It didn't take long for Floga to arrive home
"Have a safe walk back home Floga!" The robot driving the plane said
Floga ignored it and continued walking with his hands inside his pockets
'Every time I set foot on this island the feeling of uneasiness surrounds my body, it's like I step on shit after every step I take' Floga thought as he gripped his palms
"What a coincidence! How was your training Floga?"
It was Destiny, for some reason she was relaxing under a shed that was used for the resident of the island to wait for ships
'Hope's sister, she was always nice to me for some reason, she is a good girl unlike another girl I know, she always tries to make us feel better and tries to make everyone be friendly with one another, she is kind of odd' Floga thought as he walked toward her
"It went alright I guess, it was nothing special... So what are you doing out here alone?"
"I was walking with Caroline when she suddenly felt something like a wave of mana and quickly left me behind, she told me it's fine and not to worry so I came here to find peace for a bit" Destiny said with a smile
"So how about you? Have you developed your powers yet?" Floga asked
"I'm very close to it, Kamira tells me to try hard and I will eventually achieve it, but I still worry about if I make it in time..."
"You are a talented girl so I'm sure you won't have any problem"
After realizing what he said Floga blushed slightly, and Destiny blushed too
"I'm sorry about not coming to Hope's..."
Before Floga could finish his sentence Destiny spoke up
"It's alright, I know it's a difficult day for you and I won't flame you for not coming, honestly I'm surprised Luck managed to come, you see he doesn't have the best relationship with my mother..."
Floga was irritated by the fact that Luck had the courage to go when he didn't
"Can I ask you something, Destiny?"
"Sure what is it?"
"Does Luck speaks to you?"
Destiny was confused by the question
"He does yes, why do you ask?"
"Doesn't he acts a bit weird lately? Like he is anxious about something?"
"He recently met his father who is supposed to be the great villain and also has the responsibility to become the strongest since he is the vessel to one of the mana spirits, the strong and powerful spirits that provide us power, if I was him I would surely feel pressured"
"I see..."
…
After walking in silence for quite a time Floga and Destiny returned back to their homes, Destiny brushed her teeth and slept peacefully, but Floga on the other hand he sneaked into his room, he didn't want to face him today, if he had to face him then he wasn't sure if he could hold back from burning him
'So Destiny respects his efforts, but who the hell gives a damn about my tries? I'm in the bring of causing second-degree burns on my body every time I train but they never say "I respect Floga's attempts" because nobody gives a fuck about Floga' Floga thought as he created a mana zone
He then started walking in the corridor of his house seeing portraits of him with his family
Floga looked at them for a bit and then started burning everything down, every picture that contained him or his father, Floga's mother was the type to put pictures of her family all around the house, eventually, the whole house was burning to the ground
Floga then started fantasizing about his father burning in this house and smiled as a small child smiles at a tv show, his eyes were shinning
'I wish this didn't happen in a mana zone...' He thought as he brightly smiled
"What are you doing Floga?" Caroline asked as she watched everything unfold in front of her
"C-Caroline! What are you doing here?" Floga asked surprised
"What are YOU doing here Floga? Why are you burning this house inside a mana zone?" Caroline answered by asking the same question back
"It's none of your business! Now leave me alone!"
Caroline started laughing at his response
"When you were smiling you looked just like HIM, my favorite brother! I wish I could have you on my side but these stupid UMP guys got to you first! I envy them..."
'That's not Caroline...' Floga thought as he got ready to engage in combat
"Oh, you figured me out? Damn I always forget to copy the talking habits of others, that's why I prefer to turn into animals since they don't say a word!" Caroline said
Her skin was slowly melting revealing who was really talking to Floga, it was Abet the sin of envy
"I don't plan on fighting you, the reason I came here is to tell you something..." Abet said in a calm voice
"I can see your rage and I can help you with that, the UMP has simply trapped you in their circle of power but if you come with us you will be free!" Abet said
Floga laughed hysterically
"Oh, man! Seeing a kid outside of his house smiling while burning it down must seem like I'm mad beyond reasoning but sadly for you no matter how much I hate my situation or my father I would never offer the fire I have inside me to you. This fire was ignited for the sole purpose to burn down whatever is trying to harm me or the people around me, that's what my mother and a friend of mine taught me so you can consider this fire inside me your enemy, you can consider me your me enemy, now screw off before I awaken my hidden powers and burn you down to your bone!"
