Minori: several days pass since I did my operation, and I haven’t seen my sister once

*Minori Is getting dragged through the hallway as she looks around in other rooms seeing kids screaming, acting crazy and banging on the door, she looks at the fun house as it looks old and decrepit*

Lil minori: was everything I saw a lie?

*She is brought outside and is met with the doctor and a soldier*

Doctor: this is the last successful one and she’s a really special one at that

Soldier: I see thank you for your cooperation I’ll hope to hear from you soon

*Minori looks out a window and finds a pile and sees something shiny, she looks closer to see a necklace Karin was wearing*

Lil minori: Karin!!

*She runs off*

Soldier: hey!!

*Minori limps her way to the window and bangs on it*

Lil minori: Karin it’s me! Minori!!

*The soldier grabs her arm and pulls her away*

Soldier: don’t be running off!!

Lil minori: no my sister’s in there let me go!!!

*Minori shatters through the window and jumps through*

Guard: how did she shatter bullet proof glass?!

*The doctor smiles and minori reaches Karin*

Lil minori: Karin it’s me!

*She turns Karin over to see a lifeless body of Karin, minori looks at her lifeless eyes with the horror*

Lil minori: k-Karin?

*The soldier grabs minori and pulls her away as minori grabs Karins chain and takes it*

Soldier: I’ll make sure you get the penalty!

Doctor: goodbye child I hope to see what you’ve become

*The door closes and the trucks drive off minori sits there lifeless while grabbing the neckless then a girl whispers to her*

Girl: hey you’re not dead are you? Come on pick your chin up

*Minori looks up and finds s girl with green hair waving at her&*

Girl: what’s your name?

*Minori stays silent and ignore the girl*

Rui: the cold shoulder huh? That’s okay! My name is Ruinda Shia but you can just call me Rui so what do you like? Your hair so pretty!

Minori: why are you talking to me?

Rui: why? Because why not nothing wrong in trying to make friends

Minori: I don’t want to be your friend I want to be left alone

Rui: oh, don’t be like that! You won’t see nothing but your own shadow of you keep looking down so look up to see something bright like a tomorrow

Minori: why do you care? What’s the point?

Rui: because I never lose hope that’s what my papa used to tell me

Minori: my parents gave me away

Rui: yeah, I get you my mom gave me away when my papa died but at least I can have friends here so what do you say?

*Minori turns away and later they are dropped off to a ship and they sail away, elsewhere a man looks out a window*

Lady: may I speak to you general?

General: what do you want aiga?

Aiga: You can learn to be a little nice y’know!

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General: don’t waste my time

Aiga: oh alright, those children are heading this way and will arrive within two days

General: that’s good how many of them survived?

Aiga: about 17 survived

General: damn so little?!

Aiga: well it’s more than we had last time we had only 6

General: yet they all died anyways this group better be promising

Aiga: I’m sure they will the doctor had a new idea for them and he says it’s promising

General: I’ll just see about that

*The ship arrives at a dock and all the kids are brought to a military base, minori looks concerned and thinks back about everything*

Minori: Karin….

Rui: who’s Karin?

Minori: don’t worry about it

*All the children are standing in a single file line outside*

Rui: I wonder why were doing this for?

Guard: you kids better shut up!! The general is arriving!

*A double door slides open as the general and aiga arrive and stand in front of all the children*

General: so these are the ones

Aiga: they look half dead

General: listen up! This day forward you all will serve the asmuris empire!! And you’ve all been selected to become the strongest soldiers for the empire so be prepared because you’re going to endure the most gruesome training!

Rui: um! If I may ask, why are we going through this?

*General gives her an angry look and walks up to her*

General: did I give you permission to speak?!

Rui: well, no but—

General: then keep your mouth shut or you’ll be sleeping with the alligators!

Rui: oh okay

General: it’s yes sir!

Rui: yes sir!

Minori: (idiot)

*Later the kids are being brought to a building full of rooms*

General: two of each will be go to there chosen room you will rest up and wake up early tomorrow for training!!

*A kid begins to cry*

Kid: but I want to see my Mommy!

General: I don’t care what you want!! Your Mommy don’t love you no more if she did you wouldn’t be here so be quiet!!

*Minori and Rui are assigned the same room*

Soldier: here are your clothes wear them tomorrow!

