《Galactic Waltz》 The Last Riff Against The Spiders. Only the cold space surround the pilot cabin, a deep chill runs in the back of the pilot as the voice of the woman still echoed in his ears. She was his teacher and mechanic, and almost he got a date with her. ¡°You still don¡¯t know what to do, Edwin?" The AI of the robot it was still doubting of the success of the mission. "I still question myself why the bugs don¡¯t kill me already?" Edwin laughed himself to that question. It doesn¡¯t matter because he don¡¯t have any opportunity against them without the goddess sword and returning home. They know it and they wanted him to suffer. He doesn¡¯t care anymore about that, he thinks about how the war starts three years before. How he was solo-in an enemy that looks like endless. The humanity spend three years until he found the queen. He was watching her right now, he only feels anger. He never wanted to fight against them, but they threaten the planet and his life. The humanity never understood the reason behind the attacks. But that doesn¡¯t matter anymore. The Ragnii, Gargantuan arthropod bugs that looks like spider with rockets in their butts. The only distinction with spiders from earth, was the hive type organization. That, their giant sizes and their willingness to devour everything in their way. In the top of the hive was the Queen. Which have, half the size of the moon and looks like a Tarantula. The next step in the pyramid was the ¡°Mothers¡±, they were spawned directly by the mother. With the diameter of tens of square kilometers, they were though to the bone. Each of them was a planet conqueror, who prepares the planet to their mother. They were called ¡°Mothers¡±, as they breed the rest of hive. That includes soldiers, workers and male that inseminates them. Every Mother got a separate intellect from the queen, but they respond to telepathic orders from her. They were highly adaptive, and they can formulate traps and strategies. As Edwin check that on multiple occasions. And their queen was capable of feelings, as she demonstrate with their conducts. ¡° I think she wants you to suffer watching how she devours your planet as revenge for her children, I calculate that we have 10 minutes before they launch the final attack. Again I ask you, what you want to do, Edwin?¡± The voice speak in calmly female voice. His companion for three years. Three years of training and battles, where he sacrifice every free time to study military tactics, physics and other signatures to fly the best he can trough the space to fight them. His mind drifted to his family on earth, to the command center of the WRDF (World Ragnii Defense Forces) and all the people he left behind. ¡°You got a point There, What are our status VI?" ¡°Left arm severed, all other members are still working. Shields to thirty five. Life support system, still an hour remain. Ammo depleted, no grenades, missiles or tactic explosives remains. Fly system still working. The reactor still works to his ninety percent of capability, the fuel remaining is about 60 percent. Is this enough or you want a more detailed examination?¡± The emotionless voice of VI stills await the orders of Edwin, her only pilot. ¡°No, it¡¯s enough with that info. But why you draught our flying status in the end. Are you suggesting that we flight away from the battle, VI?¡± ¡° I only suggested that, in order to satisfy the second and third directive. Because the first one is impossible to accomplish in the actual situation.¡± ¡°Open a communication with the command center. I need to confirm a few things¡± A holographic screen appears in front of him, it shows a room with consoles and computers, where a group of people are scared to death. A few were with military uniforms and rifles in their faces waiting for the end, the rest of them were dressed in lab coats, some were praying the others were crying. ¡°Command Center, please respond, what¡äs your status?¡± Edwin asks to the men and woman of the room. ¡°What are you doing Edwin, you need to get the fuck off this galaxy. Or you got no more fuel?¡± A blonde beauty in lab coat orders him. Natalia Wise, was her name. The head mechanic and scientist of the VI project, also girlfriend of Edwin. ¡° The command center and the earth are almost in a state of total devastation, the main cities falls initially. The pulses destroys all of our defenses, and we are awaiting to total obliteration. There is no more hope in this planet, and you got no more weapons to go against them. So why the hell are you still here? Go to the omega station, you are our only hope of winning this war. Please just go there! The tears start to fall from the eyes of Natalia as she says those words. She knew that his boyfriend will fight to the end. She doesn¡¯t fear her death. Her only fear was that she isn¡¯t going to kiss him again. Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. ¡°I just need to see your face for a last time. I just got a question, every limb of VI got a mini reactor?¡± Edwin ask with a resolute face. ¡°Yes, it facilitates the articulation process but their output is minimum if this is what you think, if you got time for silly questions then get out of here¡± ¡°Thanks for your answer and I am really sorry I can¡ät accomplish my promise with you. I got three things I want to request you¡± ¡°What the hell are you talking? Get out of here, you fool!!¡± ¡°The first one, erase all images of myself. I don¡¯t want to be remember like that. Every photo you got is a horrible picture of me.¡± ¡°Stop talking please, I don¡¯t want you to say those things. Please just leave¡± ¡°The second one, please protect my family and say to them that I love them¡± ¡°No more please, I don¡¯t want th¡­.¡± She is unable to finish her words, because tears drowned them. Everyone in the room were asking themselves why he is saying those things and start to talk to each other. ¡°And the third thing, is the most selfish I want to ask you. Please move forward and forget me. I want you to be the happiest person in the world. And forgive for not being able to be in that date I also wanted to taste the chocolate parfait¡± He just click on a button and the transmission stopped in the room. ¡°That was four things, you cheater¡± And she starts to cry without stopping, as the people of the command center starts to work on a live image from the battlefield. Only a single tear falls from his right eye. ¡°Vi are you ready to accomplish the first directive, even if it goes against the other two?¡± ¡°Your wishes are my command, just like always Edwin.¡± ¡°I like that answer VI, form the energy shield on the right hand and give it a triangular form. Start to accelerate the left thruster, from the ten percent to the maximum output in a period of ten seconds. When it reaches the 60 percent of capability, starts the main engine and give me full power in direction to the bitch. Adjust the angle and tangential velocity to adjust the collision course in direction to the place with more power input. For the last one, start the music because is time for my last riff, and the frigging bug need to feel the rhythm¡± Like a bullet, the giant robot, transformed in a giant laser drill, flies in direction to the queen. When the queen devise the threat, is too late. She sends every Ragnii trying to stop it. But is impossible, the high rotational speed prevents the robot to stop giving it a momentary invincibility breaking through every type of barrier that the Ragnii tries to improvise ¡°More power, burn everything we got. Don¡¯t give them a single opportunity. HAHAHA. I am the fucking grim reaper, hear my guitar¡± He was in a fury. Inside of the cabin, Lordi sounded with all the volume giving the last frenzy of the battle. On the last thousands of kilometers he started to sing along with group. ¡°The grim reaper played guitar His bony fingers cold and stiff. The sonic thunder froze my heart As he cranked out the RIIIIIFF!!!!