#bsd 79

[everylucymontgomery]

[bastardratofsin]

do you think that icicles can think?

[darkestrellar]

Well, I ended up turning it into a collage because of all the weird cropping I would've had to do. Also cause of the paper in one of the books I'm using being annoyingly seethrough and I drew on both sides of the page, I had to edit out the overlapping lines sjsjksjs

Some of this WAS lowkey vent art so that's why it's like that. but also I just like drawing manic expressions. It's fun. There's no other context (mostly.)

Pinging the peeps who replied on the post <3 @evoblue @longerhuman @twilighttheater thank you lovely people for enjoying this guy

+ One calm looking one where he has his eyes closed, that shared a page with one of these, to balance out the others.

[sshushuu]

is this actually poe though?

ch 79 - 80 spoilers

cr : bsd manga/google/pinterest yh idk

[ikiyou]

Tumblr Year in Review

Taking a leaf from @originalartblog​

I posted 79 times in 2023

That's 42 more posts than 2022!

My Top Posts in 2023:

#5. 25 notes - Dec 22 2023

#4. 25 notes - Dec 24 2023

#3. 30 notes - Apr 4 2023

#2. 42 notes - Dec 22 2023

My #1 post of 2023: 50 notes - Feb 21 2023

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[leftersteindraws]

What's this? new BSD collab with Japan Railway..?

jk, it's some travel card stickers by yours truly

will be available at doujima 2025 this weekend! i'll be at h78-79!

[starlightshadowsworld]

Parallel that I noticed in Bsd 116 with the Decay of Angels arc.

Before Fukuchi turns into what I shall dub, the windmill of destruction we see the sword Amenogozen coming out of his face.

We've seen this happen once before in the Decay of Angels arc.

After Atsushi collapsed in Anne's Room he tells the others about the information he recieved.

But he can't fully access it so they all discuss what to do. And as they do, a sword comes out of Atsushi's forehead.

It seems to be a hallucination, no one else sees it and it's gone a second later. But Atsushi still seemed like he was in pain of some sort.

Something to note is that as far as I can tell this only happens in the anime version of this scene.

In the manga (chapter 79) Atsushi has a moment of realisation and cries out in pain.

We don't see the sword though only getting Atsushi in pain and his thoughts on the matter.

"Did I just feel... Bloodlust? Is someone aiming for me....?"

And than he accesses the information Sigma gave him on Kamui. And it is why he knows that each Agency member is being rounded up to be picked off one by one.

Though Kamui aka Fukuchi won't go after Atsushi until much much later.

But if this is truly a parallel to this moment, it definitely seems like there's more to it. Somehow it feels at least to me that these two are linked.

And Atsushi is heading straight for Fukuchi and Amenogozen.

[thatonesillymomfriend]

Hey dude, idk if my tumblr is just glitching itself to hell and back, but it's saying you liked 79 of my posts???????? ;^;

Like if u did that's chill like no bsd vibes here 👍

I'm just tryna figure out if I need to fix my tumblr or not lol

Oh, yeah :3

I did, your Tumblr's fine :3

[i-just-like-goats]

BLASPHEMY you are at least 79% responsible

listen listen. I actively tried getting you to fall in love with neuvillette

Fukuzawa and Tobirama were indirect. I didn't want you falling for them, I just wanted you to watch naruto and bsd🙄

[global-research-report]

The Future of Autonomous Vehicles: Key Trends in the Automotive Radar Market

The global automotive radar market size is expected to reach USD 31.45 billion in 2030 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 29.3% from 2024 to 2030. The growing focus on active safety features, innovations in the radar technology, decreasing prices of components, and increasing sales of vehicles are the propelling factors for market growth. Radars play a vital role in detecting objects in various safety systems including adaptive cruise control, pedestrian detection system, blind spot detection, and automated emergency braking.

In order to achieve complete vehicle autonomy, it is essential for automakers to focus on the enhancement of the radar technology and subsequently on the reduction in the size of radar systems. One of the major hurdles hampering the growth of automotive radars is the lack of uniform frequency allocation across the globe. Moreover, the use of higher frequency band is likely to lead to higher resolution benefits and promote the use of a single technology for all applications, thereby reducing the risk of mutual interference. The European Commission has already initiated the 79 GHz project for vehicular radars, which has been the foundation for the future development of the automotive radar industry.

