Chapter 3:

Hope

Forced To Survive


Their targets scattered around this Island which seems to be paradise on earth are nowhere to be found, Walking through the shore of the Island of what seems to be a neverending straight 

line of sand and jungle the team finds themselves marching without much hope to keep.

“You guys!!!” -Yui

The entire group looks back at Yui, beholding their sight as Jaz is worn from the prolonged journey of searching. It was obvious she couldn’t go on further, Despite her intelligent mind and superior thinking skills, she didn’t consider investing many skill points into her endurance and agility.

“We walked for a good while now, We've seen no one so far and we are all a bit tired, Good spot to take a break” - ArditFinding a nice secluded spot away from the roasting sun they sit on a pile of rocks, They drink some water to get their hydration to not plummet down spiralling out of control.

“You know what if we end up not finding our classmates, what if they got killed or commit suicide in this place…”

“Shut up”

Everyone is shocked that Jaz despite never interacting with anyone other than Yui has a piece of humanity to make sure these thoughts don't cloud or discourage them of their goals.Staring at her words, It feels like their morale is boosted.

“She’s right, Even if we don’t know if they are alive or even on this Island anymore, We shouldn’t give up!!” -Miru

“You know for once you said something smart” -Manu

They all laugh at Manu’s joke, This hits Miru in her most vulnerable spot, Her pride.

“Well if I didn’t motivate us then no one else would’ve, I will take that as a compliment”

She sits down facing away from the group to avoid them seeing her in this state, Kevin going next to Miru making sure she’s alright, With time passing they do some small talk, jokes and so on. They decide it’s finally time to start heading forward, Walking along the shore, seeing the wild crabs across the sand and the rare opportunity of a fish jumping out of water fills them with happiness.

Enjoying these small things in life is the difference between a happy person and depression. If you always focus on the big grand theme of things then you won't appreciate the minor details.They did it, What seems to be some sort of sign of life was spotted by Khay being far ahead of the group.

“Hey guys come check this out!”

She was shouting at the top of her lungs to get everyone's attention. Without a moment's notice, there was a stampede of people running towards Khay. They all were excited looking down onto the floor hoping to see if this was anything of value, A shoe, That’s all it was.They were still nonetheless excited at the fact someone was passing through this area, The shoe being that of a student, Half buried into the sand saying it had been at least a full day before they even set out.

“Finally something motivating” -Khay

“It means there is someone else out there, Seeing it only one shoe it can’t have been Vash, 

Zeph or Yaqean” - rk

He was most obviously correct, His skilled analysis and deduction skills eliminated three out of the five survivors, The possibility of a group of three average physically fit people and their great intelligence just losing or forgetting the shoe being one to none. This leaves two targets, Taco and Grimm.