¡± As the boy finish his song. The drill crash against the gargantuan bug, in a specific zone in her giant back. Where the Mothers was incubated and born. Thanks to the strange process that surrounds the process of birth, the crash generates a mini singularity, that blows up itself in less than a second, swallowing the queen, him and every bug in that zone of space in a sphere of heat and fire. In the subsequent years, the explosion will cause a severe evaporation in the oceans, which will lead to an extreme climatic change in the earth, but that is history for another time. The day when the Ragnii queen meets her fate was the 21/03/2021, was marked forever as the day of the ¡°Great Illumination¡± in the annals of human history. The humanity will remember every sacrifice made in this war. The lover will cry for her beloved. The humankind join others alien races in celebration for the defeat of the dreaded enemy, and will give the thanks to the hero, Edwin Horas, for the ultimate sacrifice. The years will pass, the winters will come and go. The spring blooms. The wars will starts again, and the necessity for a hero will be responded. At the six p.m. on the 25/03/2530, the radars of Earth localize an object in flames entering the atmosphere of earth at high speed, only to crash with the surface of the earth. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Words Count: 1657. New work, I hope you enjoyed. This and the other fiction will update one week alternatively. Thanks for reading Edit 1: Fixed spaces The Solo of Vi ¡°Ughh¡­ My head ¡­¡± He was slowly opening his eyes. He was feeling the worst hangover. A white room was unfolded in front of his eyes. ¡°Where the hell I am, I died? Did I?¡± The headache was slowly fading away, as his conscience occupies again his body. He bites his own finger, only to prove that this is not a dream. ¡°I still feels pain, and there is no maids with bunny ears waiting for my orders, so I can conclude that I am not in a comatose state or sleeping. Or this is a dream and my imagination sucks¡± He starts to examine his own body. He notices an intravenous tube goes inside to his right arm. This tube is connected to drip with a mysterious glowing blue liquid. In the same arm, attached to his wrist, was a small electronic device. It looks like a bracelet with three small buttons, the one of the center was red and the others silver like the rest of the bracelet. He pressed the red one, and a holographic screen appeared in front of his eyes. --------------------- Student Name: Edwin. Age: Unknown. Course: Unknown. Current subjects attending: None. Current Grade: Unknown. Current Situation: Bedridden and in a comatose state from his accident since 25/03/2530. Current Hour and Date: 16:33 p.m. of the 15/05/2530. ----------------------------------- ¡°Accident¡­ impossible, what was the last I was doing¡­ Ughh¡­ AggHHH¡­ my head!!!!¡± The memories of the aftermath of the battle invaded his mind all at the same time. ¡­. ¡°Edwin¡­ Edwin? ... Are you still alive Edwin? Please respond Edwin¡± ¡°I am alive VI, What the hell is happening, what is our status? I can¡¯t see shit¡± Edwin was in darkness inside the cabin. ¡°The frontal windows is sealed shut because of the extremely exterior heat. My sensor indicates, that we are in close collision with a huge planet, probably the earth. The sensor also indicates no presence of Ragnii. The reactor is working to his minimal condition. We got no more fuel or energy. And our speed is too high to stop¡± ¡°So we are screwed. I already know that the plan will kill us. Is okay, we do our best, it¡äs okay, it¡äs a suitable ending, with a huge bang. How much time remains VI, for our end?¡± The warrior rest in his chair. He finally resigned to the inevitable end. ¡°T-minus 135 seconds. But is not for both of us, is for me. Don¡¯t you forget Edwin? My primary directive is accomplished. It only last the third one. You were the best pilot I could choose. But as you say, is time for my solo. Burning every tiny piece of power I have left I could create a force field that will protect the cabin.But it also will fry my logic and memory circuits¡± The robot was being transformed in a huge meteorite of fire. ¡°Don¡ät you dare. You still got the second directive! Don¡ät you dare to leave me alone!¡± He was like a madman pushing any button he sees. But is useless, the cabin was lifeless and his efforts were pointless. . ¡°I don¡¯t know is this is going to work, but I hope you survive. Our last goodbye Edwin. I really enjoyed our time together¡± And those were the last words that will spoke again. ¡°NOOOO!!!!¡± He crashed his fist against the controls, in blind anger. But VI will no hear him anymore. The heat was increasing inside the cabin, several tremors accompany the fall. Probably was the reactor giving their last breath of life. Or the legs were exploding. ¡°AAAAAhGGGGGRR!!!¡± that was the last scream of Edwin, before an internal explosion of the cabin leaves him out of combat. The robot descended with a speed of hell, and leaves a hell of a crater. ¡­. ¡°I don¡¯t play ¡°solos¡±, I play ¡°Riffs¡±. VI you fool¡± His mouth shows a smile, but the tears start to fall from his eyes. Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.*cough, cough* someone coughing attract his attention. A tall woman in his forties who wears a lab coat, tries to call his attention handing him a handkerchief. ¡°I see that the patient awakes from his long slumber. My name Rae Heat, I am the nurse of this institution. It¡¯s nice to meet you. Are you feeling fine?¡± ¡°I see, my name is Edwin. It¡¯s a pleasure to meet you. I was only remembering the crash and my tears start to fall out. Where I am?¡± ¡°I am really sorry, but I could not answer any of your question. The director will respond to any problem do you have. It was a direct order from him. I hope you could understand¡± Edwin only nods to the words of the doctor. The doctor check Edwin from head to toe. After thirty minutes of medical examination. The doctor gives her evaluation. ¡°You are fine, you got no sequels from the accident, and you are ready to go to the director¡äs office. Now I proceed to disconnect the catheter, it will hurt a little, please deal with it¡± She explain to Edwin with a smile on his face. A scream of pain was heard outside of the nurse room. ¡­.... Rae leaves the room, giving space to Edwin as his dressed himself. Five minutes later, he was still rubbing the affected area. ¡°Frigging sadistic, she had says only a little.I doesn¡ät want to know what would mean to her something really painfull¡± A School uniform rested inside the closet. He chuckled in front of the mirror when he tries the clothes. He does not recognized the person that the mirror reflected. "The nightmare still goes on. Huh?". A knock was heard in the door, and a girl in her teens excused herself. ¡°My name is Seline Ellan, president of the student