One
As the countdown continued i took my phone, at the same time the Giganto rabbits were a couple meters away from us now
"Oh my?"
I heard something from behind me, a voice then a few steps
The counting stopped on one and did not continue while a figure with bright red hair falling down to his arms stepped right besides me with his hand on a tip of his sword on the left hip
In a heartbeat everything stopped-sound stopped, the flowing of the water the trees bending down because of the air, almost as if time itself stopped
Then stones lifted like stars drift to the sky, the wind once gentle and quiet now whistling and sharp "Starlight hurricane" Trees bent in fear their leaves torn away like feathers in a storm then came the light soft at first but slowly turning into a blinding force with whistling sound of the air so sharp i had covered my ears and close my eyes-
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-The next moment something fell over me, soft and warm drops kissed my skin slowly dripping from the sky as it quieted down i had opened my eyes to see a rain of blood
The giganto rabbit's body cut in various smaller pieces which were falling into the river, while hid bodiless head rolled down from the way back we came from
Go- Who the fuck is this? I crawled back a bit in blood, my hands falling down every other moment as i tried to hold myself on my ass and not fall on my back
He turned to me wearing a black military uniform trimmed with velvet red buttons which ran downwards like blood drops frozen mid air.
A deep crimson cape heavy and regal falling down from his shoulders waving behind him like a flame, the interior almost as if blood dried up against it, at his left hip his sword rested in a neat black scabbard with a two white tails intertwining themselves secured tightly and safely by a leather black belt.
Standing tall, almost born ready to command, he held out his hand offering me help to stand up "Are you unharmed, young man?" His smile made my heart jump a bit, even though I am certainly into women and straight, while his dark crimson eyes sent a shiver through my spine. How? I thought people can't have red- No no no that's not the point here i should thank-
RUBY?
I quickly looked left, leaving his arm just standing in the air
"Pwahahha he left you hanging~ lameee." A young feminine voice came from right of us.
Looking where Ruby was I saw nothing except blood while he looked a bit confused. "Is everything alright young man?"
Who is he calling young man? We look the same age…
"AH Yes! Thank you for helping me sir." Standing up without taking his hand I cleaned myself a bit from the blood. "I'm just looking for my cat, Ruby."
He took back his arm resting it on the hold of his sword
"Cat?"
I leaned right and left a bit feeling uneasy. "Yes, cat."
"Hm i haven't seen a ca- Oh.. It couldn't have.." He looked at the separated legs of the Giganto rabbit and got closer to the lake of blood he created
"Haaaan's what are you doing? Come on, we don't have time for goofing around." A short girl with yellow hair, in a similar black militaristic uniform with a red cape covering only half of her body and the left arm almost mockingly and sluggishly slow said while holding onto the sword which appeared to be an rapier hold on her right hip
"Oh Anna i know, it's just this young on-"
"Again stop calling people young ones! It's a bad habit I swear.."
She got closer to us while behind her a fifty or so men set up almost a camp near or well between two logs which stood deep in the ground right next to the river, their horses quietly drinking from the river
"Ah yayaya horsies please dont drink from that water its contimated- HEy annaaaa help meee." taller silver haired girl same uniform and no cape mustered out with tears in her eyes not being able to stop the horses
The shorter girl got in front of me with a serious face. She got her left arm behind her back while the right was still resting on her sword hold "ATTENTION!" She stomped her left foot while the horses jumped back from the water in a bit of disarray
"Phew thanks si- SIS OH NOO NOW THEY ARE IN DISARRAY!"
The blinked and tilted her head a bit annoyed but then held her hand out "Zarianna dum the third in commando ser Han's camp and you are?"
I looked left at their commander Han's who was now touching the blood on the ground
"Ahhaha ignore him hmm, he's a bit not all there you know what i mean?"
He smelled the blood then even licked it from his finger making me want to puke a bit as i shaked her hand
"Im Granbell.. Gra-"
"Alright" He stood up and looked back at me "There is no need to worry young one, i have not killed your cat. Thankfully." He said with a smile while putting his white gloves back on
"Oh I never said you killed.. Nevermind nevermind I'm glad you didnt.." Weirdos, soldiers? So those are what made the cavalry horse sounds, I thought it was weird for one monster to create such thundering noise.. Then again there aren't more than fifty horses, could it be we are not alone here? Are they then allies, enemies? No better question is, who are even these guys.. Allies? Who are they, where is Ruby… No relax Granbell you survived the first mission that's all it matte-
"Sir?"
"You look a bit pale young one, is everything alright?"