15.04.1642

The Underground City

15:48

Now we are witnessing one of the soldiers of the base at their own apartment, more exactly Officer KYR4, who seems to be sleeping peacefully in her bed. It's not like she is having a dream or something, it's only that she doesn't seem to be pissed off by any movement while sleeping. But of course her biggest problem of her life appears out of nowhere and wakes her up.

[LUK3]-KYR444!! KYR4, wake uuup!!!

[KYR4]-Mmm...

[LUK3]-Wake up, you little rascal!

[KYR4]-...Mmleave me alone, LUK3... Wait! LUK3!?

She gets up in a moment when she realises what's happening and gets confused as hell.

[LUK3]-Yep!

[KYR4]-Wha... How did you get into my apartment!?? You know, it's a goddamn law to not enter people's property without their approval!!

[LUK3]-Aw, not even best friends...?

Behind LUK3 stands a girl which KYR4 recognises in a second. It's MY4.

[KYR4]-*sigh* Of course it was you...

[LUK3]-Now get up, KYR4!! It's only the three of us for the rest of this day!!

[KYR4]-I would prefer to stay only with MY4 rather than staying with you as well, LUK3. Just saying...

[LUK3]-Why are you so meeean? I told RY4N to give you a free day today! Can't you just be happy that I'm doing this for you?

[KYR4]-One: you annoy me, alright? All the stupid things you do are simply unbearable, and now you seem to break the law itself as well. I just don't know if you even have your limits anymore!

[LUK3]-Well, it's not like I stole from your house or anything! I just entered to wake you up!

[KYR4]-It's still against the law, you idiot!

[LUK3]-Yeah, yeah, and number two?

[KYR4]-And two... um... what's today again? Why did you talk to RY4N? Isn't it a free day anyway since the month ends?

[LUK3]-Oh, gods, I didn't know you suffer of memory loss... MY4, do you know how to treat that?

[KYR4]-Stop joking around, LUK3! Just get to the point! You know I don't like when you are just wasting time!

[LUK3]-It's your day, you silly girl! *whisper* And I thought that I'm stupid...

[KYR4]-Oh, for the love of--

[LUK3]- --Come ooooon! It will be fun, I promise!

[KYR4]-LUK3, I have a free day once a month, can't I take advantage of it? It's not my fault I was born by the machine during a last day from a month.

[LUK3]-So what? You're gonna sleep the whole day?

[KYR4]-I mean, if you leave me alone, maybe...

[LUK3]-Just get up already! It's only one day a year, KYR444! You're going to wait for the next one for a whole year again!!

[KYR4]-Yeah... Right... Wake me up when I care then.

She turns with her back on him to fall asleep again. LUK3 doesn't really care about what she is saying anyway. So, he gets her by a foot and drags her off the bed.

[LUK3]-Oh, no you won't!

17:09

So it's obvious that she was obligated to dress up and go with both of them. Most of the times she tries talking only with MY4, but LUK3 always likes to bring himself into the conversation too. They are childhood friends. It's not the first, nor the last time they go out together. As for how they met, it's not something special.

MY4 and KYR4 grew up together at the shelter when they were kids, so of course they are close to each other. LUK3 joined them a bit after, when MY4 met him at school and became friends, which led to him joining this small group. They were simple kids after all.

And even with his strange appearance and personality, LUK3 was just like them. He was no popular kid in their school, though it raised some questions to everyone when they heard the name XANTH3 for the first time. He called himself LUK3 not long after this problem was encountered just for the people to shut up, but he grew loving this name more than his actual name, and so, after some years, the name was no longer used just to hide his bloodline. Rather, it was used to describe who he truly was.

None of them was actually popular. They were nobodies in their school years, like everyone else, and they didn't mind that. They didn't care about having that many friends from their classes, but they did enjoy spending time in this small group of theirs and sometimes with other kids as well. It was not long after they grew a bit older when LUK3 developed feelings for KYR4, which started to annoy her bit by bit. And yes, pretty much after all these years, he still didn't manage to win her heart. Poor little guy...

[KYR4]-So? Did you drag me out of my apartment just to take a walk, or do you have a plan, LUK3?

[LUK3]-Dammit, girl, why are you so mistrustful when it comes to my plans?

[KYR4]-Maybe because I know you for a lifetime? God dammit, LUK3, you are a strange man...

[MY4]-Alright, alright. I know it's not the best way to be woken up, KYR4, but LUK3 tries hard to make you feel happy today! No need of being rude now.

[LUK3]-THANK YOU! LOOK WHO UNDERSTANDS!

[KYR4]-Ughh... Spare me! If anything, we will do the same as we did for C0NNER. What's all the hype about anyway? He is always taking us to the same place we've been visiting each year. Why can't we decide to do what we want? Isn't it suppose to be our choice anyway?

[LUK3]-Well then, Miss I'm-Too-Good-For-Everything, what do you want to do!?

