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Gundam Liberty: Lion's Silence
Chapter 10: Cima Garahau
Morale in Sensou was now at an all time low. Natarle had just sent word to Flay of Casvall's apparent defection, and in turn Flay had dropped another bombshell. Vincent had been injured during an incident with ZAFT and was now in a critical condition. Every crewmember expressed outrage over Casvall's actions, but he had upset many of the Gundam pilots. They were all now hopeless, feeling abandoned by their senior, especially the new type pilots. Uso had especially taken it hard, he had spent a few minutes crying, while Kamille expressed his outrage the way he always did. So far Bright had had to break up four fights involving Kamille. Natarle sighed as she wiped the sweat from her brow, everything was falling apart and if reinforcements didn't arrive soon then the whole mission would collapse.
But morale for Zeon was now souring, despite what the arrival of Casvall meant for the Zabi family. The Hyaku Shiki flew by the Weaver's side, its arms crossed in a fashion that made it seem like a prisoner. Casvall knew that several of the Zeon suits had targeted him and would have pulled the trigger if not for Alex's orders. Strangely Alex was welcoming Casvall as a new brother in arms.
"People of Zeon, today we have claimed another brother in our cause," Alex declared to the people of the Axis.
Gihren looked at the scene in annoyance. Casvall should have been welcomed as a criminal, but instead Alex was influencing the people to cheer for Casvall's arrival.
"He was the closest thing to an older son our leader and namesake Zeon Deikun had. We thought him lost to us, lost to the pull of Earth's gravity. He tried to seek a new life, a life free from the constant watch of the Earth Alliance, but not even Orb could help him, not even there was he free of the hypocrisy, the faulty nature of those that are dragged down by gravity. Those consumed by greed attacked Casvall, ridding him of his speech, he is now unable to speak of his outrage of the alliance and the struggle those in space endure. But rejoice my brothers and sisters in space, for he has returned to fight for a world where all people will live in space, a world where greed does not consume us, but understanding and the willingness to work towards a future where we all live!"
Alex commanded the Newtype corps, and the hearts of the people of the Axis Colony. But his speech wasn't just broadcasted to colonists of Axis, but to all the colonies that had decided to ally with Zeon. The people watched as Casvall's mobile suit parked in the hanger, a line of Newtype mobile suits greeting it. Casvall climbed out of his mobile suit, removing his helmet and revealing his face to all those that watched. Kycilia slammed her fist into the rest of her chair, glaring at the screen.
"How dare you Leonard," she growled.
The Rig Shokew's raised their hands in a salute as Casvall slid down the cockpit line. He landed smoothly in the middle of a crowd of mobile suit pilots and engineers. They cleared way for Alex, whom walked towards Casvall with Rosamia at his side. Alex noticed the curious expression on Casvall's face and smiled as he introduced them.
"Casvall, meet one of my most gifted pilots Rosamia Badam," Alex's smirk deepened as Rosamia walked up to Casvall.
"Hello Casvall, its an honour to finally meet you," she said, running a hand through her hair.
Casvall turned his attention to Alex, remaining seemingly emotionless as Alex patted his shoulder.
"Welcome home brother," Alex whispered.
While the common people welcomed the addition to their forces, the military knew of Casvall's actions on the battlefield. They still saw an enemy in the mute pilot, and they also saw the person who murdered their comrades. Alex led Casvall through the hanger, an assortment of mobile suits looking down on them all. Rosamia followed close behind, keeping her eyes locked on the back of Casvall's head.
"Zeon Deikun had a dream, for the side colonies to be independent from earth, with his death the Zabi family took on that dream and added a dream of their own. The republic of Zeon, a unified nation of colonies, free to elect their own leaders, make their own laws and live their own lives independent from outside intervention," Alex explained as they walked around the hanger.
Garma watched the trio from a distance, nodding to the Zeon pilots greeting him. Chris floated over to his friend, nearly knocking him back as he slapped his shoulder.
"Its good to see your safe again old friend," Chris smiled.
