Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Deadeye and the Wolf. Enjoy the 800-word chapter. I don't own VK, Sega, Ryutaro Nonaka and Shuntaro Tanaka do.
(November 6th 1935, Imperial Territory.)
Alicio sat alone from the others as they planned out an attack to take a snow fort or something.
"What was that?" Alicio heard and turned to see Kai with her arms crossed, he looked away, saddened.
"Alicio…" Kai's voice held a small warning that not answering wasn't a good idea for the Sergeant.
"I… Kai, I'll tell you, I owe you that much for what happened, your right." Alicio said. He rubbed his temples, trying to clear his head from what happened.
"Those Ruzhien soldiers that I killed… I fought them before, and they left scars on me, not just physical." Alicio said, Kai swore the sniper looked ready to cry when he continued to speak.
"I used to fight for another army, one not near here. I fought a war when I was 17 or so, I was younger, more naïve. We fought against the Ruzhiens, I was a Sergeant like I am now." Alicio said, Kai sighed and hugged Alicio after slugging him in the arm.
Alicio smiled and sighed before more tears came.
"We were fighting that part of the army, I thought it would be a simple battle. It wasn't, it turned into a massacre, my men were butchered around me like cattle, Kai. The worst part? Whoever they didn't shoot and throw into the mud, they made those soldiers suffered. I snapped, I killed every one of them on that field with my knives, guns, anything on hand." Alicio said, Kai looked at him and frowned.
"And the part about the Wolf? They said something about a wolf in your folder." Kai asked, Alicio spun a knife and Kai saw it looked like a wolf fang. Kai gasped and stopped hugging the sniper.
"After that battle, I took any mission that involved hunting the Reapers, Kai. I got good at hunting and killing them, they started calling me the wolf because I could hunt down any target and kill them easily if I wanted them dead? They would be dead. I am really good at knives as you saw." Alicio said, he stood up and started to walk away.
"Alicio…" Kai said, Alicio turned to her with sadness in his eyes before they hardened into cold determination.
"This is war, Kai. We are going to have to fight and kill a lot more before it ends and peace comes back. I am going to keep fighting until I bring that peace back, or I die." He said before he turned and walked into the snow.
Kai frowned, Alicio was clearly NOT ok for fighting, what she had seen with the reapers and that brutality was nothing shore of a near mental breakdown. He wanted to fight and slay every reaper around him, it wasn't just protecting her, it was personal.
"Alicio, you idiot." Kai said in a whisper before turning and walking to Claude and Riley, she would tell them and they would handle this. Alicio would listen to them, she knew that.
She needed to make sure Alicio didn't snap during the fight, she couldn't lose him. She blinked, she didn't know what she meant by THAT.
She heard a whimper in the snow, though. She turned and walked closer, the whimper sounded like a small animal, not uncommon considering where they were, but.
She gasped and nearly collapsed at the site.
In front of her was a small Wolf pup, scared and alone, whimpering as the snow continued to fall. Kai walked closer and the Wolf started barking at her, more out of fear then danger.
She picked up the small animal and walked back towards the small area, she couldn't allow the wolf to freeze to death out in the cold weather.
"Alicio." Kai said, the sniper turned and blinked while he walked over, still worrying about the Reapers.
"Is that a-" Alicio started to ask, Kai nodded and the small animal lick at her and then Alicio.
"Stop, it tickles, you little furball. Where's your mom?" Alicio asked, Kai frowned and Alicio realized what had probably happened. The Pup probably didn't have a mother or it would be here, snow or not, he doubted they would have gotten lost.
It made the situation a lot more complicated.
Author notes
Phew, another chapter done! Yes, I know the chapter is short. I plan on next chapter being longer. I will also address Alicio's problem next chapter. As for the wolf? He is going to be part of squad E and you will find out his name next time. Next chapter will be this Saturday and will show the battle at the Snow Fort. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