[KYR4]-I don't know... Maybe... GO BACK TO MY BED?? DAMMIT, LUK3! WHAT'S SO HARD TO LEAVE PEOPLE IN PEACE??

[LUK3]-Aww, you're so cute when you are mad!

[KYR4]-...MY4, I suggest you handcuff me before I kill this man with my own hands. If you want him alive, you better do as I say!

[LUK3]-Don't be ridiculous, KYR4! All that you kill is the sadness in my eyes!

At this point, KYR4 is trying to jump at his throat to suffocate him, but MY4 is holding her back, even though she struggles doing so. LUK3 isn't even scared, he smiles at KYR4 while she is trying to get to him. It's even creepy of how confident he is.

[KYR4]-LET ME KILL HIM, MY4! HE IS A MENACE TO SOCIETY ITSELF!

[LUK3]-Aww, thank you! I love you too!

[KYR4]-MY4444!!!

[MY4]-Alright, just stop you two!

[LUK3]-But MY444! You promised you will help me out with heeer! You did nothing ever since we met with her! You promised!!

[KYR4]-YOU DID WHAT!? ON WHICH SIDE ARE YOU, MY4??

[MY4]-Oh, Brother... What are the plans for today, LUK3?

[LUK3]-Well... the bars!

[MY4]-*sigh* Again?

[LUK3]-You have any other idea? There is nothing you can do in this city anyway! We focus on surviving, not on entertaining! It's just boring this city, I swear...

[MY4]-How about we visit a bit the shelter? I have some work to do there anyway and it won't be such a bad idea for KYR4 to see some old pals. I mean, as far as I know, she didn't visit the shelter in a long time, right?

[KYR4]-Yeah! See LUK3!? Anybody can have better ideas than you!!

[LUK3]-Well, I didn't come up with it because I don't know anybody from the shelter! I'm not a shelter child, remember!?

[KYR4]-Yeah!! Because some bastard kids like you get into families and still be ungrateful about that! Your parent raised a brat! Typical for the XANTH3 family!

[LUK3]-And where's my fault that I was chosen as a descendant, KYR4!? People choose kids from the shelter every day! It only depends on your luck!

[KYR4]-And somehow all these kids that get adopted get to grow up like the most brain-dead people in the world! You are an example of them, LUK3! The rest that remain at the shelter have to actually survive and learn on their own! Nobody is there to teach us how to behave properly! I simply don't understand how people like you behave this way even if they had people that taught them in the past!

[LUK3]-Well, if it's that so, I'm gonna tell Officer RY4N about this thought of yours! Let's see how the first son of the Great Leader reacts at this information!

[KYR4]-...You little--

[MY4]- --Okay, I think that's enough. No need to argue again, alright? This day should be relaxing since it's a break, not a stressful one.

[LUK3]-Mhm... And somehow, for a break, some people still decide to work in these days...

[MY4]-Is it really work though? I'm doing it as a hobby, remember? I mean, during a break, we should do whatever we want, right?

[LUK3]-Yeah, Mimi, but not do the same work that you do during the normal schedule. It should be something relaxing!

[KYR4]-And why exactly does it bother you so much, LUK3? Let the girl do what she wants, god dammit! You have your entertaining ways, she has hers!

[LUK3]-But that's not entertaining, KYR4! It's still work, no matter how you choose to see it!

[KYR4]-And again, why does it bother you? It's her choice, not yours. You should stop deciding things for others!

[LUK3]-Ninini... I'm just trying to make this life more lively, god dammit! I'm not doing anything bad! Don't you get sick of working every day!?

[MY4]-Alright, alright, stop arguing, you two. Let's just go to the shelter if that's what KYR4 wishes.

17:21

And there they are, one of the shelters of the Underground City. The shelter itself is a huge building, probably because the shelters in this city are meant to give the people rescued a place where they can sleep, so it is why they are almost the biggest buildings in this city. Doesn't matter the age you have, here you can find any kind of person of any age, even ones that are close to their final breaths. From newborns taken from the central building in the City of Above, to the oldest people in the city, you name it! It is here where the people saved by Mr. M1SH4M and even CHE5TER's teams are given and taken care of. Everyone in this city has lived in one of these buildings at some point in their life. And even if it doesn't appear, LUK3 had his times here too, but only when he was a newborn, which is why he doesn't know anybody here, nor remember anything.

Probably the only people in this city that never lived in these buildings are the survivors of the war from 250 years ago who own an apartment in the city, most of them being just M borns who were convicted in the past since the rest of the races are not capable to live that much. But besides them, there are the two successors of the former Great Leader, as He took them directly from the building in City of Above. From them, probably CHE5TER was the only one who knew a bit about these buildings, since He is leading this type of missions as well. RY4N did visit them a few times, but still not enough for him to know that much.

Everywhere you look, there is a presence of at least a soul. You can barely walk without bumping into a random person here. From the two million population in this city, probably over 65% of it lives in this type of buildings. And from these people, MY4 decides to talk first with one of the helpers of the building.

