Maci Durramee, Female, age 22
Year: 2559
Rank: Minor
Location: Durram and Vadam
A World Torn of Tears and Pain
Leaning forward, Maci felt the wind against her leather skin as her right hand nestled deep into the Alpha K'rousms mane as the beast sprung off with speed over the rocky platform and through the fields. With all her might Maci tried to clamp her legs together around the beasts' stomach for support and to make sure she didn't flop around like a pack of potatoes or so a human would say in such a situation at least. Already Maci had set off on her scouting as to what was planned, the other K'rousm had not joined her instead the alpha female seemed to keep the pack strictly around the Group in a protective manner.
It brought a smile to Maci's face knowing her friends were in good hands, the fact that these creatures, things told to scare younglings, where so gentle and humble and it made Maci think that over the course of a year they had been tormented and tortured probably daily, starved on the verge of death, pierced with metal bolts and chains to be 'tamed' and used as a mount. It was cruel thinking of what they must have gone through but it made sense, to aid your enemy's enemy and restore peace. Both Maci and the K'rousm seemed to have a like mind for wanting to restore what is rightfully theirs back to normal, rid the lands of these filthy raiders and live a happy life. Or so Maci thought anyway.
Despite the force in each and every stride of the K'rousm's Maci was starting to get the hang of riding, sure it seemed childish in the middle of such a serious situation but at least right now she had some positive sense of thought going through her head and some means of pride to add to it. Right now Maci didn't feel very proud, she felt awful and angry knowing that she was related to such a mad idiotic sangheili, knowing that it was he who killed her mother and her friend who served as her uncle. As the two passed through a large open field Maci felt the sudden jolt and sharp movement to the side as the Male sprinted off with a daring speed that had Maci gripping on tightly with all she had.
Blue eyes darted around as she kept herself alert and prepared with her energy hilt in her left hand almost prepared for any sort of ambush attack to happen. Clearly the Male had picked up a scent somewhere and to Maci's surprise it was near the rocky mountains that made Maci worry, she knew that these Raiders where greatly outmatched and she knew that they would be seating up all sorts of traps and trying to make a means of defence probably.
Slowly the Male came to a steady pace before lowering down, Maci moved along the creatures back and followed lowering her body as to not get spotted. As Maci drew in a breath the scent of smoke sparked her nostrils as they crept forward, in the shadows of the forest Maci couldn't see anyone, it wasn't until the pair where deep in the forest that Maci noted the source of the smoke scent in the air.
It wasn't a camp fire, it was a strictly set up range of torches, Maci could see the forest seemed to thin out and go into an open field before the entrance of the mountains. In the centre as cliché as it was, there stood Raga, he was directing two smaller males to do something, to the far side Maci could see the Male in blue with the one arm, he appeared to be setting up what looked like some sort of made up plasma turret.
In total there where only four Raiders, and sure it seemed like Maci's hopes sparked up a bit, she had to remember weak looking or not these raiders where more than capable of killing and the thought of her friends getting hurt lingered in her mind like a terrible nightmare tormenting her with every passing second. Maci knew that the plan would work, she had hope in it but seeing the raiders had set up a perfect little attraction of torches and what not, Maci knew they were ready.
Clenching her fist Maci drew in a deep breath and gave a soft tap with her heel for the Alpha to move on, without a doubt the two crept away and caught up with the group within no time. Sure enough they were heading in that same direction which made Maci wonder if this Brother of Truun's was in some way trying to repent for all the things he had done. True enough Maci felt sorry for him but at the same time she knew that sympathy was a game in life that could be used to easily twist ones hopes and dreams into nightmares and tears.
Upon reaching the group Maci made a quick briefing of what she saw and Duran noted what she was mentioning. Like it or not, the group was going with their plan and considering that they had the K'rousm still with them, they could only hope that they could take out the turrets easily enough and capture Raga in the process. Deep down Maci had never thought of what would happen if she was forced to kill Raga, sure she hated him but she knew he had vital Intel. For him to be able to con other raider groups to work for him even for a single night then by all means he had contacts and it could come in handy in the future.
