RED RING RICO.
I sighed when the gate rose.
I watched as the guard said something.
I didn't hear him, my mind was somewhere else.
Red Ring Rico, the hero hunter of Pioneer 1.
The one to by my companion by voice and mind alone.
I had, or rather, still have feelings for her.
Feelings that can never be returned now.
It's ironic how the one supposed to find her, killed her.
I hope she and I will be able to find peace.
It will take a long time for me.
I know it was the right thing to do.
Yet, I just can not convince myself of that fact.
The Red Ring bracelet she always wore, now rests in the palm of my hand.
I found it after I defeated...him/her/it? I do not know.
It was a monster and I killed it.
A grave mistake.
I am walking with lead in my shoes.
Towards the principal's office.
Hunters, Rangers, Forces
As words spread about what I've done, they congratulate me.
None noticed the empty look on my face.
They talk with each other.
Perhaps we can now colonise Ragol.
To walk there with no worries.
Once it was my dream, before I started this quest.
Now, I do not know.
I am confused.
My dreams are shattered.
My innocence lost.
I'll never be the same
What am I going to do?
What am I going to say?
How do you tell a father his daughter is dead?
Killed by the one in front of him.
Perhaps death is a blessing now.
I would welcome it.
The others wouldn't understand.
They see me as a hero now, just like she was.
I tap the button in front of the warp.
They ask who it is.
I give my name and enter.
I walk up to the desk and looked at the principal.
I place the ring that symbolised his daughter, on the table.
His face became pale, his hand moved over his eyes.
He cried.
"I am sorry," I said, barely controlling my own emotions.
"What happened?" the secretary, Irene,asked.
I told them, the messages, what she became to me, the final confrontation.
I confessed about my feelings, that I was prepared for death.
The principal looked at me and said, "I forgive you for her death, as does Rico. She would thank you for stopping her, before she killed many others."
Irenesmiled and held me, "Rico cared about life, don't give up yours."
I nodded, tears in my eyes.
I turned to leave, when the principal stopped me.
He placed the ring in my hand.
"I would gladly called you my son-in-law," he said.
I looked at him.
"To remind you of her, and her will for life. Live your life."
I looked at the ring.
"If not for you, do it for her."
I warped back to the crossing.
Life went on as usual, no different then before.
But now, I had found my peace.
I would live, for her sake as well as mine.
I held the bracelet, and smiled.