[HIR0SH1]-Oh? Greetings, Miss MY4!

[MY4]-Hello, Mr. HIR0SH1!

[HIR0SH1]-You came to help us today as well, I assume? You sure like to come and help us around... Hm? Is that Miss ADIN4 I see behind you?

[KYR4]-Hi, Mr. HIR0SH1! It's been a while since I came to visit. But it's KYR4 now, not ADIN4.

[HIR0SH1]-I see... Well, you are more than welcomed to come here! As a former child of this place, this will always be your home!

[KYR4]-Thank you.

But besides MY4 and KYR4 that the man they were talking to was aware about, he sees another man staying with them as well, which he doesn't recognise.

[HIR0SH1]-And... who is the man behind you?

[MY4]-Oh, he is LUK3! I don't think you've managed to meet him when we were younger, but he is a friend of ours.

[KYR4]-*cough* Of hers...

[MY4]-*sigh* Point is... he came to visit the place with us this time. Since he didn't have the chance to see the shelters during his life, I thought maybe it's a good chance for him to get to know this friendly environment. He likes meeting new people as well, so I don't think he will mind anything.

[LUK3]-That's the weirdest explanation you could've given, MY4...

[HIR0SH1]-So you didn't bring him to treat that scar of his, I suppose?

[MY4]-No, no. His scar has already healed long time ago. I've treated him in the past enough for him to feel better. There is nothing I can do about it now.

[HIR0SH1]-I don't think I remember you being a newborn of this shelter either. Were you given to a different shelter when you were rescued from the City of Above?

[LUK3]-Umm... All I know is that my father took me from one of the shelters from the city, but I don't think he remembers which, so I can't tell for sure if I was from here or from a different one...

[HIR0SH1]-It's alright! Make yourself at home, LUK3! All the citizens of the Underground City are children of our shelters, no matter their new houses or parents!

[LUK3]-Aww, thank you, man!

[HIR0SH1]-It's nothing! So I suppose you both came here to help MY4?

[MY4]-It's not necessary! KYR4 only wanted to pay a visit, and LUK3 will just take a look around.

[HIR0SH1]-Alright! Then I will leave you in peace! Call me whenever you need me!

And so, the man leaves them behind. MY4 thinks about who should she visit first for her duty as a Healer, but the other two still don't seem to want to stop from arguing.

[LUK3]-See? Now I'm a shelter kid too!

[KYR4]-Oh, Brother...

[LUK3]-Where are we going first? I don't know the place, but it seems cool!

[KYR4]-Well I don't know about YOU, but I'm going to see some people that I know and hope that I could find them here. Alone!

[MY4]-Okay! I should take my time to work while you are visiting them then!

[LUK3]-Wait, wha--

[KYR4]- --So it's decided! Let's meet here in let's say... two hours from now.

[LUK3]-No, wai--

[MY4]- --Alright then! See you all later!

[LUK3]-WAIT!

But the girls already left. LUK3 was the only one who remained behind. He was looking at both of them going on their separate ways, being a bit pissed off since he was left alone in an unknown place to him at all.

[LUK3]-THEN WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO!? ...Dammit, I don't understand girls. Man, I should've just took them to the bar...

But then, a kid heard him shout after the two women, so he goes towards him by curiosity.

[AX3L]-Hello? Mister?

[LUK3]-Oh? Hey there, little dude! What's up?

[AX3L]-Are you alone?

[LUK3]-Well, seems like I AM SINCE SOMEONE FORGOT ABOUT ME!! ...Oh, why am I shouting anyway? They can't hear me anymore... So? What is it? Need any help with something or...?

[AX3L]-Oh, no, no. Just that... Mind if you play with me?

[LUK3]-Oh, sure! We can kill some time with that! What do you want to play, buddy?

17:57

MY4 in the meantime has visited some of the wounded to see how they are doing. So far, everyone is fine and thanked her for everything she has done for them all. Everyone is greeting her, even if she didn't visit them yet, while she walks towards her next person. She is known in this shelter after all.

Yet the next person she wants to visit seems to be a child that has a difficulty in walking properly for a reason or another, helping himself with an old walking stick which he got from the people that take care of him here. But he seems pretty excited noticing MY4 coming his way.

[MY4]-Hey, TYL3R!

[TYL3R]-MY4!! MISS MY4!!!

[MY4]-Alright, calm down!

[TYL3R]-I'M SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE!! I MISSED YOU!!

[MY4]-*giggles* I've came yesterday to see you as well. Why are you so excited?

[TYL3R]-Weeeell... because you are the most awesome person I know! That's why!!

[MY4]-Heh... Why do you say that?

[TYL3R]-You are kidding me, right? Look at all the people you've helped! Everyone at the shelter talks about you and all the things you've done for them all! When I grow up, I want to become just like you!!

