Jenny struggled to breathe as her legs dangled in the air. She grabbed onto the invisible wrist that dug right into her throat.
David aimed his slingshot straight toward Kenichi’s heart, his eyes gazing upon the chest wounds that remained. His fingers pulled the leather rope, and his right hand trembled at the sight of Jenny continuing to dig her hands onto the wrist of the unseen hand.
But gazing down on the ground next to her, was a simple butcher knife, a luxurious knife that can be only found in a rich kitchen.
(David’s thoughts) Dammit Jenny! Why’d you try to help me!?
Jenny’s eyes flickered repeatedly, her eyelashes stabbing her pupils the more she gagged out from her mouth. Drool started to drip down from the corners of her lips, which only led to kicking her feet more.
David noticed the old wooden slingshot that he dropped earlier, already placing a tiny bullet onto the rope as he aimed it right toward Kenichi’s heart. His nostrils flaring upward, David let go of the BB that was placed on the leather rope, barreling its way toward the standing ginger-haired man.
But he quickly put her entire body in front of the incoming bullet, moving the air so that the BB could penetrate through her newly healed wound.
Which led to David wielding his slingshot.
David then started to bite down on his cheeks, blood pouring out from the crevices of his mouth as he saw a spur of blood from Jenny’s abdomen.
(David) Let her go…
(Kenichi) I don’t think you understand. I’m the one in charge here.
Pointing the slingshot again at the ginger-haired man, David tilted his head back. With both of his hands helping each other, David nudged the wooden slingshot forward as he tried to flinch Kenichi to let go.
But it didn’t.
Swaying his head repeatedly, David noticed a sword that was encased in a glass rectangle, the metal gleaming in the darkness of the hallway. Using his peripheral vision, he glanced at it as he continued to look straight at both Jenny and Kenichi, his forehead beginning to drench with sweat.
(David) You could come with us. There is no reason for you to do this.
The grip upon Jenny then loosened. Ignoring Jenny’s coughing for fresh air, Kenichi then looked down onto the white marbled floor beneath him.
(Kenichi) You don’t get it, do you…
Kenichi tilted his head upward toward the wide-eyed David, his hands laying the chainsawed swords motionless to gravity.
Upon turning his gaze toward the teary-eyed woman, Kenichi’s eyes began to push down upon the guilt that he bestowed upon both of them. His breathing started to turn rapid, the grip upon Jenny’s neck suddenly got loose, the invisible hand that held her in the air ceasing.
Plopping down onto the marble floor, she lay on her left shoulder, feeling the cold material on her bare skin.
(Kenichi) I don’t want to kill, but I’m forced to. I don’t want to fight, but orders are orders. Do you feel the same way?
David’s face darkened as eye bags underneath his eyes started to be shown clearly in the dark of the morning. As he had his gun on his right hip, he then unleashed the shield that was strapped onto his chest, the shield dropping down on the marbled floor.
Creating a loud clunk, it also dented the luxurious marble, the metal landing face forward.
(David) Yeah … that’s one thing that I 100% agree on…
David then pushed his heels off of the floor, the air around him bursting the glass that was right next to him.
Extending his right hand forward, he made a hardened fist, the knuckles showcasing its sharp exterior as he managed to break the glass wide open. With the glass stinging and stabbing all over his knuckles and hand, he quickly pulled the long single-edged blade, the blade being a flexible metal that had a rigid edge.
Already having the many chainsaws raining down upon him from behind, David thrust his hand and arm straight at the four chainsaws that were inches from his face.
Fortunately for him, the sword sped through the air a lot faster than other swords.
(David’s thoughts) This metal is light…
The single-edged blade sliced through all four of the chainsaws that were raining down on him, with each rotating blade being cut in two.
All four rotating blades soon collapsed onto the marbled floor, creating a small spark show as the chains sparked the hallway for only a couple of seconds. Burning the marbled floor, the blades soon created a deep scar amongst the luxurious material beneath them.
Kenichi then withdrew the invisible hands and his breath soon started to come back normally. Taking a step back as he dumped all of the chainsaw blades onto the marbled floor, he laid his hands motionless to gravity.
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(Kenichi’s thoughts) I guess I lost this round…
Enclosing both of his hands into fists, he then pushed his heels off the ground, sprinting in the air as he exited out of the mansion with the snap of a finger. As both David and Jenny saw his fastening sprint fade away into the unknown, David instantly sat down on the marble floor.
His butt shivering from the dreaded cold of the floor, he tilted his head upward as a strand of hair started to get into his eye.
As for Jenny, she glanced at the nearby garden that was similar to that of the house complex from her original home.
(Jenny’s thoughts) Wow…
Her eyes reflected the red flowers that were shining bright in the middle of the garden.
Despite the smoke and ash covering the flowers in a lethal haze, the flowers remained.
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(Libertatem 1, 59 / 5:14AM)
(David) Pick your battles, Jenny, I almost had him.
(Jenny) You were … going to kill him weren’t you…?
Having both of their arms wrapped around their necks, both of them helped each other out as they continued walking. Their boots stomped the asphalt that was beneath them, their noses smelling the reddish sky that still lingered in the still darkened sky on top of them.
David tightened his mouth in a thin line.
