User blog:Seieireppa/God Eater ∑0 chapter 7: Sunset, Sunrise

“KHROMOV!!”

The man’s booming shout echoed across the ice.

“Sir!” came the reply of one Aleksei Khromov, a God Eater of the Fenrir Russia Branch. Aleksei and his fellow members of the Russia Branch’s assault team were currently engaged in taking down a Vajra that had made its way within the defense perimeter of the branch.

Now, Viktor Katayev, Lieutenant Colonel in Fenrir’s army and the current commanding officer of the Fenrir Russia Branch, was barking out orders to the assault team as they circled around the Vajra, dodging its lightning and guarding against its swift strikes.

“Khromov, circle around the target and take out its back legs!” Katayev boomed. In response, the latter dodged out of the way of another lightning strike from the Vajra and rolled out of its line of sight, delivering a swift slash across the Vajra’s hind legs that sent it reeling back in pain.

“Kashkanova, now!!” Katayev shouted into a radio.

Before the Vajra could regain its bearings, a single shot rang out across the snowy plains. From far off in the distance, a lone bullet whizzed through the air and penetrated through the Vajra’s head. The Aragami cried out once more before crumpling to the ground, defeated.

“That’s our Milyena,” exclaimed Khromov, wiping the sweat from his brow. Milyena Kashkanova was the branch’s top sniper and the idol of everyone there. She was hailed as a goddess of victory among the God Eaters of the branch, always raising the morale of any group in which she fought.

“Kashkanova,” Katayev added, once again into the radio, “meet us back at the branch. Khromov and I will return on our own.”

The assault team commander flicked off the radio and hefted his God Arc over his shoulder, turning to face the branch.

“Sir,” Khromov called out from behind him, “I understand that we’ve got something special planned for tomorrow?”

Katayev paused for a moment, then remembered. “Ah yes, that’s right. We’ll be welcoming a new God Eater to the branch tomorrow!” he exclaimed. “Not much is known about him, but I’ve heard great things from the America Branch about him, so hopefully he’ll prove to be a great asset against the Aragami.”

“I sure hope so…” spoke Khromov, as the two of them began the trek through the snow back to base.

Tomorrow, Sigma would finally arrive at the Russia Branch, and tomorrow, everything would finally begin…

GOD EATER ∑0: THE END… AND THE BEGINNING…