[MY4]-*giggles* Alright, my brave warrior! Let's see how your leg is doing for now! Take a seat.

He finally calms down and sits on a bed that seems to be his, as all the beds seem to stay side by side because of the little space and the huge population. As for where they put their things, from what it appears, most of the people put them in a bag that stays under the bed.

MY4 is taking down a piece of a torn cloth that he was wearing around his stomach which was covering both of his feet, something similar to a hakama from our world. And so, he remained in some shorts, revealing an amputated leg covered by some bloody bandages. She takes them off too and starts cleaning all the blood first, though it seems like it hurts the little guy.

[TYL3R]-Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!! It hurts me, MY4!!

[MY4]-...I know, little guy, but I have to clean the blood. Just stay strong! I promise it won't take long!

He takes a lot of deep breaths while she is working, trying to calm himself down and not to say anything so he won't disturb her. There is nothing she can do about the whole painful moment, yet she is still trying her best to not hurt him at all. He even starts crying a bit from the pain.

[MY4]-Hey! Don't cry! You're gonna make feel bad!

[TYL3R]-...But it hurts me, MY4!

[MY4]-Come on! I know you are strong! It's almost done, TYL3R!

And she wasn't lying. The blood was cleaned quickly, which means we can take a look at it more clearly. The leg seems as it was amputated recently, maybe that explains all this mess. The part where it was amputated seems to be already sewn, but it lost a bit of blood even so. Yet the only thing she has to do now is to inject an Energy Killer into the leg so it can heal in the next moments. More than that, she can't do anything about it.

Their medicine isn't advanced, they only rely on their powers to regenerate the open wounds on the body. Though this medicine is called Energy Killer, it can also be used on the other races, but it only affects the C borns with their energy more. Yet the body laws of their world make sure that the body regenerates on its own. Well, not to the point of regenerating lost body parts, but it can close open wounds easily. When it comes to lost parts of the body, this law can't bring back the bones or to recreate the shape again. When the body is no longer affected by the gas that destroys the beings' immunity, you can be sure that your wounds have healed completely.

[MY4]-You know what I have to do now. Then everything will be over! Can you hang in there just for a bit longer?

[TYL3R]-*sob* Mhm...

She takes an Energy Killer from her small handbag and injects it into his leg. Even with his struggles, he still starts crying louder from this, but she is finally done. She bandages him and ties back the piece of cloth around his stomach. Then, she takes him in her arms to calm him down.

[MY4]-...It's alright, don't cry! It's finally over! You did great, my little warrior!

In the end, she stays some minutes with him to finally calm down and make sure he doesn't faint from the Energy Killer, as his C colour in his hair and eyes was brighter the moment he got his shot. It isn't a bad sign, it only means that the body is working on healing the wound, forced. And so, the joy in his voice and on his face comes back after only ten minutes. But as she wants to take her leave and see the next person, a group of kids come to see him, around five or six.

[H4RRY]-TYL3R, are you ready now??

[TYL3R]-You guys can't wait for five damn minutes!?

[T1M]-It's been over 20 minutes, you smartass!

[TYL3R]-Well, just wait five more!!

MY4 looks at the group of kids, before talking with the little boy again.

[MY4]-Are these your friends?

[TYL3R]-Yep! And they are all IDIOTS!

[F1NN]-Shut up! We are smarter than you!!

But then, the boy seems as he gets a new idea and seems pretty excited about it as well.

[TYL3R]-MY4! MY4! Can you come and play with us too? Pleaseee!

[MY4]-I'm afraid not, little guy. I still have some people to see. I can't stay with you forever. You know that!

[TYL3R]-Aw, man... Oh! Then can I at least introduce you to them? Come oooon!!

[MY4]-*giggles* Alright, alright! But quick, okay? After that, I have to leave.

[TYL3R]-Yeey! Okay! Um... Oh, that guy over here is T1M, the one next to him is... H4RRY! That jackass is F1NN! Oh, and the three over there are KOJ1, J4X and OTT0! Boys, this is MY4! The best from the best!

[MY4]-Hi, everyone!

[ALL]-Hi, MY4!!

She looks so happy at them all, but then, she notices one boy from the group that is confused about what's happening. It seems like he is looking at a different boy, begging him for a reason she doesn't understand, so the other one takes something from his backpack which seems to be a note and starts writing on it.

[MY4]-...Hey, TYL3R?

[TYL3R]-Yeah?

[MY4]-What's up with the little one over there?

[TYL3R]-Oh, KOJ1? Well... he can't hear, so OTT0 is writing everything he wants to know on his notes. We don't know how to communicate with him otherwise...

[MY4]-I don't think I saw him around here until now though...

[TYL3R]-Oh, yeah! He just got at the shelter yesterday, way long after you left! From what the big adults were talking, someone found him up there and brought him here. Or something like that... I'm not sure to tell you exactly... But we became his friends not long after and gave him a name, KOJ1!

