With a numbing pain in her arms, Limabela opened her eyes.
Confused, Limabela looked around, only to find herself waking up inside an unfamiliar ditch.
Limebela lifted her painful body up. She could not remember anything. Where was this place? Why was she here? Limabela was utterly in the dark.
The first thing she did was climb up the ditch she fell in. It was she noticed her arms covered in a pair of unfamiliar gauntlets with a familiar glow and sheen. Limabela could not recall where she had seen this kind of glow before. It just felt familiar.
After noticing the gauntlets, Limabela also noticed she was wearing a light protective armor that paired with the gauntlets in terms of appearance. She also wore a matching pair of boots.
It was really strange as Limabela had never seen such armor before. She also noticed that her armor was severely scratched and damaged. Some parts were even falling off as she moved around.
BOOM!
Limabela's attention shifted from her armor to the sounds coming from outside the ditch. That was right. There was no time to wonder about what she was wearing. She must know where she was and what was happening.n/-OvELbIn
Although the ditch covered the view of the outside, it was not high enough to be impossible to climb.
And when Limabela looked around after leaving the ditch, she felt a severe headache. Strange enough, everything looked blurred in her eyes.
Despite the pain in her head and blurry surroundings, Limabela continued to observe her surroundings. She looked around until she noticed something. It was a hill, a very familiar hill.
And the hill did not look blurry in her eyes.
BOOM!
An explosion occurred in the sky. Limabela could not help but look, causing the pain in her head to intensify. However, she insisted on looking at it and saw the blurry figures of two entities battling to death in the sky. One figure seemed clad in flames, while the other appeared to be darkness itself.
The two clashed, and the space shook. That scene made Limabela shudder. It was as if she was watching a battle beyond mortals.
A battle of Deities and Gods.
Limabela felt weaker. She was unable to hold on watching the godly entities in the sky.
Still, Limabela moved. She followed the direction of the familiar hill.
BOOM!
On the hill, a surge of energy exploded.
That surge of energy made Limabela's eyes widen.
That surge of energy was the most familiar thing to her in this blurry world.
That surge of energy was something Limabela had seen countless times.
"LUNA!"
Limabela shouted in reflex.
On that very hill, Luna and Bajing should be there.
And Limabela should also be there at this moment.
However, Limabela was not there but here.
Limabela was becoming overwhelmed with worry and confusion.
The surge of energy bloomed. The top of the hill became submerged within that energy.
It was the sign that Luna, Bajing, and Limabela would die. That surge of energy would leave not a single trace of them.
But...
Limabela was not on the hill.
"UGH!"
Limabela fell to her knees as the pain in her head intensified further.
But all of a sudden, Limabela felt another surge of energy. A familiar energy she had felt before.
Another attempt, Limabela raised her head. She looked straight at the hill.
Then, Limabela saw two figures soar in the air. She was too far to recognize the two figures, but she could not be mistaken about one of them.
"The usual, huh. You mean your usual visions that you don't want to tell me."
Baskoro said, staring at his daughter.
"It's really nothing," Limabela smiled. "I'll tell you if it's bad."
Baskoro continued staring at his hard-headed daughter. He could only sigh.
"You already know that the words you said just now are the same words your mother told me before leaving us."
"You already said that many times, too," Limabela complained. "It's really nothing."
lightsnοvεl At this time, a maid entered the dining room, pushing a cart with food.
"Thank you."
Limabela thanked the maid as she placed food in front of her.
The maid smiled and retreated.
"By the way, Dad," Limabela turned back to her father. "I'm going back to our base today."
Baskoro glared at Limabela but did not say anything. He then chewed and swallowed the food in his mouth before talking.
"Don't go alone. Go there with our transport. Our men will be heading there with the materials, anyway."
"You're not stopping me this time, huh?"
Limabela was a little surprised. Usually, he would be against her going with her friends.
"I want to stop you, but you'll just slip out, anyway," Baskoro sighed. "You're really the split image of your mother. Not just abilities, but also personality."
"Is that a compliment?"
Limabela asked.
"It's not."
Baskoro wanted to smack his daughter's senses back.
However, there was one reason why Baskoro was not against Limabela going out this time. There was a current threat of the [Face Wearers] in the fortress. And the safest place in the fortress against these [Face Wearers] was the 38th Satellite Settlement, where the maker of the badges resided.
With those thoughts, Baskoro could not help but glance at the badge on his chest. When Limabela returned, she came back with these badges, which were supposed to be exclusive to the soldiers of General Wijaya. He was a little happy. It meant that these badges would protect the family from those [Face Wearers]. Limabela even brought extra badges for their servants, making everyone happy.
Against [Face Wearers], the 38th Satellite Settlement would be the safest. However, Baskoro could not help but worry a little. The [Face Wearers] would not be the only danger the Moon Chasers would face. Those badges would make other people target them, too.
That was why Baskoro decided to send some guards for Limabela in the guise of bringing materials there to trade.
Baskoro could only wish nothing bad would happen to his daughter. It was good that even in the apocalypse, he had some influence. In the least, the greedy bastards would hesitate to provoke him by harming his daughter.
"By the way, Dad," Limabela took back her father's attention. "Any news about brother?"
"Your brother's group just finished dealing with the monsters that came out of the sea. If not for the [Face Wearers], they would be the topic of the news around the fortress."
"Is that so? Good for them." Limabela tapped her place with her spoon. "Should I send some badges to brother? I don't know if we had enough materials, though."
"It would be good if you can," Baskoro supported his daughter's idea. "The materials would not be a problem. We can also ask your brother to provide extra funds to trade for the badges."
"If that's the case, I'll ask Sir Mark."
Limabela replied with a nod.
However, hearing a man's name coming from his daughter's lips made Baskoro a little uncomfortable, especially since Limabela looked enthusiastic.
"That face again," Limabela pouted. "Don't worry. Sir Mark's already married."
"I didn't say anything."
Baskoro spoke.
"You really don't have to say anything if what you are thinking is obvious on your face."
Limabela argued.
The father and daughter continued their banter over the course of their breakfast.
In the middle of the apocalypse, many people would be envious of such a scene.