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.

was still a crime in the Kandrian Empire. The Martial Union would cooperate with law-enforcement and begin the judicial process immediately. He

was not going

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

He exhaled, restraining

STEP

the arrival of a group of people in uniforms with the emblem

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 the post-mission protocols. I encourage you to do the same by

nodded listlessly, taking one last look at Bella's corpse even as the sight

sighed shakily before turning his back

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

much responsibility did he bear? And most

was the hardest. Rui wasn't even sure he

first two were much more objective, allowing him to analyze them

their enemy's trap. They were screwed the moment Wern informed the Lowminers of their location. This was the

realized the Lowminers must have mobilized pretty much all available manpower at hand even before the masked Martial

from Bella and keep him there while the gangs mobilized by Bella must have killed her after, when she was

and struggled in despair as the men held her down and cut

of that send blood to his head, until he closed his eyes and crushed the feeling, trying

they would have survived. Rui would have easily

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