Retribution of the Forgotten

It had been a few weeks now when she first came her, the chilly air and the usual clean enviroment seemed okay for her but enough was enough, today was her finally day in this place. She was allowed to go out from time to time, but usually that was with Raiye. Sadly, Cirno did not speak anymore, like she was mute, luckily the doctors had checked for sure and claim that it's Cirno's own choice not to speak anymore. She had aquired a new sword but just not something, it was a very unique one, much like her old one one but this one was reinforced, stronger, taller, bigger, it measured higher then Cirno's own length. No one knew where she got it from but aslong as she didn't cause trouble with it, they let her keep it, it also stopped her from going crazy. She was at the counter where a nurse was giving her her last information about her condition and had her swallow a pill and a cup of water along with it.

" Okay Cirno, you're going to have to lay off fighting for a day or two, we just need to do a quick eye exams because the doctor still wants to judge why your eyes are so empty. "

Cirno placed the cup back on the table and followed the Nurse to the doctor's office, pulling the holster with the sword from her back so she could fit through the door, she half figured why they kept wanting to do daily eye checks, her eyes were pretty much dead but she didn't seem to care.

Meanwhile, Sindel in with Tracy, although still in the Era of Hell, Sindel's faith in finding Seraphim was renewed thanks to her sworn sister Tracy, she shouldn't have acted like that, she knew how it was like to be forgotten and have a loved one hurt themselves in the process, so she did her best to prevent herself from losing faith ever again. She wanted Tracy to come along because today was the day she would get the stitches from the wound she gained from her match against Tracy, removed. The wound had completely healed, even though it took some time to heal, Sindel never stood still, always fought and always reopened the wound, so after some time of having Tracy yell at her to be more careful, she decided to take a rest. Sindel held the note infront of her and quietly read it to herself. " You know, I don't really trust doctors who have German names. " She flipped the card back and forth, just to check the back of it while she walked to the counter, showing the card. " Hi, We're here to see Doctor Treebaum. " The nurse nodded and guided her to the room she was meant to go, taking Tracy's hand to make her follow her to the room. " Oh you are sooo not leaving me alone here. "

Sindel got inside with the room, greeting the doctor and giving him a soft handshake and sat down on the medical bed. " Alright Sindel, before we remove those stiches, it has been a year since you had a medical check and you know you are forced to have one. " Sindel sighed, forgotting all about making an appointment, she was supposed to be having one this month but she figured if he wanted to do one now she'd be fine with it, atleast now she'd be done for another year.

" I'm sorry miss, but you'll have to leave the room. This will take a while so I suggest you get something to eat or drink, take a walk. I'm sure Sindel will call you when she's done. " Sindel was grumbling at first but then she accepted it, she figured she couldn't say anything against a doctor and nodded at Tracy. " Don't worry, I'll make sure I'll be fine once it's all done and we can go get some pizza. "

"Dont go Sindel, the wound will open up again..."

It was no use. There was no way to stop her sister. Wouldnt she know how stubborn Sindel could be. No matter how many times she told her, she'd still go and fight despite the warnings given to her by the doctor. It was rather painful to see her friend get herself hurt like that, but she had to learn somehow. She felt really glad when Sindel decided to stop fighting until she was fully recovered. A load off her shoulders. Maybe if she recovered soon, they could start looking for Seraphim. "Seraphy-chan... She's just as headstrong as you are... Metaphorically speaking, of course" She still remembered that all of this was her fault. After all, if she hadnt slammed Sindel's head into the corner, they wouldnt have had to delay their mission so much.

"Alright, time to go the hospital, Sindel~!"

It was finally the day when the doctor would remove the stitches on Sindel's head. From that day on, they should be able to start searching for their beloved sister! "Well... you'll have to trust him and stay still while he does his job, just for this time. I'll buy you ice cream if you act like a big girl, alrighty~?" Just like Seraphim did to her, the redhead liked teasing the other girl. Tracy opened the door and they entered the hospital, going to counter where a gentle nurse would attend them. Just as she tried to speak, though, Sindel started explaining the situation to the nurse, who nodded her head and lead them to the doctor's office. " 'Course not! You can squeeze my hand if it hurts too much." She gave her sister a warm smile as she was dragged to their destination.

