Chapter 14：Episode 13 - Siege pt. 4 (2/2)
– Cool, Merissa. We're doing it perfectly! Gimme those five! You're a really good soldier, like Elise. Did you use to train together?
– Something like that…
– MERISSA!
In that instant, Duke noticed someone from the White Team aiming at them. He hugged Merissa to make the shot hit him and not her.
– Du-…
–– WHITE TEAM POV ––
Zane saw how the Blue Team was ahead of them by quite a few points. They needed to do something. They were currently 16-21. A whole base-point disadvantage, but the kills were worth a lot too. He ran to the Base 3. He made sure that no one were near and tried to get the point. Not even 5 seconds went by when someone from the Blue Team made their way there.
– Kiran… you said you were good at fighting… I need you to get the last 4 points needed to win…
– Just that?
– We just need to kill two more people and we'll win. We'll go home.
Kiran just nodded. He was the best person Zane could ask to get the remaining points. Kiran was known in his region as a quick and skilled soldier. Sneakily making his way between the enemies and ambushing them from behind. He was as silent as a feather, no one sees him coming. Kiran got up and closed his eyes. When he opened them back up, the aura around him was completely different. On his eyes it could be seen the determination to win.
Zane decided to make his was back to Base 1, he knew there were two people. With them they could finish the game.
–– BLUE TEAM POV ––
Elise and Zacharie were making sure no one were near the area. But in just a few seconds, Zacharie saw how Elise fell to the ground. He clenched his fists and took his weapons. Seeing Elise like that was the closest thing to seeing her die in real life. Kiran got close to the base looking for Zacharie, who was hiding. Zacharie noticed that with that kill, they were in a tie.
He took a deep breath and got up. He ran up to Kiran, catching him from behind and making him drop his weapon. They struggled for a bit, since Kiran was preventing Zacharie from using his weapon. Both teams were a kill away from winning. Kiran and Zacharie were fighting for their lives.
In that moment, Elise came back.
– Today's not your lucky day.
Elise shot. Kiran fell to the ground. And with that, everyone woke up in their pods. Once out, Elise fell to her knees. She covered her face with her hands. That relieved feeling made her feel overwhelmed. Tears were running down her face without stopping. Zacharie got closer and tried to embrace her. Merissa approached her too.
– Guys we did it! I knew I could trust in all of you!
– We survived another round…
When she calmed down, Elise stood up and without any more words, started to walk out of the place. She wasn't looking where she was going, she felt disoriented. Without noticing, she bumped into someone.
– O-oh… I'm sorry…
– Elise?
That voice seemed familiar. She quickly looked up. It was Luna.
– How fortunate! You won!
Seeing her, Elise couldn't hold back and started to cry again, running to her arms. Luna was a little surprised, but hugged her back, lightly caressing her hair. Elise felt a weirdly comforting warmth coming from Luna. When they parted, they made their way to one of the trees and sat down.
– Luna, how was your life back where you came from? In your dimension, I mean…
– Mmm, well it was normal… I used to go to school… I was with my parents… I didn't have a lot of friends so I didn't go out a lot.
– How lucky… since I was little, I was forced to participate in these mess of wars… after something important was taken from me…
– Something important? —she asked, curious—.
– Yes… I don't know if you already know but, I have a big sister. I don't know where she is… they took her when we were younger… to keep her safe…
– And why didn't they take you too?
– Because she was really important to our region… they couldn't let anything happen to her… that's why I'm fighting. For her. I'll save her. But, changing topic, are you an only child?
– No, I have a little sister, she's a handful but I love her. Though I don't remember much of the time when she wasn't around, I only know that I really liked reading books…
– I liked to read a lot of books too…
In that moment, Elise opened her eyes in surprise, looking at Luna. Luna tilted her head to the side, a little confused.
TO BE CONTINUED.