> Dawn of the Lost Wolves
>  by MaxTV1234
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> Prologue - I'm In Inu? Saved By The Wolf!
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Prologue

April 11th, 2017

It was the day where everything changed. I had a dream, you know. A dream where I can live my life to the fullest and where I can give strength to people. A dream where I could make friends. Lots and lots of friends to make myself feel better from my home life, but…I quitted because for my own reasons…and wanted to change, but then later…something happened and my dream died out. I was all alone…the people, everyone was only interested in the ‘me’ they see, but not the ‘me’ I know.

In the big city, over pass the loud traffic jams, the city lights, the people walking by, and the many buildings, there stood a lone teenage girl. She stood on top of one of the building as she looks down the city and the many people through the metal fence before she slowly began climbing over it and stood on the ledge.

That girl is me…the girl that everyone sees different. I couldn’t handle on losing my dream and everything. I was all alone, and…to be honest, I can’t handle it. I lost everything on the day and I’m now just an outcast. Sure, everyone still sees as the ‘me’ they would see on TV. I’m nothing…I’m tired of running through my life with fame, I’m tired with my life having to put too many faces, I’m tired of not being able to give strength to others. I’m tired of everything…

The girl looked down from the ledge she stood on with hesitation, but she held it away with a brave look on his face. She took one step, the one step to escape reality, the one step to break free, the one step…to her death.

And that was the day where everything changed. I was done with it and I was ready to take my own life. But…as I slowly fall down and was about to fall on the hard concrete floor, she felt…a splash?

I felt like I was in the water instead of facing dead and even felt my bones breaking from the fall. Just what is this? 

Name: Kanoe Fey. Age: 16. Hmm…it seems that you were fairly popular with the people, especially with the boys, huh? Makes sense for a famous pop idol star like you.

Yeah…that’s right. I remember now…I’m a pop star. I’m famous for the amazing songs I sung. But…does it matter? They’re just useless after all…

Wow, you must feel lucky to be here with us. Arriving to this world while being hospitalized, very lucky indeed. 

Lucky? What’s there to be lucky? It was just a coincidence…right?

…A girl…a lone girl floated in the darkness, slumbering through and through till she slowly opened her eyes, but as she tried opening her mouth, droplets of water poured out of there as she immediately covered her mouth before looking around, but felt cramped up for some reason before she uses her hands to push through.

That’s when she noticed…

A small crack that create a light for her.

Soon, she managed to break through before lifting herself up, gasping for air as she looks around in her surroundings. Her vision was a bit blurry, so she couldn’t see anything. To get better, she tried coming out of the water and once she managed so, she tripped and fall face-flat.

“Ow…” The girl hissed before slowly getting up, her feet wobbling a bit before he grabbed onto something to lift herself up. “Huh…?”

She slowly touched her forehead and winced, feeling a small bump on her forehead before his vision slowly began clearing up. Once so, she takes a good look of her surroundings and gasped in shock.

The whole place she was in was dark and gritty, the walls were all rusty, and nearly filled with moss. She notices a chair that seemed to look like they’re used for dentists or medical operations.

“Where am I…?” The girl wondered, blinking in surprise. “Ugh…what happened? And…why am I…still here…?”

The girl looks around in confusion before noticing herself. She was…bare naked. Nothing was covering her, not even a single underwear or a bra.

“W-Wah!” She gasped before covering herself, blushing madly. “O-Okay…this is new…”

She looks around before noticing the thing that she woken up from. It was some sort of weird pod and it was filled with water. She didn’t know what it was, or even care at all.

“Maybe another time or when I like get out of here. Just where can I get a bunch of clothes?!” She thought, feeling cold due to not wearing any clothes.

But at the corner of her eyes, she saw the machine started shaking before it opened something up, revealing a set of clothes for her.

“Oh…how convenient.” She remarked before grabbing the plastic bag with the clothes. She stared at the set of clothes that appeared out of the weird machine. However, she noticed at the corner right of the bag was a piece of tape that had something written on it. It was a single word that the girl was able to see.

“Kanoe Fey.” She read, blinking in surprise.

That’s right…that was my name. I remember now. My name is Kanoe Fey. I recognize that name anywhere. It’s my name! 

“Well…no use to think about that.” Kanoe sighed before ripping the plastic off and decided to dress herself. She notices a lone mirror as she walks over and begins dressing herself.

Five minutes later, she gazed at herself in the mirror.

She looked liked an average high school girl with fair, slightly tanned skin, beautiful pink eyes, and dark blue shoulder-length hair with a pointed ahoge. She lets her unkempt hair down and dons a red headband on top of her head. She had a forest green zipper hoodie with shallow side pockets and a red gas mask symbol decorated on the upper left and bottom right sleeve. Underneath it, she wore a white golden buttoned up shirt with a small necktie tied around it. She also wears a dark teal skirt with brown loafers along with matching dark teal socks.

“Jeez…these clothes looks exactly like what I wore before. Makes me feel like I’m attending high school again.” She muttered, looking at herself. She let out a sigh of relief before smiling to herself a little. “Oh well…at least I got some decent clothes. But right now, I should find my way out of here…”

She begins walking around till she notices an exterior that was in the shape of the door.

“That looks like a way out.” Kanoe smiled before walking over and found the doorknob, but it wouldn’t barged opened.

“H-Huh? Why isn’t it opening?” Kanoe raised a brow, looking at the door before trying all her might till she heard a small sound of the door sliding open. “Oh…it’s just stuck.”

She slowly grabbed onto the door and began opening it, managing to get herself free from that room. She examines the place, seeing the dark hallway filled with so much moss.

“Now where to go?” Kanoe steps out of the room and looks between the halls, wondering which path to go. “Hmm…Maybe this way…or that way…I don’t know…this is all too creepy. Almost like I’m in some horror film.”

Kanoe looks around, placing a hand on her chest with a slightly scared look before she takes a deep breath and holds a brave look as she begins heading out.

“Might as well take the right path. It is right, after all.” Kanoe shrugged before taking the right path, finding some more moss around the area. “Jeez…what is this place?”

“Maybe it’s a dream…but it feels real. Maybe vivid?” Kanoe wondered, passing through some vines before noticing a blockade of stuff fallen on top of each other, but there was a small clearing that leads to another room. 

“Mm…” She hummed before crawling her way through it and managed to make her way through the hallway. 

She felt like she was walking for hours before arriving to what looks like a lobby. She looked around the place for a bit, finding herself what seems to be a lobby. Kanoe looks around the place with a worried look, but one look of this place gave her this sudden realization where she was.

“Am I…in a hospital…?” Kanoe wondered. “But…this place…it doesn’t look like it’s been used for years…”

She walks around, trying to be brave as she hid away her fears but as she kept walking, she saw a set of doors right in front of her.

“Yes!” She raced over to the front doors of the abandoned hospital and attempted to open them. Kanoe’s hopes soon slowly died down at the moment she touched the door handles and budged it, nothing moved, much to her shock.

“No…!” Kanoe groaned. “This is not what I needed…”

Kanoe fell on her knees and sighed, looking down in worried. 

“What am I gonna do?” Kanoe sighed before getting back with a slightly confidant look. “Hmm…well I guess maybe find an emergency exit or something.”

Kanoe looks back at the front entrance, seeing how dark it was. 

“Is it night time already? Well…it was night when I…” Kanoe stopped herself and looks down with a sad look. 

“(Why am I still alive? This doesn’t make any sense.” Kanoe thought, glancing away and went into deep thought. The last thing she remember that she did was being on the rooftop of a building, standing on the ledge, and then fell to her death.

“…Oh well, it’s not best to waste time thinking stuff like this. I should find someone who might help me out here.” Kanoe begins walking around the place, trying to hold back her fears as she explored the abandoned hospital and walked through the halls, seeing some moss growing from the floor across the walls. She even took noticed just how damaged it was, it was like this hospital hasn’t been active in years.

“Jeez…can this place get any creepier?” She thought aloud, finding another door that leads to a flight of stairs. She looks around and saw that the bottom floor stairs has collapsed with no way down. “Oh well, when there’s no way down, we can always find a way up there.”

Kanoe began taking the steps upstairs and began walking upwards to the stairs. She could hear her footsteps echoing from each step on the stairs, but as she keeps walking, she felt like she was stepping on something.

She looks down at her shoes and saw…blood? 

“H-Huh?” Kanoe blinked in shock before seeing more blood on the walls. “AHHHHHHHH!”

She nearly tripped over and held against the railing, staring in horror upon seeing some rotten skeletons and the dry blood on the stairs with some leaning over at the edge of the stairs.

“W-W-What is this?” Kanoe paled before taking a deep breath and getting back up. “T-This must be…nothing. I-I just need to find a different way out of here.”

Kanoe began heading her way through the stairs, looking around the place while trying to hold back her vomit. 

“T-These must be for…decoration. No wait, why would they? Maybe a prank?” Kanoe thought with a frown before walking through more and more steps before finding a hall that leads straight to a single door. She runs towards the door and managed to break through of the door.

“Yes! Freedom!” Kanoe smiled, arriving through the outside. She looked around and realized that she was on the rooftop. “The rooftop…Well, even so, I’m sure I can call for help from up here.”

Kanoe looks through her pocket, but she realized that she didn’t have her phone. 

“Aw, come on!” Kanoe groaned before slumping down sadly. “This sucks…now what?”

Kanoe sighed before she began walking over to the ledge of the rooftop. However, she stopped doing so and felt hesitate to go over to the ledge to look down at the city she was in. 

“W-Why am I…?” Kanoe gulped, her hands shaking before gasping.

“Ngh…!” Kanoe groaned before her eyes turned blank as her mind slowly showed her on the rooftop and falling off. 

Before long, Kanoe was brought back to her senses before coughing a bit.

“W-What was that?” Kanoe thought, sweating all over. “That…felt so real. Wait, wasn’t that-”

Before she could think more deeply, she heard a faint sound over by the distance before looking over and saw…

“Is that a helicopter?!” Kanoe exclaimed before squinting her eyes to see that it was heading through the city she was in.

Kanoe grinned happily before rushing over to the ledge of the building’s rooftop and began waving over to get their attention. 

“HEY! ANYONE! CAN YOU HEAR ME?! HELP ME!” Kanoe screamed, calling over the ‘helicopter’. Soon, she saw it making its way towards her. “YES! YES! I’M RIGHT HERE!”

Kanoe smiled happily before looking down at the city, but the moment she did…

“….W-What?” Kanoe widened her eyes as she stares right over at the city. She saw the buildings, the streets, everything around in the city she was in….it was all a barren wasteland. 

There was no human life around here, and no sound of the people down there. The whole city was deserted.

“No…way…” Kanoe widened her eyes. “No way…! W-What’s going on?! W-Why is the city…?!”

“This is crazy! I can’t believe any of this! This is all too…crazy!” Kanoe thought with a horrified look on her face. “This is all just a dream…! It’s a dream and I’ll probably wake up any time! I-I mean, this all can’t get anymore weird, right?!”

Before long, she heard the mechanical sound being more louder, prompting her to look upwards and see something that caught her off-guard.

The helicopter she saw wasn’t a helicopter at all and it was a giant aircraft that could’ve been something you wouldn’t see anywhere. It was almost something that the military could have made, and the designs looked more futuristic than she could have ever seen.

Kanoe stood there with a shock look, petrified by what she was witnessing.

Soon, it landed on the rooftop, nearly taking the whole space before the aircraft door slowly opened as Kanoe stood back…

Kanoe simply stare at it in fear. She was so scared…she didn’t even comprehend on her situation anymore. She didn’t have anything to say at the matter…she simply kept thinking that this was all a dream. She felt like she could wake up at any moment.

However, to make things worse for her, a bunch of people walked out of the weird-looking aircraft in a formation line and they were completely armed. Kanoe watches this and blinks upon seeing their armor. 

“Strange…is that Japan’s military forces? But…they don’t look any I’ve seen before. Maybe a new military branch?” Kanoe thought as she continued to stare down at them in shock.

The armed men swarmed around her and aimed their guns at her, causing her to shriek and hold her hands in the air, flailing them around.

“W-W-Wait! Don’t shoot! I’m innocent!” Kanoe screamed.

One of the armed men, who looked like he was more muscular than the others and more serious to Kanoe’s opinion, stepped forward towards the high school girl.

Kanoe stood back a little as the man stared at her before he looked at her hair and hummed in thought.

“Hmm…” He stared at her with an intimidating look. “Heh, what a pretty little lady.”

“U-Um…thanks?” Kanoe sweat-dropped with a nervous smile. “Um…could maybe please stop messing with my hair?”

“Hm…So, looks like we got ourselves a pretty little lady.” The man laughed, alongside with the other armed men. “So dolly, what are you doing here?”

“H-Huh? What am I doing here…?” That was the same question that was in Kanoe’s head. She remembered for a fact that the last thing she remembered was standing on top of a building’s rooftop just like this one before and…jumped off to commit suicide. She doesn’t understand how in the world did she lived nor even got here. “I-I…don’t know…”

“Really? Well how can be sure that you aren’t working for those pesky Resistance?” The man folded his arms with a smirk on his face, which Kanoe saw as creepy and disturbing, but she couldn’t help but feel confused and bewildered by that statement.

“Resistance?” Kanoe blinked. “What are you talking about?”

“Don’t play dumb. I guess it was the Resistance’s mistake to have you come all this way here in this deserted place.” The man smirked. “Besides…all we did was simply scout out the area for any stray mutts, but instead, we got ourselves you.”

“Now hold on a sec, what are you talking about?” Kanoe demanded, looking directly at the tall man before she stepped forward and looked at his armor. She blinked several times and examined it more, even his gun and helmet he was wearing. “And…what’s up with the weird outfit? You look like a weirdo in it.”

“What?!” The captain yelled out, which made the other soldiers snickering at that before he gives them a death glare, which made them tensed up and quietly shut up. He then turned to Kanoe and grabbed and lifted her in the air by the hair. “You listen here bitch! I will not take your tolerance and insults at me! You think you’re enjoying this just ‘cause you and your rebel scumbags are trying to fight against us and the human king.”

“W-What?! Ow!” Kanoe shrieked before being thrown onto the floor. The throw nearly sprained her ankle and made her coughed up too hard several times.

“Sir, what do you want to do with her?” A nearby soldier asked.

“Hold on, let me talk to the commander…” The captain takes out his walkie-talkie before he started talking to the ‘commander’ through it. Kanoe slowly gotten up before hearing the sound of something clicking.

“Wait what the hell was that? It sounded like a gun was being-” The moment she looks up, she widens her eyes at a couple of soldiers aiming their guns at her. “Ooooooooh….oh no….”

“Stand still rebel scum!” The first soldier yelled at her, which started to annoy Kanoe before she gets up and glares at them hard.

“Would you guys just stop this already?! I have a name, you know!” Kanoe exclaimed. “And what do you mean ‘rebel scum’?!”

“Don’t play dumb! We’ll be asking the questions!” The second soldier hissed, aiming it at her forehead. “Now talk!”

“Soldier 11101, hold your ground till I give the order!” The captain stated sternly, which the soldier looked back at him before sighing and saluting to him and replied “Sir, yes sir!”