"But... I want to staaay..." Tracy said to the nurse, who invited her to leave the room. Finally, she was convinced by Sindel's approval. She doubted no more, nodding her head and turning around. She was sure that, if Sindel needed her, they'd send someone to let her know. And if they didnt, she'd kick them in the knee. But one way or another, Tracy was going to be there whenever her sister called her. Just as Seraphy-chan did with her... Alright, she had to stop thinking about the things she did when she was around, and start imagining what she was going to do when they met again.

Tracy headed towards the exit of the building moments later, carrying only a few bucks in her pocket. She supposed it was enough for her to get a drink, maybe a snack too. Of course, she didnt plan on breaking that little joke-promise she made to Sindel. Half of that money was destined to be used to buy ice cream for her sister. As she walked, though, she saw something odd. A light blue haired girl, whose eyes seemed to be empty, walked right past her. Immediatly, she linked the picture her eyes had just captured to herself. Did she look like that when Seraphim disappeared...? Trying to avoid sad thoughts, she shook her head and got back to what she was doing. She didnt get very far before one strange girl came to her running. She stood before her, much to Tracy's surprise. Now, what could she need from her? "T-Traacy... Tracy Snow?! H-Heello!" The little girl exclaimed. The redhead was slightly confused, but she decided to play along, just to find out what this girl was looking for. "Uuh.. Hi?"

"You dont know me, but I'm a huge, huge fan of yours!" The little girl said. Tracy lowered her head and looked at her fan's hands. Paper and a pen. Seemed convincing enough. "I see... Well, what can I do for you~?" As she understood the situation, her tune of voice became lightly nicer. "I... I... I'd love to have your autograph!" She handed over the piece of paper and provided Tracy with the pen. She used a wall nearby as support, and wrote on it. "Here you go~!" She said, returning the paper and the pen to her cute fan. "Also! Here." She gave the little girl some money. The money she planned on using to buy a drink, to be exact. "Go and buy yourself something pretty, yes~?" Tracy ruffled the other girl's hair a little bit and then turned away, walking out of the hospital. She still had a gift to get!

"Now, what flavor should it be...? Vanilla...? Chocolate...?" She wondered while walking. There was still a block or two before she got to a small, nice store she knew. There she should be able to find what she needed: Sindel's prize!

Cirno was allowed back to the counter, getting the last specification of the nurse, it seemed her eyes were fine, somehow. But then the nurse got a call from the doctor and quickly spoke to him, leaving Cirno to wait somehow calm and patiently for her medical instructions. Finally the nurse's attention was back to her and gave her a note. " Uhm, the Doctor wants to do one last test with you, just a mental check to see if everything is fine with your cranium area. Cirno took the note and turned to head for the room she was told to go, passing a red headed girl though not even paying attention to her, she kept on walking untill she heard a fan talk to that girl, calling her ' Tracy Snow ' Cirno stood completely still, a faint memory occupied her, it was a small event with Lute, telling them the names over the ' demons ' that plagued the AFW. Seraphim Harmonia, Tracy Snow and Sindel Alaira. The three that manifested all evil in the AFW. For a moment a flash ran through that memory and she saw the faint image of Seraphim, back in the White Gale, where she first met her, kneeled like a knight and gaining the title ' Little Blue Knight ' Before she snapped back to reality, her expression remained just as dull as her eyes.

Cirno turned to face Tracy's back, watching the girl walk out of the hospital. Cirno tilted her head to the side, like she was only watching, which seemed so untill her hand guided down to the metal hilt of her new wooden blade, letting her palm rest upon the handle while she walked forward, no longer going to the doctor's room.. But after Tracy. The nurse saw her but didn't stop her, she had seen what Cirno was capable off during her stay in the hospital and even then was she only going insane and crazy from pain, and she didn't want to get in trouble, even if it was just a kawaii. Once outside, Cirno looked around with her dull eyes, trying to spot Tracy again and when she did, she stalked after her. Her fangs gliding around the handle and gripping it within her hand, it seemed Cirno was getting ready to attack her..

