Operation War Dogs: Precipice. [Magnolia/Henrex]

Magnolia was digesting the information laid out before her. Staring at the man who sat down upon a ruined battlefield; Magnolia's golden eyes betrayed nothing. to those who gazed upon them, a careful blankness lay over her face. She couldn't believe the words that had just left the ravens mouth; There was a cruel irony in those words. She didn't say anything, for the longest time Magnolia remained there, the blood of her enemies dried upon her flesh, spattered upon her armor.

Had Magnolia heard this kind of response before her campaign, she would have reacted in nothing short of disgust. Right now though, after a minute or two had passed, with the stench of fetid blood around them, a smile slowly spread to Magnolia's lips. This smile didn't quite reach her cheeks; It was a harsh smile, but it was constrained, a vast majority of her own thoughts and emotions remained unrevealed.

"When have I ever said we are righteous?" Magnolia's voice remained soft, barely a purr. Words spilled from her lips as she squatted down, elbows resting on her knee's so that her face was level with the Ravens.

"There is no such thing. One way or another, we all are unbefitting of that title." Magnolia's words remained soft, devoid of any judgment. There was not even the slightest deviation in the tone she used when speaking to the raven.

"There are no winners, only losers." Magnolia's voice remained unshakably resolute. The smile on her face still as sharp as ever; accented by the dark brown patches of blood that stained her body.

"The screams, the sound of gunfire. Explosions. The faces of those I've killed. The knowledge that I am the reason they are dead. Every step I take reminds me of the thousands of bodies I left in my wake. " Magnolia said as she rose from her crouch, eyes staring down at the raven.

"You are just as responsible as I." Her words had no force behind them, she didn't feel a need to vent her frustrations upon the morally vexed male. She didn't need to. She didn't feel it was worth it.

" We all have responsibilities. Theirs is to maintain the occupation of this realm. Mine is to give it back to those it originally belonged to." A flash of light radiated from Magnolia's eyes. Her golden gaze broke from the Ravens to rove across the hellish scene that surrounded them.

" As a shinigami, it is our mandate to maintain the balance in this world. I have only killed demons. They, in turn, have tried to kill me. " Magnolia said as she walked past the raven.

The sound of magnolia's boots on the ground echoed for quite a distance. The noise came to a stop as the woman bent down, grasping a body of one of the dead. The sound of dragging could be heard shortly after. Magnolia finally came to a stop in front of the raven dumping the body in front of his sitting form. Using her boot to kick the visor off the demons helmet, allowing Henrex to see the demons face.

" You killed this demon. Not directly of course, but with your intel, you basically pulled the trigger on your own. " She stated bluntly. Magnolia blinked before she stared beyond the raven at the horizon, staring at the sky with an unfathomable gleam in her eyes.

" However, at the end of the day, we all pick what we are willing to fight for. For the sake of the gotei, for the sake of those living in this world, this is what I have chosen." She said as she allowed her mind to wander to a certain horned girl with a love of sake.


"No matter what you do, there will be atrocities. There will be unfairness. " Magnolia let out a soft exhalation of air as she walked a ways away from Henrex, stooping down to begin to undress one of the demons that had a similar body shape to her. Magnolia shucked the military styled top she wore, showing the numerous scratches and scars she had gotten from her campaign.

Burns and shrapnel wounds, scabbed over injuries from lucky hits from her enemies. There looked to be a wrap around the upper part of her torso, most likely used to bind her breasts to increase her range of mobility, making it easier to fight her opponents. After discarding the old shirt and jacket, Magnolia set her Demon Slaying Naginata to the side, burying its blade in the ground before she began the process of dressing. After changing Magnolia pulled her thick hair up, bundling it together before she used her other hand to pick her naginata up, grasping the shaft close to the bladed edge. Then, in one clean motion, Magnolia used the razor-sharp edge to cut the bundle of hair off, the blood clumped strands falling to the ground, leaving her hair more like an unruly mop of shoulder-length hair.

" Shadow fall will not willingly cede their control of earth. If you truly want to stop suffering, then you will get over your fears and inhibitions and fight. " Magnolia did not want to condemn the raven, nor belittle his wishes. However, she remained as blunt as ever as she turned to face the man.

Magnolia refrained from saying the rest of what she wanted to say. She simply studied the man from where she was standing. Naginata firmly gripped in hand.