Despair.

Rage.

Shock.

Guilt.

And even grief.

A maelstrom of emotions swirled within Rui. Emotions he did not understand. He had only known her for a meagre twenty-four hours. They were just barely friends as they had grown a little closer over the duration of their mission. There was a good chance Rui would never even see her again even if the mission succeeded.

So why?

Why did he feel like his soul was being torn apart was he gazed at her corpse?

Because she was his responsibility? Because he had ended up becoming emotionally invested in her well-being and success?

Probably both.

An eternity passed before Rui broke out of his reverie. He pulled out the communication device handed to him by the Martial Union, hitting one of the numerous buttons, the one he was supposed to hit when the mission ended. He hit in a few additional details, indicating the presence of a corpse. The device would convey his location to the Martial Union, and they would send post-mission personnel to take over.

law-enforcement and begin the judicial process immediately. He

in his eyes. The Lowminers and that man Wern. Rui was not going to conceal any of the

the strong desire to serve it himself. At this very moment he could easily sprint back and kill

He exhaled, restraining

STEP

a group of people in uniforms with the emblem of

A man at the head of the team inquired, noting Rui's Apprentice uniform. "I'm inspector Gale." He said, showing Rui a badge. "I'm here to take proceed with

at Bella's corpse even as the sight of it scorched his lifeless

before turning his back

was a few hours in its totality. Giving Rui enough time to introspect, and sort out his

did he bear? And most importantly, how

Rui wasn't even sure he had

much more objective, allowing him to analyze them

reason the mission failed was because they had fallen into their enemy's trap. They were screwed the moment Wern informed the Lowminers of their location. This was the reason

must have mobilized pretty much all available manpower at

and keep him there while the gangs mobilized by Bella must have killed

as the men

the very thought of that send blood to his head, until he closed his eyes and crushed

had been able to avoid the Martial Apprentice, they would have survived. Rui would have easily disemboweled

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