The market is characterized by the presence of prominent automotive electronics manufacturers including Continental AG, Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG, and Texas Instruments, among others. Strong R&D capabilities have led to the development of application-oriented radars. Additionally, they have assisted radar manufacturers in complying with different frequency standards present in different countries.

According to the World Health Organization, globally 1.25 million people suffer from death due to road traffic crashes each year. Road accidents are likely to become the seventh leading cause of death by 2030 if appropriate measures to increase vehicle safety are not taken. Thus, the need to protect drivers and passengers from potential accidents would play an important role in determining the marke growth.

Automotive Radar Market Report Highlights

Medium & short range radar is the fastest growing segment in terms of range, owing to their growing use in numerous applications, such as blind spot detection, lane change assist, and park assist, among others.

In terms of vehicle types, the passenger car segment is projected to drive the market, owing to the rising radar-based safety systems in mid-priced passenger cars.

Increasing efforts from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and prominent automakers operating in the U.S. for mandating the installation of AEBs in all cars by 2022 are likely to boost the automotive radar market.

The Europe automotive radar market dominated the market in 2023, which is attributed to the increased stringency in safety norms and NCAP rating.

The Asia Pacific region is projected to grow at the highest CAGR owing to the rapid adoption of radar-based safety features and increasing vehicle production.

Automotive Radar Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the global automotive radar market report based on range, frequency, engine, vehicle, application, and region:

Automotive Radar Range Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)

Long Range Radar

Medium & Short Range Radar

Automotive Radar Frequency Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)

2X-GHz

2X-GHz

Automotive Radar Engine Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)

ICE

Electric

Automotive Radar Vehicle Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)

Passenger Cars

Commercial Vehicles

Automotive Radar Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)

Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB)

Blind Spot Detection (BSD)

Forward Collision Warning System

Intelligent Park Assist

Other ADAS systems

Automotive Radar Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)

North America

US

Canada

Mexico

Europe

Germany

UK

France

Asia Pacific

China

Japan

India

South Korea

Australia

Latin America

Brazil

Middle East and Africa (MEA)

UAE

South Arabia

South Africa

Order a free sample PDF of the Automotive Radar Market Intelligence Study, published by Grand View Research.

[everylucymontgomery]

[bastardratofsin]

Angery. Very angery

[hargo-news]

Indonesia Game Festival 2024, Bukti Nyata dari Kebangkitan Industri Game di Indonesia

Jakarta, 23 Desember 2024 – Indonesia Game Festival (IGF) 2024 telah sukses digelar pada 6-8 Desember 2024 di ICE BSD, Hall 3A. Acara yang menjadi ‘lebaran’-nya pecinta game ini berhasil menarik perhatian lebih dari 52.000 pengunjung selama tiga hari pelaksanaannya. Mengusung tema Accelerate Indonesia’s Gaming, IGF 2024 menghadirkan 79 exhibitor lokal dan internasional, termasuk Riot Games,…

[beritalkorea22]

Nama ENHYPEN menjadi trending di lini masa X saat menggelar konser di Jakarta pada Sabtu (17/8). Selain memamerkan kemampuan bahasa Indonesia, Jungwon cs juga sempat bermain bersama boneka Pikachu.

Bertepatan dengan HUT ke-79 RI yang jatuh pada Sabtu (17/8), ENHYPEN menggelar konser "ENHYPEN World Tour 'Fate Plus' in Jakarta" di Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) BSD Hall 1-2, Tangerang. Konser ini dihadiri oleh para ENGENE (sebutan fans ENHYPEN) dari berbagai kota.

Kedatangan Jungwon cs tak ayal disambut antusias hingga jadi perbincangan. Tagar "EN_WORLDTOUR_FATEPLUS" hingga kini bahkan masih menjadi trending di lini masa X.

Jungwon cs tampil energik dan memukau di atas panggung. Mereka membawakan lagu-lagu hits mereka seperti "Drunk-Dazed", "Still Monster", hingga "Sweet Venom". Menariknya, para member juga sempat membawakan lagu cover dari One Direction yang berjudul "What Makes You Beautiful".

