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Chapter 24 - Greetings

Aarya had freshened up and was packing the important stuff in the bedroom which he and wife shared. He was packing the important things he required before heading into battle with the nation of Haru. While he was packing, he picked up a photo. It was of his family. He looked at it with a happy expression.

That moment, the door made a creaking sound while opening. Aarya looked at the door. It was his father coming into the room.

"Papa,....", Aarya got up.

"Aarya,...", his father spoke and went towards him saying, "No matter what happens, Aarya. Me and your mother, will always be by your side."

"Thank you, Papa.", Aarya spoke and had hug his father saying, "I will definitely make you proud."

After the brief interaction, he and his father came out of the room. His mother came to him and looked at him with tears in her eyes. She put her hand on Aarya's left cheek as tears came down her eyes.

"Why must this happen only to my son?", She spoke as she cried tears, "I cannot bear to lose him."

Aarya slowly moved her hand away from his cheeks saying, "Don't think I will die, Mother. Your son here isn't that weak."

Hearing his words, she started to cry more saying, "But, still..... It hurts, the fact at the deniability that I'm going to lose one of my sons. Pl-Please, not my children!"

She was in desperation.

Aarya's father put his hands on her and pulled her back saying, "He is my son, he won't die that easily."

"That makes me even more worried.", His mother spoke out as she cried.

Aarya and his father looked like Xerox copies of each other with some slightly different facial features due to age and weight.

Aarya looked at the living room, he was worried that he couldn't find a person.

He asked his father, "Where's Arjun?"

"He's at work.", His father replied and continued, "He didn't have the guts to see you off."

"My younger brother is really weak, isn't he.", He laughed as he spoke.

Aarya went towards Kyouko and she pulled his face closer to her saying, "Promise me one thing."

"What is it?", Hiro asked her.

"Not only me, but to our child growing in my stomach.", She said and continued, "That you will return alive, safe and sound."

"I will definitely come back safe and sound, I promise."

Aarya promised to Kyouko with hesitation and they both touched their foreheads together.

After the interaction, Aarya went to the place where he was supposed to rendezvous with the other members before they could be transported to battlefield in the 'Air Jitney'. It was meant to be a long and wide vehicle which levitates and was able to carry about a hundred people.

'Air Jitneys', were common within the military in any other nation. They were powered through electricity and levitated to 'anti-gravity device' which opposed the space-time curvature which caused gravity. Thus, allowing it to levitate.

Aarya and the other soldiers went inside the Air Jitney and took their seats. The seats were piled up like an ordinary bus. Aarya went and sat on a seat in the Air Jitney.

The vehicle started to levitate and move in the direction of the battlefield.

At that moment, the sound of flares could be heard. Aarya and the other soldiers looked at the direction where the flares came from through the windows of the Air Jitney. The flares were colourful and made the colour of the flag of Kruz democracy as they flew.

Aarya looked through the window and could see them coming from the top of a building. There were a few people there at the terrace of the building and were saluting to the people there.

There was a man among them whom Aarya looked at thorough the Air Jitney. The man whom he looked at was crying. It was his brother, Arjun. He was among one of the people who saluted to the people going to the battle at the north-eastern frontier.

Aarya saluted back to them, which was followed by the other soldiers who looked at him.

They all went back to their seats after saluting, and started to take rest before the battle.

Aarya took his seat and started to take a rest on his seat.

As he slept, he remembered about the things which took place about an year ago, when he was still in Haru with his family and Kyouko.

It was in the year C525.

In the South-Weastern coastal border of Haru, there was a festival during summer. Haruans, the people of Haru used to have a summer festival and a winter festival every year. The festival had people putting up stalls with accessories or stalls with games and many more things were put up and many people who came here would enjoy the festival, playing games or buying something or the other. Food stalls, were also common within the festival.

As such, Aarya and Kyouko came to enjoy this festival.

"Ahh, its so beautiful.", Aarya spoke.

"Its common here.", Kyouko replied.

The both of them had been married when Aarya and his family were migrants in Haru. It was a few months before the war actually started and the people lived in peace.

The both of them went around playing in the stalls, eating food and roaming around the festival with each other. It was a 'date'. Calling it a 'date', would rather be an exaggeration since they both were already married.

They both enjoyed the festival and the event at the end of the festival had come. It was fireworks blasting. It was the event which everyone was excited to take place at the end of the festival.

The fireworks were about to start in a few minutes.

Aarya held Kyouko's hand and pulled her. He then used his ability 'Spatial' to warp to another place. It was a cliff in a forest. He was able to bring Kyouko with him using spatial and brought her to that place.

Then, the fireworks took place. They were beautiful as they exploded in the sky.

The place which Aarya brought Kyouko to had a better view from that spot.

They looked the fireworks as they held hands.

Back to C526.

There was an explosion, and the Air Jitney in which Aarya and the others were traveling on was attacked while they were near the battlefield. The moment, Aarya and the others understood it, got up from their places and used spatial to warp out from the Air Bus to the bunker they were supposed to be assigned in.

They all reported in to the bunker and saluted the moment their body was totally integrated in nebulous ends.

"Soldiers, rest!", the Lieutenant ordered them and continued, "Today, is our final battle against Haru. Either we win or they. We will have peace. I have a single order for you all. Survive."

The Lieutenant then ordered, "Vishnu, Patel, Ram, Rahul, Amar and Sharva. Go get in your MECHAS and the rest of you, pick your ammunition."

Aarya was shocked upon not hearing his name but he couldn't defy orders.

While everyone was getting ready, Aarya went and asked the Lieutenant, "Sir, why isn't my name in the pilot's you have called out?"

"I gave the orders, Aarya.", The Lieutenant replied.

"But, Sir. I was supposed to be one of the..."

"I have no words to reject orders, Aarya. Did you forget who started this war?"

Aarya went silent upon hearing his words.

The Lieutenant patted his shoulders saying, "Good, if you understand then do your best on the battlefield."

The Lieutenant told this to him and left.

Aarya and the remaining soldiers who were meant to attack with normal weapons, got inside the cargobob and were dispatched to the battlefield through sky diving. After landing they all started to move towards the battlefield.

"Let the battle start!"