Project Schemer: Higeki's chapter: Requiem

Arc 3 - Chapter 5: Bring down the towers

"Thank you for your time, it is a pleasure for me to have this conversation. I respect you and your choice, if giving up your wish is your wish, I salute you."

"All those years chasing far away dream that i can't reach. I am tired now."

"Then rest, i witnessed countless of patients tired of fighting and they followed the star and reside along with the blue star. Live in this world is a struggle."

"So, herald of the blue star, can you send me to him ?"

"The blue star said, your time isn't up, you still have a lot jobs, you still need to finish your duty. Until that moment, i won't come for you, live on and take care of your people."

A longer discussion, the leader of Harr is tough person at first but something changed, maybe because of the voice of star. The man changed and now, he is nothing more than a harmless calf, people tired of fighting and now, he just want to let everything go. Lying on the old sofa of the abandoned building, he looks up the ceiling and i just sit there across the table, another tired man, this world drain everything from him and now, he is nothing more than a husk. A poor soul because now he sees, even after all that riches and luxury, everything will end so that is the moment when all that riches and luxury mean nothing. His entire life, he fight for nothing and now, all that fighting drain him until he has nothing. His entire family disappear, his friends fall for the order of the city leaders, only a few person remain and they all live like rat in the gutter.

"I am a herald of the blue star but i am not an enforcer, the choice remain as your choice. A moment of glory or thousand years in darkness, to choose peace or to choose rebellion, we eradicated the Enira organization, recruited Jbys. The choice is your, no matter the choice, we won't harm you."

"We will discussion and consider that, but don't worry about us, you can use this place as your camp."

"Thank you for your courtesy..."

"Please, call me Kal."

So in the end, we can use the ruin of sector 2 as our camp. It is a little bit nostalgia and a little bit sad but to end this war, this is one of the price we have to pay, but looking back, what to do after everything end. This war is problem but what come after that, what to do after i reach the blue, what wait us in the future, the thought scare me everytime. Will we become the next WORLD ? But all i can believe is the fact that the Savant swore an oath and that is everything i can trust, the oath of an organization, to end this vicious cycle of this world. But all i know is the fact that my creator is up there and i must reach him, his call for help in my head, i want to help him and this is from my own will. And to do that, i have to bring down the walls and then the ivory tower of the Conductor.

"Still have something in your mind ?"

"Yeah... but i am glad you are here. It is strange, everytime when something in my mind and i felt doubt you always here, next to me and after that, somehow, i always felt everything can be solved."

"Maybe i am a charismatic leader ?"

"That is the reason why you are the leader of the gang, right now, there is a lot in my mind."

"Care to share some of those detail ?"

"You are the only person who i can depend on, i always longing for my creator reside among the star but right now, even if i can't reach him, i have you."

"Don't worry, even if you can't reach him by yourself, you have me. I will lift you and we will travel to the blue star together."

"Why do you want to sacrifice so much for me ?"

"I don't know maybe the moment you call me father, something changed, maybe the moment before that when i saved in the snowstorm."

"Like father like son."

"Not a bad thing right ?"

"Of course not."

It is a nice moment of calm before the storm, our last rest before the decisive battle. Bring down the towers and we have to destroy all four of them at the same day since who know what trick the Conductor is hiding in his sleeves. A man who rule over the city and every leaders are nothing but pawns in his hand or in his words - the stepping stone toward his dream of perfection. So this is the reason why people can't fight against him, he is the Conductor, only those who can't understand him can stand against him, the people lives in the city or most of them, they wanted perfection they wanted to retrieve the glorious perfection of the past.

"Chieftain Da'Mok, please make sure everyone is fully equipped. You are our shield, our vanguard, you can't fall because that will be the end for us."

"I promise i won't fall. This is my oath, our oath."

"But please be careful, if anything happen, please inform me."

