Limitless The Strongest Revenant

"WAAAAAHHHHH!!!! DAAAAARRRRLINNNGG!!! DARRRLIIIINGG!!!!"

Jo almost broke me in half with her hug. The sadness emanating from her felt like her heart was crying a river of tears. She said little, only her calling for me as her wretched cries escaped her lips. It was probably because my shooting star knew she had to stay.

"P-Possum. Can I go with you, please? I will be a good girl. Not being with you makes me scared...Please? I will be really quiet...You wont even notice...W-Why? WHY?

WHY DO I HAVE TO STAY? WHY CAN'T I GO?"

Robyn, forgetting everything else, decided to negotiate to join the Hammer team. Only to lose patience and began screaming at me instead.

I already knew from her thoughts. Robyn was very attached to me. She could bear to be away from me for one day. But no longer. And right now, like a junkie in withdrawal, she was losing her mind.

"Anata...sniff...please tell me you will come back. Sniff...you have to promise me...that you will return no matter what...I can't live without you anymore Anata...what will I do if I never see you again? Do you really have to go? Can't we just let Nyda die alone? I should just kill her instead..."

Aki shivered in my arms as if she was cold. Her body seemed so small. Gone was the coquettish Onee-san. In her place was a scared little girl, one who was afraid of being left behind. The whole operation had no worth from her point of view.

"Sniff...I'm not going to cry Mr. Code...I understand why you have to do this...I can understand it...it's the logical thing to do...I can do it! BUT WHY?! WHY CAN'T I STOP FEELING LIKE THIS? YOU HAVEN'T LEFT YET AND I'M ALREADY LIKE THIS! TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!

My mind is a mess.

Whenever you're involved, I can't think straight...honey...I'm scared...sniff...please don't go...I'm begging you..."

The usually logical Bella was a complete wreck. Her words blurred together as she cried. Although she said what she thought at first, her true feelings escaped her lips.

Much like me, our hearts suffocated us, even though our brains knew what we should do. But despite the pitiful begging of my girls.

I remained silent.

This was all I could do. Like them, I was afraid. Afraid that I wouldn't make it back. Afraid that when I did return, they would no longer be alive.

For reapers, such drastic outcomes were normal. Even if I did my best to survive, it did not mean that everything would be all right. That was life.

Still, I had to go. For our future, I must risk our present.

My life since becoming a Reaper has not been easy. It was filled with trials and tribulations. But each time, I grew stronger. But as the things I gained increased, so did the things I had to lose.

Because I had to protect Hellsend, I had to leave four of my girls behind.

Because I had to lead the way. Because I had to learn what I didn't know. And because I had to show everyone what it meant to be a part of Hellsend.

These were my reasons for going to the 32nd floor.

When I heard my girls crying from despair and sadness, I was not strong enough to comfort them. If I tried, I would succumb to weakness and end up not going.

So I endured it. This came with accepting the Sirens fully. I couldn't give in to their demands. This was what we needed to grow.

But it didn't mean that my heart didn't feel anything. In fact, the pain I had to endure hurt more than the creation of all my {kismets} combined.

It was as if someone took a dull knife and tried to fillet my heart with it. I could feel every stroke of the blade, it was torture of the highest order. Yet I couldn't do anything about it.

For the next thirty minutes, I just hugged them. I made no vague promises. No grand gesture of strength.

All I could do was accept their complaints. Eventually, they all calmed down and rested in my embrace.

I intertwined my hands with theirs. From wild and erratic, their heartbeats calmed and slowed as if dead. Their links began to normalize as well, until soon it was as quiet as a graveyard again.

Then they all gave me a quick peck on the lips before parting from me. Unlike a few minutes before, the four women in front of me were all smiling.

"Fight without worry, Your Majesty. Vela and I will make sure our home remains in one piece until you return! When you do, I want to be pampered for a week! That is a promise, okay, Darling!"

"Make sure you beat the crap out of those wankers, Possum. Your Sheila will take care of everything here. Come back in a week. A day if you can. If you don't, I'll root out every man I see in this place!"

"Anata, please make sure you come back to me alive and well. That is all I ask... as payment I swear never to leave this place until you return."

"Mr. Code. I vow to make sure that the 24th floor does not fall. If I fail, I will give up my place as Siren. Even if they all come for this place, no one will take it until I see you again."

I nodded and gave each woman a tender kiss. Then I summoned my avatars and led the Anvil team to the courtyard.

The members of the Hammer team were all drinking tea, while the officers of Hellsend, along with Leo, Nyda, D and Pixie, were all waiting for me.

Liv, Lilly and Jas all stood up and walked towards me. But their eyes were not on me, but on their fellow Sirens. When the seven girls met, they were all like idol groups preparing for a competition.

"You slaggers, better protect my possum with everything you have. Or I will kill you all afterwards."

"You can rest assured, as his shield. Beloved will return to you all unharmed."

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"Princess. I entrust you with the hope of my life. If Honey does not return, I will..."

"Save it. Dearest is not going to die. I forbid it. As long as I draw breath, it will not come to pass."

"Lilly-sama, protect our {Kindred}. I cannot predict what I will do if Shujin is no longer alive."

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"Jas... if you don't come back, I won't forgive you. You have to come back with Darling in one piece."

"I promise. Jo, you must not die either. We will give birth to Husband's children together, right?"

"YEAH! I will have our kids make a gang and beat up everyone in the neighborhood. We'll call it the Limitless gang! Darling would love it!"

"Jo, stop trying to find ways to terrorize our neighbors to be."

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Despite the range of emotions the girls showed, they suddenly began to embrace each other in loving hugs. One after another, words of concern and insults were uttered.

"Stop reading smut while you are there, all right, you cunt. And take care of Possum as well as yourself."

"Fufu. I will. Do not kill the fools in this place, Robyn. Show your dignity as Rhiannon."

"Fucking slagger! Stay alert Lilly, if you die I will burn all your dolls!"

"Hmph! If I come back and you are dead, I will eat your mastiffs!"

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"Aki, use the poison recipes I left behind, okay? They are how I got the name Ebony Deathstalker."

"I still can't get the process perfect, Jas. So you have to return as well. Besides, I cannot control the Sirens and Shujin's bad eating habits by myself."
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"Haha, I understand. Then please polish my instruments as well, Aki. Also, don't forget to clean our rooms, the rest of the girls are slobs. Especially Bella and Robyn."

"Fufu, I agree. Don't worry Jas, I'll make sure our house stays spotless. It is our pride as women!"

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"Bella, please protect our home. In return, I promise to protect our {Kindred}."

"Make sure you protect yourself as well, Liv. If you die, Honey will break. So protecting yourself must also be your priority."

"I will miss your huge breasts, Liv! Please don't die! I do not want to win by default! You must all return when I give birth to Darling's firstborn!"

"Hahaha. Of course, Jo. I would love to see the day when our family's first child arrives, no matter who his or her mother may be. Please take care of everyone, my beloved sisters. I will do everything I can to protect the one we all love."

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After their passionate farewells, the girls of the Anvil team all faced me once again. Only then did I speak, a single sentence.

"Wait for me."

Aki, Bella, Jo and Robyn all ran towards me for one last farewell. After that, my group and I left for Operation Paper. And the rescue of Evelyn Flowers.