Board Thread:Important Logs/@comment-25687356-20171017213941/@comment-30777472-20171021020412

With each breath she took, her attention turned down to the forest ground. She could spot a few familiar characters, making their way through the forest, heading for the same direction. She dropped down about 4 meters and ran along with them. While they ran the sound of these beasts, still following them echoed through the forest. Panic, crawled it’s way up Kyo’s back. She prayed for herself, begging for some kind of miracle or just a single chance of them escaping. Something seemed to be coming closer and closer by each step they took. The closer they got, the more familiar became the unknown figure. She first laid eyes on the bright yellow hair color then the armor. Like a light flashing before her eyes, she realized that this was one of the goon squad members, Krenhs. ’’What the-’’ She felt herself stop to breath for a moment as he ran past them. The moment he was about to pass Kyo, she glanced over at him, watching as he passed by like an old time movie. Freezing frame by frame.

He… A member of the goon squad, the team that had gotten away earlier, a solo trainee, ran straight into the devil's grasp on his own.

Something within her, began to boil. A mixture of guilt, hopelessness and rage had her firmly tightening her hands into fists, digging her nails into her skin. This boy, literally threw himself into the mouth of the lion, just for the sake of saving them. She wanted to scream, beg for this boy to return and run away with them. But soon they had exited the tree-lines, one after the other. Once they all had gotten out of the forest, another member of the goon squad created a mud wall which separated them, and the gruesome beasts they had faced. Krensh gave the group a glance, said two words and turned away. ’’Thank you.’’ Kyo would reply, before she jumped a little from the sound of the goat-men rammed into the mud wall. She, along with Liara stood with their nose pretty much poking against the mud wall and gazed at it, with a blank expression. A knot of worry forced itself up in her throat, meanwhile the cold stroke of worry ran down her spine. What, was happening to the boy who just jumped into action, facing the demons they could not even scratch. Stay calm. She had to stay calm. She glanced over at Liara for a moment and sent her a short, bitter-sweet smile. Liara and Kyo stood in the front. Their little group and the goon squad behind them.

Shortly after her attention turned to the mud wall dropped. And a soul shaking sight was displayed before everyone. Kyo’s blank expression dropped completely as her heart pretty much tore itself apart. The boy, who came to their rescue, now hung like a piece of beaten up meat from the captain’s hand. Everyone, was pretty much frozen in shock. Guilt, showered down on Kyo. She should have gone back, she should have stopped him. But her cowardness got the best of her. Then suddenly, the captain opened his mouth and spoke up. Words, which had her lose every single thought she had.

“Sacrifice or die.”

She choked up on her own breath, feeling how panic gradually clawed it’s way up her back. All of these young trainees, having to experience such a horrid decision. None of them truly had gotten the chance to experience life at it’s fullest. Learn new skills, explore the New World and grow with each other. She could not possibly allow any of them to just throw away their only chance to truly live their life to the fullest. Of course, some of these trainee’s would want to throw themselves into hell flames. Kyo however, would never allow any of them to proceed this act of ‘’heroism.’’

A shade covered her eyes, as the thought of her journey coming to an end truly had her knees weak and her heart pretty much pounding out of her chest. In the corner of her eye, she spotted Liara looking up at her and a soft smile spread across her lips. ’’Please, stop anyone that tries anything Liara and remember to always smile the way that you do.’’ She said in a calm and slow tone before she took a step into the forest, with each step getting closer to the monstrosity of a captain.

The ruckus the group behind her made, gradually faded away, the closer she got to the beast. He had thrown the damaged body of Krenhs over to the group and waited patiently for whoever that was willing to give up their life.

Due to Kyo and Liara standing pretty much up against the wall, they would be the ones who were closest to the army of goat-men. Before Water, Ieyasu or anyone for that matter could pass the two ladies, Kyo was the first one to step over to the captain. She glanced up at the captain for a moment, feeling a cold shiver run down her bloody soul. It felt like staring into the grim reaper’s hollow skull.

Tears would be streaming down her cheeks, if it weren’t for the fact that she tried her very best to keep a smile up and turn around to face the others. They were all so bloody young and needed every second they could get to grow stronger and bring back the great nation.

Memories of the outpost and the few fun events they had gotten to do together flashed before her eyes. Of course, there's things she should have done differently. Like not choking Vodal. Or getting to know everyone else better. Or tell Liara how she truly felt about their rather sisterly bond. Then the memories of her younger age, in the village, with her friends and family. The quote ’’Heros, never die. Echoed through her head. She tried her very best to keep her smile up and held her right hand up, giving everyone a thumbs up.

’’Fight together, guys! Together we are stronger!’’ She said with a slow, yet shaken voice. A single tear running down her cheek as she desperately attempting to prepare for whatever that was coming next.