This is part forty of a series of images followed by stories that follow Warren, a human. And Alice, a Tordenchi. As they both survive during the Rynar's invasion of earth.

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A friend of mine has been helping with the OMAM series!~  Counter-

Story idea base on a universe created by  Hetzer

His story Integration was our first look into UTO, none of this would exist without him and his incredible story! Check it out!

The artwork was done by the amazing  Jadan
His work has been making OMAM possible!

Check out my other stories too!
Hearts And Minds
Various Characters!
Blue On Blue
Stars Guide Us
Tyrant's Reign

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Sitting on the truck's lip, I dug through the medical bag, setting out what I'd need. While I had some medical supplies, I had to double-check that there were enough bandages.

The giant was watching me, though when I glanced over to it, its attention shifted away. Raising an eyebrow at this, I wondered what it was thinking, but my eyes flickered down to the mess that was my bandaged stump.

Gradually unwrapping, it only got worse the further I went. Before long, I was finally down to the last few layers, peeling them away to reveal the charred skin below.

The sight immediately caused my breath to quicken. A mass of cracked, charred calluses encompassed where my knee would have once been.

My heartbeat quickened, but I steeled myself and continued...

I'd seen grave wounds like this before... but... seeing it on myself was something else...

My hands were starting to tingle now; if I didn't get this under control, I'd be facing something much worse.

Closing my eyes, I recalled the reps Matty had taught me.

In through the nose for 4...

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...hold for 8...

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...out through the mouth for 7...

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Repeat
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After a few minutes, I felt myself coming down; my breathing had stabilized, and the panic had mainly subsided.

Looking back down my leg, I was ready.

Taking a water bottle, I unscrewed it and poured the cold contents onto a rag.

I started by cleaning off the skin, taking a wet cloth, and gently wiping it down while being extra careful around the scabs and blisters.
It hurt just to touch, as the pain seemed to go deeper than the surface, but the cool water felt good, at least.

Pain shot up my body like lightning bolts through my skin, and soon, I had to pause and grit my teeth. Forcing myself to continue, I finished cleaning despite my vision blurring.

Finally, wrapping it up with some fresh bandages before looking at my handiwork, it was a crude job at best, and chances are I'd just made it worse... Matty would've known what to do...

I felt my chest drop at that thought... everyone... they're all de-

*THUNK*

I was torn from my thoughts by a loud noise behind me, accompanied by a slight tremor. Looking back, I could see the giant a few meters away; I'd almost forgotten it was there. Not wanting to stay still in case it was up to something, I grabbed my walking stick and slid off the truck.

Turning the corner brought it into full view. The giant was kneeling besides the lake with several pieces of gear strewn around it; guess it was getting heavy? What confused me more was how its now exposed figure resembled that of a... woman? Honestly the idea had never occurred to me, it's been hard to spare much thought for something so trivial when you're in fight or flight. It'd almost resemble a human if it wasn't for the face and ears...

My eyes trailed up to meet it's... No, her gaze. Having noticed my presence, embarrassment fluttered over her face, and soon her ears wilted downwards.

Seemed neither of us knew what to do so we just stayed there, silently contemplating each other.

There was a long pause between us, but soon, her face would shift to a shy smile. Her hands were pink now, resembling much that of a regular mouse. Raising one, she gave me a thumbs up...

I returned the gesture, and for once, her smile warmed me.