Selain itu, member ENHYPEN juga menyampatkan diri untuk berbincang dengan fans dari atas panggung. Mereka bahkan unjuk skill menggunakan bahasa Indonesia. Jungwon bahkan blakblakan mengungkap rasa cintanya.

"Aku cinta kamu. Aku sayang kamu. Mantap," ujar Jungwon berbahasa Indonesia. Ungkapan sayang Jungwon sontak membuat fans berteriak histeris.

Heesung tampak memeluk gemas sambil sesekali memukul-mukul badan boneka. Bak tidak mau kalah, Pikachu berbaju batik itu ikut memukul balik Heesung. Saat Pikachu itu berjalan menuju ke belakang panggung, member lainnya ikut iseng menepuk badan boneka tersebut.

Sedangkan, Jungwon sendiri malah kena sial. Tangan Pikachu tanpa sengaja memukul bagian mata Jungwon. Fans tak ayal ikut ramai mengomentari keusilan para member.

"Hahaha lucu bgt ada aja kelakuan😭🤏🏻 [sic!]," komentar salah satu fans. "Kasiann 😭😭😭 kecolok tangan Pikachu sunbaenim mata uwon😭😭🤏🏻 [sic!]," balas fans lain. "Gak pernah kebayang liat enhypen sama pikachu make batik.... [sic!]," tambah fans lainnya.

Setelah menggelar konser pada 17 Agustus, ENHYPEN masih akan menyapa fans pada Minggu (18/8). Ini adalah konser solo boy grup jebolan "I-LAND" tersebut sejak debut pada 2020 lalu.

[titaninfrabatubara]

Sambut 17 Agustus, Titan Infra Energy Adakan Lomba Lari 17,8 Km

Dalam rangka menyambut Hari Ulang Tahun (HUT) Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia yang ke-79, Titan Infra Energy kembali menggelar acara lari yang sangat dinantikan oleh para pelari, yaitu Titan Run 2024. Acara ini dijadwalkan berlangsung pada tanggal 10 Agustus 2024, tepat seminggu sebelum perayaan kemerdekaan.

Detail Lokasi dan Rute Lomba

Titan Run 2024 akan mengambil tempat start di QBiq dan finish di BSD City, Tangerang Selatan. Rute yang dirancang dengan cermat ini akan memandu para peserta melewati berbagai pemandangan menarik di sepanjang jalan, memberikan pengalaman berlari yang tak terlupakan. Ada tiga kategori lomba yang disediakan dalam acara ini:

5 KM: Cocok untuk pemula dan mereka yang ingin merasakan suasana lomba.

10 KM: Menantang bagi pelari dengan tingkat menengah.

17,8 KM: Kategori ini merepresentasikan tanggal kemerdekaan Indonesia, 17 Agustus, dan dirancang bagi pelari yang menginginkan tantangan lebih besar.

Hadiah Menarik untuk Para Juara

Titan Run 2024 tidak hanya menawarkan pengalaman berlari yang menyenangkan, tetapi juga menyediakan total hadiah lebih dari Rp100 juta untuk para pemenang di setiap kategori. Hadiah ini diharapkan dapat memotivasi lebih banyak peserta untuk ikut serta dalam perlombaan ini. Berikut adalah rincian hadiah untuk masing-masing kategori:

Juara Pertama: Rp50 juta

Juara Kedua: Rp30 juta

Juara Ketiga: Rp20 juta

Antusiasme Peserta dan Jumlah Pelari yang Diharapkan

Dengan target peserta sebanyak 5.000 pelari, Titan Run 2024 diprediksi akan menjadi salah satu event lari terbesar di Indonesia tahun ini. Acara ini menarik minat banyak orang, baik dari kalangan pelari profesional maupun amatir, serta masyarakat umum yang ingin merayakan kemerdekaan dengan cara yang sehat dan menyenangkan.

