Arknights: Dr.(Y/N)'s Riposte

20. The Last Agent

3rd P.O.V

[.......] - Talulah

[Sister... it'll be better for both of us if you surrender and hand over our step brother] - Ch'en

(Y/N) tried to circulate fully his originium art or oripathy but, doing so will damage further of his body and immobilise his movement temporary... or permanently. In addition, Talulah had a firm arm lock around his stomach which is hard to release himself from.

[Ch'en, it seems that you never change ever since we got out from the Ursus empires grasps] - Talulah

[My resolve won't change once I set it...] - Ch'en

Talulah throws (Y/N) to the back before resting her palm on the hilt of her sword. On the other hand, he was caught by one of the Reunion Heavy Defender and held in place as he can only watch the scene unfolding in front of him.

(Y/N) stays silent and calms himself after his huge headache dies down. The door leading to Filia was opened, as (Y/N) peaks inside the room. There was no one in it, but there are broken walls and windows indicating there a fight had happened on Filia's side.

He could not do anything as for now, other than recovering from his heavy fatigue by using bits of his originium arts. Maybe he could have a chance to escape from the Reunion's grasp if he is back to half of his top shape, but still, the injuries are downgrading his body performances.

[Relax for now...] -???

A feminine voice came out under the thick black helmet despite the fat looking armour. (Y/N) seems to stop struggling physically, but his brain is working like gears turning in an engine. He also uses a tad of his ability to heighten his thinking process.

[Saying that to a stranger is not reassuring] - (Y/N)

[Call me C for now, not a stranger anymore do I?] - ???

Regardless of what he said, at least this person broke some tension that he felt. He never knew that he has stepsisters, which his stepfather might keep a secret from him before. Talulah is an acquaintance to him, and Ch'en is someone who he just met.

[Sister, come back to my side before downfall comes to your path] - Ch'en

[...even if the Reunion were to fall, there will be a new group arise for the same cause as ours, against the ones who discriminate us the infected] - Talulah

Ch'en bits her lips and raised her sword towards her sister. Her hands tightly grasped onto the grip as she corrects her stance.

The temperature around Talulah increases as she gazes solemnly to Ch'en and her thumb pushes the crossguard of her sword, revealing a part of the blade.

[No other way than this?] - Ch'en

[.......if there is, this won't be necessary] - Talulah

Ch'en dashes towards her and sent a side slash to Talulah's left side. Two blade clashes as Talulah parries with the base of her metal edge and stares down towards her little sister.

[What a sloppy slash] - Talulah

[Now!] - Hoshiguma

Hoshiguma's voice sounded out from Ch'en's earpiece causing her to smirk. Talulah's looked from the corner of her eyes to the back seeing Hoshiguma already lifting her shield and was about to slam it on C.

[It was intentional] - Ch'en

C unstraps her shield from her back and held it up. The edges of Hoshiguma's shield scratches the surface of C's shield, but the weight managed to stagger her.