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Chapter 3

THE REUNION

Gate 3 –The Deep—

Beneath the Sargasso Point

KILL THEM…

KILL THEM….

KILL THEM…..

KILL THEM….

KILL THEM……

KILL THEM….

…………….They've come…………………


"Is that the third gate?"

"Hey…Who are you?"

"………I……will…….kill you………."

"What!"

BLAM!

"How do you do? I am a Rattan, one of the followers of Krelian. Please excuse

me, I'd like to show you my face but as a result of the human-machine fusion...

"Our current task is totally about inspection of the evidence. It'll ruin everything

if someone as dead to the world as he appeared here. A person who's calm and cool like myself would be perfect for the job. Oh, but don't worry. I'll just be inspecting here. Emeralda here, will take care of you."

"…………………………..kill…….you………"

CLANG! BLAST!

CLANG! CLANG! WHACK!

"STOP IT! DO YOU ENJOY FIGHTING SO MUCH!"

KILL THEM

KILL THEM

"STOP!"

CLANG!

"..G—uuuuuuhhgh…………………"

KILL THEM

"STOP IT! ENOUGH!"

KILL………TH…….E……….M…………..?

………………………………..Whe…………….re………?

"ENOUGH! No more! No more of useless bloodshed!"

"Fei! Calm yourself! She's dangerous! Don't get too close to her!"

Who………………………?

CLING!

What…….?

Where am I…..? What………..am I doing……?

"I said, ENOUGH!"

That voice!

I….I knew that voice…..somewhere…

Long ago……………………………………..


"…Ki……m….?"

CLING!

KILL THEM!

Arrghhh! My head!

KILL THEM!

It hurts…..

KILL THEM!

STOOP! STOP IT!

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

Millions, billions of voices like bullets shot into my head and ears….


I'll protect you! No matter what!

HAND OVER THE NANOMACHINES!

an ultimate work of art that technology gave birth to

KILL THEM…KILL THEM…

Could this child be an angel that will give us more hope?

KILL THEM…

Kim… Elly… I miss your voices…

KILL THEM

an artificial lifeform created…

RATATATATATATATATA! BANG BANG BANG BANG!

KILL THEM

....I...ju..st..can't...hand our child…over…

NOOO! ELLY!

KILL THEM…

...Kim...ple...ase...LI...VE!

KILL THEM KILL THEM KILL THEM KILL KILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILL…


"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGHHH!"

I shouted my lungs out…

Felt like millions of hammers whammed my head….

"Aaaahhh! Ki….m…! Kim!"

Please help me!

It hurts!

Then….the earth was trembling, shaking….

"What's going on!"

"Fei! Quick! We have to get out of here! The gate is going to explode in any minute!"

Kim! Help me….

"Kim! Kim! He…lp….!"

"...I see... Reckless... now that... You should visit as a release of ...memory, or

maybe a recording. It turned out just as Krelian said... It is a manifestation of the

imprinting. At any rate, it is proven. With that, excuse me. I must report the results.

Oh yes, go ahead and take the girl. Use her anyway you like. After all, she is your

'daughter'..."

There was flashes…. So bright….

My consciousness is dragged away……

Kim………

Please………………….

I want to hear your voice………………………………

How much longer………..do I have to dream…….?

I want to see you…………..


"Hey! You okay?"

I'm not okay Kim!

Why won't you come to me?

"Hey! Hang on there!"

I AM hanging on!

And stop speaking with loud voice! My ears hurt!

………………………..huh…………?

"Wake up!"

It IS you! KIM! It's you! I'm not dreaming, right!

You finally come for me! Is Elly there with you too?

"Wake up! Open your eyes!"

Alright! Alright! I'll open my eyes!

But you'd better be there!

Blink…..blink blink…..

I……..can see now…….

So, I have awakened?

"Hey!"

I turned to the source of that voice……

He's………..he is…….Yes! I knew it!

It must be him!

"KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM!"

I jumped and hugged him and squeezed him.

He's here! He came!

And……..He's………….REAL!

This is not a dream!

"KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM! KIM!"

Yaaaaayy! He's here! Kim's here!

"….Let's……see……..What the hell is it saying?"

Awww! He talks! He talks! I can touch him too! He's REAL!

"Kim! Kim! You're really here!"

"Kim? You mean Fei resembles someone you know?" asked a voice. Yes! I've longed for that voice too!

She's…..Is she real too?

"…E..Elly….?" I searched for her voice. And I jumped and hugged and squeezed her.

"ELLY! ELLY! ELLY! ELLY! ELLY! ELLY! ELLY!"

YAAAAAAAAy! She's real too! Yay! Yay!

"…H..Hey! How did you know my name?" she said.

WHOA! I can touch her too!

So, they both weren't dreams at all! They're REAL!

"Kim! Elly!"

I could see some frowns on their foreheads.

"H,Hey you! My name is Fei! Not Kim!" Kim said.

I turned to him and said, "Ah! I know! Fei's Kim!"

He grabbed his head a while with more frowns on the forehead.

