Chapter 1 The beginning

Within the frozen confines of the ice-tipped mountains, rest some snow, still, as it can be, quiet, as it can be. The mountains surrounding it preserved the scene in time, protecting it from the outside world.

But, change will come, whether you like it or not.

Just then, a loud whistle shook the quiet landscapes. And following right after it, a loud screeching of metal disturbed the snow, making them quake in agony.

And then, a black beast on rails emerged from the mist, shaking the very mountains with its mere presence.

As it plowed through the snow, the beast exhaled, releasing a thick, black smoke, harassing the white scenery.

As the machine's wheels roared, the train continued on its rampage as the carriages it held followed its lead.

Then, within the mountain peaks, emerged a metallic bird, flying by the train with its silent and still wings.

It hovered its prey before opening its sides, allowing six hooded figures to rappel down onto the train.

After landing on a somewhat empty trailer, one of the figures pulled back on their hood, revealing a feminine face, she then said to the others. "You know the drill."

Then, two figures split off from the rest as they went toward the back while the other four, counting the lady, went towards the front.

They fiddled with the door for a bit but in the end, one of the figures got impatient and drew his sword.

And with a press of a button, the edge of his sword gleamed a shade of blue. And with a swift cut, the hinges of the door were gone.

But as they kicked the door open, they were greeted by a group of five guards, armed with metallic weaponry, all staring at them.

And with a dash, everyone entered the room as bloodlust filled the air.

As the hooded figures approached, the guards pointed their weapons and pulled the trigger, sucking in the air around the nozzle while producing a distinct whirring sound. "*Mmnmmnmmnmmn*"

But before any one of them could fire, the lady with the hooded figures extended her arm, revealing a metal claw apparatus attached to her wrist.

And as the guard before her tried to get away, the lady punched them in the throat while pressing a button on her hand, shooting the claw forward, impaling the guard's throat without issue.

And as the guard stared into her eyes, the lady pointed her other hand to the guard's head before doing the same with the claw attached to that wrist.

And with a pull, the guard's body fell to the ground with a thud. And without a word, the lady continued to pursue the other guards.

Meanwhile, another guard was dealt with by the man with the sword, slicing through him before he could fight.

And another one fell before a young girl with a mace, slamming them straight to the ground.

But before the fourth guard could be dealt with, the fifth fired his shot, which was aimed at a man with two metal gauntlets.

As a red energy ball shot toward him, the man tried to guard himself with his gauntlets, but the red projectile just went through it without issue, burning one of his fingers and a part of his face as it went past.

But fortunately for the man, the lady with the claws dealt with the other one, who was getting ready to fire their shot at him.

But then, as they inched closer, the last guard took a step back and pressed the button by the door, opening the door behind him. And after crossing the door, he pressed another one of the buttons outside, releasing an alarm.

"*Brrriinnngg*"

As the alarm rang, the guard escaped between the carts but was quickly dealt with when the man threw his sword through the escaping guard's chest.

As they regrouped, the lady with the claws gave the man with the metal gauntlets a pat on the back as he went past.

And as the alarm continued to ring, they got ready to go through another door. With their current location being the space between the tenth and the ninth cart.

Meanwhile, in the fourth cart, a large number of people are chained up against the wall. Varying from young to old, from man to woman, from the uninjured to the dying.

But as one of the only four guards went past, one of the prisoners mocked. "Hey, aren't you supposed to be helping your friends? Stop being such a coward and get out there!"

But then, the guard simply bashed his face in with the butt of his weapon. But suddenly, the two adjacent prisoners ganged up on them, and before they knew it, they were on the ground, with their keys being taken.

And before the other three guards could react, three prisoners are already free and had distributed the keys to the rest

The situation then turned into a brawl, with the guards coming from the front cart to solve the situation.

But despite being unarmed, the escapees were putting up a real fight, despite the guards refusing to shoot them.

And as the last prisoner was set free, an uninjured adult woman whispered to a teenage girl with the same black hair and grey eyes. "Miya, take the children with you and head towards the back of this room."

The girl named Miya, who seems somewhat composed, nodded. Miya then ran for the kids.

"Guys, let's go towards the back so we don't get in their way, okay?" She said gently and soothingly.

After she said this, the teary-eyed kids followed her as they headed towards the back. The guards saw this and tried to stop them, but the adults held them back.

Just when they were finally allowed time to breathe, the metal door behind Miya and the kids suddenly opened, with a guard standing behind it.

The moment Miya saw this, her fight or flight instinct triggered, and it choose to fight.

"Aaaaagh!"

"Argh! Stupid brat!"

She punched the guard in the abdomen and wrestled the man to stop him from aiming the weapon toward the children.

Their little scuffle led them outside the open door and into the space between the carts. And within their struggle, Miya accidentally hit a button on the side of the door, closing it.

While they were cut off from the rest, Miya managed to push the guard onto the guard rail, nearly knocking them off of the train, but then, the guard screamed. "Let, GO!!"

"Argh!"

And with a mighty push, Miya was overpowered. She was pushed against the other railing as the guard opened the opposite door.

And with pure brute strength, the guard threw Miya inside like she was nothing before closing the door on her, locking her in.

"Stay there, nuisance!" The guard shouted through the window on the door.

When Miya got back up to her feet, she tip-toed to see through the window of the door. Where she saw the guard she had been fighting, holding a kid in his right hand and their weapon pointing towards the kid with his left.

"Fight. I need to fight." Miya said to herself. She then proceeded to look around the room she was in.

But the only things that are in the room she is in right now are a white vehicle with four wheels and a large capsule made out of metal.

"More. I need more." She said to herself again.

Then, something truly unexpected happened.

"Well then, this entire situation has certainly taken a turn for the worst now, didn't it?" A voice said, seemingly coming from within the metal capsule.