User blog:Baluar/Arc 4 chapter 1

As we walk to the target, a soft burst of wind hits us in the face. I resist the urge to stay and enjoy the cool air in this outrageously hot day, but we must go on. The Ouroboros we were sent to take care of might arrive to the B-15 area of the Outter Ghetto at any time, so there's no time to be wasted in these circumstances.

I do my best to avoid any unnecesary waste of time, but eventually I give in: the heat is hellish, and I run out of breath. I can't avoid to let go of Katy and drop myself in the floor, exhausted. The private that came with me today, Rick I think, doesn't seem to care about the temperature, but he comes from somewhere where this heat is an everyday business. After I regain some air, I pick up the Arc, get up and kepp walking. Rick doesn't seem to mind about it.

We finally arrive to the B-15 area of the Ghetto, only to find the Ouroboros still on its way. While its huge figure scares my companion, I know there are larger Aragami, which are best left unspoken. I simply sit down and wait until it's close enough for us to engage in battle, but at the same time watching it so that it doesn't cause any harm. However, when it arrives, a large shadow passes by my side, grounding me and stabbing the Ouroboros with something brilliant before it collapses to the floor.

I look to Rick to check up on his status, only to see him dead. Apparently, whatever passed by here decided to cut his stomach with its claws. While it is the first death I've seen since I'm in command, and the third overall, I don't have time to grieve over the death: there's something right in front of me that needs to be taken care of. I get up, with a hand in the head, the other barely holding the Arc.

A jet black Hannibal with red eyes looks at me, mere centimeters away from my face. While I won't deny I'm a hardened God Eater, this particular beast is... disturbing. The place where the Ouroboros was is now... a pool of lava?

-Just another day at work, then? - I say to myself. I rise my sword, and the Hannibal roars back, almost as if it could understand me. I jump and make a cut in its arm, only to hear a powerful scream within my head.

-[OOOOOOOWWWWWW!!! BURNS!!!]

-[What?!] - I scream to Katy while taking a step back to avoid the flames.

-[This... beast... burns me!]

-[Damn, what can I do now?] - I say, while avoiding the deadly lava-spit the monster just threw at me.

TO BE CONTINUED... (Too lazy to keep writing)