“Okay, so what’s going on?! Why is everything here look like a disaster out here?!” Kanoe exclaimed. “I-I mean…where’s the people?!”

“Nice try, but we won’t fall for your tricks!” A third soldier scoffed. 

“Hold on…” The captain looks at her with a stern look. “Tell me young lady, what exactly are you doing here? Why would one of you rebel scums be here in this deserted place?”

“And what is going on with this ‘rebel scum’? Rebel of what?” Kanoe asked, holding back the fears in her from his stern glare. 

“We meant the Resistance.” Kanoe blinked in confusion at the name the Captain told her. “Those who opposes the Human King against his conquest on Inu.”

“Inu? Human king? Okay, you guys are really making this up, right?” Kanoe asked, putting a hand on her head. “I mean…I never heard any of that! And what is this ‘Inu’? Don’t you mean Shibuya?” 

The soldiers stares at Kanoe, wondering what was she talking about. Till ten seconds later, they all begin laughing at her.

“W-What? What’s so funny…?” Kanoe asked, backing away a bit.

“’Shibuya’? Is she serious?!” One of the soldiers laughed hardly.

“Okay, enough…!” The captain cleared his throat, seizing all laughter before walking towards her. “And why are you talking about a certain city part from our old planet? It no longer exists to us no more.”

“W-What?” Kanoe asked. “’Old planet’? No longer exists?” 

“Huh? Do not know much what happened to Planet 883?” The captain questioned, but all he received was her shaking her head. “How odd…Well anyway, I already with my commander and he says to bring you for some interrogation.”

“W-Wait…’Planet 883’? This doesn’t make any sense…what are you all talking about?” Kanoe asked, glaring right up his face.

“Save the questions till we bring you to your majesty.” The captain grabs her by the arms and began dragging her towards the ship. “You’re coming with us, whether you like it or not. Besides…”

The captain gives her a sly grin and began laughing.

“Who knows? With a cute girl like you, maybe he’ll spare you. Maybe.” Kanoe struggles against his strong grip, trying her best to escape from him.

“Let me go! LET ME GO!” Kanoe screamed, gritting her teeth as she tried all her might to get away from him, but all her efforts were futile at the man’s strong grip.

“Look, just calm down you bitch. Maybe if you stay good, we won’t-”

However, the moment he tried getting her onto the ship, it exploded right before their eyes as they all fall back down. Kanoe fell on her back, and was out of the man’s grip the moment the explosion occurred.

“What the hell?! Who the hell did this?!” The captain demanded, getting back up before feeling a sharp pain in his chest. He slowly looks down and sees a clawmark on his chest that just appeared in mere seconds. Blood began dropping off from it as he slowly falls down face-flat, blood pouring out from his chest and forming around his body.

“Sir! SIR!” The soldiers called till a quick blur knocked him down as the soldiers aimed their guns around, trying to attacked whatever killed their platoon captain and knocked out one of their men. 

“You know…I’ve seen some messed-up shit you and your precious king do…” The soldiers heard a cocky-sounding voice and before long, two more soldiers were knocked down with a hard kick before the figure revealed themselves. “But harming a girl? Wow, you guys are such fucking idiots.”

The figure revealed as a tall figure who appeared to be male, who had a thick mane of messy red waist length hair that he keeps in a high ponytail by a small barely noticeable brown scrunchie. He had green eyes, but the pupils looked like they were slit and some red fur over his hands. He also seems to be wearing a long sleeved white tunic with three buttons on top, but the top button was unbuttoned. He also wears a long red blazer with a strange enigma on the back of it. However, he wears the left sleeve and leaves the right side of the coat drape over his shoulder. 

He wears dark red baggy sweatpants that rolled up over his ankles. He also wears blue straw Zori slippers and carries a katana, which is cover in its sheath, hung around his pants. 

Kanoe looks up and stares at the boy in shock as he gives them a sadistic grin.

“Oh well…guess I’m gonna have to beat your asses till ya sorry!” Before long, he quickly disappears and knocked down one of the soldiers. Three more soldiers loaded their guns and attempt to shoot him dead, but however…

He appeared before them and took out his katana and sliced them. After a few more slices, he lands in front of Kanoe and places the sword over his shoulder with a serious look before smirking as the human soldiers’ guns were sliced off in half, including their armor and helmets.

The three soldiers turned pale and looked at each other in fear and embarrassment.

“Oh wow…” Kanoe blinked in surprise before staring at the boy. “And…thank you.”

“You can’t thank my ass later. Right now, we’re out of here!” He immediately picked the girl up by the shoulders, almost like he was carrying a bride. 

“H-Hey! You aren’t going anywhere!” A few remaining soldiers aimed their guns at the two vigilantes before firing their guns. The boy huffed in annoyance before jumping high into the air, which nearly caught Kanoe surprised by this. 

Kanoe couldn’t believe that any of this was real, but she was seeing all of this in real life. She never expected any of this to happen in a single day. Now, she was being rescued by this strange boy who jumped in the air like she was super-human. While she was in the air, she took noticed of something on top of his head.

It was something fluffy and soft, but they looked doggy ears. She blinked in shock before looking down and saw a red tail moving around and it was coming from right up his butt.

“Okay…this is so weird…!” Kanoe muttered, widening her eyes before he raised his right arm at the remaining soldiers. 

“TAKE THIS! WAILING NOVA SPHERE!” The boy screamed, firing a powerful beam straight at the team before it created another explosion before he used it as a distraction before jumping from building from building with Kanoe being carried on his shoulder, nearly shocked upon seeing all this.

“He….literally…done that…with his…own hands…” Kanoe blinked in shock.

“If you’re worried about those assholes, they’re barely dead. I didn’t even use my full power.” The boy snorted. 

“Umm…I-I guess that’s somewhat relieving.” Kanoe sighed before they arrived to another building’s rooftop before he placed her down. 

“Get some rest…for now, we just need to get moving back to base.” The boy stated sternly.

“U-Umm, okay.” Kanoe nodded, leaning against the mental fence while she watched him scratched the back of his head, his ears moving around a bit.

“Whoa…they’re seriously moving.” Kanoe blinked in surprise. 

“Max….Max….you there?” Max opened his left eye before grumbling in annoyance before looking through a small watch-like device as he began talking straight to it.

“Yeah, I’m still alive. Hold your ass off, AJ.” Max scoffed with an annoyed look. “You know that I can’t die that easily.”

“Well excuse me for asking! You had me worried there when you couldn’t respond back! I mean, you practically even had the others back at the base so worried too that you weren’t around!” 

“I know! I know! All I did was go off and take a break for a while till I saw one of those bastard’s ships and decided to tail them till I found a girl!” Max yelled at the watch.

“OWW! Hey! Watch how you yell at the intercom! I’m still working on the audio thing!” The voice yelled out.

“Whatever.” The boy, who is known as Max, snorted at the voice coming out of his intercom. “But don’t worry, I’ll get her back to base.”

“Well please tell me that you’re near to the rendezvous point.” AJ asked with a tone that sounded like he was testing Max.

“….Maybe…” Max shrugged while Kanoe sweat-dropped at them. She could have also sworn that she heard the person through the intercom face-palming and sighing.

“Of course, but please be careful. Right now, I’m pinpointing your location right now.” AJ stated.

“Relax AJ, I’m fine including this girl.” Max waved it off nonchalantly. “Besides, if those bastards really were after our asses, you would think they would get more squad members and-”

As if on cue, they heard a loud motorized sound before they turned around to see another ship, similar to the ones those human soldiers used as it stared at them.

Max and Kanoe both widened their eyes while AJ sighed through the intercom.

“You were saying?” AJ asked.

“Well…RUN!” Max grabbed the girl’s hand and immediately leaped away, avoiding the ship’s machine guns as it nearly blasted them.

“AHHHHH!” Kanoe screamed as they were in the air while avoiding the ship’s guns. Kanoe grabbed Max’s left arm and hugged him tightly, catching him off-guard.

“H-Hey!” Max shouted before landing on another rooftop while the ship came rolling in and attempted to shoot them.

“Do something! Use that weird thing you did earlier before!” Kanoe begged. 

“I won’t if you keep grabbing onto me like that!” Max screamed before jumping away once the ships aimed for them and fired its machine guns.

“Surrender now under the name of the Human King!” The pilot of the aircraft demanded through its intercom, which made Max scoffed at that.

“Like fucking hell I would do that!” Max shouted before he allowed Kanoe to hop on his back as she wrapped her arms around Max while he lifted her legs. “Hang on tight and don’t let go, got it?”

“R-Right!” Kanoe nodded before he jumped in the air and began leaping over from rooftop to rooftop while they were being chased after the aircraft, firing every shot directly at them.

“So Max, tell me that you have a plan?!” AJ’s voice shouted through the intercom, which started to annoyed Max but he couldn’t help but kept a cocky grin on his face.

“Easy! One, don’t let this girl get killed or fall off my back! Two, avoid death from these crazy shitheads! Three, find a way to get far away from them and finally, four, get all the way back home in due time!” Max explained.

“That…isn’t really much of a plan, but knowing you, it always pays well…Alright, anything else I need to know about?!”

“Actually, there’s one!” Max yelled before he notices a bunch of tall buildings over by the distance, prompting him to smirk.

“Okay…what is it?” AJ asked curiously.

“…Could you go to the kitchen and prepare me some meat?” Max asked, earning a sweat-drop from Kanoe.

“MAX!” AJ screamed, nearly deafening Max’s and Kanoe’s ears. Max shook his head before grinning cockily and exclaimed “What? This is a fantastic workout!”

“In what way do you consider this a workout?!” Kanoe exclaimed.

“Oh quiet! You’ll be fine and enjoy the ride!” Max snorted before he begins jumping over to the abandoned streets and kept avoiding getting shot by the aircraft.

Max let out a cocky grin before he leaps over to the tallest building and begins running to it, letting out a ‘woohoo’ in the process from all the adrenaline that was in him. Kanoe held on tight against around his neck before they managed to sidestep away some gun fires by the helipad.

Max managed to arrive to the rooftop before placing Kanoe down and prepared to fire his move.

“Okay! Get ready!” Max grinned cockily till the aircraft flew up in the air as many soldiers flew right out of the aircraft and landed right in front of him before aiming their guns at him.

“Oh no!” Kanoe gasped.

“Tch! Don’t worry, just as long as you don’t get killed!” Max assured, earning an angry and bewildered look.

“And just how reassuring is that?!” Kanoe exclaimed.

“Just stay back!” Max yelled back at her.

“Freeze you stray mutt! You aren’t going nowhere!” A soldier spoken, readying his gun.

“Okay…but can you handle this?” Max let out a smirk before slowly got into a pounce and slowly began wrapping around in a dark energy that shocked Kanoe. The soldiers all widened their eyes and aimed their guns at him before his body began to change, his muscles became slightly larger, his hair also grew a bit, the fangs and claws became a lot more noticeable and his eye color changed to blood red. 

Kanoe stared at the thing with widened eyes and slowly turned pale upon seeing the young man who looked basically human to her to be transformed into a monster.

“What are you waiting for?! Fire!” The soldiers yelled before firing their guns at him. Max disappeared in a flash as the soldiers kept firing wherever he went till he appeared before them. He swung his left arm and slashed them through their armor, leaving nasty claw mark on them. Another soldier attempted to shoot him, but Max disappeared and the soldier accidentally shot his own comrade.

“No! Clyde!” The soldier exclaimed in shock till Max grabbed him by the head and threw him over with the soldiers before letting out a loud roar as the ship flew down and attempted to kill him.

“This is your last warning! Surrender now or die!” The pilot shouted, but Max slowly turned to him with a nasty look on his face. He slowly extended his massive paw before firing a blue shot straight at the wing, making the ship lose control and slowly began crashing down towards the bottom of the building. 

“DIE YOU MONSTER!” Two soldiers gotten back up and aimed their guns directly at him before shooting straight at the beast. Max soon appeared in front of them before grabbing their guns and crushing them together in a metallic ball.

“You were saying assholes?” Max asked, his voice showed how deadly he was. Kanoe could felt a chill up her spine, feeling scared upon hearing that tone of his.

“Um…we’re sorry?” The two soldiers squeaked out in fear. Max narrowed his eyes before slashing the two in the chest, spewing out blood in the process as the two men landed on the ground, twitching in pain.

“Ha…don’t worry. You’ll live…hopefully. Consider this a lesson to never harm anyone.” Max scoffed before slowly reverting back to his normal state. The soldiers all lay on the floor, either badly injured, unconscious, or dead.

Max soon turned to Kanoe, who was staring at him with a pale look on her face.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” Max asked, walking over to her. “If it’s about those guys, don’t bother with them. At least, not anymore. You’ll be safe from-”

“W-What is going on anymore?! I don’t get it any of this!” Kanoe exclaimed, holding her head in shock. “I-I…”

“Jeez, what knocked your ass off?” Max wondered, scratching the back of his head. “Look, how about you calm the fuck down and we can get started on getting to the base.”

Kanoe stood on her legs and stared at the boy in horror, wondering if she should trust him or not. She started to lose her mind from all of this. She couldn’t handle all the craziness she’s experiencing today. 

However, before she could say anything, she saw a weakened soldier slowly grabbing his rifle gun and aimed straight at Max while his back was behind.

“Watch out!” Kanoe screamed as she immediately races over and pushes him away as the soldier pulled the trigger, shooting straight at her, and one of them shot her on the torso.

Kanoe slowly turned pale before looking down, seeing her shirt being covered in blood. In her own blood, that is. 

“Ugh….w-what…?” Kanoe coughed up before she slowly began falling down while Max turned shocked upon seeing her fall down and take the shot for him.

“Hey! Wait! No!” Max shouted before running towards her and managing to grabbed her and stared at her in shock as she slowly bled out. He grits his teeth before growling angrily. 

The boy gave the weakened soldier a death glare, who smirked at him.

“What’s…wrong…? Can’t handle…to save…a girl…like her…?” The weakened soldier laughed, however, he slowly began stopping the moment Max raised his hand in front of him. “Umm….is it too late to-”

Before he could finish, Max fired another blue energy ball straight at him as the soldier screamed and was engulfed by it, exploding right in front of his eyes.

Max let out a huff before grumbling “Freaking smartass…I was gonna spare ya ass till ya shot her. Ugh, I guess even those guys can’t learn morals in front of a girl…then again, I don’t.”

“Ugh…Ngh…” Max turned back to Kanoe, who was flinching around in pain as she could feel the pain from the bullet deep within her torso. “Help…ow…it hurts.”

“You idiot! Hold on!” Max quickly grabbed her and lifted her by the shoulders before racing out of the scene. He began running with his might as he carried her on his back, racing on all four. “Don’t worry, we’re almost there…!”

“Max, what’s happening?” Max looks over at the intercom, but didn’t have time due to running with all his might. However, he was able to give an answer by shouting out in response.

“We got a problem! I need to go and give the old man the word about this! I’m coming back to base as fast as I can!”

“W-What? Are you hurt?” Max gritted his teeth as Kanoe coughed weakly before he yelled out “JUST FUCKING DO IT, DUDE!”

