Fenrir in the 501st

Pain and Hurt

I take a deep breath in. Minna I will come home. I let my breath that I was holding out. I look around me getting a general sense of all the Neuroi around me. The amount here, hahaha, It's enough for an entire wing to get medals. Let's get started.

I increase the amount of magic im sending to my unit. Come on partner, we will make it home. I ready my gun and start my path to the nearest large Neuroi.

Ashley - ' Let's Dance! '

I scream out. The large Neuroi speeds up and try's to play chicken with me. As we are about to hit I press my gun to its hull and pull my trigger. My round passes through its core and destroys it. The smaller Neuroi start to swarm and shoot their beams at me. I use my shield to angle the beams to hit other Neuroi. The beams cut through a large amount of the swarm. I don't have time to catch a breath as a chill comes down my back. I open multiple shields around my back angled differently. I feel my self pushed back from the force of the beam I just got hit with.

I turn around as that beam cleared almost all of the smaller Neuroi. The front of the colossal Neuroi is open and a giant red lance is inside of it. I can see the heat warp light around it. I quickly raise me gun and shoot it but a large Neuroi blocked the blow and bursts into dust. Seems like they are protecting it. I dodge two beams from behind me, and return fire killing two more large Neuroi. Four down twelve left to go.

I avoid some beams as I advance on the large Neuroi. I fly in between two of them shooting as I fly by each one explodes. I change my drum of ammunition and fly towards the rest.

Four more left I think to myself, as I switch to my last drum. I may have unlimited magic but I can feel the strain of constant use of it. I can feel my hands shaking. The four large Neuroi are defending the Colossal one. I take aim and shoot another of the large Neuroi. Thats tree left. I hold my breath and fire three quick shots to the last three large Neuroi, destroying each one. Now its just me and the colossal one. I take a moment to catch my breath as the Neuroi isn't doing anything. The back of the Neuroi opens up and swarms of small Neuroi come out.

Ashley - ' You've got to be kidding me.'

I fly up above the Colossal to see its core. I fire at it only for the swarm to smash together and block my round. The Colossal's back slowly closes. This is my only shot I remove all limiters on my unit and burst forward in a flash. Dodging and blocking what I can. Some small Neuroi manage to graze me and some crystals from destroyed Neuroi leave gashes along my back and arms. With all the pain its getting harder for me to keep my shield up. As my shield is about to flicker away I hear a voice in the back of my mind.

(Minna - " Come back home alive! ")

I push as much magic as I can through my body, everything goes blank.

I slowly regain consciousness in a bed. This is a new ceiling. I slowly glance around I see a figure over a desk writing somthing. I make the error of moving my body and it scream in pain. My slight movement alerts the person inside the room. I hear them get up and rush over to me.

Beurling - ' Ashley! You woke up! '

I move my eyes towards her and slowly open my mouth. The feeling of it being dry and hard to talk is the only thing that my mouth feels right now.

Ashley- ' W-water... '

Beurling - ' Right! '

I see Beurling rush to the desk and quickly come back with a cup in her hands. She slowly supports my body to a sitting position and helps me drink the water.

Ashley - ' Were am I? What happend?'

Beurling - ' You're at the 507th base in Suomus. The 507th mobilized after getting radar readings of a large Neuroi force near by. By the time they got there the battle was over and they found you on the ground near your striker or whats was left of it. You were in critical condition. Your external wounds have closed up but your body it's.... It's heavily damaged from magic running rampant through you. '

Ashley - ' Will I still be able to fly? '

My voice comes out quiet and broken. The thought of not being able to be with everyone again. It hurts, it hurts so much. I look into Beurling's eyes she breaks eye contact with me.

Beurling - ' We don't know, but chances are... you won't be able to. '

I can feel the tears slowly fall down my cheeks. I can see Beurling also tearing up.

Ashley - ' Does Minna know? '

Beurling hugs me, she slowly rubs my head.

Beurling - ' She been told already, command felt it was necessary to use radio to pass all the information on. Everyone knows you fought off all those Neuroi yourself. '

Ashley - ' Did the Tanuki get the letter I came to deliver? '

Beurling - ' hahaha, Yeah, she did. '

Ashley - ' That's good, I should get going back to the 502nd they still need my help. '

I try to push away from Beurling and get out of the bed, but she tightens her hug on me. I try to struggle to get out of her grip.

Ashley - ' Let go! '

Beurling - ' I won't. Your to hurt, you can't even fly, You can't even use magic! '

I let my body go limp and I start bawling. Through it all Beurling never let me go. Before I fall asleep I hear her say.

Beurling - ' You've been alseep for three days, and your already going back to sleep... '