As she was going to the store, Tracy couldnt help but think of the other stuff they needed at home. "Eggs, milk, bread... Oh god." She lowered her head, regretting giving her the money to that little girl. In any case, she was still going to get Sindel's ice cream. There was no greater reward than to see her sister smile. It definitely made it all worth the effort. "I guess I'll go with vanille. And if she doesnt like it, I'll buy her two more to make up." She was sweet. Probably a bit too much. But well, she figured everything she did to Sindel was her way of paying Seraphim back for taking care of her. Besides, it was fun and nice to hang around her. The redhead really had no reason to complain. She wished that, when they found their sister, they could be a big happy family... Oops! Again with the sad memories.

Shaking her head, Tracy walked out the hospital's main gate. Or at least she tried. Before she could take one step out of the place, some mysterious persons showed up. There were at least 12 of them. "You again...?" Horus Heresy. It wasnt the first time she met them. But attacking again in such a public place... It'd be easier to run from them, but Sindel was still inside the hospital. She knew that if they couldnt catch her, they'd go after her sister. "Fine, bring it." Tracy brought her arms up, one in front of the other. Her knees bent slightly as she assumed her fighting stance, her eyes going from one of the girls to another, trying to figure out who was going to attack first. She was a little nervous, though. Considering she had kicked their butt last time, there was no wonder they had back up somewhere... or maybe even an ambush squad.

Cirno follow Tracy quickly, her focus set solely on that young girl, ready to strike her when the time was right. Was she following previous orders of the Horus Heresy even after they had discarded her and used her as a tool? OR was this a personal blow towards Seraphim because of their match? Nobody would be able to tell from Cirno's dull expression but she was set on striking Tracy. The hand that had gripped the handle of her blade started to move to the side, away from her body, carrying the handle with her, the blade starting to get pulled from it's holster, though before she got it completely out, did she spot the people infront of Tracy, looking like they wanted to fight her. She half figured they were from the Horus Heresy, for some reason she could feel their intentions to hurt and capture Tracy, while Cirno used to be oblivious about Horus Heresy's heel actions, maybe even discarding and ignoring them for her own good, was she no longer in their chains and now stood infront of her, were two choices instead of one, both paths were engraved with a certain aura, much like the inner conflict that went on in Cirno's mind and soul.

..Defeat Tracy or Aid Tracy..

Her mind was filled with that question over and over, she knew she could only pick one. Her head tilted to the side, gazing at all the people that had the intention of fighting Tracy, there were plenty... And then came a memory of the past, the night she had seen Sindel in trouble, chased by a large mob of Era of Hell members, the day she stood for what was right, for the White Gale.. And got herself lost in the vortex of darkness, if she had not made the choice of defending Sindel, would she have been.. Different? That actually thought made Cirno rub the side of her head, as if something stung her, or something had caught her attention enough to make her rub against it. This was.. Annoying? She knew that from Lute's information, that Tracy was like a sister to Seraphim, an excellent target to strike down whenever possible,if she were to strike Tracy now..

Cirno stepped forward towards Tracy, her sword carefully undersheathed from it's holster and brought it to her side, lifting it up so the blade was lifted in the air and the blade of the sword almost touch the side of her body, much like a samurai stance, ready to slash away. Just when Tracy was in range, the moment of truth with that one step she confirmed the range to attack, all was silent around Cirno, her mind made the choice in just one second and... She kept on walking, stepping up besides Tracy and took her side, ready to strike down the members that were going to attack Tracy, she gave the girl no glance, only the targets infront of her. This was a small victory for Cirno's still pure soul, who was fighting with her corrupted mind, Cirno's neglect towards the darkness was still there, she knew what she had to do. The right thing. Even if her mind stated the revenge, the suffering she could have brought Seraphim by attacking Tracy, did she discard it. She had defended Sindel and not once, even when she knew the White Gale wasn't going to aid her, did she regret it, now she did not regret the new choice she made, to defend Tracy.

