Chapter 33

[50 years ago]

“Good morning, Commander Grimhold,” Delilah said with a smile as the Commander walked through the front door.

“Good morning, Del. How are you feeling?” Grimhold asked, smiling back at her.

“Well, I feel a little itch in my arms whenever I try to move them, but generally, I’m fine. I think it’s just a reaction to the dr*g I was administered,” Delilah replied. She lay on a hospital bed in the Academy building.

“Don’t worry, the medicine will only be active for the next 24 hours. So you can just keep resting until then,” Grimhold said, placing his left palm on her head.

“Resting? That’s really boring. I don’t want to go back to sleep. I want to fight someone!” Delilah said with an upset look.

“I’ll fight you…” another female voice called from the door. Delilah turned toward the sound and saw her best friend standing there.

“Gretel!” Delilah exclaimed. Gretel had short, dark blue hair and diamond-blue eyes. She walked in quietly w