"Chris, how have you been?" Garma asked.
"Great, my cousin Selene is expecting a child soon and Ramuiko and I have moved in together," Chris explained.
"So you went from being in separate barracks to the same office?" Garma chuckled.
"You ass, no we actually got a place in the civilian district, as soon as we're on break we're going to make our move official," Chris said.
"Really? You know it has been a year now Chris, have you discussed marriage?" Garma asked, then laughed as Chris went red.
"OUT OF THE WAY!"
Zeon soldiers began zipping away from Garma as Dozle flew straight towards his brother. The larger man grabbed Garma in a tight hug, an amusing wail escaping his mouth. Garma grit his teeth together as his brother swung him around.
"Dozle…seriously…I cant…BREATHE!" Garma yelled.
"I'm sorry brother, I'm just glad your alive, Sensou will pay for this dearly," Dozle growled.
Garma looked past Dozle's shoulder and widened his eyes at what he saw. Icelina stood with Zenna behind her. Tears floated out of Icelina's eyes as she took a step forward. Garma pushed his brother out of the way and rushed to his love. They flew towards one another, hugging each other in a tight embrace. Chris nodded his head in approval, and then raised his eyebrows as he saw Dozle crying. Despite being a giant Dozle really was a softy inside. Casvall looked at the scene briefly before turning to Alex.
"Its good when lovers reunite, everything turned out well in the end, wouldn't you agree Casvall?" Alex asked.
Casvall narrowed his eyes at Alex, then stepped back in shock as the masked man spoke again:
"You don't have to be suspicious of me my friend, I too do not trust Gihren Zabi to carry out the greater good!"
The mute man blinked in astonishment. It was as if Alex had looked into his mind and answered the question he thought of. A mysterious smile crossed Alex's face as he floated away, motioning for Casvall to follow him. Dozle and Chris watched Casvall leave, aiming glares at the back of his head.
"How can he be welcomed back, after what he did…" Dozle paused as he noticed the hesitant expression on Chris's face. "What's wrong Chris?"
Chris looked at Casvall suspiciously and widened his eyes slightly as Casvall turned his head a few inches.
"That man…I don't think he's all that we've been made out to believe," Chris said.
"Casvall or Alex?" Dozle asked.
"Both of them," Chris sighed.
"YO! Chris!"
Chris looked to his left and smiled as several pilots flew to greet him. They were his teammates and friends; all dressed proudly in Zeon flight suits. At the front was Arnold McJones, the commander of Chris's ship the Olympus. He had short black hair and brown eyes and was a dedicated, but not extreme supporter of colonial independence. Behind him were three Italian brothers, two identical if not for their age differences. The eldest was named funnily enough Mario; he had black hair and a beard that seemed to match the Italian stereotype. But he didn't speak with a thick accent, mainly because of the fact he and his brothers had grown up in space. Luigi, the youngest child shared his older brother's moustache, whilst Guido the middle child was clean-shaven.
"Good to see you again sir," a blonde haired, brown eyes pilot said.
"Thank you Zack, Lily, everyone its good to see you all," Chris smiled at his fellow pilots.
Lily Marry looked out of place amongst the crowds of men. She had a very feminine look as well, long brown hair put into a braid. But that didn't cover up her tough attitude.
"You should have told us what you were going to do," she chided Chris, causing the other pilots to laugh.
"I'm sorry I left you guys out of this, to be honest…I was scared," Chris whispered, turning his eyes to where Casvall had once stood.
"He's right, Amuro Ray and those Gundams aren't to be underestimated, in fact the Newtype Corp might be the only pilots capable of standing up to them," Arnold said.
"Whoa, don't go over board, they're just good machines, besides we have them outnumbered now," Zack pointed out.
"Numbers wont decide a battle," Mario said, Luigi and Guido both nodded in agreement.
"It wasn't really those other Gundam pilots, it was Casvall…he's something else out there, I've never seen anyone so ruthless and angry when in a mobile suit before," Chris explained.
"A true berserker," Arnold muttered.
