When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die. ~Jean-Paul Sartre
The blazing red sun rose over the bleak horizon of the desert signaling another day on the desert planet Rosa. Harsh winds blew sand across the barren wasteland obscuring my vision. My companion, a four-legged automaton that resembled a camel, carried the journey's loot. My throat burned from dehydration and my legs grew sore from the tiresome walk across the desert. In the distance I could make out the outskirts of the city of Salgin, my destination.
Two hours later I arrived at the entrance gate of Salgin, by the time I had arrived the winds had died down and the only enemy I had was the sun. The gates opened and allowed me and my companion to enter.
Some guardian he was, I thought, going off on some expedition and not even making it back on time. It was a little after midday as I was hastily making my way towards the city gates to meet my guardian. Kahmille was his name, ever since I was seven he has been my guardian. When he was twelve he began his hit the Beast version of maturity, which is about two and a half meters and 100 kilos of pure muscle. Along with being physically impressive he was an excellent fighter, which has helped me in many situations in my life. A week ago he was ordered by my father to assist one of the city archaeologists to explore some of the ruins that had been found recently. The journey was only to be four days, with all the Yago and supplies they had it should have been a breeze. But no, for some strange reason it took a week for him to make is way back here, and I was ticked.
I looked around the corner and saw my dad speaking to Kahmille at the gates. I began to wonder what my dad was doing but quickly pushed the thought to the back of my mind as I drew closer to the two. My father looked down at me and smiled, he handed Kahmille a bag.
"Ayanna", my father said, fairly calm compared to his usual tone, "you and Kahmille are going to be leaving for a while. I cannot explain it all right now but I promise you that everything will be okay. An old... colleague of mine will be providing your transporation, now hurry and go."
So many questions ran through my head, for a reason unknown to me my dad was trying to get me off planet. I tried to ask questions but my brain was thinking way too fast for my mouth to keep up. It was then that Kahmille hoisted me over his shoulder and began to make his way to our home.
"Supplies", he said in his smooth deep voice. Things were moving way to fast for me, the day my best friend got back from the desert my dad decided to send me to Maker knows where. I was confused and frustrated and getting carried by a beast through a busy marketplace, suffice to say today was a bad day. Kahmille set me on the ground outside of our home and rushed inside and began to ransack the House. I merely stood in the doorway confused as to why he was rushing, and then I saw it. A massive ship sailed through the skies of Rosa towards the city, its shadow cast darkness all across the land. I stood in terror as I realized that this is what the cause of the haste was.
"We must move now", Kahmille said. I turned to look at him and he had a tan tunic tucked into a leather belt and a red scarf around his neck. A metal bracer was on his left arm while a full metal arm guard protected the right one. He wore a pair of brown leather pants that fit loosely on his body along with similarly colored boots. Slung over his shoulder was the bag of goodies my father had gave him while on his back was an oversized blade that seemed to be wrapped in cloth to protect it from the sand.
As confused as I was about what had happened in the past hour the one thing I did know was that inactivity was not an option. , "Well did you bring my toys", I asked as I pulled my jet black hair out of my face and into a more manageable ponytail. With a smirk Kahmille pulled out a blade from behind his back and placed it in my hand. The blade's edge was a shimmering blue and the hilt was a deep onyx color. As I took my eyes of the blade I looked into the massive airship as it moved closer to the city. Kahmille took a step next to me and looked at the massive ship that traveled towards the city. It was at this moment I realized that my life would b forever changed after this day.