Immortals

Chapter 1: The Lost

It was a normal day, Andrea was off on her daily errands. She worked as a commander officer, she was highly valued and was a good fighter. Her job was to track down and deal with issues regarding the Lost People, a lot of the time she had to kill them. But it was better for them, at least that's what she believed. Many of the front fighters weren't as skilled as Andrea. She had a partner, not a lover, but someone who fought with her. He wasn't as skilled and wasn't as highly ranked as Andrea but worked hard and always backed her up. They met as kids and have been friends since. They've fought many battles and they have almost died a few times but luckily made it out. Considering that the Lost People are sick and deteriorate quickly, they are quite strong. Their bodies only last up to 8 months.

Andrea and the officers had a problem, they didn't understand. They have killed thousands of lost people but their number never seems to decrease. Its not possible. They have pondered on this problem recently which has lead to a few speculations, but none have been confirmed.

"High Commander, may I come in?" Andrea asked.
"Of course." A man spoke behind the door. It was his office. The label on the door said. 'Commander Shizuko'.
"Captain Andrea Konerko, what business have you brought me? A battle report?" He spoke.
"Yes officer. The situation has been dealt with. Nuclear plant 5, that was attcked, has now been secured. But that is not the problem I came to speak with you about..." she paused. She whispered but too softly.
"Speak up Captain! What is so important that you came to me in a rush?!" He yelled.
"I-I'm sorry Commander. The issue is the Lost People, they left words covering the place. But they were all the same," she explained. He nodded. She continued, "they said 'yurei' and 'Jaaku' and other writing that couldn't be read."
A shiver went down both the Captains and the Commanders spine.
"I see, what could it mean? Do you know what the words mean?" Commander Shizuko asked.
"Luckily it's a real language and I've studied it before. They were trying to be secretive but luck was on our side. We don't know why but they seem to want to hide things." Andrea sighed, "Yurei means ghost and Jaaku means wickedness. However we weren't able to understand what the words meant to them. We only have speculations."
"Right. Thank you Captain. You are dismissed." Shizuko stated. He was emotionless, just as always.
Andrea bowed and left the room.
"What could this mean?" Commander Shizuko whispered.