Editing Amaryllis in the Ice Country:Chapter 5 (section)

===Part 4===

After we finally make our way to the ‘REM Forest’, we continue to linger before it.

<strong> “Chief, Chief…! Can you hear me, Chief…!!”</strong>

Without the Chief’s permission, we cannot enter the Snow White.

—Seriously, where is he…!?

“Get down!”

Eisbahn raises his arm up,

“What are you going to do!?”

“No choice but to barge in!”

Eisbahn swings the arm straight down with all his might. The Phantom Blade at full power hits the thick doors hard, and sparks fly, a dent created.

“Sure is tough…another one!”

Eisbahn’s then swings another blade down in the same manner. With a dull zoom, the door is finally pierced through.

“Alright!”

He swings the blade sideways, cutting a sharp angle through the door. He creates a triangular hole that’s large enough for a person to slip through.

“I’m going in!”

“Be careful!”

I slip through the opening, and Eisbahn follows.

Upon entering, we’re stunned.

“You’re kidding...”

The ‘Spindle’ that forms the Snow White has stopped spinning, the light vanished, devoid of life. I look, and see the wreckage that collapsed from above stopping the axis. There are a few ‘cradles’ lying on the floor. This devastation is similar to a beehive ravaged by a bear.

—What in the world…!

“Eisbahn! I’m restarting the power! I’ll leave the debris on the axis to you!”

“Right!”

We get down to work with both hands. There is an emergency power source to prevent the Cradles from being frozen, but I have no idea how long it can last.

—Got to hurry…!

‘Think’, the level’s pushed up, but the Snow White shows no response at all.

—Manual activation doesn’t work…!

I summon the control panel on the wall, and tap at the keys in a prayerful manner.

“Huh!”

I can hear Eisbahn’s yell above me, and the sound of air being ripped apart echoes. The shattered debris scatter all over.

“Got it out!”

“Thanks!”

I call out, and tap at the keys.

—Masters, maters…!

The memories race in my mind. The masters with the kind smiles, the masters who kept thinking for my sake. And then—

—Fire!

“Ugh…!”

For a moment, my hands stop. I want to hurry up and save my masters, but I have another imagery appearing in my might. This is ‘that footage’ I am not willing to think of.

—Ugh…!

I shake my head slightly, trying to cast aside my doubts, and get to work. Once the control panel shows the affirmation button,

“Please, work…!”

I exclaim, and slam the panel. Several times.

Immediately,

With a rumbling sound, the Snow White glows. The light races through the surface of the Spindle, like blood filling the vessels, and the axis start to spin.

“Thank goodness…”

I heave a sigh. For a moment, I feel perturbed, but I’m still able to save our masters. For some reason, I feel a sense of huge relief.

—Then, next.

All I have to do is to put by the fallen Cradles back into position, and the repairs will be done. I scan the room, and run off to the nearest Cradle.

At this moment.

Boom, the floor shakes.

—No way, another one…!?

The earthquake strikes again, and I lose my balance, falling to the floor.

The earthquake rattles the Snow White, and the axis that has just recover let out a creaking shriek. Icicles fall from the ceiling.

—Oh no…!

The shattered ice rains on a little Cradle in the middle. If this continues, it’ll be dangerous.

“Ugh…!”

I crawl to the Cradle as fast as I can, but the shaking doesn’t stop, and I can’t go forward as I hope, as my feet are slippery.

Yet at this moment.



“Ga-Ga-Ga—pyy!!”



A shrill sound rings, and a robot appears in the room. That robot quickly slams towards the Cradle.

—Gappy!?

“I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I…!”

As the world continues to rattle in the earthquake, Gappy spins his caterpillar legs, and dashes forward with a speed that’s basically impossible for the usual him—as fast as the assisted run during the Prayer Festival.

The icicle blade strikes Gappy from above, and the sharp fragments stabs into the floor. Even so, the brave robot continues forward without care for his own safety. The figure of what has been derided as scrap no longer exists, and showing up instead is a brave warrior driven by his mission and mobility.

So cool. So I thought.

But,

Right when Gappy’s about to knock aside the Cradle on the floor.

—Ah!

A really large icicle falls from the ceiling. “Damn it!” Eisbahn tries to slash it apart with his blade, but barely misses.

“Gappy, move!!!”

However, he didn’t. After knocking it aside with his caterpillar legs, he loses his balance, tumbling over hard.

 



And gets crushed beneath.