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Author's Note: Thanks for replying, peoples!!! I just got bored and started writing this... I never thought so many peoples would like it!
The Eve of Final Judgement: Part 2 Daddy's Gone Away
It was getting late, and almost everyone else on the Aquila was already sleep. Only one light came from under a cabin door.
Ramirez looked up at the clock on the wall for the fifth time. He'd set up an appointment with Admiral Mendosa earlier. Not only was he angry, but he was also nervous. He'd found out something he shouldn't know and he was about to confront the man he'd looked up to for so long now about it.
Sitting down on the bed in the corner of the cabin, Ramerez thought back to the meeting he'd had with Lord Galcian. It seemed like so long ago, but in reality, it'd hardly been a week.
"You know, boy," Galcian had told him. "I may not know where you came from or why you're here, but I've a bit of advice for you."
"What is it, Lord Galcian?" Ramirez spat, disgusted by the man sitting in front of him. Galcian had insulted Admiral Mendosa, who had been the only one Rameriz had trusted since he first arrived in the world of islands.
Galcian stroked his beard thing (for lack of a better word?) and grinned evilly. "You've got a lot to learn, that's for sure. Maybe I can teach you something today?"
"Bah," Rameriz said with a scowl. "I can learn nothing from you, admiral."
The man's face slowly turned red. "You are not from this world. That I know. I may be nothing more than an "admiral", but I'm no fool. And in this world, there is no one you can trust."
"Hmm?" Rameriz asked, suddenly interested. What was this angry man trying to tell him?
Galcian shook his head. "Anyone you trust will soon betray you. It's a simple fact. The people here care for nothing but gold and will do anything to obtain it." He narrowed his already narrowed eyes and glared at Rameriz. "Believe only in power. Power will never betray you."
Then the admiral stood and and turned away. Rameriz quickly jumped up as well.
"Admiral... what you just said... is it really true?"
"See for yourself," Galcian said icily, not even bothering to turn his head. "Start with your precious Admiral Mendosa. Look into him. He is not the noble man you invision." Then Galcian walked out the door, letting it slam behind him.
Rameriz sighed as he turned and looked out the window at the Silver Moon high in the sky. "Elders," he said, mostly to himself. "This world truely is as confusing as you said."
Then he turned around and left through the same door Galcian had.
"Hey, Rameriz!" Doc said brightly as he passed him in the dimly lit hallway. The sound of the Ixa'taxan workers could be heard echoing from the lower reaches of the mine.. "What's wrong?"
Rameriz looked away.
Doc laughed. "Come on, buddy. You can trust me, right? It's not like I'm gonna run down these halls shouting all about what's going on with you."
"It's nothing, Doc." Rameriz said, not making eye contact. "Don't worry." Then he turned around started to walk off without another word. He had told his first lie.
Rameriz bit his lip as he looked at the clock again. He'd then done as Galcian had said, and looked everywhere for information regarding Admiral Mendosa.
There was a tap on the door and Rameriz looked up. "Come in."
Doc pulled open the door, holding Maria, Mendosa's little girl, in one hand. "The Admiral wants to see you, Rameriz. He said you had a meeting sat up with him..?"
Rameriz stood up. "Yes. Thank you."
"You're so quiet! I remember back when I first met you! You could never even close your mouth, you were so busy asking questions! Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yes. I'm fine." Then he brushed right by the doctor, heading towards the stairs to the bridge.
Doc sighed and shook his head, shifting Maria from one hand to the other. "He's got problems, that one."
The door opened and Admiral Mendosa looked up, a smile plastered on his face. He'd set up an elaborate show; even had a meal. And in the center was a great big candle display, which made his shiny bald head even shinier.
"Rameriz!" Mendosa said, smiling widely. "Come on in! Have something to eat!"
Rameriz stood in front of the Admiral. "I've come to ask you something."
"I'm sure it can wait until after dinner, can't eat! Fresh Kabal meat, straight from the raid on Maramba!"
"It's about the Ixa'taxans."
Mendosa suddenly froze right in the middle of cutting his Kabal steak. "What about them?" he asked in a suddenly angry voice.
Rameriz pulled a stack of papers out of his uniform. "I found these in the mines." He slapped them down on the table in front of Mendosa. "Read them. Or have you seen them already?"
