Chap. 2
Raven mentally chided himself for running from the battle. What was he trying to prove? Better yet, whom was he trying to prove? The person who stopped him from finally proving to Van he could defeat him? What had he been thinking, to turn away from that battle? Raven hung his head in defeat. His first real defeat since... Since the last time he fought Van. The disgrace of walking from a battle wouldn't be hard to remember it would be hard to forget.
Raven thought about how harsh he had been about Zeek. Zeek may have run away from Van, but that didn't mean anything. Zoids ran all the time, and mostly always came back. But he was devastated because Shadow, too, had turned up missing. Ambient and Specula hadn't been seen since the final battle. The Organoids were all disappearing. The world was moving on. Zoids no longer /felt\ but destroyed mercilessly. Even Raven and Van's own Zoids were like everyone else's.
Raven wouldn't admit it, but he was quite devastated. Reese had left not less than two months after the final battle. This had left a permanent mark on Raven's personal life, and it had gone downhill from there. Shadow up and left a year after that.
To put it in easy words, Zi's heroes and villains were going to hell. The planet was moving on. Nothing was as it was. Things were gloomy. People were scarce, due to the attacks by the Death Saurer.
"Why?" Raven asked in despair. "Why has everything gone wrong for me?" His only answer was a slight growl from the Breaker. "Where would Shadow go? Where would Zeek go? Reese, and everyone else?"
Silence.
Of course.
Raven went on in silence. His keen eyes constantly searching the vast wasteland he had wandered in the last month. He caught sight of something or other in the far distance. He angled his Zoid to walk to the object. He was stunned to discover it was a ram-shackled house, with two Zoids behind it. He had never seen the likes of the two Zoids.
One of them was amber and gold in color. It looked like the skeletal remains of some great Dragon. Its head was large and a hooked parrot beak ended its vicious looking head. It's tail balanced its large head. The odd thing about this Zoid was that it's front legs held its entire body up. The claws on the end were large. As of the moment, the Zoid was lying down, apparently asleep, looking strange in the desolate lands.
The other one was part wolf Zoid, but only to the middle of its body. Past there, it had a scaly body, and its front legs were like that of an eagle. Its head, that of an eagle, was brutally shaped, and scrapes in the metal indicated constant battle use. There were two immense wings protruding from its shoulders. The Zoid looked completely still, asleep, but then it surprised Raven. It turned its head, looking directly at the Breaker.
Having little more than seconds to choose an option, Raven flitted the Breaker to the left. But even the Breakers speed was no match for the odd Zoid. It bounded twice, flapped its immense wings, and was airborne. It dived out of the air and rammed the Breaker, throwing it to the ground. The lights blacked out, and Raven blacked out with them.
Raven mentally chided himself for running from the battle. What was he trying to prove? Better yet, whom was he trying to prove? The person who stopped him from finally proving to Van he could defeat him? What had he been thinking, to turn away from that battle? Raven hung his head in defeat. His first real defeat since... Since the last time he fought Van. The disgrace of walking from a battle wouldn't be hard to remember it would be hard to forget.
Raven thought about how harsh he had been about Zeek. Zeek may have run away from Van, but that didn't mean anything. Zoids ran all the time, and mostly always came back. But he was devastated because Shadow, too, had turned up missing. Ambient and Specula hadn't been seen since the final battle. The Organoids were all disappearing. The world was moving on. Zoids no longer /felt\ but destroyed mercilessly. Even Raven and Van's own Zoids were like everyone else's.
Raven wouldn't admit it, but he was quite devastated. Reese had left not less than two months after the final battle. This had left a permanent mark on Raven's personal life, and it had gone downhill from there. Shadow up and left a year after that.
To put it in easy words, Zi's heroes and villains were going to hell. The planet was moving on. Nothing was as it was. Things were gloomy. People were scarce, due to the attacks by the Death Saurer.
"Why?" Raven asked in despair. "Why has everything gone wrong for me?" His only answer was a slight growl from the Breaker. "Where would Shadow go? Where would Zeek go? Reese, and everyone else?"
Silence.
Of course.
Raven went on in silence. His keen eyes constantly searching the vast wasteland he had wandered in the last month. He caught sight of something or other in the far distance. He angled his Zoid to walk to the object. He was stunned to discover it was a ram-shackled house, with two Zoids behind it. He had never seen the likes of the two Zoids.
One of them was amber and gold in color. It looked like the skeletal remains of some great Dragon. Its head was large and a hooked parrot beak ended its vicious looking head. It's tail balanced its large head. The odd thing about this Zoid was that it's front legs held its entire body up. The claws on the end were large. As of the moment, the Zoid was lying down, apparently asleep, looking strange in the desolate lands.
The other one was part wolf Zoid, but only to the middle of its body. Past there, it had a scaly body, and its front legs were like that of an eagle. Its head, that of an eagle, was brutally shaped, and scrapes in the metal indicated constant battle use. There were two immense wings protruding from its shoulders. The Zoid looked completely still, asleep, but then it surprised Raven. It turned its head, looking directly at the Breaker.
Having little more than seconds to choose an option, Raven flitted the Breaker to the left. But even the Breakers speed was no match for the odd Zoid. It bounded twice, flapped its immense wings, and was airborne. It dived out of the air and rammed the Breaker, throwing it to the ground. The lights blacked out, and Raven blacked out with them.