Kegiatan Menarik Setelah Lomba

Salah satu hal yang paling dinanti setelah menyelesaikan lomba adalah kegiatan makan durian gratis. Tahun ini, panitia Titan Run telah menyiapkan total dua ton durian untuk dinikmati oleh para peserta. "Seperti tahun-tahun sebelumnya ya, Titan Run selalu diakhiri dengan acara makan-makan. Ada pesta durian. Nah itu salah satu juga kenapa kami mengurangi kuota lari karena setelah acara finish biasanya kami ada acara makan-makan, kapasitasnya itu yang tidak mendukung," ujar Ketua Panitia Titan Run 2024, Vickers Gunawan.

Sejarah Titan Run: Dari 2016 hingga Sekarang

Titan Run pertama kali diadakan pada tahun 2016 dan sejak itu menjadi acara tahunan yang dinantikan. Namun, akibat pandemi COVID-19, acara ini terpaksa vakum sejak tahun 2019. "Sejak pandemi ini yang pertama kali kami adakan lagi. Dari tahun lalu para runners sudah nanyain kenapa gak ada," tutur Bertha Gani, bagian dari Run Management Titan Run 2024. "Kami benar-benar menunggu Covid-19 hilang. Tahun lalu sudah mulai normal. Diputuskan Desember lalu kami adain lagi," imbuhnya.

Persiapan dan Protokol Kesehatan

Dalam rangka menjamin keselamatan dan kesehatan para peserta, Titan Run 2024 akan menerapkan protokol kesehatan yang ketat. Semua peserta diwajibkan untuk menjalani tes kesehatan sebelum mengikuti lomba. Selain itu, penyelenggara juga akan menyediakan fasilitas cuci tangan dan hand sanitizer di berbagai titik strategis sepanjang rute lomba.

Informasi Pendaftaran dan Biaya

Pendaftaran Titan Run 2024 dapat dilakukan secara online melalui situs resmi Titan Infra Energy. Berikut adalah rincian biaya pendaftaran untuk masing-masing kategori:

5 KM: Rp150.000

10 KM: Rp250.000

17,8 KM: Rp350.000

Para peserta akan mendapatkan paket lomba yang berisi kaos lari, nomor bib, medali finisher, dan akses ke semua fasilitas acara, termasuk pesta durian setelah lomba.

Kesimpulan: Titan Run 2024, Lebih dari Sekadar Lomba Lari

Titan Run 2024 bukan sekadar ajang lomba lari, tetapi juga merupakan bentuk perayaan kemerdekaan dengan semangat olahraga dan kebersamaan. Dengan hadiah menarik, rute yang menantang, serta berbagai kegiatan seru setelah lomba, Titan Run 2024 menjadi pilihan tepat untuk merayakan Hari Kemerdekaan RI yang ke-79.

[simarazauberhandwriting]

The spirit of vengeance (wip)

I tried to write a shorter text :D

-> The plastic concrete of one of the foyer pillars burst with a crash just a few centimetres from Elfriede's head. She routinely removed the empty magazine from her Balana, retrieved a new one from the dome rack and inserted it into the assault rifle with a clack that was barely audible in the din of battle. The hail of bullets around her did not subside at all, but only intensified. Building material flew in all directions, leaving behind a greyish mist of plastic stone dust as the only evidence of its existence. The deafening rattle of heavy machine guns filled the entire entrance area of the orphanage, whose only line of defence it was. How long this would last was hard to say, but so far her cover - one of the two main pillars right by the large portal - had bravely withstood the fire. In contrast, her cloak was a shadow of its former self and the expensive BSD armour had already taken a number of scrapes. Damn bastards, that stuff was expensive! Elfriede cursed inwardly as she scanned the battle report data on the left side of her field of vision.

The weak, artificial intelligence in the armour's computing core had detected fifteen enemy network participants, which meant everything and nothing. It could well be that only foot soldiers were still facing the damn blue line or a tank. Sighing, she glanced at the other side of the display, where she learnt that neither the lockdown nor any of the main systems of her protection had been damaged. Moreover, she still couldn't see any message from Dante, which made her worry that he was still late. What the hell, I'll just have to give them the rest... She would rid the grounds of the filth that sought to desecrate them like a vengeful spirit.

At that moment, between the bullets, the screams of mercenaries and the screeching of heavy fighting equipment, a voice she recognised all too well rang out: "You don't stand a chance, 79! We'll raze your little domicile to the ground with bombs! Surrender and you can save her!" She knew, of course, that every single word that bastard said was a lie. They would neither destroy the orphanage nor spare the children - at least not as long as she could still be captured alive.