It was useless. The more she took down, the more appeared in front of her eyes. Tracy felt extremely excited as she let out everything she had to defeat the bad guys, but she didnt know how much more her energies would last. Even so, she never lowered her arms and gave up. She had to defend Sindel, at least until she felt better and could fight by her side, although she wanted to try and avoid that. Just Seraphim would have liked her to, she was going to keep her sister from unecessary fights. She fought as hard and brutally as she could, not wanting her enemies to get back up and attack her while she was not paying attention. "Nngh... There's no way I'm losing to these stupid mofos" She had to admit, she was getting slightly tired.

Tracy managed to defeat at least 8 of them so far, and still counting. She sprinted towards one girl and delivered a brutal punch to her nose, putting her out like a candle. Another one came from the behind, but before she could attack her, the redhead turned her head and took a couple of steps towards her, raising her right leg and kicking the 10th right in the head, knocking her straight out. Followed by her, the 11th one charged the red haired girl, who wasnt in a correct stance to guard. Tracy was tackled to the ground by the new girl... or maybe not. As they fell, the kawaii brawler brought her leg up to her opponent's stomach and her hands to her shoulders, pushing against her with her foot and flipping her over her head, following it with a quick elbow drop to her throat, which should be enough to keep her from bothering her for a while.

She climbed back up to her feet quickly and reassumed her fighting stance. As she blinked, it even looked like if they were multiplying. She inched backwards, slightly intimidated. There were at least 20 of them, waiting for her at the main gate of the hospital. There was no way out... Until she noticed someone's presence right next to her. The small, light-blue haired girl she had seen before, wielding a rather huge sword. She wasnt sure about her, but since she hadnt attacked her before, she believed she was here as back up. "Uh... who are you..?" She asked, but she honestly didnt matter if there was an answer or not. She knew that she couldnt defeat all these guys by herself, so she was anyways thankful to the little girl for showing up.

Cirno counted them within her mind, there were alot of them for just one girl but then again, Tracy managed to hold herself together, something that was a rare sight to see for just a kawaii. Again that flashback of Sindel came into her mind, making sure she knew that once again she could get captured and tortured. Would Lady Karma strike differently today? Was there a purpose for her to actually recieve karma last time? It sure as hell wouldn't be Lady Luck. Her head tilted to the side, inspecting the girl that was approaching them, there would have been a warning for doing so, Cirno wasn't the type to be approached anymore, let alone get attacked but she wasn't going to let the girl go any further. A mad dash came out of nowhere from Cirno, catching the girl off guard and she spun to the side once she was close, slamming the side of the sword into the girl's cut and sending her flying backwards a few feet. Luckily the sword wasn't sharp enough to do any kinds of cuts but that didn't stop Cirno from using it.

Cirno looked down at the girl, who was at her mercy, almost in tears while she tried to crawl backwards, much like one of those horror movies but this was more out of fear. There was a split second where she thought about hurting her further but she wouldn't think of that yet, letting the girl withdraw while another came to her, the girl tried to punch her but Cirno merely pulled her head back, before she jumped up and launched her head back forward, sending one hell of a headbutt in the poor girl's face, knocking her out before she hit the ground. Cirno tilted her body to the side, as if she was about to fall sideways, but she suddenly ended up rushing towards them, wielding her big sword. A few of those members started to run, and the few that did stay ended up getting slammed with by Cirno's raw power together with the swings of her sword.

Tracy noticed how big Cirno's sword was. Was really such a small girl capable of wielding it? It was definitely an amusing idea. Well... until she saw her partner handling the sword perfectly. She was just glad she wasnt the blue haired girl's enemy. She knew that if she used that sword against her, there wouldnt be much she could do against it. And... it'd probably not be pretty at all. While she thought, an enemy tried to attack Tracy from the front, but was successfully stopped by the little girl. So, while Cirno took on the enemies from the front, the red haired girl covered her partner's back from the new enemies.

