Main Scenario/Her Nightmare

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5-1 Where Warmth is Afar
5-2 The Crevice
5-3 Connected Bonds
5-4 Mysteries of the Old Castle
5-5 The Bullet That Crushes Demons
5-6 Rock Bottom
5-7 Her Nightmare
5-8 The Girls' Pride
5-9 Deep in the Blizzard
5-10 Bless and Curse
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Murmansk
"Watch out, [Conductor]!"
Gunfire roared out. Murmansk returned from her scouting mission and blasted the 'thread-like objects' that was closing into me in the nick of time.
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Murmansk
"Are you OK? Did my [Bullet] grazed you? I'm so sorry, it's just so faint and hard to [Aim]...?"
As she rushes towards me with her worried face, in her hand is her state-of-the-art sniper rifle, the pride of the Eisengrad military, the most technologically advanced country in the world.
Murmansk's skill is second to none, as she was a regular hunter who hunted large beasts and monsters with merely an old-style hunting rifle in her homeland. She's amazing, there is not a without a single scratch on us -- She only dispelled the danger that had been creeping up on me.
With merely a single shot from her sniper rifle, that admittedly has unnecessarily high firepower, the thread-like thing is charred and torn apart, disintegrated on the floor in a flurry.
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Murmansk
"What is, that? Long, thin, wispy thing... Kyaaah!?"
Before I had time to thank Murmansk for saving me, she was yanked backwards. I rushed over to her this time in a panic.
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Murmansk
"Ouch... Ugh, I fell on my [Butt]."
Conductor
Are you alright, Murmansk, what was that just now...?
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Murmansk
"[CONDUCTOR]!?"
Murmansk's eyes widened as she pulled my arm forcefully. She is also a Train Knight who had received an Iron Injection, so her arm strength is stronger than she looks, but--
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Murmansk
"WOAAAH!"
Murmansk is tiny and light as a feather, so she lost balance because of my weight and we fell down together vigorously.
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Murmansk
"Ow... I-I'm sorry, [Conductor]. Can you move yourself out of the way? You're too heavy, I can't move!"
Sorry, I said, as I helped her up and looked around. Since a while ago, we have been under attack by unidentified objects... I cannot see, nor can I prevent or avoid said attack.
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Murmansk
"Uuugh. That's terrible, you're attacking us with that [Whip]."
But Murmansk, a good sniper, must have caught something in her eyes, because she looked unusually a bit angry - She stared at a dimly lit corner of the room.
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Murmansk
"Why are you [Hurting] us? We are [Friends], aren't we, lady...?"
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Yakutsk
"........."
What Murmansk identified was -- Yakutsk, she had stood up at some point in time, and was holding her whip in her hand. She swung and assaulted us without question.
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Murmansk
"Hyawwah, aahh? Scary, scary, it hurts! Stop it!"
Murmansk manages to deflect her whip attacks and complained tearfully - but Yakutsk ignored her.
It is obvious that there is something wrong with her. What in the world happened to Yakutsk?
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Murmansk
"[Conductor], get back! Something is [Wrong] with sister Yakutsk now!"
Conductor
I'm on it... It seems like Yakutsk is being manipulated by something. Otherwise, there is no reason for her to attack, as she's very serious and loyal.
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Murmansk
"Ugh... Maybe she [Hates] me, that's all."
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Murmansk
"Because. She seemed to be afraid of [Ghosts]... I'm not a ghost, but it's the same."
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Murmansk
"Because I'm the [Baba Yaga], the monster that everyone's scared of and shies away from."
Conductor
Murmansk... Wrong, you are a human being. You are am unfortunate human being who has been discriminated against and persecuted. The SSS is an organisation to protect such people, and Yakutsk is a good soldier who embodies the ideals of the SSS.
I tried to say more, but Yakutsk ferociously interrupted with a crack of her whip.
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Yakutsk
"RUN! BESTYAKH!"
Murmansk
"Best... Yakh...?"
Yakutsk
"I'LL PROTECT YOU AS YOUR BIG SISTER! MY LITTLE, SWEET, BESTYAKH! THE WORLD IS FULL OF SCARY THINGS, BUT DON'T CRY ANYMORE - I'M HERE!"
Yakutsk
"I'VE STUDIED AND TRAINED A LOT, AND I'M STRONGER THAN ANYONE ELSE! SO DON'T WORRY, BESTYAKH! YOUR BIG SISTER WILL DEFEAT THIS MONSTER THAT SCARES YOU!"
Murmansk
"......!"
Murmansk froze in fear upon being called a monster. Having lived like an animal outside of human society, she does not yet know how to suppress her immature emotions. She was sad, in pain, and stiff, not knowing what to do.