Another hasty glance revealed that Dante still hadn't reacted. Where the hell is this guy? Slowly, an unaccustomed nervousness spread through Elfriede, caused by the fact that her brother in arms had still not contacted her. That was simply not his style and...

Crash boom!

The pillar to Elfriede's left shattered with a huge explosion, which only made the mercenary smile thanks to her armour. However, this was her chance to strike back. The fog was so thick that the helmet visors of the lower units were unable to penetrate it with their sensors. The pitiful remains of her cloak billowed out behind her as she stepped out from behind the pillar, for unlike her enemies, she could see.

The vengeful spirit had awoken and followed the Huntress into battle. Through the display extension of her helmet camera, the mercenary could see that two faceless enemies on her left were coughing and trying to regain their bearings. With hatred fuelled by righteous anger, she took aim in a split second and ended their lives. The thought that raised the questions: 'what could they have been called, which mother would cry for them and why they were shooting at each other instead of throwing their weapons into the dust?

Out of the corner of her eye to her right, in the slowly settling dust, she noticed a woman aiming at her. Before the bullet could fly, the huntress slipped behind the cover of her nameless victims. She casually noticed how the bullets missed her by a hair's breadth. Her ignorance of this fact was like ignoring a gust of wind, even if it had killed her. She was no longer Elfriede, for the spirit of vengeance was not an existence of this world, as the mercenary had been. She was a force of nature, for like a wave, she would drown these castaways in the sea of this unjust reality. Like the ocean - which the spirit had never admired, but the woman had - she was unable to pity these poor souls. Nor could she offer them mercy, for she was a weapon forged by the Blue Line.

The sensors of her armour's artificial intelligence warned her of the next shots, allowing the huntress to dash over cover. Her feet had barely touched the ground when the enemy fell into the dust.

Quick as a flash, she turned warned from her helmet's display to the nearest enemies, whose fate was the same as a crushing blow threw them backwards. She desperately tried to make her retreating right shoulder withstand the impact, but she had no chance against the laws of nature.

Elfriede lost her balance and fell to the dust as the pain set in, almost taking her mind away. The vengeful spirit had vanished into the night-black darkness of her subconscious. She tried to move, but before she could truly realise what had happened, Elfie lost and the Blue Line won...

Elfriede opened her eyelids and saw a familiar image as her toes dug into the warm, greyish sand of the black desert. Her gaze was not fixed on the figure she had seen so many times before, but on the sky. There, where stars usually performed their luminous dance over millennia, everything happened simultaneously and yet the universe was already at its end. In phantasms of myriad colours, galaxies exploded, stars collided and supernovae devoured their home systems. An untrained eye would have attributed a purely destructive purpose to this planned chaos, but the vengeful spirit knew that the truth was different, for only from stellar ash did what was, what is and what can be arise.

She took a deep breath and savoured the warm air for a seemingly endless moment, which smelled gently of primroses and carried a wondrous hint of summer. She closed her eyes for a moment, or perhaps for a lifetime? It was hard to tell here in Aster's domain, as she knew from her numerous encounters with the star guardian. Elfriede lowered her gaze to her old friend, who smiled at her. At least the mercenary liked to imagine that Aster was smiling. It was hard to tell with a bare skull, but she returned the gesture by lifting the left corner of her mouth. She was unable to hide the misery that resonated in it.

In a voice that sounded like the song of a nightingale, she greeted the skeleton: "I had hoped that we wouldn't meet again too soon, Livia."

"That's not my name and you know it, Aster."

"He's not there yet, you're right, and I can only hope that you'll find him one day."

"Not in this life. A new name would mean I've been forgiven..."

She swallowed in dismay as her gaze drifted away from the skeleton woman dressed in a wicker dress.

"Those like me must not be forgiven," said the vengeful spirit, who was now clad in her orange light-emitting armour. Through the helmet camera, she again watched the spectacle in the empty sky, which was not empty.

"You're being too hard on yourself..."

"Do you think so?"

"Yes, I do, and, as I'm sure you do, I tell you every time I see you. You're one of my biggest worries, Livia..."

