My Supernatural Academia (OC X Vtuber Story)

Chapter 71 - The Divide

It was the next day as the sun was preparing to set, which Altare, Axel, Shinri, Hakka, Zaion, Dropscythe and Zai began to make their way to where they needed to head off to. As far as they had planned, Flayon, Melody and Henya along with the remaining members of the TEMPUS group will remain behind and keep an eye on the survivors for the time being. 

They were quickly making their way through the city streets, avoiding the drones that were patrolling so they wouldn't alert Malware of their presence. The usage of their Glamour seemed to have been coming in handy when it came to avoiding detection. Though from Zai's perspective, he knows that Divine Glamour would be doing a much better job than the half-assed job that ordinary Glamour would be doing since the idea that you can simply change your own presence combined with your own appearance makes one like a perfect spy in a sense.

They eventually made their way to the roof of a building that overlooks the base of operations they are going to infiltrate, Altare and Axel were busy scoping out the place with their pairs of binoculars. Everyone else was busy discussing how they were going to proceed since they needed to figure out where the captives are being held, alongside rescuing the VIPs, though Zai wasn't paying attention to that at all as he had something else on his mind.

He remembered the look that Lukas had the previous day when it came to the topic of his family in question. He could remember the pain, the anguish and even the uncertainty behind the pain that his eyes held. It was reminding him too much of his past self, forcing him to quickly shake his head as he was trying to recover and think more clearly.

He knows that Lukas is going by himself to investigate the strange source further in the city, but he can't help but get a gut feeling that something is going to happen. 

[Flashback]

Earlier in the day, while they were preparing to head out, Lukas was doing some stretches as he was simply making sure that he was ready for the day. Even though everyone else was busy, Zai decided to approach him.

Sonzai: "Hey Lukas, you got a sec?"

Lukas stood in place as he turned around, looking at Zai as he neatened himself.

Lukas: "Yeah Zai?"

Sonzai: "Listen, I want to ask you something in private."

Lukas could tell right away that Zai was being serious, making him sigh as he nodded. They both quickly went somewhere private as the two could have a chat, though Zai had a serious expression plastered on his face, showing a form of uncertainty. Lukas on the other hand had a bit of a serious expression, showing a hint of nervousness.

Sonzai: "Lukas, how do you truly feel about your family right now?"

Lukas was unsure on what to feel in his own honest opinion, but he simply looked away, not making eye contact as he had to think carefully on how to answer that difficult question. He was looking at the other survivors as their needs were being attended to.

Lukas: "Honestly, I don't know... Things just aren't in the most comfortable state you could say... My sister was a master manipulator. My parents did care for me at some point, but when Angelica was born, they wanted me to be responsible and be the big sibling for her... Yet I never knew she despised me until it was too late... I'm not blaming my mother and father about it, but..."

Sonzai: "I get it. You aren't mad at them right now."

Lukas: "Deep down, I knew my parents weren't exactly the best... I was just trying to earn their affection, but I was just an idiot..."

Zai then sighed as he gave his opinion on the matter.

Sonzai: "You were ignorant at the time. You can't blame yourself for something you couldn't control or understand. However, the fact that we need to save them... You wanted to save the unknown person out there instead because you don't want to confront your family again after they disowned you right?"