"Berserker, what's that?" Lily asked.
"They're soldiers that appear calm when off the battlefield and then change into monsters when on it," Mario said.
Chris sighed as he floated to Garma's side. He smiled at Icelina, giving her an unspoken signal to leave him and Garma alone. She floated away, leaving Garma and Chris to converse.
"What happened when you were on the Trojan Horse Garma?" Chris asked.
"Casvall told me something, something I need to talk to my brother about," a fierce expression crossed Garma's face as he floated away.
Casvall knew that a man walking down the street in a flight suit would have been out of place, that's why he accepted the clothes Alex had given him. He now wore a red shirt with jeans and a green coat. Alex was dressed in his uniform, while Rosamia wore a white and red dress with a yellow coat over it. People waved at Alex as if waving at their neighbour and Casvall could feel a sense of peace and content in this place. The civilian quarter still held a military presence, mobile suits had been parked near shops and uniformed pilots were picking up meals from take away restaurants. Casvall even spotted a group of civilians helping an infantryman replace the tire of his jeep. Their walk took them through a park, where many families were enjoying the simulated summer environment.
"Axis is but a preview of what I hope to give all of humanity," Alex said as they came to a small tree.
He ran his hand across the sign carved into the bark. It read 'for my love' and Casvall knew that it was in tribute to Four Murasame, the pilot of the Psycho Gundam who Sakon killed. Her death had led to Alex's complete break down, and had turned him into a man like Casvall.
'We're both consumed by hatred,' Casvall thought.
"I was consumed by hatred," Alex said, sighing as he turned away from the tree. "But…while my body was broken my will still lingered. I realised then that my actions were foolish, that I was getting in the way of people's dreams. Everyone has a dream and we have the right to have those dreams become a reality, I've dedicated my life to giving the people of space a land they can be proud of, a nation of their own. At the same time I've also composed a compromise that will benefit all sides, it'll be the complete eradication of the will to fight," he explained.
'But how?' Casvall wondered.
"Earn your place here and I will to not only show you, but give you control of that dream," Alex smiled.
'Why trust me, Sakon Date was my closest friend?'
"He was indeed, but believe me or not I have forgiven him and there will come a time when you will have to forgive the people of Earth, the men that ruined you, your father and the Zabi family," Alex dropped his smile as he regarded the Zabi's with venom in his voice. "I know what they took from you Casvall, what they forced you to do!"
Casvall squeezed his hand into a fist, causing Rosamia to back away slightly. It was not shock over his aggressive twitch, but fear of the killing intent Casvall emitted. Alex looked at his watch and sighed as he walked past Casvall.
"Enjoy this peace while you can, visit whatever place you wish to see, but know that I cant protect you from the veteran soldiers from Deikun's days. They still see you as a murderer after all," Alex explained.
'We're all murderers!' Casvall sighed.
Alex hesitantly nodded his head in agreement before he walked away. Casvall turned to Rosamia, crossing his arms as the girl smiled at him.
"I hope you decide to join us, the colonies needs a man like you," Rosamia said.
Casvall huffed before he walked away. Rosamia suddenly grabbed his arm and began pulling him in another direction. She laughed as she practically dragged him around the park. They came to a fountain, built with the statue of Zeon Deikun floating on a platform. Rosamia pointed at the terminal in front of the fountain, which provided details on Zeon Deikun's implementation of the Side scheme that defined several colonies built around the Earth sphere. She hooked her arm around Casvall's and began walking across the park with him. They saw children playing with their families; content with the life they were living.
'This kind of peace wont last, especially with the Zabi family's ambition,' Casvall thought.
He imagined the carnage that would fill these streets. Sensou GM's would probably storm the airlocks, battling with Gaza C's above the streets, Guntanks would probably roll across the streets, crushing the businesses and parks people had worked so hard to create. A lot of things would probably happen, and Casvall knew that the people weren't ready for it. Leonard had created a paradise, but at the same time he had dulled them to war, they had no idea what was going on with the Plants and on Earth. Ignorance wasn't bliss in this case.