Then Yakutsk unleashed a ferocious strike at us. Is she hallucinating, or is she having a bad dream--? Her gaze is very unfocused, and the words that spilled out of her mouth are incoherent.
Yakutsk
"SO! PLEASE, DON'T GO, DON'T LEAVE YOUR SISTER! DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE, I'LL BE BETTER! I'LL BE A RELIABLE, STRONG AND UNBEATABLE SOLDIER, I'LL BE THE BIG SISTER YOU'LL ADMIRE...!"
Yakutsk whipped at us while shouting hoarsely. Perhaps trying to protect me from her onslaught, Murmansk spreaded her hands out as if to shield me.
But she shouldn't. If she sacrificed herself like that, she can't fight. And if she can't fight back - she can't even help Yakutsk, who's now crying and lashing out wildly.
I made a split-second decision and embraced Murmansk with my whole body to protect her.
Murmansk
"Ahhh, [Conductor]!?"
Conductor
Murmansk, get a grip, look closely! Yakutsk is being controlled by threads, there's threads glistening in the darkness behind her!
Murmansk
"Threads... Oh, it's true!"
Conductor
It was only by sheer chance that I noticed it. It was your concern for us, Murmansk, that the light emanating from the fireplace lit it up... Your human kindness exposed said evil intentions.
Conductor
Yakutsk has been made a puppet by the threads stretching from the darkness. So this 'thread-like object' that had tried to close in on me on several occasions - is probably a monstrous thread that entangles the human body and invades their cranial nerves to manipulate the body and mind.
Murmansk
"That's right. She is a brave [Soldier]. We are both [Soldiers] of [Eisengrad], I know that."
Murmansk
"Big sister [Yakutsk]... is [Better] than anyone else, that's why she was [Chosen] as the [Pinnacle] of the [SSS]."
Murmansk
"She is the [Representative] of [Eisengrad]."
Yakutsk
"......"
Murmansk
"Eheheh. If you weren't being [Controlled] by a [Monster]... [Conductor] and I would have lost a long time ago."
Conductor
I'm sure you're right... Can you hit those threads, Murmansk? I'll fend off those that approach us in the meantime--
Murmansk
"Yes. I'm a [Hunter], I can catch my [Prey] in any [Snowstorm]."
Murmansk
"So, [Order] me. You don't have to treat me like a child or worry... Be the [Conductor] as always and [Order] me."
Murmansk
"If you do that... I will say '[Yah]', with great joy, for I am also a soldier of [Eisengrad] - No, of the [SSS], just like her."
Conductor
...Very well. I order you as the [Conductor]! Shoot and dispel the threads from Yakutsk - that which is controlling our allies!
Murmansk
"Yah...! Roger~, [Conductor]!"
Murmansk replied happily as she said - She fired her shots. Her bullets all hit the threads controlling Yakutsk, each of them so thin that it was difficult to even see them.
The threads controlling Yakutsk was severed, and she succumbed and fell forward. Murmansk and I rushed to her, then held and supported her.
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Murmansk
"Are you alright, lady? Have you come to your [Senses]?"
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Yakutsk
"Um, ummmh..."
Yakutsk moaned and convulsed terribly, as if severely drunk, likely there are still monstrous threads inside her body and cranial nerves.
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Yakutsk
"...It's horrible, I had a dream."
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Yakutsk
"I had, you know, a sister. She was always following me, tailing behind me, my little - sweet Bestyakh."
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Yakutsk
"She was always a klutz and a scaredy cat, and whenever something bad happened, she would call, 'Siiiis!' and asked me for help."
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Yakutsk
"But she's no longer here anymore, Murmansk - she was swallowed by the Mist when she was as young as you are now, and never returned."
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Yakutsk
"I wanted to protect her, she was the only one I wanted to protect. To that end, I wanted to be smart and strong, the elite and respectable soldier she would have wanted to be..."
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Murmansk
"Yeah... I understand. My [Babushka] passed away in a snowy [Night]. It's sad to be separated from the people you love."
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Murmansk
"But. Don't worry, you won't be all [Alone] anymore. We're here for you - we'll be by Sis [Yakutsk]'s side."
The two girls, still appearing young, embraced and comforted each other, whispering quietly.
They are trying to get rid of the tragedy that started the whole thing including their pain and suffering -- The Phantom Mist. To dispel it, the Special Steel Squad cannot stay stuck in this abyss.
Together with their trusted and beloved friends, they must look up and move forward into the future.
Chapter 5.png
5-1 Where Warmth is Afar
5-2 The Crevice
5-3 Connected Bonds
5-4 Mysteries of the Old Castle
5-5 The Bullet That Crushes Demons
5-6 Rock Bottom
5-7 Her Nightmare
5-8 The Girls' Pride
5-9 Deep in the Blizzard
5-10 Bless and Curse