ODYSSEY (Punishing: Gray Raven X Arknights X OC Characters)

Vol. 2/ Chapter 1: Parallels

"The reason why this not-so-important report, is the fact that this woman," He pauses the video right after the explosion on the church occurred. "-nearly wiped out one of our latest batch of elite operators. A swordswoman like her could turn the tide of our war against Theresis."

Kal'tsit watched a series of clips on the projector and couldn't help but be impressed, albeit annoyed by the idea that is brewing inside his head. Even though he hasn't voiced this one out yet, she could tell that he was planning something brash.

Watching the shaky and almost indie-esque video feed was almost a pain in the head and eyes, since it was like a product from a low quality movie. Kal'tsit couldn't take her eyes off the Sarkaz that nearly killed a squad of elite operators.

"(Y/n)... Don't tell me-"

"Hire her? Recruit her? Seek her out? Yes, that's exactly what we're doing. And I need to do it fast." The Doctor cuts her question before it even materializes.

Kal'tsit couldn't help but laugh coldly after hearing this. "You need rest,
(Y/n). You're obsessing yourself with...glory and victory. She could have nearly killed Ace's team and Elizabeth, especially Blaze! And now you're saying that you want to hire her? Are you out of your mind!?"

"Yes, I am. Now if you're done berating me, the door is that way." He points behind her.

Still, Kal'tsit wasn't backing down.
"Are you really going to throw away everything for the sake of the thrill of war?"

Right after she said this, (Y/n) flashes her with a piercing glare, enough for a normal person to cower in fear.

"You'll never understand what victory means until you cut the head of the snake." (Y/n) scoffs at her, before turning his attention towards the combat clips.

He could see potential in that ashen haired woman. The way she is so composed yet menacing at the same time was causing an itch at the back of his head. The compilation of reports from that brief encounter was enough for him to view her as the perfect key.

A catalyst to end this dreaded civil war once and for all.

"All those petty successful operations we achieved ...those aren't victorious at all. Theresis is still alive, and as long as he's still breathing..."

He balls his hands into a fist, before smiling like a mad man.

"...My war with him hasn't come to an end yet."

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Space, E-2 Babylonia

The enormous spinning outer rings of the gargantuan space station moved gracefully. Beyond past it is the vast emptiness of space. Sure, humanity is in the part were they have traced and tracked every known stars and planets or exo-planets, every galaxies that have been created.

Yet even though they all have those knowledge, they are stuck above Earth's atmosphere, completely hinged by the promise of retaking back their planet.

"Can you imagine..." A man spoke as he sauntered on the whitewashed hallway, "...if Babylonia was completed in time? We would have been able to venture out in space in search for a different home."

A woman with dark brown hair was following closely behind him, an annoyed grimace plastered on her face. "Akiio... what in the hell did you wake me up for? It's one o'clock in the morning for pete's sake..." she added with a disgruntled tone.

Akiio ignored her complaints and turned a corner, which led them into an area belonging to Kurono Ops.

"I need your help, that's all." He responded, before pointing at the scanner beside the closed doorway.