The daughter of the corporate magnate, wiped the moisture from her right eye and snorted.

"Don't pretend you care about us. You took him from me..."

That was the reason why Dante hadn't come. With epochal force, the repressed memory made its way into Elfriede's consciousness. Dante had been shot a month ago on Gallindo-One by their former captain. In the manner of the Blue Line, which had been her home for so long, the mercenary had refused to recognise reality and relied on her brother to save her. After all, he had always run round some corner at the last second to protect her.

"I had no choice. You know I don't decide..."

Angrily, the bounty hunter jumped up from her chair with her right hand clenched into a fist. "Stop giving me this lecture!" she shouted furiously.

"I couldn't care less if you decide it or if the stars hate us. What do I bother who took him, all I can do is shout at you, you miserable..."

With her last words, both the ghost's voice and her legs collapsed. The first tears welled up in her eyes as she fell to her knees and covered her face with her hands. Her forehead touched the warm sand as her broken voice croaked, "Can't you finally take me with you? Why do you keep torturing me, Aster! What have I ever done to you!"

Silence was the answer Elfriede had not expected. At this point in their constantly repetitive conversation, Aster actually interjected that she was allowed to do so. Eons-old laws forced her into inaction, but at that moment the star guardian fell silent, leaving only the soft sound of sand and the sobbing of one in the black desert.

The ghost couldn't say how much time had passed, but at some point in the distant future, or perhaps right now, Aster spoke up again: "Would you like to go with me?" Elfriede opened her eyes and looked up. The table that usually stood between them had disappeared - or had never been there. In its place, the bone woman sat cross-legged in front of her and looked at her with a sorrowful expression.

"You are my greatest defeat, Livia Stardust. I had hoped so much to show you the right path that would lead you to happiness and love. A path that will put you out of your misery. That's all I want for you. My only concern is that you are not alone. That is my only task - not to kill you and not to rob you. What I have to do is help you. With you, I have failed and I hope she will forgive me," the star guardian explained in a tone that would bring tears to the eyes of the dead. "What are you talking about, Aster?" Elfriede wanted to know, carefully rubbing the tears from her eyes. Only now did the woman notice that she was wearing a grey hooded jacket with the words: University of Thelmon - Year 3045 on the front. She had never landed on the core world, Tolvin-Three - whose capital was Thelmon.

"There is little life left in you. If you want to come with me, you can, but I can tell you that the futures I have seen have more in store for you. Dante is a patient star, Livia."

"Can you promise me that?"

"No, it's up to you. I don't decide for you. I'm just guiding you to the empty sky."

"What do I have to do?"

"It's simple and yet almost impossible."

At these words, Elfriede stared mesmerised by her words into the eye sockets of the star guardian in which two green stars blazed.

"What do I have to do?"

"You have to live, and I can't tell you how to do that. Living is beyond my understanding. I am the end and not the beginning, but I can tell you this for certain: only that which lives does not have to fear death, Livia. What will you decide?"

"I can't. No one has ever shown me how to do it. How can I be sure that I'm up to the task?"

"You can't, but believe in yourself," Aster replied in a velvety voice. Elfriede cried her last tears, she was sure of it, because what else was keeping her in this miserable world? Her brother was dead, she herself was a shell, and no one would weep at her grave. It was pointless, but among all the harrowing, imploring thoughts she heard a voice she recognised: "You can't do it and you don't want to! You're not scum. The only thing you are is Elfie: my star, my guardian spirit and my friend!"

She couldn't tell who was haunting her mind and didn't want to know. Whoever this wonderful voice belonged to, Elfie wanted to be with her. With the power of all that was just, she longed to see the owner and embrace her. With a determination reserved for the stars, she knew she had to find this woman.

"Can you promise me one thing? When I come back, we'll talk about the weather because I made it, okay?"

The star guardian placed one of her bone hands on Elfriede's blonde hair and stroked her as gently as only a mother could. A primal trust was written in the expressionless features of the skull as she spoke: "I promise to wait for you and hope with all my eons-old existence that you succeed. Tell me about her the next time we meet and always remember: The empty sky is only dark from afar, for those who walk in it see all the stars whose light is so slow that you have never seen it dance." Elfie closed her eyes and found herself in the darkness of the empty sky, and with a cry she returned to reality and saw shadows distorted by pain before her eyes.

