Chapter 6

**Sudden Attack** (突然攻撃, *Totsuzen kōgeki*?) is the sixth chapter of Agiria.

## Synopsis

Everyone intend themselves to training for their goal. Even how hard it is, they're going to go forward and pass it, even if they're going to die soon. And 2 years had finally passed, every soldier that been training for 2 years are complete the training now. Everyone have three choices from now on.

The Garrison, Protect the towns, maintain the peace and guard everyone from the demons. The Mage Corps, reinforce the Divine Energy to not collapse, being back up for the empire and use their magic to protect the kingdom. The Army, sacrifice and die for the empire to kill the demons... And defeat the Demon King.

And this is what they're here for, the 3 choices they have to choose. Everybody have their own goal. Someone want to maintain the peace and protect their beloved, someone want to be proud of their family, or someone who want to destroy the demons to get revenge on them for take away their beloved.

But throw away that tense, a loud shout is come from the canteen. Alex seem pissed off because of the loud cheering sound make him annoying.

Everyone set the party to celebrate for complete the training. Some of them start to get drunk and some of them already went back to their room.

Vera feel so annoying from those drunk people's shout. As she watching her sister lay down on the table, Freya is also already drunk. She ask Vera to join but she decline. Freya doesn't even notice that is an alcohols. She still try to convince Vera to join her, until Vera said it's alcohols, both girls silent.

Then Ace broke that awkward silent, tap Vera's shoulder, asking what branch to join. An answer is totally right, Army. An event that take away her parent is the reason why she want to become a soldier.

Vera and Ace have a little chit-chat about family which soon they're regret talking about it. Ace also come from Neveah Town and lost his family in Neveah Town fall down. Ace always feel a death glare from behind that gave him a goosebumps, it's from Freya with a 'stay away from my sister', who seems to become a third-wheel, making Ace sweat and shaking even more. The atmosphere is pretty awkward.

In the next day, the list of new soldier name in that got chosen in each works have finally announced.

Vera, Freya, Patricia, Ace, William, Nile and Richard are affiliated in Army. Surprisingly, Jennifer and Luca also affiliated in, too. They said their class score isn't in a criterion to join the garrison. But Alicia and Vivian who in a top of the class can affiliated in the garrison with no problem.

Everyone work in their own hometown. As a person who come from Neveah Town, Vera, Freya, Patricia and another people who came from the same place even they affiliated in a different branch, they need to work at the same place, Neveah Town, the place where they experience a terrible memory.

The higher-ups told a place where a Gardner base are, so the new soldiers couldn't get lost. It's in a middle of the Gardner village. A temporary place for a survivors from Neveah Town to stay while Neveah Town is on repair.

Even though, we still lost in a forest, because a terrible leading of Richard, cause them confuse with the direction, luckily Luca help him. When we arrived to Earth Village is already evening. But how weird, no one is here. All of them are start to panic if they're lost.

Luca suggest to go look around the village, and the squad do what he suggested. But before we could do that, suddenly someone shout from behind and quickly drag us to somewhere.

We arrive to the front of the deep forest, the sun is getting down make it more hard to look. But then soon a roar could be heard inside the forest. Someone order us to guard up as a footstep coming toward us, revealing an ugly demons. Vera quickly stab through demon's heart.

Jennifer disgust a demons from a far as a demon nearing attack her, but Freya manage to save her. Freya told to don't panic and stay focus and she continue deal with those demons.

With Luca and Patricia, there's so much of demons with them and seems like they couldn't hold it anymore. Somebody laugh. It was Ace and Alicia who look fun with killing demons. Luca shock after seeing a big grin on Alicia's face.

A fight continue 20 minutes long and seems like demons stop coming. Luca notice that and he's panting after a long fight. Ace shout aggressively and he still not done with those demons, yet. Vera look at his eyes, it's full of rage. Guess he's taking a revenge. Jennifer yell because she don't those demons to come anymore. Luca try to stop her but a voice interrupt her from a far order them to help the injured people

A demon's attack cause a lot of damage. While Vera help bring the injured people to the medical ward, she saw a lot of injured soldier, and there's no more bed for them. Vivian told them to place those injured people on the floor. Are they need to do this every night?

In the morning, Vera and her friends finally have time to rest after a long tired night. But senior said someone want to meet us. So we have to meet the person after a breakfast.

We're in front of the door which there's a sign 'Major's office'. One of us knock the door and a voice from inside the room respond back. A voice said come in and we open the door. Meet a 4 people are sitting. A voice apologize for a sudden work in the last night. And it's revealing to be Natalie Floralist.

## Character in Order of Appearance

* Vera Alyer
* Freya Alyer
* Patricia
* Jennifer Whitlock
* Luca Forbis
* Ace Felix
* Alicia Zodiac
* Vivian Ademan
* Natalie Floralist