Song in the Sky

Chapter 5: Co-operation

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Here's more cute girls for you.

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A pleasant surprise, and a pleasant welcoming was presented to Song this early morning as her previous rival had invited her to join them in a family meal, counting her as someone so dear to her, she's part of the family.

Happily joining Cuco, Cami, and Silva, she ate a hearty breakfast, feeling full of energy afterwards and ready to take on the challenges of the day. Or at-least ready until her next meal.

Unlike the treatment she received in The Eternals, these companions of hers were very welcoming and got together often. While the Eternals weren't too unwelcoming, they never had the time to try and act like actual friends. They were merely professionals, aside from the carefree leader, Seofon. Song preferred it here, with friends and a brand new lover.

"So, Silva. Apart from our usual duels, what do you do for fun?" Song asked to start a bit of conversation at the table. Cuco and Cami gazed at Silva, she was looking quite awkward underneath her obviously-faked calmness.

"...Tune my gun to improve against you." She quietly admitted. Song, and Silva's sisters began to giggle.

"W-what about you, then! An Eternal has to be busy, right?" Silva attempted to deflect the attention back to Song. But she was correct, as Song was usually quite busy.

"Yes, actually. My group tends to be organized into teams by Seofon, and we take jobs pit up by various skydoms. Like mercenaries, but we rescue towns, slay monsters, rescue kidnapped folk, that sort of thing." Song explains, capturing the interest of Cami and Cuco especially. It seems they were curious about the team of powerful skyfarers.

"What kinds of monsters?" Cami asked. Cami was holding her head up by both palms, thinking of giant dragons being slain by big bolts of light from Song's bow, like from her stories. Song giggled, recognizing the face as one of great imagination.

"Well, dragons are one. Big, scary ones with huge teeth and dark-breath. Luckily, I'm light-element, so I'm safe against it. Other creatures are giant wasps, yetis, Adversas, Celetes, sometimes Chevalier, whatever's called upon for slaying." Song explain. Cami gasped with an open jaw, intrigued heavily by the names of such creatures. She didn't stop imaging Song slaying such things with beautiful arrows of light.

"That's pretty tough. And you still had time to duel me, impressive." Silva added, smiling at Song and making her heart feel jumpy. Impressing Silva had been noted by Song to be important now.

With a blush, she smiled.

"Thanks, Silva. I think as a change of pace, I'll take you on one of my missions. How's that sound?" She offered to Silva, who changed to an emotion of surprise.

"A mission? As in an assignment of yours, but just the two of us?" She repeated, as if in disbelief. Now that she mentioned it, Song did blush slightly at the idea of being alone with Silva again. The last time they were, it was full of kisses.

"Yeah. I think with your help, I'd finish it in no time. Think you're up for taking on your first mission with me?" Song stood up, moving her empty plate to the sink and watching Silva, who seemed eagerly pleased to help.

"Heck yea! We're gonna go hunt the thing! Cuco, keep your sister entertained. I got a monster to hunt!" Dashing to the workshop and grabbing her large gun, Song grabbed her two-crown bow from the bedroom, wearing it over her shoulders. 

Silva directed Song to her family's sky-boat, to which she stood on the railing of, letting Silva pilot it to the island Song explained and showed on the map.