sure she didn't do any modifications on this weapon or something?" She asks as she examines the weapon closely: "It's quite suspicious that my sister would even give this weapon to you. This weapon has gone through centuries of fighting with her, there has to be a reason that she would leave this to you... and not naming this weapon? Come on, Minka names everything. From her pens during her childhood to even her own battle cruiser. Everything she owns has a name. What's this thing called?" She points to the weapon with her hand.

"Weapon?... I tried to name him but he was really grumpy..." Minka says as she looks down at the weapon. "And why are we focusing on knowing the real name?" She asks, tilting her head.

"Because this might help us figure out her weakness. Right now, she is back to her own necrodermis body, which means with what we have right now, We cannot kill her. She can easily regenerate from scratch... She also processes immense psyker power that is incomparable to anyone on this planet. I believe with your own abilities you are very aware of how dangerous it is." She crosses her arms as she talks about her sister with a cold and distant tone: "So we have to figure out what she named her own weapon and thus unlock its full potential. Right now, this form is locked. I saw her used this weapon and it was different before..." She says. "I guess this weapon has some hidden power."

"Well, clearly we can't just pry the name out... maybe we should ask some people who know about it?"Viola suggests: "Any idea where to get it? I can ask around the guild for information about this... but I'd say Leanna and Minka have better resources."

"You mean mother?" Leanna asks. "I'll see what she has in mind. This might be helpful for us to finally figure out how to defeat the Ravager."

"I will ask mom with my note, she usually knows this kind of stuff." Minka nods: "Do we all go with Leanna?"

"I'll go to the guild, see if I can find any useful information. See you in the hideout after this?"Viola said.

"I will go with Leanna then, so Nova might take this seriously. Minka, you stand by, if there's a need for backup, you are the responder." Emilia says as she grabs her coat. "Let's head out. The more we stall the worse the situation becomes."

After some traveling, Leanna and Emilia arrived at where Nova was supposed to be at the moment, it's not her usual house but a small shack. Leanna says her mother likes to stay here to meditate, the area is surrounded with nature. The trees are tall and the sun is shining down through the canopy. It's peaceful and calm. It is perfect for her meditation.

"Wait." Emilia uses a scanner around her, to detect any traps or living creature movement, the area seems safe for now.

"Okay... I think we can go in. There seems to be no trap or any security in this place... this place looks way too... peaceful and relaxing." Emilia sounded a bit surprised at this fact.

"Mother only brought me here once... she says that she needed someone to cook for her." Leanna says. "That is the first and only time."

They go inside, the shack is very clean and organized, with no sign of dust or cobweb on the floor and on the walls. The kitchen is clean and tidy, there's even some fresh fruits and vegetables on the table.

Leanna knocks on the door. No answer. Leanna then calls for her mother's name: "Mother?"

There's no response again.

"Should I break it?" Emilia asks. "I guess we could just knock it down and look inside. The door seems pretty solid tho, i don't think we'll be able to knock it down with brute force."

"We should wait a bit... she will eventually open the door..." Leanna replies as she leans against the wall.

Emilia leans next to the door, waiting: "So... Leanna... ha, how I hated you in my world."

Leanna looks at Emilia: "Why? What did I do?"

"Oh... where to begin... How does betraying your own kind to fall in love with a tau sound like to you? Or shooting down a civilian ship filled with people." Emilia says with a cold voice, she looks at the door in front of her: "I am still angry at you in my world...you were just a full heretic and a traitor. But I needed you to come to this world, so I also did some bad stuff." She continues in a very calm voice. "So... this is me. Trying to make things right and not... destroying the world...or the people around me. And... sorry..." She apologizes while still looking at the door, it's a very awkward apology, but Leanna just smiles, and then pats Emilia's shoulder. "You're very kind Leanna, probably the kindest person I know..." Emilia continues.

Leanna shakes her head: "No, not kind. I did not do anything special, I'm just me... I never see my actions as kindness... I just do it because it would go against my mother's teaching. That is all. Besides... I'm just a normal woman..." Leanna looked away from her, her tone sounded a bit sad, but it was very obvious.

"Lea." Nova tapped Leanna's shoulder from behind her.

"Ah! Mother... how are you?" She cleared her throat to hide her surprise, while Emilia looked at Nova in shock.

Nova ignored her expression, "What do you want, Emilia?"

"Nova, we are here to ask you some questions about Ravager. Can we talk?"

Nova looks at Leanna for a moment then glances at Emilia, "Very well. Come in." She says, then opens the door. But when they entered, Nova hit the back of Leanna's head, and Leanna fell down to the ground with a loud thud, Nova then looked at Emilia with a look of coldness and fury: "You just crossed a line." Her eyes glows blue, as a small aura of power starts emanating around her. "Now... Talk."

