The One Who Turned The Moon Red

Chapter 20~ Familiar face

Lucia and Dan Heng leave the parlor car and head to their own rooms, both are exhausted mentally and physically as well.

The crew understands that and gives them the space they need
(and they secretly promise to never bring up the Dan Heng Lufou stuff and Lucia's confession in front of them, ever again unless the person brings it up themselves because we love respect in this train)
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Lucia's POV

'who ever said it's better not to keep things bottled up is a fuckin liar, that didn't help at all and now I feel more exposed than ever before'

My dumbass should have kept my mouth shut

But I think I'm beginning to understand what a family truly is

I never believed Himeko when she told me I looked after the younger ones like they were my siblings

She says my attitude completely shifts when I'm looking after them, am I truly starting to understand...... family? To want to care for someone, to want to protect someone and hold them in the safety of your arms. Is that family or friends? What's even the difference?

Despite it only being 5 years since I've been on the express I've grown significantly, there's no way in hell I'm as young as half the crew, is that why I have a natural urge to protect? My body knows my age but my mind is completely clueless, ugh my thoughts are all over the place what the hell did HE do to me

Nothing much, you'll probably figure it out with time. The million dollar question 'what is this sensation?!' your friends will be so happy to hear the truth about their violent and distant passenger, once the curiosity dies you'll be forgotten.

I don't care about what happens to me if they figure that out, because it'll be after I kill you. From then on I have no mission, no purpose, no meaning. I am then free to vanish from this universe if that's what I wish

KILL HAHA, don't you know it's nearly impossible to kill an AEON-

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'Yea, that's enough of you for today'

I roll in my bed, despite not needing sleep, laying here is pretty comfortable, like a protective wrapping you'd put around a sharp object or a tortilla around fajita mixings

Why am I making such odd comparisons?

Our next stop is Penacony I believe?, as much as I'd like to sit this one out, I have a gut feeling that something's wrong with that place. Besides I'll let Dan Heng have this break, he deserves it for all the shit that happened on the Lufou.

I'm pretty sure this is about 5 trailblaze expeditions straight that I've gone on, I'm exhausted.....

I glance over at my weapons display case and the table that sits near it, getting up I'm confused as I walk in front of the table and run my fingers down the smooth metal barrel, I open the chamber and check for any bullets or casings, Once I'm satisfied I shut the barrel back in place with a loud click.

'oh it's the gun from Belobog'

I toss the hand gun around in my hand, admiring the craftsmanship, the details and engravings are done by hand and it fits like a glove in my hand

'Can I duplicate it?'

Focusing on my empty palm, I watch as a light forms and begins taking the shape of the same gun I hold in my other hand, slowly it materializes into my hand as a metal pistol identical to the first one falls into my grasp