“OW! My ears! O-Okay dude! I’m on it!” AJ complained before turning the transmitter off as Max managed to reach out of the deserted and broken down city wasteland before heading into the forest while Kanoe slowly closed her eyes, slowly succumbing to her wounds.


“Where….am…I….?” Kanoe wondered before slowly closing her eyes while Max glances at her before seeing something up the distance, prompting him to smirk.

“Ha ha ha! There we go!” Max smirked before turning to Kanoe. “You, on the other hand, just sit back and relax. We’re almost there…”

And this…is the start of my story. A new chapter of this crazy story that I’ll be in. I don’t know the answers to how I got here, but this is the start of the many things that I’ll be going through. In the mysterious world…of Inu…

To Be Continued
> Chapter 1 - Welcome To The Resistance Pt. 1
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Previously on Dawn of the Lost Wolves...

“That...isn’t really much of a plan, but knowing you, it always pays well…Alright, anything else I need to know about?!”

“Actually, there’s one!” Max yelled before he notices a bunch of tall buildings over by the distance, prompting him to smirk.

“Okay...what is it?” AJ asked curiously.

“...Could you go to the kitchen and prepare me some meat?” Max asked, earning a sweat-drop from Kanoe.

“MAX!” AJ screamed, nearly deafening Max’s and Kanoe’s ears. Max shook his head before grinning cockily and exclaimed “What? This is a fantastic workout!”

“In what way do you consider this a workout?!” Kanoe exclaimed.


And now back to the Resistance!




Silence. There was nothing to hear. Nothing to see...that was what Kanoe was experiencing. She felt like the whole world turned black and empy…but she slowly began moving about, having her eyes slowly opened to see her surroundings.

“Ngh….Ngh…Ugh…” Kanoe slowly lifted herself up, her vision blurring up at a weird small area. She looks around and tries to see, but her vision was just blurry on what she was trying to see. 

“Ugh…what the hell happened to me?” Kanoe looks down at herself and finds out that she was wearing a hospital gown before slowly lifting her upper body off the small bed. She looked around in confusion, wondering the situation. “I don’t understand. How did I get to a hospital? Did I get into an accident? No…I remembered waking up in some pod in an abandoned hospital, and then getting surrounded by these weird men and not just that…there was that guy…with the ears and tail…so who was he? Was it all a dream? But…it felt so vivid.”

Kanoe kept thinking all over on what she was experiencing before looking over at her chest, remembering about getting shot on the stomach. She slowly widened her eyes and tried getting up, leaning against the bed and tried standing up.

“It’s best not to stand around.” Kanoe widened her eyes before turning around to see a female doctor right in front of her. Her outfit is like punk style, consisting of a typical white lab-coat that is worn over a short dark blue dress. She accessorizes with a black grommet belt, a red studded necklace choker which connects to multiple necklaces, and strappy red platform high heels. She has black raven messy bob-cut with blunt bangs and brown eyes. Her bob-cut seems to have barely cover her left eye. 

“H-Huh? Oh thank goodness, a normal doctor!” Kanoe sighed in relief, smiling happily at them. “I guess what happened earlier was really a dream…”

“Alright alright, just sit down.” The woman insisted, putting Kanoe back onto her bed. “But right now, you’re getting a little better right now for the moment. You’ve been in bed for a whole week, but I’m glad that you’re surviving from that bullet shot.”

“I know right? I’m…what?” Kanoe blinked in shock, hearing that last part before she slowly turned pale upon realization. She slowly looked down at her clothes as the doctor walked over and sat down next to her, looking through her schematics chart through her clipboard and began her explanation based on her medical information.

“Hmm…based on my current medical reports, you seemed to be alright other than being in a small coma from getting shot in the gastric region. Luckily, after going through a little surgery with you, I managed to get it out of you.” The woman smirked a little. “Heh heh heh, so don’t feel bad if you feel ‘different’.”

“W-What?” Kanoe asked in fear. “Wait…Um…where am I? And how did I get here?”

“Hmm, a fellow soldier brought you back here. Right now, he’s finishing up the last day of his punishment by Shepherd for going out on his own in the city.” The woman sighed, twisting her hair bangs a little. “That kid certainly loves to just go out there for his own reasons.”

“And did this soldier…” Kanoe gulped, hoping that she was wrong. “Did he have red hair with weird ears on top of his hair and a tail that can shoot weird light shows?”

The woman stares at her for a while before answering “Yes…? Maxwell Kyochi was his name, and right now, as I said, he’s serving his punishment for going out without anyone knowing or even without Shepherd’s permission.”

“No no no, this can’t be.” Kanoe shook her head with a scared look on her face. “Does that mean…?”

“Young lady, do you even know anything about the situation you’re even in?” The woman questioned with a raised brow.

Kanoe doesn’t say a word before slowly looking through the inside of her shirt by lifting her gown’s collar and saw herself wearing nothing but her bra and panties, but she a bandage being covered around her stomach. The same spot where she gotten shot at.

“No…way…” Kanoe turned pale, blinking in shock. “So this isn’t a dream…?”

The doctor stared right at her with furrowed brows. 

“She doesn’t look ill, she looks and sounds like she doesn’t know what’s going on. Could it be a case of amnesia, then?” The woman thought. “Hmm…that’s pretty something that you don’t hear often. Then again, most of the knuckleheads that get sent to clinics always end up with massive damages. Though then again, I rarely get any patients around in this clinic…”

“Um, excuse me? Doctor?” Kanoe turned to the doctor, who stopped thinking the moment she heard Kanoe calling for her. “Um…am I able to stand again?”

“…Yes.” The woman nodded before taking a seat on her laptop chair and crossed her right leg on her left leg. “You may experience some trouble with walking, but I’m sure you’ll be able to heal quickly.”

“I-I see…” Kanoe nodded before examining the small room she was in. “What a small room you have here…I imagined a hospital to have bigger rooms.”

“Well this isn’t any of those famous hospitals that you would find yourself in, not that any good hospital are available anyway.” The woman shrugged. “This is just a clinic I own around here in the base. Not a famous clinic I’ll have you know.”

“A clinic…?” Kanoe questioned. 

“Do I even need to give you a definition about clinics?” The woman complained. “It means an establishment or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, especially of a specialist nature.”

“I-I know that! But…I’m pretty sure something like having a gun wound would lead me to a hospital.” Kanoe pointed out, earning an incredulous brow from the doctor. “N-Not that I’m doubting you or anything on your medical skills Doctor…”

“…Michiko. Michiko Hamada.” Michiko introduced, looking at Kanoe before taking a look through her clipboard. “That’s all. Besides, you should be fine now.”

“Well okay…but I’m still surprise that I would get sent to a clinic.” Kanoe frowned. “I’m not offending you or anything, but I was hoping to be sent to a hospital based on my injuries.”

“Well sorry to say, but we don’t have any good technology here.” Michiko shrugged. “Besides, my clinic isn’t all famous anyway, but Shepherd was pretty generous to give it to me.”

“Umm…okay?” Kanoe frowned. “But…who’s Shepherd?”

“You really don’t know? Make sense considering that this is your first time being out here in the base.” Michiko sighed.

“Wait what?” Kanoe asked, staring at Michiko with a surprise look. “Base…?”

“Well…it’s understandable why you’re confused, but you should really know your facts.” Michiko sternly glared at Kanoe, who flinched a bit upon seeing that look on her face. Before long, Michiko let out a sigh. “Whatever…I have no room to talk. I’m just a lonely medical doctor.”

“Oh…sorry about that.” Kanoe apologized. “Sorry for just wasting your time then…”

“Oh well, I needed something to do.” Michiko shrugged before a smile appeared on her face. “Besides, you’re lucky that you weren’t awake during when I have to remove the bullet out of you. Things would have been unpleasant for you.”

Kanoe stared at her with a gulp coming down her throat, hearing about that.

“R-Right…Umm…thanks.” Kanoe coughed. “So anyway, what happened to my clothes?”

“I managed to wash them. They’re by the closet and you can use the small bathroom to change out of it.” Michiko pointed over to the small wooden sliding door on the left side of the room.

“Oh, thank you doctor Hamada!” Kanoe thanked, carefully getting up from the small bed and walked, but was wobbling a bit while Michiko watched her walk.

“Hmm…she’s improving. That’s quite a surprise. She’s as tough as some of the soldiers here in camp.” Michiko thought with narrowed eyes.

“Please, I’m not a doctor.” Michiko waved it off. “I’m more like a…physician.”

“Oh, okay…” Kanoe frowned before opening the closet door, finding her clothes neatly ironed and being hanged over before taking them down and heading out of the room and entered the door through to find a small bathroom, which consisted of a sink and a toilet. 

Michiko watched her go into the bathroom and just waited for her to come out and put on her old attire.

“So…who is this Shepherd guy?” Kanoe’s voice echoed from the bathroom.

“Oh him? He’s actually the Resistance’s Leader.” Michiko shouted an answer to her.

“I’ve heard that name before! What Resistance?!” Michiko frowned upon hearing that reply again. 

“She doesn’t know who the Resistance are? I mean, sure we’re quite a small band of rag-tag humans and Kanisars, but we’ve made quite a reputation.” Michiko thought with a suspicious look. “What’s this girl’s story? Ugh, that half-Kanisar didn’t even give a good enough report or so the recent rumors tells me…”

Soon, Kanoe came out of the bathroom with her normal attire. She let out a sigh, feeling happy that she was wearing her clothes again. Though she had to be careful putting her clothes on considering that she still was still healing at the moment.

Michiko stared at her for a moment before saying “Huh…you look like a normal high school student. Like I haven’t seen one for years.”

“Huh? Um…thanks?” Kanoe sweat-dropped with an awkward smile. She soon dropped it and replaced it with a serious look. “B-But anyway…you never did answer my question about the Resistance.”

“You ask a lot of questions.” Michiko sighed. “Look, if you want, go ask Shepherd yourself. He should be at another meeting with the rest of the other leaders.”

“Well…do you mind if you showed me the way?” Kanoe asked with an awkward smile.

Michiko sighed in annoyance before turning to Kanoe with an exasperated look before replying “Very well…not like I’m doing anything…”

“Oh, thanks!” Kanoe thanked before feeling woozy again. “Ugh…my head…”

“You feeling alright?” Michiko asked, getting up from her chair and walking over to her. “Hm…Well you are still recovering. You’re lucky that your wound was healing a day after removing the bullet.”

“Y-Yeah…” Kanoe nodded, placing a hand on her head. “Ugh…”

“Maybe you need to lie down some more?” Michiko suggested, but Kanoe shook her head and made a smile at her. 

“N-No…I’m alright…maybe some walking around might help me…” Kanoe assured.

“….Well alright then. Don’t come crying when you start collapsing again.” Michiko shrugged.

“Um…” Kanoe frowned, looking down a bit. “Maybe you could lead me the way? I mean, I’m not even sure if this Shepherd guy know about-”

“Don’t worry, I’m sure someone will come by and check up on you. I mean, some soldiers have been requested by the higher-ups to come by and check up on your status and to see if I’m really doing my job.” Michiko explained. “Judging by their timing, one of those soldiers should be here right-”

“Hey…!” 

“…Now.” Michiko looked over at the door and walked over to it, prompting Kanoe to follow her as they entered what seems to look like a lobby. Inside was a tall boy that Kanoe couldn’t believe that she was seeing.

This man appeared to be human, and a very tall one and was muscular with slightly tanned skin. He has slick black hair and steel-colored eyes. His hair seemed to have been shaved on the sides, white it later showing to have been grown out on the top of his head, with an amount of it being styled to go down the side of the right side of his face and it was a bit wavy. He also seemed to have two black sideburns. He wore a plain dark blue tight fitting tank-top with chains around his neck with a whistle hanging in the middle part.

He also seems to be wearing light blue tracksuit pants with white outlines on each side and had a towel tucked in the back of his pants. He also seemed to be wearing combat boots which were brown and black.

“Yo! Sorry if I’ve came late!” The large man screamed. “ALRIGHT! MICHIKO, I’M HERE!

Kanoe quickly covered her ears in pain upon hearing his loud voice. 

“Jeez, that was so loud! His voice could practically create an avalanche at Mt. Everest!” Kanoe thought with a frown on her face, hearing the large man’s voice ringing.

“Honestly Takehiko…” Michiko walked over and glared at him sternly. “This is a clinic, and you know that you should be quiet.”

“O-Oh! H-Hi there Michiko! S-Sorry about that…” Takehiko apologized with a shy look on his face. “Um…Oh right! Just came by to check up on the young lady!”

“Well…if you must know, you nearly scared her to death with your voice.” Michiko pointed over at Kanoe, who stepped back a little away from the large man.

“O-Oh…sorry.” Takehiko apologized. “But anyway, pleasure to have you on board young lady! The names Takehiko Kinjo!”

“Um…hi?” Kanoe greeted meekly. “My name is Kanoe Fey…nice to meet you Takehiko.”

“Y-Yeah…same to you.” Takehiko greeted with a small blush.

“Umm…are you okay?” Kanoe asked in worried. “You’re…blushing a lot.”

“That’s just who he is.” Michiko chuckled. “He may be a strong and burly guy with a loud voice, but his weakness is sucking at talking with girls.”

“Oh…I see.” Kanoe nodded, a smile popping out of her face upon hearing that. “So you’re just shy, heh heh.”

“Hey!” Takehiko yelled, frightening Kanoe. “J-Just cause I’m not good talking with the ladies, you’re still a young girl while I’m a man in my late thirties!”

“Oookay…?” Kanoe blinked, sweat-dropping before a smile entered her face. “But even so, I can see that you’re a big and strong guy.”

“WHAT?!” Takehiko screamed, having Michiko sighed and shook her head while Kanoe giggled. 

Kanoe has always had a thing on teasing people a lot with her cute and charming look. Some of her friends used to call her ‘dirty’ due to always making some sexual teasing on any boys that she met as her closest friends. 

Friends…that was something Kanoe just realized before being gloomy about it.

“Friends…I bet they’re lucky that they have a future ahead of them but I don’t…I have nothing anymore and even so, it isn’t working out with my career.” Kanoe sighed, closing her eyes.

“Mm?” Michiko notices Kanoe’s frown before asking “Something in your mind Kanoe? Is it Takehiko’s bad breath?”

“O-Oh…Well…” Takehiko covered his mouth in shock, blushing madly upon hearing that. “C-Come on…I’ve been taking mints twice a day.”

“What you should be doing is brushing your teeth twice a day, including using some mouthwash. That is if the next delivery comes in.” Michiko rolled her eyes.

“Well don’t worry, some recruits went off to go get it! It’ll be a piece of cake!” Takehiko laughed. “Besides, I’ve trained some of the recruits that went off in the recent mission made by Shepherd! So I know they’ll do well!”

“Knowing your training regime, I’m sure they would.” Michiko sighed. 

Kanoe watched the two argued before she began giggling a bit.

“Wow, you guys act as if you’re a married couple.” Kanoe shook her head in amusement.

“Well we aren’t dating.” Michiko scoffed. “Besides, he isn’t my type.”

“S-Seriously?!” Takehiko exclaimed in shock, widening his eyes with a massive blush on his face. 

“Well anyway…you should take her to Shepherd. That way, she might try and get used to her surroundings around camp.” Michiko waved it off before heading into the infirmary room. “Don’t come and bother me unless it’s necessary…”

Kanoe and Takehiko watches her leave the lobby while the latter sighed.

