"Sir…Lieutenant Zaph, sir…." The lieutenant lay quiet still. "Sir, you must wake…"
"I am awake private, now leave me be." Zaph sliced in. He had been so close… so close to the bastard, and Crezcs had slipped through his fingers. "Damn it!"
"Sir?"
Zaph simply cocked his pistol and pointed it at the private. When he was once again alone, his thoughts slipped back to the only memory he could hold onto anymore.
She had been everything. Lying with her, so close to be nearly one with her. It had been the last time together. Then, Crezcs came. Bringing with him destruction and ruin. He had taken her life. For that, Crezcs would have to pay with his life.
Zaph's anger roused him. He had a job to do, anyway…
Getting into his frame, Zaph become a different person. Something about the frame gave it a personality. One couldn't help but be overcome by it when piloting. Mistsyealya… the ghost frame, it had a darker personality, but Zaph felt it suited him just fine. Maybe he would run into Crezcs. In any case, today is as good as any to die.
" How was your sleep, Lieutenant?" a familiar voice over the comm.
" What sleep, Basil?" Zaph continued routine check ups.
" That's what I thought. Right. Your mission is quite simple. You are to take you units, and attack the Aytrine base, which has been occupied since the invasion of Saturn began. As soon as you confirm that you have taken the base, the rest of the forces will begin their attacks on the rest of the bases. We need you to take your base first, so the rest of the bases will have no where to gather. If this works, we'll drive them off the planet."
"And if it fails I die." Crezcs said under his breath.
" I suggest you succeed then. Basil out"
Bastard still has great hearing. Ha! Slowly, space surrounded Mistsyealya. Even though Zaph could see nothing but stars, all around him were his wraiths. Sometimes, this was just too easy…
The Aytrine base was constructed to be a strategic strong hold of southern Saturn. To get there, Zaph and his unit had to pass by several other colonies and bases. The Aytrine base, the biggest base on Saturn. Good thing the defenses couldn't see the wraiths.
Getting in was the easy part. Without any indication of an enemy, the doors were left wide open. Positioning his wraiths, Zaph waited for the perfect moment. For minutes, Zaph watched the radar and positioning screen. Something was strange about the movement patterns of the enemy frames…
" How've you been Zaph?"
"…." Zaph stood motionless in shock. How did he know?
" Oh, don't be angry, Zaph, I'm sorry I didn't say hello earlier. Take a nice look on your 'grid Zaph. Notice the movement pattern? Nice little decoy, if I say so myself. Take a look behind you."
Zaph turned around to see the Photon cannon of an archangel staring him down. It had to be Crezcs' Michael. "Nice frame Crezcs."
"Surprised how I know where you are, huh? All of my men are emitting a certain wave, get close enough, we see you."
" You ARE proud aren't you?" Zaph studied the 'grid again. Several of his men where left pretty much free. If he could signal them, he might be able to destroy this base… at least it would half accomplish the mission…
" Give up your troops, and we will spare your lives."
" I'd rather die then give into you… I will kill you or die trying. Either way, this ends now." Zaph changed his frequency to signal his men. " They can see us, attack!" taking the moment, Zaph engaged Mistsyealya's twin beam scissors, gorging into the cannon. Quickly, he did the same with the set on his left hand, slashing it across Crezcs' damned beautiful machine.
" That won't do you any good," Crezcs said lazily. "Take yet another look at me." before Zaph's eyes, the sliced parts of Michael started to form together again. Stunned by what was happening, Zaph didn't see the beam sword swing, and then cut into Mistsyealya. Zaph was now immobile.
" You've lost.." Michael stood, holding the blue beam sword directly at Mistsyealya. Suddenly, explosions rang through the entire base. Fire began to grow everywhere.
" Maybe I have… but THEY haven't!" Zaph began to laugh. This is how it will end! " You WILL die, Crezcs!"
" Why do you hate me so much?"
" You killed the only person to ever mean anything to me." Zaph stopped laughing. "5 years ago…" Mistsyealya began to rise. " You KILLED her. It's only fair that I should take your life…"
Fire erupting everywhere uncontrollably, the two frames faced each other…