Standing on the open balcony like space, Louis looked out at the wasteland that once used to be a thriving city. Skyscrapers that once stood tall and proud were reduced to rubble. Large sections of ground that were connected as sidewalks and streets were broken or had collapsed to form the various large pits that surround most of the City Ruins. In the distance he could see the wall of red mist still standing, as it never waivered even for a day.

"Louis." a woman's voice spoke his name. Turning around he could see the small teenage girl standing behind him. Her ginger hair was pulled into a ponytail, as her red eyes had slight bags under them. Half of her face was covered by her purifier mask. The half jacket she wore matched her shorts, as her camouflage designed top covered her revealing top as the dark tattoo on her left side was clearly shown. "I finished treating her wounds, but she's still asleep." she told him.

"Are any of her wounds serious?"

"It doesn't look like it. She has severe bruising and cuts on her arms along with some minor cuts, she may have a couple of broken rib bones, but that's just the worst of it." she told him.

"Thanks Murasame, I'll go check on her myself in a minute. Why don't you get some rest?" he suggested as he knew that she had spent the better half of last night treating both Luna and Io from any injuries that they had suffered.

"I will soon, but first I want to wash and fix her clothes that way when she wakes up she won't have to worry." she explained to him.

Louis smiled. "I'm sure Luna would appreciate that." he told her as he started walking towards the back of their hideout. Stopping for a moment, Louis glanced at the bed that was in the corner of their lounge like space as he could see Io still sleeping in the bed. "She must have been up all night with Murasame, worrying about Luna." he thought to himself as he continued on his way.

Turning down the hall, Louis stopped before the second door on the left. His hand carefully turned the door knob, as he quietly opened the door. Looking inside he saw Luna was still asleep, he slowly walked towards her as he pulled the chair from the table close to the bed. Sitting at her bedside, Louis saw the bandages were wrapped around her neck and down her arms, as they were also wrapped around her chest. He could see that Murasame had changed her clothes as a loose fitting blank tank top covered her upper body. Luna's black and silver hair was all pulled together into a ponytail.

Grabbing the blanket that lay just at her hips he pulled it up to her neck, as she didn't move or anything. The peaceful look on her face, just gazing at her created a warm feeling surged in his chest. "I wonder how long you'll sleep for?" he questioned as he didn't expect an answer. From what he learned from Io, she had just woken when the two found each other. Though to him it was surprising that Io said that her full strength had yet to return to her.

"So this is the other babe you brought to our hideout." he heard his friend's voice speak. Looking towards the empty doorway Louis saw his red haired friend leaving against the door frame. Arms crossed in front of his chest, his lime green eyes looking over at Luna. "Got a say I'm a bit surprised you brought two good looking gals here." he said to Louis, as he could see that his friend wasn't amused.

"If you want to talk Yakumo, then I suggest we take this conversation out of here. I don't want to risk waking her up." Louis suggested, as he stood up from his seat.

Shaking his head, "relax from the looks of things, she wouldn't wake up even if you wanted her too. Yakumo examined the amount of bandages that Murasame had used to treat the unconscious woman, "she's had it pretty rough. You'd think being a Revenant most of our injuries would heal up pretty fast, but it's not that simple."

"Luckily for her the worst of it appears to be just a couple of broken ribs." Louis said, Yakumo could see a look in Louis's eyes that he hadn't seen before. Like a pain filled joy, he could see the glimmer of happiness in Louis's red eyes, but that were masked by sorrow. "When she wakes up I plan to-"

"It's her."

Louis was stunned. "What are you talking about?"

A grin adorned Yakumo's face. "You finally found her, took you long enough Louis." Walking over to his friend, Yakumo patted him on the back, "this is great, you've been looking for her for so long. We should all have a drink to celebrate." he cheered as he was about to walk out of the room.

"Yakumo, stop."

"Why? This is great! We need to let the whole crew know."

"She doesn't remember…. anything." Louis said, as Yakumo stopped in his tracks.

"What do you mean she doesn't remember?" he questioned. "She didn't remember you at all when you found her?"

Shaking his head, "no. When I found her, she pointed her weapon directly at me and was ready to kill me if necessary."