Emilia's face goes pale, she tries to raise her weapon but Nova slams her into the sofa: "Sit down." Nova says in a calm, but cold tone: "Explain... before I make you talk..." She continues, as her eyes slowly start to glow.

"You are working with my sister isn't it..." Emilia narrowed her eyes, her voice trembling slightly as she spoke. "You're planning to betray this world, aren't you..." Emilia continues in a soft tone: "Why?" She asks, trying to get answers from Nova, but Nova does not answer. Instead, she takes out her pistol and points at Emilia.

"You brought my Leanna into this, Emilia." She says in a low growl: "I warned you years ago and you didn't listen..."

"Great deed requires great sacrifice. Now Leanna is on board, what are you going to do? You don't want to lose her." Emilia asks with a shaky voice: "What is your choice... Major?" She says in a cold and harsh tone.

Nova closes her eyes and sighs deeply: "Leanna... what have you gotten into..." Nova's voice trembles.

"Now, we need the name of my sister's weapon. The real name. This might help us defeat her."

Nova's face becomes calm, and she stares at Emilia: "The name is 'Halcyon'. Halcyon...it means peace...Emilia what you are about to do is foolish. But I trust that you have good reasons, and I know your sister has no intention of doing something terrible... So I'll cooperate. However, don't you dare to drag Leanna into this any more. Or you will pay dearly." Nova warns her coldly.

"Do you even talk this much to your own daughter?" Emilia asks.

"It is not your concern. She knows how much I care for her." She replies: "I will do whatever it takes to protect my family, like every Terra does. If I see Leanna is still trying to fight against your sister, I will come to you." She continues in a serious voice.

"Understood..." Emilia sighs, then carries Leanna on her back and leaves the place: "Thank you..." She whispers and closes the door behind her.

On their way back, they stopped to have a small rest, Leanna woke up with a big bump on the back of her head and her vision was blurry: "Ahh... my head... what happened?" Leanna holds her head with both hands.

Emilia is sitting beside her. "I'm sorry..." She says softly: "I got the name but I also made a deal." Emilia explains about the conversation and her mother. "Sorry about that..."

"You..." Leanna is silent for a few seconds, then looks up and says, "Why did you sell me out like this?!?!" Leanna shouts. "How could you..." Leanna's eyes filled with anger and sadness.

Emilia stays silent. She is lost for words to answer to Leanna, instead she looks down at her feet.

"Oh wait... You knew this would happen didn't you?..." Leanna's tone becomes harsh, her face is still angry and confused.

Emilia nods slowly and closes her eyes.

"So... this is it? I am out? Just like this? So what did you gain out of this?" Leanna says coldly.

"I was trying to save you!" Emilia stood up looking right into Leanna's eyes: "Going against the ravager means certain death. No matter who you are. You are the daughter of Nova Terra, you have a bright future ahead of you, you don't need to do this... you shouldn't do this!" Emilia replies. "I did this to save you, because I don't want to see your blood on my hand again! I don't want to see my friends being murdered, I don't want to see more death, Leanna... You're smart enough to figure this out. Stop trying to fight her! If you keep trying, you will be killed..."

"Blood on your hand again? What does this supposed to mean?" Leanna frowns and crosses her arms, still glaring at Emilia. "Emilia..."

"My world's Leanna was killed... because she tried to bring me to this world. It is my fault that she's dead...I...I am just trying to save you Leanna, not trying to harm you..." Emilia sighs, looking down. "I can't afford to see my friends dying again. This time, I have a choice. And I made it." She turns her back to Leanna, looking at the woods surrounding them. "I hope you can forgive me Leanna..."

"Hey..." When Emilia turned back, Leanna slapped her across the cheek, "How can you make a choice for me? Don't I get a say on this? And you expect me to forgive you for that?" She says with anger and sadness: "Emilia..." She looks at the ground, not even making eye contact with Emilia, "If this is what you really think...then i am really disappointed..."

"Leanna, listen... I'm..."

Leanna walks away without a word and heads back towards the hideout, she doesn't want to listen to what Emilia has to say, she walks fast. Emilia doesn't try to chase her, she just stares at Leanna's back as she goes away, until she disappears into the forest. Leanna began running while quietly sobbing, she understands what this means. She will be kept somewhere safe by her mother and then forced to watch from the sideline as her friends fight against someone who can easily kill them. That's what she is afraid of. That's what she is most afraid of, she will lose her friends.

"No... I can't just stand by..." Leanna continues to run as fast as she can: "I need to make them understand... I am strong! I can help them... I can save them!"