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[sub][url=https://youtu.be/mljN3Zwy0mU?si=ndm6tHYctF7VNQu3]I Walk Alone – Saliva[/url][/sub]
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[color=D10000][b]Location :[/b][/color] Type-004 Nuclear Aircraft Carrier
[color=D10000][b]Date :[/b][/color] December 28[sup]th[/sup], 2022
[color=D10000][b]Time :[/b][/color] 5:21 (UTC+8) 

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[color=D10000]“Leave? Now??”[/color]

After seemingly managing to take the Zodiac chimp down, Raja scanned his vicinity, taking the sight of the severe damages caused by himself and the team while battling the opposing army. Having witnessed the explosion that Mikey had caused with the grenade launcher, he knew that the ship wouldn’t have lasted longer. Somebody needed to evacuate them before the tides washed them away. He nodded his head at both Cristina and the arriving Mikey, his facial expression softening.

[color=D10000]“Fine. Let’s go!”[/color]

The ferocious Sumatran Tiger joined the others, as the Mirage Space was constructed, though he couldn’t help but sense that something wasn’t right. It felt like something was tailing them, and it smelled like… Wu Shufen, perhaps? No way! He saw firsthand how the malicious chimp was tackled, vanishing into thin air without a single trace. He’d petered out, hadn’t he? Hopefully. And so, he gave the gradually sinking ship one final glance over his shoulder before following the rest into the pocket dimension.

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[color=D10000][b]Location :[/b][/color] Mirage Space
[color=D10000][b]Date :[/b][/color] December 28[sup]th[/sup], 2022
[color=D10000][b]Time :[/b][/color] 5:29 (UTC+8) 

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As the Mirage Space gradually brought them back home, Raja took a moment to contemplate, crossing his arms. He couldn’t tell whether his first mission with the TFO had been a success or a failure. All he could do was take a moment to evaluate his actions. The carrier was obliterated, the opposing army eliminated, and the obnoxious chimp defeated. In hindsight, it seemed like a success, wasn’t it? Or so, he thought? Still, he couldn’t help but sense that something had been clinging close to them on their way back home. Or maybe it was just him regretting that he hadn’t gotten to bring Nil with them, not noticing that she was striving against the bustling tides when he was still at the scene. 

[color=D10000]“Just saying, but I think we should’ve brought the girl with us. Her name is Nil, isn’t it?”[/color] Raja asked, trying to attract the attention of the other Arms Masters. [color=D10000]“I just hope she’ll survive out there. Do you think she’ll be fine?”[/color]

Part of him actually encouraged himself to return to the scene just to prevent Nil from drowning. He didn’t mind having to be the one staying behind if it meant that others would’ve been safe. After all, having lived in the wilderness for most of his life, the Sumatran Tiger knew a bunch of survival hacks to keep himself alive in the midst of a dangerous environment. But alas, it was too late. He’d already entered the Mirage Space alongside Cristina, Mikey, and the likes.

[color=D10000][b]“!!?”[/b][/color]

All a sudden, he found himself alarmed, his ferocious face tensing. When he felt that something was off, he knew it wasn’t just a hunch. Rather, it was his heightened senses cautioning him that a danger was, in fact, imminent. And he couldn’t be any truer. As it turned out, Wu Shufen hadn’t been completely defeated. Rather, he’d now joined the team to the Mirage Space, pulling out another cheap tactic to take them down one by one. What was worse, he even imitated their combined capabilities to execute his malicious plan.

[color=D10000][b]“Cristina, Mikey, look out!”[/b][/color]

The sight of Wu Shufen attempting to ambush Cristina then Mikey didn’t leave his watchful gaze. Seconds before both ambushes could connect, Raja quickly summoned his pair of Noble Arms, spectral blades materializing in a split second. He instinctively hurled one of them in the chimp’s direction, hoping that it’d pierce through his torso to trigger a flare of explosion. But if it failed to connect, then, well, he always had a plan B, of course. He might drop the other blade like a lit-up lighter, turning it into a torrent of pummeling force capable of forcing the fire-laced staff out of his grip.

[color=D10000]“Goddammit! I thought we’ve gotten rid of you, [i]monyet kecil[/i]. How did you get in!?”[/color]

[b]FIN.[/b]