Chapter 9: Assault
Ah.
Huh?
It's working.
She looked over to her, well, it.
... What's working..?
Spirit Kuruto turned to her.
She had no arm.
What is going on?!
I am returning to myself.
And that means..?
That means that I am go- damnit.
Something the matter?
Asking that got her a punch to her chest.
I wouldn't be saying 'Damnit' if everything was okay, would I? Foolish excuse for a being.
... Does this mean I'm stronger than your for the time being..?
...
The silence confirmed her suspicions.
She punched the wall, it cracked, but the cracks didn't fade.
What ar- No, don't.
Why?
If you do, I will lose control over my body.
...
[Selfish bitch]
She punched the wall again.
A small hole revealed itself as she drew back her hand.
She felt a hand on her arm.
Huh?
I said, don't.
Shame.
She pulled her hand back again, smashing through the wall with all her might.
And a bright light hit her in the face.
"Huh..?" She said
She looked around, she wasn't in the park anymore, she seemed to be in what looked like an apartment.
She wasn't in her own house, though, and she felt somewhat weaker than before.
"Where am I..?" she muttered.
She pulled herself off the bed, all her muscles aching, and stumbled over to the door.
She pulled it open, a room full of computers and equipment much alike to what she saw at the AST using, during her time in it.
"Is this the AST barracks..?" she spoke to herself.
Then shut that thought down, if it were the AST she would be dead by now.
Going through the door at the other side of the room, she heard voices to her left, and started to walk towards them.
"...that, if we try to seal her, it may backfire and release all of our complete Astral Dress, maybe if the scenario is at it's worst, our inversions." this brought gasps from the audience around the person who said it.
Taking a few more steps to reach the doorway she said, "Meaning that I am the only thing in the way of complete and utter destruction?"
Fraxinus' Sick bay
He clutched his head, new, broken, memories still floating infront of him, feeling unnaturally warm, as if his blood was boiling.
Who... No. What am I..? He thought, while staring at the wall, a throbbing in his head.
Suddenly, the heat seemed to rise, he felt as if he had a second heart had formed in his body and his blood seemed to boil more than it already was.
A blinding light filled the room, and the pain seemed to disappear.
AST Barracks
"Spirit waves detected!"
"Where?"
"5 miles east and... 15,000 ft up?"
"Check again, that can't be right"
"It's accurate, no errors were detected"
"..."
"Captain?"
"Seems we have an aerial battle, which spirit?"
"Spirit unnamed, matches the most recent spirit though"
"... All squads, move out, we'll need you all. Don't fuck this up."
Resting area - Fraxinus
"That is one of two possibilities, yes." Reine explained, after explaining everything else that had just been explained to the rest of the spirits.
"The other possibility being?" Kuruto asked.
"The other possibility is that Shido will keep the already sealed spirits, maybe even use their power" Kotori said.
A silence fell in the room.
"Is now a bad time to say that I felt weaker than before I was knocked out?" Kuruto stated.
The sound of a loud explosion tore through the silence like a knife.
"Alert, severe hull damage in section B"
"I'll take that as a yes..."
Kotori, Reine, Tohka and Origami all ran out of the room, Tohka and Origami running to the left, Kotori and Reine towards the bridge.
"Well, I guess I'll just chill in here for a bit?" Kuruto asked.
Outside the Fraxinus
"Spirit nearby, ini...tiating.. contact..?"
"Where is it?"
"I don't know, we're in the right area but it isn't..."
A blinding light assaulted their eyes.
"Ah!"
"Squad A, cover the left flank! Squad B, block all forms of escape! Squad C, left flank! Squad D, support!"
"Roger!"
Shido
He looked about, the pain in his head was gone.
"What was that light..?" he asked himself.
Tohka and Origami ran in, then stared in shock.
"... What is it..?"
"Shido..."
"Why are you..."
"Wearing astral dress..?" Tohka finished Origami's question.
"Heh?!" Shido made a stupid noise.
He looked down to see the ornate armour that was worn upon Kuruto the day before.
"Why am I wearing this?!" He yelled.
Suddenly the ship rocked as if it had been hit by something, Tohka and Origami fell into Shidos arms, almost as if they'd taken a chance...
"Um... can you two loosen your grip a little..?" He managed to squeak out while restraining a tiny bit of embarrassment.
"Can you carry me Shido? I don't think I'll be able to walk while the ship's shaking this much" Origami asked on his right.
"Shido, carry me please? It's too shaky!" Tohka said from his left, her eyes so innocent it was impossible to turn down.
"No. He's carrying me." Origami replied.
"Actually he's carrying me, stupid Origami." Tohka retorted.
Shido sighed, he should really be used to this by now, even if he wasn't.
He picked Origami up, and slung her his right shoulder, with surprising ease.
Then did the same for Tohka but on the other shoulder.
He then ran out of the room with no problems, and headed towards the bridge, still carrying Tohka and Origami.
Another shake ran through the ship.
"Guh, what is attacking us? DEM?" he asked
"Probably." Origami replied, without hesitating.
"Protect realiser damaged" the alarm sounded from the bridge.
"Shit." Shido said, as a section of the ship was blown out behind him.
"Shido! Shido!" Tohka yelled
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