War Brother

The meeting has ended and everyone is free to do whatever they want before the mission call time starts.

Emmanuel had come to visit Aleria but as the latter is sleeping he had decided to just walk away.

With no destination in mind his feet had led him to the wall where everything started, although everything happened just two days ago, he had felt that it had been ages.

He spotted Arthur on the edge of the wall having a drink alone.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

The latter is deep in thought and didn't notice him approach.

As if instinct kicks in, Arthur immediately withdraws his katana and places it into Emmanuel's neck.

Emmanuel is startle "The f*ck are you doing!"

"Oh, It's you, sorry about that," Arthur said, putting his katana back in his inventory.

"What has gotten into you?" Emmanuel asked with his hand in his neck .

Arthur sit and goes back to drinking "Nothing, I was just thinking"

Emmanuel sat next to him and bought a couple of beers in Asgard Military Interface. So many things are happening and they really haven't gotten the time to talk.

"About what?" He asked

"The future, you know that tomorrow plan is nothing but suicide right? Eventhough your an idiot you must have notice that"

Hearing Arthur, Emmanuel also started to feel melancholy "Yeah, but it was a lot better than charging straight ahead just by the two of us at least now there is ten of us and also a way to escape"

Arthur shakes his head "I still don't buy it, the general plan is too optimistic, it would only work if all the variables fall into place, a slight deviation could kill us all."

Emmanuel is shocked to see this side of Arthur, although the latter seems to have a pessimistic way of seeing things, he always sees him as a man who always has something at his sleeve. "Don't tell me you're getting cold feet?"

"Yeah, what about it? We are just forced into this war, aren't we? No one wants to be here, even if we did choose to enlist, it's only been 2 days. We have no reason to throw away our lives"

Emmanuel thought for a moment and looked Arthur in the eye "You know where the one who asked for it right? We can blame anyone but ourselves, plus I do what to kill that bastard"

"Is it about Aleria?" Arthur asked

"Yeah, I'm afraid she would come after it again after she wake up"

Arthur chug a whole bottle of bear and toss it to the mammoth carcass still stuck in the wall "You are really an idiot, you only know her for two days yet you would be willing to risk your life for her and about the thing you did earlier, shoving a grenade it that bastards mouth, damn stupid, it almost got as killed"

Emmanuel looks at the star in the sky, remembering the time Aleria saved his life. Her bloodied hand is still imprinted in his military uniform.

He touch his heart to find it's beating a little bit faster than usual "She save my life, I owe her this much"

"Aren't you afraid of dying? Isn't there anyone who would miss you? What would they think if you did something this stupid?"

"Of course I do, I am not a fighter like you, hell I've never even been into I fight my entire life before two days ago, but still I know I have to do this and I know my two brothers would be proud when they found out I was doing something I believe is right"

Arthur can't understand 'Is this still the man who almost wet himself just by seeing an orc?'

"So there is an iditotic disease running through your family?"

Hearing Arthur, Emmanuel doesn't know why but he suddenly laughed "Hahahah I guess you're right, Eversince I was a kid I would often hear stories about my father through my two brothers. How he sacrificed his life for the better good and how great of a man he is. Back then I always though he was stupid and cannot find anything amazing on a man who would abandon his family. It's only in this war did I realize how amazing my father is and what a great life he had lived."

"You truly are an idiot". Arthur said before pausing for a moment" but I admire you for that"

Emmanuel looked at Arthur "Thank you, and what about you, do you have someone?"

He always feels there is something about Arthur and he would be lying if he said he was not curious about the latter's past.

Arthur contemplated for a moment before deciding to answer "I have a wife but he was taken from me"

"That's dark, I always thought you to be a hitman or something but it never cross my mind that your the protagonist type"

"And what if I'm a hitman?"

"Well it didn't really matter, I believe your a good person"

Hearing Emmanuel sincere answer Arthur have a deep sigh before giving him a letter "I want you to do me a favor as a friend"

"What is this?" Emmanuel asked

"Only open it when I didn't make it tomorrow,"

"Don't be planting death flag you assh*le this is dangerous" Emmanuel was about to return the letter when he saw the seriousness in the latters face.

"I'm not that superstitious plus I don't plan on dying. I still have to get my wife back. I'm just making preparation just in case. Why don't you also give your brothers a call?"

Emmanuel didn't reply and Arthur didn't push him either.

"So you too huh, well, I cannot blame you, it's really difficult to do something you don't want to know how it would turn out." He said.

Arthur then buy a soju and a cup in the military interface

"I usually doesn't like drinking this sort of stuff but i heard this is necessary"

"Necessary for what?" Emmanuel asked, confused.

"A drink of brotherhood, starting tonight where now brothers"

Emmanuel looked at Arthur feeling a little touch "Brother my ass" he said grabbing the cup in Arthur's hand.

At that night Arthur and Emmanuel drank until they were full and before they knew it the time of the mission arrived.