“Jeez…my breath isn’t that bad.” Takehiko grumbled before turning to Kanoe. “B-But anyway little lady, I’m ready to take you over to Shepherd! Don’t worry, he’s a friendly guy that you’ll love to meet! Makes sense considering that he’s the leader of the Resistance!”

“I keep hearing that over and over. Resistance of what?” Kanoe asked curiously.

“Huh? You don’t know…The Resistance consists of surviving Kanisars and humans who wants to help save Inu from the wrath of the Human King and those other humans who sides with him. In other words, we’re in war.” Kanoe widened her eyes upon hearing all this before shaking her head.

“T-This doesn’t make any sense…War?! Since when?!” Kanoe exclaimed in shock.

“I’m…not really good at explanations. If you want, I’ll have Shepherd and the other higher-ups give you the brief explanation of it.” Takehiko reassured before heading out outside. “Now come on! Let’s get going!”

“H-Hey!” Kanoe ran after him, ignoring the slight pain from her healed gunshot wound and arrived outside and widened her eyes in shock upon seeing her surroundings.

“No…way…” Kanoe widened her eyes in shock and horror upon seeing many humans…and many wolf-like people around. There was many kids, adults of two different species walking around, chatting, or helping out with some work. 

Kanoe stares at everyone walking by around camp, mostly at the ones with the ears and tails. She remembered that the boy who saved her had similar ears and tail like some of the people she sees around camp. 

The campsite, in question, it looked pretty big, almost like a hidden secret village like you would see in movies and anime TV shows. Well, it acted more like a base of operations like she saw some humans and Kanisars wearing some sort of outfits that made them look like they were gonna be in battle. 

Kanoe felt speechless, seeing all of this before taking a good look of the clinic behind her. Surprisingly, it looked small compared to the inside. 

“Holy cow…” Kanoe muttered with a shocked look.

“Ha ha! You like this place? This place is the shit!” Takehiko yelled out. “But either way, this place is home for us all to enjoy!”

“Umm, yeah…I see.” Kanoe sweat-dropped. 

“Now come on…let me take ya all the way to Shepherd.” Takehiko offered. “AND BE SURE TO USE YOUR VOICE VERY LOUD! YOU GOTTA FEEL THE BURN!”

“Umm…Okay?” Kanoe shrugged.

“Your voice is too soft! Say it louder!” Takehiko instructed.

“Okay!” Kanoe shouted.

“LOUDER!”

“OKAY!” Kanoe exclaimed, attracting much of the people and Kanisar’s attention.

“Good! You’re learning…Um…Oh yeah, um, I never did learn your name, did I rookie?” Takehiko chuckled nervously.

“No, you did not.” Kanoe shook her head with a smile on her face. “My name is Kanoe Fey.”

“Kanoe Fey…Okay then! Now let’s go!” Takehiko shouted.

“O-Okay, but can we please keep it down? I mean…everyone’s staring.” Kanoe pointed over to most of the people walking by over the campsite, staring between her and the loud man.

“Oh right…! Sorry about that!” Takehiko blushed. “Heh heh…I-I-I really messed up there…haven’t I?”

“Yeah…just a little…” Kanoe frowned. “But even so, you didn’t mean too.”

“Heh heh…thanks…” Takehiko blushed, holding himself while his face blushed madly. “I-I don’t even know…why I am getting so…nervous around you…”

“Right…” Kanoe sweat-dropped with an awkward smile. “This guy doesn’t look like a bad guy, he may be big and strong, but…he seems to be a nice guy…He’s just…timid and shy around girls, I guess?”

“N-Now then…! Let’s get going!” Takehiko screamed.

“R-Right!” Kanoe nodded.

“Louder!” 

“RIGHT!” Kanoe yelled out, causing Takehiko to chuckle while some people stared at the two. Kanoe sighed and shook her head before following after Takehiko towards to where the Resistance’s leader is.



Meanwhile...

“Hmm…” Michiko watched through everything that occurred outside the moment she heard the large man screaming. The moment Kanoe and Takehiko took their leave, Michiko closed the blinds of her window and sat down on her chair before taking out her chart.

“Well…she is certainly something. Although…there is something off with this girl…I’m not sure why, but she’s quite a curious one.” Michiko chuckled to herself. “Hmm…I guess with her around, maybe we could have more recruits for the war.”




Dawn of the Lost Wolves


Kanoe couldn’t wrap her head around the situation she was in. One day, she was living her normal life, had normal friends, had a normal career, and continued her with her normal life. That is till when she…’died’…she finds herself here in this world for some strange reason, and found all of this strange ‘Kanisars’. 

She continued to look around, seeing some children playing around with a ball, possibly playing soccer. She noticed some kids were Kanisars, which she could obviously with the wolfish ears and tail. 

“They look like humans, but at the same time, they don’t. I don’t get it…Actually, I don’t get any of this.” Kanoe thought with a slight frown. 

“Don’t worry, some of these guys are friendly and people I’ve trained through my training.” Takehiko assured. “Don’t get so nervous, we’ve lived with Kanisars for a long time, so you’re safe.”

“T-Thanks…” Kanoe smiled softly till a ball came over and bumped into her legs. “Huh?”

“Excuse me miss?” Kanoe looks over and saw the kids who were over by the field looking at her. One of the kids, a fellow young Kanisar, looked at her with a soft look and asked “Could we have the ball back, please?”

“Oh, um…sure thing.” Kanoe nodded before picking it up and handing it back to the young boy Kanisar. 

“Thanks ma’am!” The boy Kanisar thanked before running back to his friends.

Kanoe continued to watch them play around before smiling to herself. 

“They may look different from us, but…you’re right, they are like us…” Kanoe chuckled.

“Yes…but for young ones to have to go through this…it’s heartbreaking that those bastards are trying to exterminate anything in their path…” Kanoe turned to Takehiko, who looks away with a frustrated look. 

“What…are you talking about?” Kanoe asked, feeling concern all of a sudden. 

“…..You’ll find out once we get to Shepherd.” Takehiko sighed before they continued on with their path. 

Kanoe continued to look around in the site of the Resistance’s base, finding some local shops, some small buildings people seemed to use as homes to live and sleep in, and even small tents with the medical symbol on them, but they were nothing compared to what Michiko’s clinic had. She even noticed over by the distance a bunch of soldiers, both humans and Kanisars, were fighting each other with either their fists, or using swords, staffs, and other fighting equipment.

“Heh, those guys are sure taking my advice very well! Good for those recruits!” Takehiko grinned.

“Oh…are you an instructor?” Kanoe asked curiously.

“Oh yeah, I’ve been teaching young trainees to become strong soldiers in my days here on Inu, and I gotta tell you that they’ve all grown up to become as strong and fight for what’s right to never give up on fighting off the enemy!” Takehiko grinned before looking away with a slightly frustrated look and clenched his fists. “Well…all except for one…I honestly don’t know if that was a mistake to do so to train him considering the damages he’s done…”

“Huh?” Kanoe blinked in confusion, wondering who he was talking about.

“I-It’s nothing…anyway, we’re almost there…” Takehiko pointed over to the small building. “Right now, I think Shepherd is busy off with a meeting with the other higher-ups.”

“Higher-ups?” Kanoe asked. 

“I meant those with higher ranks in the army. Just…be careful. Things might get roughed.” Takehiko warned.

“Okay…” Kanoe nodded. “But…you’re gonna be with me, right?”

“Yeah, I will! Why else did I come to Michiko’s clinic?!” Takehiko screamed.

“R-Right…” Kanoe awkwardly smiled. “Yep…this guy is a total weirdo alright…”

“Anyway, let’s head out.” Takehiko walked over and opened the door for Kanoe, which she nodded in thanks for him as they entered the small building, finding a large round room around the place with a bunch of older people around it. Some were humans like her while others were Kanisars, but some were quite older compared to the others she saw outside of the camp.

Kanoe watches the people of the round room talking over each other, making her feel a little nervous.

“Don’t panic Kanoe…this just all just like preparing for a concert…it’s nothing much and I am talking to myself.” Kanoe shook her head with a deadpanned look. “Okay, maybe this is all not too bad and I am still talking to myself.

“I hope you served your punishment, young man!” Kanoe snapped out of her thoughts before seeing an older yet very muscular Kanisar man with a large auburn braided beard lecturing over a red haired boy. “Running off into a city where you fought off against some of the enemies! Do you realize how that could have jeopardize the Resistance?!”

Kanoe looks over and stares at the red haired boy before gasping.

“It’s him…it’s that boy…” Kanoe widened her eyes as she realized who was the Kanisar that was being lectured by the higher-ups and the Resistance’s leader. It was the one who saved her from those human soldiers. 

“I know…” Max groaned, rolling his eyes. “Besides, I only went out for my own reasons and see what’s going on out there. And there was a girl involved I’ll have you know!”

“Max’s got a point.” Kanoe looked over and saw a younger boy with him. His hair was as green as an avocado which goes no further than his chin in length, though usually hidden by a hat he wears. He also seemed to have sky blue eyes . The attire he wore looked like a ship captain. His white hat had a golden outlining for the front, with two golden buttons near the transitioning area. A symbol appeared that spoken in one word that Kanoe can’t identified.

He wears a long sleeved lab coat, reaching to his calves, having an additional blue interior from the inside of his coat. It had two golden shoulder pads with a side pocket on the left chest pocket. Underneath the overflowing lab coat of his, he wore a dark blue short sleeved T-shirt with a red tie atop of it. He additionally wears a pair of white pants, along with white sandals with black straps on each of his big toe.

“I mean sure, Max always wanders off to his own a lot but he does it to keep a good eye on stuff. You know, double-checking on stuff that we overlooked.” The green haired boy explained. “Besides, Max already learned his lesson by doing the dishes for a whole week in the cafeteria.”

“But even so, it was reckless of this guy to just go over and just go off in his own accord without our permission!” The old auburn bearded Kanisar exclaimed.

“Jeez, calm down. Cool your balls off, old man.” Max rolled his eyes, picking his ear a bit. “I’m alive, ain’t I? Besides, you do realize that chick was getting harassed by those soldiers, so I fucking did a good job, okay?”

The old auburn bearded Kanisar gotten up from his chair and glared at Max before asking “Is that how you treat your superiors?”

“What I was doing was right. What do I look like? Some slave dog? I did it to keep a good eye on stuff that you guys overlooked, okay?” Max scoffed before turning to the young green haired boy. “AJ, back me up here.”

“Max, you really aren’t helping your case here.” AJ commented bluntly.

“Not what I meant dumbass!” Max exclaimed. 

“Hey dude, I was only brought out of my lab by you to serve as your back-up witness.” AJ pointed out, only to see the blank glare he was giving by his friend. 

“AJ…just shut the fuck up and back me up.” Max growled, earning a sweat-drop from the young boy.

“Oh sorry!” AJ chuckled nervously before turning to the higher-ups. “But listen, Max already served his punishment and besides, I’m sure it wasn’t his fault that she ended up in a coma. Max stated in his report that she pushed him out of the way to save his life.”

“And why would we even listen to some half-breed that-”

“That’s enough!” The whole room became silent before turning to an older man with an aging look and gray beard. Takehiko stood in a ‘stand-attention’ position while Kanoe looked at the man who silenced everyone with an uncomfortable look on her face. 

“Sorry Shepherd.” The old Kanisar sighed, sitting back down on his chair.

“Look…while that may be true that he left the base without consulting with any of us on where’s he going or even gotten permission to leave, what matters that he protected and save a survivor.” Shepherd reassured before gazing at Max with a soft smile. “But I hope next time that you don’t do that again. You had us worried there.”

“Yeah yeah, I get it. I’m fine.” Max shrugged, leaning against the wall. “Don’t worry about me Shepherd.”

“Mm…you’re just like someone I know.” Shepherd chuckled, which made Max feel annoyed.

“Please, don’t compare me to that cocksucking dickhead.” Max growled a bit. “That guy is just annoying. I’m nothing like that damn Kanisar.”

“Says the one who stolen one of his moves by seeing him do it once in one of those recon missions you went.” AJ grumbled, earning a glare from Max as he exclaimed “Well I thought it could be useful! Besides, I have my own attacks that he can’t learn!”

“Now now Max, calm down.” Shepherd chuckled. “Besides, you shouldn’t feel this angry, especially with the little lady in the room.”

“Huh?” Max blinked in confusion before sensing someone in the room as he finally gazed upon Kanon, who stares at him back. 

“Huh? Isn’t that…?” AJ grew shocked upon seeing Kanoe in the room.

“Shepherd, everyone, sir!” Takehiko saluted. “I apologize for not addressing you all when we entered, but you all were having a talk and I didn’t want to interrupt!”

“No no, it’s okay Instructor Takehiko. You had your reasons.” Shepherd assured. “Now…I see you’ve brought her, right?”

“Yes, she woken up just a half-hour ago.” Takehiko replied.

“Huh…” Shepherd, the higher-ups, Max, and AJ all soon gazed upon Kanoe, who felt uncomfortable upon being seen. 

“Umm…hi?” Kanoe meekly greeted.

“Greetings little lady. I’m glad to see you finally awaken.” Shepherd smiled. “I’m sure you’re aware of your condition.”

“Y-Yeah…Um…I’m apparently lost around in the dark.” Kanoe admitted, blushing a bit. 

“No kidding.” Max snorted, only to get elbowed in the side by AJ. “What? Just saying.”

“Um, anyway…” Kanoe gulped, wondering what to say. I mean, she was lost in some weird world where she have just encountered these strange wolf-like beings called ‘Kanisars’ and such. However, she knew one thing that was burning in her head. “Could…you tell me what’s going on?”

Everyone, even Takehiko, who escorted her here to the small building, stared at Kanoe in confusion.

“What do you mean…?” A female human asked in confusion.

“I meant…” Kanoe clenched her fists and decided to continue asking questions. “I mean what’s going on here?! And…what’s this all about some war, and what are these Kanisars? Especially about this…Inu?”

“Huh?” AJ looked at her in surprise. “No way…you…don’t even know about any of this?!”

“Well I mean…Well yeah.” Kanoe nodded. “I mean…I get taken by some weirdo with strange ears and a tail on his butt. I mean, this is just…all too crazy…”

“What the fuck you say, bitch?!” Max exclaimed. “My ears and tail aren’t strange!”

“Don’t take it as an insult dude. Calm down.” AJ assured.

“You…don’t even know what’s going on?” The old auburn bearded Kanisar asked. 

“Y-Yeah…” Kanoe nodded, feeling a bit timid all of a sudden.

“Hm…” Shepherd hummed in thought, wondering much about her. “Could it be that you have amnesia?”

“Um…something like that…” Kanoe nodded with a grim look. “I-I honestly don’t even know what’s going on anymore…”

“Seriously?” Max asked with a raised brow. “That’s stupid.”

“Couldn’t you just be nicer?!” Kanoe whined.

“Just saying. Tch! Great, now we got some chick with amnesia.” Max sighed. “Oh well, not like it’s a problem.”

“Well that depends how long it would take till she remembers everything.” AJ stated.

