"I would like to speak privately with my new student." Lani said, gesturing for Folken to leave the room. The smile still on his face; Folken exited the room. For some reason, when she entered I became completely relaxed. Lani leaned beside me, and finished unstrapping my legs. Continuing to stare at her, I sat up in the bed. "How did I get here?" I asked.
"You were created, to become a warrior of the Zaibach Empire. We are in a war that is destined to end all wars, and spread peace through out Gaea." I raised an eyebrow in confusion. Being confused is one of the things I hate most. "Take this shit one step at a time. First off, what the hell are Zaibach and Gaea? Second, how could I have been created?" Lani still had that sweet look on her face.
"Gaea is the world in which we live in today. Zaibach's leader, Emperor Dornkirk, has created a machine that will alter fate, and make all of our dreams come true. However, some people believe that pre-arranged fate is wrong, and won't allow it. We must eliminate those people at all cost."
I nodded, taking all of this in slowly. "And how I was created?" Lani slowly shook her head. "I'm not exactly sure. All Folken told me was that you were created to become a soldier, and that Gaea's future may easily depend upon your actions." My face twisted in a mix between rage and confusion. Before I could ask Lani any more questions, Folken walked back into the room.
"I'm sorry to intrude, but Emperor Dornkirk would like to see Dilandau now. I ask you to leave now, Lani. He still has to be dressed and presentable." Folken said. Lani turned to me, said "We'll talk later", and left the room. The moment she left, my calmness seemed to follow her out the door.
Folken tossed some clothes on my bed. "You're really going to like Lani. She's a great teacher." He said with a wink. "Hmph", I grunted, putting on the red and black armor that Folken had given me. As soon as I was completely dressed, Folken guided me out of the room. As soon as we were outside, I checked my surroundings. "Tell me what that was." I demanded of him. "That was a laboratory. You, along with your comrades were all created there."
"I know that I was created already, damnit! Tell me how it was done!" I exclaimed. "Everyone was created in a different way. In your case, you were transformed from a weak little girl, into a strong man." My eyes bulged. I was desperate to wipe that smirk off of his face, and I knew just the question to ask. "Oh yeah? Well, if I was created, and I have no memories of that little girl, why do I have memories of other things? Like life skills, and how to speak?" It was finally my turn to smirk.
"Well," he began, "The doctors only altered the girl's body, and her memories. Your instincts were not toyed around with." We soon reached a large, city-sized building that was in mid-air. "That is Zaibach's floating fortress. Emperor Dornkirk awaits your arrival inside."
We entered the floating fortress, and stepped into a dim, low lit room. There was a big screen in the middle of it, which took up most of the wall. "Well", I asked, "Where is he?!" I said, impatiently. I didn't care about meeting the Emperor; all I wanted was to be alone; to let all of this sink in. "Just watch". Folken said, and pushed down on a projector. Suddenly, the image of a large face appeared on the screen.
"Emperor Dornkirk, this is Dilandau. He will be taught by Lani for the time being, until he is ready to become the warrior that your destiny projection machine required." The large, bearded man on the screen nodded his head. "Yes, I accept him. Now, hurry up and send him to Lani. There is no time to waste!" Emperor Dornkirk's voice boomed. "Yes, Emperor." Folken said. With that, he turned off the projector.
