Prologue
Life is worthless ; that is a fact.
I look back and I see ruins, everywhere. The ruins of what was called the Earth. Which is now some kind of desert, at least that's what it looks like.
And it was so beautiful a few days ago...
I take a few steps to calm down when I hear a scream, and I turn back to see a girl, around 2 years younger than me. She seems to be just waking up when she sees me, and she starts walking up to me, a scary look in her eyes.
- What have you done, Seiki ?! she yells. What's the meaning of this ?
I smile. She knows the answer already, yet she's still asking the question. Could we do it in an even more cliché way ?
- Hi Reina, how are you ? I ask.
- Don't play dumb, she replies, furious.
- I don't know why you even bother to ask that question, when you know the answer. As you've predicted, I've done it. Now what are you going to do ? It's not like we can go back to the good old days anyway, I laugh.
She sighs.
- It's not like these good old days were ours to begin with. But that is no justification for what you've done, she adds.
I sigh as well.
- So what are you going to do ? I ask again. We can't go back in time, can we ? Not anymore, at least, I smile.
The young girl is now looking even more furious than before.
- And whose fault is this, uh ?
- First, she didn't leave me the choice and, second, it's not like I really wanted to do it, I answer.
- But you did it. You killed her. And we had to strike back.
I close my eyes. "Strike back"... Yeah, you sure did it.
- Lia was innocent and you know it, I say, trying to control my anger. She was the kindest of us all. Probably the only one who deserved to live, I add.
- That's why we had to do it. Her kindness was a threat to us. And you know it wasn't her real self, Reina laughs.
I try to keep my calm.
- You know nothing about her, I whisper. Don't act like you do.
- She wouldn't have been one of us, after all, if she was that kind, she jokes.
The girl gives me a frightened look as I walk up to her.
- I might kill you if you say something like that again, I say.
She steps backwards.
- As if you could, she laughs. You need me.
- Do I ? It's not like you hold any value in my eyes, you know, I answer. You were just lucky. So why would I need you ?
- Because I can bring it all back, she smiles. I just need a few minutes.
I sigh again.
- Of course, and you could bring back your friends in the meantime, so we could have a little chat.
- I could ? she jokes.
I don't even take the time to answer as it's unneeded, and I take a look at the sky. A thousand suns welcome me, as I try to remember the events which led us to this...
Hello everyone !
My name (or pseudo, at least) is Fox's Sin of Greed, and this is my first work in english. It's based on Instant Bullet, a manga which I really liked reading. I'm not that confident in my english, so feel free to tell me about my mistakes. I hope you enjoyed reading this !