Blind Spot

Past

River: Commander!

Commander Mercer: Malia, inspect the weapon.

Commander Mercer: [Walks over to River]. You protected Warui well.

Commander Mercer: Tell us your read on the situation.

River: The- the men that threw strange daggers that came out of their wrists.

Malia: Warui, can you swing it?

Chena: People just tried to kill him.

Chena: Warui, don’t get up.

Kiel: She's right, we're not in the clear

Warui: If someone attacks, you guys are the ones getting hurt.

Zay: What are we doing Duncan?

Zay: None of us are armed and we're in the open.

Malia: Stares intensely at the dark red weapon in Warui's hand.

Malia: [Under her breath]. It really has veins.

River: The daggers disappeared and left behind a puddle.

Commander Mercer: Looks at the ground between them.

River: Oh uh- it's gone now sir.

River: The puddle evaporated in seconds.

Commander Mercer: Okay.

Commander Mercer: Everyone, listen!

Present

Commander Dirk: Looks toward Commander Mercer as they sit across from each other in a carriage.

Commander Dirk: So objects that resembled daggers came out of their wrists?

Commander Mercer: Precisely.

Commander Dirk: The daggers took on a liquid form after impact too…

Commander Dirk: The hell are we dealing with?

Commander Mercer: We must now assume that Warui isn’t an exception to such strange abilities.

Commander Dirk: We’ve never heard of any secret weapons programs though.

Commander Mercer: Anything is possible at this point.

Commander Mercer: Those men had the perfect ability for slipping into an event where weapons weren't allowed.

Commander Dirk: They did it in broad daylight and showed their faces.

Commander Dirk: It must’ve been worth doing.

Commander Dirk: And they’re capable of taking extreme risks.

Commander Dirk: If you’re serious about entering the capital, you better have Warui in a secure location.

Commander Mercer: I won’t limit the enemy to just those two assassins.

Commander Dirk: I didn’t ask you where he was.

Commander Mercer: Forgive me.

Commander Dirk: It’s fine, I know you’re worked up here.

Commander Dirk: Don’t worry, I have the whole branch on this too.

Commander Dirk: At the moment, it’s extremely difficult to leave Valeria or Seria City without being seen.

Commander Dirk: I'm just not quite sure what you say to the officials.

Commander Mercer: Sees a mother, father, and their child walk along the side of the road.

Commander Dirk: What happened with Warui isn't public knowledge either.

Commander Dirk: Only our branches and the government had access to the Avelorn report.

Commander Mercer: [Under his breath]. The report...

Commander Mercer: ...Tell me.

Commander Mercer: Our operation in Fort Avelorn.

Commander Mercer: Could it have gone differently?

Commander Dirk: I can’t say.

Commander Dirk: Reading the report and being there is different.

Commander Dirk: …I know there are families there traumatized.

Commander Dirk: Civilians may not have died, Mercer, but where they lived.

Commander Dirk: It turned into a battlefield.

Commander Mercer: Stares at his open palm.

Commander Dirk: …Did your soldiers recognize their faces?

Commander Mercer: No, I highly doubt these people are from Tiria.

Commander Mercer: If they are, there must be something they think is worth fighting for.

Carriage: ...

Commander Dirk: Duncan…

Commander Dirk: All these years.

Commander Dirk: You never once told me what you’re fighting for.

Commander Mercer: ...

Commander Mercer: I have a favor to ask...

Warui: Slowly opens his eyes while sitting against a wall and sees Zay sitting on the floor staring through an open doorway. A man and woman lean against the wall to the right.

Warui: Captain?

Zay: I'd say a quarter of the day's gone by. 

Zay: We’re laying low for a few days.

Warui: Where’s everyone else?

Zay: You mean your friends? Or are you actually concerned about the entire branch?

Warui: M- my friends.

Zay: They’re with Malia.

Zay: Commander Mercer wants them to stay in Valeria City and figure out the enemy.

Warui: The enemy?

Warui: Holds his head and grimaces.

Zay: [Groans]. You don’t even remember?

Woman: Give him a break, Zay.

Woman: He’s just a kid.

Woman: Looks like he’s got a headache too.

Warui: It barely hurts.

Zay: People tried to kill you at the memorial.

Zay: Your friend got you out the line of fire.

Zay: Then you summoned the weapon.

Warui: A scene plays in his head.

Past

River: Runs, bumps into Chena, and tackles Warui.

Warui: Falls to the ground with River and avoids the projectiles as Warui looks in the direction of the men.

Two Men: Throw two more dagger-like objects.

Warui: Puts his hand out instinctively and shuts his eyes.

Dark Red Object: Suddenly appears in Warui's hand and he closes his grip on the handle-like end as the dagger-like objects deflect off the end that resembles a blade and land on the ground.

Present

Warui: Right…

Warui: River saved me.

Warui: Then…

Warui: Another scene replays in his head.

Past

Commander Mercer: Everyone, listen!

Commander Mercer: Malia, form a squad.

Malia: Snaps out of staring at the weapon.

Commander Mercer: Zay, I've got a specific task for you.

Commander Mercer: Whoever I didn't name or isn't chosen to Malia's squad, I want half of you to be in the barracks here in Valeria and the other half to make your way to Seria.

Everyone: Yes, sir!

Everyone: Begin leaving the memorial site.

Malia: [Holds her arms out toward Chena, River, Khyrie, Kiel, and Sarah]. You guys are with me.

Zay: Duncan, we need to move immediately.

Commander Mercer: There are still wardens on the perimeter.

Commander Mercer: Warui is also being shielded.

Warui: Forces himself to stand through all of his friends' body blocking.

Warui: We need t-

Warui: T- to...

Chena: Warui!

Dark Red Object: Vanishes from Warui's hand in an instant.

Warui's POV: Slowly tightens and fades to black.

Present

Zay: Then you passed out at the same time the weapon disappeared from your hand.

Warui: Blinks a few times then looks between the two people against the wall.

Warui: S- so who are they?

Zay: She’s Ela, that’s Lio.

Zay: They’re as good as any soldier in the Army.

Lio: We’re better than any soldier.

Ela: Hello there. We’re the two people Zay trusts the most.

Lio: He won’t admit it though.

Warui: I’ve never seen you guys in the Army?

Ela: Ugh, no. Who the hell wants to do that shit?

Lio: Ela, they’re both Army.

Ela: Forgive me.

Ela: I meant.

Ela: [Straightens her posture and says plainly]. No, I’m not Army.

Warui: Why’d you choose them, Captain?

Ela: Do we seriously look that weak?

Warui: Oh no, I-

Warui: I didn’t mean it like that-

Zay: Mercer doesn’t want anyone in the Army knowing your location or anywhere near you.

Zay: Better safe than sorry.

Warui: Where are we, Captain?

Zay: Deep in the woods outside of Seria City.

Ela: That girl tried following us.

Warui: [His eyes snap toward Ela]. D- did she have brown hair?

Ela: Yeah, if you ask me, she has attachment issues.

Warui: Sorry…

Warui: Don’t mind her.

Zay: [Flatly]. Alright, your introductions are out of the way.

Zay: Stands, walks toward Warui, crouches in front of him and looks him in the eyes.

Zay: Tell us.

Zay: How’d you call out the sword?