" Dam!" Mina cursed in frustration as she reached her feet. " That was my kill. Why'd you steel it Liza." She regarded Liza with a angry look. Liza responded with a smile that made Mina even angrier. Mina reached out her hand to grab her but Xavier forced himself in between them.
" Calm down Mina. She didn't steal anything." Now Minas eyes shifted to him. " You got put on your ass and she took the opportunity to kill it." I thought for sure Mina was gonna kill him right then. Her eyes widened at the statement then narrowed as she brought her fist back.
Xavier didn't move but I don't know if that was by choice or if he was paralyzed with fear, because he looked petrified. Right as Mina was ready to unleash a , possibly killing punch, on Xavier. She stopped herself. Dropping her hand back to her side and turning away from him.
" Next time you say something like that. . .I'll kill you." Mina still had one eye looking at Xavier who was shocked he was still alive. The look in Minas eye said that she meant it, but her voice was softer than it had been up to this point.
" I- I am vary sorry Mina." He really feared for his life just then.
I jogged over to the girl with two missing arms. she was still laying on the ground after Mina yelled at her. Once I reached her I could see tears in her eyes, she turned away burying her face into the dirt.
" Why." Her muffled voice reached my ears. " Why did it half to be her." I could hear her sobs , she laid on the ground armless while her tears soaked into the earth. " I- I don't want to die for her."
I went to extend my left arm to offer her some help to her feet. Then I remembered my left arm was still currently being held by Liza. The girl removed her face from the dirt and looked at me. Tears streamed down her cheeks and her light blue eyes were covered in a layer of those same tears.
I extended my right arm but a flash of light cause me to retract it. Once the light was gone the girl had her right arm back, only her right. . . So my theory was right. If the sword breaks, then what ever body part was used to create said sword goes as well.
Another flash and my left hand was back. I looked up and saw Mina, Xavier, and Liza waking over to us. Mina regarded the girl with a cold look. She stepped in between me and the girl looking down on her.
" Lets go." She reached down grabbing her by the collar once again hoisting her to her feet. I noticed something with her arm. It was covered in bruises. . . Is it possible that the damage done to a sword applies to the limb used as well? I looked at my arm and their it was, a small bruise on my right arm from when the sword chipped.
I watched as Mina held the girl up buy her collar. The girl clearly in pain looked back at me with pleading eyes.
I wanted to say something but from what I've seen from this girl Mina. It wouldn't go over well. Plus even if I did say something I doubt it would stop her, she would simply punch me and walk off.
" Mina!" Suddenly, next to me Liza spoke up. " She's a person too. Treat her like one."
" Huh!?" Mina turned with a disgusted look strung across her face. " This thing is nothing more than a tool. A weapon for killing Tolu. That's it's only use."
Liza eyes grew cold. She took multiple strong steps to reach Mina grabbing her arm she was holding the girl with, squeezing hard enough to where I could see the veins in her arm. Mina though, didn't budge. I looked behind me at Xavier who was watching from afar staying out of it. . . Where's his. . . Tool? He has a weapon on his back. Is that what he uses?
" what's with you." Mina spoke, agitated, " We all know that they are simply used as weapons for Tolu hunters. So they are to be treated as weapons. . ." Mina let go of the girl causing her to fall to the floor once again. Mina pulled her wrist from Liza. " Perhaps. . . You've grown a bit to attached."
Mina held that same cold look in her eyes as Mina turned away from her. . . Finally Xavier walked up to both of them attempting to calm them down. Liza turned to me and met my eyes. That coldness removed from them.
She walked over as I stood back up on my two feet looking down on her slightly. Her eyes shifted quickly down to my right arm were the bruise was.
" Are you okay."
" Uh, Yea I'm fine."
" I'm sorry. . . You sure it doesn't hurt."
" Yea I feel nothing. Also it wasn't your fault."
" No. It was. . .If I was better. . ."
" What are you talking about. You were incredible. Watching you left me speechless."
It went quiet, then Liza turned away fast looking back to Mina and Xavier who were talking about something quietly.
" I'm sorry." She continued while facing away. " This is probably really confusing. . . And scary."
" . . . Yea it is. I don't really get what's going on."
" I can explain later." She turned back around and I figured out why she looked away. She mite of thought it was gone but it was still lingering on her face. A slight red tint on her cheeks. I cracked a small smile. A summer wind blew causing some of my hair to cover my eyes.
" I don't need you to."
" . . .Huh. Why wouldn't I-."
I reached my right hand out and placed it one her head. Her eyes darted down towards the earth but I could still see he blushing which had been my goal. I didn't see Liza blush much throughout my life so this was vary amusing.
" Your helping people Liza, like you always have. If you need me to do that then I don't need an explanation."
I saw a smile appear as she swiped my hand from her head. Her eyes met mine. The sky had turned orange as the sun was going down behind me. I hadn't realized how long the battle took.
" Hey." Xaviers voice rang out. " Were heading to T.H"
" T.H?" What's that? Liza looked almost as confused as me.
" Wait. Were being called in." Liza asked
" Everyone is." From what I'm hearing. It's like a headquarters I think.
" Why?" Liza asked while walking over to Xavier and Mina. Mina looked at Liza like she had done something terrible.
" A S.S Rank Tolu has been found." Liza eyes widened. " It killed 25 Tolu hunters earlier today."
S.S! Killed 25 Tolu hunters in one day. If the one today was a A rank. How much damage could a S.S rank possibly do?. . . Are they sending us after it?
" Asaheo is sending everyone out to search for it."
" Wait." Mina spoke up. " How the hell do we lose an S.S rank Tolu." Xavier paused for a moment and looked at the girl with a missing arm, then me.
" You saw how smart this A rank one was right." They all nodded. " Well it was about what we expected. . . Until it attacked our carriers." That must be the name for people like me. " This S.S Tolu is like nothing we've ever seen. It's intelligence is on pare with our own."
" How did that make the A rank smarter though?" Liza asked
" The fear for Tolu has increased since this thing was spotted. It attacked a massive city in the " Gana" District. Killed hundreds." If Tolus strength is determined by fear of them. " The base power and intelligence from all Tolu has been amped."
They all sat in silence for a couple moments. Perhaps due to shock or surprise. Maybe even fear. All I could think about was who could possibly stop something strong enough to level a city. They all began speaking again but I couldn't hear, actually I wasn't paying attention to what they were saying.
" Hey." Xaviers voice snapped me back. " Your coming to." They all stood in a huddle like waiting for me to join.
" Huh?"
" Were heading to T.H." Mina spoke to me like talking to a wild animal. " 'Your Lizas tool so come on." I stood processing for a moment. . . What about Nick and Jack. What about school.
" Hey." Again Xaviers voice snapped me back. " Hate to tell you this but. . ." He paused and removed his bangs from his eyes. " Your ordinary life ends now."