Slowly the group made their way towards where Maci and the Alpha had been, Sko and Truun took up a defensive form around the perimeter, Maci dismounted and walked along Durans and Mr. Silents side. They could see already the set of torch flames as the day grew on and afternoon began to fall. However the sky was dark with threatening clouds and it looked like it could storm any second. Both Turrets where armed, the two weak males Maci had seen before had taken up arms at each one but as for Raga and the male in blue, neither of them seemed to be anywhere in sight.
A Low growl emitted by Maci's side as he turned to look at some of the K'rousm, they seemed on edge, some of them where snarling others growled and groaned pacing back and forth with the intent to kill, but all their attention was focused directly ahead and Maci knew that there was no chance of anyone coming up from behind them. As her eyes flew towards the mountains Maci had a good guess that Raga and his little companion would have taken up an advantage point somewhere up there just waiting for the fight to start before joining the battle. With a glimpse of hope in her eyes Maci drew in a sharp cold breath telling her self mentally that there would be no battle, it would be a very quick and short lived fight.
This was it, as everyone gathered around, including the few K'rousm Pack that had followed, Maci, Sko, Truun, Duran and his overly silent companion stood together in a round circle like shape, everyone was nervous and everyone knew their duties, the risks that would come with it and why they were here. Alongside Truun was his elder brother, there was no look of satisfaction in the males eyes as he seemed to lower his head in shame and Maci could have sworn the male was sad, perhaps due to being caught or maybe the realization of his younger brother.
Without a word Duran gave a nod, Sko took up his position followed by two K'rousm and Truun also took shelter near a thicket of trees close to Sko just in case with his Prisoner/elder Brother trailing behind him like a lost Puppy leaving but the trio to stand in silence as Maci looked into the visor of Durans helmet and then back to Mr. Silent. Already she felt that squirming feel in her stomach as she drew in a final deep breath, her hands automatically grabbed the deactivated energy hilts from her sides, Duran activated the wrist blade and cut the edge of one of his thumbs on his left hand before drawing in his own blood a particular symbol.
"A Forunner symbol representing those of high rank?"
Softly Maci spoke the words that filled her head as she watched Duran do the particular circular shapes before he looked up in her direction once he had finished. Though the purple hue of his own blood gave the armour an interesting look Maci knew there was a meaning behind it.
"Before going into battle it has been a thing I and my brother do, mine is on my chest and My Brother has one, but his is engraved on the back of his armour. A Representation of our high and outstanding rank"
Giving a respectful nod Maci slightly smiled before turning her attention back to the empty and obviously booby trapped area ahead of them. Firstly her eyes gazed upon the skinny raider arming the left turret before her eyes passed over to the one on the right. From what Maci could tell there was no doubt about it that these raiders had contacts to smuggle such weapons to their aid, the only thing that made Maci slightly giggle on the inside at was the fact that they now had less than half of those who could fight, even if they managed to make contact with another raider group they would still be doomed before the end of the day.
"Let's get this over with"
Barking up Maci activated her blade, Duran along her side pulled out his plasma pistol and his silent companion who never said a single word only pulled out a small looking fuel rod. If Maci wasn't focusing on the battle a head as she charged off she would have thought that the fuel rod looked familiar but as she darted out into the opening and activated her camo just as one of the raiders let out a squeal, Maci knew her job was to only protect her friends and end this once and for all.
Panicked and dazed both the young raiders opened fire; Duran took cover behind a tree as well as his friend had done so too. It took a faint second for Maci to reach the Raider on the right turret and took him with one swift blow ending his life as her blade pierced through his abdomen. All Maci could hear was the faint gurgle from his mouth before a sudden boom crashed behind her before she retracted her blade. Maci didn't have to look behind her to know that Mr. Silent with his fancy weapon had blown up the other male as well as the turret.
