The war has already beginning.
With the Conquerer's troops arriving at Athlum, people there all feel scared and helpless though Athlum's troops are trying their best to resist. Fires, arrows, swords and crowds combine together, mixed with smells of blood and smog. People sream; people die. The whole world has almost been a hell, the hell where peole have to suffer pains, horrors, and even death.
The journey to Athlum is long and seems to be endless. Although Emmy's troops have set out their homing two days before, they still, needless to say, on their halfway. As a matter of fact, they are now in the great sand sea, where sun broils the dene hard without any rain falling. Not to mention, all of them are tired and thirsty. Many of them fall down for the lack of water, but they stand up and hang in lines at last for their homesick. Now, almost every corner of the world is carrying through wars. They miss their families, their friends, and...are eager to ensure their safety.
"Wait..."All of a sudden, Emmy raises her arm, gesturing the signal to stop.
"Have you found anything wrong?" She whispers to Rush.
"Anything wrong? There's nothing except that dreadful sunlight and capacious sand sea." He replies.
"That IS the strange thing." She emphasizes, "We haven't met with any monsters...I mean,creatures for quite a long time. Does it seem natural?"
"Oh, that sounds like to be...Uhhh a bit true. But what does it imply?"
"You should have realized what i mean. That.."
Suddenly, a huge noise emerges, then followed by a huge collapse. The sands begin to soften, sooner form a great hole.
"Damn..." Rush curses to himself, when he is quickly got in the sands, and finally drop in the hole...
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"NOOOOOOOOO!"
A scream from the bedroom.
David hurriedly rushes into the room, finding the girl on the bed scratching the quilt, eyes filled with frighten and panic.
"Have a nightmare again?" He comes next to her, comforting her with pity and care, "Poor Irina, since the war began, you even haven't had a good sleep at night. You know you shouldn't have worried this, I'll arrange anything well..."
"I'm sorry Mr David..." Irina replies with concern," But Rush and Miss Emmy still haven't been back yet, and it's been quite a few days...There are wars going on everywhere...I..I'm so afraid..." She snorts, then tears running down her face.
"It'll be okay, they'll arrive in there soon." David hugs her tightly to comfort her," It'll be okay, I swear."
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When Rush comes to consciousness, he finds himself in a big cave. No, not just a cave, it's more likely the place he've been before.
"The first path?" He murmurs to himself, but shortly after, he shakes his head unbelievebly," No, it can't be..."
He struggles to stand up, but his hip and legs are in such great pain that he even has to lean against the wall beside him to keep balance. He looks up, the "entrance" is almost 10 or more meters high, so it's impossible for him to climb up, morever; his legs still hurt a lot.
He looks around, there's nothing except rocks and mosses, and moist all the time. Unexpectedly, he sees a familiar figure in blue lie there, not far away from him.
As soon as he realizes who it is, he swiftly runs towards her. While she is still unconscious now.
"Hey Emmy, are you okay?" Rush pats her on the shoulder slightly and repeats her name. Luckily, she opens her eyes.
"Rush..." She moans, " Och..."
"Are you hurt? Is that serious?"
"Thanks, I'm still okay stand up by myself." But when she tries to stand, she feels her legs are in such huge pain that she cannot help leaning on him.
"God damn..."She curses. When she finally stand steadily, she turns to him.
"Where are we?"She asks.
"I donno." He shrugs and says," Maybe it's someplace under the great sand sea like the subway or somethin' "
"Where are the others?"
"I'm not sure...When i was awake, you're the only one I could see."
"Oh dear what the hell has happened..." She whispers. After thinking for a while, she seems to have made the decision.
"No matter what's happened, we should find a way out first!" She clenches her fist, heading for the way in front of her. However, Rush seems to be not satisfied with it.
"Oh my beautiful lady Emmy, I can understand your anxiety, but I'm so tired and hurt now, so can we rest for..."
"Just have a rest as you want, and I'll go as I want. Never hope I'll help you when your ass is getting kicked."
"Alright I'm sorry for my words, okay?" Rush sighs," Don't leave too away from me cuz I'm so scared...Ohooooo..."
Emmy laughs a little:" Good. Then we have to set off right now."
