(A New BLACK and more old memories for Makoto Nanaya to go through, Will she be ready for more of the truth that is ahead of her? Let us see what happens next.)

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BLACK 48

Previously on BLACK Rebellion

Makoto Nanaya, Squirrel beastkin and a woman, is currently stuck in the body of Sora Minakaze, A human and a male. She is in this unique predicament because she is currently being used as an experiment to test upon by being placed into a dream like coma that forces her to relive the painful memories of Sora Minakaze. Witnessing his trial by fire and how he had to murder the one friend he had managed to make, can she truly bear more of what she is going to witness next?.. who knows...

And now... the continuation of BLACK Rebellion..


Doktor has never been so immersed in his work before... well to be fair he has always been immersed in his work but nothing like the focus he first had when he began to do science. Looking at the woman that was in front of him while sipping on his nice hot chocolate, he couldn't help but admire her anatomy. "Ahhhh... such a good day to be a scientist right now... ain't it Ein?" Doktor asked as he raised his cup towards the still unconscious Makoto Nanaya as it had been two days since she was inside said tube.

Doktor had to admit... he has not been near much of the female species and couldn't help but keep on staring at their assets. He could care less who it was but so long as it was a woman that he could observe then he was simply content with observation. But science requires one to remain unbiased on what they test and just because the specimen right in front of him was the most beautiful specimen he has acquired yet means he must neglect his other tests.

"Still to think that you would be in love with such a detestable vile creature like Sora Minakaze... If you knew of the truth of what he truly is... can you still stand to love such a man? Or will you wise up and decide to betray him for the better of the world?" Doktor hypothesized as he drank his hot coffee once more. Multiple thoughts ran through his mind as he wondered what was going to happen at this point to a beastkin experiencing life as a human being. A woman experiencing life in a man's body. Experiences like these definitely be a life changing experience for people to change in general.

"Don't worry, if you end up seeing the truth and wish to join your cause. I promise to give you the best medical care possible so that you can re adapt to life as a proper female squirrel beastkin without fail." Doktor said as he checked the time on his computer screen. "Oh dear, it's time for me to see the other test subjects, better quickly make a note of progress so far." Doktor said as he pulled out a word document and quickly typed down the date and time of his current observation.


Date: 3rd December 2196

Time: 03.00 AM


MAKOTO POV


"Sora...Sora..." I heard a voice called as I had kept my eyes closed. I just wanted to continue sleeping for as long I could at that moment as the voice slowly got louder. "Sora...Sora..." The voice spoke once more as I turned around. "Give...give me a few more minutes..." I muttered as without warning, I felt something wet splash right on my face as my eyes shot up, my body rising up quickly as I pressed my hands on my face. "There you are...you are finally awake Mas...Sora..." the voice said as I finally looked at the person who was responsible for waking me up.

"...Ahhh... Morning Chikacho..." I muttered as Chikacho simply nodded her head as she stood there and looked at me. "Morning Master... I've already gotten ready, I shall meet you at headquarters. Don't take too long please." Chikacho muttered as she soon left the room, leaving me to rub my face as much as I could. God... how long have I been relieving these memories... how long has it been since I have actually seen who I really am. My head feels a little bit woozy to be honest.


How long...How long has it been since I was Sora Minakaze. It's been so long that I have heard my own name, looked at myself in the mirror to see myself and not Sora Minakaze's face, not the body of a human male but a female squirrel beastkin. There's so many thoughts that were racing through my head at this very moment that I just couldn't process everything that has been happening to me at this very moment. The days...they are passing by so quickly, the months march by without leaving time for me to rest.

Ever since I found out I have been trapped in a dream, I have been trying to find ways for me to break out of this dream like state. I thought that this was like a lucid dream, that if I gain control of my thoughts in here I will be able to find a way to get out of said dream. The problem is that is not the case... my dream... my dream must be an induced one, something from the real world... outside the dream that is anchoring me and trapping me here.

When I realized that was the most likely case...I couldn't help but just feel like I am going to slowly lose myself in the process. More and more everyday... I feel my sense of self slipping away... Like I am losing who I am. I'm slowly starting to forget that I was even a woman in the first place and that my name isn't Sora but Makoto. This feeling of detachment...scares me inside as I didn't even bother to change the water to warm and allowed the cold drips of the shower strike all over my body.

