A History of War
Life is difficult enough for a Lirian soldier. Training for ten years, hunting evil deimos, solving crimes, facing powerful weilders, keeping the peace in a tension-filled world, each Lirian soldier has a lot on their plate. It doesn't become any easier if you have to deal with a dark past that looms at every corner. How will Lais Felix and Helen Song, two best friends with tragic pasts, handle life as soldiers while running from their past? Will they manage to escape their tragic beginnings? Or will the past finally catch up to them?
The End of The Eclipse
15 YEARS AGO, YEAR 5 OF THE MARELIRIAN ECLIPSE
How many are there? A hundred? Two? A thousand? Aedea asks in her mind. Regardless of how many the enemies' numbers are, one thing is for sure: they sent enough to fully overpower us. They really thought this through.
"Get down!" Aedea says, pulling her daughter down low to the ground as bullets rain all around them.
Bullets rain all above them. Too late was it when the two try to avoid them all, as one of which grazes Aedea's left ear.
Her hearing becomes muffled at the unbearable sound. Her hand automatically goes to her ear, covering it to shield it from the sound.
"Momma! Momma! Are you okay?" Thea worriedly asks, shaking her, the little girl's head also hung low, her eyes filled to the brim with tears.
She puts a hand over her daughter's head, patting her. Her other hand wipes the young one's tears dry. The latter is shaking uncontrollably, her entire body still trembling.