"Hero! Welcome back hero!"

I looked around and saw a bunch of strangers welcoming me and a troop of people that appears as an army. My body feels like being dragged down. I couldn't stand properly, the last thing I remember is sleeping on my bed.

"You look tired Mr. Hero."

A pretty woman in an army uniform approached me. Her face is familiar but I don't remember seeing her before.

"Not much, I just want to eat till I can't no more. The frontline is so busy I couldn't eat properly"

My voice came out on it's own. I can feel everything, the vibration of my throat as I speak, the feeling of walking, the smell of sweat coming from me, and the feeling of her in front of me. Everything is so vivid but I can't move on my own accord.

"The townspeople welcomed us warmly, I want to protect them at all cost."

"Yes, me to-."

Everything became blurry, my feet collapsed and I fell to the ground. I felt a soft pleasant feeling as I fall.

My mind is awake but the whole place is dark. My body won't move as if it's frozen still. I felt a chilly wind blowing on me.

My face stung as if it was hit by someone. In a moment, I opened my eyes and the whole scenery is different. The townspeople are gone, all I can see is a shadow of a person on top of me.

"Hey! Brother! Are you okay?"

I heard a girly voice coming from the shadow. My body slowly regained its strength but my head is still spinning.

The shadow figure slowly got image revealing my younger sister, Isla.

"Y-yeah."

My chapped lips hurt as I slowly opened it.

"Your fever has gone down, thankfully. You were grunting all night, you might be having a dream."

I regained what happened yesterday, I collapsed at the school while doing a test.

"W-what time is it?"

"About seven in the morning, why?"

"Won't you be late for school?"

"School? It's Saturday today, there are no classes. Are you still half asleep?"

"Oh"

"Don't force yourself, I'll bring your breakfast here."

"Thanks"

I looked around as she went downstairs. Rays of the sun is shining through the gaps of the curtains in my room, it shone so brightly that I can't look at it clearly. My whole body feels cold as the AC blew wind on me.

I heard footsteps coming towards my room.

"Here is it, big brother."

Isla put a bowl of soup on the table next to me.

"Hey Isla, you might catch my cold if you interact with me."

"What? Silly brother, my immune system is much better than yours. Anyway, eat up. You got to catch up to your test."

"I will, thanks."

I took a sip on the soup but it taste just like a hot water. Might be because of my cold.

"Hey, who made this?"

I asked Isla who was sitting right beside me.

"Me!"

She answered gracefully.

"It tastes good hmm."

I couldn't taste anything, even the supposedly bitter medicine she gave me doesn't have any taste.

"You look fine now, brother. It seems like my love made you better."

Woah that smile looks so cute.

I blushed as she smiled at me.

"That gave a lot of points to me."

"Haaa, get out now. I got to sleep. Shoo! Shoo!"

"Okaaay."

My name is Haruki Tachibana, a third year high-school student. I collapsed while taking my mock acceptance exam for a university I'm gonna apply to. And she's Isle, my sister. She's in her first year on high-school and we both attend at the same school.

I was changing my clothes when I heard the doorbell go off.

"I'll get it."

Isla ran to the door to check who is it.

"Big brother, you have a guest!"

This early?!

"Thanks for letting me in!"

I heard a familiar voice coming from the outside of my room.

"Wait!"

The door of my room opened revealing an unexpected view, Sakura Miyamori, a classmate and an old friend saw me naked down to my skin.

"Harukiii, are you okay no-."

In an instant, her face looked like a ripe tomato ready for harvesting.

In panic, I grabbed the book that was on top of my table and used it to cover my weewee.

"Hey brother, why don't you..."

Isla's expression turned blank as she sees me in that phase.

"You damned pervert!"

"This is a misunderstandi-."

I still haven't finished what I'm saying when Isla's footwear pummelled my face in and she grabbed Sakura out of my room.

Damn, what a drag

I immediately put on my clothes and chased after them. I had a hunch of them being in Isla's room and I was right.

"Hey, that was a misunderstanding!"

"Don't talk to us, you pervert brother."

Could someone please take my sister away.

I wish I could say that.

"I'm sorry okay? I told you that I'll change clothes right?"

Wait, I didn't say that.

"Then treat me a curry bun at school and I'll lend you Sakura."

"I-it looks l-like I came a-at a b-bad time."

Her face turned red as she speaks.

"No! It just happened that I was changing clothes. I'm sorry."

I said as I bowed to her.

"Hey! Let's play this!"

Isla reached for the board game under her bed.

"Yeah, sure-."

My head spun as I speak, and my strength fade away as I fall to the ground. The room went dark, my whole body won't feel anything except a warm touch on my face. I saw a person lying on my arms, it was the girl last time.

"Hey Rushia! Don't give up, we're gonna survive this!"

What is this? Am I dreaming?

My tears fell down as I saw a faint smile coming from her.

"You're s-silly as e-ever. My wounds a-are fatal, I'm not gonna make t-this."

Hey! Hey! Do something!

My body wont move no matter how I try.

"Don't say that, Rushia!"

I can feel his regrets, his feelings, his tears, everything.

"I…love…you…"

What is this I'm feeling? Is this love? Regret?

"Oi Rushia! Rushia!"

Her grip slowly lost strength, my tears flowed as if it is a waterfalls. My chest hurt seeing her like that even though I don't know her.

"Rushia!"

What was that.

I told to myself

The moment I got my movement back, I screamed her name out of nowhere. As I opened my eyes, I'm back in my room in the middle of the night. I might have slept all day, Sakura also might have gone home.

"I'm hungry"

I went downstairs to check if there is food left for me. I switched the lights on but an unexpected view has revealed, my parents are on the ground soaking with their blood. As I looked around, I saw a masked man in cloak holding onto my dear sister.

"Isla!"

I shouted her name but she isn't responding.

"Put Isla down!"

Out of rage, I rushed towards the masked man.

"B-brother..."

I heard a faint voice coming from Isla.

"R-run, h-he's gonna k-kill you."

Her voice trembles as she speaks.

"Shut up"

The masked man hit Isla enough to knock her down.

The rage built up on me, my body is moving purely because of anger.

"Hey, what the hell did you just do to my family!?"

I felt an incredible strength emanating from my body, I gotta bring Isla back!

I tried to punch him but as soon as I reached out my hand, a dark circle appeared and caught up my arm.

What happened?

I saw a gaping hole in my stomach, as I look down, am I gonna die? I couldn't even lift a finger, this injury is fatal, I'm not gonna make it for tomorrow.

I saw the man with his bloody hands still holding onto Isla as he steps into a similar looking circle that caught up my arm. In attempt to get her back for the last time, I used all of my remaining strength to grab them.

"I'm s-sorry, Isla."

The black circle closed while my arm is still on the black circle, causing my arm to be cut off. My arm got cut off but I couldn't feel anything. It feels like I'm being swallowed by the abyss.

I'm sorry, I couldn't do anything. I'm sorry, big brother is weak.

Those are my last thoughts before losing my consciousness.

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