* ssp47's Corner * Striker, Alex "Wa", Freefall Insanity, shike77 and
DarkDragonX are thanked for their reviews. Ok the last chapters have been
real short and filled with action so now I'm gonna slow down the pace a
little bit and add more detail.
CHAPTER 17: "And the Darkness Grows"
"Again we find ourselves out sea." Christa murmured staring at the deep blue waves that flew up close enough to touch her face. Somehow being away from Africa's journey and out sea brought a new peace to her heart. Even though they were only there for a couple of days it was good to feel the familiar air of home. They would hit port at Harrelson in five hours. Five long hours and then they would be tracking Kay again.
Christa lounged on one of the sun chairs on deck. Her cloths were so muddy and dirty that she had to wash them earlier that morning. They were now sleek and clean on her skin again. The black was getting hot and was slightly burning her skin, as black held in heat, but Christa paid no heed and let the sun put her asleep. She did not fall unconscious quickly but it happened gradually but already a dream was playing in her closed eyes.
~ The world is falling, the time of the Winglies has fallen and the rise of the Dragoons have been forgotten. ~ The world was black and dark. Fire was spurting from the ground and ice was freezing the very breath Christa felt in her chest. Suddenly a huge white towering beast rose from the Earth. It looked like an alien with only one large green eye and long arms and legs with huge claws at the ends of each. When it walked it sounded like a storm had risen in the sky. From the hard rock ruins it walked on, one of them gave way and a head of a black beast emerged from it. It was smaller than the white giant but it also flew. It must've been a dragon. Orange wings spread from its back as it lifted itself from the ground, avoiding a large white beam that the giant fired at it. The flying creature turned on a dime and, as the giant beast tripped and fell off the ruins, fired a huge black beam that fried all that was in its path. When the giant was killed the dragon flew off followed by Dragoons into a huge tower ruin. 'What is this?' Christa wondered watched the Dragoons attack more white giants. One that looked like the Violet Dragoon fell on top of another monster and blew and itself up.
"'Kanzas!" Christa heard another warrior scream. It was a female Dark Dragoon. Fire was erupting from the explosion below and another Dragoon took the Dark warrior away. The scenes kept changing until Christa saw the ancient Red Eye knight attack the evil Melbu Frama. When their swords hit their targets the Red Eye fell. Christa saw the Dark Dragoon cry out in mourning as she saw the Red Eye wither away like paper shreds.
"'ZEIG!'" She screamed. ~
"So, you see it to." Christa opened her eyes and saw the familiar Earth Dragoon standing over of her.
"Why do you keep appearing to me like that?" Christa demanded, caught off guard. "I thought you weren't coming with us."
"Where I go and what I do is for me to know alone." Hawk snapped suddenly. His sharp face frowned at her for the thousandth time. He was handsome in his youth, Christa could tell that much.
"So are you in?" She asked him folding her arms across her chest.
"I'm standing here aren't I?" He sat on the deck beside her apparently wanting to talk about something. "Do you know what you just saw?" Nothing surprised the blonde teen anymore. She sat up and hung her legs over the side of the chair.
"A war, I know that much."
"Yes, the Dragon Campaign."
"Dragon Campaign." Christa murmured. "But I know next to nothing about it and now I just saw it."
"I have seen it many a time in people. Not only on this ship but also all over. All the time people have the same dream you have."
"Why?"
"Warning maybe. We already know what has happened. Dragon DNA and we saw the real thing over two days ago. It could be well that we'll have to fight another war like the Dragon Campaign. We already have seven recognized Dragoon Knights."
"How did you find out about this?"
"Over time."
"When were you recognized? How did you gain your spirit?"
"It's hard to explain. I don't know how I got it, I just had it with me one day back when I was twelve and I just played around with it and figured out what it was. I've used heavily and became apart of it." Hawk said nothing for a long while but remained silent. He was asking himself why he was following them on this crazy journey. There was only one reason.