"I know what you're thinking," Rosamia smiled, moving in front of Casvall.
Casvall looked at her oddly, her attitude took a dive from the unstable soldier Sakon had spoken of.
"I know a much better place for you to go, you'll realise how much of a difference Alex is making," Rosamia said as she pulled Casvall away from the park.
Alex meanwhile began his meeting with a new addition to the Zeon fleet. A Zanzibar class cruiser docked with the Axis colony and Alex knew it to be the Lili Marleen, the ship of the infamous Cima Garahau. Other Zeon soldiers had gathered to see the arrival of the infamous shamed Zeon captain. A hatch opened on the side of the ship and several soldiers and pilots floated into an organized line. Alex directed his gaze to the final crewmen exiting the ship. She was a woman in her early thirties, her long green hair let loose. Her lips were coated red and she wore both a look of superiority and a red uniform decorated by leather boots and gloves, with a trench coat resting on her shoulders. She floated away from the hatch, brandishing a foldable fan as if it was a swagger stick.
"Cima Garahau," Chris growled slightly.
"She looks hot," Luigi said.
Mario and Guido shot disgusted looks at their brother, causing him to shrug his shoulders.
"Cima Garahau is a dangerous woman, ruthless and with no dedication to the cause," Arnold said.
"I've read her profile and the reports on her missions, apparently she had an unofficial rivalry with the Delaz Fleet that had been absorbed into Sensou," Chris explained.
"One of our fleets is under Sensou command?" Lily asked.
"Delaz composed numerous strategies for converting colonies into bomb that could be dropped into an atmosphere. But a year ago, when Alex came and altered our military structure, Gihren kicked Delaz and the Nightmare of Solomon out, they were then recruited by Sensou to protect colonies and prevent drops, ironic in a way," Arnold sighed.
"What do you mean?"
"He means Delaz once planned to drop a section of Junius seven onto the Earth, his fleet and Gato was part of the team shooting Junius Seven apart, that and Gato's now using a machine designed by Earth engineers," Mario explained.
Chris narrowed his eyes at Alex as the masked man floated to meet Cima. They traded salutes and sly smirks.
"It's a pleasure to finally see you back where you belong Captain," Alex said.
"Likewise, despite your birth as a Jupiter citizen, you were always meant for this," Cima grinned.
"I am always willing to welcome those that will fight for the independence of the colonies, but Gihren doesn't expect you to have come here without bearing gifts of some kind," Alex explained.
Cime smiled as she raised her fan, folding it out as a signal. The launch catapult of the ship opened and six mobile suits walked onto the hanger. People gasped as they marvelled at the gigantic green and grey machines.
"Behold ZAFT's next generation machine, their successor units for the Zakus, the Gelgoogs. They were easy to get a hold of, especially when several ZAFT engineers have already defected to Zeon," Cima explained.
"Magnificent, machines fit for our pilots, will you be using one Cima?" Alex asked.
Cima smirked, as she looked Alex in the eyes.
"Not only will I use on Alex, but I'll also bring you even more colonists then you can imagine," she whispered into his ear.
"They're an item?" Lily barfed in disgust.
"Or she acts this way around everyone," Guido suggested.
Chris looked at the Gelgoogs, mystified like everyone else was. He too saw the great power these units could hold, but only time would tell whether their implementation would make a difference at this stage of the conflict.
'They'll either end the conflict or keep it going for another year,' Chris thought.
His thoughts turned to the Zabi family and their insistence on fighting a seemingly losing war. Sensou had sent a small unit to deal with them, but the Earth Alliance had a planet of resources and soldiers to use against them. Garma knew this, yet he still had faith in the righteousness in the Zeon cause. Casvall's letter however had cast doubts in his mind and those were doubts he was willing to lay at his older brothers feet. He nodded to Gihren's guards, walking unannounced into his brother's office. Gihren looked at the younger man, sighing in annoyance as he turned away from the map he had been looking at.
