The Heart Five

5: Mission Report: 315150 [1]

Days after the acquaintance party, we siblings prepare ourselves to partake on our own solo mission. Of course we can’t go solo because father had at least one highly trained essence being to accompany us wherever we go when we are not by his side. We, as siblings, are open to the possibility that there could be a possible… or probable… additions and subtractions to our list. Our honorary leader is father but, you know, he’s not open to the idea of us having a mother figure that is why we ourselves make our own rules. All of us will grow up one day and become leaders of our own group of essence beings. I reject the idea of growing up to soon. Looking at my siblings, I think they have the same idea on their minds. We look like three year olds in our current states, but the truth is that we are just a few days old. Fast forward twenty-five years and we’ll go on our separate ways…

“Rule #1: All mission reports are to be reported with honesty and integrity,” I announced to my siblings and they nodded.

“Rule #2: T-the mission is more important than having conflicts with o-other children,” Zorg announces his addition and we all agree.

“Rule #3: If in case Rule #2 does not work, we’ll resort to running away as quickly and safely as we can,” Axent lands down on the floor and fully wakes up. “Rule #4: If we can’t escape, we call for back up while we fight and show them that we are our father’s sons and daughters meaning… BEAT THEM TO A PULP!”

“Agreed~”

“Rule #5: We will stay best friends no matter what the circumstances are, even if we are pinned against each other.” Dizane gives us a tear-jerking smile. “Rule #6: Whatever they say against us to make us fight each other, we will always have the strongest trust, the strongest bond, and the strongest principle of all!”

“AYE~”

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“So, who is going to see who?” Axent asks. “I will make the first choice then. I will go and check out Judgment. I feel that we can eliminate her immediately from the list and add a new potential candidate. I’m going to leave…”

“You will have to be wary,” Dizane alerts him. “You’ll be accompanied by one of father’s trained essence beings to watch us from afar.”

“That is no problem for me,” Axent grins as he prepares to move while clutching his pillow. “Ja-ne~”

“I t-think I will stay right b-by father’s side,” Zorg volunteers.

“No way, nu-uh,” I rejected his offer, “You will instead be checking out Beauty.”

“HIIIIIIIIII!!!” he turns pale. “M-my plan to escape this p-painful mission even though I made one of its rules is ruined!”

“Move along, dorky,” I let him out of the door. “So sister, who will you choose?”

“I might go with will power,” she checks the list. “She might be persuaded when I plant a seed of father’s presence~”

“So you are going to influence her,” I nodded in delight. “Then, I will observe Jealousy that cute catlike Jealousy~”

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Mission Report: 315150-1

“Looks like we are in close proximities with each other, Azalan,” Axent chats through my thoughts. “Father is currently inviting her to a meeting of sorts.”

“Do not compromise the mission,” I replied. “Make sure that father leaves before you make an appearance.”

“What happened on your side?” he asks.

“Cat-girl was asked first by father but she kept a flat affect,” I started to drool, “and then when father left, she started to grab her small chest and blushes wildly.”

“H-how did you see that?” Axent becomes curious.

“The lens device has some kind of function called Wall Bypass that lets me see what is happening on the other side of the wall,” I am currently delighted by the progression of our mission while explaining. “I don’t know who made this device but I am super sure that it is like it is made for this mission~”

“Marvelous,” Axent exclaims. “I’ll make sure to find other functions too, over and out.”

“Can it bypass c-clothing?” Zorg links in, asks that perverted question and I shut him off. “Hey s-sister, are you still there?”

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Axent’s Report

“Taking a look at Ms. Judgment, Capt. Semcaxa Dezlar Xerxes, it seemed that she regards father with utmost respect. It looks like it… her body languages suggests that she doesn’t have any special feelings for him but it doesn’t take away the possibly that we plant a seed of his presence and cultivate it in her thoughts, inception might occur. I can see it, she is biting her lips for a moment but that could mean differently. That would then grow up into the idea of being infatuated with father. IT is risky, since we will only influence her…”

As I approach the front of the Emerald Xerxes Gates, I am met with Xerxes Essence beings, lesser gods, guarding the front.

“What brings you here, Vice-Captain Axent Zealot of Black Rare Squad?” they unexpectedly salute me that I have to take a peek just in case they really weren’t.

You see even when my eyes are closed, my mind projects a white outlines of characters over a black background automatically since I am really slothful, proudly a slothful. But seeing does seem believing…

Gotta get my anxiety down first, and now I am ready. “Father told us siblings that in order for us to get informed by means of persons, places, and things around us. He wants us to experience firsthand what it means to be an essential being just like him until we are ready when we grow up.”

There was silence. I didn’t know if they were able to comprehend my zealous words of genius or maybe they weren’t used to being talked to non-verbally. Maybe they were just plain stupid perhaps that I need to rephrase it for them. I can see the outline of sweat forming from their foreheads. I can see them bleeding from the inside that I start pitying them. I don’t know what else to say since I’ve explained it already until their captain herself cuts in clapping.

“As expected of being under the Head Captain, you surprised me.” Captain Semcaxa Dezlar approaches me with her electrifying entrance. “So you’ve come to get to know me personally little one.”

