It seemed that since Shade had figured out how to communicate with Kuro, he took many opportunities to do so. Everything from noting security problems that they could possibly exploit once free, to commenting on ways to improve Kuro's combat skills, to even just random commentary on the things around them. It was starting to get to the point that Kuro occasionally wished for a mute-button. However, he knew from Shade's solution, that it would soon be reversed... hopefully.
Kuro was more quiet than normal, most people attributing it to his greiving his loss. He however knoew he was simply biding his time, waiting for the next time he would be sent to fight the Resistance. But even with both sides knowing he wanted to be capture, they both knew that his body would fight them as if he wanted them all dead. He knew that he wouldn't be able to be taken down to the point of Capture unless he was pitted against Zero, or possibly if the entire Colbor Elitewere there. He hoped it wasn't the second option because he'd kill almost all of them in the process. His chance came three weeks after his talk with Neige.
"ALL STATIONS HIGH ALERT!" The lights shifted to red and the klaxon sounded. This time the alarm had come midday, so most of the Reploids were already at their stations. Harpuia and Kuro had to stop their sparring match in the training center and head to the Admin building.
As they ran down the street having been only a block away Harpuia commented, "you've really improved in the past while Kuro. I won't be able to keep up with you if this keeps up at this rate. Tell me Brother, what drives you so?"
Kuro had noticed that Harpuia had started calling him Brother since Leviathan died, possibly thinking along the lines that they were engaged and would eventually have wed. He stopped right outside the front door and looked Harpuia dead in the eye, "I'm training for the day that an opportunity finally presents itself."
Nodding in grim understanding Harpuia looked up towards the top of the skyscraper, "me too... but he took less from me than he took from you. Kuro you must reign yourself in though, you might stretch yourself so thin that you could miss your chance." With that the green-clad reploid opened the door.
Reaching Weil's office they saluted and waited for the report to begin. Neige brought up a holographic monitor showing several areas in red, "the Resistance has made a major offensive on almost all of our resource control sites. The Einherjar have already been dispatched to several of these locations," as she said that, five of the areas were higlighted in blue. "THere are four remaining assaults that need to be dealt with, and Zero seems to be attacking this one all by himself." One of the areas went black
"I'll take him on," Kuro surprised almost everyone by volunteering
Chuckling amused, Weil hovered over to him, "What brought this on? You're suddenly willing to fight your friends?"
"He got the drop on me on my last mission," Kuro balled his hands into fists and punched them together, "think of this as payback." It wasn't a total lie, Kuro had been upset that Zero would have been able to take him out without a fight last time.
Weil turned back to the projection and seemed to consider it for a moment, "very well, bring me his head."
Kuro saluted and made brief eye contact with Neige before turning on his heel and heading to the Transmission pad in the lobby.