"Garma, its good to see you back again but don't you think you should see to the people?" Gihren asked.
"The people will still be there when I publicly announce my return, as well as my intention to marry Icelina!"
Gihren frowned at the defiance in Garma's voice. If his anger had continued to rise he would have snapped the side of his desk.
"We haven't' discussed this at all brother, tell me is this truly love or just your incessant desire to rebel?"
"If I were to rebel against the family it would be for the right reasons, tell me brother why are you carrying out Alex Leonard's every whim, should Casvall not be facing a firing squad right now?" Garma asked.
"Do not speak of things you do not understand brother!"
"And do not act as if I am still a child, father is long gone, now his murderer stands as one of us…Casvall all but admitted to murdering our father but he's cast doubts on his involvement in the death of Zeon Deikun," Garma explained.
"Tell me brother what has Casvall put into your head?" Gihren asked as he walked to the chair of his desk.
He opened one of the drawers and his hand lingered over a pistol.
"He wrote a letter, written without the knowledge of his superiors. In this letter he spoke of our father's betrayal of Zeon Deikun, how he killed everyone, Zeon, his wife, even Artesia and Char," tears welled in Garma's eyes as he slammed his fists into the desk. "If that is the case, then did you know brother? Did you help our father betray our friends?"
"You would believe the words of a murderer and a traitor?" Gihren scoffed.
"I don't care about his word, I just want the truth, did our father kill his best friend and mine, did you know about it, did Kycilia and Dozle know? Was I the only one in the family left out? Were you willing to kill Chris's father?"
"ENOUGH GARMA!" Gihren yelled.
Garma stepped back in shock as Gihren rose from his desk.
"Grow up brother," Gihren growled. "The concepts of chivalry and honour are useless now, make no mistake like our father there is no line I am unwilling to cross in order to fulfil our dreams," he explained.
"Our dreams brother or simply your greed?" Garma asked.
"Leave now Garma, leave and declare your mistake of a marriage if you wish," Gihren spat in disgust as he sat at his chair.
Garma bitterly walked towards the door, not even looking at his brother as he said one final peace:
"I wouldn't have tried to have you killed brother, even if your death would have inspired everyone to fight harder, I'm willing to die a martyr, but not a pawn in one of your schemes!"
Gihren lowered his head as the door slammed shut. It was not guilt that pushed him, but anger.
'Damn you Leonard,' he thought.
"Bless you," Cima said.
Alex rubbed his nose; he'd been sneezing a lot lately. He and Cima had gone to his office, with Cima throwing her coat onto the floor and pouring a glass of wine at the bar. Alex had it installed for her benefit; after all she was the one that had recovered his body. Cima had been searching the wreckage of Alex's final battle and had by chance found him floating amongst the remains of his and Haman's suits. She bought him in and witnessed his miraculous resurrection. Cima looked at Alex from the bar, watching him take off his gloves and shirt, revealing the burns and scars across his body. She tilted the warm wine down her throat and walked towards Alex. He made no resistance as she pulled him into a dominating kiss. Cima slowly pulled her lips away from his, bringing her hands to the straps of his mask.
"How goes your plans?" she asked.
"My plan actually, its all part of one singular path I've constructed for us," Alex said, gripping Cima's hips.
"So bringing in Casvall, the man known for the murder of the Deikun family and Degwin Zabi is all part of that plan?"
"Yes, as are the details you have bought to me on the colonies we will soon hit," Alex smirked.
"So I am simply a pawn in your game?" Cima asked.
"Of course not, your much more than that…you have the privilege no one else does," Alex relaxed his head, allowing Cima to release the straps of his mask.
She threw the object to the floor and caressed Alex's face.
"So tell me, in this world where everyone's dream can come true, will I have to struggle to survive?" she asked.
"Cima, you'll never struggle again," Alex whispered.
He allowed her to push him onto the bed, to resume the affair they had begun since he had been reborn. Alex's mask lay discarded on the floor, watching the lovemaking between two complex but ambitious souls.