Darting back into camo Maci watched the faint glimpse of surprise on Raga's Face as he and his friend who jogged along his side came out to see what was going on. On the inside Maci was so glad to have this advantage over the enemy as Duran raced out into the opening firing at the male in blue armour. Like valiant warriors Duran collided with his enemy, Duran had activated the two wrist blades as the male raider had activated an energy blade of his own, it was an almost pure white plasma colour as the two males collided, yells and roars emitted from their direction but Maci didn't waste her time.
This fight was far over by now as she darted towards Raga who had no idea she was coming for him. Even if he had the technology Maci knew right there and then that her speed and agility could take this male by surprise but as Maci closed in on her prey she couldn't help but glimpse to the ground, there where dirt marks as if someone had dug up the ground and it didn't take long for Maci's mind to realized what it was.
"Fuck!"
Booming with all her rage Maci side stepped a mine bomb just in time as her camo ran out causing Raga to look in her direction. Right now was not the time for Maci to get distracted but from behind she overheard a boom sound and watched the glow of green shatter the side of rocks and grass on the ground near Raga's location causing the male to stumble back and gaze towards the tree line. If it wasn't for Mr. Silent Maci would have probably been engaged in a dangerous fight but either way she had lost the element of surprise upon Raga and she knew she had to face him with her brute force now.
Before she could launch herself into another charge attack at Raga there was another loud boom sound that came from behind causing Maci to hesitate as her head turned back. It wasn't the boom of a fuel rod, it wasn't the sound of a plasma grenade, it was a mine bomb as Maci twirled mid-air to gaze at the smoke and dust flying in the air. Blue eyes shot wide open as Maci stumbled backwards, her mind quickly changed course as panic filled Maci as she darted towards the laying body on the ground.
Inside Maci was cursing herself; she let her instincts override her during such a serious mission Maci couldn't help as she just had that urge to dart towards the laying body. His blue armour was covered in dirt, mud and blood, part of his chest harness had been marked badly but Maci could see the shrapnel metal that stuck out from his abdomen and a smaller piece near his shoulder but it wasn't until Maci got closer that she realized that the Males helmet had flown off and laid over a meter away from the male.
Part of Maci filled with some sense of excitement but sure enough it faded as Maci got closure. Sko had peered from around the corner of the tree but did not dare to come out, Maci already knew that the reason was because Raga would have been tailing Maci, she could not hear her own blood uncle but she knew he would be coming for her either way.
Dodging a small mine bomb which Maci now knew probably had shrapnel pieces of metal to be more effective, she pounced her way over towards the male as she could hear him cough and splutter blood. Automatically Maci's first instinct to apply basic medical needs to him but before she could her blue eyes fell upon his golden eyes, the pale complex of his large face and the various scares that aligned along the ride of his nostrils and brow had Maci hesitate, in shock and surprise as she softly murmured out his name.
"Zuka?"
Why of all the people was he here? Why did he remain so silent? So many thoughts exploded in Maci's mind as she watched the male faintly smile, there was no way she could pass that face anywhere or the scent that lingered off him, he always had such a nice scent that wasn't too strong and smelt like pine wood almost. Bending over Maci slowly raised a hand to the side of his mandibles, though his face was intact she could see that he had a large piece of shrapnel embedded into his lower abdomen, he was lucky to be alive as it was to the side and thankfully it wasn't too far in but Maci knew the dangers of removing it.
Before she could look up in Sko's direction Maci felt the faint and familiar feel of finger tips touch the side of her jawline just under her helmet. Tears had begun to swell in her eyes as she looked back into Zuka's golden orbs. Everything made sense, why he was so silent, why she had thought she heard of him earlier, why she kept finding something familiar about him and even the way his skinsuit covered his neck and the main scare that gave his identity away.
"I'm….I'm so sorry…"
Stuttering Zuka tried to speak; his voice was groggy like as Maci realized that he was shell shocked as well from the blast. Putting her hand to his she let him softly caress her face for a faint moment as she let a smile of happiness grow across her face. Behind her there where sounds, roars from both Duran and the raider male in blue armour as the two must have been struggling against one another's force and brutality, somewhere behind Maci she could hear the soft sound of feet padding closer to her. Taking in a sniffle Maci embraced the small moment and looked down at Zuka before pulling his hand away.