In many ways... what is going to happen to me when I wake up from this lucid dream?.. Will me having spend some time as Sora change my thoughts on him? Will having been a man for so long make being a woman feel even weirder... Will I really be alright... still be myself at the end of this dream when I wake up?... all of these things race through my head as I barely have time to collect any kind of thought. I have to do what Sora has to do... this dream will not let me stop, it forces my body to simply just do it.

When I think of that... I start worrying about the actions that I am doing at this very moment. Were they of my own accord?.. or were they the choices that the dream is forcing me to make because it's a dream. The paranoia I am feeling right now...is just something I cannot really explain properly without sounding insane in the process. All I know is... I just want this dream to end... I want it all to end so I can go back to the real world and try to live my life once more.

But if I am really trapped in this dream...and the Black Lotus is holding me captive... then shouldn't I be using this dream as a way for me to train for the fight to come?.. I'm unable to physically train my body but maybe...just maybe by fighting in the battles that Sora fought in... I could develop my fighting knowledge that way... But how much longer can I last doing that though?.. I have already gone through so many days... and relived so many painful memories... including meeting and... seeing Reiko die...


"Crap...I shouldn't be wasting time right now, I have to get going to meet the group right now." I noted as I turned off the shower. I felt that I shouldn't be thinking so hard about this issue and just focus on what's right in front of me at this very moment... and right now, at this very moment?.. I need to head back to the headquarters of Code Zero to meet up with the rest of the members there just so I can get ready for another mission.


Just another day...and doing another mission again...


Arriving at said headquarters, I opened the door to see nothing but darkness in the vision of my eyes. Just what is going on? I felt my nerves tense up as I looked around left and right wondering what was going on. I felt my hands slowly reach for the holsters of the arm blades that I have gotten very used to using at this point as without warning I heard a voice come out from the side, the light turning on once more to blind me as in front of me... I was greeted with the sight of a couple of people in front of me as they only needed to say a single word.

"There's the light switch...god that took way too long to find again." The head of the Code Zero Squadron... Shen Lin Fang said as he breathed a couple of sighs of relief at his good fortune as Marcus and Chikacho were sprawled on the ground, looking like they had just tripped over each other as Monika Van Kriess simply sat by her seat by the chess table watching the sight with only a small sigh as she turned and looked at me.

"Sorry about the lights going out again... though to be fair it's kind of expected at this point so I would be even more surprised if you are not surprised." Monika said as Chikacho and Marcus awkwardly got off each other, brushing each other off as they looked away from each other. "It's alright Chikacho... though I have to admit I would most prefer Chiki and Little bro to just land on top of each other lips first." I said.

At this point I just didn't even give a damn of whether it was my own words or the dreams but I have to admit... some of the things said are most likely things I would have said such as calling Chikacho Chiki. "M-M-MASTER! DON'T CALL ME THAT PLEASE! And I refuse to have sexual relations with any of my colleagues! Especially Master's little brother!!" She shouted as Marcus couldn't help but do the same albeit with even more shyness than I was normally used to seeing as he took cover underneath the desk and looked at me weirdly.

"I-I-I Agree with what Chikacho said! What you said was completely inappropriate!" Marcus retorted as I felt a small smile crack upon my face. "Oh come on, you have to admit that you and Chikacho being a couple would be an adorable sight to behold...even if you two refuse to admit it to the very end." I said as Marcus and Chikacho both immediately turned red and looked away from each other as Shen walked towards me and simply shook his head.

"Come on Sora... Don't tease those two like that. Even if they are quite slow on the intake and all." Shen said as all I simply did was just nod my head at what he just said. Seeing Marcus and Chikacho before they joined the academy is just something to behold. So is seeing the supposedly possessed Shen and Monika willingly choose to serve the Black Lotus at this period of time. The amount of tender care they are give to all of us is simply just something mind boggling for me.

"I know Shen, it's just I can't really help but find it funny when they act all embarrassed like that, especially Chiki over there." As soon as I said that comment, I felt something strike my chest as Chikacho looked at me with a stern look that said, 'I am going to kill you if you keep on talking about me and Marcus like that'. All I could do at that point was simply raise my hands in self defense as I seriously did not want to die at that very moment from vengeful embarrassment.

