𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓛𝓲𝓮 || 𝒟𝓇𝓊𝒾𝑔

𝕥𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕧𝕖

BABYLONE
575 BC

"Close the city gates now or else we don't stand a chance!"

"Hey that one was mine... Nevermind!"

"Do you want the one I have Kingo!?" I yelled clinging to the tail of a Deviant just as he shot it. "Thanks."

"We've got a big one!" Ikaris called out picking me up and dropped me on the back of the Deviant. "Don't disappoint."

"I never do." I huffed as my eyes glowed and tried to manipulate the blood of the Deviant. "Start shooting at it and someone seal those gates now!"

"Watch your head, little one." Thena smirked slicing the horns off the Deviant and stabbed its neck. Makkari sped up and knocked him over just as Thena and I jumped off.

Gilgamesh punched the Deviants sending it to the gates of the city and I manipulated it's blood trying to force it to stay still giving Ikaris an opportunity to shoot it. The Deviant stood up weakly and Gilgamesh winked at me before slapping it and finally killed it.

"Are you okay, Vena?" Kingo asked helping me stand up and I nodded.

"I've had worse scrapes. They're getting bigger and tougher to kill." I huffed and looked at the village with a frown. "It's going to take them years to rebuild all of this. Maybe we-"

"Absolutely not, Vena. You know the rules." Ikaris scolded me and I groaned.

"Suck my ass, Soldier boy." I spat walking inside the city linking arms with Makkari. "Are you alright?"

"Never better!" She smiled and pointed at Druig who was immediately rushing towards us. "I'll leave you two alone."

"Are you alright, starlight?"

"I'm okay. Bumps and bruises, nothing more." I smirked kissing his cheek.

"She was truly exceptional today. Looks like my training did her well." Thena smiled nudging my shoulder before walking away with Gilgamesh and I rolled my eyes.

"I'm just glad you're okay." Druig sighed pulling me into a hug.

"We've been together how long again?" I asked linking arms with him as we walked back to the asomo for briefing.

"About 1,526 years. Give or take the years you left with Thena and Gilgamesh to take care of Deviants on the other side of Earth."

"And yet you still worry as if we've been together for days, darling." I teased pinching his cheeks and Druig groaned swatting my hand away. "Oh please, you love me."

He just hummed in response making me frown slightly.

"Everything okay, my starlight?"

"Yeah... everything's fine. Don't worry about it, my love."

...

"Phastos! Did you go to the party last night like I told you to?"

"The party? Yeah, I-"

"He worked all night." Druig called out from the far corner of the room as I looked at Phastos' invention with curiosity. Thena sat behind me braiding my hair and Makkari laid her head on my shoulder.

"Get a life! And where is Sersi!?" Ajak asked.

"Late as usual." Sprite shrugged.

"I'm sorry, but I have something very important to show you! Wait 'till you see this." Phastos smiled putting his invention together.