Hello and welcome to Learning to Speak! This is my first ongoing story for Gods Eater Burst. I love the game so much! XD My name's InkDragoness, but you can call me Inky. I hope you enjoy the story!

Disclaimer: Gods Eater Burst does not belong to me, but the OC does.

Cover Credit: Cover created by me. Title font used: Birth of a Hero, by Last Soundtrack. dafont (.com) / birth-of-a-hero (.font) (remove brackets and spaces)

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Soma

"We've got to move quickly." Lindow said, his calm voice unaffected by the looming disaster. "There are civilians nearby and the Ogretails are advancing quickly."

"Understood!" Sakuya replied smartly.

I sighed. Great. Yet another attack on the Ghetto by the Aragami. At least they were just Ogretails.

"Sakuya, I want you to go straight to the ghetto and see if any medical help is needed. Soma, head to the northern quadrant of the Ghetto and eliminate any Ogretails you see. I'll follow Sakuya until she reaches the Ghetto, then I will take the southern quadrant."

I nodded, heading off towards my destination at a brisk jog. By the time I reached the north quadrant I'd already taken out six Ogretails and a Cocoon Maiden that happened to be nearby. I met no civilians or dead bodies on the way, so that hopefully meant that everyone had been in the main Ghetto before the Ogretails attacked.

I stood in the silence of the quadrant, wondering if I should leave and search for the Ogretails. Damn Lindow. He must have taken the gate with all the Ogretail.

The silence was broken by the sound of footsteps. I turned, seeing a girl running towards me. She had wild purple eyes and startlingly white hair. But what was the most unusual were the three giant gashes on her cheek leaking blood onto her pale skin.

She ran fearlessly up to me, grabbing my arm as she tried to drag me in the direction she had just come from.

"What do you want?" I growled, snapping my arm out of her grasp.

The girl flinched, purple eyes widening a little in fear. But she seemed to shake it off, grabbing my arm again and trying to drag me away. I stood firm despite the insistent tugging.

She gave up, letting go of my arm. She gestured wildly in the direction she had tried to drag me to. Her movements were intense and flurried.

"Tell me what's wrong." I commanded.

The girl grew more flustered and panicked. She started gesturing with her hands, weird fluttering movements that meant nothing to me.

"I don't have time for this!" I snapped, turning my back on her. There were Ogretails to be dealt with.

Suddenly I heard the pounding of footsteps. When I turned, the girl was running away.

Right towards an Ogretail.

"Wait!" I yelled. She paid no heed, continuing to charge forwards.

With a curse I followed.

I thought that I would be able to catch up to her before the Ogretail caught her, but she was fast. I was quite a distance away when the Ogretail turned, stomping its feet as it growled. It had seen her and was ready to battle. Unfazed, the girl kept going. It was only once the Ogretail pounced that she reacted.

She threw herself to the ground, using the momentum she had gained from running to roll under the Aragami. The Ogretail flew right over, landing right in my path.

I dispatched it easily. By the time I was done the girl was standing farther ahead, waving her arms like crazy. She must have noticed me following her.

I hated being led around, but I ran up to her. She grabbed my arm as if to prevent me from escaping—even though I had easily gotten out of her grasp before—and continued running.

She led me farther around the Outer Ghetto, stopping at the bottom of an abandoned building, letting go of my arm. She looked around as if surprised to find that something was missing.

I watched as she picked up a rock from the ground, tossing it against the side of the building. The rock hit with a resounding thud.

Could that be a signal? I wondered, guessing that that was the only reasonable explanation for such strange behaviour.

A head popped over the side of the building, proving my theory.

"Song!" The little girl cried joyously. Then her gaze turned to me. "Oh, and you brought a Gods Eater! That's good, but the tiger left!"

Tiger? I wondered. Then I heard a savage growl.

The girl and I turned at the same time. I readied my God Arc.

Standing across from us was a Vajra.