She gets up and walks towards the little boy for a bit who was so confused, even a bit scared. She waves at him, but his wave wasn't that lively. Yet to everyone's surprise, she started making some weird moves to him which they didn't understand, and the boy was more comfortable with her all of a sudden, starting to do the same.

[MY4]-^Hello! My name is MY4. TYL3R told me that your name is KOJ1, right?^

[KOJ1]-^Yes! I can't hear a word of what they are saying. Can you help me? I feel like I'm annoying OTT0.^

[MY4]-^That's not true. It doesn't seem to me that they get annoyed by you. They like being around you.^

[KOJ1]-^The group that raised me seemed annoyed when I was trying to communicate with them, but they were the ones who taught me how to communicate in the first place! Are you sure they aren't annoyed as well?^

[MY4]-^I'm sure! Don't worry about that!^

[TYL3R]-Whoaah! MY4, you know how to communicate just by hands? I've never seen KOJ1 so happy before!

[MY4]-*giggles* It's called Sign Language! And yes! It's something that you learn before working on this job.

[TYL3R]-Can you teach me???

[F1NN]-Hey! Teach me as well!!

[OTT0]-Me too! Me too!

KOJ1 seems confused again, as everyone is so excited of something he doesn't understand.

[MY4]-Okay, but just a bit, alright? I have to see the next person too.

[TYL3R]-*sigh* Alright, alright...

[MY4]-Okay... Let's see...

She waves again at KOJ1 to attract his attention and starts communicating with him again. But this time, instead of just making these weird signs, she will also talk so the boys can understand.

[MY4]-They... want... me... to teach... them... how... to communicate... with... you.

[KOJ1]-^Really? Why?^

[J4X]-What did he say? What did he say??

[MY4]-He asked "why".

[OTT0]-Really?

[T1M]-Tell him something!

[MY4]-Alright! Calm down!

She looks at him yet again.

[MY4]-Because... they... are... your... friends.

The little boy doesn't say anything, he only looks at them a bit unsure. It's normal after all for someone that might get into the category of "Lost Children of Heaven" to have doubts at first. Up there, they live in groups if possible only to survive, but they don't consider themselves friends or family in every case. It's most likely that the group in which he was raised didn't see themselves as friends or as relatives at all.

From all, TYL3R got a bit of the words MY4 taught them. And so, he tries to recreate a word to ensure him that what she is saying is right. And after that, all the boys copy him. They recreate the word "friends", holding out both of their index fingers hooked in a curved shaped, then reversing the initial position they made and doing it again.

Of course the kid cried a bit. He was happy to see that they've tried to communicate with him, even with his disorder. He makes another signs after he wipes his tears and looks at the girl, taking his right hand to his chin and moving it slightly down to MY4 and the people next to her.

[TYL3R]-What did he say now?

[MY4]-He thanked me. He thanked us all.

Yet she cannot stay with them anymore though. She waves at them as a goodbye and the kids wave back at her. She turns back to walk towards the next destination, but LUK3 was looking for a while at her not far from there. He was with a child, carrying him on his back and was about to come to her, only stopping after he saw everything she did with them.

[LUK3]-Hey! MY4!

[MY4]-Hi, LUK3!

[AX3L]-I made a new friend!

[MY4]-You sure did, AX3L!

[LUK3]-Wait, you know this kid?

[MY4]-I treated him a while ago. Hey, AX3L, mind if you go and play with someone else?

LUK3 puts the kid down and he listens to what she said, leaving them alone, while they look at him run freely.

[LUK3]-Can I keep him?

[MY4]-I'm not sure you are ready to be a father, LUK3. Besides, do you really think he will be allowed to stay with you at the base?

[LUK3]-Aw man... Then... can I move here? I like it! Everyone is playful and fun!

[MY4]-Let's save the space for those who truly need it!

[LUK3]-But I like to be a child of the shelteeeer...

[MY4]-Well, you truly are a child at heart. That's for sure.

[LUK3]-Hehe! Hey! You taught these kids Sign Language and not me!? Don't hide it! I saw it!

[MY4]-You didn't ask me to teach you!

[LUK3]-Well, now I ask! Teach me this language! Now!

[MY4]-*giggles* Why do you wish to learn it anyway?

[LUK3]-BECAUSE it makes you look cool!

[MY4]-No, it doesn't!

[LUK3]-YES, it DOES! Those kids were so amazed by you, even I saw it!

[MY4]-Then become a Healer and you will learn Sign Language without my help.

[LUK3]-Ninini...

[MY4]-Anyway, I still have some people to see. Do you want to join or--

[LUK3]- --Yep! I'm in! You left me behind without even thinking about me! You are so cruel! Are you even my best friend, MY4?

[MY4]-Alright. Then you can help me out!

[LUK3]-Sure! ...Wait, what?