"I love you"
Faintly Maci said as she stood up and retracted away from Zuka hearing his soft plea. Maci had done all she could to aid him but she had given most of her medical equipment to Sko earlier, now it was up to him to help heal and stop most of the bleeding. Turning on her heels Maci felt the burning in her heart, the ache was almost too powerful but Maci couldn't stop now, if she had stayed by Zuka's side then Sko would have been unable to properly heal Zuka. Maci had to draw Raga away as she eyed the male with a death glare as he strolled towards her taking his time as if he had nothing to worry about.
Sharp blue eyes glared across at each other with the intent to kill, Maci was filled with hate and she could feel the heat rise in her body temperature as she let out a pant like sound as steam escaped her very breath. Merely a meter away from her Raga stopped, Maci could see under the brilliant light of day the male's attire was that of a resemblance to someone of superior strength as he held his head high. There were no weapons in his hands, he had no gauntlets and therefore no tricks up his sleeves, he didn't even take up a single stance as Maci activated her blade before her crossed his arms over his harness.
"If only you had of joined the male would not have been hurt"
Sensing her distress and sadness Raga gave a nod in the direction of Zuka in an attempt to pin the blame on Maci. For all her time in Varo, with her friends and even before that, Maci had always blamed herself, hated herself for the things that had happened around her, accusing herself of the one at fault but as she stood there with blade in hand and a clear idea in her head to take this bastard down, she knew right then and there none of it was her fault.
"Everything is your fault! You took the ones I loved away from me! You killed my only friend before my eyes, biological uncle or not I will always call that warrior my uncle for he will always be a far better warrior then you!"
"You dare-"
Before Raga could even speak his next words Maci erupted into pure and utter rage, for so long she had been holding back that anger, that hate, everything that tore her apart on the inside was suddenly released like the chains on hells gate. Letting out a roar of shear anger and hate Maci pounced at Raga catching him off guard and causing him to almost trip onto a mine. Sure enough the plan was for them to wait out in the mountains, hope that their little pathetic plan would work but now…Now Maci could use it against him.
"Now you will listen to me you damned fucking bastard!"
Maci began allowing all that heat inside of her to build up as she felt her cheeks flush with the pure hate boiling in her, and by sure enough she knew her eyes would have had a crazy slit look to them by now as she watched Raga seem to side step staggering back with shock.
"Let me tell you a fucking story! Your sister, My Mother, she left for her own reasons, she fell in love of her own choice and had a family, and you…you could have been a part of that family! Though you let all your jealous emotions overcome you, you couldn't stand someone of a higher and noble bloodline take the one thing you cared about away from you! No you couldn't even let my Mother live because you just had to fucking drag your pathetic blade into her. She trusted you! Her brother of all things, the person who killed her! You hide behind a fucking helmet, proclaim your some warrior of high calibre and announce yourself Kaidon and believe that what you're doing is for the good. You had your chance but you turned it away when you killed your sister, you destroyed your only hope when you took your chance, when you burned Durram and especially when you killed the only person I had left to trust in this fucked up word!"
Leaving Raga Speechless as he let it all sink in, Maci charged at him again, with ease he managed to dodge her but even so he had to calculate his movements avoiding the mines just as much as Maci had to. Their little dance went on for a minute or so, Maci would charge again and again and Raga would dodge but each time he grew weaker, Maci having almost connected her blade with his back at one point until eventually Maci could see the raider Male become weak in his legs, his eyes darted around madly for some sort of help some means of escape but he was trapped, trapped in his own madness and his own actions with nothing more to do but face that harsh reality. Like a spiders web he was tangled up and stuck to remain in his pit of sorrow and madness.
"Whatever you are now, you are not my uncle, your just a walking demon in the form of someone I might have been able to call family!"
