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.
the Kandrian Empire. The Martial Union would cooperate with law-enforcement and begin the judicial process immediately. He would be required to provide testimony
in his eyes. The Lowminers and that man Wern. Rui was not going to conceal any of the
desire to serve it himself. At this very moment he could easily sprint back and
He exhaled, restraining
STEP
arrival of a group of people in uniforms
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
look at Bella's corpse even as the sight of
shakily before turning
few hours in its totality. Giving Rui enough time
he fail? How much responsibility did he bear? And most
he had an answer, or if he
objective, allowing
into their enemy's trap. They were screwed
all available manpower at hand even before the masked Martial Apprentice ambushed
was meant to drag Rui away from Bella and keep him there while the gangs mobilized by Bella must have killed her after, when she was
screamed and struggled in despair as the men
until he closed his eyes and crushed the
they would have survived.
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