User blog:Seieireppa/God Eater:Universitas, chapter 42: Between One and Zero Aftermath

“So… could someone please tell me what just happened?”

Ken spoke up as the entirety of the anti-Feldman task force was gathered in the Liverpool Branch’s lounge. Feldman had fled, and the task force had won… for now. Now, with the exception of Lyrr, Blake, and Jack, every member of the task force had reached the Horizon… but there was certainly a lot of catching up to do.

“I’ll try and start from the beginning,” began Sigma. “It all began when Nanako came to me last night to inform me of Feldman’s little visit. From Nanako’s words, it seemed as though Feldman was close to regaining his powers… so in the event that he returned the next day—today—Nanako and I formulated a contingency plan.

“As the plan was to go down, Nanako would pretend to side with Feldman and would signal for him to make his appearance by ‘killing’ C and Idenn, along with Kaitlin. However, as some of you are already aware, their dying will in their ‘final’ moments would give them the resolve and determination necessary to reach the Horizon, which they all did. I proceeded to keep Feldman occupied until they could all finish their tests, which, again, proved no great obstacle. Once they arrived, well…”  Sigma smiled a light grin. “Once that happened, we could execute the final phase of our plan. Idenn, Nanako, C, and Kaitlin would all attack in concert, using their Horizon powers to lay Feldman low. In the event he escaped, of course, which he did…”

“We have the power to pursue him now,” interjected Idenn. “We can chase him no matter where he goes. With everyone’s strength… we WILL kill him!”

“Well put,” came Sigma’s reply. “At any rate—”

“Hold on a moment,” spoke Lyrr. “If I’ve heard correctly, you said Nanako obtained her Horizon powers and used them against Feldman, but… I didn’t see her do anything out of the ordinary. Are you SURE she made it there?”

Nanako shot a glance at Lyrr. “That is a matter for a different time. Suffice it to say for the moment that, yes, I did make it to the Horizon, and yes, I did employ my powers in the battle against Feldman… but for the time being, why don’t we have C, Kaitlin, and Idenn fill us in?”

Nanako motioned to the three aforementioned names, as they came forward.

“Why don’t you tell us…” Nanako began, “…about your journeys to the Horizon?”

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