"Yeah. Short time no see, Jai." A forced smile tugged at my lips, looking down at the feisty pink-haired girl in my arms. The resolute spark of life her orange eyes typically held was now pale grey and scared. The former person she was in the forest had vanished as she slipped further and further from life within my grasp. BANG...SHHK! I sliced the photon bullet in half intended for Jai. Our relationship up until now wasn't the greatest, but I found myself facing her attackers with unkempt fury and complete disregard for their lives. "You're all...Jai's crewwomen. What the hell is wrong with you all. Just look at the state she's in. I know you guys disliked her, but this goes well beyond that!" "Are we out of line somehow?" The lady I'd blown back regained her composure, standing t