This feel like sending people to their final place, they all smile and that doesn't change the fact that they can die. The defense force of the city doesn't expect this event, but they are quick to re act, the first time i witness a large scale battle like this one i can't feel anything but sorrow maybe the bond i have is the cause for all these emotion. I can't afford to lose anyone or anything, but we don't know the development speed of the city so the result can be surprising.

Dust and snow dance in the wind, life is fleeting and so are the towers, mindless structures destinated to fall, in all that dust i can see one tower fall. For the sake of perfection, the conductor banished most of his researcher because of their act and every action have its consequence, the conductor doesn't care about anything but perfection and that action killed the city itself. The city bleed and the development speed is reduced, the result of our campaign can be considered as worth the try, but everything can be easy would be great. The city counter but everyone charge toward the other three towers, the weapon that Omega creates render everything to dust. The destruction on the city wall is severe even our targets are the towers. Epsilon dances on the battlefield along with Jbys as they cut down every assassins. Lambda's army unleash their rage upon the soldier, their way of attacking is vicious and suicidal. Along with Gamma's factory we also have a new army, an army made of steel that cut down everything on their path.

The scene of killing is far too new for me, all the blood on the snow and the smell of blood in the air, even a doctor who perform countless operates that save a lot of lives can't take that in easy. But that reveal the true state of the city, not a paradise we always think it should be, because those people used those weapons, worn all that armors, they are the people who lived in the slum live most of us. Because we were late, because we were hesistant and that is the reason why they fall, this is our fault, we always consider ourselves as noble person. Guess in the end, not that much different, everyone is the same including me, we fight for our right and the people caught in the storm, they are those who pay our price. In the end, are we different from the city... even if we are or we are not, is that the important matter here ?

But question for moral is not important, i am doctor and helping everyone is the top priority right now, the battle reached its c****x after the second tower is destroyed. Two more towers and everything will be over, the wall of the city will fall and everything will fall along with it but the outcome of the battle is unpredictable. And that is the moment i make a rash decision, a member of the Da'Mok tribe lying on the ground and a blade come down on him. I only can rush toward and use some of the thaumaturgy to form a blade but one miss calculation can lead to a terrible result. The blade of the assassin slipped and next, an immense pain spread across my body, i let out a scream and that scream attract everyone attention. My medical team everyone under my teaching run toward me and use follow the procedure that i taught them, the pain relief.

I open my eyes and all i see is s*******r, this is no longer a war, the Lambda's army turn into the state that i can only say that they are filled with something more than anger, that is madness. They rushed toward every soldier and self destruct themselves, Epsilon's blade along with her eyes they are emotionless, they are painted with the color of heartlessness. Her blade cut through everything on her path and she dices everything in her sight. Iota for the first time, she attacks human not just building her principle changed to something twisted and along with Rho, she set the battle on fire and her explosive reduce everything to ashes. And for the first time, i see in front of my eyes, Tomoe in his full form manifest himself using my blood on the snow along with the arm. He calls countless blade from water and snow and the storm of blades cut through everything on the battlefield. Two towers, is that important ? They fell long ago, during that storm what i can do to stop them ? Let them destroy the city for all i care. I don't care about righteous or wrong, nothing important, i am just too tired to think, the pain slowly return.

The city counter is something to be reckon with and then that is the moment he appear, the conductor show himself, with his power, he render our technologies. Is that truly important, we have countless of secret weapon, my arm trade for the freedom of this world... a good sacrifice but i underestimate the conductor and his charismatic talent.

"People of the slum, i demand a peace treaty. Let both of our side retreat in peace to burry those who fall and treat those who are wounded."

"Nonsense, we are here for vengence for what you do to us and for what you do to our leader."

"Your leader still alive and he can treated, let us retreat in peace. Looking at the world right now, i feel nothing but a sense of dread. The haven and the city will..."

And that is the moment i feel everything is covered in darkness. A gentle touch on my cheek and i feel myself carried away, i am tired and i don't feel like i wanted to move. But my other hand feel like i touch on fur and blood. What did i do, i tainted the spirit of clear water.