(David) He was about to kill you. He was about to kill me. Even during the ambush, he wanted nothing to do with us but just to kill.
(Jenny) But he must have some sort of spell or curse surrounding him. He never acted that way.
(David) Or rather … How did he come back to life? I watched him die in my arms.
David’s hands trembled on the thought of that last memory he had with Kenichi when he was alive, that brutal battlefield that he endured during the Beast-Human skirmishes.
Tilting his head down as he walked, Jenny tightened her hold on David, her eyes beginning to water as her nose started to let out a long sniffle. Breathing through her mouth, she started to quietly pant as the words that were caught in her throat couldn’t get out.
Feeling her trembling body that vibrated against his left hand, David gulped as he walked forward.
(David) Let’s just go find Briggs…
Headlights can be seen far in the distance, a heavy automobile driving through the empty streets of the rich neighborhood.
Their feet sensed a rumbling motion underneath, and David and Jenny both squinted their eyes, their breathing slowing down as the heavy automobile soon started to take in the appearance of a truck. Widening his baggy eyes, he soon stopped in his tracks as the truck started to slow down, the wheels of it screaming the asphalt as it made a complete stop.
With the truck stopped right in front of them, both Jenny and David looked up toward the driver's side of the window, noticing a man with blonde hair, a scar, and an unamused face.
(Agent Briggs) Get in…
(David) Got it.
Going toward the passenger side of the truck, David had both of his feet on the metal stool as he got inside fast. As for Jenny, she got in from the back, she saw right in front of her the lack of…
Soldiers.
(Jenny’s thoughts) What happened here…
Men and women in fancy suits and fancy dresses replaced the amount of soldiers that were with her before her fight.
Among them, a couple of children also were sitting down with their loved ones and families, all quiet and whispering as they noticed the monolid woman that got in. Passing through the many fancy and rich people that were taken care of, Jenny glanced at a woman wearing a fedora and black suit, all by herself with no company.
Walking toward her, the woman had both of her enclosed hands placed on the center of her forehead.
(Jenny) Where are the soldiers?
Alexandra looked up toward the monolid woman, her eyes red and watery as she still had her hands cupped together. Tightening her hold on each of her hands, Alexandra continued to look down at her hands as she stared at the floor.
Noticing that Alexandra wasn’t in a talkative mood compared to many minutes ago, Jenny turned her head away as she widened her eyes.
(Jenny) Oh…
Jenny collapsed onto the seat that she originally sat down from, putting her hands onto her mouth as she soon started to let out a shiver.
A single tear rolled down her right cheek, the droplet hitting her all-black suit sleeve that swirled around the very fabric. Her throat jumped endlessly, her nose began to sniffle loudly and her breathing began to fasten.
(Spartan Alexandra) Two of my boyfriends were in that squad.
Jenny perked her head up as she dropped her hands motionless to gravity, her breath caught in her throat as she widened her eyes. Seeing that Alexandra soon let out another sniffle, a long batch of mucus began to run down her nose.
(Jenny’s thoughts) At a time like this?! Who does this woman think she is?!
Enclosing both of her fists, her eyes began to sharpen under the tearful woman who sat in front of her, causing her to flinch her body up. Jenny huffed out a breath, giving herself a moment to compose herself.
Pushing her head back against the metal wall of the van, she soon drew breath from her exhausted lungs. Letting out the trapped CO2 from within her body, she continued to look up into the many post-it papers stuck on the roof of the truck.
(Jenny) They must have meant a lot to you, haven’t they?
Two long streams of tears began to roll down Alexandra’s cheeks.
Inhaling in and out rapidly, all her contained emotions as an agent soon began to crumble down as it looked as if she was just a regular heartbroken woman. Hyperventilating, Alexandra closed her eyes as she didn’t dare to look straight at the monolid woman.
As for Jenny, her eyes began to water, her lips beginning to flicker.
David, who had had his palms facing flat on the seat, turned his attention toward the blonde-haired man next to him. Unable to look back at the two women who began to release their emotions, he needed someone cold-hearted to keep him in check.
(David) What happened to the soldiers…?
With the truck driving in the southern direction, Briggs caught a glimpse of the entire city as the truck went over a large hill, seeing the darkened buildings as well as the fiery monster making its way.
Putting his right hand underneath his chin, he rubbed it back and forth with his fingers, inhaling in and out as he swayed his head from side to side.
(Agent Briggs) What do you think?
(David) Did you order them to die?
(Agent Briggs) No… it was too fast … the damn creature …
Briggs gripped the steering wheel as he glared straight in front of him with a pained expression.
A small static breached the two men as the sound shook from the innards of David’s pocket, causing David to use his right hand to pull out the metal device. The device being his walkie-talkie, he slowly put the speaker input inches away from his mouth.
Clearing his throat, he turned the knob with both of his fingers as the static ceased.
(David) Come in.
(Benn) We located a group of civilians hiding in a shelter. Where should we go?
(David) Luke wants the civilians to be holed up on the western side of the city, where the military complex is.
(Benn) Got it, Benn out.
Hearing the transmission being cut off, David looked at the fiery monster that was still rampaging the industrial side of the city. Upon taking in the fiery inferno that was causing, he noticed that the monster was barely reaching the outskirts of downtown.
(David’s thoughts) Godspeed Luke.