“So I see…I guess we can take that to account. Well…how far do you remember?” Shepherd asked, offering her a seat. Kanoe looked down at the seat and walked over and sat down with a rather nervous look. She soon replaced it with a slightly brave and confidant look. 

“Well…I know that my name is Kanoe Fey.” Kanoe stated with a soft smile. “And…I live in Shibuya.”

“Shibu-what?” Max asked with a raised brow.

“Wait…where have I heard that name before?” AJ wondered.

“Hmm…” Shepherd stared at Kanoe with a raised brow. “Shibuya…that’s the name of the city in Tokyo back on Earth…”

“Back on…Earth? So you’re saying…I’m in this Inu?” Kanoe asked, having the sense of dread creeping up on her.

“Yes…Hmm…are you perhaps from earth many years ago?” Shepherd questioned. “You seemed quite a young lady to just come here…”

“O-Oh…Um….well you see…” Kanoe rubbed her arm sheepishly, blushing. “I-I…honestly don’t know…I just don’t remember much other than being on earth.”

“Hmm…I see.” Shepherd nodded in understanding.

“Sir, are you sure? What if she’s just working for them?” The old Kanisar asked.

“While that may be the possibility, would the Human King make this young lady a spy?” Shepherd questioned with a raised brow.

“He’s right.” A mid-age female human nodded in agreement. “While that may be a possibility, I doubt that the enemy would have make her a simple spy and plus, according to Private Kyochi’s account, she was being harassed and being forced straight to their ship and to him, it didn’t look like an act.”

“And I can back that up considering that I was his support.” AJ added. “I mean, even I have audio footage of-”

“Okay, let’s not!” Max exclaimed, punching AJ in the head. “All we want is getting me more in trouble with it.”

“And care to ask what do you mean?” The old auburn bearded Kanisar asked with a stern glare.

“N-Nothing…” Max looked away with a slight scoff, crossing his arms before a smug look appeared on his face. “But either way, while I gotten my punishment, I still save that chick’s butt.”

“I have a name you know…” Kanoe grumbled, rolling her eyes.

“But anyway, I suppose that maybe I could explain as much as I could to you, Ms. Fey.” Shepherd offered. “Although…it is quite weird that you seemed to remember being much on earth rather than here on Inu.”

“W-Well…” Kanoe looked down, wondering what to say. Would they believe her if she told them that she was awoken in a strange pod in what looked like an abandoned hospital? “You see…umm…I…just don’t remembered. All I know is…waking up in what looks like a hospital…”

“Actually wait, Max, didn’t you say that you saved her from an old hospital?” AJ asked. “Did you investigate much inside?”

“No, I was getting my ass nearly killed by those cocky bastards.” Max shook his head with a light shrug. “Besides, why the hell would I investigate the inside of an old building, anyway?”

“I see. That’s disappointing.” AJ sighed.

“Anyway, you said that you woken up in a hospital? In an old and abandoned one in one of the deserted cities?” Shepherd interrogated, raising a brow at the young idol girl. 

“Yeah…I swear that I’m telling the truth.” Kanoe nodded with a frown on her face.

Shepherd studied her face for a while, trying to find out if she was lying or not. However, she didn’t look liked she was lying at all. 

“Hm…She’s certainly clean, but…waking up in a hospital with no memory of Inu and the Kanisars? How could that be? Is this really amnesia or…something else?” Shepherd wondered.

“Umm…are you okay Mr. Shepherd?” Kanoe asked in concern.

“Huh? Oh yes, I’m alright.” Shepherd nodded. “Now then…I guess we can take your account of your amnesia. But…I guess we can try to help you understand the situation.”

“Thank you…” Kanoe nodded. “So um…what’s going on? And…why are we on this Inu?”

“Well…I guess I must be blunt about it….you see, Earth is no longer inhabitable.” Shepherd sighed, causing Kanoe to widened her eyes in shock.

“W-What?! No longer inhabitable?!” Kanoe exclaimed in shock.

“Yes…Earth was destroyed thanks to the invasion of a species of aliens.” Shepherd explained with a grim look. “The human race was at near extinction thanks to them, so we had no choice but to escape the planet and soon enough, we’ve found a suitable planet.”

“A-And…it’s this ‘Inu’ planet that we’re all on…right?” Kanoe asked with a surprised look. 

“Yes…this planet may act like Earth, but you could tell by the many different plants and lifeforms that you may never see from our old planet.” Shepherd nodded.

“Yeah, just be careful if your sorry ass gets overrun by some dirt bags here.” Max rolled his eyes, earning a glare from Kanoe.

“Now now, let’s calm down for now.” Shepherd chuckled. “Now then, you see…when we arrive to this planet, we’ve discovered that this planet was already inhabitable to the Kanisars.”

“You mean those weird people with the ears and tails, right?” Kanoe asked, earning deadpanned looks from some Kanisars in the room.

AJ had a small smile on that little insult while Max snorted and looked away in annoyance.

“I prefer the term ‘wolf’…” Max growled a bit.

“Heh heh heh, yes.” Shepherd nodded. “While they may be similar to us humans excluding the ears and tails, they’re quite powerful.”

“He’s right.” AJ spoken up with a smile. “You see, Kanisars seemed to adapt to being wolves by their ears and tails, even by their long hair, large fangs, even small snouts in rare cases of birth. They are well known as a fighting species.”

“Indeed.” The old auburn bearded Kanisar nodded. “Thank you AJ.”

“N-No problem, Commander Stephen.” AJ nodded, rubbing his arm. “Sorry for interrupting any of you, even you Mr. Shepherd.”

“It is no problem AJ.” Shepherd chuckled, waving it off. 

“Anyway…like the young boy stated, it is true that we are a species who seeks combat.” The old auburn bearded Kanisar, fully known as Commander Stephen, started to take the lead of the conversation. “We Kanisars are known for our violent combat nature. We fight against each other to test our strengths by using Ki.”

“Ki…?” Kanoe asked.

“Ki is our life force that we use in combat.” Max spoken up, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. “You’ve already seen me used it before.”

“I-I have? Wait…” Kanoe placed a hand on her chin before starting to remember when she first woken up on Inu. “Are you talking about…that weird blue blast you shot out of your hands?”

“Yep, that’s Ki.” Max smirked in a smug way. “Ki is a part of us all. It’s everywhere in life or how you say it. We use it as raw energy to live and to fight.”

“He’s…technically right there.” AJ sweat-dropped.

“It is true.” Shepherd nodded. “You see, Ki is directly connected to our bodies, it’s similar to our lifeforce like Maxwell called it a ‘raw energy to live and to fight’. Kanisars can easily manipulate their energy to improve their Ki pool and ability to use through intense training and by keeping their bodies in shape.”

“No way…” Kanoe muttered in shock.

“He’s right.” Takehiko spoken up. “We humans been studying it much when we first arrived to Inu, and we’ve gotten quite to learn much about Ki while we were living together in peace and harmony. I mean, I’m not good to use much of my brain and just use my muscles to protect much of my comrades, some humans can create technology like you’ve never seen before that help aided much with us when we first lived here in Inu and even how we gotten here in the first place.”

“I-I see…but even so, it’s…kinda hard to believe.” Kanoe looked away, turning a bit pale.

“You don’t even know Ki either? Jeez…” Max groaned before he opened the palm of his hands, showing off a small energy ball. “See this? This is Ki…the energy that we use to manipulate for fighting and the life energy that we all have…”

“Wh-Whoa!” Kanoe widened her eyes in shock before getting up from her seat with a shocked look. 

“Here. Fetch!” Max tossed the small energy ball towards Kanoe. Kanoe didn’t have the time to notice it but still manages to hold onto it in her hands.

“…..Wow….” Kanoe felt speechless by everything she was seeing. She wasn’t sure by this strange feeling she was sensing when holding onto. 

“This feels so warm…I’ve never seen anything like it…this is all too crazy…I don’t know why…but I suddenly feel connected to it.” Kanoe thought, staring at the small energy ball in awe before it disappeared.

“Heh, jealous?” Max smirked.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Kanoe asked, glaring at him.

“I meant that we can use Ki and you can’t.” Max shrugged. 

“And even so, it’s impossible for humans to learn how to use Ki.” AJ added before muttering “Which is by the way, kind of a relief in our part…”

“Huh? What?” Kanoe blinked, not hearing what the young boy said.

“Oh, nothing. Sorry!” AJ waved it off. 

“R-Right…” Kanoe nodded with a raised brow. “Wonder who’s the kid and…why is he even here with a bunch of adults?” She thought.

“Either way, thank you Private Kyochi.” Commander Stephen nodded.

“Yeah yeah, whatever commander.” Max yawned. “Are we done yet?”

“Actually, there’s just one thing I was hoping for…” Kanoe spoken up, fiddling with her fingers for a bit. “About…this war that I kept hearing about, are you guys…actually fighting off in some sort of war on Inu?”

Everyone in the room became silent with Takehiko looking away with a grim look. Max looked down with a darkened look, AJ tilted his hat to cover his eyes while he held back his sorrow. The higher-ups all looked at each other with discomfort and distrust, along with Shepherd frowning.

“Um…guys?” Kanoe called. “If it’s not something to talk about…it’s okay if I-”

“It’s a war between humans and Kanisars.” Max answered, causing Kanoe to look at him and saw anger in his eyes. “None of us even saw this coming. That one night…where humans began attacking the Kanisars and just started either killing them in cold-blood or just captured them and used them as slaves for their own amusement.”

Kanoe widened her eyes in horror before squeaking out “W-What…?”

“It’s true…that start of when it all happened…we all never saw it coming, and since then, half of the planet was enslaved by the Human King and the royal family.” Shepherd explained.

“H-Human King…? You mean…an actual king?” Kanoe asked fearfully.

“No, it’s just a bastard who calls himself in that title.” Takehiko corrected. “That bastard…he was the one who commanded the attack while the royal family just helped along. Even none of the guards that I knew back then…they…just killed innocent civilians with no remorse…”

“Tch…those bastards are just egotistic…those who sided with that bastard of a human leader…I won’t forgive him.” Max made a hard grip against the sword attached to his pants, growling. 

“M-Max…calm down!” AJ warned, feeling worried for his friend. 

“…R-Right…sorry.” Max apologized before turning to his head. “Either way, I just hope that he won’t get away and hide away like a coward.”

“Yeah…” AJ nodded.

“Yes, I understand your anger Maxwell.” Shepherd reassured. “But anyway, since that night, the war on Inu began. We, the Resistance, which consists of surviving Kanisars and humans who opposes against the Human King, fight against his forces in order to return the peace and harmony that Inu used to have before we arrived.”

“Yes, we all suffered so much losses.” Commander Stephen sighed.

“Mm-hmm…and it’s been going on for 8 years…” A middle-age female Kanisar nodded in agreement.

“For now, we’re safe here in this secret base out here.” An old male human assured. “Those fools don’t even know where we are…Hm?”

Soon, the others soon noticed how shock and horrified Kanoe was.

“Ms. Fey…are you feeling alright?” Shepherd questioned.

“…T-This…this is all just a joke, right?” Kanoe gulped. “I-I mean…hearing all of this…i-it’s really hard to take in.”

“You get used to it. You are now part of war.” Max rolled his eyes. “Relax toots.”

“Stop that! Jeez, do you know any manners at all?!” Kanoe exclaimed. “It’s Kanoe! Kanoe Fey!”

“Yeah, yeah. Relax toots.” Max waved it off, earning a scowl from Kanoe.

“I don’t like his attitude…” She thought irritably.

“Well anyway, I believe that this is the end of this conversation…” Shepherd sighed. “I sure hope that you now fully understand. I sure hope that your memories comes back to you Miss Fey. I am sorry for your little problem there…”

“O-Oh…no, it’s okay…” Kanoe sighed, looking down with a glum look on her face. “So…what now?”

“Hmm…good question.” Shepherd hummed in thought. “Well I guess perhaps you can make yourself comfortable with living here.”

“So in other words, this place…is my new home?” Kanoe asked.

“Yes.” Shepherd nodded. “I’m sure Takehiko will provide you a home of your own to live in. In the meantime, you should get acquainted with the area.”

“Well sure thing.” Kanoe smiled, pushing back all her fears away. “I’m actually pretty curious about this place.”

“Well then…why not Private Kyochi lead the way?” Commander Stephen suggests, earning an incredulous look from Max.

“Say what right now?” Max asked.

“That’s a great idea.” Shepherd nodded with a soft smile. “Maxwell, why not you show Kanoe around the place.”

“Now hold on-”

“Come on Max, it might be fun.” AJ shrugged. “I mean, you saved her life when she was bleeding and plus, it might relinquish your anger after hearing reciting that summary about…the war.”

“….Fine.” Max groaned. “But don’t say that I warn you.”

“That’s great!” Takehiko screamed. “It might even give you two some good exercises! In the meantime, I’m gonna go and find a suitable home for you Kanoe!”

“O-Oh, thank you.” Kanoe thanked.

“Your voice is too soft! Do it louder!” Takehiko sternly scolded.

“Thank you!” Kanoe yelled.

“LOUDER!”

“THANK YOU!!!!” Kanoe shouted, earning blank looks from some of the others while Shepherd shook his head in amusement.

“So…embarrassing…” Kanoe thought, sweat-dropping a little before smiling a bit. “Then again…I am used to the attention.”

“Well…alright then. Let’s go.” Max rolled his eyes, letting out a yawn. “Let’s just hurry so that I can get ready for a nap.”

“Hold on…!” Takehiko called, putting his hands on his hips before sternly glaring at Max. “You shouldn’t go to sleep this early? You should probably train yourself.”

“Nah, training’s not my game.” Max waved it off.

“If you don’t, then-”

“Yeah yeah, I get it. However, I train by fighting into combat. Not what everyone goes through. It’s…not my thing.” Max sighed before turning to Kanoe. “Alright toots, get up and let’s go.”

“You’re never gonna call me by my name, are ya?” Kanoe asked.

“Nope.” Max said with a smug look on his face. Kanoe let out an exasperated sigh before a smirk appeared on her face. 

“Well then…I sure hope you keep me company pretty wolf boy.” Kanoe giggled, earning an incredulous brow from Max before he turned to AJ, who just shrugs and says “Hey, don’t look at me. I don’t know what’s happening.”

“F-Fine…just shut up and let’s go. After all, I owe you one and I don’t back down from making promises.” Max sighs before he walks off with Kanoe following after him.

“And don’t worry! I’ll be sure to give ya a nice and cozy place to stay!” Takehiko yelled, which made Kanoe nodded before turning to Shepherd and the rest of the higher-ups.

“Um…thank you again for listening to my story.” Kanoe nodded with a soft smile.

“Heh heh, it is no big deal Miss Fey. Enjoy your company here on our base.” Shepherd chuckled.

“You know…he’s a nice guy I’ve met so far. But…why am I here? I just…don’t know how I even got here…” Kanoe thought with a slight frown.

“Alright, let’s get going before I leave ya, toots.” Max called, already leaving the building.

“Coming!” Kanoe quickly raced over and left the building, leaving AJ, Takehiko, and the higher-ups.

“Well…what now?” Commander Stephen sighed.

“We might as well end this meeting for now.” Shepherd suggested. “For now, I think it’s safe to say that Miss Kanoe Fey is not with the enemy.”

