RM Vol 3: For a World without Boundary – Interlude: Sirin dares!

RM Vol 3: For a World without Boundary – Interlude: Sirin dares!

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"This is Master Sergeant Adelheid Gordon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st Airborne! Oorah" Were the last words left behind by the female Pathfinder before she blew herself and a group of zombies up.

For some, her final moments have been a glorious one. Others, however, can't bear to watch her sacrifice. That said, none show pity, just regret and admiration toward the valiant shown by Adelheid Gordon. It would have been an honor to fight side by side with her. Those in the 501st, especially her own Company, collectively offer the heroine a silent salute and tears of acceptance. In the future, the 501st Division will mark today as the day to honor their fallen members.

Watching the video feed from the med bay, Overseer Yuki can't stop a sigh from escaping her lips. "You're in good hands now, Sergeant." It's one thing to see casualties as numbers on a screen, but it's another matter entirely to witness a live video from the frontline. The latter will surely hit you with the weight of a freight train since you have witnessed the final moments of the soldiers who live, fight, and die for your cause.

A youthful, but mourning gasp can be heard by her right. Looking in that direction, Yuki can see Bella watching over the rest of her sisters concernedly. The older girl must be afraid that this might be too much for the sisters, more specifically Seely who has just gasped. She has voiced her opinion about whether it's safe to watch the combat footage as they're minors, somewhat broken minors mind you, but still minors nonetheless. But in the end, the girls have been very curious to see their rescuers in battle, and Bella can't go against Sirin's wishes.

Bronya, who's been sitting in between Bella and Seele, takes the latter's left hand into her right as an act of silent comfort. This makes Seele calm down before hyperventilating. While over near the wall of the med bay are Rozaliya and Liliya, the former has somehow scuttered over onto Liliya's bed, hugging her little sister, seeking comfort of her own. Liliya though, despite showing a face of reluctance, still pats the pink hair of her supposedly older twin. Seeing no cause for alarm, Yuki lightly smiles at the bonds they show.

Turning back to her left, Yuki is not surprised to see Sirin is also showing a look of pure concern to her sisters. That said, her eyes sometimes dart over to the video projection, glinting traces of unwillingness all the while.

"Something on your mind?" Yuki lightly asked with a sense of familiarity.

Sirin must know her destination to open a portal. The more she's familiar with the destination, the lesser the travel cost.The farther the destination is away from her current location, the higher the travel cost.If a portal remains active, a subsequent cost will have to be paid to cover the duration it remains active.The portal can be opened and closed at will or until Sirin can't afford to pay the cost.The travel cost is both Sirin's stamina and mana.

The moment her mind establishes a presence in the area, her mana reservoir is exhausted nearly immediately. Her stamina is affected at almost the same severity due to her having to compensate for the lack of mana in her tank. And she is supposed to have an immense pool of it already. The sudden bout of exhaustion forces Sirin to collapse backward onto the bed. Thankfully, Sirin has the mind to keep a poker face and drop down on the bedding quitely. She really does not need to worry her sisters or big sister with her own foolishness. Clearly, Sirin has been hasty and overestimating her capability.

Frankly, Sirin is feeling bitter and helpless over her undoing. She has been hoping to lift the stigma over the usage of her power, a stigma branded by her own mind. So far, she has been using her power mostly to kill. This chance has been the one time she has been in the position to be of help and she freaking blown it.

As Sirin is drowning herself in her own thoughts, she hasn't been able to notice that Yuki is now towering over her bed. It takes a while for Sirin to notice the shadow that is looming over her. She even notices that the room temperature has dropped a few degrees all of a sudden. Looking up to meet the glowing red orb that is Yuki's right eye, Sirin can see the anger behind that glow.

"Sirin, my dear," Yuki spoke up in a perfectly sing-song voice. Her mouth curved up in a perfect crescent. "What in the name of Yggdra did you do?" Yuki's tone stabbed straight into Sirin's heart, making the younger girl gulp nervously.

It would seem that Sirin has been caught red-handed, and Yuki, who's projected Ningyo into Sirin and her sisters, will not leave Sirin off easily. In short...

Sirin fucked up.

"Ehm... I almost formed a gateway over to the soldiers?" Sirin meekly responded, to which Yuki raised an eyebrow, half irritated, half in contemplation.

"Explain, now."