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Nova
Chapter 8: Another One
I entered the Medical tent, Vash and Knives not far behind.
Milly was already there, kneeling next to a small bed in the corner.
A man was sitting up in the bed, his eyes were covered by a bandage, and the burn scars all over his face were almost painful to look at. I was glad that he had a bandage coving his eyes so he wouldn't have to see the look that I couldn't help showing, on my face.
Milly had tears in her eyes. "Oh, Meryl..."
I knelt down next to the bed and took the mans hand, I heard Vash and Knives come and stand behind me, "Sir, my name is Meryl, Meryl Stryfe. I know this my be painful for you to say and relive but we need to know what you saw. But first what's your name?"
The man lightly squeezed my hand, "My name? Ethan Dosty."
"Ok, Ethan. Tell me what happened."
"I, I was restless. That night. I was just standing outside on my balcony. Everything... Everything was so--"
His eyes began to tear up, and he swallowed.
"Did you see anything strange. I mean strange before the blast." I asked.
He nodded, cleared his throat, and began to explain to us what he saw that night. The stranger passing by, the meteor crash and the pillars of light coming from the center of the city.
"How could those three things possibly be connected?" Meryl was saying as we left the medical tent.
Milly clasped her hands under her chin, "Oh! You don't think that it could just be a meteor?"
I shook my head, "No, it couldn't be. This was too destructive, plus I'd think that a meteor big enough to leave this much damage would have at least left a crater."
"So what do we do now?" Meryl asked.
I shrugged, "Beats the hell outta me. I mean c'mon what in the world can we possibly get from a small meteor, pillars of light, and someone in a sandy colored cloak? Heck, we don't even know if this person's female or male!"
"No to mention the fact that there are hundreds if not thousands of sandy colored cloaks all over the planet." Knives muttered.
"We'll we have to start somewhere." Meryl said.
Knives smirked at Meryl, "What do you suggest? We go to every cloak shop and get lists of all the people who bought sandy colored cloaks?"
She glared at him, and I frowned. It wasn't beyond Knives to simply get fed up with her and attack, and if he decided to. I was ready to protect her, but I was hoping things wouldn't come to that. "No. He said that this stranger came from the north."
"But there's nothing up there." I said.
"Exactly! But where did this person come from? He couldn't have just materialized out there."
"So... what? We head north. There's no telling what's up there, that's uncharted territory. No one in their right mind would go there. Even I haven't been up that way."
Knives snickered, "I think you just said that you aren't in your right mind Vash."
I glared at him over the edge of my glasses and punched him in the shoulder, "Shut up, you."
He laughed, rubbing his shoulder, and clenched his fist, ready to hit back.
"Another one!" Someone yelled, the four of us turned our head towards the speaker.
A young man was running up the hill from the small village, he was yelling frantically between gasps for air.
His yelling attracted the attention of everyone in the tents and they all came out to investigate.
The Chief Doctor pushed his way through the small crowd and stopped the man, "What has happened?"
"Another blast area has been found." The young man panted.
"Where?" I interjected.
"About halfway between here and December, same size too."
"Was anyone killed?" Meryl asked.
The man shook his head, "Not that we are aware of, it was in an unpopulated part of the desert. But we can't be sure with 400 square iles of desert."
"Were there any witnesses to it happening?"
The man nodded, "Caspian is about ten iles from the edge of the blast area. The whole town saw it. The Mayor and the Sheriff are collecting accounts of the sight."
I tapped Meryl's shoulder, as the crowd began talking among themselves, and she looked up at me, "Yes?"
"Were heading to Caspian."
Rosebud: To answer your question, I don't really know if they will die or not. The hair darkening effect could be a cause, our they could die from natural causes, but I don't think it will be for a very long, long time. And chapter ten or eleven will reveal his future love interest.
Vashra BloodReeper: Thank you, Vashra, that's really nice to hear.