"Alright...now that we have resolved all of that... What's going to be our next mission boss." I said looking at Shen in the eyes as he simply smiled and placed his hand on my free shoulder. "Well...much to our luck not much actually. Tomorrow we will have a free day so today they gave the opportunity to do some necessary fixings on our weapons today." The moment he said free day, I couldn't help but feel a sense of happiness as to be honest... working for a Mercenary doesn't really give you much for break hours.

"I see...that's good to hear...at least we will have a brief moment to catch our breathes and simply just relax." I said as I took a seat at a chair which immediately broke the moment I applied just a little bit of pressure right on the cushion. "God...again... This is the tenth time that this stupid chair broke. Can't we just buy one already Shen?" I asked as Chikacho simply sighed and shook her head. "As much as I would like to buy another chair... that isn't much of an option right now, we are trying to save our budget after all." Chikacho said as I couldn't help but sigh

"I know...wait a minute... saving our budget? What for exactly?" I asked as Shen and Monika looked at each other with a bit of excitement present in their eyes. "Well, we are planning to throw an early Christmas celebration tomorrow, since we will be most likely working throughout the Christmas period, we might as well just get the celebration out of the way so we can focus on the job." Shen said as Marcus immediately stood up, an idea popping into his mind.

"Does that mean we will be getting a Christmas tree for the place for the mean time?!" Marcus said as he couldn't help but immediately blush at the thought of him wanting a christmas tree, a childish thought to have but Shen didn't seem to mind. "Why not...though we best a fake one. Who is going to take care of the tree while we are out doing missions and it starts shedding needles all over the ground." Shen said as Chikacho placed her finger right on her scarf, pulling it up.

"If that is the case...we should also make sure we get some Christmas lights for the tree. And some Christmas decorations." Chikacho said as I was surprised to hear Chikacho say something like that, in fact that took me so much by surprise I couldn't help but blink a few times hearing what she had just said. "Why are you looking at me like that mas...Sora? That look you're giving me...is just too weird." Chikacho said as I couldn't help but just open my mouth at that moment.


Me: Well... that's the first time I've ever heard you agree on something... let alone suggest something else entirely different like...christmas lights

Chikacho: Why do you believe that to be weird though... I would think that should be common for most people to celebrate.

Me: Common...for most people to celebrate huh...

Marcus: What are you thinking Nii-san?.. is something the matter?

Me:... hehe... to be honest... I don't really know what's normal and what's not. I've been so busy with the missions...the pain...the losses that I have not really gotten the time to sit down and just think about it. About the big picture and all.

Shen: The big picture huh... I do agree.. fighting for so long... you tend to lose sight of what you're trying to fight for. I believe in order for you to continue fighting, you must always remember what is your end goal in general.


End goal huh... Now... now that I think about it... throughout this journey I had been forced to embark... one thing was never clear to me. Sora... always seemed to be a strong person yet... what drove him to be so strong in the first place?.. that...was never really made clear to me. I had always thought it was the people around him... People like Marcus and Chikacho and the rest of Code Zero. I thought it was people like Reiko, Saeko and even Alice who made him the person he was today.

Yet...in this dream...in this moment, nothing is being made clear to me about Sora's strength. If it really was the people around him... then why was he so willing to still fight even after finding out that Shen and Monika were still alive and in the organization he despised. Doesn't he know that one day he would have to fight them now that he knew they were alive?.. How could he murder so many people just like that and yet find it within himself to laugh... laugh of all things at the craziness of the situation he was in.

If...If Sora's strength and goal was from the bonds he forged from the Black Lotus...from the Code Zero squadron... wouldn't he had just defected the moment that Shen and Monika were revealed to be alive and well?.. I would have thought that the family bonds he had made with them would have been what made him join back with the Black Lotus and yet they weren't... So what is it that drives him to the point of strength he is today?.. How is he still so strong yet... lacks any clear goal. That never made sense to me...


Shen: Hey Sora... come on man, you're zoning out on us. Did you even catch a word of what I had said?

Me: Huh?... I'm sorry, I didn't. Not one bit.

