The two team enters the mall still followed by loud banging sound around them. Soon after they walks in the shocked to see a large hole, an evidence of an intense battle between the two.
"My… is this the first time Asahi doing this?"
Vanny only imagine the damage every time Asahi losing control,
"No.. this are the first time I seeing this."
A light shins the darkness from bellow the hole, signing they are still in the fight.
"Alright, Takaya's team will follow us."
Vanny jump after saying that.
Sanna looked at Takaya for a moment. Takaya also looked at her and giving her a courage once again wit pulling his fist.
"I'll be going." Sanna jumps down while she transforms into her first stage armor.
Ai gazed on Takaya.
"You both seemed had special relationship." Ai said.
"Ai, since when we see Takaya back to his normal mind? Let it be." Fukushima adds.
"Both of you stay sharp. We're going down as well!" ignoring that Takaya transform into his power shift form.
He jumps down to the hole. Followed by both Ai and Fukushima.
-
Vanny and Sanna walk firmly avoid any distraction. Another weird and silent walk around for Sanna, A professional like Vanny will never want to open conversation for someone like Sanna. But in mind Sanna still asking why Vanny taking her along.
Vanny raised her hand asking for Sanna stop walking.
"Look, Kanna will never let her opponent touch her. 4 hours battle is only a decoy. She never took a long battle even for war." Vanny said.
Sanna shocked to see Asahi are already detained by a thin wire around her body. Her body struggles to move. Her grunts like a multiple voice coming out from her mouth.
"Kanna…"
"Sanna, have you thought why I ask you to go with me?"
"Huh? Umm.. I didn't think much about it… But Commander has her own reason why."
"Hahaha… Don't be so polite towards me. I'm Vanny, Vanny Takahashi. Ordinary girl like you."
Vanny brought out a picture and gave it to Sanna.
"That is our picture together when Kanna was still the second commander."
"I know every bit of her plan. Her way of thinking. Because I was her friend. She is also my mentor."
Sanna looked at Vanny,
"Mentor?"
"Yeah.. that is a story for another day. But all you need to know is, I'm not trying to make you face your own blood, neither am I.. She's always above me. I am trying to solve everything in the way of peace. And hope you can help me with that."
But how?
The question immediately holded when someone suddenly appears behind Kanna,
"She's not alone. SIN is also here!"
"That's… impossible! My Distortion Wave still…"
"They find a way to hide themself from your detection. Looks like they are aware of your ability.."
"How?! Only a few people knew about this…"
To their surprise, SIN knows how to counter Sanna's ability, wondering why does they know that info.
On the other hand, the people who approach Kanna are bringing her a black small case. She opened the case and examined the content inside of it. Soon after she brings it out Vanny quickly realizes what the drug injector.
She approaches Asahi who is still berserk and she restrains Asahi with her telekinesis. She pulls out the drug and flick it like she was a doctor,
"No more lies you can tell. No more manipulation. No more hiding. All of you who destroyed my life, shall be destroyed!" Kanna is about to inject the the drug to Asahi,
Vanny immediately aware what is going to happen,
"Mission Aborted! Everyone clear the building!" Vanna pulls out her twin sword, and looks at Sanna, "Sanna! Get out of here!"
Vanna glows and shooting lightning around her goes straight to Asahi and Kanna. She was about to stop Kanna from injecting Asahi,
"You owe me favor. Vanny." Kanna smiled and gazed at rushing Vanny.
The needle stabbed into Asahi's neck, Kanna pushes the syringe firmly until the drugs are all in. Making Asahi suddenly lost her conscious.
Vanny as quickest as she can cut the strings that strain Asahi, grab her and make a space between her and Kanna.
"What have you… done?" She checks the injection wound, while Asahi is now lost conscious.
"Bringing you sister back. And also, the god of destruction." She smiled and jumped up to the top of the hole.
"Kanna!!!"
While she was on top of the upper floor, Sanna followed her and shot near her feet.
"Where do you think you're going?! We're not done yet, Kanna!"
Kanna gazed at Sanna and once again she smiled, but in the blink of an eye she was already in front of Sanna and both of them drew their weapons each other into their heads.
"Sanna, you are actually going to pull that trigger? Keep in mind, you kill me then no more of your friend."
"What did you do to her?!"
"Nothing much, just helping my old friend to bring back her sister."
"You… talk about.."
"Indeed, like I said before. You friend there is not really your friend, she was someone else. And you already feel it."
Kanna gazed on something else and looked back to Sanna,
"Sanna you knew better than anyone else that your power is unique. You can feel what others can't feel. You can hear what others can't hear. Even you can stop the 'princess' only with your power. Now only matter of time you will choose who to be friends with."
