He clicked his tongue in frustration when he saw that all of the rounds was deflected to the side, leaving burnt traces on the field. If she had the necessary skill to make his plasma bullets bounce, the what was the point of living?
However, unbeknownst to him, the girl stood dumbfounded as she stared at him. Even though she managed to deflect every shot of his, that wasn't what she meant to do when she swung her sword at him. She was trying to activate something, which didn't came.
“Impossible...my sword waves... They're gone..?” The girl muttered. She gripped her sword tightly and flicked the blade so that it would act as a makeshift mirror.
“The virus too..?”
Usually, strong electrical currents of the Punishing Virus would be seen emanating from her frame, or leave a trail behind her. However, now that she was observing herself, she felt very different from usual. It was like her strength was halved.
No, it was like she became a normal human again.
‘That can't be right...’
Not wanting to believe it without proof, she looks over to the construct in front of her. He was frowning at her while keeping his guns aimed in a defensive manner.
“You...” The ashen haired girl spoke.
“Can I punch you?”
“...”
“...”
Silence befalls over them while the winds began shifting directions. The yellow petalled flowers dance with the breeze alongside flying dandelions. Birds flew overhead, cawing at each other as they soar through the cloudless sky. And most importantly, cicadas made buzzing noises in the background.
“Hah? Are you seriously kidding me right now?” Lee snarled at her. What he just heard was the most hilarious thing he could ever hear from an enemy. He met the gaze of that crimson eye of hers with the same seriousness and ferocity.
What was this girl thinking, suggesting something dumb out of the blue like that? Did she really think he would agree to something preposterous? I mean, who in their right mind would let their enemies get close to them like that?
“You're not Lucia. I mean, you are, but–”
ZOOM
*Thud*
“Guh!”
His sentence was cut off when he felt the air get knocked out of his system. His eyes bulged as a tantalizing pain formed on his body, making him drop both guns to the ground. The girl's fist connected hard on his abdomen, causing him to hold the sore part and fall into one knee.
“Interesting...” The ashen haired girl murmured, before sheathing her sword back to its scabbard.
“...What..in the hell...was that for..?!” Lee coughed and stood up, before pushing her away. She merely moved to the right in one single step, causing the blonde to fall face first in the flower stricken field.
“Easy now, are you drunk or something?”
“F-Fuck...how the hell aren't you dizzy...”
“You, do you remember what happened?” The girl asked while sitting down near him.
Lee grunted and lay on the ground like a child who had his candy stolen from him, as his body adjusted to the pain that was slowly vanishing. Finally coming to his senses, he groans and sits on the field across her.
“I have a name, woman. It's Lee, what's yours?”
The girl's expression never changed at all, keeping that stoic look in her eyes. She was reluctant to give out her name, but considering they are the only ones who could probably be out here, what more could she lose?
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ODYSSEY (Punishing: Gray Raven X Arknights X OC Characters)
Fanfiction[] Constructs. Dispensable cannon fodders for humanity to use against the Punishing Virus. Tools to counter the virulent corrupted machines and mechanoids left to wander the desolate wasteland of a planet called Earth. The decades long war against...
Vol. 1/ Chapter 1: Unearthed
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