Spitting at the ground Maci deactivated her blades and charged before Raga could dodge as the two collided and Maci forced the large Male to the ground. Sure he was stronger, taller than Maci but he was mentally weak and unstable, he sure was unpredictable but Maci could see the tear in his soul now, that realization that what could have been was now shattered because of his own selfish doings. With both her hands around his neck there was a look of utter misery in the male's blue eyes as he looked around franticly realizing what he had done. In the middle of their struggle Maci could hear her name being called out from somewhere behind her, she didn't know who it was but all she knew was that in that brief moment she had to calm down and let go of his neck and stood up as Raga struggled to his knees.
With a deep breath Maci gave a final kick to the groin as Raga stumbled and collapsed to the ground before her, once more lying in the dirt again. A dirty trick of the trade indeed but it made Raga weak and vulnerable as she rolled him onto his stomach and quickly grabbed his hands before attaching an energy cuff to each hand as the male growled in pain but Maci was not done yet as she tugged on the male with all her force to make him bend and kneel before her until she was standing in front of him. Leaning down Maci drew away the male's helmet revealing his dark complexion, no longer did he wear his proclaimed crown as Maci tossed it into the dirt ground and looked at the male.
Over his head where various scares, some of them looked old others look fairly new, either way Maci drew in a breath and made a mental note to his revealed identity. Even though his eyes burned with anger he lowered his head shamefully, surely enough he would have various conflicts on the inside but Maci was finally glade to have gotten all that anger out of her system now as she felt the cool breeze draft across her face. From behind her Maci felt the familiar weight on her shoulder as Duran looked down at Raga.
There was silence in the air at long last, Raga and his accomplice where bound and tied along with Truun's elder Brother, all three raiders grumbled and growled. Sko and Truun had been aiding to heal Zuka but there was a worried look on their faces. Everyone knew that their phantom was a very long way away from their current location and with the way Zuka's condition was things did not look good at all. Already Zuka had been hit with a few pain killers, he was mumbling something, often mentioning Maci's name, but both Sko and Truun had to almost restrain Zuka from trying to get up on his feet. Then from above came a sound, a sound of hope and as Maci looked up to the glimmer of something moving she was relieved to see an approaching Phantom, it was low and softly swooped in just before the group.
Then from above Maci watched the phantom hover in place, the blue glow illuminating before Vorumee, Kat'lina and Ca'tro appeared as they slowly gravitated to the ground. All to Maci's surprise as she began to cry unable to contain her emotions as Vorumee approached, taking in a look around at the group and noting the strange creatures that seemed to linger in the background as the K'rousm where curious themselves. Patting Maci on the shoulder Vorumee gazed over towards Duran, then to Sko, Truun and last but least to Zuka. There was a smile etched on his face, one he had not shared with the world in a long time as he drew in a breath.
"I figured you could use a means of backup"
Vorumee spoke first; he directed his gaze towards Duran as the male undid his helmet and took in a deep breath of fresh air.
"You came just in time"
Duran winked at Vorumee as the two males gave a respected nod to each other before Maci gave a sniffle and took a step back and cooled herself off, automatically her eyes fell upon the two new comers, Kat'lina and Ca'tro, both wearing their standard outfits like they had during the trials, it began to bring yet again another rush of tears to Maci as she tried to hold on in the inside.
"Quiet crying you baby!"
Scoffed Kat'lina as she walked up to the small and younger female and gave her a pat on the back as well followed by Ca'tro who actually gave her more of a slap on the back with a bit of force and chuckled. It made Maci laugh softly as she swept away tears, both of her hearts had such a fast pace beat she could not handle it all.
"We will get the prisoners on board and take you back to your phantom immediately but we will need to take your wounded friend here back to the nearest hospital first before anything"
Vorumee pointed out as he watched Sko and Truun try to hold down a drugged up Zuka as he mumbled and chuckled words that nobody could understand, there was a faint smile on Zuka's face that made Maci smile before she gave a nod to Vorumee. Within no time Kat'lina and Ca'tro had both giving all three raiders a mouthful as they loaded them aboard the phantom, then Vorumee offered a hand as Sko and Truun along with Duran carried Zuka aboard.