Mendosa took the documents and shook his head in disbelief. "Where did you get these, boy? I want to make sure whoever counterfeited these is punished!"
"I found them on your desk, Admiral."
The man scowled. "But Rameriz... you know I would never do anything like... like this!" he gestured at the papers.
Rameriz said nothing and adverted his eyes.
Mendosa suddenly let out a dull laugh. "I was wondering how long it'd take for Galcian to turn you against me. Well, I'm afraid that you've found out my little secret." He shook his head. "It's a shame, boy, you were such a fine soldier."
Rameriz looked up. "Galcian was right. There is no one you can trust."
Mendosa raised up one hand. "Guards! Finish him! Do not allow him to leave this room alive! And when he is dead, throw his corpse into Deep Sky. I can think of no reason for Teodora to be involved in this!"
The guards who had been ringing the room, hiding in the shadows, suddenly came forth.
Rameriz didn't move. "Call them off, Mendosa, or you all shall perish."
Mendosa laughed. "Have you forgotten that this is MY ship? It's filled with guards, fool, and there's nowhere to run!"
Rameriz reached into the sheath at his side and pulled out his bright silver blade, which he had remembered to bring. "One of us will not leave this ship alive, Mendosa, but I assure you, it will not be me."
"What the hell are you waiting for? Get him!" Mendosa exploded at the guards, a vein pulsing in his temple.
The guards ran forward, swords in hand. They were intending to trap him and skewer him through with all their weapons at once. But Rameriz lithly jumped into the air, landing just outside the circle. He drew back his blade and slashed four soldiers right through the backs of their heads. The sword sank through armor, and they died almost instantly.
The remaining four turned to face him.
"Farewell," Rameriz said, blowing a silver blast from the tip of his sword. The blast cut through all the guards in a nice line. They crumpled to the floor in a bloody mess.
"You see, Mendosa," Rameriz said, holding his blade to his side. "I will not be defeated by mere guards."
Mendosa reached over and took the papers. "Fool!" he laughed, holding them over the candle display. "When we get to Valua, not only will there be no evidence against me, but so many corpses against you!"
Rameriz slashed out with his blade, intending to cut off the hand Mendosa was using to hold the forms. But his blow missed, instead hitting the candle and knocking it from Mendosa's hand.
The candle landed on the wooden floor and began smoking. Within moments, it erupted into a mass of flames, quickly consuming the bodies of the guards.
"B-boy!" Mendosa said sheepishly, backing away slowly. "Please now, understand why I did it!"
"Simple," Rameriz said, holding his blade to the Admiral's neck. "You did it for gold. But you will have no use for gold when you burn in hell." Then he swiped out and with a single strike severed Mendosa's head from this shoulders.
The door opened and Doc rushed in. With Maria still in one hand. He gasped as he saw Rameriz standing over Mendosa's corpse with a bloody blade.
"Rameriz! Wha... what the--?!"
Rameriz didn't bother to look up. "The Rameriz you knew is gone. He died the moment I drew my blade against Mendosa." He turned to face Doc. "I'm sorry, but it appears as if you are out of a job, doctor."
Doc took a quick step back as he noticed the flames licking the floors and eating the books off of Mendosa's prized bookcases. "You've gone mad, Rameriz!"
"I saw the truth," Rameriz mumbled, brushing back Doc and walking out the door. "Maybe one day you will too."
"Wait!" Doc said, turning around. "Where do you think you're going?!"
"To meet an old friend."
Doc gasped as the roof to the bridge suddenly fell in. "No!"
"Daddy!" Maria wailed. "Where's daddy gone?"
Rameriz sneered. "Your daddy's gone away little girl." Then he disappeared below decks.
Doc turned and ran down the stairs after Rameriz. To where the lifeboats were kept. He entered the room to find that one lifeboat was already gone. The doors were open and air was blowing in.
"Sister!" Maria wailed. "Where's my sister?"
Doc bit his lip and put the little girl in a lifeboat. "Piastol is fine, Maria." Then he shoved the boat, senting it out into the sky. Jumping in, he quickly stabalized it and set a full course towards the south.
Casting one last look over his should, Doc let out a sigh as a single tear rolled down his face. "I'm sorry, Piastol."
There you go! Suspenseful enough, right? Anyway... I'll make the next chapter soon! Stay tuned and please review cause it sure makes me feel all nice inside!!!