18:49

And it does seem as MY4 has treated a lot of people as she promised alongside LUK3, but from this experience, he seems a bit more silent than ever. It's not easy to endure it after all. All the screaming from pain, people that are ill, injured, you name it! If you aren't strong emotionally, you cannot work on this job at all. It's the same case in our world after all. The doctors from our lives see all types of traumatic things that a normal human being might not want to experience, and these Healers are just like them.

Right now though, it seems as they are treating a wounded teenager, one of the former slaves found by M1SH4M's team some days ago. He seems as if he recovered a bit, but he still lays in his bed to wait for his full recovery. MY4 has already did everything that's in her powers to help his wounds, so all she has to do now is to give him an Energy Killer as well, while LUK3 just looks at her giving him the shot.

[MY4]-Hey, LUK3! Can you pass me the bandages?

[LUK3]-Hm? O-Oh, yeah... Here.

He seems as he is always lost in his thoughts now, something that didn't happen before, but he still manages to help her in any way possible. He gives her the bandages, while she finishes shooting the boy with his dose, and finally starting to bandage him again.

[MY4]-Alright... I'm done. Take it easy for some time and I will say that in three days you will be able to start walking around as much as you want.

The boy only nods though, as he doesn't seem to want to talk at first, but finally decides to do so before she leaves, with a faded voice that struggles.

[Z3NO]-...T-Thank you, M-Miss MY4.

[MY4]-Any time, Z3NO.

Then, both MY4 and LUK3 leave him alone, not before LUK3 takes a last look behind at him and waves at him as a goodbye, even though LUK3's wave isn't lively at all. Even the boy waves at him more lively, but maybe it's this feeling of pity that he feels seeing all these people suffering, and MY4 being the one who stresses herself helping them all every day.

[MY4]-Okay... I think I've got one more person and then we can go wait for KYR4 at the entrance as she said.

[LUK3]-Oh, alright...

[MY4]-Hm? Are you okay, LUK3? You seem awfully upset.

[LUK3]-...Huh? O-Oh, no no! I'm fine, really!

[MY4]-Are you sure? You didn't talk that much in the past few minutes...

[LUK3]-I'm alright, really! It's just that--

But before he can continue, they arrive at the last person that MY4 has to treat for now. And to our surprises... it's the first person we ever meet to actually look to represent the actual age the being has. It seems to be a woman with an advanced age, around 70 or 80 years old.

Unlike us, for these beings, it isn't normal to show this age at all. Their body is stopping from getting any older between the ages of 20 to 40, and if you are unlucky, even to 50. Those that actually age above these numbers suffer from an illness called Vitthora, which shortens the life of the being similar to our death ages. They live way more than that, up even to 230 years old, and it is a reason why so many people say that they have ages above 100 years old but look like they are in their 30s. There is an opposite illness to this one that stops the body from aging from a very young part of life, between 5 to 12, named Vittszeva. It is something like a disorder which we humans can have, called Achondroplasia. But for them, there are little to no differences when a person suffers from this illness. For example, someone with Vittszeva that is over the age of 120 years old will look exactly like, let's say, an eight-year-old. There are no ways of knowing the exact person's age by just looking at them at all.

But enough with the explanations for now. MY4 is going to do them anyway, so why should I take her words? She sits down next to the old woman and starts talking to her.

[MY4]-Hello, Miss N4D1A!

[N4D1A]-...Oh? Oh... MY4...! You've came to visit me...?

[MY4]-Mhm! You have to take your daily Energy Killer after all, no?

[N4D1A]-Yes... I know...

But LUK3 seems terrified seeing the woman in this state. After all, this is an illness that everyone fears in these lands. Sure, it doesn't affect many people, but it shortens your life for good if you got it. And unfortunately, if you wake yourself being a victim of this illness when the body technically should stop aging... there is nothing you can do about it.

[LUK3]-...MY4? I-Isn't this...

Yet as MY4 looks at him, she gets a bit closer to him and starts whispering.

[MY4]-*sigh* Yeah... The Vitthora Illness. She has around... 79 years if I'm remembering right. From what I know, Miss N4D1A has been laying on this bed for about six or seven years because she wasn't able to move that much from her illness. The Healers around the shelter tried to... keep her alive, shooting her with Energy Killers every day. For an R born... she has lost a lot from her liveliness because of this disorder of hers... It has aged her so much... but she still fights till this day.

[LUK3]-...And there is... no way to stop it?

[MY4]-Unfortunately... not really... There's not even a way of finding out you suffer from this illness before the average ages of the body stopping from aging. All we can do is to simply try and keep these people with Vitthora alive as much as possible. You are afraid of it too... aren't you? 'Cause... to be honest... I am as well. This is simply... the worst way to live the rest of your life.

And for sure they are. Even if for us is pretty normal to age and get old, to be young once and then your body to feel so weak after, for them, it is like a punishment that was given from the Hell Itself. Nobody wishes to have this illness, not even wish it to their biggest enemies.

MY4 gets closer to Miss N4D1A again, and starts searching for the Energy Killer she has to give her. But the woman stops her for some reason.

