AFIRE: fight for the Earth begins✓

15.2 XAN

The story so far:

---- Aija is a Volunteer at the Pristine School at Innermost. She works along with Zuri and Ze, who are her friends. Aija witnesses a strange event one night – light emanating from Rez's body. The kidnapper is after her soul, next, but he leaves her alive and goes away. Another man finds her, he wants to take her somewhere else - Aija though wary of him agrees. Aija learns of the existence of the aliens – the Ytai. Also, about the R'ies and H'eon, Harvesting and Àvo from Etrie. Etrie tells her that the man, who Harvested Rez (Thieron), will now go after her. He tells her that the spy/kidnapper's name is Luka. Etrie asks her to work along with him. Aija agrees to work along with Etrie on Harvest Stopping Missions.

---- Thieron and Nala check out a new target, and realize that Etrie's team was trailing the same target.

---- Goldstar preps for the Transfer to the South Land. Goldstar and the Transfers are attacked by the Savages and Creatures in the Open. They are saved by the Gale squad of the Open. Goldstar is terribly hurt and he is told that his wound will definitely scar. They set out to the South Land.

---- They drop the Transfers at the South Land. When Gold asks Iyler to marry him one day she doesn't respond. Goldstar meets Princess Ruyanir of the Zayr. He is later informed that the Research Centre was attacked.

---- Xan is a student at the Pristine School. He attends Cello classes at the same academy as his best friend Vaughn.

---- Xan is preparing for the mandatory Eligibility Test that he must take once he turns sixteen.

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****15.2 - Xan****

Xan woke up early, got ready for school, and set the table before everyone came down. His mother was the first to join him.

"Good morning, my love." Hei Ran said.

"Good morning, Mama," Xan replied, hugging her.

He missed his parents a lot, and lately, they were hardly home.

"I miss you," he told her.

"And, I, you," she whispered, holding him tightly. "How's school?" she asked, letting him go.

"Good."

"And how's Vaughn?"

Xan looked at her, but she was filling her glass with orange juice. When he didn't answer, she looked at him. 

"Is everything alright, Xan?"

He nodded his cheeks warming. "Vaughn's good too."

His mother smiled at him as she sat at the table and switched on the DigiScreen tuning to the News channel. Despite her not realizing he was blushing, his embarrassment grew. 

Ingrid and Eun joined them a moment later, and the girls spoke excitedly about their school and volunteering. Dae Hyun came running down, jumped over the last three steps of the stairs, and hugged their mother.

 "Where's dad?" he asked.

"He came in early this morning. Let him sleep." Hei Ran informed.

"Did they find out the cause of the blast?" Eun asked, looking at the DigiScreen. The image of the Institute on fire was playing Mike Wiet's message played. He was assuring the citizens that he would find out the cause and asked people to be wary of their surroundings for a while.

"Sadly, no." their mom said, as she ate the quinoa salad Xan had taken time to remove from the packaging and placed on everyone's plates. "I believe it'll take more time."