"Does she even know who she is?"

"As far as I'm aware she only knows her name."


Luna could feel the sun hitting her skin, as she basked in the sunlight. The light gentle breeze of the summer air kissed her skin as the grass and trees danced in the wind. Tucking a lock of hair behind her ear she couldn't help but feel that something was off. Despite the bliss tranquil surroundings she found herself in she knew that something was wrong. She had been sitting in this space for quite some time; she didn't even know how she managed to get here.

All she could remember was that she, Io, and Louis were pulled into a memory echo and then when she tried to stand she blacked out. Luna knew that she wasn't in her physical body, but something about this space made her feel like it was some sort of different reality. Holding her knees close to her chest Luna could feel the ends of her white dress flicker with the wind.

Hearing footsteps approaching from behind, Luna glanced over her shoulder as she could see the white haired girl from before standing there. "It's you."

Nodding her head, "good to see you again." the woman spoke to her. "How are you feeling?" she asked as the white haired girl sat down beside her.

"I feel fine." she answered her, "tell me, do you know what happened to me?"

The girl nodded her head, "you pushed yourself beyond your physical limits, you need to take it easy since you've awoken from your slumber. Your physical body has been recovering since you arrived here, you've been asleep for days." the girl answered her.

"Days? Wow…" Luna whispered. Something dawned on Luna, "is this like part of my mind?"

"In a way yes."

"So why are you here?" she asked as she could feel the warmth that once surrounding her fading away as a chill ran up her spine. "Who are you?" she asked the girl, as she could see her red eyes were fixed on something ahead of her.

Looking out into the bleak whiteness that surrounded them, Luna couldn't imagine what she could be seeing. "You may not know me, but I know exactly who you are…." the girl spoke, as Luna watched the ground below her turn to stone, the ground was broken and cracked as a dark aura spilled from the grounds openings. as she could feel something warm coating her hands.

Her white dress felt heavy as searing pain slowly dragged across her back, Luna screamed in pain. She could see the blood from the sudden wound drip down to the front of the dress, looking down at her right hand she could see they were coated in blood but it wasn't crimson. It was a deep blue color. Looking back over at the girl, Luna could see her standing before her. Her once crimson eyes were now glowing bright blue as the whites of her eyes had turned black. "Who are you?"

"You'll remember me soon enough." Numerous white spears manifested behind the white haired girl, she didn't speak. She stood before Luna, mesmerized as she launched the barrage of spikes at Luna.


Sitting up in the bed, Luna took deep breaths as she could feel a cold sweat over her body. Managing to catch her breath, Luna looked down at her arms as she could see that they were wrapped with bandages. Her fingers tugged at the black tank top that she now adorned, feeling a softness under her she could see that she had been laying a fairly large bed.

The sheets that once covered her were in a pile at the side of the bed. She could see that even parts of her legs were bandages as well and that her black denim shorts were replaced with a pair of loose fitting black shorts. "Where am I… and where are my clothes?" she questioned, as the tie that held her hair up fell out leaving her long locks of black and silver hair to cascade down her back.

"That girl….." Luna whispered to herself. She had only seen that white haired girl a few times but only when she was unconscious; searching her mind Luna couldn't remember anything about her or how she even knew her. "She said I'll remember her." recalling the girl's last words to her Luna felt an icy chill run down her back in the same place where the wound had appeared on her, part of her wanted to know why she would say that to her though, something else accompanied the need of wanting to know, a sense of dread.

Looking around the room, Luna could see a small wooden desk next to the bed with the chair moved closer to the bed. A large dark wooden dresser was in the corner of the room, as the two wall mount lights were left on. Her hand carefully reached for the white satin curtain as she moved it slightly to see out the window; night had fallen as the sky was pitch black though she could see a bright red hue in the distance. "That's peculiar." she said to herself as she got out of the bed.

Carefully walking toward the door, Luna felt a brief way of pins from her toes up to her thighs though it faded away as fast as she felt it. Grabbing the door knob, Luna quietly opened the wooden door as she peaked her head out. She couldn't hear any voices or any movement as it appeared all the other doors were locked shut. "I guess everyone's asleep." she whispered to herself. The cold wooden floor didn't squeak as she tiptoed down the hallway, looking to her right she could see a pinkish-red light illuminating a small corridor as a large metal door hid whatever was behind it.