[N4D1A]-...MY4... can you... bring me another blanket...? It's... cold...

[MY4]-Oh, sure! I just have to speak with Mr. G4LEN to give me one though, so wait a moment.

[N4D1A]-...Thank you... Miss MY4...

[MY4]-No problem, really! LUK3, can you stay with Miss N4D1A until I come back? I will be quick.

[LUK3]-Okay. Don't worry, I will do as you said.

[MY4]-Alright. I'll be back in a second.

So, MY4 leaves for a moment to speak to a man that was nearby. LUK3 though, doesn't know exactly what to do, so he is just trying to speak for a bit with the woman.

[LUK3]-...Hey, Miss N4D1A! This shelters are pretty cool, actually! I'm not a child of them, but I found them pretty friendly to me, even if I'm a stranger in this building. You are a child of the shelters too, right? I cannot even imagine how life would've been for me if I wasn't adopted. Maybe it was fun! But I don't really like this idea of seeing sad people all around me all the time though... I don't know how MY4 can endure all of this alone. I mean, I know she is a child of the shelter and all, but isn't it like... a bit too much?

But the woman doesn't really respond. Yet LUK3 continues, thinking this is suppose to be an answer.

[LUK3]-No answer, huh? *sigh* I know she is a Healer and all, but I don't feel that it is right to show something like this to her every day, Miss N4D1A. Don't get me wrong, please! I love this place! But, like... staying in the same huge room with people of all kinds of behaviour and all isn't it just a bit... too much? For anybody in general?

Yet still no response. So just by curiosity, this time, LUK3 looks at the woman who was laying in bed, but she seems to be resting.

[LUK3]-Miss N4D1A? Come on! Wake up! MY4 still didn't give you your Energy Killer! Miss N4D1A!

But still... no response. In the end, LUK3 stands and takes a small look to see where MY4 is, only for her to come back in one minute after, with the man she talked with that was bringing a blanket.

[LUK3]-MY4, Miss N4D1A fell asleep, even though I told her that you still need to give her the Energy Killer!

Yet MY4 seems shocked by his words, and confuses LUK3 pretty quick.

[LUK3]-...What? What is it?

MY4 and the man get closer to her bed and start shacking her slowly after. Yet even now, LUK3 is still confused.

[MY4]-...Miss N4D1A?

[G4LEN]-N4D1A! Miss N4D1A, wake up!!

After all...

[G4LEN]-Miss N4D1A!!

...the concept of Death for him is something that shouldn't even appear in his thoughts... or that's what he thinks. Yet even if MY4 is helping thousands of people, she cannot save every soul possible. Death is something that we cannot avoid, even if we want. And even so... for someone that has seen Death so often with her own eyes... it seems like she didn't let it affect her that much.

They are surely alike though, aren't they? CHE5TER and MY4 are almost the same person when it comes to what they've witnessed throughout their lives. CHE5TER saw the death of others in such cruel ways, all of them, mutilated and killed by their enemies, yet MY4 saw the death of others because of Nature Itself, the gods calling them in Heaven. They both fight to save lives in the end, even if their battles look different. But you cannot win every battle after all. All you can do is to wish that you will win the war.

"Mother of the City"... it is a title given to her from the people of the shelters. They saw her as a living, yet young god, one that is not afraid to give everything to her people in exchange of nothing but a smile. She is a true helper, a true being loyal to the city. And this loyalty of hers... brought her to the real god of the city... the "Ruler of the Lands"... CHE5TER. A man that she loves, a man that loves her back... and a man that she doesn't even know if He is even alive at this point.

But now, when everything settles down and minutes have passed, they have to go back to where they came from. Yet LUK3 seems so traumatised by everything he saw today, even though MY4 seems fine, just a bit sad because of the loss, but nothing more. After all, it is not the first time she loses patients, it's normal since these are some down sides of the role of Healer too. But maybe it's not only that. Maybe she truly is stronger than anybody could've think of.

[LUK3]-...I'm not helping you with this type of things ever again, MY4...

[MY4]-Why not? You don't like helping others in need?

[LUK3]-I saw things I'm sure I wasn't suppose to see...

[MY4]-Oh, come on, LUK3! You are not a child anymore! Don't you see blood every day of your life too?

[LUK3]-Yeah, but THIS!? HOW CAN YOU ENDURE ALL OF THIS??

[MY4]-It's nothing serious. Really!

[LUK3]-MY4, you LOST a patient! Why are you so calm!??

[MY4]-LUK3, it's not the first time I lose one. Yeah, it hurts me I couldn't do anything anymore... But that shouldn't affect me, right? You were the one who told me that!

[LUK3]-*sigh* I swear, I'm gonna have nightmares this night...

[MY4]-How come you didn't act this way when I treated people at the base though?

[LUK3]-I'VE NEVER BEEN PRESENT WHEN YOU WERE TREATING THEM! FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, MY4!!