Monika: SIGH you have got to work on that airheadedness of yours Sora.. that will get you killed one day you know.

Shen: It's alright, I am sure he learned his lesson a long time ago. We're trusting you to be the head chef for tomorrow's dinner. Think you can handle that?

Me:... Sure, I don't mind doing tomorrow's dinner.

Shen: Then it's settled then. Let's get all of the necessary preparations we need to do for the next week's work schedule and then we can celebrate an early Christmas!

Marcus/Chikacho/Monika: Agreed!

Me:...

Shen: Hmmm? What's the matter Sora, you look like you got something on the back of your mind.


I couldn't help but think about what he said when he asked me if I was alright. I gave myself a small pause before I asked my question, "Say Shen... If we ever have to fight each other...for whatever reason... you... you won't hold out on me...right?" I asked as I looked at Shen with serious eyes as he simply stood there and paused. "What brought this sudden question Sora?" Shen asked as I couldn't help but rub my forehead a little bit hearing that.

"You can't answer a question with another question...but if you want to know, I have been always wondering...we are quite close almost like family... So I can't really picture myself fighting against you guys at full force... Still I have be certain that if anything happens to you guys... I can go all out against you guys..." I explained as Monika couldn't help but scratch her head and walked towards me. "So... that's why you're thinking like that huh... I guess it's legitimate to know how to handle certain situations should we be unable to."

I couldn't help but wonder what they were going to say next... what would Shen and Monika tells us at this very moment. "Hmmmm... Just do what you think is going to be the best for the group." That was what I heard Shen say to me as Monika nodded her head. "I agree with Shen right there, you should do what you think is best for the group in general. Not just consider what is going to happen to us." Monika said as I blinked my eyes a little bit trying to process what had just been said.

"Wait...the best for the group... so... what does that mean?" I asked as Shen and Monika scratched their heads before walking up to me. "It means that no matter what happens, always follow the path that you believe in, no matter who is in the way. Even if it's us one day, you have to follow what your heart believes to be correct." They said before simultaneously slamming their fists right on my head. "Anyways, you're going to bring down the mood of the room with all of this talk, this is a time for us to celebrate and relax, not stress about these details. Now come on, let's go get a Christmas tree already."


As soon as Shen said that, a smile returned on his face as well as everyone elses. It's as if they simply ignored that we had a serious conversation and just went back to being happy and carefree... No maybe that's being way too harsh on them... They must know what I said was serious and needed to be paid some attention... so maybe they are just choosing to live in the now instead of the maybe?.. I just don't know what on earth I should think or do at this point and it's driving me insane!

"H-Hey wait up!" I said as they closed the door on me. As soon as I opened the door I was greeted by a wall of darkness as I felt a reluctance to walk into said darkness. Before I could think about what to do, I felt the darkness lash right for me, grabbing my wrists and dragging me into said darkness. All of my senses felt detached at that moment as my brain began to race to try and process what was going on in my head. God what is going on...Ughh...My head...


... The first thing I feel when I felt my consciousness return to me was a splitting headache as I struggled to open my eyes. They felt tired and in pain as I tried to stand up only to find myself slipping back to the ground. As soon as I did so, I felt something puff up into the air, striking my face and giving me the feeling of grain and dirt that only I knew that dirt could do. Just where did I end up in... why am I at the ground all of the sudden?.. I just need to open my eyes to see what's going on.

As soon as I did so...I couldn't help but immediately want to close my eyes. Why...How...Right...this is a dream...a dream allows you to bend the laws of time and space just to show you the specific things they want you to see... But that explanation doesn't help me right now... especially when I am living through someone else's personal nightmare and hell. Here I was... In yet another battlefield but this one was different.

There was carnage everywhere...blood had been spilled all over the cobblestone floor that had scattered all around. Huge potholes were at the ground I was at which looked more like a crater at the end of it. Fire howled at the distance as I finally managed to stand up with some pain in my right eye due to the brightness striking it. I then felt the source of what had me pinned to the ground which was some rubble which I managed to get off with great difficulty.

