Gin woke up in a cold sweat. He gasped for air. The feeling of water entering his lungs ran rampant until his chest came undone, letting him breathe that delicious, open air once more. Only then did he realise the streams of light that penetrated the caravan. ‘Midday already?’ he murmured to himself. ‘Stupid dream. Why is it always the …

Skilshar’s ship left Australia without a hitch, though the process felt more convoluted than it should have (according to Jack). At first, followed by about a hundred ships, the small fleet travelled down the stream in the cave until they hit an impasse. Then they all waited until the water levels dropped. As it did so, a large, stone door …

Jack shuddered. He could feel the animosity from Alfred a mile away. Why? He didn’t know. But the more he stayed at the Australian MBP, the more agitated the man in black who walked beside him became. Though Jack couldn’t confirm his suspicions just yet. ‘Tsk,’ Alfred tutted all of a sudden as he opened another, mundane door in the …

A door stood in front of Gin. Though to the unknowing, unless you bumped into it by mistake, one wouldn’t know. To the naked eye, it looked like the sandy beach that surrounded it. However, Gin knew. There was no way in hell he would forget. Not when the very door led to his home; his village. Yet, he didn’t …

Gin could feel the stares and glances directed at him. He narrowed down the cause to two reasons. The first belonged to the mage-eater resting on his shoulders, curled up and sleeping without a worry. The second, he hypothesised, could have been the sole human companion that walked beside him on the sandy path, Syndra. Despite her role as a …

Jack couldn’t get used to how AAA’s MBP look so similar to Eurasia’s. From the people with white coats to the metallic corridors to even the vats found in the side rooms, used for the growing foetuses, everything appeared to be of the same design. Though he initially didn’t notice it when got hoisted off that ship and put in …

Gin knelt down and brushed away at some of the ash that covered the burnt part of the forest. He looked around but found nothing except for emerging plants and dirt. Though that didn’t dissuade him as he moved onto the next plot of land to repeat the process. ‘I know you asked for my and a few others’ help, …

A strange man sat opposite Maria in the caravan. Tight, packed muscles covered every inch of his body while frills adorned his neck. Long cuts engraved into his arms, revealing a retractable bone that slotted inside of his blue-tinted skin. As he moved, his dark-brown hair stiffened into some form of fin, relaxing once more when he stopped. She could …

As the sun began to set over the forest squadron W rested besides, Gin became more and more bewildered. Not only did he have to prepare for a lesson in hand-to-hand combat he never asked for but he needed to teach someone so inept in the art. ‘Um, Gin?’ ‘Oh sorry, Brim. Didn’t see you there,’ Gin broke out of …

Several thin branches grew out from the shoulder blade portion of Gin’s gauntlets. They twisted and turned, reaching the various scabs and clots that riddled his body, before trying to wriggle their way underneath them. ‘Ow!’ ‘Hm? What happened?’ Joan yawned, awoken by the sudden outburst. Despite the hard wood of the caravan, she seemed to sleep well enough and …