An elbow blow to the throat of one, an uppercut to another's stomach, Tracy defeated the ambush squad before they could even get close to Cirno. She figured that, with such an incredible little girl covering her back, she had nothing to fear. The redhead was tired, but not tired enough to just kneel and beg for mercy. Actually, that's something she wouldnt do even if she were wounded to death. "Nnhh..!" She delivered a devastating headbutt to the last one, feeling pretty satisfied. Yes, her head hurt a little bit, but nothing to worry about. As they finished moping the floor with these stupid girls from the Horus Heresy, Tracy dropped to one knee, pretty exhausted from the intense battle. She was panting heavily, her forehead covered in sweat. She turned to look at Cirno, really grateful for her help.

"I really dont know what I'd have done without you. Thank you... I guess I owe you one."

When Tracy turned her head to look at Cirno, was the girl already behind her, with her sword raised high, handle clutched with both hands, ready to strike down whenever she pleased. Perhaps she didn't help Tracy to get rid of the members, maybe she got rid of the members, to get Tracy next. There was not a single hint of mercy or hostility shown on Cirno's doll face, however inside of her were many choices how to deal with this.. Break Tracy's skull with the sword, withdraw the sword, wait for Tracy to beg for mercy or something else.. Alot of choices and so little to pick from. This would surely prove her loyalty to the Horus Heresy, who discarded her and wanted to beat her.. But was that truly her motive? Perhaps people that knew Tracy from Seraphim as her sword sister, and had seen the match between Cirno and Seraphim, would judge this to be an act of revenge, something that could not be taken lightly.

What was she waiting for exactly? No one could really tell but her dull eyes were directed to Tracy's eyes, trying to look into them, figure Tracy out, what made her tick, what made her fight like that, act like that, smile like that, talk like that. What was it that made Tracy hopeful. She wasn't going to find the answers without words, how ironic that she couldn't ask a question without words, she didn't talk for various reasons, none of them were known but that wasn't what Cirno was concerned about. Her stance remained the same, just a few feet away from Tracy, sword raised high, it's mere size had blocked the Sun from Tracy's point of view but still light shown from the edges of the sword. Would Tracy say the wrong words or do the wrong things? That was up to Tracy now, Cirno wasn't striking yet, she was waiting for one last final confirmation.. Before she starts a vendetta.

"I really dont know wha--."

Tracy's eyes shot wide open. Cirno's small frame kept the sunrays from reaching her, while she apparently wielded her huge sword against her. The redhead was left speechless. For a moment, her body froze. She honestly didnt expect things to turn out this way. And, on top of that, after fighting so many people today, she was exhausted, so there was nothing she could do. Tracy almost swallowed her tongue. She was afraid. Could this be it for her? Was this... how she was going to die? There was no one around them, so it wouldnt matter if she screamed for help. Not like she would, anyways. But, in a moment like this... she really wished her sisters were there to save her. Sindel... Seraphim...

But then she realized something. If Cirno had the guts to point her sword at her, maybe it's because she had done something to her before. Even if she hadnt noticed it, she somehow must have hurt this little girl. And well... she was ready to accept her punishment. It took her a few seconds to reach that conclusion, and decided it was the best. "...I'm sorry. For whatever I have done to you... I apologyse." Tracy got down on both knees and looked up at the blue haired girl in those empty eyes of hers. "I will gladly accept my punishment." She was ready to pay for what she had done, no matter what kind of punishment Cirno applied.

"Do what you may, but... I wont die. Because I have a mission. And beloved people I want to protect. I know I cant protect everyone, and sometimes I end up hurting others, but... I'm doing all I can. And... if you give me the opportunity, I'll make up to you."

Those words came straight from her heart. If Cirno decided to listen to them or not was ultimately up to her. But no matter what the blue haired girl did, Tracy was going to pull herself through. For Seraphim... For Sindel... For White Gale... For the sake of AFW.