council and currently assisting second year. I was ordered by the director, my father, to escort you to his office. If you are ready, we will proceed¡± Her voice was like a clerk dependent. Edwin looked at her from head to toes. She was wearing the same red blazer as Edwin, but instead of white pants she was wearing a black skirt, a golden badge with the symbol of black great-sword was displayed in her blazer. A beautiful straight black hair descended from his head. This was accompanied by her cute face that swore a smile . From her bust, two mountains were hiding behind her clothes. . "My name is Edwin, or that is what the bracelet says. It is a pleasure to meet you¡± He remembers his training for this kind of situation. Just go with the flow and feign ignorance. ¡°Amnesia¡­ huh? That¡äs convenient, but it is expected after that kind of accident¡± She showed a puzzled face, but she quickly goes back to her usual bussiness like smile. ¡°Yes, I think that is right¡­ I only remember a little about the accident and everything else is fuzzy¡± He hurried to answer her. He choose to go with the amnesia idea, this could be a very bad place to show his real identity. No training in his life could prepare him to the scene that this world showed to him the moment he stepped outside the door. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author note: Words Count: 1207.. A small chapter showing the accident in itself. I known this looks like another cutre argument of a high school light novel. But i hope that you read the next chapter a lot of question will be responded. I really need a proofreader. Is someone happy to take that agonizing job, please leave a reponse in the thread, because English is my second language and i suck terribly in locating grammar errors. It will also help me to release faster the chapters. Break on Through (To the Future). The sun was high and wide, as many students walk through the campus in direction to their respective classrooms. Chit-chatting between them, almost half of them were humans. But also there was blue people, cat-alike people and others humanoid aliens in school uniforms that looks like they were pulled from a space opera from the eighties. This view perplexes Edwin for a minute, as he felt that there is only one thing to say ¡°Oh Sh|t... the men in black, failed in their mission and the conspiracy was discovered!¡± he whispers in low voice, but unfortunately Seline hears him. ¡°Who are those ¡°men in black¡±? Perhaps companions of yours?¡± She look to him with an inquisitive face. ¡°Sorry, it was only a joke. Please could you repeat me where we are?¡± ¡°Ha-ha, I didn¡ät understand the joke. As I was saying before, we are in the campus of the Highsword Academy. The academy was formed as a token of peace and unity, from the humanity to the alien races. Where each student tries to live in accordance with the hero¡äs way¡± She says the last part with pride and with a smile, but quickly continues with her speech. ¡°The academy takes great honor in each of his students, and will accept anyone that wish to assist regardless race, sex or political orientation... unlike others institutions that I could mention¡± she sighs after these words. ¡°Huh... that was a truly good business presentation. You must really love this academy, or they pay you a lot¡± he say it with a humorous expression. ¡°.....¡± She was trying to keep the insult inside her mouth, but it was really trying to get out. After fifteen seconds of facial movement, her mouth outline a small smile. She doesn¡¯t say anymore, and keep walking in direction to the director office. Edwin followed back her silently A lot of plants and trees adorning the campus. It was a smooth view, as students enjoyed the good climate. When they were reach the center of campus, where a statue of a sword of almost fifty meters was sticking out the ground. This statue looked like the pin that Seline wears. The sword looks like a zweihander directly from the middle ages. As far as the eye can see it was pure black with strange symbols grabbed in its blade. Edwin stopped for a couple of minutes in front of it, observing the statue. The material wasn¡ät stone, iron, steel or anything used to build any piece of art. It was a material outside this universe, and Edwin knew that better than anybody. Seline notice his sudden interest and start to talk. ¡°I see you¡äre impressed looking at the hero¡äs sword in reality. I remember the awe that I feel when I see it myself. My grandfather, as you must know, was the last holder of this artifact. It¡äs the ultimate honor to hold this sword in battle. Only the strongest champions can bear this artifact!¡± She emphasizes her badge with pride, as the people that hears her speech start to clap with enthusiasm. Edwin watch her for a few moments, before laughing uncontrollably. Seline was dumbfounded, along with a lot of people, watching the laugh of Edwin. After a minute, Edwin could control his laugh. ¡°I am really sorry haha. I couldn¡ät help myself hahaha. Please forgive me hahahaha¡± Edwin was unable to contain the laughs from his mouth. She doesn¡¯t understand why her speech was funny, as the people around them was starting to look bad at Edwin. ¡°Please, let us continue our path. We are still halfway from the director office¡± She quickly gets back to her usual smile ¡°Let¡äs hurry. Now I really need to talk with that person¡± His tone was starting to show disdain and a little of anger. She only could contemplate how quickly he changes his mood. It was like a bipolar person. She was annoyed as he was referring to his grandfather as ¡°that person¡±. Her Grandpa was a hero from the last war and the last possessor of the sword. He was extremely famous. If it was another student and not Edwin. In this moment the student will be asking clemency for his punishment. But the orders from his grandfather, the director, were exact. She can only guide him to his office, she wasn¡ät permitted to ask him any question, she can only answer and tell where they are or any question related to the academy, and she can only introduces herself. In her whole life, no orders like this were given ever. He also warned to her, if she broke any condition, she will surely face the worst consequences that he can arrange. She got only doubts for the identity of this strange person. But she will accomplish the orders from her grandfather without a doubt. The chance to discover it someday will come. She will assure of that. .... The Main building of the school, called commonly the Hilt, was five floors high. As they ascended on the elevator, Seline was telling him about the basics of each floor. On the top, was the director¡äs office, the teacher¡äs room and the administrative offices. The third and fourth floor was dedicated to the science labs, where every science that the humankind study was given a lab and taught to the students who wish to learn. From physics and chemistry to psychology and sociology. They were more of specialized classrooms than labs. The second and first was the normal classrooms and a lot of other rooms, such as the music room, the projection room and many others. Seline only gives a short description of the floors as they ascended on the elevator. Edwin could only nods at her words, because his mind was focusing on the mix between anger and impatience that was passing through his consciousness. In the fifth floor they descend