Ephemeral: A Journey To Find The Meaning Of Life

Chapter 18: A Warrior Woman

"Congratulations, Luke! You're the first one to get away with it." Lars.

Hey, are you pretending you don't know. Or maybe you didn't realize it either? Well nevermind. I don't want to think about it.

I managed to escape the artificial ruins by using my fighting abilities. Fighting against Orcs for me is difficult enough. Especially, he could use weapons made by humans. My consciousness was lost due to the previous emotions, so I don't really remember how I was able to defeat him. Clearly, I finished off that Orc in the most cruel way.

Lars said tomorrow I'll go straight to the first division headquarters. There are some things that make me regret this time, one of which is that I was late to save Aarst. Even so, at least I can get closer to my current goal.

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Aarst once told me that if one day he dies in battle, he wants me to take the letter he put under his pillow. He said I should give the letter to Belka.

I just need to find someone named Belka. Not too difficult, I found it by asking people around.

"Are you Belka?" My toot.

"Yeah. What's it gonna take, huh?" He's confused.

I gave the letter and said it was from Aarst. After I gave the letter, I left. The main reason for me to go straight away was, I didn't want to see what would happen next.

Even though it had gone far away from where Belka was, I could still feel an aura of deep sadness. I want to apologize for not being able to save Aarst. But I didn't have the courage to do it.

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Finally, I reached the first division headquarters. This is the place that I have been aiming for all this time, I will not waste this opportunity. I have to show my best performance to the first division commander.

Just the first day, I had to go straight to the front row. There was only one reason why I was allowed to be at the forefront, because I was the only one who escaped the deadly ruins created by them.

Kill, plunder and win. This is something that will always happen in war. A person who contributed a lot would get an award from someone who was above the commander of the first division. That is, a major war commander of the kingdom. He is my target, the commander of the war who governs the division commanders.

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At night, I was relaxing with the other soldiers. There was a female soldier who caught my attention. He is one of the best soldiers here, his performance always meets the expectations of the commander.

But, that female warrior was always alone. I can understand that, after all, she's the only woman in this place. No one dared to tease her, she was greatly respected. I tried to get her to talk while she was alone.

"Why did you join the military?" Ask Ria.

"I?... I want to stop this war." My speech.

He said he understood my feelings. Because he also hated the current state of affairs. Seeing so many suffering people made his heart feel troubled. After spending time together, I think we've been friends ever since.

Today, I met up again with Caris who had secretly infiltrated the base. He said that my parents have been found and are in a safe place right now. I am so grateful for this, I can still meet my parents again. Maybe after this war, I'll meet them.

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The days are filled with fighting. I'm getting used to killing my fellow humans, it feels like I'm really weird right now. But, for the sake of this peace, I will fight for it. Until I can be seen by the main commander of this kingdom.

I asked Caris to look for information about that commander. He is called Lucca the Absolute Decision Maker. Every man must obey his command, the transgressor must accept whatever punishment is given by him. Even with such a nature, he was very good at war strategy.

Besides, my friendship with Ria is getting closer. Talk to each other, exchange opinions and practice together while free. I admit that she is very good at fighting, very different from women in general.

Some people started to stay away from me because they were hanging out with Ria. But I didn't care much about it, even though Ria was a little worried about me. I'm just saying that I don't have a problem with that.

"You sure it doesn't matter?"

"Yes!" Answer me with a smile.

For the first time, I saw Ria blush in embarrassment. I just realized that she can be cute too. After all, she was also a woman.

I had a meeting with Caris a few times, but I felt a bit of an oddity. Lately, it's like someone's been listening to our conversation. Maybe I should be more careful about that. If the plans that have come this far are destroyed, I will not be able to repeat them again. If necessary, I will kill someone who overhears our conversation.

Relax, Luke. You have to be calm no matter what. Your goal is near, if you fail, you will surely regret it greatly.

I will fight to fulfill my duty. To stop this war in my own way. Therefore, I will fight until the end of this time, for the peace of everyone. I need not hesitate to finish off anyone who has the intention of disrupting my plans. A little more, until I reach it.

Every night, I think about Helen. I can't take my worries off him. Whether he can survive, whether he is able to protect himself, whether he lives in a comfortable place at the moment, and others. All I can do is trust him now.

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