Black Feather: Episode XIV
"One and Nine"
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6:53 p.m., 03/07
"Rey Vyn... WHY!?" Qastor's throat dried from yelling.
"Hahahahahahah... Yes... She was in my way..." The AC's head rose. "Look!! My eternal search shall soon come to an end!! My brethrens are summoning me!! Harvest of December... IT SHALL BE SOON!!" The entire cave came to life. Hidden machinery set the cave ablaze with astounding pigments. Symbols on the walls performed a dance macabre.
Qastor eyes fell to Iris, as if the astonishing spectacle disinterested him. He simply didn't care.
"Now, my young Nevermore! Brace yourself, for you will experience the ultimate end!!" Rey Vyn's AC gleamed crimson. Qastor prepared himself.
"Rey Vyn!! You'll pay for hurting her!! I-" Something behind him emerged from the shadows.
"Qastor, get Iris out of here now!"
"Vulture...!"
"There's no time, stupid!! Sphere's entire bomber fleet is headed this way! They'll blow this place up and you with it if you don't escape!!" Qastor climbed out of his AC, dashing for Iris. He forced Silvermoon's broken cockpit shutters. Vulture and Rey Vyn stood like statues.
"Iris..." He found her unconscious in her seat, blood trickled down from her head. Qastor carried her in his arms.
He found himself in the confines of his cockpit with Iris lying across his lap, making it difficult for him to reach the controls. The cave bellowed.
"Hurry up!! They're already bombing the place!" Vulture fired a grenade directly at Rey Vyn, only to witness it deflected with a wave of the lurid AC's hand. Spinning, the grenade arched and landed a hundred meters away.
"Fine! You'll be my new toy for now." Vulture stepped back in response.
Xanthippius boosted out of the pillar-room. Boulders fell from the ceiling of the cave. As the steel corridor closed, Qastor caught a glimpse of a blood red laserblade decimating straight through Scavenger's core. He winced and rose up from the abyss.
The star-studded night opened up around him. Shadows of dark jets and massive bombers clouded the sky, their shrieking thrusters gave a continuous trepidation upon the earth. Qastor landed on the firm ground to recover energy. He scanned the area for any signs of Gaidoz. Something caught his eye.
Near him lay the smoldering, blackened remains of Guernica. It was decapitated and one of its legs lay thirty meters away. The oppressing AC was nowhere to be found.
Qastor activated his stealth extensions to appear undetectable to the multitude of the bombers. He turned around, overboosters activated, and made his way back to base.
Iris' head rested on his now relaxed shoulders, gently breathing against his neck.
Erupting, the crater blasted up into the sky behind Xanthippius...
"One and Nine"
???
6:53 p.m., 03/07
"Rey Vyn... WHY!?" Qastor's throat dried from yelling.
"Hahahahahahah... Yes... She was in my way..." The AC's head rose. "Look!! My eternal search shall soon come to an end!! My brethrens are summoning me!! Harvest of December... IT SHALL BE SOON!!" The entire cave came to life. Hidden machinery set the cave ablaze with astounding pigments. Symbols on the walls performed a dance macabre.
Qastor eyes fell to Iris, as if the astonishing spectacle disinterested him. He simply didn't care.
"Now, my young Nevermore! Brace yourself, for you will experience the ultimate end!!" Rey Vyn's AC gleamed crimson. Qastor prepared himself.
"Rey Vyn!! You'll pay for hurting her!! I-" Something behind him emerged from the shadows.
"Qastor, get Iris out of here now!"
"Vulture...!"
"There's no time, stupid!! Sphere's entire bomber fleet is headed this way! They'll blow this place up and you with it if you don't escape!!" Qastor climbed out of his AC, dashing for Iris. He forced Silvermoon's broken cockpit shutters. Vulture and Rey Vyn stood like statues.
"Iris..." He found her unconscious in her seat, blood trickled down from her head. Qastor carried her in his arms.
He found himself in the confines of his cockpit with Iris lying across his lap, making it difficult for him to reach the controls. The cave bellowed.
"Hurry up!! They're already bombing the place!" Vulture fired a grenade directly at Rey Vyn, only to witness it deflected with a wave of the lurid AC's hand. Spinning, the grenade arched and landed a hundred meters away.
"Fine! You'll be my new toy for now." Vulture stepped back in response.
Xanthippius boosted out of the pillar-room. Boulders fell from the ceiling of the cave. As the steel corridor closed, Qastor caught a glimpse of a blood red laserblade decimating straight through Scavenger's core. He winced and rose up from the abyss.
The star-studded night opened up around him. Shadows of dark jets and massive bombers clouded the sky, their shrieking thrusters gave a continuous trepidation upon the earth. Qastor landed on the firm ground to recover energy. He scanned the area for any signs of Gaidoz. Something caught his eye.
Near him lay the smoldering, blackened remains of Guernica. It was decapitated and one of its legs lay thirty meters away. The oppressing AC was nowhere to be found.
Qastor activated his stealth extensions to appear undetectable to the multitude of the bombers. He turned around, overboosters activated, and made his way back to base.
Iris' head rested on his now relaxed shoulders, gently breathing against his neck.
Erupting, the crater blasted up into the sky behind Xanthippius...