Love Far Beyond the Ashes

Things On TV

Botan pov: My sisters and I had our fun, but my mother called us into the house. We all went back and saw she was staring at the TV. It was live news coverage. An entire city was demolished. No bodies had been found yet.

"What is going on?" Omarun asked

I gave it some thought, but deep down I know what is going on. Koyori is flexing her hatred.

"Lamy-chan, we are heading to the Holox base." I said softly

"Wait... how come you are trying to say they have something to do with this?" She asked

"Of course Koyori wants to destroy us, so we will stop her," I stated.

Nenechi stopped me and pulled me back, looking straight into my eyes.

"Don't go there; we will be safer here; there is no way Koyori will destroy the Mystical Forest," Nenechi said.

What Nene has said has some merit, but then again, how does she know that that will be the case?

"If you are questioning how I know this, I just know everything that is written," She said.

I don't know what that means, but that seems to be a good thing; she knows what Koyori is going to do.

"So we are going to trust Nene?" Polka said with uncertainty

"Well, yeah, I mean, when has Nenechi ever been wrong?" Aloe asked

We weren't going to answer that because she has been wrong so many times that she can't even prove that she hasn't, but she is cute, and that is all that matters.

Look, we aren't really needed for anything to progress, and we would be making pointless drama, so we just need to watch," Nene said.

I sighed and sat back down, much to Lamy-chan's surprise.

"You are giving up just like that!" She questioned

I looked at her and shook my head. "Why would I?" I asked

"What do you mean you're trying to say someone who is lounging on the couch right now hasn't given up?" Watame said

Bingo," I said.

"Wait... are you waiting for your friend to destroy everything?" Roha asked

I looked at my sister and nodded. I knew that she may be a little weak after the battle since all her tech would be charging after the battle.

"What will happen to everyone?" Omarun asked

"Don't worry about that; Koyori can't hurt a fly, and she has people to keep her in check after," Nene said.

"You know way too much..." I pointed it out.

Potentially," She said.

I laughed at the prospect that Nenechi knows so much because she is secretly a holox spy, but that makes no sense; it's just because she can see the future or something.

"Actually, I have the power of the Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon!" Nenechi said

"The what?" Omarun asked

"Well, you see, it is a reference, but it kind of loses meaning if you don't know where it's from." Nene said

"Okay, she's insane." Omarun said

"Well, that's like the most normal thing she has said." Lamy-chan said

Omarun wasn't so sure about that, but I don't know if Nenechi is just entertaining; I just get lost in her voice and would recognize it anywhere.

My mama made us look at the TV again as the news channel cut off. She immediately switched to another channel, which began to cover the new city being demolished, but soon enough that channel cut off as well.

"The world is going to try to stop this, right?" Omarun asked

"No, we don't have the power." Lamy-chan said

More areas have been destroyed. The names of towns and cities began to pile up.

"Lamy-chan, come here!" I said

She walked over to me, so I pulled her into a tight hug. She smiled softly at my hug, and I kissed her.

"You are way too relaxed about this!" Omarun yelled

"Of course, why would I worry if it's not going to affect us? I'm going to trust Nenechi," I said.

Omarun didn't want me to fall for her ploy, but I'm going to do so.

"Nenechi is smart; she is such an adorable girl," Aloe said.

"Aww, thank you, Aloe-chan!" Nenechi giggled

Omarun's face turned red, and she began to shake. Nenechi, for some reason, likes her or something.

"Look, we just have to support what Koyori is doing; she is our friend, and what is wrong with her achieving her dreams?" I asked

Omarun didn't know at all, and I had no idea what to really say about that because she understands that we can't deny people's dreams, and if we do, we are no better than Villains.

We just need to respect her wishes, and after she achieves her goals, we can fight her or whatever.

"Fine, I'll understand what you are getting at, but if things go south, I'm storming over to the Holox base and finishing things," She said.

Fine by me, I guess, but who knows if they'll even listen to her nonsense? I sure wouldn't. I mean, she can't even climb up a mountain without cheating and using trampolines, elevators, and escalators.

"What the hell are you thinking about?" Lamy-chan asked

"About you, darling," I said.

Lamy-chan hugged me tighter and kissed my cheek. "You two are cute," my mama pointed out.

I am aware of that, and Lamy-chan is the cutest elf ever; she is just really adorable and so sweet, and she is smart and is just a treat to be around.

"Shishiron, you are just so adorable. You are so smart, sweet, and nice." She droned on.

Lamy-chan just kept complimenting me randomly as everyone watched on. I think Omarun is jealous of us actually speaking of her. I wonder when she'll finally get a girlfriend.

She seems to want one a lot, but no one has caught her eye besides people that are already in a relationship. Maybe Koyori can help with that.