Gate Guardian - Song of the Frozen Soul

PHASE 38 - FILLING THE MISSING PIECES

FILLING THE MISSING PIECES

The genocide which killed Chrisprel, Ranley, and Daughty, together with the burnt houses and shattered highways was disguised as a terrorist bomb attack. It was to keep the normal people in the dark. The Black Cross Legion somehow intervened and forged a fake news. I can't blame them because the public might panic if they discovered that there are monsters and superhumans that mercilessly slaughter innocent people.

But there are two people who know the whole truth... Heushac and Mr. Kent. All those happenings may have traumatized them in some way. At the three's funeral, they sat on my side, comforting me as I sob for the death of my three friends.

"I'm sorry I was so weak to protect you. Chrisprel. Ranley. Daughty…" I whispered as I softly slammed my fist in their coffin minutes before they descend six feet below the ground. But before that, I made an oath to them.

I promise to kill Diadem with my own hands. It may cost me an arm, a leg, or even my life, but I'll make sure I'll have my revenge.

The whole class, including Mr. Kent, attended at my three friend's burial, except for one student. Tiara didn't. She should have felt ashamed of her brother's killing spree.

She did the right thing to not show her face. It's completely her fault that I failed to get the justice my friends deserved.

When I was finally home, I opened my PC and play murderous and brutal online games to relieve me of my frustrations in life. But as I opened up the multiplayer, it made my broken heart shatter more into a million pieces.

I saw Chrisprel's account [YoMommaSoFat], as well as Ranley's [Xwhip_me_grandmaX] and Daughty's in-game-name [SugoiBootyCall].

Those game accounts have been offline for days, and certainly forever will be logged out. It's so tragic… and sad.

I miss them.

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Classes have resumed as I try to move on. I have lost a lot of friends, but life must go on and I have to keep moving forward. But there are a lot of gaps left in my heart. Now that the whole squad is gone, I felt lonely in this classroom.

Heushac is still my friend, but that Helena is a problem. She guarded Heushac in strict supervision, always watching behind her brother. Helena is wary that Cursed Guardians will attack again and take her brother's life, so wherever Heushac goes, she goes. I'm uncomfortable being watched by that judging eyes of that pesky tomboy, so as much as possible, I would avoid contact with her little brother.

My friendship with Tiara turned sour. Our atmosphere always becomes awkward when she's around.  Whenever we crossed paths in the corridor, she will bow down to hide her face. She no longer had the courage to look at me in the eyes. And I always treat her like air.

The only person I could talk to wholeheartedly is Amy since she was my childhood friend. During that bloody debate in the Kozukata Shrine, her purple eyes are the only thing that was not staring at me with doubt.

Whenever she's talking to me, she had this adorable smile to cheer me up. She made efforts to temporarily fill the missing pieces of my shattered heart.

She ignored the fact that I injured her during the last fight. She even forgot that I yelled at her during the meeting in the Kozukata Shrine. It's as if those things didn't happen in the first place. She acts as if she has already forgiven me, and I haven't made any apology yet.

Moreover, she avoided tackling sensitive topics. She knows how fragile my heart is to such things, especially that I have lost persons dear to me.