[MY4]-I treated you as well, LUK3!

[LUK3]-YEAH! BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME!!

In the end, they arrive at the entrance from where they came from, where KYR4 was waiting for them. She seems as she notices them, so she starts walking towards them to meet up. But even she is surprised about the face LUK3 has.

[KYR4]-Huh? What happened to him? He looks like he saw a ghost or something.

[MY4]-Oh, nothing. He helped me out with some people that I had to treat. That's all.

[KYR4]-Ohhohoo! You're not the big and strong guy anymore, are you, LUK3? Hm?

[LUK3]-SHUT UUUP!!

[MY4]-Did you meet everyone you wanted to see, KYR4?

[KYR4]-Ehh... Not everyone. But it's better than nothing at least. Though I must admit, I kind of regret I didn't come with you both. I really want to know what made LUK3 shit his pants this hard.

[LUK3]-NO, YOU DON'T WANT!

[KYR4]-Oh, yes, I want, big boy! I'm not a child like you to be scared of everything I see.

[LUK3]-BUT I'M NOT SCARED!

[KYR4]-Mm.... Tell that to the mirror!

[MY4]-Okay... Where do we go now?

[LUK3]-The bar, please...

[KYR4]-Nope!

[LUK3]-WHY NOT???

[KYR4]-'Cause I'm NOT carrying you back to the base again!

[LUK3]-And what if I promise that I won't get too drunk??

[KYR4]-Still a no from me!

[MY4]-Alright... then where?

[KYR4]-I don't know. But I kind of want to see if I have something left to do at the base. I do not want to leave something from this month for the next one. That and I am NOT wandering the city the whole ass day, LUK3!

[LUK3]-Well SORRY that I've tried to make something kind for YOU!!

[KYR4]-Next time just ask me what I want, you idiot!

[LUK3]-Okay, and what do you want?

[KYR4]-To leave me the fuck alone!

The Southeast Military Base

20:24

They returned in the end at the base, as they didn't have any other ideas of how to spend their time. KYR4 already left to speak with Officer RY4N. If anything, this day wasn't so special after all, just like how they did at C0NNER's. But at least they forgot about the current problems and took a rest. Well... kind of...

Right now, MY4 is accompanying LUK3 at the training ground for a while. They talk a bit about any random topic they think of, before they enter the room and N04H approaches them.

[N04H]-Where have you been, LUK3!? I didn't find you anywhere in the base!

[LUK3]-Sorry, little guy! I was out with MY4 and KYR4!

[N04H]-And you didn't invite me?

[LUK3]-Well, I thought this time we could just go in the old group of ours. Don't worry! It was only this time! I will take you next time when we go out, I promise!

[N04H]-Alright, alright... Then... where is Officer KYR4?

[LUK3]-Oh, she went to speak to RY4N for a bit! ...MY4, I swear, nothing works on her! You told me you will help me out!

[MY4]-You are being too desperate, LUK3! Take it easier from now on.

[LUK3]-But I'm not THAT patient!!

N04H is confused as hell. He doesn't understand what they are talking about. From the look on LUK3's face, all he can assume is that he messed something up.

[N04H]-...Are we gonna train, LUK3?

[LUK3]-Huh? Buddy, it's a free day! Don't tell me you didn't know this time either!

[N04H]-I know! I just don't have any better plans for today! So??

[LUK3]-Okaaay, if you insist so badly!! ...Oh! Hey, MY4! Wanna help out? It's your turn after all!

[MY4]-*giggles* Sure! But you know that I have nothing to do with fighting. What exactly am I suppose to help you with?

[LUK3]-Ahhh, don't worry about that!! I will tell you what to do!

And so, they start N04H's training together, though MY4 is a bit confused on whatever LUK3 is trying to make her do. The girl didn't train on fighting, all her lessons as a Healer were about medicine. After all, her role is the only one that doesn't have anything to do with battle. While others trained even years to master some fighting techniques, she only learnt how to treat people.

But LUK3's plan wasn't for her to learn how to fight. In the past days, he knew how much she had to endure since the base got the terrible information regarding Seven Two. And knowing now what exactly she has to do at the shelters every day as well... probably just made him a bit worried about his best friend. It's nice seeing her more lively, even though it's possible that there is still a burden that lays on her heart. If anything, he only tries to help her forget about all the problems that they have to face, isn't it what best friends do after all?

At some point though, they take a small break since MY4 isn't really used to this training and gets exhausted. So while N04H goes somewhere else to get ready, LUK3 and MY4 stay for a bit together.

[LUK3]-Hey, MY4... Can I be honest with you?

[MY4]-Hm? Sure! What is it?

[LUK3]-You know... everything I saw today just... made me a bit uncomfortable to know that you have to endure all of this every day. I know you love to help people, I know that you love the shelters and every person you met... But for someone that helps every being in need...

"...you seem to forget to help your own self."