"Sure~~Here we gooo~~~~~" He cheers.
"You moron..." She mumbles, smiling at him mildly.
There is such a moist and nasty cave, even no other creatures except spiders would stay here. Rusty, rotten smells exist here and there, which make them feel almost turned.
Endless way.
Rush is sure they have walked for more than four hours, but there still seems to be no end. What's more, he feels more and more tired and hungry; his legs start refusing to uphold his body, for the pain becomes fiercer and harder.
He isn't able to move on any longer. He's shocked when Emmy speeds up in front of him and is seemingly not tired or exhausted at all.
"Hey, can we have a break now since we've been through such a long way? I'm tired out..." He compromises, bending down to have a deep breath.
"WWWWhat?" She turns her face, "So you don't want to go out as soon as possible and just willing to starve to death there right?"
"Come on...Now I'm so tired even to death there~!" He yells, "Not everybody can be so energetic like you do you know?"
Unexpectedly, She lowers her head in despair and sorrow.
"Sorry I don't really mean..."She moans," I'm just...too scared...Neither of us know what's happening in Athlum...and ..."
She chokses with sobs, cause she never wants to cry right here in front of anyone. She even didn't cry when her mother passed away. She is a soldier, a general, she should always show how strong and confident she is, not the side of fragil or weakness.
Even though, she fails to hold back her tears this time.
Her face turns bright red, with so many tears streaming down her face when she realize her weakness confronted with the breaking out of wars and the death of innocent people. Now she loses all control of her mood; she cries like a baby, uncontrollably.
"Hey..." He doesn't know how to comfort her, just standing there and watching her crying.
"I'm sorry for yelling at you uhhh..." He stammers," I'm not deliberate..."
Oh shit...He curses to himself, Rush you idiot, try to act something!
With shyness, he puts his arms around her waist, and let her face buried in his chest. Maybe just this time, it's all that he can do.
A short moment after, she stops crying.
"Feeling better now?" He whispers.
She nods her head, unwilling to leave his hug, which makes him blush.
"I've never hugged others like this." She murmurs, with tears in her eyes.
"How can be that?" He asks in surprise.
"Both my parents are generals, and I had few chances to see them for they were too busy to take care of me, so I was brought up by the maids and servants. My father died in a war with proud several years ago, and not long after, my mother passed away as you saw. I have no friend cause the daily training is so strict that I even have no time for social activities. "
"Oh I'm sorry to hear that."
"But when I met with you, Lord David, Miss Irina and other generals, my life has changed. I was so...glad when we fought side by side, talked, laughed together...I don't want to lose all of these..."
He is stunned. She never shows her real feelings and always pretends to be so strong, Which lets him more and more eager to protect her, keep her from any dangers.
In the faint lights from the little hole in the top, he sees her face so white, her body so slim and her lips so sexy.
God, she looks so pretty.
Now, he can no longer deny his true affection in his heart- he's already fallen for her. This sweet feeling comes so fast, even faster than the moment he realize it. He opens his mouth, seeming to be going to say something.
"E...Emmy..."He mutters,"I never want to lose you either...I...I..."
"What?" Emmy asks with her eyes wide-open, full of curiosity.
Damn it! He curses to himself, blushing. Rush, just get your eyes fixed on her and tell her YOU WANT HER. You can sure easily get these simple three words out, aren't you?
"I...I mean you look exceptionally beautiful and..."
"Thank you."She smiles.
"And I have to say, I am deeply..."
"Ahhhhhhhhh!"
A scream lacerates the silence in the cave, which catches their mind.
"Oh no...There must be something happening..."
"Let's go and have a watch!"
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"Asinine human being, you'll be punished for the mistakes you've made...the disappearance of the remnants."
The blond man stands on the top of the mountain, looking down, seeing the world full of dirt, blood and filth. His misanthropy is getting harder. He revenges, possessing the whole world, killing people thousands and hundreds.
He laughs.
BANG!
Then comes another explosion. He smirks, eyes turning red, and then, turning normal. Rush Sykes, you'll regret for your resistence one day, and your blood will be the sacrifice. He thinks, red lights surrounding him with a monstrous smile on his face.
He turns his head, vanishing in the deep of the forest...