SHIN SEKAI: SPARK OF THE NEW WORLD

When the rose blooms

  the speech was a success. Mina took advantage of the fact that most of villagers were young people that didn't have a solidified belief in the words of the order. 

  by Mina's intuition, it was speculated that the reason why there weren't any actual elders in the villages was because of the wisdom and influence that came with age. If an elder questioned the order of things, a lot of young people would join him in it. so it was very possible that the elders were replaced with well programmed androids because if the elders didn't question, the young ones wouldn't be motivated to do so. and according to Mina's experience in her travels, the process of replacing elders would have continued until elders didn't need to be replaced and everyone followed the words of the order as if it was ingrained in them by nature.

  Uzo's village was an example of a huge success. every of the order's will was done naturally by the people. only the order knew how long it took them achieve that but one thing that was certain was the fact the only people that could escape such enslavement were those that awakened powers that opened their eyes and the only one that Mina knew was herself. 

  every one that Mina had on her side was freed by Yen, a man that fell from the sky. so one would be right to conclude that the order had an effective plan that could only be taken apart by someone they couldn't control or kill in a situation they couldn't take control of.

  due to Uzo's intervention, the order was already doomed to fall. Mina didn't know of this fact yet, she also didn't know Uzo but the fact remained that she was helping to set his plan into motion. 

   the villagers followed Yamato to the fortress while the rest of the group listened to Yen and and stayed back. Yen had a trustworthy instinct and his instinct was telling him that an army was coming so they decided to stay back and fight. some young men of the village wanted to join the fight but they were immediately talked out of it, quite easily because they had no fighting experience. 

  not long after the villages were evacuated, the order's troops arrived. this army was quite different from the others they had encountered and what set them apart was the way they looked. 

  unlike the others, one could tell from afar that these soldiers were not human. and one could definitely tell that they were stronger than the others just by how they moved.

  "the Iron legion" Mina muttered with fear in her voice and in her eyes. 

  "what do you know about them?" Yen asked 

   "Before I made my escape, I took the opportunity to go through the secret files of the order. that was when I stumbled upon the information about this unit. unlike the other units that were designed to look like humans in order to mix in with the crowd, these guys were made for a full frontal assault. they are faster, they are stronger, and they are much more accurate, but what makes them truly deadly was their method of deployment. others had to be carried in ships, crafts or any other form of transport vessels but these guys were highly portable. a hundred of them could fit inside a box size of my hand and they could also be mass produced. the only reason they don't get deployed is because they were too overkill." 

  Mina's words were filled with fear and everyone that heard her could discern how serious the situation was. 

  "do you think we can win?" Inumaki asked

  "there is only one thing I'm sure of..." Mina replied. 

  "I don't see me and Rosewell surviving battle even if we are to win"

  everyone seemed to agree with what Mina said. they kept saying "we won't let that happen" but even Rosewell himself knew that what she said was true. the only thing he could use his power for was close combat and if anyone was overwhelmingly faster or stronger than him, he was sure to lose. 

  the fact that Yen who was really powerful stood with them and Mina still had a great deal of fear showed that Rosewell who was considered the weakest of the brothers didn't really have any hope of survival. 

  he stood there with great fear in his heart as he watched the army approach. he tried to move but he couldn't, he tried to speak but his lips uttered no words. he tried to think but all the voice in his head kept saying was "I don't want to die"

he thought to himself 

   "I wanted to be great, I wanted to stand tall, I wanted to be adored just like a rose, but my weakness hinders it"

and then he said 

   "but even if I my state is as dire as that of a seed that fell in asphalt, I will grow through the cracks. my petals shall bloom magnificently, and my thorns shall be the sharpest"

   and suddenly he began to feel power converging into him. he felt strength he had never felt before flowing into his body from all around. the earth, the air and the sun seemed to be supplying him with energy. 

  everyone that saw him was marvelled at the sight. they could see violet roses in his eyes and when he stretched forth his hand, solid petals formed around it.

  the fear was gone. all that Rosewell could feel was the overwhelming power inside him and the need to unleash it. 

  Mina looked at Rosewell with awe saying 

"I never thought I'd live long enough to see such an awakening."

  "unfortunately, I don't see it happening for me" she said in a sad tone. but Yen immediately rebuked her, saying "you need to have more faith in yourself and in the people around you"

  "If power is what you want, I can grant it to you"

  "but first you have to answer this question"

  "does your heart race for me?"

  As Mina looked into the eyes of Yen who was also staring back into hers, she became aware of the beating in her heart. It was a heavy feeling that she strangely didn't want to stop. 

  "could this be love?" she thought 

  "Is he proposing to me?"

a lot of questions ran across Mina's head but she didn't ask them. all she could do was say "yes" as Yen joined his lips with hers.