Chapter XVIII - Unforgotten Past

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"Good news! You're all starting off your weekend with a do-over of your previous mission!" Rosalia explained happily as the conscript moaned in disbelief and annoyance.

"But..." Taurus complained.

"No buts! You have to complete this one if you want to take on other missions." Rosalia further explained.

"I suppose we can actually do this mission. I feel more confident than last time." Axel said as he leaned on the pillars that were supporting the stairs.

"Axel's right," Vincent said.

Vincent drove the group to Haven City and parked his car in the same spot as he did last time. The group walked through the forest encountering threatening wildlife and occasional demons. As the group fought through, they eventually found the spawner point in an area they have not seen before.

"These crystals are so pretty. All sparkly and black." Mizore said, gushing over a spawner point while crouching down to get a closer look.

The group heard rustling in the bushes nearby and were on alert.

"These demons..." Taurus said, already exhausted from the fighting he had already been doing.

A man in a dark blue cloak walked out, displaying a light-casted sword.

"You again," Rin said, pointing her scythe towards him.

Axel looked determined to take him down and had an angry expression on his face.

The hooded figure charged towards Mizore, pointing his swords to her.

"Not today!" Mizore yelled before throwing her chakram towards the figure.

The chakram hit the figure directly in the stomach which caused them to spit out blood and yell out a faint groan.

"Ptolomea," Vincent announced, summoning his dark sword.

The figure stood up and cast and threw three light blades towards Vincent, but Vincent quickly dodged them.

"I don't know who you think you are but don't fuck with the Light Conscript," Axel said as he pointed his gun towards the figure.

Taurus slashed the figure to the ground with his sword as Axel distracted the hooded figure.

Axel removed the hood of the figure on the ground, but before a face could've been revealed, the figure disappeared into thin air with a numerical data matrix aura left behind, and black ink on the ground where the figure lied.

"What the actual hell..." Mizore said, completely shocked.

"Dammit!" Axel yelled.

I'm done destroying the spawner point..." Rin noted, totally inappropriate to the current scene.

"Thank you..." Axel said calmly, trying to calm himself down.


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- In Vincent's car, driving through Crescent City -


"Vincent, I know this may seem... weird, but let's check out Belkin," Rin suggested from the backseat.

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