Chapter 166 - Truth

Yin had expected the revelation to be upsetting for Zach and Suna because how long he had kept it from them. "Y-You are a descendant of some God long ago?!" Zach exclaimed as he could not believe what he heard in his ears. "And you are saying you got your Anima cells awakened from this sort of 'power' or System as you called it because of that?" Suna asked. Yin faced down and nodded. "Y-Yeah. I am sorry for not telling you that. I thought it would be better if I was guarding the secret without ever telling anyone. In fact, I do not think I would even tell you guys if not for the Reaper revealing some key details about my powers to the Commander and Gavin.

He was especially being considerate of how Suna felt. In contrast, she seemed like she deserved the System much more than Yin did. And quite honestly, she would have made a powerful System holder. That was what Yin was afraid of, to alienate the others and to make them feel small because of his secret being revealed.

"That settles it, then! I am going to have to train even harder now that I know just how strong my peers are!" Suna got up and clapped her hands to fire herself up.. Gavin and Luken smiled and looked at Yin, as if to non verbally tell him that his worries were all for naught.

"Whatever, you are still the annoying simpleton that I have always known, and there is no way I am going to lose to someone like you." Zach said as he sipped his tea. But there was one more thing that Yin did not tell them, and that was his life was dependent on time. That he would be gone soon from this world, in exchange for Thanatos' rebirth. 

Just as Luken was about to ask Yin if he had forgotten about something, Gavin pulled his arm back and ceased him from doing so, he also shook his head in disapproval. The Commander got the hint and did not go through with it. "He knows that, Luken. He knows that better than anyone." The Serpent Summoner said.

"Thank you, everyone." Yin bowed his head at the table in front of everyone to show them how relieved he was that they were not upset at such a huge thing being hidden from them. Granted, it was for a reason, though.

"What is our next move now, Luken?" The Serpent Summoner asked his friend, who was now in charge of all the Slayers as well as the most difficult of missions in Niflheim. "Now, my friend, we bide our time and bulk up. Train as many Slayers as we can and get ready for the inevitable fight in their main nest. Five months from now, we will strike it down and burn it until nothing remains but ashes and ruin." The Commander said.

"Five months?" Zach was confused. "Is that not a bit too long? What if the hive will no longer be there?" Indeed, the Fire Slayer's concerns were based on the truth, but he did not know that Adam Rosa told them that the main hive cannot move nor vanish, as it is the primary place of operations within the Angels. "They do not know about the information that Adam Rosa gave to us in his deathbed. I made sure of it, there were no other Angel or nor Seraphim present as he took his final breath. We can still surprise them." The Commander said with a confident tone.

"So, we are launching a surprise attack, is that it?" Suna was excited at the thought of one last final battle to end everything. "That is precisely what we are planning to do, Suna." Gavin answered her. "But now, we need the Specter and other reconnaissance experts to travel to the main hive's location slowly in the course of five months and try to find out what the terrain is, and if there are any other variables that we can make do of once the time comes." 

Oliver was munching on a piece of bamboo cane that he found in the garden of the Khalil family's residence. "Looks like someone is in a good mood for once." Luken said in a snark manner, which made Oliver roll his eyes, indicating that the baby panda was annoyed. "You really have to control your temper, you furball. Seems like Zachary's rudeness is rubbing off on you." Luken whispered softly. "I heard that, you know." Zach retorted back.

Yin was so happy that nothing was changed within the Six Blades, and that the group remained the goofy yet powerful organization it always was when he first joined. "You look like you are in a better mood than Oliver." Suna said to him as she elbowed the white haired Slayer lightly. 

"N-No. I am just glad that you guys were not upset at me." Yin said softly. "Do not be like that, no matter who or what your descendants were back in a million years ago, that does not matter anymore. You are Yin Sohaya of the Six Blades, my wimpy friend whom I have known ever since we were kids. Lighten up, you have got to place more trust in your comrades, after all, nobody can carry the burden of this world on his or her own shoulder all alone." Suna said with a reassuring smile.

Luken cleared his throat and addressed Yin. "Hey, do you mind having a talk with me and Gavin after this?" He asked Yin. "N-Not at all, Commander." After the workers cleaned the table and washed the dishes, the three of them walked to the garden with Oliver, as Suna and Zachary were in the training room sparring.

"Do you have any idea how we should approach Thanatos' resurrection?" Luken asked him straight to the point. "So far, there is still no certainty that he would still be on mankind's side. I mean hell, I think he probably only fought for them when his rage for all the other Gods were uncontainable. We have no way of knowing where his loyalty lies after all these years." The Commander said directly. 

Gavin closed his book. "I am going to have to agree with Luken here, but I still would like to ask you first hand before making any rash decision, what do you think we should do, Yin?" 

"I-I am going to be honest, I still do not know. In fact, I have never even met Thanatos, not even in my dreams. I am going to ask the Creator, it is some sort of voice in my head other than the System's which tells me things vaguely." Yin answered back.

The Commander sighed. "This is so fucked. Why can't we just have you and not this Old God which is too unpredictable to even make decisions about right now!?" Luken was mad at the fact that Yin's life was going to end in under a year.

"Keep your cool, Luken. You are scaring the kid." Gavin said in an intimidating voice. "I am sorry, Yin. Please know that I only want you to live longer than ten freaking months. I do not care who gets resurrected in your place, but you are too irreplaceable. You have made the Six Blades feel like home." Yin was battling his tears out, but he forced a smile instead. "All the more reason that we should make the most out of the time I have left alive, right?" The white haired Slayer muttered.

The Serpent Summoner realized something as they talked it out. "Yin…is this the reason why you wanted to rank up quickly? That you wished to do so much with the time allotted to you?" Gavin realized it just now.

"Y-Yeah. That was why I always wanted to be included in missions and to be recruited so that I can have a meaningful impact, no matter how little time I have left. I am sorry for rushing things like that." Yin replied back.

Luken grinned. "I know I am not supposed to tell you this early, but I received the official papers of who would be promoted, do you want to know if your name is in there now or do you want to wait a week from now?" Gavin smacked the back of Luken's head. "What kind of a Commander are you? Leaking official documents like that and stuff." The Serpent Summoner sighed.

Yin was far too uneasy to contain his excitement. "Please, I would like to know now. I want to know about Zachary's rank as well, if it had changed." Yin said. "Very well." Luken opened the papers and showed it to Yin Sohaya. "Alright!" Yin shouted out in happiness.

"Congratulations on your promotion, B Rank Lightning Slayer, Yin Sohaya of the Six Blades. Even Zachary is there, can you actually believe it? A rookie like him getting to the B Ranks that early! Both of your actions and achievements bring great pride to us. You did good, Yin boy. You three did amazingly well."