Casvall had grown tired of Rosamia eagerly pulling him around. He opted to simply following her, knowing she could call off the soldiers supposedly 'stealthily' watching him. They came to a small church with a sign reading 'the Sakon Date orphanage', that caused Casvall to raise his eyebrows, knowing that his friend wouldn't have been touched by such a tribute. The only tribute Casvall had made was a drunken night, and he still felt that that was a necessary tribute. Rosamia opened the doors to the church and Casvall widened his eyes slightly at what he saw.
"MISS BADAM!" a crowd of children ran to Rosamia, hugging her legs.
She smiled as he knelt down in front of them, ruffling hair and kissing cheeks. Casvall looked at the children. Some had cybernetic limbs to replace lost legs or arms. They were clearly victims of war, just as Alex and Sakon had been victims. The silent few that didn't rush to Rosamia must have been soldiers at some point in their lives. Casvall could see that look in their eyes.
"Miss Badam what kind of game are we going to play today?" one of the children asked.
"Nothing planned right now but tomorrow we might go for a bike ride," Rosamia smiled at the girl.
Casvall looked down to see one of the children tugging on his leg. She gave him a piece of paper with a very childish, but cute drawing. It showed the orphanage with the kids gathered around two adult figures. One had a patch drawn around his left eye. Rosamia walked to Casvall's side and patted him on the shoulder.
"This was all made possible by the life of Sakon Date, we know what he was, a victim to a life as a soldier, Alex designed this orphanage so that the children could escape the fighting, if just for a little while," Rosamia explained.
Casvall watched as the more quiet children began playing with the others. Only one of the children seemed to stay in their own world. He had curly brown hair and brown eyes.
"Oh Banagher, that boy always seems to be in his own world," Rosamia sighed.
Rosamia walked over to the boy, giving him a pat of encouragement. But the boy simply walked away and found another corner of the church to sit in.
'Sakon, this place isn't what you would have wanted…is it?' Casvall wondered.
He sighed and resumed following Rosamia. She took Banagher by the hand and led him out of the orphanage, with Casvall following behind. People waved to them across the street, regarding them both as ace pilots. But Casvall couldn't shake the feeling that somehow his presence was barely tolerated. After all people believed him to be the murderer of the Deikun family and Degwin Zabi. He would never hide the fact that he killed Degwin, but he knew that he needed more than just a heartfelt letter to convince the rest of Axis of the truth of the Zabi family. A smile crossed Rosamia's face as they arrived at the apartment complex. Two people Casvall recognised from the hanger were waiting.
'Chronicle Asher and Katejina Loos,' Casvall remembered them, particularly the blonde haired girl.
She was the one Uso was pursuing, though she didn't look like she needed rescuing. Casvall saw a very different look in her eyes to the blood lust she showed in battle. She looked more like a normal girl, her hair wasn't let loose, though partially covered by a white scarf. Chronicle wasn't wearing his mask or uniform and seemed to be much more relaxed than usual.
"Mr Asher, shouldn't you be at the meeting?" Rosamia asked.
"My forces wont be involved in the next battle, we'll be staying to protect to colony," Chronicle said.
"Did you hear that Banagher, we'll be staying for a while," Katejina said, kneeling in front of the boy.
Casvall stepped up to Katejina, covering Banagher with his arm. Unlike Uso Casvall knew that Katejina was blood thirsty, once she got into a mobile suit she'd think of herself as a goddess of some kind. Chronicle was a simple pilot fighting for his ambitions, and his sense of honour. But Casvall still didn't trust them to interact with the child.
"Mrs Zimmerman has prepared a meal for us, it'll be good to finally eat something home cooked," Katejina sighed.
"Looks like it'll be a full house tonight, I hope Zimmerman won't mind our guest," Chronicle smirked as he knocked on the door.
Once they were away from the members of their squads, Garma met with Dozle and Chris in his office. Gihren was having a military council with Iron Mask and Kycillia, and Alex was 'catching' up with Cima. No one could disturb them. Garma looked at the letter Casvall had written him and sighed as he put it in the drawer. He locked the desk, putting the key in his pocket.