from the elevator. The scenery inside the floor was the same as the first floor, grey walls and black mosaics. The elevator doors led to a wide room, which have six doors, benches, plants, a cartel indicating directions and some windows. They took the second door on the right side, which led to a straight hall. This corridor ended in dual grey doors. The words ¡°Director¡äs office¡± shine with golden color on them. Seline knocked, and with a ¡°you can pass¡±, they go through the doors. Inside of the room were waiting a secretary, in her mid-forties, working behind an office desk. ¡°So you are Edwin... The director is not here yet. He will comeback shortly, you can wait for him inside in the office behind me. Seline, you can go now. You are free of duties¡± She says all that, without rising her head from the computer, where she was busy typing in the keyboard. Seline says goodbye from Edwin, and leaves the room. Edwin walks in direction to the door, but the secretary stops him with some words. ¡°There is a tablet waiting for you above the desk. Just grab it and follow the instructions. Also the room is soundproof, everything you say will not leave that room¡±. The secretary says this with a monotonous voice. Edwin only look at her, as he walks through the door. ...... The room was very spacious. The walls were decorated with paints or weapons like swords or shields. There was a replica of the sword from the campus that was hanged in the wall behind the beautiful brown desk. This replica was of normal size. There also, a huge bookshelf with a lot of books. Big sized tomes with names varying from ¡°The Art of War¡±, to ¡°Also Sprach Zarathustra¡± were filling the shelves. A big, grey tablet like an Ipad was waiting for him above the desk.¡± So this is it huh... interesting¡± He doesn¡ät touch the tablet yet. The past training and his guts were warning that the object was dangerous. But, in a few moment his curiosity defeats his fear, and grab the tablet in an impulse. It starts to show characters on the screen. PLEASE PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND ON THE SCREEN TO AUTHENTICATE USER If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°What the hell... Let¡äs do this¡±. He puts the tablet on the desk, and follow the instructions from the screen. A red glow was surging under his hand, like a scanner, and other words appears in the screen: FINGERTIPS ACQUIRED.... RUNNING PROGRAM ZK12.... PLEASE FINISH THE PHRASE TO UNLOCK THE PROGRAM: ¡°BUT THEY ARE STRONGER, BECAUSE THOSE ARE FRIGGIN MONSTERS!!!....¡± He thought the answer to that question. He starts to remember the time when those words were spoken. .... ¡°You can¡ät go Edwin, that is a suicide. There must be millions out there. They are going to crush you like a mosquito!¡± The woman was trying in tears to convince the boy, to escape a certain dead. The boy was smiling as he finish to change. ¡°Well, I would be the hell of a mosquito after killing a lot of spiders for these three years¡± His smiles denotes the confidence in himself. ¡°You already prove that you are strong. But with an invasion of that size, even you can¡ät do a thing. The commanders give the order for you to go to the omega station. That is our last hope to survive the annihilation¡± He slams his right fist with his left palm. The fear abandoned him, the battle was calling him. He says with a grim smile ¡°I am finally ready¡± and starts to walk to the door as he continues to talk with Natalia. ¡°You¡äre giving to much credit to them. I don¡ät believe that those bugs are stronger than me¡± ¡°But they are stronger, because those are friggin monsters!!!¡± Natalia screams to him as her final attempt. He only showed her his back, raise his right thumb and scream the battle cry... .... ¡°But I deal blows like a supermonstar!!¡± Edwin shouts the last phrase. More words were showed in the screen. PASSWORD CONFIRMED, INITIATING PROGRAM... ¡°Is this on?¡± a video was reproducing in the tablet. Edwin hurried to grab it. In the video was shown an old lady lying in a bed. The old lady have a happy face and she was smiling to the camera. ¡°It took me a long time to make this video. I was busy, I was very busy and the time flies when you are busy. But that is only an excuse. Problem after problem appears, and I haven¡ät got any free time actually and just like that sixty years pass like wind. But the pain of being unable to see you, was the heaviest I ever had¡± The lady stops for a moment and gives a painful expression. Edwin only exclaims ¡°Natalia..., is impossible...¡± The old lady tries to give a smile of happiness as she continue. ¡°I am really sorry for the late introduction Edwin. This old body belongs to the person you known as Natalia Wide. It¡äs been a long time and I am sure that will pass a lot more until you see this video. You sure are thinking, how the years badly treated me, but you need to see the artificial lungs of Hans. They are really something. I am pretty sure that you are really confused right now. The aftermath of your battle wipe out the Ragnii. It was the hell of an explosion, it didn¡ät destroy the earth thanks to some crazy coincidence. In the exact position of the explosion was discovered a new type of particle that comported as a tachyon. Thanks to alien technology we could discover what happens with you. This tachyon is really interesting, and we could only find traces, is like a new higgs boson. But leaves a really peculiar phenomenon, it cause a field or portion of the space where the gravity act a little funny. To avoid the really heavy, boring, scientific explanation I would only say the name of this specific tachyon. We called it Chrono-Tachyon, and this particle is created when an object is through a specific type of black hole, or rather a singularity that open and close faster than the humanity can perceive time¡± She waits for a moment before continuing again ¡°I would love to say when you are going to appear, but the reality is not like a movie. This is way beyond our knowledge of the time and space, and I suspect it will remain like that for a long time. So I am making this recording hoping that reaches your hands. I don¡ät know if you are going to return tomorrow, or in a thousand years. I hope that you reaches a happy world. I know that this is a childish fantasy, but after so much time, this old bones can afford that. It¡äs the last present for myself. So, after the explanations were given. I will start apologizing to you. I am sorry that I couldn¡ät maintain my last promise. I will always miss you, the happy ending that you deserve it was snatched by myself. I could formulate a better plan. I should have the strength¡± Only anger leaves the mouth of this old Natalia. ¡°But I haven¡ät, I was weak and the terror was stopping me. Because of me, you couldn¡¯t ha...¡± ¡°AAHRGGHHH!!!¡± with an anger scream, he hits the tablet with the reverse of his hand. Only anger remained in him. He quickly hit the desk with his fists. ¡°You aren¡ät guilty of anything! I was the weak, if I didn¡¯t lose the goddess sword, I wouldn¡ät be in this hell of a situation!!" He repeatedly hits the desk with his fists, proliferating insults against everything. Every time he hits the desk, he hits with full power. His anger and sadness are unstoppable as he cries and hits the desk. But her voice, stops him like an invisible hand. ¡°... But all these apologies will only cause sadness and anger in you. I am really sorry but those feelings where keep inside me for a long time¡± He quickly grabs the tablet as it shows how the old woman wipe her tears. And show some photos to the camera. They were showing people of different sex, smiling together. ¡°These are all my children. They grow really well, and I couldn¡ät be prouder for them, John was also remembering you in these day. Yes I married him. He was an excellent father and husband. I found true happiness...