Long ago before he served his country, he was a senior in High school with the so thought love of his life, Megan. The memory of her flashed through his eyes every time he looked at the Red Eye Soldier. If there was no chance on earth for another soul to copy another, this spirit haunted him. Exactly the same, same spirit and tongue. There was only one difference but even then Hawk rarely saw it. The eyes. Christa's life had been very different from Megan's. Her father abused Megan while Christa grew up without hers. That made them both cold and tough.
"Both equally strong." Hawk whispered to himself.
"What?"
"I'm just babbling to myself." Hawk replied standing up. He ran a hand over his smooth head and sighed. "I can't stand sailing." Christa heard him mutter as he walked away.
*~*
The breeze swept through an open crack in the newly revived office building window and Neo's ears perked up at the words his secretary just said. He never really paid attention to her but one word caught his interest. He fumbled with a rubber ball in his hands and tossed it aside and let it bounced off the floor.
"Say that again." He said turning around slowly from the window he had been staring out so intently.
"About what? The call you've just received from your mother or-"
"I think even you could guess this." Neo snapped. "What about our facility in Africa?"
"Oh that, well it was blown up sir."
"'Blown up'?" Neo repeated with unusual calmness.
"That would be correct. It seems the enemy Dragoons found it out."
"Yes." Neo murmured turning back around to face the city. "Then I should be expecting him soon."
"Apparently not soon enough." A voice growled from in the dark shadows. The secretary shivered at the cold voice and she turned around. Her eyes went wide and she raced out of the room in fear.
"Kay." Neo said calmly. "What an expected surprise."
"Don't give me that." Kay said coolly coming from the shadows. "You didn't know that I would live through it, did you? You expected both of us to die and for what?"
"I had no control over Blaine's death."
"NO! Don't you ever use his name again! You knew, you had control!!!" Kay yelled. His eyes were ablaze and his hands were firmly clenched together. "Why? Why?" He growled between his teeth. Neo made no reply and Kay cursed loudly. "Dang you! Tell me! Why did he have to die?!"
"I don't have to answer to the likes of you." Neo said calmly. With a wave of his hand Kay was thrown up into the air. With a surprised yelp Kay hit the ceiling and fell back onto the office-building unconscious.
CHAPTER 17: "And the Darkness Grows"
"Again we find ourselves out sea." Christa murmured staring at the deep blue waves that flew up close enough to touch her face. Somehow being away from Africa's journey and out sea brought a new peace to her heart. Even though they were only there for a couple of days it was good to feel the familiar air of home. They would hit port at Harrelson in five hours. Five long hours and then they would be tracking Kay again.
Christa lounged on one of the sun chairs on deck. Her cloths were so muddy and dirty that she had to wash them earlier that morning. They were now sleek and clean on her skin again. The black was getting hot and was slightly burning her skin, as black held in heat, but Christa paid no heed and let the sun put her asleep. She did not fall unconscious quickly but it happened gradually but already a dream was playing in her closed eyes.
~ The world is falling, the time of the Winglies has fallen and the rise of the Dragoons have been forgotten. ~ The world was black and dark. Fire was spurting from the ground and ice was freezing the very breath Christa felt in her chest. Suddenly a huge white towering beast rose from the Earth. It looked like an alien with only one large green eye and long arms and legs with huge claws at the ends of each. When it walked it sounded like a storm had risen in the sky. From the hard rock ruins it walked on, one of them gave way and a head of a black beast emerged from it. It was smaller than the white giant but it also flew. It must've been a dragon. Orange wings spread from its back as it lifted itself from the ground, avoiding a large white beam that the giant fired at it. The flying creature turned on a dime and, as the giant beast tripped and fell off the ruins, fired a huge black beam that fried all that was in its path. When the giant was killed the dragon flew off followed by Dragoons into a huge tower ruin. 'What is this?' Christa wondered watched the Dragoons attack more white giants. One that looked like the Violet Dragoon fell on top of another monster and blew and itself up.
