User blog:Baluar/God Eater: Fall of the Heavens, chapter 11: Briefing

It was Lina's duty to brief the newcomers on the Branch's status. And to get the huge man some cotton: for some reason, his nose wouldn't cease bleeding.

-Are you sure you're fine, Bal? - Nanako questioned.

-Yeah, don't worry. Just get me some cotton and I'll be just fine. - The alluded answered, his head tilted backwards to slow the bleeding.

Meanwhile, Lina guided them to the late Director's office, stopping in the nursery first to grab some cotton for the bleeding giant. In the office, everything stood like nothing had happened. She took seat in the main chair, while the newcomers took seat in front of her.

-Ok, the help is here. - Nanako assured.

-All of it? - Lina asked. - I don't doubt of your skills, but we might need more than two God Eaters. Countless Aragami still crawl through the remnants of the city.

-First off, we're not all the help. - Baluar answered. - More of us will come in due time. We simply thought it could be a good idea to have some quick help arrive first, then get the rest to come later. Secondly, assuming we clean the city, what is your plan? Most of this Branch has been thoroughly destroyed. Staying here would be suicidal.

-You're suggesting we should move everyone out of the Branch? - Lina couldn't believe what she heard.

-You're suggesting there's any other viable course of action? - Baluar swiftly replied. - Think about it. But now, let's get an actual briefing, shall we?

-Very well. Less than a week ago, I was coming back from a hunt. I had lost a fellow God Eater. When I made it to base, an alarm began to sound. And then, out of nowhere, an Aragami invasion took place. The Aragami coordinated their efforts and annihilated most of us. I had to move out of my way to bring down an Ouroboros. I managed to kill it.

-An Ouroboros? Impressive. - Nanako commented. - Go on.

-When I came back, everything was more or less how you saw it. And I've spent most of my time trying to keep everyone who survived alive. The day after the incident, members of the Cleanup squad arrived only to be annihilated while doing their job.

-Well. Any remarkable Aragami? - Baluar asked.

-There was one... It's... almost indescribable. However, the fact that it wielded a God Arc lookalike brandished it on my memory... And the fact that I was face to face with it. I don't know what level of intelligence it possesses... or if it possesses intelligence at all.

Right after Lina finished her sentence, Sol entered through the door. She had clearly ran to the office.

-Lina!

-Yes?

-They have arrived!

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