This is a multimedia webnovel with giant city-crushing monsters, a valiant man who dares to fight them, a hero who loses himself on a righteous path, and a darkness which conceives a profound love. But I suck at descriptions, so I strongly encourage...
"Harvey, do you ever think about the Interfectus? I don't mean the night when it attacked... I don't want to talk about that. But, um, do you ever wonder why it acts the way it does? Why does it kill? Was it really sent by God? I don't understand," Vaida asked her friend.
Vaida and Harvey watched as the breeze picked up in the street by the orphanage. Though her model sail-rana was small, its sail was large enough to catch the wind. The miniature vehicle began rolling slowly along the ground. Vaida smiled and walked behind it while Harvey followed closely behind.
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"I don't wonder because I don't care. Nothing can change what it did. Whether it got permission or not, the Interfecti still attack cities. They still kill people. But I don't care about that. I hate the Interfecti for what they did to you, Vaida. I'm gonna become big and strong, and I'll never let them hurt you again."
Harvey caught up to Vaida and wrapped his arms around her. She stopped walking and returned his embrace, though she watched her boat sail on with her left eye. Though she had already decided to leave Bones City, this embrace made her reconsider her decision. She felt warm and safe in his arms, but the warmth could not stop the crushing memories from playing in her head. This embrace could not undo the words of the children in the orphanage; she could not free her mind from their judgments and insults. Even in this embrace, she began to shiver as the pain came rushing back in. They were all so cruel. The children were viciously mean, but the adults said the same things silently with their shifty stares.
"I know you feel empty. You always seem down or hurt, but now it's deeper than that. Are you alright? Please talk to me. I want to be here for you," Harvey whispered to her.
"Their insults are the only shield I have. When I hear what they say, I can forget about the fire. At least for a second, I can forget about the night that scarred my ugly face. Instead of watching memories, I can just stand in silence and hate myself. It's refreshing. It's like a daydream in a nightmare. I think I've relied on their insults to keep me distracted! Just long enough that I made something that actually matters. If I was left alone with my memories, left blaming myself for his death like every night in the hospital, then there would be no Vaida. Not anymore," she said back to him as she slowly stopped shaking.
As silent storm clouds slowly made their way across the starry sky, the streets of Bones City gradually became dimmer. The westward wind started to die down, and so the model sail-rana rolled to a stop near the end of this street. Vaida let go of Harvey and slowly walked after her little vehicle.
"So are those your only options? Get insulted to the point you feel worthless, or relive the memory that put you in this place? That's not okay. I'm so tired of seeing you in pain," he called after her.
After she picked up the little model, Vaida turned back to face Harvey. Small droplets of rain fell from the clouds and sprinkled the dirt road.
"I feel like I'm locked in place, Harvey. One eye can only see the past."
