Hope Like an Angel

Next Steps

"Look! Downstairs!"

I pointed towards the ground, precisely the Elia District where we checked the screams underground a few hours ago.

Jeez .. Jennifer's theory is correct, Mordo slaughtered all his troops here. They all drooped helplessly, filled with blood-red pools.

"What should we do now?" I asked in panic.

Leo exhaled. "Surely, we should seek help. Against General Karlo- uh, I mean Diro. Against Diro and Mordo now it was impossible. We'll lose in the first second."

"Whose help? Who else can be trusted?" I was confused again.

"Azriel and Commander Yakza. So far they are arguably the strong forces on the neutral side, our side." Jennifer answered.

"Where are they now?"

"We'll find him, Leo. Guys, hold on." I close my eyes, I put my hands forward. WOOSH! The box rams drove fast, moving like a race car in the first rank through tall buildings and a collection of bodies in the Elia District.

...***...

Half an hour had passed, there was no sign of any troops or commanders. It's quiet and the night is almost here, it's more creepy than I thought.

"Can we take refuge in my house?"

"No, Fal. Diro may have set up a camera or voice recorder, it's possible that your shield is safer than anywhere else in the world." Leo shook his head.

"Hey! Looky!" Raphael suddenly pointed down, gosh, what the hell is that?

Above the ground, there was a thick black liquid that widened, forming the letter "F".

Leo. "What does that mean?"

"Falisha .. could it be ..."

"Uncle Logan." I cut out Raphael's words, landed a boxed shield down. It must be him who has realized everything.

Sure enough, Dad was standing next to her waiting for us. As soon as the box cover touched the ground, I instantly eliminated it and went forward hugging Father tightly. Logan is back in his human form.

"Daughter .. Are you okay?" He groped my body, asking worriedly.

I'm nodding.

"Liam, Logan." Leo insisted, greeting him briefly.

"Leonardo." Dad looked at her, resolute, forward looking back at my body.

Leo pulled out his sword of light.

"Leo, what do you want to do?" I'm starting to get anxious. Will they fight again?

"Say, whose side are you on? Maybe on Falisha's side, your son. But what is the guarantee that you're not a Diro spy like Mordo? Falisha is still my niece. Answer before I let out the white flame, my strongest fire." Leo raised his sword, lit up a bright orange.

Dad laughed. "Frankly, I'm pretty glad you took good care of her. After Isabella was killed, I was afraid that Falisha would be a bad boy. Apparently not, she's still my usual daughter. A hundred for you, Leo."

"Don't off the mark, Liam. Answer my question." A BWUSH! A burning orange flame burns Leo's sword.

"I told Falisha that your general was suspicious, Logan was the victim on the Day of the Massacre. We were both legitimate enemies from the beginning." Dad finally answered Leo's question, I breathed a sigh of relief, he's not a threat.

"Where is your friend? The son who was so strong and firm? What's-her-name? Yuda?" Uncle Logan investigated.

"He sacrificed himself for my safety, Raphael and Falisha, Mr. Logan. I'll kill Diro later." Jennifer with her cynical gaze said coldly, looking down at a glance and clenching her hands.

Dad lowered. "Well, that's unfortunate. He was a very good friend of Falisha. Uh, Diro? Who's she?"

"Brolia Diero, Liam. I thought he was General Karlo in disguise. Remember that case? 'The Curse of Mankind'?" Uncle Logan replied.

"And there are giant robots that are free to wander near offices far from here. He's too strong, combined all my strength and my army lost against him." Leo put out the fire, put his sword in its place.

Dad's getting socked again. "Then there's nothing we can do. Surely the other commanders are also trying to control the situation. You guys don't have any communication tools?"

Leo exhaled. "No. Our best communication tool is just a face-to-face meeting."

"But we can help others!" I cut, I'm going to give you my best idea.

"What do you mean, son?"

I have a little doubt. "Dad, Leo, Uncle Logan, Raphael, Jennifer, how do you think we recruit and help other commanders and gather in my boxed shield? That would be the ideal protection now."

"Falisha, are you sure you can ride that many people? Instead of underestimating, I'm just worried about you."

"Sir, now Falisha is already the strongest person among all of us. Her husband can do everything." Raphael laughing.

Dad's eyebrows are uplifted. "What do you mean, Raphael?"

Raphael held onto my shoulder, smiling sweetly at me. "The point is that he gained power from the most advanced weapons in the world, making his physique, brain and shield power much stronger. It could be an absolute capital for us."

I'm nodding.

I looked at me for a moment, then chuckled. "I've left behind a lot of it. All right, Falisha's plan isn't so bad."

I clenched my hands. Yup!

Zrungs! The shield box appeared again closed us all, then we had flown to the north. Next target, Commander Yakza and Commander Kiara.

...***...

...

The sun is perfect. The sky is night. My shield conjures a light that's bright enough so it's not too dark for us.

Ten minutes had passed, there was no sign of life here. Commander Yakza was not found anywhere.

Jennifer was sitting in the back corner. Leo, Dad and Uncle Logan are having a discussion about something.

Raphael stood beside me, he accompanied me from the very beginning I brought up this box shield.

"You're not tired, Fal?" She asked.

I shook my head, leaning it over his shoulder. "As long as you're by my side, I'll never get tired."

Raphael laughed, looking down for a moment. Then she looked at the small stars shining above the sky, very beautiful.

But I'm a little sad. "You remember the first time we met Jennifer? He helped us with the school singing competition cheating. Another class that plays around with its speaker and makes your voice sound fifty seconds."

"Hey, you got another story that's more 'no shame'"? Raphael grunting.

I'm chuckling at a glance. "It's not the main focus, Raf. But Jennifer, she is very happy and trustworthy in carrying out her duties as Chairman of OSIS. But look at him now, I'm so sorry ... Jennifer has to lose Judah, I can't imagine what it would be like if I lost you, it hurts so much ... how can we make Jennifer what she was ...?"

Raphael. "I ... don't know, Fal. Only Judah knows. I'm sorry, but for now, we can only accompany him .. Maybe Commander Yakza knows the answer ...

I nodded at a glance, looking back down while moving the box shield.

Suddenly, there was a fire burning through the forest, two kilometers in diameter.

"Woah .. Is that them?" Everyone approached, looking at him in shock.

I swallowed spit. "That's possible. Get ready, we're gonna land."