Same Story, New Path ch19Chapter 19: Those We ProtectWhen she was younger, she hated to see people hurt. Her meister had been one of the most reckless people she had ever met in life, and no matter how much he would rush into danger, at the end of the day, she would still look at him with a look of utter concern, asking if he were alright. Of course he was always the bigger man and declared he was undefeatable no matter how many gashes, cuts, and bruises littered his body. That in mind, Tsubaki's heart nearly shattered when she found her daughter sobbing over her partner's unconscious form while her grandfather figure tried to calm her. It had been enough work to p
Same Story, New Path ch14Chapter 14: PartnersTheir mornings didn't involve much talking. There were some mumbles, a few grunts and a lot of stumbling and thumps, but otherwise, the only other sound was the music floating from each of their rooms as some form of motivation to stay focused. Hair free from its usually set of pig tails, Ayame shuffled around the apartment she shared with Zeke, looking for her missing boot, fully dressed yet not fully awake. "Didn't your mom ever tell you how to act in a skirt?" Halting her search under the coffee table, Ayame quickly put her hands over the back of her skirt, holding it down and glaring up at her partner. She had leggin
Same Story, New Path ch15Chapter 15: AresThe inside of the cavern they had just entered was enough for any one of them to want to turn around. Ahead was nothing but darkness and the sounds of dripping and wetness. Gabe grimaced darkly from where he stood next to a very skeptical Zeke. Aiden was standing ahead of them, his goggles pulled over his eyes and ankle deep in water while Ayame and Lyra stood off to the side waiting. "There doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary back there. Just your typical cave dwellers." Aiden called over his shoulder."Usual cave dwellers?" Gabe questioned and turned his attention to Lyra. "What does that even mean?""It mean
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