After Lucky Luke's flashy entrance, things finally quieted down at the guild—well, as much as they were going to with a hyperactive merchant running around.
Garrus and Yami's battle was put on hold, but they didn't care. Yami was too interested in knowing what Lucky Luke was doing there, and Garrus just didn't want to give himself a headache.
But before Yami could properly interrogate the merchant—
There was a loud shout from outside.
"Help! Someone, help!"
Yami's body tensed immediately.
That voice. It was shaking with fear. The same fear his sister had on the night she was taken.
He moved before thinking.
WHOOSH!
Rei and Lina barely had time to react before Yami disappeared from the guild.
Lucky blinked. "Oh ho, fast."
Rei cursed. "Damm it, Yami! Wait up!"
Outside the Guild – The Encounter
Yami's heart pounded as he chased after the scream, his scythe already in hand.
Then he saw her.
A young woman—surrounded in a corner by a clique of gangsters.
She possessed dark black hair, beautiful violet-colored eyes, and a terrified expression.
But that was not what paralyzed Yami.
She looked exactly like his sister.
His breath caught in his throat.
His hands trembled, his vision blurred. It couldn't be.
She's dead.
But she was right there.
The thugs turned around when they saw him. "Huh? Who the hell are—"
They didn't get to finish
BOOM!
Yami was cutting so fast he didn't even realize he'd already cut them down.
One moment they were standing, the next they were on the ground.
Dead.
The girl flinched, staring at him in horror.
Yami couldn't speak.
His entire world had just been broken.
His knees buckled. The breathing was brief, terror-stricken gasps.
His mind screamed, This can't be real.
Then—
Warm arms wrapped around him.
"Shh… It's okay."
Rei.
She and Lina had caught up. She knelt down beside him, grasping his shoulders. "Breathe, Yami. Just breathe."
His entire body shook.
The girl hesitated before she spoke. "Um… Are you okay?"
That voice. So near.
Yami's chest ached.
Lina looked at the girl. "Who are you?"
She hesitated before answering. "…Kira."
Yami froze again.
Kira. That was not his sister's name.
But… she was just like her.
Kira's head moved, her voice tiny. "Thanks… for saving me."
Yami couldn't respond.
Because for the first time since he'd been reincarnated… he was actually broken.