Rainy-days13: ^_^
Nova
Chapter 8: Another One
I entered the Medical tent, Vash and Knives not far behind.
Milly was already there, kneeling next to a small bed in the corner.
A man was sitting up in the bed, his eyes were covered by a bandage, and the burn scars all over his face were almost painful to look at. I was glad that he had a bandage coving his eyes so he wouldn't have to see the look that I couldn't help showing, on my face.
Milly had tears in her eyes. "Oh, Meryl..."
I knelt down next to the bed and took the mans hand, I heard Vash and Knives come and stand behind me, "Sir, my name is Meryl, Meryl Stryfe. I know this my be painful for you to say and relive but we need to know what you saw. But first what's your name?"
The man lightly squeezed my hand, "My name? Ethan Dosty."
"Ok, Ethan. Tell me what happened."
"I, I was restless. That night. I was just standing outside on my balcony. Everything... Everything was so--"
His eyes began to tear up, and he swallowed.
"Did you see anything strange. I mean strange before the blast." I asked.
He nodded, cleared his throat, and began to explain to us what he saw that night. The stranger passing by, the meteor crash and the pillars of light coming from the center of the city.
"How could those three things possibly be connected?" Meryl was saying as we left the medical tent.
Milly clasped her hands under her chin, "Oh! You don't think that it could just be a meteor?"
I shook my head, "No, it couldn't be. This was too destructive, plus I'd think that a meteor big enough to leave this much damage would have at least left a crater."
"So what do we do now?" Meryl asked.
I shrugged, "Beats the hell outta me. I mean c'mon what in the world can we possibly get from a small meteor, pillars of light, and someone in a sandy colored cloak? Heck, we don't even know if this person's female or male!"
"No to mention the fact that there are hundreds if not thousands of sandy colored cloaks all over the planet." Knives muttered.
"We'll we have to start somewhere." Meryl said.
Knives smirked at Meryl, "What do you suggest? We go to every cloak shop and get lists of all the people who bought sandy colored cloaks?"
She glared at him, and I frowned. It wasn't beyond Knives to simply get fed up with her and attack, and if he decided to. I was ready to protect her, but I was hoping things wouldn't come to that. "No. He said that this stranger came from the north."
"But there's nothing up there." I said.
"Exactly! But where did this person come from? He couldn't have just materialized out there."
"So... what? We head north. There's no telling what's up there, that's uncharted territory. No one in their right mind would go there. Even I haven't been up that way."
Knives snickered, "I think you just said that you aren't in your right mind Vash."
I glared at him over the edge of my glasses and punched him in the shoulder, "Shut up, you."
He laughed, rubbing his shoulder, and clenched his fist, ready to hit back.
"Another one!" Someone yelled, the four of us turned our head towards the speaker.
A young man was running up the hill from the small village, he was yelling frantically between gasps for air.
His yelling attracted the attention of everyone in the tents and they all came out to investigate.
The Chief Doctor pushed his way through the small crowd and stopped the man, "What has happened?"
"Another blast area has been found." The young man panted.
"Where?" I interjected.
"About halfway between here and December, same size too."
"Was anyone killed?" Meryl asked.
The man shook his head, "Not that we are aware of, it was in an unpopulated part of the desert. But we can't be sure with 400 square iles of desert."
"Were there any witnesses to it happening?"
The man nodded, "Caspian is about ten iles from the edge of the blast area. The whole town saw it. The Mayor and the Sheriff are collecting accounts of the sight."
I tapped Meryl's shoulder, as the crowd began talking among themselves, and she looked up at me, "Yes?"
"Were heading to Caspian."
Rosebud: To answer your question, I don't really know if they will die or not. The hair darkening effect could be a cause, our they could die from natural causes, but I don't think it will be for a very long, long time. And chapter ten or eleven will reveal his future love interest.
Vashra BloodReeper: Thank you, Vashra, that's really nice to hear.
Rainy-days13: ^_^