PREAMBUL; And Now... You're Dead. Again.

Fast That is Late

[Good guess, soldier]

The sound was so close to Alesh that the air around her moved quickly and pushed the girl down. Alesh's head stumbled, she again saw a series of strange events. Screaming for help... A cry called for mama... Smile... Run... Blurred... Pain...

[You see it, eh? HAHAHAH!]

She trembled, her neck suddenly tense. Strange events moved faster, repeatedly. Eidlan shouted from afar, horrified to see his friend in pain, for whatever reason. The Jlanxs are moving faster, now they have a look of horror — It looks like they themselves are getting tired and in pain. Eidlan's arrow was still right on target, but his finger started to turn blue.

In the midst of his battle, Vasyl screeched, threw his dagger and stopped the movements of a Jlanx. Grier who had just been attacked squatted, he activated the sensor and waited for the shield to come while refilling his weapon. His shield came right after he was finished — Crashing and paralyzing many Jlanx, giving him the ease to attack.

On the other hand Alesh is still helpless, her head increasingly aching along with strange events that continued milling about. A strange figure who never visited her again kept appearing, giving a distinctive grin with a terrible and sad look.

[HAHAHA! That monster... Threatening you... You forgot about it for a sec, huh? Now let's see those grin again... Oh how fun it is!]

Eidlan retreated and shot them as fast as possible. Askar shot in the air. His spear struck anyone who got in the way, axe cutting like scissors on paper. His eyes caught Alesh. He tried to go there, but he was held back and had to detain the Jlanx. He's afraid that the Jlanx would come to his sister. Defectors tumbled, they were so tired, scared, and beaten — The bad-Janx were their own friends after all.

[You see that? That's what you got if you don't obey me!]

"Bullshit," Alesh groaned, "you're hurting even the faithful."

The boss growled, Alesh whimpering. Far from there Vasyl began to get used to the momentum of their speed. His speed accelerated and dropped Jlanxs in almost the same time. The Jlanxs are furious, they continue to limit his space. Unconsciously Vasyl was dragged further away from Grier. Grier was also cornered, he even got stuck on the ground and was forced to attack while collapsed. Luckily Grier's brain thinks smart, he tackles the Jlanx and gets back up while aiming.

Vasyl began to realize that he had moved away from his brother. He turned and threw his last dagger at the same time. His eyes bulged, caught something terrible. Grier lost one weapon, did not have time to turn on the sensor to retrieve it. The Jlanxs surged, Grier desperately holding out with one weapon. Bruises on his face increased, there must be a fractured bone. With such damages, a Jlanx whispered to his friends, asking them to keep busy with Grier. Vasyl tried to help, but his  jaw was hit by the opponent's spear. Vasyl fell. Grier didn't see that, he was too busy with his Jlanxs.

From a distance Eidlan tried to help, but his hand was hit by an opponent's bullet. He fell and did not shoot for several minutes. During that time he tried to fight with one hand and foot, his weapon fell.

"GRIER!" Vasyl screamed, eyes glancing at a Jlanx who was eyeing his brother. Vasyl tried to run, his legs got entangled in chains and were rewarded with bullets. Vasyl groaned, he added strength to his feet — hoping it would open the chains, "Brother! REZEELT RAUD DIJ!"

Grier turned, Vasyl tried to run — Not caring about the chain or the owner of the chain who might be dragged. Jlanx who was aiming Grier wasted no time, while his friend's weapon went to Grier's waist, he straightened his spear and stabbed. Vasyl roared, his hands reflexively deflecting. But the power of the Jlanx was stronger, he upheld his attack and... succeeded.

Succeeded.

"No..."

A spear gashed his hand. A spear that pierced through his arms, through his brother's chest. The Jlanx that surrounded them simultaneously retreated, they gasped with relief.

"Dan hannn rid chtic be-gallen!"

Grier still breathing for a while, slowly looks at his brother and smile.

"BU SAANT CHTIC TERSNEB!" Vasyl's knees bent, "dan hann..."**

"Ha, " Grier said, "you're right, I am a turtle."

Grier looked down, he closed his eyes.

And didn't open it again.

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*REZEELT RAUD DIJ: Watch out your back!

**: dan hannn rid chtic be-gallen! BU SAANT CHTIC TERSNEB: You can't be like this, YOU CAN'T DIE! You can't...