As soon as I managed to get myself to my feet, I began to look around my surroundings while trying to shake off the sense of confusion that washed over me. What was going on at this point and where am I? All of these questions were to not be answered immediately as I noticed on one of the bodies on the ground...the familiar azure blue with yellow details and realized that was an NOL soldier. What the fuck...if that is an NOL soldier...then where in the world is...

"Aauuugggghhhh..." Was the sound I could hear, a groan of pain coming out from the rubble. I suddenly felt a stiffening silence hold my tongue from speaking as I quickly rushed towards the source in order to find out what's going on. I wanted to scream so badly to try and find them quicker but I felt a tinge at my spine preventing me from doing so, Making me fear what in the world was going on at this point as I got closer to the sound and simply gasped.

...right there...in front of my eyes... there laid both Shen and Monika... the two of them pinned under rubble that stopped them from escaping as they were both coughing horribly. They didn't look horribly injured but that was hard to tell from the fact that half of their bodies were currently covered up by pure rubble itself. "S...Sora..." I heard them call out weakly as I noticed a small pool of blood beginning to form around their lower area.

"Oh god Shen! Monika!" I shouted as I ran towards them, grabbing some of the debris off them. As soon as I did that, I noticed the head injury that Monika had suffered as well as Shen's small blood loss and the slow growth of rapid breathing on his end. This simply alerted me to patch them up as soon as I could with the equipment I got on me. "Just don't say anything and you two will be alright! I promise you two that!"

As soon as I said that, I slowly reached out to grab a bandage when I felt a hand grab mine, making me look to see it was Monika as she shook her head. "Enough Sora... Stop what you are trying to do and just let us go." Monika said as I couldn't believe what she was saying at this point. "D-Don't worry you two, I'm going to get you both out of here soon." I continued as I reached for the two circular tonfas called Kizuna but felt a hand stopped me from doing so.

"Unfortunately... It's time for us to part Sora." Shen said with a small hint of sadness and acceptance in his voice. I can't believe it... They... They aren't trying to resist dying... They aren't trying to fight against it! "Listen to us Sora... We want you to get the hell out of this place before it blows." Monika said as I shook my head and stared at her. "NO! NO I won't leave you guys here to die!" I shouted as I felt a pang in my heart that made me hold it with so much grief present in my head. I couldn't even dare stare at them at that moment as Shen and Monika's eyes were just focused on me.

"Listen to us Sora... We will live on inside of you." As soon as they said that, I looked at both Marcus and Chikacho with both confusion and fear lingering in my mind. "It doesn't matter... if we die today... We will always remember each other... So don't forget us alright." Monika said as I cannot stop shaking my head. I cannot stop shaking my head at how unbelievably crazy what I was hearing coming out from these people in the first place. I had always wondered why Sora lived with such fucked up morals... well... if this world that he's living in is already fucked up then why is this world punishing him!? It makes no sense!

It was then I heard the ripping of fabric as my fists were slowly opened and something was placed on them. I slowly opened my eyes to see the item that was present in my hand which was a patch to symbolize who was the leader of what squadron. "This patch... This patch represents the leadership of every squadron... From today onwards... you are the new Code Zero Squadron leader Sora." Shen said weakly as I couldn't digest what I was experiencing at this point. Here I was... a woman who is simply relieving her friend's memories... Witnessing all of this when he was simply just a young teenager...

"I...I..." before I could utter anymore words, I felt the two of them place a hand on my chest. "You got a good heart Sora... You should trust it more." Monika said as I looked at the two of them feeling the raw emotions that they were trying to pass on me. "Now get going already!" As soon as they said that... I felt something push me with raw power as they were suddenly so far away from me. I reached out a hand as if I wanted to grab them. As soon as I did that, debris collapsed all around me as I was flung out into the actual outside scenery.

Before I could take a look around my scenery, I looked at the now blocked hole as I reached for Kizuna once more. Before I could even touch said weapons, there was a loud boom as the rubble shook and rocked a little in the process. I felt the strength in my knees buckle as I just simply collapsed to the ground. All of these events were simply too overwhelming for my brain to process at this very moment as all I could do was simply hang at my voice.

As soon as I finally managed to compose all of what I was seeing at that moment, I couldn't help but scream as I heard footsteps coming from behind me. Enough...I had enough... No more... I had enough... "So...you're the last one left huh..." Enough...I don't care who's behind me... I don't care what I am experiencing, this grief... this sadness.. this rage I am feeling... I can't take it all anymore! "THAT IS ENOUGH! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!"


