[PGR] Light Upon a Broken World

[Chapter 3] - The Gray Ravens

(POV - 3RD)

Much had changed ever since Kiryu and Lucia's official partnership and re-establishment of the Gray Raven team but the initial awkwardness between the two of them had disappeared after their first mission together, effectively sealing their camaraderie.

It also helped that Celica continuously send out more missions for the Gray Raven which pretty much made the Commandant and Construct see eye to eye with each other, even understanding how they both operated in battle.

Lucia fought relentlessly but never too recklessly, making up for her formidable skills in battles against the Corrupted, she still retains the tendency to worry too much especially when her Commandant is a human, Kiryu noted.

Kiryu kept his distance but was never afraid to get close to a target should the need arises though he usually kept away from the Construct in order to maximise her efficiency without getting in her way, was what Lucia noted in return.

Overall, both of them were more than happy with this partnership, not showing it outwardly since both Kiryu and Lucia prefers to keep their emotions to themselves.

Although F.O.S Academy taught them the basics of a Commandant's roles in missions, they also taught them the process of upgrading a Construct to their maximum potential through the use of evolving said Construct's ability to send out damage via their innate skills.

Similar to the concepts of RPG games and its elements, every one and other unique Constructs within Babylonia have the capability to wield elements designated to their frames.

For Lucia, it was a mixture of Physical-Fire type which explains why she sometimes dealt out attacks that appeared to have digitalised flames attached to the enemies.

The other elements includes; Lightning, Ice and Dark or simply Physical which was pretty much self-explanatory, but for now, Lucia's frame didn't have the abilities to usher out such powers.

However, upgrading her innate skills was another story and something Kiryu was keen to do so since their missions would progressively become harder and dangerous for both of them, therefore multiple improvisations was paramount to success.

Also, nobody told him that upgrades to certain stages changed the Construct's fashion but that's a story for another time as Kiryu and Lucia were once again, sent down to Earth for a mission.

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"Lucia! 3 o'clock! Two Pilgrims!" Kiryu shouted over the gunfire, dodging a Hydraulic leaping at him before slashing it apart.

"Received!" The Construct shouted back, immediately dodging two blasts from the Corrupted before effortlessly mowing them down.

The Commandant then turned to see a few Executors and Gardeners charging at him to which Kiryu responded with a hail of bullets from his GUTS HYPER handgun.

Personally modified and another gift from his father, the handgun's uniquely designed bullets easily tore through the metallic frames of the Corrupted, downing their numbers quickly and effectively reducing the mission's difficulty, if not just by a little bit.

Lucia slashed through another pair of Aerial Monitors before kicking a Jitterbomb straight over to Kiryu whereas the latter ducked, allowing the suicide bombing Corrupted to fly at the remaining Executors and Gardener that survived his bullets.

"Behind you, Lucia!" Kiryu shouted as the Construct saw herself surrounded by several Tamers and Repairers, closing up any openings for her to escape.

However, despite Kiryu's initial warning, both of them aren't at all concerned, especially when the former had upgraded Lucia's frame several times until it reached its maximum potential.