Chapter 29

A Tale of Siblings

This, all of this is my fault. Flyresa is dying because of me. Because I desired revenge for my own selfish desire. And this is the result of it. The result of selfish desire. Is this the fate humanity has set for itself? Are we doomed to die of our own demonization?

I kicked down the door to the abandoned apartment complex as Ari aimed her bow inside to make sure it wasn't compromised. After a quick search, she gave me a nod as I stepped inside, the door was shut behind as we continued towards the Staircase, Ari taking point the whole time.

"So, now that we have a chance to talk Kyran, what the hell are you even planning?" She asked kicking down another door to the staircase, still no one in it.

"We need a Trauma kit. Otherwise, Flyresa has no chance." I said softly as she softly groaned, still passed out from our on the spot cauterization.

"Trauma Kit? You know they are military grade. The only place aside from a military base that has them is a hospital...no you don't." She pointed out kicking down one more door leading the main hallway before our hidden room.

"We don't have any choice Ari, it has all the items needed to save her." I pointed out.

"Yea, and about two platoons of soldiers guarding it. Military medical supplies are very expensive, and they won't leave them unguarded." She said as footsteps echoed down the hall. "That isn't Yang." She said drawing the bowstring back as she quietly stepped down the hall. Flyresa's eyes started to flutter open slowly as she weakly reached up touching my cheek as I looked down with a smile.

"K-Kyran..."She said as I took a knee, still holding her in my arms before I set her down upright against a wall.

"Don't talk, you lost a lot of blood. We are going to take care of you. Just hold on for me. Please." I said getting up and drawing my Katana in my right hand and a pistol in the left. Quickly catching up to Arianna. She stopped just short of the corner. I stepped behind her, with a quick tap on the shoulder, she aimed down the corner as the blade of a sword slammed against her compound bow, she kicked the assailant before I followed suit seeing the redish black hair woman that appeared on the mountain.

"STOP ARI!" I yelled aiming my pistol at the young girl as the two backed off momentarily.

"What the hell are you going on about Kyran?!" She demanded as the young girl sheathed her sword.

"She can be trusted Ari, stand down." I said.

"But Kyran..."

"STAND DOWN!" I yelled as she sighed in frustration, releasing the bowstring's tension. "So you want to explain who this woman is? You seem to be friends with a lot of them." She said as I chuckled.

"Karina, this Ari. My older sister. Ari, this is Karina, an assassin who tried to kill me." I said walking back to Flyresa as Ari had a look of complete confusion.

"Wait...what the fuck?" She asked as Karina chuckled walking past her.

"Don't ask, it only gets more...no." She said before seeing Flyresa in her wounded state. Quickly bolting over to her.

"No, Flyresa...why god damn it? Why?" Karina asked aloud as I picked up the woman in my arms.

"How did you know her? I never even told you her name." I said noticing her inconsistency.

"I'll tell you later. I swear it. Right now, we have to help her." She said as Ari blocked the confusion before opening the door to the recently furnished safehouse as Karina cleaned off a nearby table before I placed Flyresa down.

"How much blood has she lost?" Karina asked removing her jacket to a black tank top underneath.

"I am not sure off the top of my head. But she lost plenty back at the castle." I said as she looked around.

"We are going to need to do a blood transfusion then. Do you have a basic first kit here?" She asked as Ari nodded her head going into the other room.

"How can you be sure you two have the same blood type?" I questioned.

"I know, it is the same as mine, B positive." She said as I was now confused myself. How the hell does she know all of these details I never spoke of and in such accuracy.

"When we finish, you own me some answers Karina." I said as Ari placed down the white box next to Ari as she quickly went to work.

"I will, but right now. If she is going to live. We need more advanced supplies." She said.

"I know, shall we Ari?" I pointed to the door as we quickly left before Ari pulled me to the side.

"I think you owe some answers little brother, now." Ari demanded. She was right, I had been hardballing the elephant in the room for some time now.

"When I did the Trial of the Wolf, she attacked me on the mountain. However, after I retrieved the sword. We made a temporary agreement to work together to get off of it. At any point, she could of killed me. Yet she didn't. And I don't know how, I don't know why. But she seems determined to save Flyresa. So right now, we need to trust her. Otherwise, she is going to die. Do you understand me?" I said as she sighed frustratingly before letting me off the wall.

"Fine, we'll go to the hospital. But this conversation isn't finished between us baby brother. Got it?" She stated.

"Yea, I do. Let's go." I said before we both turned to see the confused look of Yang there.

"Go where? And why are you covered in blood? Did something happen bad enough for me to get called back? And where is Flyresa?" She had so many questions. It didn't seem to end at all.

"Yang, the reason I ended the operation is because we were ambushed and Flyresa, she is in very bad shape right now. So me and Ari are going to the hospital to retrieve a Trauma Kit. There is already a friend in there making sure she'll survive. Can you stay with her until we return?" I asked as she took a deep breath, as I noticed it seemed she was holding back tears.

"Yea, I'll stay. Go get what we need. I'll make sure Flyresa is okay. Now hurry." She said entering the apartment without argument. What is strange, is that she didn't argue against it. But that didn't matter right now. What did matter was that we save Flyresa. And I would whatever it took to save her. I just hope...that Ari feels the same way.