I felt something within my soul boil as I couldn't take what I had seen anymore. Seeing what Sora had gone through... even if I didn't want to... suffering through the same pain that he suffered through even though I didn't want to... I was trying to know all of the pain that he suffered without going through the same pain... a contradiction of words and desires I am... Yet at the same time, if it wasn't for this experience, I wouldn't be able to realize how hypocritical that kind of thinking it was.

Believing that by telling everyone the truth that it would turn out for the best... is that still a possibility at this point? Would really telling the truth about what is going to happen to the rest of the group really be alright if this is what the true face of the Black Lotus really is?.. People who would create a squad that could die at any moment and throw them in these kinds of life and death scenarios!? Just knowing this makes my blood boil...and I feel my emotions trying to dictate what I should be doing... and that's dangerous.

What can we do as Academy students? Now that I know what the Black Lotus is like... and probably they know what they are capable of... being careful is the most important thing that we should be doing at this point. If Sora told them everything... his past with the Lotus, the way they operate and the kinds of missions they did... would they others be able to control their emotions at that moment and not let it blind them?.. I just know... I HAD ENOUGH OF DREAMING FOR ONCE AND I WANT TO WAKE UP!

"COME ON YOU BASTARDS! THIS IS MY DREAM! AND THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL I AM GOING TO LET YOU BLACK LOTUS SCUM KEEP ME TRAPPED IN HERE FOREVER!" I felt a primal urge within me roar as I charged for the illusions of Sora's deepest recessed nightmares, my fists tightly clenched as I felt something within me rise as before I knew what was going on next... the last thought that I had was simply...


To Kill...


Deep inside a lab hidden underneath a butcher shop in Torifune...Within a tube, laid a squirrel beastkin. Inside the tube, She slept peacefully inside as her vitals were stable and steady. Suddenly, her vitals start to spike a little bit as her breathing began to increase and drugs injected into her intending to sedate her. However instead of doing that however, they served to fuel something within her as her heartbeat began to beat harder and harder, throbbing like crazy as soon, her hands begin to twitch.

As said hands twitch, an ars magus seal began to manifest out of them as she slowly raised her arms and began to slam right into the glass. The water served to slow down the impact of her punches but they were still vicious as she managed to form slow cracks. Water pressure would have broken it at this point but She wasn't done as she began to gather energy right at her right fist before an astral fist came out of her hand, smashing the glass with pure brute force and making all of the glass shatter with great force in front of her.

As she did that, the water forcibly pushed her out, ripping out all of the sensors that were used on her as well as the visor that was mounted on her head. She began to cough heavy amounts of water as she forced out all of the water that she had accidentally swallowed as she looked around her surroundings, trying to make sure she understood where she was as she looked at her body, noticing that she was naked and had a bar code and number engraved on the back of her right hand. As she began to touch around her body making sure she was no longer in a dream... she couldn't help but remain quiet as she did so as eventually she looked at the exit that was present in front of her.


As in the eyes of Makoto Nanaya... Rage lingered in her eyes... Rage that needed to be extinguished.


Last Known Date: 3rd December 2196

Last Known Time: 03.00 AM


GREETINGS LOST SHEEP OF FANFICTION!? HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING AT THIS VERY MOMENT!? Hehehehe for me, I have been very busy trying to do assignments while writing for Fanfiction, so if you guys notice that i am not posting as fast I am, it probably means that I am currently trying to finish off as many assignments as possible without ripping my hair off in the process. This won't change my plans to make sure you guys still get at least a chapter twice a month, This I promise until I make an announcement explaining as such.

SO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT!? WITH MAKOTO AWAKE RIGHT NOW WILL SHE BREAK OUT OF HER PRISON!? WHAT WILL SHE DO AS SOON AS SHE GETS OUT!? WILL THE MENTAL TRAUMA SHE SUFFERED EVER BE RECOVERED!? We don't really know ourselves now and we are simply just watching what is going on next, If you all continue to dare reading forward, then the truth will continue to illuminate to your eyes! Till we meet again!.