“You sure sir?” The mid-age female Kanisar asked.

“Yeah, what if you’re wrong? I don’t doubt your intuition, but…” Another mid-age female human started, but Shepherd shook his head with a serious look.

“It is alright…” Shepherd assured.

“Hm…” Commander Stephen snorted.

“Um…sir?” Takehiko called, gaining Shepherd’s attention.

“Oh right! Takehiko! You may leave too!” Shepherd nodded. “Just find a neat place for Miss Fey to sleep comfortable!”

“R-Right! I’ll go back and find that key!” Takehiko yelled before quickly rushing out of the place.

AJ, in the meanwhile, was over by the corner, deep in thought about the newcomer to the base.

“Hmm…Kanoe Fey…I feel as though I’ve heard that name…Kanoe Fey…” AJ mumbled, tilting his hat a bit to block his vision.

"Is there a problem AJ?" Shepherd called, prompting AJ to stop thinking before he made a sheepish grin at the leader and the rest of the higher-ups.

“Hm? Oh sorry Mr. Shepherd sir! I’ll be…going now back to my lab!” AJ chuckled sheepishly. “Sorry!”

“It’s quite alright…” Shepherd smiled softly. “But you know, I thank you for siding with Max on testifying with his statement.”

“Nah, it didn’t matter. Anything for a friend.” AJ smiled happily before taking his leave. “I’ll be back at the lab. Take care, you guys.”

The higher-ups watches him leave and once he was gone, Commander Stephen let out a heavy sigh and leaned against his chair.

“What am I ever gonna do with that soldier, Private Kyochi? He acts so…defiant in his own way. He’s just like the Heartless Wolf…” Commander Stephen grits his teeth. "I may as fear that he might become as him..."

"Please calm down, Stephen." Shepherd said. "Besides, Max and Trider are two different Kanisars with their own ways of being strong. They just have similar ways of how they do things..." 

That seemed to made Commander Stephen growled angrily at the mention of the 'Heartless Wolf'. 

“That fucking Kanisar…he can’t even show any signs of sympathy for those who died with him…I can see why he knows how to succeed his damn reputation as the Heartless Wolf…” 

“While that may be true and Trider's actions can't be overlooked, Max doesn't hold that much of a grudge on humans. I mean, AJ is a prime example Stephen.” Shepherd stated with a calm look. “I know that he has difficulty following orders, but give Trider a chance…besides, he and Max are said to be in equals in strength, but there’s a difference between these two. But still, I know that he’ll change.”

“I highly doubt it with that ‘Heartless Wolf’.” Commander Stephen scoffed at the word 'Wolf', showing his disgust at the mention of it. “I know that you have faith in that Kanisar, but what if Max becomes just like him?”

“Trust me that he won’t be like Trider…” Shepherd reassured. “And I know how much pain Trider is carrying right now after his...last mission, but even heartless people can have a change of heart. He has his own path, and Max is following his own. We all are, just like your son.”

Commander Stephen sighed before looking away with a slightly disappointed look while some of the higher-ups looks away in discomfort.

“If only he was just…a real Kanisar just like everyone else here in the Resistance…” Commander Stephen mumbled, which made Shepherd frowned at him before sighing “What am I ever gonna do with you Stephen…?”

Just outside of the small building, a lone scrawny lighter Auburn colored male Kanisar was behind a window, overhearing everything what was going on.

“……” The scrawny Kanisar let out a heavy sigh before walking off with a darkened look. “One day…I’ll get out there because fighting here in the Resistance is important, and I’ll prove that I’m not worthless as everyone claims…dad.”

To Be Continued
> Chapter 2 - Welcome To The Resistance Pt. 2
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Previously on Dawn of The Lost Wolves...

“Come on Max, it might be fun.” AJ shrugged. “I mean, you saved her life when she was bleeding and plus, it might relinquish your anger after hearing reciting that summary about…the war.”

“….Fine.” Max groaned. “But don’t say that I warn you.”

“That’s great!” Takehiko screamed. “It might even give you two some good exercises! In the meantime, I’m gonna go and find a suitable home for you Kanoe!”

“O-Oh, thank you.” Kanoe thanked.

“Your voice is too soft! Do it louder!” Takehiko sternly scolded.

“Thank you!” Kanoe yelled.

“LOUDER!”

“THANK YOU!!!!” Kanoe shouted, earning blank looks from some of the others while Shepherd shook his head in amusement.

“So…embarrassing…” Kanoe thought, sweat-dropping a little before smiling a bit.

And now back to the Resistance! 





"Whoa..."

Kanoe was exploring around the resistance as much as she can, seeing so many different human and Kanisars walking around the base, chatting with each other, and some open shops like hospital wings, food market, and a weapons storage.

"Yeah, it's a lot to take care of...This base was made a week after the war began." Max explained, crossing his arms before looking around the place. "It's not much, but this base is our home and we can't do anything without it."

"Yeah...I see..." Kanoe nodded in agreement. "But...is this place a secret?"

"Well duh." Max snorted. "The other Resistance bases know of this place, but those Human assholes."

"But...isn't it out in the open right here?" Kanoe asked in worried.

"Nah, not so." Max scratched the back of his head before looking over at the skies. "This place is hidden somewhere deep in the outer plains in the forest here." 

"Really?" Kanoe asked in surprise.

"Yeah...and whether you want to believe it or not, we have another base down below in the underground, but it's for soldiers like me to enter."

"Soldiers like you? Oh right...I kept hearing those guys calling you 'Private Kyochi'..." Kanoe frowned. "So you are a part of the Resistance?"

"Duh. What did you take me for toots?" Max snorted.

"I have a name you know." I pouted before bitterly adding, "It's not that hard you know to say my name."

"Yeah, don't care." Max rolled his eyes, much to Kanoe's annoyance.

"Okay okay, I get it! You're supposed to be a soldier, right!" Kanoe groaned before huffing, "So this secret underground facility is under this base and only people who joined the Resistance can get in?"

"Exactly, not that some girl like you can enter." Max rolled his eyes, earning an annoyed look from Kanoe.

"For a guy like you, you have zero respect to girls I bet." Kanoe huffed.

"Good answer." Max snorted before he continued to move on. "Now come on, let's keep going and see the rest of the place."

"Alright alright..." Kanoe muttered, rolling her eyes as the two continued on walking across the place. They soon stopped right in front of what appears to be a Blacksmith shop.

"Is this some sort of shop?" Kanoe asked in confusion.

"Yeah, a Blacksmith shop." Max answered. "It's a thing where we make weapons."

"I know what a blacksmith shop is." Kanoe stated with a pout. "So this is where they make the stuff here?"

"Yeah, 'course he has to be the one working here..." Max grunted.

"Huh? Who?" Kanoe asked in confusion.

"Just don't think about it...Unless you want to go in and grab a weapon, that is." Max joked.

"W-What?! No way! I don't even know how to wield a weapon!" Kanoe exclaimed. "I'm just a girl!"

"Yet there are some girls, both human and Kanisars, who can wield weapons while you just like to whine a lot." Max snorted before showing her his sword, which was still in his sheath. "My sword right here is special, made by me when I started my training at a young age. If you don't know how to wield one, then you're practically suckish at first sight."

"Hey!" Kanoe yelled out, glaring at him. "You don't know that!"

"I do." Max scoffed. "You don't look tough compared to any girl I've encountered here."

"Of course you would..." Kanoe grunted.

"Whatever...you're as weak as that scrawny brat inside here." Max scoffed.

"Scrawny brat...?" Kanoe asked in confusion.

"That you don't need to know. Just stay away from him." Max grunted before taking his leave. "Now come on, if you aren't interested in something like getting a weapon, let's just go."

Kanoe looks back at him with a pout before looking back at the blacksmith shop.

"Scrawny brat...I wonder who he's talking about." Kanoe thought.

"HEY! GET OVER HERE!" Kanoe winced at the loud shout before looking over to see Max giving her an annoyed glare. She lets out a huff before saying, "I'm coming..."

Kanoe begins heading out and following after the half-Kanisar boy, unaware that she was being watched by inside someone that was inside of the Forge.

"Huh..." The boy muttered, looking over at the window. "That girl is the one I saw from the window..."

He leans against the window with a frown, watching everyone from outside walking by and minding their own business.

"I wished I could be out there...in battle..." The Kanisar boy muttered, leaning against the window.

"Hiroto!" The light auburn Kanisar known as Hiroto, looks over to see a large man walking into the shop. 

"Oh, hey Ronin." Hiroto greeted, seeing his boss entered the blacksmith shop. "You back already from your break?"

"I was gonna ask the same thing." Ronin joked. 

Hiroto rolled his eyes before putting his messy brown apron on. Hiroto wore an opened sleeveless black sweater with Kanisar ear hoodies on them to fit his ears and underneath them was a long sleeved V-neck red and white striped shirt. His hair was light auburn and he appeared to really scrawny compared to other Kanisars around. Hiroto had light gray eyes and his face consisted with freckles above his nose. His light auburn hair seemed to possess a thin ahoge on it.

Rinono was a human man, but he was pretty large, muscular, and had straight hair back with a centre across his face and held a bearded mustache style on his face. His right arm was nearly covered in armor with a gauntlet connected to it, but he seemed to be wearing what a blacksmith would wear.

"So kid, you hear about how the half-breed vigilante saved a human girl? Pretty lucky eh, lad?" Rinono joked, handing him a piece of metal as Hiroto grabbed a hammer and began mashing it.

"Yeah, I totally did..." Hiroto grunted, banging onto the metal piece. "You know, I have to say...it's pretty cool...Makes me wonder if I could enter into battle."

"Oh not this again, Hiroto..." Ronin groaned, glancing over at the lad. "Alright, what did your old man say to you this time?"

"I-It's nothing, no need to worry Ronin." Hiroto smiled sheepishly at him before looking down at the metal piece. "I just...really wished I could be in battle, but you know, I'm...different from the others. Compared to that guy, I...I'm just scrawny..."

Hiroto glances down sadly before a soft smile formed around his face and said, "But even so, at least I get used to being a blacksmith after all..."

"Hm...Yeah, sure lad." Ronin shrugged. "But don't let your father's words get to ya. So what if he is the commander? I mean, you're a lot more than him..."

"This is war we're talking here, Ronin." Hiroto rolled his eyes. "Everyone works out to find it out, that I can understand, and I need to be a part of this battle too...somehow...so this is my only shot. Making weapons..."

"Aye, I gotcha." Ronin nodded. "But you know lad, you don't have to take it serious. It's not that everyone hates ya for your little accidents with your 'inventions', it's inside that he can't seem to stand."

Hiroto stares at him for a while before sighing, "That's really helpful Ronin...Thanks, I guess..."

"Sorry kid, just stating what's true." Ronin shrugged. "But you'll give it your all, just keep waiting. I mean, don't you want to go out there and be amazing to impress your peers, even old Stephen?"

Hiroto glances down before muttering something.

"I don't know...I can't...just look inside...I don't know, sorry." Ronin sighed, seeing how indecisive Hiroto was being. Hiroto was known for being unsure with his future, but he wanted to prove to others that he is really someone. Maybe he wasn't the strongest as the rest of the Kanisars due to his weak build and being possibly the worst fighter in the Resistance, but he made up for his smarts, and was quite good with his blacksmith skills, but too bad nobody ever complimented him for it. But very soon, Hiroto will prove them wrong.

Hiroto gazes down at his hammer before looking over at the door, seeing the blue skies.

"One day...I'll get out there...I'll find my way..." Hiroto thought, gazing at his hammer with a serious look. "And to do that, I'll be able to get strong...but at the same time, I want to prove to everyone that I can do it."


"Hey! Hiro!" Hiroto shook his head, snapping out of his thoughts before seeing Ronin giving him a stern look.

"We've got a customer! Hurry up lad!" Ronin called.

"O-Oh! So sorry!" Hiroto smiled nervously before sighing, "Well...guess I got a lot on my hand..."

"Excuse me? Can I get this sharpen?" Hiroto widened his eyes upon hearing that voice of his, quickly glancing over at the sight of that girly voice.

"Please don't tell me that she's...." Hiroto gulped, wincing upon realizing who said that. He slowly glanced to his right, and groaned upon seeing a female Kanisar standing by the doorway.

The teenage girl Kanisar had short blonde colored hair with aqua-themed highlights running down towards the edges of her hair. Her hair is stylized in a braid-like ponytail and it ran down directly down her back, with bangs are side-swept. She seems to look innocent, and cute and beautiful. She has pink eyes, and wore a tight sleeveless brown shirt, and also a top black skirt, and dark blue leggings. She wears brown training boots fit for her size, and as obvious, has ears on the top of her hair and a tail right through her skirt. 

The girl's face looked stone-cold of seriousness, not showing a bit of emotion and seemed to hold what appear to be two red dagger-like sword with a circular outline around the handle inside of it. 

"Oh...Hey there Maiko." Hiroto greeted, trying to remain calm at the sight of her. "It's good to see ya..."

Maiko doesn't respond back and throws her daggers over near him. 

"Make it quick, please." Maiko stated. "I need to hurry in order to get back to training with the others."

"Oh right right...My bad." Hiroto grinned nervously before he gotten to work. "So, um, Ronin, if you would...?"

"Yeah, you're on your own kid...Not getting involved..." Ronin winked before he began taking his leave.

"Ronin...!" Hiroto blinked in shock before sighing and smiled nervously at Maiko, "Um, anyway, Maiko, I'll get to work on those daggers of yours."

"...Okay." Maiko said before watching the scrawny Kanisar grabbing ahold of the weapons with all his might and began to work on them by warming them near the fire. "And be careful, those are my mothers'."

"Right, got it!" Hiroto nodded before he waited for them to be fully heated up, and five minutes later, he placed the two daggers into the bucket to let them cool down.

"So...how's training Maiko?" Hiroto asked, smiling softly at her. He may be acting nonchalantly and calm, but inside, he was feeling pretty worried due to knowing Maiko's reputation.

Maiko was known as the toughest Kanisar girl on the Resistance's Training Squad, and she was a prodigy in it. However, she tends to take her training serious and has zero time to hangout with anyone. Hiroto would know that for a fact...personally.

"It's going great...Been doing well with those daggers swords for quite a while. Then I fought off some of the trainees, though I really wish I gotten a scar or a wound from those attacks they dished out for me. Not even a Ki Blast was enough to do that when I blocked it with my arms." Maiko explained, earning a sweat-drop from the scrawny Kanisar.

"R-Right..." Hiroto chuckled nervously. "Well...I see...Um, so...heard the news about the new girl that showed up here?"

"That human girl? Of course I do." Maiko nodded. "But I hope she does fare well if she ever gets into training."

"Yeah, because training is always a good opportunity...Which I understand." Hiroto sighs, couldn't help but agree there.

"Well of course, because this is a Kill or Be Killed situation." Maiko stated coldly. "Slacking off and doing nothing won't mark you as a good soldier in battle. You should know that at least, Hiroto..."

"I know that..." Hiroto sighed. "But...I'm willing to one day become a soldier..."

"Have you started your training?" Maiko questioned, earning a frown from Hiroto.

"Well..." 