General: lights out!!

Rui: so, what’s your favorite food? Mine are rice balls

Minori: I don’t care!

*Minori gets on the bottom of the bed and sleeps*

Rui: oh, come on we should at least know a little more about each other while we’re here

*Minori stays silent*

Rui: *sighs* alright I’m going to be friends with you no matter what!!

*The next morning All the children are lined up outside*

General: today we will begin training course 1 I will test your speed reflex and strength and the doctor will be grading your results

Doctor: I can’t wait to see how much the superhuman serum work!

*Everyone begins to be afraid*

Rui: I-its that guy….

*Rui looks at minori as minori looks at the doctor with a menacing look*

General: I like that look in your eyes that’s what we need in our platoon

*Minori is up first and waits at the starting line*

General: you will complete course you will not quit nor take more than ten minutes completing it you will be timed so ready go!!

*Minori dashes through the obstacle course dodging and running through everything and then completing the obstacle*

Doctor: my she completed it in under 2 minutes, so the serum worked!!

*Minori walks back and looks at her arm then Rui hugs her tightly*

Rui: wow! You were so awesome minori!!

Minori: hey let go of me!!

General: girl! You’re up next!!

Rui: hehe alright!

*Rui completes the course in under 2 minutes*

Rui: wow I guess we’re both good huh?!

*The kids look at minori with angry looks and later minori spars and defeats multiple kids*

Doctor: she won every match interesting

General: girl what’s your magic power?

Minori: I don’t have one yet

General: though I hate sorcerers having a few can help us in battle, aiga! Come over here!

*Out of nowhere a bright light appears as aiga appears*

Aiga: yes general?

General: what’s her magic power?

Aiga: by the looks of things, she’s doesn’t have one but if she’s particularly good at something that manifest into her magic power

General: I see girl you will begin to use guns as your magic power understand?

Minori: yes sir

Aiga: alright then here’s your power!

*Aiga extends her hand out and minori begins to glow*

Aiga: there now she just needs to start using fire arms for now on

Minori: this power….

General: do you feel it? That’s what your going to need and nothing else

*Later minori shoots guns at the range*

General: impressive you’re showing so much potential

*Later minori and all the other kids begin to clean and minori mops the floor, a boy bumps into minori she spills the water and floods down making a soldier trip and fall, the soldier gets up angry and sotmrs his way to minori*

Soldier: you got some nerve little girl!

Rui: wait! it was me I did it

Minori: what are you—

*Rui covers minori’s mouth*

Rui: it’s okay

Soldier: come with me there’s a special punishment for people like you!

Minori: why?

*Minori sits and waits in her room as Rui comes back bruised and bleeding, with a horrified look minori could only think about karin*

Minori: Rui! Are you okay?

Rui: I’m fine since I got to see you again

*Minori hugs Rui*

Minori: I’m sorry that should have been me I didn’t want you to take the blame

Rui: it’s okay as your friend it’s only natural I stick out for you

Minori: right

Rui: let’s become stronger together

Minori: yeah!

*Minori gives her a genuine smile but she awoke laying on her bed, opening her eyes and staring at the ceiling*

Minori: that dream again?

*Minori enters the school gates and looks down as she walks but akumo steps in front of her*

Akumo: hey!

Minori: why can’t you just leave me alone?! Can’t you see I don’t want nothing to do with you?!

Akumo: I want to be friends with you

Minori: what? That’s why you’ve been bothering me?!

Akumo: you may act tough, but I know your just as fragile as everyone else and I refuse to let you be alone

Minori: why? Didn’t you see how much if a freak I am? I’m not like any of you I was built for war not this!

Akumo: I was called a freak too y’know and even if you’re a freak or not you’re still an amazing person I know you’ve been hurt too many times, so you deserve friends more than anyone

*Minori sees Rui in akumo and begins to tear up*

Minori: but you’ve seen what I am!! I’m a monster a freak!!

Akumo: I don’t care if you were made to destroy the whole world, I’ll accept you and even if you don’t see me as a friend, I’ll always see you as mine

*Minori begins to cry*

Minori: I’m scared if I have someone close, they’ll disappear again

Akumo: we won’t disappear that’s a promise

Minori: your name was akumo right? Just what kind of a person are you?

Akumo: hehe! The kind who wants to enjoy a hero!!

End