They moved her, although she couldn't tell where. The only thing she could tell was that the figures were carrying her. Elfie tried with all her might to free herself from their grip, but her limbs refused to listen - only the pain that pulsed through her body was willingly passed on. With a new wave of burning agony, she lost consciousness.

"One Ijd: Red! Situation: safe! Return in 15min!" barked a man's voice as Elfie's eyes snapped open. She couldn't see the person speaking because she could only recognise individual images in the flash of lightning before her eyes, which had no clarity. She felt the pain with the force of a locksmith's hammer, which seemed to hit her. With each pulse, she cried out heartbreakingly, causing the unknown voice to command: "Hang on! You're almost there." Not turning to her, the bloke added: "Filthy dogs - a sagehouse of all places!" What she could perceive between everything, although it took all her strength, was that they were moving faster and her incapacitated limbs were hanging lifelessly. She felt like a doll whose strings had been cut.

"Hang on!"

That was the last word she heard before the pain took over again.

Like a dull hammering, her heart desperately tried to fulfil its task, causing the mercenary to awaken once more. The blood, which was pumped through her body with hurried determination and impregnated with adrenalin, burned like a thousand fires in her veins.

She lay, or at least stopped moving, screaming hoarsely while her completely exhausted lungs tried to get new oxygen. With each stinging breath, it became harder to get the vital element when suddenly her helmet was removed. A blurred figure made a grab for her neck and with the agility of the Huntress, who had suddenly regained control of her left arm, she swung at her attacker. Hit, she staggered back, but was now held fast by the second shadow. Elfie desperately tried to call out to Dante and Aster, who had to save her, but there was no answer. Only the mantra of the man's voice echoed in her ears along with a terrible ringing, before her world sank into blackness once more.

"Hang on!"

The pain had given way to a pleasant daze that made her thoughts swim. Only the throbbing in her shoulder remained, reminding her that she still seemed to be alive.

"How is she, Dr. Winter?"

There was the voice that had told her not to die. The answer, however, was given by a woman whose tone reminded Elfriede of the doctors at the Blue Line camps: "She will survive, Captain Liamson. It wasn't an easy operation, but I managed to stabilise her."

"Good work - let me know when she regains consciousness. As you know, anyone who messes with the Blue Line needs to be protected - don't you thinks so too, Maria?"

His last words were obviously not directed at the cold doctor, because a much softer voice replied: "I think it's much more important to protect anyone who gets in the way of the line in order to protect an orphanage that nobody within a thousand kilometres cares about. Besides, she reminds me of Zoey. Maybe she's a good sign."

She was a good sign because she had thrown herself head over heels into a hopeless fight?

She of all people was one?

How could a person who had done such indescribable things that not even her own thoughts dared to give words to her deeds be a good sign?

Her arrival was doom and not salvation, so how could this woman not recognise the evil that she was?

Her fogged senses had no answers to these questions, but they were not needed, for Elfie, who had received a promise from Aster, the Star Guardian, felt safe for a reason she could not fathom.

For the first time in her life, she was okay with keeping her eyes closed, not peering over her shoulder for enemies and letting herself fall into the cradling arms of the sleep she so desperately needed. There was no logical explanation for what her being was feeling at that moment. Only a vague supposition of a mother's embrace and a father's guiding voice could adorn this moment with a hypothesis. Elfie didn't care why this place and these strangers felt like the shelter she had always wanted. Ever since she had been weaponised in the Blue Line camps and no longer bore the name her mother had given her, she had longed to return home.

Could this be her home? Was it possible that this was the safe harbour Aster had so often promised? If the stars would honour this question with an answer, Elfie would not. What she did do was swear to herself that she would never give up that feeling again. No amount of money in the world could outweigh that warm feeling, and so she fell blissfully asleep surrounded by Captain Arthur Liamson, First Officer Maria Antonia Richter and Dr Med Algea Winter in the Abyss Crusher's sickbay, knowing that someone would weep for her when she went to the empty sky with Aster one day... <-