¡± She was smiling with intensity, her face was still wetted from the tears. ¡°As I accomplish your last wishes, and become happy for myself. These will be your last orders¡± She stops for a moment, raises her right hand to her head, and speak with a militaristic voice. ¡°Attention Soldier!¡± Edwin unconsciously stands firm. ¡°Rest soldier. During the last mission, you disobey the last order that was given to you and engaged the enemy. That is a felony, soldier if you are stupid enough to don¡ät understand the rules. From this point onwards. I release from your charge and duty. You are free to go now. Live as whatever you want. This the last order soldier. I don¡ät want to see you ever again in this place. Go now!¡± And the screen turns black. ¡°Rest assure commander, I will accomplish the orders without fault!¡± and he gives his final cry over the desk. The surface presented various crack after the continuous hits. It was in a really lamentable state. After a couple of minutes of the final tears, he raises his head and dry his face on his uniform. Only to notice an old man next to a wall. ¡°I really liked that desk. But, I am sure, for the possibility to know the legendary hero, it is worth the cost¡±. The old man was smiling with a dangerous smile, waiting for his opportunity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Words count: 2654. My nemesis (real life) is messing hard with me. I will try to deliver a chapter per week. Please Rate, vote, criticize and comment. ""Use the knife" as a friend always says". Edit: I hate the system to post things Like Two Sides of a Coin. The old man was wearing a brown coat, with a white shirt. In his back, a drawing of a silver sword was show on the back of its coat. He walks behind the desk, and takes a seat in the comfortable chair. ¡°My name is Tirrius Wise. I am the 28 director of this Highsword Academy, Special Advisor of the Earth union, and a descendant of that old lady. I am also the last known welder of the Hero Sword, or like you called a long time ago, the Goddess Sword. Please take a sit, we got a lot to talk¡± The director invites Edwin to one of the remaining chairs. As Edwin sits, he also started to talk. ¡°I know that the tablet was not a huge coincidence of the destiny¡± He was looking directly to Tirrius eyes. But his glance wasn¡ät showing any emotion. ¡°From the bracelet in my arm, I can say that you know who I am. So I got two question for you. The first one, do you extract the information from the remnants of VI, or maybe you already know when I was going to appear, or you know because a DNA test or something like that? And for the second one, what are your objectives, are you an ally or my enemy?¡± The voice from Edwin was calm and emotionless, no trace from the previous tears remained. But Tirrius didn¡ät flinch at all, to the calm voice. ¡°Huh. That was an excellent demonstration of the ¡°Serene Mind¡±, a trait only known to the greatest pilots of the Meac. ..¡± Quickly Edwin interrupts him. ¡°Before you continue, Can you explain what a Meac is?¡± with a dubious face Tirrius Chuckled ¡°I am sorry, I forgot that I speak with someone from another epoch. Meac, stands for Mechanized Exoskeleton for Armed Combat. They are giant anthropomorphic robots, created specifically for combat. In your time, only existed one of them. The one that you drive¡± ¡°Are you referring to VI, perhaps?¡± Edwin replies. ¡°Correct, now they are a norm in any organized army, as thousands of them exist. These robots are a subtype of the ¡°Multipurpose Mechanized Exoskeleton¡± or MME to abbreviate. If you want more information, I was able to compile an introductory document to this era¡±. He pointed to the device, in Edwin¡¯s arm ¡°I will link it to your Techband, so you don¡¯t have to worry¡± He cross his arms, and his face was serious. ¡°Now I got a serious question to ask, one that can define our relationship¡± An anger expression was forming in his face. Edwin starts to tighten his muscles, he calm his breathing and expand his senses. ¡°I am sure about the answer, but I need to ask anyway. Your answer will determine your life in this academy, and your future. It''s a shame, that your answer will determine our future relationship¡± His face was showing disgust and anger. Edwin knows that the director was showing his true face, as he knows the director will ask him to work under his orders. ¡°For your reactions, I will say that my suspicious are correct. You aren¡¯t wining anything by choosing sides like that¡± The only thought that run in his mind was ¡°Shit, the first person I know is an enemy, I hope that the windows are not blinded¡± ¡°Like in any democracy, we can only acknowledge someone guilty, is they truly did commit the crime. This will hurt me a lot Edwin, but I am sure that you¡¯re going to repent that decision for the rest of your life¡± Edwin starts to feel the cold sweat in his back, as his body was starting to get ready for the fight. ¡°I don¡¯t need to extend anymore this matter. The question I want to ask. That it will decide your life on is...¡± After Tiriuss asks the question, he watches as the window breaks because an almighty punch from Edwin leaves a hole in its place. He jumps through it, and falls into the campus. His body was damaged by the broken glass, but that doesn¡ät stops him from running. In the campus, every student watches him with surprises face, as two of them converts in giants mutant robots. These approximate Edwin with trying to catch him, but he doesn¡ät stop running. And in the moment most unexpected, in front of his eyes, appears his dead big brother with a grim face. The brother that died in the battlefield thanks to the blade of the Ragnii, asks him ¡°Edwin, are you still going to lose time in this dream, you need to get back to the fight. Show them your drill¡± Edwin stops, as his body was transformed into a red robot and scream against his enemy ¡°My drill, is the drill that will pierce through the heavens WAAA!!¡± He breaks them with a sphere of spinning energy that surrounds his arm. And his brother continue. ¡°You need to come back to reality, our comrades are waiting for you. GO!¡± And the reality that surrounds him breaks, and the dream concludes. Edwin with his friends forms a giant robot bigger than galaxies to destroy the fusion queen Ragnii. Or that could have happen, in a parallel universe, if only the question of Tirrius were different to ¡°Coffee or Tea? Make your choice Edwin¡± and the earlier emotionless face, was transformed into a blank face. His body fell like a wrecking ball, to the chair, and with a low voice he says ¡°Tea please, coffee right will feel like a stone¡± Tirrius smiles, and exclaims with a really happy face ¡°I am really glad that we share tastes. I could not share a civilized talk with someone who likes a coffee in the afternoon. The true people enjoys tea in the tea time¡± He puts a hand under his desktop, his face was holding back the laughter ¡°Amira could you brings us two Deras Tea, and some snacks for my student. The infirmary food is too bland in taste, and I hope that the doctor don¡ät torture him with her food¡± Edwin didn¡¯t know what to say. The person in front of him was enigmatic. ¡°What...