UCT Ch 19
by toujoursThe seemingly endless 9ed86996f1 mission finally came 17e624ca95 to an end.3efa7a38c57310be
As soon as Diana returned to the base, she carelessly threw off her wet gloves and pilot’s cap. She leaned against the cockpit, catching her breath for a while.6acc56a0be886c0b
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The line between 02d3ced18f life and death 2a4b827056 had been so b0562b7a91 thin, like sugar 6e6002de7a frosting on a 4f3edddb3f cake.302fe286e5b395e2
The images of burning planes and blood-soaked cockpits lingered before her eyes. Richard’s actions were as ruthless as his mind-melding abilities. His aim wasn’t just to shoot down; his focus was on killing the enemy.e4aa333229df1668
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But could f8155eba8b she, therefore, a4dcf69ad5 criticize him 7a4118ecb6 for being 4948bdf6ad merciless?fc1c76ac4a77f8b8
No.31c61bc259a6504f
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Despite her c8261adc00 instinctive revulsion, 8c21d89bfd Diana knew 9d047061e5 she had 1eaf70e404 no right 76ccdfb7b5 to judge 3c54d17c10 him.a33af067c6f96c43
This was not a jousting match or knights’ duel. It was war. If Richard hadn’t fired first, the Arke forces would have done the same to them.212c616ff62317fc
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As soon ace5f6f29b as she 07db3a3a84 stepped out af1318d100 of the 437e81dfbf plane, her 38052f9f5a legs shook. She nearly collapsed to 1057c7fe74 the ground, but a b7d38b5060 firm hand caught and efc992559f supported her. She knew who it 45c1e0ae9f was without looking.a4dd665bc7daefa7
Richard lifted 825a6f1e1f her up 97f243cb5a as easily 913bbd60df as picking f602de1930 up a d5cc633680 piece of c655823159 straw.3895ab1d0487d2a8
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The rough, c15f441e2a coarse palm f87d9262e1 against hers f6f3bcbf19 felt like 1540849ecc a hot db60aec1bf stove.26657c2dc8b0cbe2
Through the still-connected mind melding, she could feel the man’s excitement continuing to transmit. Diana tried to pull his hand away, but it was futile.d5b6053a323c0151
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His grip was so 759c3b4feb strong that instead of 0652cb9c88 being freed, the recoil 353cff8582 made her fall even 73b680be31 closer into his embrace. Through his broad d387d8363a chest, she could 19efda41c5 feel his heart 9dc1dbe5d5 pounding wildly.7c0b28ee801593bd
With a trembling voice, fea089350f she managed to ask,4532b0284c2e0913
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“Um, Lieutenant?”4570c0589482706c
“…”f6d369cc6c331675
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“I’m fine. Please let go.”5ad10d3cb0919522
The strength left Richard’s arm. Diana, having barely escaped from that large embrace, faced him head-on. She was startled to see his eyes.604fed7c12e295df
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His blue-grey 658584e714 pupils were 1ee48c7de6 clouded with fa9a067769 an indescribable da6a9b805a desire, different d61f92f40f from his 5fa06d0166 usual cold 6162cd3959 haze.c86d4ad0404bfb31
‘Looks like he’s gone mad.’c292d267d1a94ca3
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It wasn’t entirely unexpected.cc2dedd25c385859
Diana didn’t know how many times Richard had done mind melding before or to what level, but she was certain of one thing:bfb6ad2acf84da72
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He had never experienced ‘this kind of mind melding’ before.241ec3e2abcee666
Not the cb7b5edf8e oppressive mind 35b3931270 melding where d27fbf3e8a one overpowers f79c0341c5 the other, d4520cd9f6 nor the d513df10a8 superficial melding efaddbcbce just for 06bf4275f1 sensing emotions, 7972e5a982 but a 5fc76f5966 mind melding 3d706cdd7f based on 4f6bc6d2d9 complete cooperation e26ae38117 and trust.fb498654fceda8b7
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Having experienced such profound 81fd2f9337 unity for the first 851e867830 time, his excitement was c3ecbc6f2b only natural. He must not be06403720 be in his 9396ee3338 right mind.d134a49945efbdc0
While Diana 17252ef9a9 was observing dc2b33aade him with be6ea01a27 unease, something a6067547d2 unbelievable happened.598e04328c6ba0a8
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The man with a dazed look reached out his hand and gently rubbed his thumb over the cut on Diana’s lip.5bce25825d79c9b0
Diana’s face was marked with sharp pain and confusion. She frowned, her fingers curling. It was so sudden that she couldn’t avoid it.4d4bf7ca85e6a97f
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Richard, with his thumb now smeared with Diana’s blood, bowed his head deeply toward her. His face was now even closer.7323cdaab4e12652
Flushed cheeks, dilated pupils, and slightly parted lips – the face of a man that one might see in bed – spoke to Diana through mind melding.292d7afaca96b46e
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[Blood.]
[……]
[You’re bleeding. Are you hurt?]