"…..Kim is fine…"

"Kim! Elly! Listen! Listen!" I said eagerly "I was dreaming! I was dreaming a long, long dream!"

"A dream?"

"Yes! Yes! Listen, listen! I was dreaming about Kim and Elly! I was in some place with waters and stuff. But…..soon……everyone gone…….Kim….Elly….gone. And I was in some dark place for a long, long, long time……….."

For a while then, my memory flashed…..

"So, so, so…….Please, promise me! Promise me you'll stay, Kim, Elly? Please!"

"Huh?...Uh yeah….." he said. YAY!

"Really? Really truly?"

"Really," Elly said.

"YAY! YAY!"


"Umm….oh….By the way, do you have a name?" Kim said.

"Oh! You're cruel, Fei's Kim! It's me, Emeralda, Emeralda! Kim named me because I have emerald hair! Don't you remember?"

"Okay, okay. Emeralda, right? Alright, Emeralda. I'll stay with you this time. I promise" he said.

"Really? Truly? YEAH!" I jumped and hugged and squeezed him

"Ooof! Now, will you stay with Elly for a while? I've got something to do" he said.

"Come, Emeralda!" Elly said.

"Okay. Fei's Kim! Promise me you'll come back?" I said and hold Elly's hand.

"Promise" he said and off.


Then it was just Elly and me. She sighed a bit then she turned to me and smiled gently.

"You must be tired. Let me show you to your room."

I nodded.

We walked. We were in a big place! Elly said that it was a sandship called Yggdrassil. She said someone named Bart owned it.

On our way, there were some people. Elly greeted them everytime she passed them.

"Elly…" I called her.

"Hmm?" she replied.

"Where did you go? Why did you and Kim disappear? I had been waiting for you. Long, long time…."

She seemed hesitated to answer. But then, "It's alright now. What matters is now, right? Fei…I mean, Kim and I promise you we will stay with you"

"Promise?"

She nodded and patted my head. "Promise."

We walked again for a bit. And we arrived at a door. We entered.

There were three girls inside. Two of them were about the same height as me. One was smaller.

"Margie, Maria, and Primera. I'd like to introduce you our new friend. Emeralda"

The girl with bright colored cape came closer, smiled, and said "Hi, Emeralda! I'm Marguiritte! You can call me Margie."

Other one, with blonde hair, came, "Nice to meet you, Emeralda! My name is Maria!" she pointed to the smaller girl "and she's Primera. I'm sorry but she is shy. She rarely talks to anyone."

"He…Hello.." I said nervously. This was the first time I've ever known other names besides Kim and Elly.

"Would you girls accompany her for a while? I have to go to the bridge," Elly said.

"B,but…." I grabbed her clothes. She knelt down, "It's alright. Margie and Maria are really nice. You can play with them. Or you can get yourself some rest"

"But, Elly…." I insisted.

"I promise I will be back. Okay?" she patted me and walked away towards the door and exited.

Before I could say anything, Margie comforted me "Don't worry, Emmy…Can I call you Emmy? Elly is a person who always keeps her words."

"Y, yeah….."

"Margie, let her sit down first," said Maria. She showed me a bed. "This is yours. You can use it whenever you like."

I obediently followed her direction, sat down, and immediately feel comfy.

"Tell us where you came from,"said Margie.

"I….not sure where to start….." I replied.

"It's okay. You can tell us anything," said Maria while she hopped on to her bed.

Then, I started telling them my stories. About Kim and Elly, the strange noisy sounds, the eternal darkness, dreams, and how I came here.

It was very relieving because as soon as I began talking, I felt more relaxed. Mostly because Maria and Margie are very kind. They listened to me very carefully.

"That how it is," I said after finishing my stories.

We were in silence for a second or two. What surprised me that they both jumped off, hastened to my bed, and held both my hands.

"You're going to be okay," Margie said. "Elly's here. Maria and I are here too. Including Fei, Bart, Rico, ChuChu, Billy, and Doc Citan"

"They're really nice people. We're friends now, right?" Maria said.

"….Friends….?" I said. A strange word. 'Friend'

"Yup! Friends! That means we will always be together and you won't feel lonely anymore," Margie said.

"Friends!" I said. We giggled.


We talked again, exchanging stories. About Margie's home named Nisan, about Maria's home named Shevat, about all the adventures they had gone through. Until we all exhausted and fell asleep on the same bed.

That day, I experienced a lot of complex feelings. Somehow, I knew I would never be in that darkness anymore. I knew that, by the time I open my eyes again, there would be somebody beside me. And whenever I need them, Kim and Elly would be there. That I would never be alone again.

I was joyful…. But…

I had forgotten. That same day, in my sleep, I dreamt of those dreams again. The sad and terrifying dreams. Kim's calling and shouting. Elly's weak voices. Those loud noises.

And I had become realized that everytime I fell into slumber, those dreams were always the same. That I sometimes woke up with wet eyes. That my mind frequently whispering Kim's words…….

"….Live…Emeralda…….."

End Chapter 3


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