The sentiment was touching.
A representation of what they had been fighting for all this time. Just like how their ancestors fought to give them a tomorrow, they, too, would do the same for the children of today.
They would stand before them so that the younger generation would not have to face such horrors before their time.
And as the sounds of waves reached them with every tremble of the ground, Captain Nico was preparing to honor the Marshal's wishes when—
"Luca! What are you doing?"
It was the Duchess, her sudden question breaking through the haze and helplessness that the soldiers around them felt.
The transmission crackled. Then came a sound that made every soldier blink in confusion.
Younger. Brighter. And unsettlingly ecstatic. One that would've definitely softened the hearts of everyone if not for the words carried by the voice.
"Mom! Look! It's really a giant tentacle!" Luca shouted, as if announcing a sale.
