Scout 6 I once saw footage of a war on the news. It was a country in the midst of a civil war, and the video showed a missile attack. The clip they showed was very short. A solidly constructed building stood in a bright, clear setting with laundry hanging from a balcony, creating a … Read more
Scout 5 Rotmiller had excellent navigation skills. Well, that made sense. A sixth sense is naturally more sensitive to misfortune than luck. Sure enough, not long after I rushed toward the danger he sensed, enemies appeared. “About seventy….” Roughly seventy enemy soldiers. Their numbers were overwhelmingly smaller than ours. And as for the one to … Read more
Scout 4 Perched on the second-floor windowsill, Sven Parav looked out over the burning city. Whoosh! Whoosh—! Flames roared and twisted as if they would devour everything. However, like hitting a transparent glass panel, the fiery storm could not make contact with the building. It was as if the building were under divine protection. Of … Read more
Scout 3 Parav decided to start by earning the trust of the thirty-seven evacuees at the Eastern Branch. This wasn’t a particularly difficult task. “Greetings. My name is Sven Parav. I am a former Paladin of the Church of Reatlas. Though I have since left the order, I now serve as a member of the … Read more
Scout 2 Unlike the safe comfort of the wardrobe, the street outside felt ominous, thick with death flags. Parav kept running, pushing himself farther and farther. Lyris Marone, the woman whose name he still didn’t know. And the child, who remained remarkably brave, not crying even in this situation. Carrying all three of them on … Read more
Scout 1 Sven Parav stepped out of the wardrobe and headed toward the window. Perhaps it was the overwhelming stress, but his head felt hot and his thoughts were different from usual. It was as if another personality that had always lived inside his chest was now controlling him. Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump. From the … Read more
Changed Fate 6 District 7 or the sanctuary. Where should I go? Honestly, both were difficult choices. [Depending on where you go, the person who dies will change.] Go to District 7, and A dies. Go to the sanctuary, and B dies. I didn’t know who A or B would be, but I was certain … Read more
Changed Fate 5 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes… Time passed. Slower than any moment he had ever experienced. The longer it went on, the more suffocated he felt. The wardrobe that had once comforted him now seemed to choke the air from his lungs and throw his heartbeat into disarray. He felt uneasy and … Read more
Changed Fate 4 He stood in front of the city gate. Thud. Thud. The gate that served as the only path between the holy land and District 7. Thud. Thud. Thousands of barbarians gathered before it, gripping their weapons and stomping the ground in a steady rhythm. Boom. Somehow, the pounding rhythm filled his body … Read more
Changed Fate 3 There was a prophet named Cassandra. She predicted the fall of Troy, but the king did not believe her. Ultimately, Troy was destroyed. Of course, the king had his excuses. Apollo, after being rejected by Cassandra, spitefully stripped her of her “persuasiveness.” That curse clearly played a part in why no one … Read more