'Screw the test and the evaluation. Albo is in danger and his rescuer is nowhere in sight.' Josiah thought to himself. He couldn't stand watching his friend be pestered in that manner.'Ok. Think. If I try to draw its attention it's going to turn against me. But can I win…? No. My best chance is to climb on the block and help Albo kick it down. I'm going to silently climb on the other side.'Josiah rushed to the other side of the block and started.'Hang in there, Albo.'As an equipped human who trained in the army for eight months, the task was way easier for him, so he got up pretty quickly."Albo!""Dude! Help!" Luckily the scene was still the same. Albo was kicking the things' front while his hands were tied up, and the creature hadn't managed climbing up yet."Leave it to me!""Don't you dare! He's MY hostage!"Josiah heard.Right next to the block where they were standing, there was an even taller block. Josiah saw the owner of the voice above it, he was sitting down, watching t

"What are you doing here!?""Shhh! They're going to hear you." She said.She smiled big and bright right after. Lenny started speaking on a low, whispered voice, trying not to be overheard:"I told you, I'm going to follow you wherever you go.""But… I'm in the army. I'm a soldier. And we are in the middle of a camp. If the sarg finds out…""Don't worry. Sargeant Koda knows me. He is also my Sargeant.""What?""After I found out you sacrificed yourself and enlisted for the sake of the people in the village… I followed suit. And did the same thing.""You did what!? Do you know what happens to child soldiers in the army?""Sshhh!"Josiah got closer to Lenny so that they could talk on a lower voice."I know what happens…" Lenny said, "That's why I don't want to stay in the village knowing you are a child in the army."'Silly girl. I'm not a regular child. You should have known better…' Josiah thought to himself."Anyway, why did you show up now of all times? You need to get out. We are in

"Are you kidding!? You shouldn't even be in the army in the first place! Don't you know who these guys are? They are our enemies! E-ne-mies!""And yet you are with them…""I…"Josiah wanted to say he was qualified because he was strong to endure and decided enough to turn against them when the time came, but knowing Lenny… She was the exact same."You clearly need me around. I've been watching your test. You always injure yourself. Didn't you know bathing the weapon on blood to withdraw more power is bad both for you and for the item?""Yeah, but… How am I supposed to outfight people who clearly also do the same? This is an important test. It's a special occasion.""Liar. If you do this now you do this always. I know.""…""You need someone to support you over your wounds and dumb decisions.""… Look… Let's talk about this later, ok? I need to prepare something to eat and rest for the fight in the afternoon. I'm going to be the first one to fight.""Ok. Later you tell me you accept me

"Lenny?" Josiah almost couldn't keep the low tone as he asked for her, after entering his tent.There was nobody in.'Of course, she wouldn't be here anymore. If anything, she must have left and his somewhere…'Josiah stood silent for a moment so he could hear the instructor and Koda talking to each other outside the tent:"The infiltrator was last seen running to the west.""What's west?""Nothing. The fields proceed to the west up to two thousand miles.""Do you think there's any place to hide?""At this point just running on a random direction is hideout enough.""Do we send a group to…"With the duo walking away, the voices started getting to low to be heard.'Lenny… Where did you go? I hope she doesn't get treated as a deserter or something because of that… I wonder if the team is going to start searching for this so-called infiltrator?'Since there was nothing to do inside the tent, Josiah walked away and went on a quest to finding more information around.'Maybe Watt knows somet

Everywhere near the low number of buildings was a complete desert, whenever it was close to the dusk. Especially on the abandoned factories near the 40s. The soldiers were under training in the west side, the superiors who didn't work with the soldiers were preparing to move back to the central headquarters, and even the security moved further closer to the gates, as the streets around the 40s were completely devoid of the possibility of being targeted by trespassers since they were in the middle of the complex. At that time the whistling winds were the only visitors in the area. If somebody screamed there, he'd never be heard.Josiah's jacket flapped with the strong wind blowing at his body. He wasn't wearing any armor. He just had his sword; the gift his mother gave him and his dearest weapon. He was holding it pointing the blade down.Tonight was their promised test. They agreed on the rules. In order to prove her worth, Lenny needed to withstand a spar with him for two minutes. Th