User blog:Seieireppa/God Eater:Universitas, chapter 4: Alliance

“Idenn… who are you?”

The mysterious girl known only as Idenn stood across from Soma in the infirmary. Both of them had their God Arcs drawn, prepared to engage in combat should the situation warrant it.

Soma had his God Arc held at his side, the blade angled back in preparation for a swing. Idenn followed suit, readying her God Arc next to her head in preparation for a thrust.

Moments passed, then minutes, with neither of them moving an inch. Both of their battle instincts were sharpened to a finely-honed point, and neither was about to make the first move in a situation where doing so could spell death.

However, just when the tension had reached a critical point, Soma lowered his God Arc and merely laughed.

“I can tell you’re pretty good,” Soma explained, “and battle instincts that sharp can’t be acquired except by fighting something as tough as Aragami. Plus, I could tell…” Soma held out his hand. “…that you restrained yourself in order not to damage the infirmary. You’re clearly much more than you care to… or can… let on. For the time being, I’d like you to take that aptitude test, but after that, as much as I’d like to have you at Cradle, how would you like to put your skills to good use working with my friends here at the Far East Branch? At least until you can recover your memory, of course.”

Idenn looked at Soma skeptically, lowering her God Arc after a moment of hesitation.

“I suppose I don’t stand to lose anything from such a partnership,” Idenn replied. “And besides, if I stay with you guys, I might be able to find out more about where I came from. I’m in.”

She reached out her hand, returning Soma’s offered hand for a handshake.

“One thing still puzzles me, though,” continued Soma. “How, exactly, did you know about Feldman?”

Idenn stood for a moment.

“You know,” she began, “I’m not quite sure myself. All I know is that as soon as I touched my God Arc, that was what my mind screamed at me to ask about. Perhaps this has something to do with my past?”

“It’s altogether likely,” replied Soma. “You get down to the testing room. I’ll look into Feldman’s activities over the last three years and get to you in a few.”  With that, the silver-haired man turned and exited the infirmary, leaving Idenn by herself.

She did not know why she was here, or how…

…but she would find out, no matter the cost.