"What did you want to talk about Garma?" Dozle asked.
"Brother, Chris, how much do you both remember about the day Zeon Deikun died?" Garma asked.
Chris and Dozle looked at one another in confusion. They knew that the issue would come up, but not like this.
"I moved away from Side 3 with my parents, we stayed in touch but I didn't know about what happened until a few years later, when I heard about that escape from the Prometheus prison," Chris explained.
"I was there brother, I remember all of it, Kycilia caught Casvall running out of the Deikun manor, she managed to recover evidence that Casvall had killed Zeon and his family. He then escaped and murdered our father before Gihren's men caught him. Casvall was sent to the Prometheus facility and spent two, possibly three years there before he escaped and ran to Orb," Dozle explained.
"Yes I know that part, but how do we know whether Casvall was really responsible, what kind of evidence did Kycilia recover?" Garma asked.
"You know why Casvall was convicted Garma," Chris said.
"I know Chris, I just need more convincing now," Garma sighed.
"Why are you speaking like this brother?" Dozle asked.
"Could our father have had Zeon killed in order to seize power for himself?"
The question was easily asked and that shocked both Dozle and Chris.
"Garma your father loved Zeon and his family, he would never kill them or even order them dead. Casvall wasn't a well person, he was being used by the Earth government to infiltrate and sabotage our drive for democracy," Chris explained.
"That's what Gihren told us, but what evidence has been shown to support that, besides Char's blood on Casvall's face. Then there was Artesia, her body was never recovered, we have no way of knowing whether Casvall had killed her too. I know its easier for us to believe that a traitor killed our friends, but what if the traitor was someone within my family, my father, Gihren, even Kycilia, what evidence is there to prove that I'm wrong in my suspicions?"
"Enough, I wont listen to anymore of this," Dozle growled.
"Dozle come on you have to admit Garma has a point, Gihren always hated Casvall, I know Casvall isn't completely innocent but what if he had nothing to do with Char and Artesia's death and he simply killed Degwin out of revenge?" Chris asked.
"Your both seeing conspiracies where there are none, what about faith in our family and in the dream that Alex and Gihren are trying to create?" Dozle asked.
"No offence sir but Leonard has his own agenda and even Degwin compared Gihren to Hitler," Chris narrowed his eyes at Dozle.
"The early Hitler, the one that pulled Germany out of economic collapse!"
"And then went completely mad and led the holocaust," Garma growled.
Dozle shook his head, unwilling to cast suspicion on his family. The happy reunion he hoped for was dashed by Garma's new attitude. He walked out of Garma's office and down the corridor leading to the briefing room.
'Brother, you weren't old enough to see it, to remember it,' Dozle sighed.
He remembered running through the manor, with his men right behind him. Dozle kicked the doors open and widened his eyes at what he saw. Gihren stood pointing a gun at Casvall, who stood with a feral look in his eyes, holding Degwin's limp body by the collar of his shirt. In Casvall's free hand was a blood stained knife.
"So its true, you actually…went and did it," Dozle struggled to speak, even breath as he watched Casvall drop the knife and Degwin's body.
"You betrayed our trust Casvall, betrayed the trust of Zeon," Gihren growled.
"You killed them all, YOU MURDERER!"
Casvall awoke with a start, breathing heavily as sweat ran down his body. He looked at his surroundings, recognising the guest room Zimmerman had given him. Retreating to the bathroom, Casvall splashed the cold water onto his face and began wiping his face with a towel. He put the towel on the railing and rubbed his eyes. Today had been a long day and he wasn't even close to carrying out his real objective.
"You look like your about to do something you cant take back!"
He clutched his head, stepping away from the mirror. His eyes grew wide as he saw the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. But she was just a ghost, a ghost come back to haunt the wrong man.
"Don't give in to hatred Casvall," Lalah Sune smiled before she disappeared.
Next Chapter 11: Puru 2
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