"Found him!"a man shouted
"Medic—!"
"Coming—"she said
a few people hauled away the bricks and steel plate that buried karl
"Take him back to the medic station first—did the test after—"the medic chasing the carrying karl,her voice fading,growing hoarse.
"Kolossova!the storage of medical alcohol and glucose are not enough to use—"
"Kolossova!how did those dead body go—"
Voices converged on her from every direction
"Wait—listen!use saline instead of alcohol for disinfection,glucose…only for critical cases" she said
"And…those corpses…burn them,prevent plague,quick!"she thought of a while,a few words flow out from her mouth.
"Mr.hermorf? Hey—hey!okay,patient still unconscious,mr.anta—keep back from the wounded!"she said
"Okay…okay,don't be so serious…smile~don't keep that stiff face like captain…"he said
"You!don't be grinning,his condition is critical,don't touch him!"she said
"Mom…mom…where are you…where…are…you…"a faint voice drifted from the bed beside to her
"I'm here…it's over now…do you want to hear a song?…"she turned to the patient,his body was covered in bandages,her voice be softening as she spoke with the patient
"I…I want…"the patient said
"Okay…I'll begin…"
"A sound drifts from afar, carried by fragrant blossoms…
At the morning, tender leaves glisten with dewdrops…"
"The radiant future resembles a beautiful brocade, as if youthful joy has returned.
May that beautiful future be free from the frost of hardship.
May that beautiful future be free from the frost of hardship.
From the moment I set out, my heart was set on that beautiful future.
With my heart set on that beautiful future, I fear not the long and arduous road."
"The road is long and arduous..."she sang like morning birdsong,like the rain on arid land
"The best future…ha,ironic,damn…when did it end…I want to back too…"anta said,a drop of that slipped down his cheek
Anta leave the medic station,he walked though the fortress,though the chimera had shattered it,it was still breathed
"Hey captain,how that damn thing be cleared"He asked
"You knew how it is—they're Dismantling the carcass for parts.we should focus on repairs first" the captain said
"I know,belial was destroyed in the fight,other fleet…even not exist"he sighed
He looked to the pavilion near the wreckage of chimera,Sese sleeping inside,Oleg standing in there,even sleep in standing
"I knew it,captain…we should have more rest at here,Sese,Oleg or even Kolossova…they are running too empty. You too"he put his hand heavily on captain's shoulder with a sigh
"Don't burn yourself out in silence"
"Thanks…and shut up next time"
"Hey,don't dewell on it,they…bought you time,don't let them death meaningless"anta said to a woman say on the floor and still wearing her captain uniform
"Damn…you're right,we can't afford to grieve for long,did you and your fleets people find Rex?"she asked
"Rex…the one who self-destructed first,is it?"
"Yes…did you find him?!"she voices suddenly sharpened
"No…"he didn't said more,it is no need to stoke useless grief
"But we might still find him,we might…"
"He said…if he died,he want to be buried in leningard"she said
"We will,those bastard may went there if it was still in the circulation…"he said
"We always thought the people we knew would always be there…"she cried
"Normal is the best…normal already is a luxury"he said
"A luxury…but we always waste it"he voices trailed off.
"It's the most luxurious,and also the most ordinary"he reply
"Beneath the pine trees, a cool breeze blows,
allowing me to sleep peacefully on the grass."she sang slowly and quietly
"Ah, liuri liuri, ah, liuri liuri,
allowing me to sleep peacefully on the grass…"anta join her sing together,the winds swept though the fortress,stirring the flame nearby them,their voices mingling with the wind and their tears
"Kolossova!his vitals are in the red!"
"Who?!"
"That patient next to karl!"
"Doctor…am I going to die?"he asked
"No!You're not!"she shouted out
"Doctor…I can feel it…it's coming…can I ask you something?"He said
"What…?"
"Could you sing that song again?"He said,his voices as fragile as a wet paper and flickering like a flame in wind
"Of coarse…From the moment I set out, my heart was set on that beautiful future.
With my heart set on that beautiful future, I fear not the long and arduous road.
The road is long and arduous...
The road is long…and…arduous…
The road is…"tear fell onto her hand,drop after drop,tears blur her voices,her mind,everything
The patient raised a trembling hand,wipe a tear from her cheek—and fell,heavily and still.
"Why…why,I can't do anything…"she held his hand,even as the warmth faded,even as it grew cold
Only the wind answered—beating against windows,pressing through the cracks in the walls,sweeping though the ruins of the fortress that had just swallowed another life.
The wind didn't know grief.
It just kept blowing