~WingsOFHope~
Author's Note: Thanks for replying, peoples!!! I just got bored and started writing this... I never thought so many peoples would like it!
The Eve of Final Judgement: Part 2 Daddy's Gone Away
It was getting late, and almost everyone else on the Aquila was already sleep. Only one light came from under a cabin door.
Ramirez looked up at the clock on the wall for the fifth time. He'd set up an appointment with Admiral Mendosa earlier. Not only was he angry, but he was also nervous. He'd found out something he shouldn't know and he was about to confront the man he'd looked up to for so long now about it.
Sitting down on the bed in the corner of the cabin, Ramerez thought back to the meeting he'd had with Lord Galcian. It seemed like so long ago, but in reality, it'd hardly been a week.
"You know, boy," Galcian had told him. "I may not know where you came from or why you're here, but I've a bit of advice for you."
"What is it, Lord Galcian?" Ramirez spat, disgusted by the man sitting in front of him. Galcian had insulted Admiral Mendosa, who had been the only one Rameriz had trusted since he first arrived in the world of islands.
Galcian stroked his beard thing (for lack of a better word?) and grinned evilly. "You've got a lot to learn, that's for sure. Maybe I can teach you something today?"
"Bah," Rameriz said with a scowl. "I can learn nothing from you, admiral."
The man's face slowly turned red. "You are not from this world. That I know. I may be nothing more than an "admiral", but I'm no fool. And in this world, there is no one you can trust."
"Hmm?" Rameriz asked, suddenly interested. What was this angry man trying to tell him?
Galcian shook his head. "Anyone you trust will soon betray you. It's a simple fact. The people here care for nothing but gold and will do anything to obtain it." He narrowed his already narrowed eyes and glared at Rameriz. "Believe only in power. Power will never betray you."
Then the admiral stood and and turned away. Rameriz quickly jumped up as well.
"Admiral... what you just said... is it really true?"
"See for yourself," Galcian said icily, not even bothering to turn his head. "Start with your precious Admiral Mendosa. Look into him. He is not the noble man you invision." Then Galcian walked out the door, letting it slam behind him.
Rameriz sighed as he turned and looked out the window at the Silver Moon high in the sky. "Elders," he said, mostly to himself. "This world truely is as confusing as you said."
Then he turned around and left through the same door Galcian had.
"Hey, Rameriz!" Doc said brightly as he passed him in the dimly lit hallway. The sound of the Ixa'taxan workers could be heard echoing from the lower reaches of the mine.. "What's wrong?"
Rameriz looked away.
Doc laughed. "Come on, buddy. You can trust me, right? It's not like I'm gonna run down these halls shouting all about what's going on with you."
"It's nothing, Doc." Rameriz said, not making eye contact. "Don't worry." Then he turned around started to walk off without another word. He had told his first lie.
Rameriz bit his lip as he looked at the clock again. He'd then done as Galcian had said, and looked everywhere for information regarding Admiral Mendosa.
There was a tap on the door and Rameriz looked up. "Come in."
Doc pulled open the door, holding Maria, Mendosa's little girl, in one hand. "The Admiral wants to see you, Rameriz. He said you had a meeting sat up with him..?"
Rameriz stood up. "Yes. Thank you."
"You're so quiet! I remember back when I first met you! You could never even close your mouth, you were so busy asking questions! Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yes. I'm fine." Then he brushed right by the doctor, heading towards the stairs to the bridge.
Doc sighed and shook his head, shifting Maria from one hand to the other. "He's got problems, that one."
The door opened and Admiral Mendosa looked up, a smile plastered on his face. He'd set up an elaborate show; even had a meal. And in the center was a great big candle display, which made his shiny bald head even shinier.
"Rameriz!" Mendosa said, smiling widely. "Come on in! Have something to eat!"
Rameriz stood in front of the Admiral. "I've come to ask you something."
"I'm sure it can wait until after dinner, can't eat! Fresh Kabal meat, straight from the raid on Maramba!"
"It's about the Ixa'taxans."
Mendosa suddenly froze right in the middle of cutting his Kabal steak. "What about them?" he asked in a suddenly angry voice.
Rameriz pulled a stack of papers out of his uniform. "I found these in the mines." He slapped them down on the table in front of Mendosa. "Read them. Or have you seen them already?"
