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Crumbling away.
Peeling away.
Fading.
Everything gleaming in the distance.
On instinct, she batted aside the furious rainbow of light shining in her eyes with both arms.
Both red-hot pincers contained enough power to burn through anything, be it boulders or steel, like a hot knife through butter.
“Not that I know what butter is.”
Talking about things she had heard, she continued to corner her glimmering target.
However, they were on top of a wide-open field of sand with no obstacles around, so she couldn’t quite finish the job. She dominated in areas with no cover when fighting at extreme distances…
“Snipers are always alone.”
That was another thing she had heard. Snipers were people who attacked from far, far away, waiting patiently until they could finish off their prey.
And so she waited. She continued waiting with pride in her heart. Because she was a sniper. Watching in the distance, day in and day out, waiting for anyone who came to the tower.
There were rules. Rules that bound her to the tower. They were annoying, but as forgetful as she was, she also had a feeling she would forget a lot of things without them. That they had walked together, talked together, the days they spent together, and the memories they had shared together.
“Ahh…I don’t want to forget that.”
She had been left behind by everything.
Told to wait, she would wait however long it took. But she waited because she wanted him to come back. If he would just come back, she would wait however long it took.
So…
“I was so glad when you came back, Master.”
Because everyone left.
She had started feeling unsure if she should still believe that he would come back. She didn’t know whether she was waiting because she believed, or if it was just force of habit. She didn’t think about it, either. Because there was nothing to think about. He had kept his promise before she rotted away.
“I’m so happy, Master.”
That was why she didn’t want him to go. He could just stay there forever.
She wasn’t alone anymore, so she could graduate from being a sniper. And she deserved a suitable reward for that graduation, as far as she was concerned.
“I don’t want to be left behind again, Master… I want to be loved, too.”
Because everyone and everything had left her behind.
This time, she wanted to be with him, wherever, whenever.
So…
“Please love me, Master…”
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