Hiraeth | God Eater 2

Otto

The Russian was dazed the entire flight home. Countless thoughts ran through her head as she stared outside, admiring the clouds. She couldn't help but chuckle at the previous lines that their former captain had told her.

"Look at the sky and look for a cloud shaped like an animal."

That was so long ago, even before... Before she died. Before she sacrificed herself to save them. The memory was as clear as day. Ever since she laid eyes on that girl earlier, she couldn't stop thinking about her.

The girl had the same caramel colored eyes. The same cheeky smile, audacious and impudent attitude. The same one that caused her to loathe her at first. The hair color was questionable. There was a great contrast between pitch black and platinum gold, height as well.

And the fact that they saw her body being burnt and life being drained away.

"Oi." A sharp voice had snapped her from her thoughts, she looked over to her left and a dark-skinned man with white hair had met her eyes. "Anything worth sharing?" He asked with a cocked eyebrow.

Alisa shook her head, would it be worth telling him? "I was just thinking of her." She noticed the slight flinch and pained expression that the other hid by looking away.

"Thinking of her won't bring her back." She nodded at the cold statement. Despite him saying that, she knew that behind that cold exterior was sorrow. He had been the closest to her before she passed on.

"You're right." But that would allow her to live forever. Perhaps it was time that she lit a candle for her later on.

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Walking around aimlessly, Brynn pondered why that girl was so familiar. Maybe they've met before? She was dying to know who she was. She knew the name, she asked Julius before she left for the mission.

Alisa Illinichina Amiella. She struggled to remember the name due to its length and complicatedness. She already struggled with her name, she was too lazy to even write it down fully. Imagine if she had to complete some test or something, she remembered seeing those in the Norn. Where you had to shade boxes as your answers and names had a certain number of spaces.

'23 letters for a name? How many letters did the alphabet have again?' Her contemplation had been cut short when a sound from her comm distracted her. She groaned, forgetting to decrease the volume.

"Blood Alpha, are you ready for extraction?" She loomed over the waters of the destroyed roads. Its blue and white hues blending together well despite how demolished the place is. She couldn't help but think of how nice this place must have been before it had been wrecked by aragami. According to the Norn, the place was previously known as Sapporo.

"Blood Alpha? Are you active?" She was brought back to reality upon hearing the voice. She pressed on her comm to respond.

"Yes, ready for extraction." The line went blank, leaving her to her thoughts again.

A strong gust of wind had caused her to turn abruptly, her eyes widened at what she saw. A girl with dark brown locks that reached below her chin, violet eyes, and an ominous smile. She was dressed in flimsy red halter and pants that were ripped in some parts. She had a piece of cloth tied around her waist.

"Aren't you a curious one." She voiced out in a singsong manner. "Do you really wanna know who you really are?" Brynn cocked an eyebrow at this and firmly gripped her scythe. The mysterious girl noticed this and chuckled, "Calm down, tiger. I'm not going to bite." She grinned, showing her sharp incisors.