Remnant's Tactician

Chapter 17: Connections

A/N: The photo above shows what happened and why I did that repost. And no, deleting and remaking the chapter did not work either... Anyways, to the Chapter~.

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*No POV*

"Spread out and search the place! Don't let them escape!" A man wearing a robe exclaimed as several others ran through the dim corridors.

"Over here!" A woman with orange hair whispered as she uncovered a secret passageway in the wall.

Just behind her was a young boy with blue hair about 16 years old. Carrying on his back was an unconscious little girl with white hair tied in twintails. The little girl had a gash on her back as her blood seeped into her dress, staining it red. The boy quickly went into the passageway before the woman went in and pulled the cover over it.

As they went deeper in, the boy reached the end and entered a room with two other people inside. Both of which had distraught looks as one of them, a woman with brown braided hair carefully took the little girl and gently laid her shoulder against the wall, holding onto the girl so her back doesn't touch anything.

"Reviera, please help her!" The woman spoke.

"I'll try." Her feminine-looking comrade nodded as he took out a staff. "It has been a while since I've done this, so it might not fully heal the wound."

Reviera closed his eyes as the tip of the staff glowed. The young boy was out of breath, hands on his knees as he gasps for air. The bright glow from the staff caught his attention as he looked up. As the staff continued to glow, a faint light shined from the girl's wound and the bleeding was lessened.

"We don't have much time." The orange-haired woman said. "Sumire, how is she?"

"Her wound seemed to have been healed, Guire." Sumire noted.

"Wh-What do we do now?" The young boy got out.

"For now, we have to lay low. The others are probably outside, so we have to find a way out first." Guire said. "Just try not to get caught by those guys, Blue."

"I know." Reviera put away his staff and brought out a different one. "I can warp them out of this place."

"Are you sure that's safe?" Sumire asked.

"Positive. Though I must have a vision of where I want to warp a person, so I need some time."

As the three contemplate over the idea, the young boy took off his coat and draped it over the little girl's shoulders, keeping the shivering girl warm. He then looked to the sheath by his hip, taking out the sword from it as he checked the blade. Fresh blood stained the edge of his sword before turning to the girl.

"I... I'm sorry..." He apologised, hands shaking as he dropped the sword.

"...r..."

"Huh?"

"...ir... sir..."
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"Sir? Sir, please wake up."

"Gh!" Mars jolted up from his slumber, making the flight attendant calling for him flinch. "Huh?"

"Um, sir, we've arrived at Vale." The flight attendant said. "And this is the last stop for this Bullhead."

"Oh, sorry." He got out. "Come on, Chiki, let's-"

As he turned to the little girl, she was already fast asleep while leaning onto Mars' arm. He sighed before he carefully picked her up and carried her on his back. Once he was out of the Bullhead before it took off, he took a few steps before thinking.