Mendosa took the documents and shook his head in disbelief. "Where did you get these, boy? I want to make sure whoever counterfeited these is punished!"
"I found them on your desk, Admiral."
The man scowled. "But Rameriz... you know I would never do anything like... like this!" he gestured at the papers.
Rameriz said nothing and adverted his eyes.
Mendosa suddenly let out a dull laugh. "I was wondering how long it'd take for Galcian to turn you against me. Well, I'm afraid that you've found out my little secret." He shook his head. "It's a shame, boy, you were such a fine soldier."
Rameriz looked up. "Galcian was right. There is no one you can trust."
Mendosa raised up one hand. "Guards! Finish him! Do not allow him to leave this room alive! And when he is dead, throw his corpse into Deep Sky. I can think of no reason for Teodora to be involved in this!"
The guards who had been ringing the room, hiding in the shadows, suddenly came forth.
Rameriz didn't move. "Call them off, Mendosa, or you all shall perish."
Mendosa laughed. "Have you forgotten that this is MY ship? It's filled with guards, fool, and there's nowhere to run!"
Rameriz reached into the sheath at his side and pulled out his bright silver blade, which he had remembered to bring. "One of us will not leave this ship alive, Mendosa, but I assure you, it will not be me."
"What the hell are you waiting for? Get him!" Mendosa exploded at the guards, a vein pulsing in his temple.
The guards ran forward, swords in hand. They were intending to trap him and skewer him through with all their weapons at once. But Rameriz lithly jumped into the air, landing just outside the circle. He drew back his blade and slashed four soldiers right through the backs of their heads. The sword sank through armor, and they died almost instantly.
The remaining four turned to face him.
"Farewell," Rameriz said, blowing a silver blast from the tip of his sword. The blast cut through all the guards in a nice line. They crumpled to the floor in a bloody mess.
"You see, Mendosa," Rameriz said, holding his blade to his side. "I will not be defeated by mere guards."
Mendosa reached over and took the papers. "Fool!" he laughed, holding them over the candle display. "When we get to Valua, not only will there be no evidence against me, but so many corpses against you!"
Rameriz slashed out with his blade, intending to cut off the hand Mendosa was using to hold the forms. But his blow missed, instead hitting the candle and knocking it from Mendosa's hand.
The candle landed on the wooden floor and began smoking. Within moments, it erupted into a mass of flames, quickly consuming the bodies of the guards.
"B-boy!" Mendosa said sheepishly, backing away slowly. "Please now, understand why I did it!"
"Simple," Rameriz said, holding his blade to the Admiral's neck. "You did it for gold. But you will have no use for gold when you burn in hell." Then he swiped out and with a single strike severed Mendosa's head from this shoulders.
The door opened and Doc rushed in. With Maria still in one hand. He gasped as he saw Rameriz standing over Mendosa's corpse with a bloody blade.
"Rameriz! Wha... what the--?!"
Rameriz didn't bother to look up. "The Rameriz you knew is gone. He died the moment I drew my blade against Mendosa." He turned to face Doc. "I'm sorry, but it appears as if you are out of a job, doctor."
Doc took a quick step back as he noticed the flames licking the floors and eating the books off of Mendosa's prized bookcases. "You've gone mad, Rameriz!"
"I saw the truth," Rameriz mumbled, brushing back Doc and walking out the door. "Maybe one day you will too."
"Wait!" Doc said, turning around. "Where do you think you're going?!"
"To meet an old friend."
Doc gasped as the roof to the bridge suddenly fell in. "No!"
"Daddy!" Maria wailed. "Where's daddy gone?"
Rameriz sneered. "Your daddy's gone away little girl." Then he disappeared below decks.
Doc turned and ran down the stairs after Rameriz. To where the lifeboats were kept. He entered the room to find that one lifeboat was already gone. The doors were open and air was blowing in.
"Sister!" Maria wailed. "Where's my sister?"
Doc bit his lip and put the little girl in a lifeboat. "Piastol is fine, Maria." Then he shoved the boat, senting it out into the sky. Jumping in, he quickly stabalized it and set a full course towards the south.
Casting one last look over his should, Doc let out a sigh as a single tear rolled down his face. "I'm sorry, Piastol."
There you go! Suspenseful enough, right? Anyway... I'll make the next chapter soon! Stay tuned and please review cause it sure makes me feel all nice inside!!!
~WingsOFHope~