Floga said with D E T E R M I N A T I O N in his eyes
"I see... Then I was mistaken, I can clearly see you are struggling with your emotions here and I'm offering you a way to escape this feeling you are feeling but I guess you don't want to" Abet said as he quickly disappeared
Floga then destroyed the mana zone and went inside the house that was no longer surrounded by flames, he entered his room and contacted Kamira, and told her everything that happened
'That helped a bit...' He thought before closing his eyes and slowly falling asleep
…
Another day began and the bright sun raised once again
"AAAA, sun!" Caroline screamed
"Shut the hell up! You are a demon, not a stupid vampire!" Luck said as he started chocking her with pillows
After a bit of fighting Caroline got off the bed and this time she started making breakfast
"That's new! Are you trying to get on my good side so you can ask me something later?" Luck said suspiciously
"What? No, I just figured that it would be a good deed, you are making breakfast every time so naturally I decided to make breakfast once so don't start teasing me or I will burn the place to the ground!" Caroline jokingly said
"Okay chill out you already almost did that once, I just pointed out your good deed" Luck said as he relaxed on the couch
'The mission is approaching and I feel more weak than ever... My powers surely have improved but I'm sure that's still not enough, and what Gnomon said in the training made me understand that well' Luck thought as he stared at the ground
"Are you coming to eat or...?" Caroline asked as she saw Luck ignore her first call
"Coming" Luck said before quickly sitting at the table to eat
The two of them remained silent as they ate, Luck then quickly headed out for training and Caroline was left alone in his house
'In some days I will probably have to fight my siblings, will I be able to... If it is necessary kill one of them?' Caroline asked herself as she stared at the clock slowly ticking again and again
"How do the others think about killing someone?" Caroline wondered out loud
Caroline then texted Destiny and Floga to meet up at a coffee shop, she figured that she could talk to Luck later
…
It didn't take long for everyone to meet up
"So why did you call us here?" Floga said as he relaxed back in his seat
"I will cut right to the chase, when we begin the operation we will probably have to kill people, are you mentally ready to take upon this task?" Caroline said with a blank expression
"K-Kill huh? I probably can do it but I will have to get a bit more ready for that" Floga replied as he looked away
"Do I really have to k-kill? I can probably knock them out right?" Destiny said
She looked quite unease about the topic
"No Destiny you will have to kill" Caroline said
But this time she emphasized the "kill" word and it clearly made Destiny feel awkward
"Come on now Caroline, she can stay with us and avoid killing people" Floga said out of the blue in a defensive way
"If you fight in an operation like that people are bound to separate and kill each other, you should be ready for that, so if you are not ready to kill then don't go to the operation at all" Caroline said with a serious look at her eyes
"Give her a break Caroline!" Floga said but he was surprised to hear Destiny's reply
"No Floga, she is right! I know that I have to kill someone but right now I don't feel comfortable doing it, but if I prepare myself then I'm sure I can do it"
Caroline looked a bit mad
"If you say that then you will never be able to do it, you are too pure for that"
"That's not true, if someone tries to kill my friend I will kill them!" Destiny said as she stood up
"Do you know how people feel when they die, have you ever seen chopped limbs or blood falling out of a fuming mouth of a dead guy? This isn't a game Destiny killing someone is taking someone out, like boom, they don't exist anymore, their life ends, their loved ones lose a person close to them, do you understand that?"
Caroline said before quieting down for the remaining time they stayed in the coffee shop and matter of fact everyone remained silent for the rest of the time, nobody could actually bring themselves to speak and especially Destiny, the one that was heavily judged this day
"See you later" Caroline said with a smile before leaving the two of them behind
"Later..." Floga said
Destiny didn't say anything back
"Are feeling alright?" Floga asked
"Yeah just a bit confused, Caroline is right, I might not be able to kill someone..." Destiny said with a sad impression
"...But that won't stop me from helping you all!"
Floga was surprised to see Destiny's smile after saying that and at that moment he figured that he couldn't be hesitant about going to the operation
'A girl as innocent as Destiny is willing to kill to protect us so if I don't do the same then I will never forgive myself!' Floga thought as he waved goodbye to Destiny
As the days approached everyone became ready to give their all no matter what, That's the least they can do so they can help in this dangerous operation...