"Like master your Ki? Learn the basics of using it? Hold a weapon, at least? Or even start growing some muscles...?" Maiko raised a brow.

Hiroto started to slowly grow frustrated with those conversations, but held that all back with an exasperated sigh before shaking his head in response.

"Figured..." Maiko sighed before gazing at Hiroto, who took out her dagger swords from the cold wet bucket and began shining them on the stone spinning wheel. 

Hiroto wasn't in the mood of this conversation, but he decided to keep focusing on shining her daggers while Maiko kept talking.

"Look, Hiroto...If you really want to be strong, just do what normal Kanisars here do." Maiko stated.

"What...normal Kanisars do?" Hiroto asked, feeling down upon hearing that. "Normal Kanisars? Well maybe I'm scrawny and was born a lot prematurely as my dad told me...but...still, I can do it..."

"Yes, you may be a Kanisar, but you're different and what you do, is what everyone is sick of." Maiko said. "If you want others to at least respect you, you need to learn how to fight and be a Kanisar."

"...Right." Hiroto nodded, looking down sadly. "I'm sorry..."

"..." Maiko stares at him with her stone-cold face before sighing, "No, I'm sorry for just being hard on you...Look, you need to stop trying hard to just prove on something."

"That's the thing...I don't know what I'm proving..." Hiroto sighed before finishing off the dagger swords. "I'm just...trying to fit in like the rest of you and become something bigger, but...I just don't know how..."

Maiko looks down and sighs, her eyes half-lid with a glint of disappointment. 

"I see how it is..." Maiko thought, narrowing her eyes a bit at Hiroto's disappointment face. 

"But...I'm okay if I can't be strong like you or other Kanisars, I'll...find a way to fight in the war. I mean, I'm really enjoying my time here in crafting these awesome weapons and making many models of them." Hiroto smiled softly. "O-Other than that, I think these dagger swords really fit your personality."

"Yeah...Sure." Maiko glanced away, not showing the tiniest bit complimented by it.

"Right..." Hiroto sighed before handing her dagger swords back to her. "Well here you are, and take care of these Maiko."

"Mm...They feel like they were made yesterday." Maiko hummed, swinging them around and testing them out. "Wow, you really outdid it today, Hiroto."

"Oh, well it's nothing really. Just thought...I could make them really shine and make them a little more fitting to your speed." Hiroto explained with a soft smile. "I think they really fit ya, Maiko...Who knows? Perhaps you can even outrank your peers?"

"Mm..." That's when Hiroto saw the small smile on Maiko, seeing how happy she was when she heard him that.

"Well I guess I got her smiling even by a bit." Hiroto softly smiled, thinking about her smile.

"Right..." Maiko cleared her throat before making her stone-cold look. "But anyway, you should at least try and train to control your Ki, or else you're in some deep shit with everyone...again."

"Yeah...I'll try. Thank you Maiko." Hiroto nodded. 

"Alright...see ya." Maiko nodded before she began taking her leave. "Thanks again Hiroto...!"

"My pleasure...!" Hiroto waved at her happily before returning back to his gloomy self, sighing in the process. "Man...maybe she's right...If I'm ever gonna prove to my dad and everyone else here, then I need to step up and fight."

"AHEM!" Hiroto flinched at the sound of that ruff and grouchy voice before he turned to see Ronin leaning against the back door of the shop, making a smirk at the scrawny Kanisar.

"So...?" 

"So what...?" Hiroto raised a brow.

"How did it go with the little lady?" Ronin wiggled his brows before smirking at the sight of how the kid started blushing.

"W-What?! R-Ronin...! That's not even funny...!" Hiroto exclaimed before sighing, "Besides, I think she rather goes out with anyone that isn't a screw-up like me..."

"Come on, don't take what those clowns out there says. Soldiers these days are just a bunch of stubborn assholes who thinks highly of themselves just like that damn Human King." Ronin scoffed, feeling upset at the mention of that name. "But let me tell you something kid, you won't know that she likes you unless you try..."

"But-"

"No 'buts' Hiro!" Ronin crossed his arms. "Unless you want me to give you another all-nighter here again...!"

Hiroto frowned at the punishment Ronin was gonna give out to him.

"...Right..." Hiroto sighed.

"Look kid, just go out and take a break. Maybe you need it...and try at least to train. I know that you can do it." Ronin softly smiled at the young boy. "Just because of what people say bugs you, doesn't mean that you should let them bug you more. You need to believe in yourself, after all, you take a bit after your father."

"What's that?" Hiroto asked with a raised brow.

"You two are more stubborn than any Kanisar I've ever met here." Ronin joked, earning a sweat-drop from Hiroto.

"Right..." Hiroto nervously grinned at that joke before sighing, "But I guess you're right...and I'll get training..."

"Hm..." Ronin grinned. "Alright then, take the rest of the afternoon off. I'll fill in your shift."

"Thanks Ronin." Hiroto nodded before he took off his smog apron and began taking his leave. 

"No problem kid, just don't get into any trouble than you normally do!" Ronin shouted, his voice echoing across the Blacksmith shop.

"Oh well...I mean, how can I possibly get into any trouble...?" Hiroto wondered aloud, placing his hands in his blue jeans pocket. He continued to walk, ignoring some looks he was getting from some people, either human and/or Kanisar. He knew why because he was pretty much the bad luck charm here in this group, and all because of his ways to try and help, but he always find a screw it up and get that look from his dad, embarrassing him... 

"Maybe...I'm not cut out to be a fighter...I honestly don't know what I can do to help..." Hiroto sighed, looking down sadly. "Maybe Maiko's right...but what can I do...?"






Dawn of The Lost Wolves


"I gotta say, this base is pretty...big..." 

Kanoe was starting to admire the places she visited across the Resistance's base. 

"Like I said, it's not much but it's still home." Max snorted. "So you better make used to this..."

"Yeah..." Kanoe nodded as they continued to walk across the outer fields of the base, seeing nothing but the plain grass and some trees around the area. 

"So...what's the deal with you? What's your story?" Kanoe turns to Max, who narrowed his eyes of suspicion at her. 

"Huh? My...story?" Kanoe asked in confusion.

"Why were you being harassed and nearly made those humans' capture?" Max questioned.

"Um...Well...they thought I was a spy..." Kanoe admitted, rubbing her arm sheepishly. "I just...I don't know...I was pretty lost..."

"Okay, but why the hell were you in that city? What? You lost or something?" Max asked rudely, picking his ear.

"N-No...Well, yes...But...Um..." Kanoe looks down and frowns, unable to say anything. 

"What can I tell him? This guy is practically stubborn, no way he would believe me..." Kanoe thought. "Well...Maybe it's worth a shot."

"Well...It's just-"

Before she could finish up, she heard loud screaming before looking behind Max and saw multiple people fighting each other.

"Huh? What's going on over there?" Kanoe asked in confusion. 

"Huh?" Max looked back and saw the group of people that were fighting each other. However, his reaction...

"Oh...looks like they're training again." Max muttered, much to Kanoe's disbelief and confusion.

"Wait, training?!" Kanoe exclaimed.

"Yeah, this is called a 'Resistance', you know. Fucking smart-ass." Max rolled his eyes.

"Well I didn't know that!" Kanoe huffed.

"Yeah, sure you did..." Max rolled his eyes before something caught his eye. He saw the instructor that were training the group of girls that were training in both weaponry and combat. He narrowed his eyes at the sight of the male Kanisar that were training the new recruits.

The man had slick back hair with big ears, and a smoothed tail, but other than that, his face looked like he was pretty handsome to any women of his age.

"Good! Good job ladies! Keep it at them! Same goes for you sweetheart!" The Kanisar instructor shouted, tapping his foot. He soon caught eye of his one of his recruits, mainly a familiar blonde-blue haired Kanisar that was doing quite incredible in her training.

"YAH!" She continues to fight off another recruit till she slices off her sword and then gives a hard kick to the face, sending her flying across the ground. The recruit slowly gets up, a large wound appearing on her left cheek and was bleeding really bad.

"Hmm...Well done Maiko. Very well done." The man clapped, impressed by the teenage female Kanisar's performance against one the new recruits in training. "With that kind of talent, you might become a new and talented soldier in battle against our enemies."

"Thank you, Captain Caldwell." Maiko bowed.

"Ngh..." The girl recruit winced at the pain before some of the other trainees helped her up and began taking her towards the infirmary. Maiko glanced over at the girl she injured and saw the glare the girl gave her. 

Maiko lets out a huff before placing her dagger swords away into her sheaths.

"See ladies? This here is a real soldier, ready for combat." Captain Caldwell nodded in improvement. 

The other girl recruits looked at each other, stopping their combat training the process.

"You see, you ladies need to know about how it's not gonna be too easy! This isn't some kiddy thing where you all need to just act and look cute! This is war we're talking here! A place where we need to become the strongest and you all better act well! Do you copy?!" 

Captain Caldwell gave them all stern looks, but the recruits each nod to him while Maiko stood there with her serious face.

"Good." Captain Caldwell nodded before smiling softly at the teenage girl Kanisar. "As always Maiko, you did great. I can see my star pupil in this class can be possibly ready for battle."

"I appreciate your compliments sir...but I would be excused and train alone..." Maiko demanded. "I wish to train alone for a while...that last battle worn me out."

"You sure?" Captain Caldwell questioned. "Who knows? You could train more, but if not, I supposed...you don't want to regain what you lost because of your aunt."

Maiko stops in her tracks before glaring hard at the man while the other trainees kept silent, not wanting to speak up against either of them.

"Well...? Wanna keep training under my influence?" He asked, seemingly making a mocking smirk at him. "Or do you wanna fail her?"

"...Alright fine..." Maiko huffed. "I'll keep training...asshole."

"That's good, that's good." Captain Caldwell smiled softly. "Besides, you can always train with me privately. I do teach you ladies anytime, anywhere."

All the girls looked at each other in worried about that, feeling worried and scared upon hearing that proposal.

Maiko on the other hand lets out an annoyed huff and turned her head away in disgust.

"I rather someone other than you be my instructor..." Maiko muttered, glancing away annoyingly.

"Well get used to it..." Captain Caldwell chuckled. "Trust me, I've been in this base for as long as you ladies can think, and I'm the well-known captain on the force. So you trainees better be ready do some crap, or else I'm afraid that I'm gonna have to punish you...like kick any of you off the training regimen and you ladies will have no choice but to go scrub some dishes."

All the girls all whispered to each other, feeling afraid at that little threat they made. However, Maiko kept her glare at the captain before huffing, not wanting to further argue with the man.

"Now...Get back to training, you lazy bitches!" Captain Caldwell demanded before raising his hand in the air. "Or else I'll just fight each of you in order to get the training started."

"...Hmph." Maiko scoffed before addressing the girls to keep on training, which they reluctantly did before they started back their training. 

"Good, good...Glad you sluts get the gist of it and if you tell anyone, forget about losing those official documents to let you be a part of this war." Captain Caldwell folded his arms, watching each of the girls training each other.

Maxwell and Kanoe watches this all from afar, wondering what is going on before seeing much of the training. 

"Whoa...are they training or something?" Kanoe thought aloud, staying off at the distance as she watches this more and more of the recruits fight off against each other, blocking their moves while their instructor continues to watch their fight. However, one of them as Kanoe notices was quite good with those swords of hers, or even in combat without them.

Kanoe watches the turquoise colored Kanisar girl slicing off her opponent's sword, before delivering a powerful kick to the gut, sending her flying across the place while the other trainees didn't bother to see what's up and continued the fight.

"They all look so...tough..." Kanoe muttered, placing a hand onto her chest. "I guess they're all training for the war, huh?"

Kanoe expected Maxwell to answer her back, however, all she received was silence. She turned to Max, who saw him scowling at the sight towards where the girls were training. She grew concerned for him and wonder what's up before hearing him muttered something...

"Tch...King Douchebag...Look at him just sitting his ass watching others fight..." Max grumbled in anger.

"Huh?" Kanoe blinked in confusion. "What was that...? About King...Douchebag? Do you mean the instructor?"

"It's none of your fucking business." Max scoffed. "Look, do you want that tour to be done or not?"

"Well I was just asking." Kanoe frowned.

"Well don't ask questions that's none of your business about what I think." Max crossed his arms and looked away in annoyance. Kanoe raised a brow at him and said "Oh, so you do have some problem with that instructor, do ya?"

Realizing his mistake, he grew annoyed at her before getting up to her face.

"I told ya to shut your damn mouth, bitch!" Max exclaimed, much to Kanoe's shock before she slowly felt her blood rushing in.

"Annoying witch?!" Kanoe exclaimed angrily, stomping her foot at him. "I'm not an annoying witch! If anyone, you're just a pain in the ass, you mutt!"

"Mutt?! Who you calling a mutt?!" Max yelled, gritting his fangs in anger.

While the two kept arguing, they didn't knot that they were drawing attention to the captain and the rest of the trainees. Maiko stops herself before putting her daggers down upon seeing the two arguing over each other, head-to-head.

"Hmm...What is this?" Captain Caldwell muttered, noticing the two. However, he took a notice of Max before smirking at him and began walking over to them.

"Captain?" Maiko called. "What are you...?"

"Get back to training. I'll see what's up. Now do it or else." Captain Caldwell stated. "You girls could do those dishes for the next six months."

Maiko flinched a bit before glaring hard at him, but she let out a sigh and muttered, "Yes sir..."

"Good...Get back to training, you bitches." Captain Caldwell ordered before making his way over to the two figures that were arguing among each other.

"Ugh! Why am I even trying arguing with you?!" Kanoe huffed. "For some wolf guy, you don't seem to treat me with no respect or even anyone at all!"

"I don't treat anyone here respect unless they earned it from me!" Max exclaimed angrily.

"Ugh! That barely makes any sense!"

"You don't make sense, you annoying bitch!"

"Same goes for you, wolf idiot!"

"Wolf idiot?! Is that so?!"

"Yeah!" 

Both Kanoe and Max gotten closer, face-to-face and growled angrily at each other, getting real tired of arguing one another till...

"AHEM!"

The two froze before glancing over to see the black haired Kanisar captain giving them each a stern look.

"Tch...Afternoon Caldwell." Max scoffed, looking away in annoyance. "Fancy meeting you here, asshole."

"Good afternoon, Private Kyochi. It's been a while since I last saw you trained with the other recruits back then."

"Tch...I rather train with my recruits than with an perverted asshole like you." Max glanced away, feeling more irritated just being around his presence.

"Is that how you're gonna treat your former instructor like that? Heh, I see your rep still succeeds for being such a bother here." Captain Caldwell smiled.

Kanoe stares at him, seeing how his smile was forced.

"That smile...It gives me the creeps." Kanoe thought with a frown.


"Oh? And who is this beautiful young lady?" Captain Caldwell asked curiously. "She looks like a beaut..."

"T-Thank you..." Kanoe backed away a bit, having the feeling of not trusting him. However, she cleared her throat before smiling softly at him. "I-It's nice to meet you sir, I'm Kanoe Fey."

"Kanoe Fey, what a pretty little name for a girl. A human, no less." Captain Caldwell chuckled before giving her a friendly smile. "So, you into some training of mine?"

"Huh?" Kanoe blinked in confusion.

