6-8 Elimination, Completed (1)

Date: September 9-10

Place: Interrogation Room

[Rei]

"Listen," coughing up blood. I know that he doesn't have much time but I kept praying for a miracle in my head.

"They're closer than you think," he says.

"Where are you right now? We can still help," I kneeled, shaking as I try to untie everything that keeps his movement minimal, hoping that he can show me the way while I carry him.

"I can still help you, this time—" finally over with the leather belts as I gave him my shoulder for assistance.

"I can still get you out of there," I struggle to make him walk.

"NO!" he almost fell.

"Come on, don't lose hope. I can still—," I'm starting to panic, my legs are about to fall with the weight and all of the shakings.

We didn't even make it to the door when he fell off my shoulders, as I try to catch him with my body being the pillow to not do any more damage to his wounded body. He lies on top of me. His uneven breaths and bloody body kept me from standing back up. As if it was a reminder for me to not overwork his body and let him finally rest.

"We were brought back to life with an intent to end you and everyone was hypnotized to think that way whether they like it or not," he speaks slowly but clearly as his mouth was close to my ears. My heart's pounding nonstop, it hurts.

"You have to live," I whispered as pecks of water came flowing down like a fountain.

"So please—" I can barely hear him. I finally found another person, another friend—another family... he's going to leave me too.

* * * * *

"I'm going in," I say as I run through the darkness.

"Idiot! Not yet!" Acel shouts from the walkie-talkie.

I saw a swarming soldier pointing a gun in my direction. I hid behind a wooden table to avoid their shots but my shield was getting destroyed and I had to do something. Even from the nonstop firing, I took a peak on the sides, top, or in the holes of the table to get a perfect shot on the enemies. They do fall but new people start to replace the fallen ones.

"I'm coming!" Acel came running in front of me with a rifle and began shooting down every soldier as I back him up.

After the area was cleared, we ran to the next destination while shouting at each other because of some disagreement. Then when I came to a stop, a soldier was going to shoot behind me. Acel suddenly hugged me, spun to my side, and took the bullet. I shot the soldier when I saw it and we fell to the ground.

"You're going to be okay," I say to him as I used my hands to run down his back and try to find where the bullet hit him. It was a sniper who shot him and it pierced his heart. He was immediately coughing and soaked in his blood.

"Please—" he softly whispers as he tried to concentrate on breathing. He did his best to say his last will.

* * * * *

This position is just like how he died in my arms back then. Only that time, I pushed him away and ran to safety then proceeded to the new plan as if nothing had happened.

"Save them," he breathed his last. He even said the same things! You selfless boy!

But this time...Even though this wasn't his real body, I can finally be there for him to send him off as I scream my lungs out because of the frustration.

"I couldn't save you, so how could I save them?" I hugged the body tightly with my right arm and blocked my view with my left arm as I continued letting all my emotions out.

[Akashi]

"Please...." she speaks in the transmitter after a full minute of crying and shouting, letting her emotions run wild but couldn't do anything but just lay there. It was not a very good sight to see.

"Save him," she said before she passed out, lying on the floor while hugging the dead body tightly in her arms. And I'm sure everyone on her line heard what she said.

Her voice wasn't pitiful and didn't sound like she cried. It was full of vengeance and authority.

Even in a situation like this, she is a strong leader indeed.

[Cedrick]

Rei, I don't even want to imagine what she looks like when she begged us for help. She doesn't sound pitiful, rather she sounds like if we don't accomplish what she wants, she'll surely give us a punishment that we wouldn't want.

This is the second time that she asked for help, not for herself but to save someone dear to her.

I kept running and looking around to find anyone suspicious.

I'm assuming that everyone got a copy of the picture of the person that we were supposed to rescue. And I sometimes see some soldiers checking every people who they can see within their radar.

"The person we're looking for is on an elevator not too long ago," the Supreme Commander said through the transmitters. Without any interference, I hurriedly run to the nearest elevator on this floor.