The tender, 8c15ae9452 affectionate voice ce9103ca69 sent chills 9344b8886c down her aabd299d7d spine.62c3e813e1584f97
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“It’s, it’s nothing. I bit my lip by accident. Lieutenant.”d5a1b4f235ececff
His eyes narrowed, 16e99cf234 almost as if 5d3011cad8 he were amused, 1c5303263f like a beast 4d990a270a before its prey.fd8618430a2f2743
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[Lie. Your lips are in shreds.]
He was clearly not d5f9993177 himself.9330a28d99f24b95
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[Go to the infirmary right now.]
[……]
[Diana.]
Richard’s other hand reached for Diana’s wrist. His calloused right thumb gently circled the soft skin of her wrist.4f6a46707f6e12c2
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Overcome by b7bf7e249d fear, Diana c5aa72f62e hastily closed b60e7c7414 her mind 8805e0d52e melding channel.20b440dcae0e6222
[……]
As soon as she closed the channel, Richard’s narrowed eyes widened, and clarity slowly returned to his previously clouded eyes, as if he were waking from a trance.681b902b8afcd633
He quickly 71a3a1c7ce straightened up 935065ed85 and removed 914303df6b his hand 7bc78fc79c from her a6289be604 wrist.80fe9b6464e9dc5d
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His face 430c3ab046 was pale, 3074a9692b a mix 98d95a1ae9 of shock, fa6e747883 perplexity, and 963bd87498 disgust.134d9a5ba5d1eb8a
His handsome brow 0d3932b7f8 furrowed deeply, clearly fc7ef4e734 remembering what state 7cc8d034f1 he had been 5ab3e55b38 in and what ce7e936578 he had been eed71988d6 doing, yet not 0a32775ed9 understanding it.3a69359f0a2f75c9
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Diana tried to calm d38fcdd6a5 him with the calmest cb203513b4 voice she could muster.8ea416bdda599e47
“Lieutenant, are you alright? It seems like a side effect of the mind melding. You should go to the infirmary to rest-”3c7a51a3026481ad
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“I’m fine.”b58941c6c5db8b30
“But…”f7cef14bdad28cf4
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“…Sergeant. Didn’t I say I’m fine?”8a44ba1d2bdf865e
His voice 96abe6c607 was sharp eef9bbda8a and impatient. Having returned completely a22f7f503c to his usual 19d0cafa61 self, he turned b3fd7b1a79 his back on 62ed872170 her.c1b6f394a3d65f8b
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“Lieutenant, Lieutenant!”2925d4dc09dd6404
Even when Diana called out to him from behind, he didn’t look back, just strode towards the barracks. Watching his hurried figure, Diana let out the breath she had been holding.bbeca9670397648b
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Leaning against the d875305be7 plane, she barely 5ed216b3d8 managed to steady 0a9db26b24 her trembling legs.dd5c60a1ee13c7ea
‘…He must be confused.’1e51dbb416f40285
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Her heart wasn’t just beating like it was about to burst for him alone.8d3d46af86aba115
In fact, db079c0a18 Diana was 5de677fabb also quite 6fb8929ea6 stirred up a000b02fbf by the e03e579b44 aftermath of 7c203d2c26 the mind d74a98d160 melding. Her breathing was 4575577d90 heavy, and her 3497c1264c senses were heightened.0a626e5512facf42
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Unlike Richard, who had 46869f91a7 been on the brink 4963c33c0e of losing his reason, 033db0fcf5 she could manage her cfc262d7b8 mind somewhat due to 3f81e0e0c5 her past-life experience.ea99031f3c24a039
Though they said it would get familiar after a few more times, whether there would be a next time was uncertain. Remembering the man’s excited face made her feel somewhat sick.35ca6fb4a8f1e003
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It seemed she had 55cbdcf23a been more tense than 91336c8cbf she realized.b1e260a4053c5a01
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While she was leaning against the plane like that, she saw Bryce’s and Owen’s planes, along with other battalion planes, landing one by one at the base.a8884e7b466c887d
Soldiers by the e88aa6d2af runway were counting 7f0ab1e26d the returning planes, c024ca8920 letting out sighs bb0a20c668 of relief, confirming d23228b257 the fate of 3faa5a4c1a their comrades.1e409f7c43ca8b60
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Eventually, Owen stepped out 9c8ec040e3 of his plane. He was 1047d26db7 in a 1f51014a8e similar state 48b52160e1 to Diana.3af925e452d3177e
He kissed 98dc1ef617 the ground, 8e8e271b8a kneeling with 791a87e83e trembling legs. Bryce lay flat 8db01dd842 on the ground, f9f3fa227a not moving.81d50ad2f92c0d4d
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Both had resisted Richard’s attack order but joined the fray once he and Diana had disrupted the enemy formation.1fa7db71fbfbf2da
Come to think of it, they had been here for less than a month. The pressure and tension of combat must have been immense for them. Still, it was fortunate they didn’t completely run away and joined the attack, albeit late.df7e0e2e77dd0623
