"Um...nevermind," Cassandra replied, her voice somewhat faint.
She sighed, continuing to walk forward. Was she really just losing her mind? She always figured that years and years in the Special Forces would take a toll on one's mind.
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Rowan placed a gentle hand on Rena's shoulder, although somewhat hesitantly, as if he expected her to swing her mighty blade at him. "Ah, that's not a subject you should be worrying about," he said, helping to cheer her up.
"Death will become more familiar to you as you grow older," Pedallus said to her, his voice sounding ancient and withered.
As the group neared one of the closest buildings, a moving figure caught Pedallus' eye off in the distance. It was a young woman, with long black hair tied into one large braid. A bright blue ribbon could be seen streaming from her hair down her shoulders. She wore a soft, gray cloak, which wrapped loosely around her slender figure. As Pedallus noticed her, she also turned and seemed to notice the group. Someone seemed to hold her stare as well; she stopped in her tracks, scanning the group from afar...
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Overhearing the words from Din to Ian, Nimbus turned around to look at Din. Raising an eyebrow, he mumbled to Mizu, "He just met those guys, didn't he? Why is he trusting them so much?"
"It's not your business. Don't worry about it," Mizu said, grabbing Nimbus' shoulder and turning him around to face the direction in which he was walking.
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"Just hold on a moment..." Nemo said to Reios, tightly grabbing his wrist to keep him still.
"You better let go of me, dammit," Reios snapped, widening his eyes to show Nemo that he was being entirely serious. Unfazed, Nemo simply tightened his grip.
"Wait here, we'll hear these soldiers out," he said, eyeing the approaching soldiers, which were getting very close. "If it turns out that they are here looking for you, we'll make a break for it."
"Why not just run now!? Better safe than sorry," Reios growled, jerking his wrist violently out of Nemo's grip.
"No, we may draw unnecessary attention to ourselves by running off now. They already see us," Nemo reasoned, then he stood straight and faced the three Autumn soldiers which had just stood before them. "Is there a problem, officers?"
"No, not at all," the taller soldier assured him. Then he held out a small piece a paper. An image of a CoreCapsule bomb was displayed on it. "We are looking for one of these. Word on the street is that Sakura is hiding some of these destructive weapons in their quarters."
"What the hell is that?" Nemo asked the man, his tone unintentionally rude.
"It is a CoreCapsule. A very small bomb capable of decimating an entire city," the shorter, rather fat soldier explained. "You seen one?"
Nemo let out a small laugh. "Sir. If the Sakura government is hiding one of those suckers around here, why would I know where it is? Furthermore, even if I did know, why in the blazes would I tell you that?"
Dammit, Nemo, so much for drawing unnecessary attention!! Reios panicked in his head, about ready to ditch his friend. "Nemo, that's enough. We answered their question, now let's go!"
As the two began to turn away, the middle-height soldier, which had until now remained silent, spoke aloud, "Hold it."
Nemo and Reios slowly turned around to face him. It was then that Reios noticed his ominous, glowing red eyes. The soldier also seemed to be missing a tooth, and an intimidating curved scar ran from his right eye down his cheekbone. As Reios stared this man in the eye, he felt pounds of sweat begin to trickle down his body. A ghostly feeling consumed Reios as he began to get feeling that he recognized this Autumn soldier...
"You. Young man," he said, his voice powerful but calm. He was speaking directly to Reios. As a wide grin (which highlighted his missing tooth directly in the front) developed across his face, curling the scar on his face, he added, "You look very, very familiar to me. Tell me...what nation are you from?"