Trust

"Haha... it's been a long time, sis."

"B-but how can it be?" Vik still couldn't shake off the shock of the situation. Was Los really her sister? It seemed highly possible, but she couldn't believe it right away, she couldn't allow herself to. It could be some kind of game being played on her.

As much as she wanted to think otherwise, she couldn't. Through Los, she finally felt the warmth of family she had been distant from for so long. For the first time, someone was hugging her in the flesh. For the first time, she could feel another person's body heat. This sensation was incredibly overwhelming. It was hard for her to resist surrendering to this feeling.

"Still unsure, sis? Hmm... what else can I say? I've explained everything I can to you, sis. If even my tearful eyes couldn't convince you, then I guess I have no choice but to let time do its work."

At that moment, Vik's mind started buzzing with questions. If Los was indeed her sister, she could provide information about their family. This way, she could both verify her siblinghood and learn about their family, but there was a problem. Vik hardly knew anything about her family. The only thing she knew was what Mr. Fisk had told her, which was nothing more than a few small pieces of information. Nonetheless, she was determined to do this; armed with the little information she had, she would interrogate her supposed sister.

"S-since you're my sister, tell me our parents' names."

"What?.."

"Yes, since you're my sister, answer. What are our parents' names?"

Los puffed her cheeks up like a pufferfish. "Hahahahaaa... sis, I was really expecting this question. After all, you know nothing, right? Ahahaa... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's just... ahh! I look like such a terrible sister right now." Los straightened up and wiped the tears of laughter from her face, replacing them with a serious expression. She brought her fist to her mouth and began to cough lightly. "Ahem, ahem..." Vik felt a strange sensation. This person must really be her sister, or at least a human like herself because she couldn't imagine an alien doing something like this. Then again, she had never interacted with aliens or hung out with them. The basis of her assumption was solely the mindless attacks of the aliens rushing towards her.

"Now, I'll answer your question, sis. Ahem! Our mother's name is Keisei, our father's name is Jake, you're Victoria, and I'm Lostia. We're the Hosen family. Of course, just like you, I've never seen my mother or father, and I have no idea about them either. I'm as clueless about them as you are. We're in this together." Los lost her serious expression and smiled. "So, do you believe me now, sis?"

Vik didn't know what to say. She was starting to believe that this person was her sister, she wanted to believe it. She had forgotten everything that had happened. Right now, all she could think about was this. "I..."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm waiting for your answerrr!"

"To you... I believe-"

"Well, well, well, looks like the other top-tier warrior has awakened." Vik's response was cut off by the uninvited guest entering the room.

"Hey, hey, hey! Boss Aarus, you didn't give us any time. We were just getting to know each other with my sister. We were going to catch up together."

"You were going to catch up. She doesn't even know you."

"Hehehe... that's true."

"What?" Vik's realization of her current situation came back to her as she saw the gigantic alien, Aarus. He remembered this. Los had told him about it. He must be the leader of these aliens, and Los had referred to him as the boss. She felt like a fool for falling for this trick. Anger surged within her once again. She clenched her fist, her armor was gone, so she had to rely on her own strength to deal with this. "YOU FILTHY MONSTER!" She leaped to her feet and charged at Aarus. Los's eyes widened at the sight, and she leaned aside to avoid getting hit, observing what was about to happen.

"AAAAAA!" Vik delivered a powerful punch to Aarus's abdomen. "This isn't our fight." The punch had no effect on Aarus's abdomen. Vik felt like she had punched a titanium wall. The leader was indeed resilient as she had thought, but she couldn't give up now. "TAKE THIS!" Her flurry of punches barely moved Aarus from his spot, but Vik continued relentlessly. She had no other choice.

"Enough! I said this isn't our fight." Aarus lifted Vik's right arm that she was holding onto. Vik couldn't resist even the slightest bit of his power. As Aarus applied pressure to the arm he was holding, a burst of red color filled its place. "AHGGHHHHH!" It hurt, it hurt a lot. Vik felt the highest level of pain for the first time in her life.

"I'm sorry, sister, I can't help you right now."

Vik fell to the ground as Aarus let go of her arm. She was covered in blood. For the first time, she saw her own blood. It was everywhere, painting everything red wherever she looked. She was afraid to look at her arm. She felt real fear for the first time. She couldn't believe that one of the aliens she had easily killed before could do this to her. "No, no, no..." she trembled. For the first time, she felt sick.

"Don't worry, warrior, you have superior regeneration, your arm will soon return to its old self."

"Yeah, sis, please bear the pain."

"What?.." Vik turned her head towards Los. The feeling of siblinghood she had towards her had disappeared. "You..."

"Oww! I guess this is bad news for me."

Vik, using her feeble arm, stood up. Though she was still trembling, she was filled with anger now. Anger replaced her fear. As she took her first step towards Los, a giant arm in front of her stopped her. "This is not the time for this." Vik gritted her teeth. There was not even a glimmer of hope in her current situation. She stood still. Though she tried to turn her head towards Aarus, she couldn't. Her body had submitted to Aarus's superiority. Her joints and muscles couldn't obey her commands.

"Calm down, warrior."

Vik grinned slightly. She had found herself in a situation she couldn't have imagined.

"I'm coming over, but please don't try to hurt me, sis." Los began to approach her slowly. Vik thought 'at least I can get rid of one of them from this world.' She watched Los approach with an increasing desire to kill. Even if Aarus tried to stop her, she could quickly finish the job. She counted down the remaining steps in her mind, '3...2...1..." With her remaining strong left arm, she swung it towards Los's abdomen.

Her eyes widened with the reaction she encountered. Los had quickly grabbed her fist. She couldn't move her fist. Los was much stronger than she had expected.

"Come on, sis. You should stop these hostile behaviors now."

When Vik looked into Los's face, she just stared blankly. Los's smile was the most innocent, sincere, and peaceful smile she had ever seen in her life.