"'Kanzas!" Christa heard another warrior scream. It was a female Dark Dragoon. Fire was erupting from the explosion below and another Dragoon took the Dark warrior away. The scenes kept changing until Christa saw the ancient Red Eye knight attack the evil Melbu Frama. When their swords hit their targets the Red Eye fell. Christa saw the Dark Dragoon cry out in mourning as she saw the Red Eye wither away like paper shreds.
"'ZEIG!'" She screamed. ~
"So, you see it to." Christa opened her eyes and saw the familiar Earth Dragoon standing over of her.
"Why do you keep appearing to me like that?" Christa demanded, caught off guard. "I thought you weren't coming with us."
"Where I go and what I do is for me to know alone." Hawk snapped suddenly. His sharp face frowned at her for the thousandth time. He was handsome in his youth, Christa could tell that much.
"So are you in?" She asked him folding her arms across her chest.
"I'm standing here aren't I?" He sat on the deck beside her apparently wanting to talk about something. "Do you know what you just saw?" Nothing surprised the blonde teen anymore. She sat up and hung her legs over the side of the chair.
"A war, I know that much."
"Yes, the Dragon Campaign."
"Dragon Campaign." Christa murmured. "But I know next to nothing about it and now I just saw it."
"I have seen it many a time in people. Not only on this ship but also all over. All the time people have the same dream you have."
"Why?"
"Warning maybe. We already know what has happened. Dragon DNA and we saw the real thing over two days ago. It could be well that we'll have to fight another war like the Dragon Campaign. We already have seven recognized Dragoon Knights."
"How did you find out about this?"
"Over time."
"When were you recognized? How did you gain your spirit?"
"It's hard to explain. I don't know how I got it, I just had it with me one day back when I was twelve and I just played around with it and figured out what it was. I've used heavily and became apart of it." Hawk said nothing for a long while but remained silent. He was asking himself why he was following them on this crazy journey. There was only one reason.
Long ago before he served his country, he was a senior in High school with the so thought love of his life, Megan. The memory of her flashed through his eyes every time he looked at the Red Eye Soldier. If there was no chance on earth for another soul to copy another, this spirit haunted him. Exactly the same, same spirit and tongue. There was only one difference but even then Hawk rarely saw it. The eyes. Christa's life had been very different from Megan's. Her father abused Megan while Christa grew up without hers. That made them both cold and tough.
"Both equally strong." Hawk whispered to himself.
"What?"
"I'm just babbling to myself." Hawk replied standing up. He ran a hand over his smooth head and sighed. "I can't stand sailing." Christa heard him mutter as he walked away.
*~*
The breeze swept through an open crack in the newly revived office building window and Neo's ears perked up at the words his secretary just said. He never really paid attention to her but one word caught his interest. He fumbled with a rubber ball in his hands and tossed it aside and let it bounced off the floor.
"Say that again." He said turning around slowly from the window he had been staring out so intently.
"About what? The call you've just received from your mother or-"
"I think even you could guess this." Neo snapped. "What about our facility in Africa?"
"Oh that, well it was blown up sir."
"'Blown up'?" Neo repeated with unusual calmness.
"That would be correct. It seems the enemy Dragoons found it out."
"Yes." Neo murmured turning back around to face the city. "Then I should be expecting him soon."
"Apparently not soon enough." A voice growled from in the dark shadows. The secretary shivered at the cold voice and she turned around. Her eyes went wide and she raced out of the room in fear.
"Kay." Neo said calmly. "What an expected surprise."
"Don't give me that." Kay said coolly coming from the shadows. "You didn't know that I would live through it, did you? You expected both of us to die and for what?"
"I had no control over Blaine's death."
"NO! Don't you ever use his name again! You knew, you had control!!!" Kay yelled. His eyes were ablaze and his hands were firmly clenched together. "Why? Why?" He growled between his teeth. Neo made no reply and Kay cursed loudly. "Dang you! Tell me! Why did he have to die?!"
"I don't have to answer to the likes of you." Neo said calmly. With a wave of his hand Kay was thrown up into the air. With a surprised yelp Kay hit the ceiling and fell back onto the office-building unconscious.