¡± Tirrius interrupts him quickly ¡°The serene Mind trait is a powerful weapon, it prepares the pilot for any kind of threat from the enemy. It is one of the most effective weapon that a pilot have¡± He relaxes his face, and keep explaining ¡°But it is powerless to kid tricks like these, as you experimented. The journal of Natalia mentioned it, you are the first one that developed these kind of trait¡± Edwin relaxes his body, and his face starts to show expression of interest to that diary. As he knows that the trick will not serve him anymore. Tirrius keep talking. ¡°Also the journal mentioned how you developed the counterpart of the trait. Something we can call as the ¡°Frenzied mind. A special state of mind, that enhance the will of the pilot to the point that he can do anything in the battlefield. The pilots that could actually get to use these traits are counted by the hand¡± ¡°If you and me already know it. Why did you mention?¡± Edwin asks, acknowledging Tirrius as a person impossible to read. ¡°Because I need you to be conscious of the fact that I am not your enemy and I want to help you¡± The director puts a reassuring face, like a grandpa to his grandson. ¡°That will be until I choose to not follow your orders anymore. What will happen in the moment that I tire of you?¡± Edwin smiled, as he tries to guess the true intentions of Tirrius. ¡°I am sure that our objectives won¡¯t collides, because I have none in relation to your persona, boy¡± Those words hit like bat the face of Edwin. As both of them fall in silence, one of them without words to express to those words, and the other was awaiting for an answer. After a couple of seconds, they were interrupted by a woman with an office uniform. Edwin saw her earlier, before entering the room. Amira was holding a circular tray in her hands. The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. She puts in the desk, two white cups with a reddish smoking liquid, a white kettle and several plates with snacks. They varies from cookies likes Oreos with a covering of white chocolate, small sweet sandwiches with fruit filling, salty croissants of multiple colors, and a big plate with multiple small pastries. The feast was displayed in front of Edwin eyes. As a hunger that he hadn¡¯t noticed, was rising inside his stomach. Tirrius breaks the silence ¡°Thanks for bringing theses, Amira. You are lovely as usual. Please, Edwin don¡¯t contain, attack the food to your own discretion¡± His face exhibit a smile from the devil. ¡°If you says, please excuse me¡± Edwin said it with no guilty, and started to attack the feast. Tirrius don¡¯t fall back, and he starts to eat too. Amira only nodded and left the room, leaving the two men enjoying the feast. The tea was sweet, but not too much. In contrast with its color, it wasn¡ät red tea. Sweet like honey, it was simply delicious. Edwin drinks a little and delighted on his taste. He never tasted a tea like this. Tirrius noticed the joyful expression of Edwin and started to talk ¡°This tea, as the name indicates, it comes from the Deras plant. A plant founded from the planet R77-876, one of habitable worlds of the Andromeda galaxy. The inhabitants of the planet, toast the leaves with autochthonous fruit from that planet, in a strange delicacy. An audacious person, or an idiot, risked his life to make an infusion of this plant, gifting the humanity with one of the best tea ever created. There is a really funny history about that moment. But it doesn¡¯t come to the moment¡± They continue to eat in silence, or rather, their mouths were enjoying the tea and delicacies. After tasting every kind of sweet, Edwin breaks the silence with a serious face. ¡°The food is great and I am grateful for that. But is time for you to answer my questions. How do you know how I am, and what you want me to do? Because I know that you aren¡ät doing this for pure goodness out of your heart¡± Tirrius smiled ¡°Before I answer your questions, I need to tell you a little history of the past. When my ancestor, Natalia Wise, discovered what happened in the aftermath of the battle, and find about the Chrono-Tachyon particle and informed to her husband and the second wielder of the goddess sword. They started, considering your wishes, a cleanup operation of your persona. Where they deleted almost any picture of you, every recording where you appear, your medical exams, everything. Your existence was almost deleted, and the theory that you will be back in some point was considered a child fantasy. The only thing left of you, is a vial of blood sealed and locked in a vault of maximum security in my family house Regarding to society, you are the savior who impede the total annihilation of life in the universe. And the truth of the incident is only known by the bearers of the goddess sword. Thanks to that decision, I am the only one who knows it at the present. Before your crash, a very old scanner was activate. The purpose of this machine was to detect the Chrono-Tachyons that will announce your coming. For a moment I believed that the machine broke, it was almost 400 hundred years old. But the scanners from earth detected a huge flaming sphere with flashes of green light. But you weren¡¯t shot down because your landing was in the outside of the academy. So I gave the order to ignore you, saying it was a gift from one of my old enemies. Almost everyone brought it, and the ones who don¡¯t, they didn¡¯t matter. I wasn¡¯t sure if you were the original. Only the tablet give me the truth, and assure me of your identity. Any question at this point?¡± He drinks the leftover of tea in his cup, and waits for Edwin to talk. ¡°How can you give orders like that to the defenses of earth, what is your rank in the army? And what are your plans for me¡± Tirrius chuckled ¡°As one that carries the Wise surname, and also the last known bearer of the hero sword, I got the rank of an admiral. Retired Admiral, to be more specific, but I still can pull a few levers in the army. A while ago, a lot of my rivals enjoyed to drop projectiles in the academy, testing our defenses. For the people in the military they think this was another of these pranks. And for my plans for you, are none. I doesn¡¯t have any specific scheme for you¡± ¡°That¡äs unexpected, and I don¡¯t believe you. I can¡¯t think of someone, who isn¡¯t going to use for his own convenience. You didn¡¯t take such pains to save me and hide my identity to the world. So be honest with me, I am really tired of these jokes. What do you want with me!?¡± he raises from the chair, and give a furious face to Tirrius. He starts to laugh in front of his face, and after a few seconds stop. ¡°I am really sorry to laugh in your face, hehe, but my predecessor say the same thing from me when he asked what I will do when I got you in front of me. I am not joking, I got the same thoughts of my ancestor. You deserve a normal high school life, you already gift us a great present ¡° ¡°I don¡ät understand, you could win a lot of political power if you discover my identity to the world. Or maybe left me as a weapon for war. You could be very creative¡± He stomps his fist against the desk. ¡°Now be honest, what do you want with me?