"You know, train for the war? I think you got what it takes." Captain Caldwell smiled softly. "You look like your good looks could win the enemy's hearts."

Kanoe made a slight frown, looking away in disgust.

"Oh boy...Don't tell me that he's one of those types of guys..." Kanoe thought in disgust.


"She's new around here, a survivor no less." Max scoffed, grabbing Kanoe by the arm. "We were just leaving."

"Leaving already? Ahh, that's such a shame." Captain Caldwell sighed. "Come on, it's no big deal. I was just interested onto finding out much about her...You know, she looks pretty skilled."

"Yeah, sure she is." Max glared. "Don't you have to be an perverted asshole somewhere else?"

"Really? Me? A pervert? I am the tenth captain of this resistance and I want you to give me some respect." Captain Caldwell smiled happily towards Max. "So I'm going to tell you this like I've told to my other recruits! You need to learn how to act yourself as a good Kanisar. What are you? A lazy mutt?"

"I'm not, and I have no room to talk to some fucking sociopath like you...!" Max scoffed. 

"Hmph...I see how it is." Captain Caldwell hummed before looking over at Kanoe, who blinked in confusion upon seeing him staring right at her. 

"Why is he staring at me like that? Wait...is he...?" Kanoe thought, gasping a bit.


"Well...Care to ask what she/s doing with someone like you?" Captain Caldwell asked. "I never expected some wolf mutt like you would even have her with you."

"Shut the hell up!" Max growled, clenching his fists. "Now look here, I'm not interested in some asshole of a captain to even talk to me! Just leave me alone and let me mind my own business while you do yours...!"

"Really?" Captain Caldwell rubbed his chin in thought before a smirk appeared. "Tell me, how you do well in combat? Still sluggish as always?"

That seemed to earn a tick mark on Max's forehead as he looks away in frustration. Kanoe simply stared at them with a frown, feeling like she shouldn't interfere...at least, not yet.

"My fighting is not sluggish..." Max grumbled. 

"Really? Well...Maybe you should take me down." The Kanisar captain / instructor smirked cockily at the boy. 

Max widened his eyes a bit before looking away in annoyance. 

"Come on, I can take a punch to the face. That is, if you can, Trainee Traitor." Max growled upon hearing that nickname, clenching his fists.

"Trainee Traitor...It wasn't my fault...For him to bring that up." Max narrowed his eyes, almost ready to beat the living shit out of him. 


"Yes, that's right...Come at me." Captain Caldwell hid a small smirk. "That way you can embarrass yourself like before when you started training with me...Ha ha ha..."


"...That was in the past and it wasn't my fault." Max huffed.

"Heh, look at you...trying to act all smug and like nothing went wrong..." Captain Caldwell scoffed. "You know, you're kinda lucky that you at least gotten to pass the test to even join the army or else you would just been left behind."

"Why you...!" Max hissed. "I don't need to hear it from you! It's your damn fault and people don't even try to stand up against you because of your fucking damn attitude...!"

"Well maybe you would like it if you just did what I asked you to do, troublemaker. Just as troublemaking as the Heartless Wolf. Makes me wonder why no one can compare you two..." Captain Caldwell smugly grinned.

"There's that name again...The Heartless Wolf..." Kanoe thought before glancing at Max, who was clenching his fists.


"...I'm not like him...Now shut up and maybe fuck off before I stick my foot into your ass." Max threatened.

"Heh, like you could and if you do, I wouldn't mind you getting expelled out of the army and go into dishwashing duty. That sounds more suitable to your role." Captain Caldwell smirked.

"Shut up...!" Max hissed, raising a fist in front of him till Kanoe grabbed his arm. "What the?! What the fuck?!"

"Max, hold it! It's no use fighting him...!" Kanoe exclaimed before glaring back at the captain. "But...I can start seeing much about him...."

"Come on, it's my job. I need to be hard on you all in order to increase your confidence for the war." Captain Caldwell smiled. Kanoe narrowed her eyes, staring straight at the man.

"Is what he's saying the truth? I mean, I never know that much about the military and such, but...is that even true?" Kanoe thought.


"Hmph...!" Max snorted, getting Kanoe to let go of him. "I didn't ask for your help! I can take him down easily!"

"Watch it boy, your little confidence will only lead you to being a loser. Remember that." Captain Caldwell before turning his back on them. "Anyway, I got no time with you chumps. I need to head back to teach those girls about their combat skills. Go do whatever you want. You aren't my problem anymore...Trainee traitor."

Captain Caldwell began taking his leave, walking off while Max stood there with an angry look as Kanoe looked at him with a concern look.

"Hey...you okay?" Kanoe asked in concern.

"What the hell was your problem?!" Max exclaimed in anger. "I could've taken him!"

"Well I tried to make you not fight him for your own cause!" Kanoe stated bitterly. "I didn't want you to at least try and start a fight with him."

"So what? I could've teach him a lesson about his way of his fucking teaching methods." Max growled, confusing Kanoe.

"Wait...are you saying that his way of teaching is...wrong?" Kanoe frowned before glancing over at where Captain Caldwell last stood.

"Yeah...what you think?" Max growled.

"W-Well I...I didn't know that." Kanoe frowned. "I was just-"

"Just what?! Interfere with how I was gonna deal with him?!" Max exclaimed angrily. "I could have taken him down! I could have beaten him! But you just have to get in my way...!"

"Because it wouldn't exactly solve any of your problems! Look, I don't know much about you but I know one thing; You have an attitude problem?!" Kanoe exclaimed.

"Whatever! Just shut up and listen!" Max gritted his teeth. "Why not you stop your constant whining and let's just keep going...!"

"...Fine." Kanoe huffed. "Makes me wonder why again do I have to deal with you."

"Shut up." Max scoffed before he begins taking his leave. "Come on...you better come, toots."

"Ugh, my name is Kanoe...!" Kanoe reminded.

"Don't care." Max rolled his eyes. "I can call you whatever you want...Now come on."

Kanoe frowned, crossing her arms in anger.

"This guy..." Kanoe thought bitterly before racing over to them. 


While the two left, Maiko watches this from afar after taking down her opponent while their instructor came back and yelled out, "Alright you lazy bitches, hurry this up and you'll get your damn break!"

"Hmm..." Maiko narrowed her eyes. "Just what was he talking about to those two?"





Later

"And...that should be the last of it..." 

Somewhere else, the young boy engineer prodigy, AJ Cykes, was busy working on a small device. He put down his wrench and wiped a brow, satisfied with finishing up for today with his latest invention.

"Ha! Now this Hyper Exo Shotgun is finally ready!" AJ smiled happily, lifting up a thing green bazooka that was right for his size. "With this, I think I might be able to defend myself. Now for the perfect test..."

AJ looks around before noticing an empty glass bottle on the window of his shop.

"Hmm...Perfect. Glad that I forgotten to throw that in the recycle bin." AJ smiled before lifting the gun straight at it before pulling the trigger, shooting straight and breaking the bottle into pieces. However, before that could happen, a familiar scrawny teenage Kanisar came into the shop...

"Hey AJ, I was wondering-AHH!" Before he could finish, he quickly ducked upon hearing the glass breaking into many broken shards.

"Yes! It worked! It really worked!" AJ grinned happily, looking at his new weapon in awe. 

"Yeah...thanks for not blasting me." AJ looked over and saw Hiroto getting back up, dusting himself off. "Seriously though, you could have nearly blast me to pieces or worse."

"Oh hi Hiro! Nice to see ya here!" AJ greeted happily, putting his new invention down. "What brings you here to my shop?"

"Mm...Nothing much. I've been wondering if you have anything I can borrow?" Hiroto asked curiously. 

"You mean for..?" AJ raised a brow, which Hiroto nodded.

"Yeah, just thought I could borrow some tools to fix up an old camera..." Hiroto softly smiled.

"An old camera...? That's it...?" AJ raised a brow. "Why something like that?"

"Well...I thought of record my progress like a video diary but my dad accidentally broke it..." Hiroto rubbed the back of his head, remembering how his dad accidentally stepped on his camera and how it gotten broken. "So I was wondering if you have any spare lens and a chip that I could use to fix it up?"

"That sounds more like you're gonna use them instead of borrowing. I mean, how are you gonna give it back to me?" Hiroto sighed and shook his head.

"Yeah...good point. But either way, could I...?" Hiroto weakly grinned. "I mean, I have some cash that you could have..."

"Mm....Actually, it's okay Hiro." AJ raised his hands in surrender, giving the scrawny Kanisar a sheepish smile. "I mean, you don't have to waste money just for something like that."

"Well...even if the world is on the brink of war, this Resistance base acts like a normal civilization back then..." Hiroto chuckled.

"Well...Alright, hang on..." AJ looking through the desk drawer before managing to find what Hiroto was looking. "Oh right...! Here we go...!"

AJ picked up some extra camera lenses, an old looking chip, including a small looking part.

"Oh, thank you." Hiroto smiled before receiving the items and placing them on his bag. "And this...is this an image sensor?"

"Yeah, just to make your camera look better!" AJ nodded. "I don't mean to brag, but I can practically create a high definition camera with 4K resolution!"

"Wasn't that already made by the time you humans came?" Hiroto asked in confusion.

"Maybe...but not anymore! I can make it into 16K!" AJ laughed, earning a sweat-drop from the skinny Kanisar.

"Right..." Hiroto cleared his throat before smiling softly. "I really appreciate it AJ and..."

Hiroto places his cash down on the table before turning the young kid and said, "It's my treat..."

"But Hiro...I said-"

"I know, but I mean it. I want to at least appreciate for what you for me." Hiroto reassured. "Other than that, it's kinda what I'm trying to do. Creating weapons, being a respectful person, and even as an amateur level engineer are just my only hobbies, but I thought I could at least train...well...to myself, that is."

"I understand how you feel." AJ shrugged. "I mean, you aren't a bad person for someone who has the worst reputation for being the worst soldier of this Resistance."

"Yeah...so I figured...." Hiroto sighed sadly before shaking it off and replaced his sadness with a fake smile. "But...I'm doing hard...Know how it goes on the Forge, and making some new weapons for some of the soldiers...Also, I'm thinking of creating some new weapons that came to my head..."

"Mm...That might be a good idea." AJ nodded. "Though, I think it's also a smart idea to not let your dad know about that...considering how you're not as strong-"

"Yeah, I know." Hiroto sighed, shaking his head. "I just...I just need to work on it...People here say that I can't even handle Ki, but it's not that..."

"Mm..." AJ frowned. "If you want, Max can help you..."

However, Hiroto shook his head and gave him a smile.

"That would be nice, but...I don't want others involve in my problems...Well if they even care about my problems, that is." Hiroto reassured. "But the main point is that I just need to solve them myself..."

"...Alright." AJ sighed. "There's nothing that'll convince you otherwise, Hiro."

"Yeah...but I promise that I'll figure out about my...scrawniness." Hiroto weakly grinned. "Trust me, I'll find a way."

"Well alright..." AJ shrugged. "Oh, and have you heard about the new girl that came here? Kanoe Fey?"

"Yeah...I just saw her enter the shop with Max, but I didn't get the chance to interact with her." Hiroto sighed. "Oh well, I'm sure some people told her about me..."

"Come on Hiro, don't act like that." AJ shook his head. "You should be more confidant in yourself like Max."

"Yeah...become a brute like him..." Hiroto sighed. "Oh well...It doesn't matter. I just need to work up my strength..."

"Well I have confidence that you can do it." AJ reassured. "I really believe in you Hiro..."

"You're too kind, AJ." Hiroto smiled in embarrassment. "Well anyway, I better be going before your friend gets here..."

"Well in the meantime, it's best that I have to work up on this..." AJ takes out his small bazooka weapon.

"Oh yeah...is that something new?" Hiroto asked curiously.

"That's right! It's a new weapon I'm developing for myself in case if I ever go into battle..." AJ explained before making a meek smile. "Which is kinda impossible considering that I'm not as strong as Max or the other Kanisars..."

"Well...I think it looks nice." Hiroto smiled softly. "Don't beat yourself up, AJ."

"Thanks Hiro! Hey, do you wanna try it out?" AJ offered, but Hiroto shook his head.

"I appreciate that, but I think I rather not." Hiroto shook his head. "Don't wanna accidentally drop it and break it."

"Come on, I know you wouldn't...Give it a try." AJ pleaded.

"Well..."

"Come on...please." AJ pouted, earning a sigh from him.

"This kid is just too much..." Hiroto thought with a blank look before sighing, "Well alright, I'll do it..."

AJ hands him his newly made weapon and hands it to him, which Hiroto relunctantly grabs before looking around to test it before seeing an old broken down computer on the ground.

"Oh, you can destroy that...I was gonna throw it away since it kinda...uh...blew up on me the last time I used it..." AJ chuckled nervously.

"Okay..." Hiroto looked through the visor, readying his aim at it and slowly pressed the trigger.

"Yo! AJ!"

"AH!" Hiroto shrieked at a loud voice, missing his mark as the laser shot at the mirror, which aimed back at him and AJ.

"Watch out!" AJ ducked, along with Hiroto who used the weapon to defend himself, blocking the shot with his gun till it blew up upon making contact with the laser. The two looked at what was left of the new weapon AJ developed.

"Damn it..." AJ sighed. "Great...who's the idiot that interrupting our experiment?"

The moment AJ turned around, he widened his eyes at the sight of a familiar half-breed giving him a deadpanned glare. 

"Uh...Hey?" AJ grinned nervously, sweat-dropping a little. "I guess...you were the idiot that interrupting my-"

BAM!


"OW!" 

Max slammed his fist onto AJ's head, nearly making him lose consciousness, a small bump formed on top of his head.

"Don't ever call me a 'idiot', asshole." Max huffed while Hiroto stood there, sweat-dropping.

"Max! Don't be too hard on him! He's just a kid!" Kanoe stepped in, giving him a stern look.

"Maybe you should learn to stop whining." Max huffed, crossing his arms.

"Oh don't you start there!" Kanoe exclaimed.

"God, stop bitching about what I do!" Max glowered at her.

Hiroto stared at the two, watching them argue back and forth.

"Umm..." Hiroto frowned, feeling quite uncomfortable being around them. "I...think I should go..."

Hiroto begins walking out, leaving the two arguing till Max notices him leaving.

"HEY!"

Hiroto freezes before turning around to see Max glaring at him. Kanoe looks back and sees the skinny Kanisar, who smiles nervously at him.

"O-Oh...hey..." Hiroto gulped, sweat-dropping.

"Ngh...Max..." AJ shook his head, recovering from the hit. "Just leave Hiroto alone, he's not even bothering you..."

"I wasn't gonna bully him! I'm not THAT heartless...!" Max exclaimed.

"I beg to differ..." AJ muttered, sweat-dropping before getting hit on the head by Max again.

"Shaddup!" Max growled.

"Do you treat anyone like that?!" Kanoe tapped her foot with a frustrated look on her face.

"Yeah, so?" Max snorted.

The two began arguing while AJ let out a sigh, feeling upset about getting hit on the noggin again while Hiroto stood there, sweat-dropping with a blank look.

"...What have I gotten myself into?" Hiroto thought. "Because there are so many things wrong with these three together..."

To Be Continued