"I know better who I will fight with. And I know for sure it is not with you."
"Well if that is your choice then why don't you pull the trigger and end this right now?"
"Even this close you can definitely deflect my bullet."
Sanna slightly smiled at Kanna, for the first time the siblings drew their weapons at each other as enemies.
"You know you are no match for me. But still you want to push your luck at it?"
"I am a bit pushy, you know, then let me ask you back. Why don't you pull it?"
"I know you will deflect it as well, sister."
Both siblings have their deepest stare toward each other ever since they were little, they being close together with love. But who would know that love will bring them in that very place where their love is being tested.
"I give you a heads-up. Twins that you're looking for will come after you tomorrow, at 4 pm, near XAG academy. You should watch yourself."
Sanna still stares at her deeply ignores the information that Kanna just gave.
"Also 'Asahi' is already gone. Now you all will talk to the real person who should be in that body."
Sanna flinches a bit hearing Asahi's name,
"Kanna… What are you trying to prove?"
Kanna turned her back to her. Walk into the darkness of the room.
"You'll see."
The same exact answer as Vanny gave it to her before the mission started.
She left Sanna alone standing in the middle of the moonlight spotlighting her like she was on the stage. Her emotions are mixed, she no longer can think clearly about what is going on.
Her problematic things are coincidentally connected. Kanna, Vanny, Asah. Where she cannot do anything to her sister and also her friend.
"I'm happy to see you, you've doing well… I hope we can meet again."
Kanna's voice echoed throughout the room and it was the first nicest thing she ever said to Sanna.
She leaves the building and transforms into her normal state and joins Takaya and the others. Followed by Vanny who carried Asahi from the building.
-
"Elite H.Q - Medical Room"
2 hours later.
Takaya and the others waiting outside the operating room. Suddenly rushing mother and little sister run toward them,
"Takaya!" The mother called Takaya from afar.
"Bella…"
"How is she?! Is she okay?!"
"We are still waiting for the operation…"
Vanny walks towards them alongside Lania bringing them lots of food and drinks. All of them gathered and awaited the news from the doctor that was still doing the operation.
After 15 minutes of waiting, the operating light finally turned off, all the people who waited became worried about the news that they hoped for.
The doctor comes out from the operation room surprised to look all bunch of people already waiting outside the operating room,
"Umm, all of you waiting for Asahi Fukasawa?"
All of them nodded, replying to the doctor.
"Can I speak with her family?"
"I'm here doc." Bella approached the doctor,
"Come with me, and also commander, you should come as well…"
Vanny follows them into the doctor's room leaving Takaya and the others.
After 5 minutes talking to the doctor both Bella and Vanny exited the doctor room. Walking toward everyone that is still waiting.
"Vanny, how was it?" Takaya asked,
"She's fine for now. Nothing wrong with her brain and she just needs to take a rest for 2 days."
All of them let their worries out after hearing Asahi's condition
"You guys also need a rest. Let the doctors handle her and come back again tomorrow." Vanny said.
"Ai and I will go straight home." Fukushima said.
"Rin and I will stay-"
"No brother, I'll go home for now. I have something to do…"
"But Rin-"
"Is okay Sis, I'll be fine." Rin cuts Vanny.
The others leave Takaya, Sanna, Vanny, Bella, and Belania.
Bella sits in the waiting bench holding her head, Belania accompany her,
"Let them be… let's go to my office, Sanna you may also come." Vanny said slowly. Dragging them out of there.
-
They arrived at Vanny's office, a clean 5 x 5 room big enough for so-called office. Vanny sitting down on a big couch resting her head. And gaze at Takaya and Sanna awkwardly still standing.
"What are you two doing- sit down."
Both of them sits in the other side of the couch. Awkwardly staring Vanny,
"You guys wondering what happened with Asahi, aren't you? Huh… I bring you here to let that aside though…"
"But we need to know." Takaya said,
"Huh…" Vanny rest her head again.
She stand and walk to her cabinet and take some bottle of water. She bringing it to Takaya and Sanna.
"Say, will you accept the reality that Asahi will no longer here?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"The drug that injected to Asahi, is a advanced drug for ancient warrior power growth. She injected her with that in order for over growth her power."
"What is it do to her?" Sanna asked her,
"As you know, she often losing control because of her power is overwhelming her body and taked over. But for now that was a false claim."
"Vanny. What are you trying to say?" Takaya stare at Vanny with angry eyes.
"I know what you thinking but is not like I want to believe either. But this is the truth." She said.
Sanna begin to felt that the conversation became so deep,
"I… I'll go out-"
"Sanna…"
Understand by that call, she keep her place even though she awkwardly shouldn't be there.
"Asahi Fukasawa is gone."