Chapter 113: Arc 3, - 23: A Moment in Silence
Strewn about, were the bodies that began to rot. The scent of blood in sunlight—an iron-like scent she had come to recognize. Through strands of blonde, she stared at what damage she had dealt...
A few marks on her adventuring gear, gunshots beneath the layers that bruised her skin underneath. Hey, this was what it was made for; some scuff marks were not the greatest issue...
She circled the carriage, looking onwards to the grass that had so oddly grown... What would happen if she stepped out? What would happen if she dragged the bodies out...?
No vehicles had come in or out they said... She pondered why, as she pondered another thought. If she steps out, then she may not be able to step back in... Perhaps just a paranoid assumption, but did she really want to test that theory?
Besides... this had to be reset.... Amongst the corpses were the three of them... that she cared for so dearly- She shut her eyes, to stop herself from brooding any longer.
She had a goal, a mission, to undo all of this within this odd radius of time. Soon, all their luggage were open on the ground.
’Of course Fumeko had food... Stop Jotou... Don’t cry, don’t cry. You can change all of this...’ She quickly moved to find a canister of water in Hotaru’s bag.
She then, finally sauntered over to the three, laid against the carriage... The veins of poison spread across their bodies, any visible skin was marked with bluish-green.
Her eyes looked away... ’Save them... save them... That’s the promise... I will meet you all again... You’re not dead yet...’
She faced the road back; the road she had to traverse all the way on foot. Hours on a horse-driven carriage. How long would it take to walk...?
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The Moon overlooked a cloud filled sky and yet not a drop of rain. The police guarded the borders of Hartamat, pacing and pacing; some taking a break to smoke and chat.