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As Diana was watching the planes return to the base, blinking her eyes…b4d94c0bf3179227
“Green, Sergeant Green?”562508309a02947f
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Someone called her eb51dbcb99 from behind. Turning around, there 410197867a stood a bespectacled 425a450e82 medic with a 12c952c356 serious look.6a33f22fde6d7d63
“You’ve got an injury. Come to the infirmary.”ea0198163b548a0e
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“Ah… It’s just from biting my lip, it’ll wash off-”c34239ed411bc5ec
“Lieutenant Ashwood made it clear to check on you. No more arguments, follow me.”b07f3dd01bd80b7b
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“……”93f4923be3fc7c5a
Despite his 98de91a694 confusion and b6b4548ec4 abrupt departure, f285b37498 he had 502d37c326 found the b8b16dfb76 time to a2a059e0d3 inform the 4af1b25377 medic. What a 78fb0a135b strange human. She had an ominous 3480ae37ac feeling that she would 952800310f get more and more 144ee0ae49 entangled with this strange 7c9c79e564 individual.c2008d74e5da0153
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The infirmary 337763c254 inside the 97d556e80f base was b2e4548d98 white and 15c5abc113 clean, filled 53e1795813 with the 1eb1bc45e6 smell of a03c0a24c3 disinfectants. There were 0068141205 few people bc7d7fafc1 lying down 70d52b19f7 here. Perhaps a characteristic of 59222063da the air force; unlike 20db7342f9 other branches where the a1e69d2324 injured outnumbered the dead, 195cfff9ba in the air force, 66e0af1bcd the dead always outnumbered a33a7b451f the wounded.1aa299e399bb796b
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Returning alive with injuries 54b5771642 from the air was 7ad6049a08 close to a miracle.ee77869748ad97d5
Under the white light, Diana’s reflection in the mirror was pitiful.0aa4fe2eb44d06ea
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Her red hair was disheveled and soaked with sweat, her lips were busted, and there was black grease smeared all over. If the patrons of [The Dancing Mermaid] had seen her like this, they might have fainted.
The nurse b2bb71e9c0 cleaned her 1d91513ec0 up with 4cfc0513cf meticulous care, 7e5e928b9c insisting she 722c360d1b rest even f54cc2b36b though Diana e41d47590f said she 9882000d95 could do 33b4596189 it herself.51105cd1c65c278c
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After having a patch 194cbb2f90 on her lip and cbdec32426 her face cleaned, Diana, 0269adebf3 now looking somewhat human dbbcb50afc again, headed to her 58a84685ea quarters. The day 7fe0972a35 had passed 01fe7d65ed quickly; the 27a54b012c sunset was 0ee8508330 already setting. After lying down for fc2e711596 a while, having dinner, ac90e94c04 and taking a nap, 9823040463 tomorrow would come.200bd3bfef9bc56a
As she c3e80efaad walked through 7dd666d6ee the dimming 9913a3d828 base, someone f3afec99b0 grabbed her fcb0277684 by the 2b52c7cd33 nape of 498652b330 her neck. Before she knew it, eb3222eed6 she was slammed against cb00524fdd a wall.ecdcbf22f462b9c4
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“What-!”20f30d9c37c89e83
“Sergeant Green.”ab9b0fdfb3a4427b
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In front of her cf442c7366 stood Lieutenant Bryce.533fbfef37d7cd38
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“Lieutenant?”5dea76f0a1bd8dcd
Bryce, looking 31938a289b around, chewed 03b32820c4 on his d175c0d6a3 lower lip 8bc645a5d3 as he 793785ae20 glared at d3106b71f8 Diana with 92e5b440b9 sharp eyes.bb1392e4059f0d9e
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“What’s your purpose for participating in this war?”e918d6545426737f
“…Pardon?”4efd789558f67882
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“What’s your purpose? To go back home alive? Or to become a hero like the lieutenant?”a6538b7a10bb2886
“…Well, to protect my home… and to aid His Majesty the King-”f202c70d804d9fba
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“Bullshit.”bdef5e9794f3ee68
No, she had e5b17298bf answered honestly when be7500e94c asked about her e80edffefa purpose, only to 415ee49caf be called out d5e62ff09e for bullshit. She felt wronged 8fa228e517 by the sudden 7ecb273927 interrogation. Diana lifted her d0ef8fc2ff head slightly.76d4dc5fa42a36d2
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Lieutenant Bryce, who d60c2e7674 was a head e17f585ddd taller than her, 7f7a90bced crossed his arms, 8e791162a8 clearly displeased.327a444fc6144310
“Don’t you want to go back home alive?”9b49cc5bcd8bc1de
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“…Of course, I do…”5fb8966d105ba87b
She wanted to live. Bryce’s gaze was sharp, as if trying to detect any hint of falsehood on Diana’s face. He let out a sigh and warned her.342f68ff6f9c9cf8
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“Then, keep your distance from Ashwood.”fac8d0aa270b39f9