Judging by what kind of goddess she is, I seem to conclude that she is already judging me from my actions. I cannot back down just because the slothful god is taking initiative when he is supposed to be slothful. The explanation for why I am taking initiative is simple… this is all for father’s sake! And also my pillow which is my weapon… it acts as my comfort zone and my only way to interact without effort. Think of it this way, I am the boss of my company and I delegate all tasks to my men which is the pillow, a multipurpose weapon that does 90% of what a normal being would do. However this time, I will somehow make it only work 80% because 20% has to fall down to my mission, to me.

“Yes captain, I am very interested that I chose the squad first among the others.” To keep her from knowing that I am lying, I need to report about fully visiting every squad even for a brief moment… just for a brief one. “May I come in?”

“I’m still surprised, but come in and also meet my children,” she leads me the way.

While walking along the halls of her emerald palace, “There is something I need to get off my chest right of the bat, captain. What do you think of father?”

End Report: Planting the seed in a nutritious soil is a success.

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Zorg’s Report

I remember what father told me last time at the party. I want to do it just for this mission. I tried to run by saying that I will stay by his side but I guess big sis Azalan found out my ploy.

“You know if you are too afraid to even try, you will fail,” he said to me endearingly. “Sometimes… you have to mask your fear. It’s okay to be a coward sometimes but it is never okay to be one when somebody is in need. Even if we are not like the mortals, I want you to know about their phrase ‘the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak’. We are no different from them even if we are gods, even if we are Supreme Beings, Nobody is perfect. True-true, you are a coward on the inside but try to mask it like a superhero or something. Use that mask that second identity as your new personality while you do a special mission or something, but don’t let it forget that you are still who you are.”

“What do you mean that I won’t forget who I am?” I asked as father hands me a pair of cool glasses.

“You are a coward, we know that you are afraid,” he said, “If being a hero works outside Black Rare Squad, it won’t work inside because we are your family. If you know that your mask can’t handle it anymore, you have us, your family, to be there for you. I will tell everyone in the squad to keep your façade a secret.”

“What is façade?” I asked him again.

With his hands, father tried to crumple his face as he mutters something “Gosh, I forgot that you were a bit retarded…” that I didn’t hear.

He looked at me and smiled while his face twitched. Then, back at present…

“So what are you here for little vice-captain of Black Rare Squad?”

I was awakened from my fantasy that I almost shrieked when the captain of Pearl Omro Squad greeted me at gate. Knowing that I was wearing my cool glasses, I was able to hide my fears.

“H-hi,” I cleared my throat while trying to wait for the glasses to take effect as my heart that was fluttering started to calm down, “father w-wanted us to socialize with people around in order for us to be ready when the time comes for us to be leaders of our own squad.” I guess that these glasses are working well that I no longer feel afraid. “I want to conduct a personal interview, is that fine?” Did my socialization work?

She looks at me trying to hide her expression, but then she picks me up and carries me then she takes me inside her pearl mansion. “Look at you, so young and fragile and your father is already hard on you. You look cute, by the way, not like your guardian.”

“Father is not my guardian,” I defended father. “He takes good care of us and he does not force us to do what he wants.”

She smiles and puts me down, “so your father did not tell you to do this.”

S-shoot I messed up, “W-well he told us to do this… b-but we siblings decided to go this far to interview y-you guys one by one, you know, to make our father happier and p-prouder,” I guess I fixed that, hopefully.

“Defending your father to me like that and wanting to make him prouder,” she moves her head trying to get to a conclusion. “Looks like he’s not as bad as I thought… it seems like he is more responsible of being a father now. I guess that he’s overcome his grief.”

“I think he has not yet though,” I said trying to do what our plan together as siblings, planting the seed of his presence to her life. “He told us that the previous Dizane was her previous lover.”

“Then that man is committing a crime, p********a!”

“W-wait, I’m not done talking yet! I” I unconsciously yelled at her which shocked her. It is her fault that she reacted immediately. “When an essential being dies, their personality and memories die with them. Father told us that big sis Dizane is not the same as the one that died. He said that big sis Dizane is his daughter since her personality will be different from the one he once knew! That is why I think father is still missing a part of himself. Of course he’s got us, his children but I think he needs something else to make him happy. I apologize for yelling…”

“No it is my fault.” She falls silent, “I’m so sorry to react too soon, I didn’t really know him that much that I thought he was just the hero who ended the war. I also found out that your dedication as his children are too high that I seem to get jealous that I hope my children would do the same to me. For the god of cowardice, you sure don’t look like one. Tell your father that he raised you guys beautifully.”

“Why don’t you tell it to father yourself?” I looked at her trying to hide my grin. “He could use some stress relief and you can ask him how he takes care of us. Please goddess of beauty, give father some more encouragement~” Meanwhile, these glasses are so awesome when I use them outdoors!

She thinks for a bit, tapping her fingers on the table and biting her lips. “I guess I’ll do that then… seeing that he needs some encouragement.”

End Report: Planting seed with some added fertilizer is a success.