Monday, July 16, 2007

Deliverance


9005 [Novus Era 30]
Location: Cartella transport ship bound to Ether
The last day I saw my family...

I was travelling alone in the ship. Tears we're almost falling from my eyes but, I tried not to... I promised not to. Holding the necklace that mother gave me and Ezra's reaver.

"We are approaching Ether platform... please take all your belongings with you... Thank you for using cartella transport!"

Mother and I both heard a gunshot. "Ryone I want you to take this..." Mother handed out an Isis reaver. "This is an Isis reaver her name is Ezra she will protect you wherever you go." she tried to catch her breath and continued "Ryone I know you're too young but I know you have learned how wield a sword from your father and you know how to use the force." Tears rolled down her face "I know, I was not a good mother to you-"

I cut her sentence and said "No Mother! There can never be anyone kinder than you, you're a good mother!" I was positioning myself in the pod and started to close the door. "I love you Mom! and I love Dad too! I know this is the only thing you can make up for Father." The door fully closed and I was talking thru the lone window in the pod. "Go to father, mother... I know because I can feel it in my heart, you also want to right?"

Mother just nodded she was trying not to show me any kind of weakness, maybe because after my display of sacrifice. She wiped her tears and I started the engine. She conjured her staff out and headed back to our house. "Ryone be safe" I heard her from my heart.

As she entered the house she saw Michael bleeding from a gunshot she immediately used Healing on him and the wound closed up. "Why are you still here Etila?! Where's Ryone?"
Father staggered while standing up. "Don't worry he already left-" Etila was halfway from her sentence when father shouted "WHY AREN'T YOU WITH HIM?"

Etila looked at him full of warmth and said "Because I love you...". Michael calmed down then suddenly "They" came up from the kitchen door. "Wait, it is me you want right?" Etila calmly talked to them "Etila no!" Michael cried as he posed himself in front of Etila. "They won't leave us alone even if we surrender they'll just kill us mercilessly!"

"Good words from the Ex-hero of the first Novus war." The captain said "You have interfered an arrest Michael Snapdragon, since she was deemed guilty of treason you too are deemed guilty of the chrages." He pointed his spear to Etila "You will both die!"

Etila was not surprised to hear this and she positioned herself as though she is casting a spell. "I'm afraid we have to do things this way." She conjured a wave straight to the captain and his men, they were all pushed back to the living room all on the floor.

"Let's run Michael-" A bullet went straight to Etila's chest she immediately fell down Michael caught her halfway. "Etila! Etila! are you okay?!" Her hands reached out for his cheeks and said "M-Michael the b-bullet hit m-m-my- AHH!" She screamed out because of the seering pain from her chest. "I-I Love Y-You! M-Michael!" she was clearly in pain, but she still tried to say those words. Michael couldn't believe that he was now holding her while she was dying covered in blood. "I Love You Too!" He cried while tears rolled down his face. Then Etila smiled and the warmth on her face faded.

Guns were pointed at Michael, in his arms lies Etila's lifeless body... "Bang!"

I was still looking firm at the road when suddenly I felt something heavy in my chest. The pod swirled and stopped abruptly. Tears were now falling like waterfalls. "They're... dead" I felt that my body was so heavy that I can't even raise my hand to hold the steering wheel. There is nothing but endless horizon up ahead not even a living thing in sight. No one was tailing the pod not even "They".

"Could I go on?" I asked myself my body still heavy

"We're always with you..." a caring voice said those words "Be strong Ryone Snapdragon!" a firm one added "We love you" they said in chorus.

"Mother, Father I love you both!" My body was not heavy anymore. And I continued my journey.

I reached the cartellan port without anyone tailing me. I had 3 tickets but only needed 1... "tears again" I said " I promise you mom, dad I won't be shedding another tear, I'll be strong!". And I gave my ticket and entered the ship.

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