¡± ¡°You look like my wife, asking me why I am not more ambitious in the politics. Thanks to my curriculum in war, and my surname. I could be running for president of the alliance, and win by a large majority. If I really have any plan like that, your presence will be annoying, since my title as the bearer of the Hero Sword will be destroyed. And for war, I only will grab my old weapons in case the earth were in danger. The military always are scheming with one or another, and they don¡ät permit me to go to the front lines. I enjoy more my actual position, here in the academy. So as you can hear, I don¡ät have any interest in you, rather I am at your orders¡± He smiles as he finish his words. ¡°My orders? w-wwwhat do you mean by that?¡± ¡°In your actual situation, two paths lies ahead for you, each one is different like two sides of a coin. The first one will be the one announcing your existence to the world. I will reveal everything and you will receive fame and wealth and other things. It will be a pain in the butt, but I would gladly do that kind of work¡± ¡°And the second one? Edwin ask with a dubious face. ¡°I will revealed to you as the son, of a couple of investigator that died in a horrible accident with hyperdrive engines. Of course these couple is inexistent in reality. But exist in papers. You will lead a peaceful life here in the school, and I hope a happy life. ¡­Now choose boy. Do you wealth and fame or do you want calm and silence. ¡°...¡± Edwin thinks for a couple of second and answer.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Words Count: 2651. I am back from the grave!! It`s been a really long time since my last chapter. A combination of RL, writers block and a very bad hardware, impeded me to keep writing something . I hope you enjoy this chapter. Please comment, criticize and rate. I vow to bring the next chapter in two weeks. It will be my secret quest. Home at Least ¡°I suspect that you already know the answer¡± Edwin says with a little smile in his mouth. ¡°Yes, I got the slightest idea, but I need to hear it from your mouth¡± Tirrius returned a Trickster smile. Edwin sighed. ¡°Yes, I choose the quiet life. You already watch my behavior when I was looking to the tablet. I am starting to suspect that you know it before I enter this room¡± He starts to feel as he lost in some kind of game. Tirrius chuckled again ¡°That is what comes with the years. That and a really bad spine. But enough of my mental eye. To pull the stunt of being one more of the pack and silence the doubtful. You need to do a lot of work. I need to be sure that you are ready for this¡± He shows his serious face again. ¡°I already choose my fate, and I am ready to follow that decision. I already confront giant sized spiders with a giant robot in freaking space. What could be harder than that?¡± ¡°As you wish Edwin. I hope you will not repent¡± And he move his left hand and press a few buttons. The wall behind him starts to transform into a blue screen, He draws a Laser pointer from his pocket, and points on to the screen ¡°First you need to choose¡­¡± ¡­ The talk was prolonged for almost three hours. They talked about everything, from the courses in the academy to how the Techband operated. The moon was showing his face on the sky. They finished to talk when the secretary, Amira, was entering the room. ¡°If you do what we discuss Edwin, I assure you, got nothing to worry. Amira will lead you to your new dorm. Let¡¯s hope that you will find it comfortable¡± He gives him a trickster gaze. ¡°I appreciate what you do for me. Let¡¯s hope that you still be an ally when the time comes¡± His eyes answered the gaze with a defiant look. The both of them gives Tirrius a respectful farewell, as both descended in the elevator. On the outside, the day was almost over, and a few strokes of black were tainting the sky. They see very few students as they walk through the path. Amira was in total silence, only talking through hand movements. They turn to the left until they stopped when the road divided in two paths. The gardener was neglecting a little this place. ¡°Where are we, miss Amira?¡± Edwin asked with a dubious face. ¡°This area appears in the official map of the school as the dormitory area. The students call it the division fork. Two almost identical buildings are located at my sides. They are separated for near seven hundred meters. To the right, the common male dormitory, and to the left, the common female dormitory. It is forbidden for members of the opposite sex to visit the female dormitory, as patrols guards their fences every hour. This is also equal for the male dormitory, but they doesn¡¯t need any guard. After a few incidents, the female students won¡¯t come near one hundred meters of that place¡± ¡°So, our path is to the right, no?¡± Edwin ask again. ¡°Those are the common dormitory, there are 5 dormitory more for the students. The High Class dorms and the Special Students dorms. They are also divided by gender, and another characteristics. As personal staff for your necessities, quality of furniture and a lot of things more. Of course you aren¡¯t going to sleep in theses either.¡± Amira explains without a break. ¡°So where I am going to sleep, I suppose not in the forest?¡± Edwin starts to worry about his new ¡°home¡±. ¡°Close enough. Please follow me, I will show you¡± She draws a small box and starts to emit a bright light. She starts to walks just right in the middle of the division. Its looks like she is walking in the grass, but she is currently stepping on a stone path. ¡°The common dorm got five amateurs gardeners. Which are students from the garden club, and they always forgot about this part. Very few people, thinks about the last room¡± Thirty minutes of walking through the grass, in the midst of the night, until they come to a clear in the middle of the forest. An imposing three floored French type mansion was in the center of clear. The area were in need of a lot of work. Overgrown trees and weeds were seen everywhere, the walls of the building were damaged and need a hand of paint. The fountain in the center was broken in several parts. The rock path was covered totally by the grass. ¡°I suppose this is one of your most famous attractions. The Haunted House, that is its name, or I am wrong?¡± Edwin ask with a smile in his face. ¡°Yes, and your new house for the next three years¡± and she showed her biggest smile. ¡­. Amira starts to hit the ring next to the doors. These presented the same state as the walls of the building. ¡°I am coming. Wait a moment, bitch and stop touching the goddam bell!¡± a male voice answered from the insides. ¡°Silas, shut up and come here right now. Before I knock down the door, and kick your sassy ass!¡± Amira answer, pissed off at the words of Silas. A few moments later, the opened door was showing a male in serious need of a shave and a bath. ¡°Again you''re missing a lot of class. Tomorrow go to school or I will assure to behead you myself!¡± Amira says with an angry tone. ¡°It¡¯s always a good time to see you, aunt Lyla. Every night is like hell when I see your face¡± ¡°Why, in the hero¡¯s name, you were gifted with such a smart brain and that shit like personality?