"At Long last the Mad king is no more"
Whispering in the faint and silent air as he gazed towards the phantom, Vorumee seemed noble and joyful as if he too was relieved before he swung an arm around Maci and looked at her with pride. Never before had Maci seen her teacher filled with so much emotion, it almost made her want to laugh and hug him, he had become more then a teacher to Maci, in a way he was like a second father giving Maci guidelines to follow during her training, even when she was in the Trials he did his best to keep her on foot and prepared even if the outcomes where surprising. By Far Vorumee made a mental note that Maci was one impressive warrior and even more a warrior of her gender had never surpassed such brutal treatment that she had gone through.
"True but even so Vorumee, we know there are others out there, other villages are being destroyed smaller states are suffering what I went through. We may have won this fight but there are a million others that still need to be dealt with."
Maci's words came with such a strong tone despite her calm appearance as Vorumee gave her a final pat on the back and shuffled towards the hover area and gestured for her to go aboard the phantom. A year ago Maci was just a small female trying to prove the world wrong and now here she stood with such words filled with wisdom now understanding the truth of battle.
"True that may be so but for now Durram is safe and soon it can be rebuilt by its new Kaidon"
Shocked by his words Maci took in a deep breath and gave a respected nod before out of nowhere the K'rousm Pup appeared by her side, its tail wagging with the Alpha following shortly by. Giving the Pup a final pat on its head Maci looked into its deep golden eyes and smiled softly letting a final tear be shed.
"You be good ok? Don't go running off into any mischief while I'm away because I'll be coming back soon"
After a moment or two Maci took that final step into the gradational lift system and was swept up as she gazed towards the blinding light before she boarded the phantom shortly followed by Vorumee. Approaching the nearest window Maci took a final look at Durram state, its golden fields swayed softly in the breeze almost like waves in the ocean, its trees softly leaned back and forth in rhythm and although from here Maci could still see much of the destruction including that of which the group had made along their way, Maci knew that in the near future this place would someday be hers, restored to its final glory.
Looking bellow Maci watched the pack of K'rousm dart into the trees to never be seen again, to become a tale in the various Stories that Maci would someday tell, the Alpha let out a howl as his pack where now free of all the pain and suffering. From up hear Maci could still hear it, loud and proud as she watched the large male disappear into the forest along with his pack. It brought a smile to Maci's face as she tried to draw in a breath and close her eyes letting all the emotions engulf her one last time as she felt the phantom begin to turn and make its way towards the nearest city, Vadam state was not far off and its hospitals would provide the clinical help for everyone, especially Zuka.
12 hours later.
It was mid-day as Maci forced herself to walk forward in the empty lane way, a crowd had gathered lined the sides of the streets, many yells boosted out all around her, small pieces of confetti filled the air and banners waved proudly in the breeze as Maci felt her breath hitch with every step forward, her blue eyes focused upon the figure just meters a head of her, standing upon a stage in his new formal golden armour was the arbiter. Followed behind Maci was Zuka, Duran, Sko and Truun, each one of them waved and smiled at the crowed as did Maci. Four hours earlier they had been told that the group was to come to the main centre of Vadam state to its ceremonial stage to be announced Heroes of Durram and be awarded for their actions.
Although Maci did not feel like a hero, on the inside she still hurt, sure she had Zuka and her friends by her side but even so it was in the depths of the jail cells that Raga had been forced into that made Maci recall the words he had spoken to her, he was her uncle by blood and she wanted to believe that he could change, that he could somehow become a better person but he was mad and insane by this point, broken between the Truth Maci had spoken and the lies that filled his head. There was no coming back from that.
With a final step Maci approached the stage and turned on her heels as she looked out towards the crowed before her, along her side stood Zuka with pride and joy wrote all over his face as he gave a joyful smile, next to him was Duran who had taken off his helmet and had it tucked by his side as he gave a goofy wave towards everyone. On Maci's other side was Sko who seemed to fidget and almost flush with colour on his pale face, he looked so shy and adorable trying to remain so calm and collect, next to him was Truun who stood as usual with his arms folded against his chest which he had puffed out, there was a grin on his face and it was good to see him so happy.