To her left she could see a black car with various boxes opened and closed, as it appeared to be holding various types of supplies. The floor changed from wood to stone tiles, she could see what appeared to be a lounge-like area with different types of chairs and couches as a large wooden crate served as a table with different types of magazines on it. Different boards were up to the side of the room, as the one with the large map was covered with pieces of paper and red string.

"Mmhm…." Luna turned towards the sound, her eyes widening with joy as she saw Io peacefully sleeping in the small bed. The blanket over her was pulled up to her neck, as she appeared to be in a deep slumber.

"Io…." Luna walked towards her, as she reached her hand out towards her. Stopping herself Luna shook her head, she knew she shouldn't wake her up she needed to rest as much as she wanted to after everything that happened. Feeling a presence behind her, Luna glanced over her shoulder.

Louis stood at the base of the steps of the lounge, his un-tucked white dress shirt was held shut by one single button, a single hand brushing his hair back. "Louis…." he motioned for Luna to follow him. Quietly catching up with him, Luna followed him down the hallway as they made their way to the last door on the right. Opening the door, she cautiously walked into Louis's room, looking over at his bed she could already tell that it was bigger than hers but wasn't surprised. "I'm sorry, I hope I didn't wake you." Luna apologized. As Louis shut the door behind them.

"You didn't I was up anyway, I was going to check on you but when I saw your door open I…. I just wanted to make sure you weren't pushing yourself." he told her. She could see various books were open and sprawled across his bed. "Are you feeling alright?" he asked her.

Nodding her head, "a little stiff, but other than that I'm feeling fine." she answered him as she examined the various books on Louis's desk before turning her attention back to him. "Tell me how long was I asleep for?" she asked him.

"About five days."

Luna wasn't surprised, but didn't know why it only felt like minutes when she was with that white haired girl. "Could time be moving differently in that place?" she thought to herself. "And where exactly are we?"

"This place is the base for my team and I, we stumbled upon it years ago and managed to clear all the Lost out of here. It's a safe haven for us, a place where we know we can relax and not have to worry about the horrors outside." he told her, as he sat down on his bed.

"I see, well…." Luna didn't want to ask to stay. She felt like she was already imposing as it was, it didn't feel like it was her place to ask. "Once Io wakes up, I think it'd be best if we took our leave. I'm grateful for everything you've done for us, I can't thank you enough Louis." she told him.

Louis was surprised to hear Luna say that, "you don't have to leave." he said to her. "We have plenty of space for you and Io if that's what you're concerned about. Besides, with everything that's going on in our world it's best if we all stay together."

"What do you mean?"

"Luna…. How much do you remember?" Louis had to know for himself the severity of her memory loss, he wanted to wait for a better time but the past few days his own curiosity was getting to him.

Looking down at the ground, "I know my name…. And that I'm a Revenant, but that's really about it." she started as she hesitantly looked back to Louis. "I tried to remember anything, but I can't. I don't know how I ended up where I did or what I really can do in terms of fighting. To be honest with you I don't even know if I want those memories back."

"Why's that?"

"I don't know if I'm ready to see who I once was, or what I could have done in the past. If I want to remember my life as a human before becoming a Revenant, remembering anyone close to me…. The thought of it all. It scares me." Luna explained.

"I think what you're feeling is how everyone feels. They want to know but are scared of the truth, no one can push you to remember if you don't want to. This may be my opinion but having memories of the past are as meaningful as they are painful. They're a sense of sanity and stability that helps us push forward for everyday we are alive." Louis said to her.

Luna couldn't help but smile, "that's a lovely way to look at it."

"I'm glad you agree."he said to her as she nodded her head.

"Well I'll let you get some sleep. We can continue our conversation in the morning." Luna turned towards the door, reaching for the knob.

"Wait." Louis stopped her. "When I asked how you were feeling…. I didn't just mean about your injuries, I meant are you feeling ok?" He explained to her as he approached her. "With how long you've been asleep, and the severity of your wounds I've been worried that you could potentially frenzy."