¡± ¡°Because your genes gave it to me, dear Aunt¡± He laughs with a trickster smile. She pointed him with a finger and talk with an angry tone ¡°I am warning you Silas, don¡¯t provoke me, and show your cleaned ass to the school tomorrow, or you will hear from. You have the obligation to show Edwin the place. If you dare to have the thought your responsibility again, I will shove a stick in your dorsal spine. You got it?¡± ¡°As you say, dear aunt¡± with an innocent smile in his face. She left the two young ones, with angry thoughts. Since the dead of his sister, he were a genius but lazy brat, and she promises to herself to change that. With force, If necessary. The two boys look each other, until Silas broke the silence ¡°As always, she is a really loving person¡± and they both laughed. ¡°I knew some people, like that in the military. That is their way to express love. My name is Edwin Withe, I hope we have a really good time together¡± He said, as his hand was extended to Silas. ¡°The name is Sylas Amira, second grade repeater. My area of expertise is the AI that rules the system of the Meacs. I hope the same thing¡± Those were his words, as he stretched the hand. This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.¡­ ¡°Well that was the kitchen, I know is a little dusty but I was living alone here all the time. The bathroom is the only thing I keep clean because the toilet breaks easily. I am working in a robotic maid but I doesn¡ät have the funds to buy the necessary parts for it. Well, do you like it?¡± He smiles as he awaits an answer. ¡°I suppose we can¡ät over look to the fact, that the last time someone clean this place was three months ago. But there is some truth in the words of your aunt. You are a really lazy one. But whatever I am really tired, Nothing could surprise me now¡± Edwin said it with a hand in his face, lamenting the second that he entered this building. The outside was destroyed, but the interior was a disaster. The kitchen was a true nightmare, every plate was dirty. The water in the sink was looking like petroleum, and cockroaches were in plain sight. The toilet room was like the W.C. of a public concert, it was usable, but he wouldn¡¯t recommend it to his worst enemy. The bathroom door of the first floor was blocked with trash, so they need to use the shower in the second floor. ¡°Your room is in the second floor, I believe it is already furnished. There is only one warning I will give you, don¡ät go to the third floor, or I will find your dead body by the morning, got it?¡° Sylas said it with a serious face. ¡°Sure, whatever makes you happy¡± Edwin gives a half assed answer, saying goodbye with his hand and going to the stairs. He opened the door of his room, with the card that the director gave him. The furniture was quite simple. The room consisted in a king sized bed, two bedside tables, a wardrobe, a desktop with a terminal and a wardrobe embedded in the wall. He puts the three devices on the desk, and he hangs his uniform in a perch. ¡°Today was a really stressful one. I hope tomorrow will be more easy¡± and falls quickly to sleep. ¡­ ¡°Ohh, Miss Amira I was beginning to wonder when you are going to come¡± Tirrius open his eyes after enjoying the smell of the tea in the cup. ¡°I am really sorry, boss, my nephew always brings out the worst from me¡± She said it, as she sits enjoying her own cup of tea. ¡°I want to know the opinion of my secretary. What are her thoughts about our wonder boy¡± He said, as his cup was left in the table. ¡°He was too sure of himself for being first day after awakening from the coma. It is really unnatural for a common human to be so calm. But is not outside of the norm, so he could be some kind of alien, I don¡¯t really care for that. I still don¡¯t know why you spend so much effort in a boy like that. You even involve the president of the federation for that child¡± ¡°That idiot still owe me a lot of favors. So it wasn¡¯t a huge job after all. But if you think so then I believe you. But I am going to need a new desk for tomorrow¡± as he point to the place where Edwin fist hit the desk. ¡°So your wife piss of you again, he¡­ Wait¡­ these are not your hands, they are bigger ¡­ The kid did this¡­ I can¡ät believe it¡­¡± Her jaw dropped, and stay like that for a while. ¡°Hehe, as I thought. This year will be a really funny one¡± He said as the tea goes through his throat. ¡­. In the middle of the night, the sounds of footsteps in the floor above him, awakes Edwin. An enemy, was the thought in his mind as he goes up on the stairs in underwear. The footsteps silence in the moment that he puts his feet outside the stair. He tense his muscles as he remembers the combat training. ¡°The mayor was right, it doesn¡¯t matter where or when do you are the war always find you¡±. The floor was in a deep darkness. The first room to his right was empty, probably a deposit. The third floor was really clean, as no dust was in view. The second door leaves to another empty, but clean room. The third door was the same. ¡°I can live with the death threat instead of Sylas, is much more clean here than there¡± and laughed to his joke for a long while, before jumping to the sides, evading the flying pieces of the fourth door. ¡°This was a really tiring day, so I don¡¯t want any more troubles here. I was hoping that you leaves in total silence for where you enter¡± He ask to the figure that was in front of him. He was only seeing the red lights on his enemy. The two red eyes starts to get close to him really quickly. He hears a really familiar sound, the sound of a blade cutting the air of the hallway. He dodged the next cut of the figure, jumping back quickly, and gives a swift kick to where he thinks the abdomen of his opponent was. His leg bones suffer the impact. ¡°What the heck¡­ is like kicking a wall. I was letting you because I was really tired. But, on the other hand, letting out some steam is exactly what I need¡± He said, as he drop to the ground, dodging the incoming cut. He quickly stands up and lets out a kick directed to the red lights, and jumps back again to dodge the cuts. The opponent doesn¡¯t have a style, it looks like he was only cutting randomly to Edwin. After two more punches in full strength to random places of the body of his opponent, Edwin falls to the fact that his opponent wasn¡ät human. The pain in his fists start to bother him, as he thinks the fight lasted for enough time. ¡°It was fun, but is time to finish it¡± as he made two jumps to his back, and puts in karate stance. He inhale a great deal of air and his arms starts to glow with intense blue light. He parries the katana with his left hand, and unleashes his right hand with all his might. A great ¡°Boom!!!¡± was heard in all the building, as the figure was pushed several meters, and falls to the ground. But it wasn¡ät defeated yet, as the red eyes were still glowing. The figure was trying to stand up again. With the scream ¡°I will not let you¡± and two more blue glowing punches, he finish the fight. ¡°What was this thing?¡± Edwin asks himself as the lights starts to illuminate the hallway. ¡°I was hoping to find your body cut in five pieces, but this is something I wasn¡ät expecting¡± Sylas was totally shocked as the blue light on the arms of Edwin starts to fade. In the ground besides him was a female figure dressed with a maid attire. In its hands was a long blade. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Words Count: 2414 Another Chapter of the fiction. I await gladly for your comments and critics. PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT.