The sky is sure clear. Right below these clouds, it is the familiar lands of Elysea. According to the compass, we are currently hovering over Heiron. A young man with a light peachy skintone, physically in his mid 20s, with sharp facial features, put down his compass and map, returning to steering his wheel. The light inside the airship cabin reflected on his mechanical black hand, powered by magic techonlogy, as he adjusts his pointed cap, rustling his silver hair.
This hand made my life alot easier. I still haven't paid my debt to the Fabre family for making me a pioneer in making replacement limbs for daevas. With this, I was able to return to my joy of playing the piano as well...
The airship then steered into the sky which is clear from the clouds, right below, they could see the devastated, dead half lands, filled with the undead in Heiron.
"Nyerk, looking at this land makes me truly sad, Captain Uranami," A shugo, on the other steering at the right wheel says as he looks on the sky.
"Yes, while I understand not all Kralls are worshippers of the Balaur, like Mabangtah, the tragedy of Heiron will never be forgotten," The captain of the airship, Tsubasa Nemo Dakkar-Uranami puts on a sorrowful face, yet maintaining a monotone voice.
"Either way, we must get ready to dock her in Oriel and call it a day. You two have done very well today," The captain keeps staring into the front windows of the airship, with a content smile on his face while the shugos laughed lightly at their success today.
The day for the highest ranking members of the Nautilus Trading co. Was reaching to the end. Uranami, who is not only the captain of this airship, but the founder and president of the said company, is hearing some footsteps as shugos and human traders get ready to have the goods inside the ship secured, and taking care of the sails, and the large wing-sails keeping the ship in the air. The sails were in the position to slowly lower down, to disembark at the Elysean residentials of Oriel.
"Captain, we won't sail for a while because we have exceeded our hours of work right? Akakakakakak," The shugo on Uranami's left side spoke.
"If we don't rest, even we shugos can get into an accident. When we die, no money can be made any longer, nyerk!" The right shugo added.
"Ah, yes. We have had a very long day sailing in the treacherous skies of Balaurea, Hyunununerk, Bararinerk" Answering in nonchalant manner, "We would need a few days of rest, and ask our other ships to deliver the other goods,"
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The airship finally approached Oriel, in its scheduled time. People at the dock were preparing ropes, and other equipments to secure the ship.
"This is a good timing, because we have arrived right after the storm has gone," The captain sighs in relief.
He was informed by mail that there was going to be a annual storm in Oriel. Storms can be potentially dangerous for airships, as lighting can set fire on the ships.
Uranami stepped away from his steering wheel, and came out of the steering cabin.
"Secure all rare materials collected from Balaurea! I understand today was extremely long, but use all of your final energy to secure these goods to prevent theft!" Unlike the usual monotone voice Uranami has, he spoke in a loud, firm voice which can be heard all over the cabins. Immediately, shugos and humans scattered about, carrying goods and what nots to the most secure locations in the airship.
Right after this, perhaps I should take a sip of some wine and retire to bed.
As he returns to steer the wheels, right in front of his eyes in the peaceful town, alogn with a bright flash, there was also a loud bang of explosion.
"Nyerk, this doesn't sound good," Uranami mutters, his face and voice in clear shock.
"Captain, could it be...?" Hyunununerk worryingly asks.
"No...The Fabre family is not going to like it," Bararinerk adds on with the same tone.
Nontheless, the ship softly lands in the airship dock in the slight outskirts of Oriel.
Uranami has said his praises and good night to his men, and went on his sharptooth airspike to where the explosion has happened. Due to his good sense of maps and direction, he knew the explosion came from the lab where the Fabre family works at. The lab was made with the funds of millions of kinah. He knew an explosion there meant something is horribly wrong.
With his ride, Uranami was able to arrive at the explosion site. His fears were confirmed, yet partially relieved.
"Nyerk, so one generator exploded...At least it isn't the entire lab, but those scientists won't be able to conduct their research there until they make a replacement one..."
While the entire lab wasn't gone, placing one generator was extremely expensive, and now this costly explosion has happened. The scientists who have used the Oriel lab for their convenience would now have to head to the main lab in Sanctum, where they would use only for important things.
Nymph is certainly not going to like this, as he goes to the lab every day to do the things provided for the children there after school. The captain's mind commented as he put on a crooked smile, with a single sweatdrop on his face. Poor little boy, he is NOT going to be happy.