Putting her hand to her throat, Luna noticed a slight tingle. A craving. Like how someone would crave a sip of water after a period of time. She had noticed it when she had awoke. "Now that you mention that, I do feel a tiny bit thirsty. It's not terrible but I'm sure that it'll go away."

"It won't." Louis spoke, walking over to his desk he opened the top drawer. Luna watched him as he pulled a blood bead from it before handing it to her. "That's the first sign that you need to consume one of these. If you don't then that thirst will slowly start to consume you, both physically and mentally after that well…. You saw for yourself. You turn into one of the Lost."

Luna took the blood bead from Louis, it fit perfectly in her hand. "But….. my mask….. It wasn't damaged."

"The mask you had was an old type, those types can only do so much. Prolonged exposure to the miasma will do that as well. You should know that's the main reason why we need to wear our masks." Louis could see the sad look in her eyes. "Luna, drink that and go back to bed." he told her as she nodded her head.

"I will….." she said, as she opened the door and left Louis's room. Making her way back to the room she had awoken in, Luna quietly shut the door. Her eyes watched the sparkling petals of red dance in the teardrop gem. This was their way of survival, a way to save themselves from losing their sanity and becoming monsters who craved blood that would go to any lengths to satisfy an never ending thirst. "He gave me this without a second thought…." looking down at the desk in her room, Luna approached it as she opened the top drawer. "Even though I have my own stash of blood beads…." the same beige bag that she was ordered to fill to buy back her's and Io's freedom lay in the drawer, it looks as if no one had taken anything from it.

"Find the one with a kind heart and a pain filled soul that you'll find the truth."

Those words danced in her mind as the girl with white hair had told her that before she entered back into their apocalyptic world. "Louis…. Are you the one she wanted me to find?"


His red eyes looked upon the printed words in the book, but he didn't read a single one. Closing the book, Louis laid back in his bed. Digging into his pocket he pulled out the locket, tracing the detailed engraving on the back of the heart shaped pendant.

He wanted to tell her everything, about what he remembered about her. But she wasn't ready. Louis respected her decision.

Taking a deep breath he reflected in the conversation he had with Yakumo earlier today.

"She still isn't awake yet?" Yakumo asked him, as he could see Louis sitting by the side of her bed. "It's been five days, it's like she's hibernating." They both knew that a major concern was brewing amongst the others. "She might frenzy if she doesn't wake up soon."

Nodding his head. "I know."

"Murasame is worried. She inspected the mask your girl had, it's one of the original models that was given to Revenants during Operation Queenslayer. She's basically been inhaling miasma." Yakumo informed Louis. "I'm surprised she hasn't joined the Lost already. She's gotta be something else to be able to last this long."

"We'll just have to keep a closer eye on her from now on until she wakes up." Louis said.

Yakumo could see the tired look in Louis's eyes, he knew that his friend hadn't been sleeping for the last couple of days. Walking over to him, he placed a hand on his shoulder. "You need to tell her everything when she wakes up. Even if she doesn't remember you or anything, it wouldn't do both of you any good by holding back the truth."

"I know."

"I remember when you told me that you were looking for her. Even though she's here now, I still can't believe it took so many years for you to find her." Yakumo recalled in his mind the day Louis finally told him that he was searching for someone he knew when he was still a human. "I'm not gonna lie…. I didn't think you'd actually find her."

Standing up, "but that also means there's a chance we can find your friends as well."

Yakumo chuckled. "Good point. We both woke up only to be searching for those closest to us, while at the same time trying to find the source so we can ensure the survival for all us Revenants. At least now we'll have some extra help."

Louis knew that with her abilities Luna would be a major help with their research, though even her abilities were something he knew he had to look into. A Revenant with the ability to revitalize bloodsprings and can make contact with vestiges without becoming one of the Lost.

Luna was a mystery.

"To think you possess such powers…." he said. Taking a deep breath, he clenched the locket in his fist. "I'm sorry, but I won't tell you yet…. Not until you're ready." he knew it was for the best for now. There were other things they needed to figure out first before he told her the truth about herself.