The Start of a New Era (2)

"Silent Fox now has H-12 and we are still trying to pursue Seihachi. Things are truly falling apart not to mention the Valkyrias have our one member that was very important to us. We also still need Hisumi. Right now we are on the losing end. What are we to do, Commander?" Morata asked.

Hikaru sighed as she sat at her desk. "Unleash the Fell Humans. Put them through extensive training. Make sure they are all ready. We may have lost two people who was important to Judgement's uprising, but they are now enemies. We mustn't let these downfalls forget why we are doing this. Once we are done, we target Hisumi first. Retrieve her by any means necessary."

"Right!" Morata and Kioshi said then walked off to the laboratory.

I looked out the window, wondering where we were going and why we were leaving Yusa, Yonaka, and Sayoko behind. We even brought the entire student council with us. I looked at the two women I didn't recognize who were sitting with Ambrosia and Liao Ru. I walked towards them and attempted to acquaint myself with them.

"Hey everyone." I started.

The two women looked at me. One of them was a gentle looking woman with green eyes and a orange bob cut hairstyle. She had on a white and blue minidress with a brown belt around her waist. She wore a black chest plate, armored gauntlets, shoulder guards and armored boots all with gold accents. She had on dark colored stockings and had a sweet smile on her face. It wasn't as sickening sweet as Yae's smile but a smile that was like a gentle big sister.

The other woman seemed to be the drowsy one of the students council. She had long maroon colored hair with gold eyes. She had the biggest bust out of the student council. She wore a red top and a black miniskirt with a frilly design on the bottom, black arm sleeves with blue accents and black gloves. Her top also had a cut design that showed her breast cleavage, not to mention showing her midriff. She wore black thigh high boots.

"Moshi moshi~" The first woman spoke and smiled. "Come sit!"

She scooted over so I could sit beside her. I took her offer and walked over to sit beside her. I sat down and looked at the student council.

"My name is Erika Aoi. I am from North America, but I do come from japanese descent. I was born and raised in America, but decided to come to Japan to be a Valkyria. I am the Vice President of the Student Council actually. I hope we can become good friends during our training session." Erika smiled at me happily.

The other woman yawned and blinked slowly. She hugged her pillow and rubbed her eyes. "Hey...uhm...Hisumi. My name is...uhm...Sumi Mishiyo. My parents actually own the Mishiyo Tower..."

"The tower...that was destroyed..?" I asked.

"Wha..? The tower was destroyed?" Sumi asked.

"We literally watched the news a few minutes before we left." Ambrosia said.

"We did..?" Sumi asked.

I looked at Sumi then looked at the others. "Is she an airhead?"

"Yep." Erika smiled nervously. "She's not only that she's a total klutz as well...but she's got a high Battle IQ. She's strong enough to make it to the Student Council. In fact she's the smartest out of all of us surprisingly, besides Liao Ru. She's the only one with a perfect score other than Liao Ru in the written Valkyria Exam."

"I am..? I totally thought I bombed it..." Sumi yawned and buried her face into her pillow.

"I see...Oh yeah! Can someone tell me why we are leaving St. Fraskia behind? Isn't it better to defend it than just leaving it and who is this Silent Fox person and how does she know me?" I asked.

Erika, Ambrosia, and especially Liao Ru were hesitant to answer.

Sumi rose her head and blinked slowly. "Silent Fox...is related to Miss Orishi. Her real name is Shina Ashikaga. She goes by Silent Fox because that's her code name...We can't stay at St. Fraskia Academy when Silent Fox arrives. Especially you...Hisumi. You are our key to ending all of this. You know the ins and outs of Judgement and a potential Ruler for this generation."

I looked at Sumi and at the others, looking for confirmation on what Sumi said. "Is this true?"

"Yes.." Liao Ru answered. "We...are in great danger now. Especially me..and Orishi."

"Silent Fox is likely to target Orishi and Liao Ru first within one month. That's why we need to train hard. Hard enough to draw out all of our hidden power. This will make us S Ranks, you and the others A Ranks, Iori will be a B Rank, and Orika will become a B Rank as well." Erika answered.

I leaned forward to look at Orishi, who was piloting the battleship. I looked back at the others. "I...I don't want this to be how things end. I just reunited with my mother. I can't...just let her defend St. Fraskia alone..! Ori-"

"It's too late Hisumi...We don't get to pick and choose anymore. All we can do is go through with this and become strong enough to fight off the Demon Order and Judgement because we all know...they will come to kill." Orishi answered.

"But mom, and Yonaka...Sayoko! Weiss they will be alone! I can't lose the only parent I have left! The one parent who actually loves me!" I stood up. "She saved me from Judgement's grasp. I can't let her die after all of this!"

Orishi stayed silent then put the battleship in autopilot mode. She stood up and walked to me. Everyone watched Orishi and looked at me. Orishi held my shoulders and looked at me in the eye. "If you want to help her, go through with this. This is the only way. If there was another way, I would've argued against this idea a while ago. I promise you I would. So go through this final lesson with me. After this I am no longer your teacher. We will fight side by side in war."

I looked into Orishi's eyes then looked down a bit. "What are the chances of us winning and all of us being alive?"

"10%." Saito answered. "Orishi and Liao Ru has the highest possibility of death in this war."

"Saito's right. Silent Fox has a gripe with me and Liao Ru even though we haven't done anything, but I'm guessing she's after our energy...She used to be a Valkyria so she can also adapt to energy and convert it to her own. If you wish to roll for that 10%, train with us and become the best you can possibly be." Orishi smiled. She rubbed my head then let me go.

I looked at Orishi. I nodded and balled my fists. "I will. I'll do it for all of us!"

Orishi nodded and smiled then walked back to the pilot area.

Silent Fox looked at her large monitor with all of Hazuki's data. She crossed her arms and looked back, sensing Tengu.

"Most of the Valkyrias seem to have left the academy. Specifically Orishi, the students council, the Squad VI, and Hisumi. They also have another with them from Judgement named Yumi. It is unclear on why they left, but this means St. Fraskia is open to attacks at any moment." Tengu said.

"I am a woman on my word. We will strike after a month has passed. They are most likely training. In the meantime, I am sure Judgement will be frantically searching for Seihachi. How about we look for him as well and force him to join our side?" Silent Fox smiled and pulled up the maps of the cities of Fujitori, Yahoma, and Yukihori.

Hazuki walked up and looked at the maps as well. "Are these the locations of father?"

"Yes. Right now he's in Yukihori. We will pursue him there. If he gets away, we follow him. Obtaining Seihachi will cause Judgement to lose more power, but knowing them...they still have Hikaru and she's a persistent one." Silent Fox answered.

"Judgement has plans on obtaining Hisumi. They will launch a full scale strike against St. Fraskia, so how about we wait until after they finish their attack to strike?" Hazuki asked.

"I like the way you think. Let's do that instead. Leave them in anticipation...Alright. Let's pursue Seihachi first." Silent Fox said then walked off.

"Right." Hazuki said then followed Silent Fox.

Tengu followed the two and put on her mask. They all left to go inside of the battleship.

We made it to the training grounds and Orishi landed the battleship. We all got off the ship and I looked around noticing we were in an entirely different part of Japan.

"Where are we..?" I asked.

"Welcome to Tatemaki. A legendary woman from World Mark stays here. We will be training with her for the month. Follow me, I'll lead you to her location now." Orishi answered.

I nodded and we began to follow Orishi to her old ally's location.