As for Maci she stood in the centre as she could see in the crowed Kat'lina and Ca'tro both waving at her, Vorumee had wanted to remain behind in another building and watch from some other view point probably. As Thel Vadam himself gave a grand speech, announcing everyone's names individually before declaring them heroes Maci knew deep down on the inside that these things never happened often, it wasn't everyday a group of warriors came home to some grand ceremony, it was just all a means of coincidence and the fact that Duran, Sko, Truun , Zuka and Maci had all managed to pull it off with only two official ranked warriors a former raider and two upcoming warriors, it was sure a sight for sore eyes but most of all the fact that Maci was there, a female sangheili standing with pride and joy, sure some made jokes about it, many would probably call her various insulting names but it didn't matter to Maci, not right now and never would it.
Everyone cheered as the group stood tall and strong together, given their awards and shortly the ceremony ended. Food filled most of the area, stores had taken advantage of the income of people and Maci found herself once again gazing up at the towering buildings around her that made her feel small and tiny. Sko had gone off to the nearest restaurant with Truun in suit as the two probably would binge eat what they could, Duran caught up with Ca'tro and Kat'lina and Zuka…well he just disappeared, Leaving Maci to herself as she greeted everyone along the way as she walked in the direction of her hotel. So many people of different ranks, bloodlines, age, gender, heck everyone in her sight wanted to great Maci, congratulate her, shack her hand or take a quick pic with her. It was overly joyful but by the time Maci gotten to her hotel and closed the door behind she felt overly exhausted.
Taking in a deep breath she relaxed against the closed doorway and allowed the silence in the air to clear her thoughts, she never did good with large crowds and of course everything was still weighing on her shoulders, the events that had happened, the things she had learned and the fact that her body ached from being in her armour as she started to unstrap her harness good to be rid of its weight on her frame. Stripping down to her bare skinsuit Maci took in a long deep breath allowing her body to feel somewhat light, her soul thought still felt heavy.
"You look like you could use a good rest"
Jumping at the sound of the familiar voice, Maci turned quick on her heels to spot Zuka who was leaning in the hallway, he had this goofy smirk on his face as he looked at her, it made Maci giggle softly as she walked over to him and gave him a tight hug.
"I was wondering where you went too"
"You miss me that much huh?"
"Shh Zuka"
Giggling Maci felt Zuka wrap his large hands around her fragile frame, her head leaned against his chest and she could hear his heart beats, the wound on his lower stomach area had started to heal up nicely as Maci trailed her finger tips over his bare broad chest, he was wearing nothing but a set of pants and funny enough Maci couldn't help but blush at the thought. As if sensing her emotions Zuka gave a tight squeeze and pulled her in closer as the two softly laughed together.
"I could do with a massage"
"Oh is that so Miss Durramee?"
"I swear I'll never get use to that."
"What?"
"Being called Durramee."
"Well you are a warrior now and you have the rights to be called it, soon enough you'll be the Kaidon of your own State."
Rubbing the side of her jaw Maci felt Zuka's hands linger there a little longer than normal before slowly down her neck and towards her collar bone. Giggling softly at the feeling of his wondering finger tips Maci took a step away from Zuka.
"So how bout it Zuka?"
"What's that?"
"My Massage?"
"Well it's going to be hard in that suit"
Blushing Maci giggled and walked into her room, along the way pulling off the skinsuit that had tightly wrapped around her body, she looked fragile in it if only it wasn't for the muscles in her arms and legs that gave somewhat of a male look apart from her smooth hips that curved in, Zuka followed watching Maci as she slowly stripped down to nothing, the Male couldn't help but flush as found himself unable to hold back, loosening his own pants and embraced Maci, both their hands explored each other's body before Zuka and Maci where soon enough on the mattress of the bed kissing each other as if they were unable to get enough. Finally pulling away Zuka gazed into Maci's blue humble eyes and smiled stroking her cheek before they both repeated the exact same words to each other.
"I Love you"
"I Love you"
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