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Chapter 4: There's someone we need.
Once again, Cevena opened her eyes, the strategos had escorted her to her new room himself that night. The room was all dark blues, it reminded her of being under the ocean and it calmed her. The bed had a silk, indigo gauzy cover draping all around, the blankets were stuffed full of down and they were warm, puffy and so soft.
Cevena stretched out, yawning. She peeked out her small window; the sun was high in the sky. She smiled lazily and got out of bed, this whole place felt so unreal.a worried thought came to her. What if 20 years passed when she was in Gaia? Her parents would never know what happened to her.and she would never see them again. "I'll ask Folken how I can get back first thing when I see him.he is the coolest uncle a girl could have!" She thought happily.
She had been so tired the night before, that she hadn't bothered changing into the flannel pajamas that had been left by servents. She still wore her jeans and shirt. A bit muddy, but still good. She sniffed under her pits, well, maybe not so good. She opened her cupboards looking at the clothes. They were so weird, and most of them were dresses. She decided to keep her own. She wandered across her room, there was a bathroom attached with a shower and everything.
She was tempted to shower, but she felt like any moment she would be sent back home and she was eager to explore as much as she could. She opened her room door and walked off to find her uncle. She wandered down the drab hallways, peeking into every room. One room was dark, this roused her curiosity, she looked in. And came face to face with the boys she had seen yesterday.
She gave a yelp of surprised, "I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!" No reply. She looked again. There were more than just the two boys, there were 6 of them in total. They were all standing in a row and seemed to be asleep. One looked slightly similar to Chesta, another had dark shoulder length brown hair and the last two had long dark brown hair in a pony tail and white blond curly hair that looked like a sheep's coat.
A hand fell onto her shoulder. Cevena jumped and yelped. "Chesta, Gatti, Miguel, Dalet, Viole amd Guimel." Folken's deep baritone voice cut through the silence. Cevena whirled to face him. "They.they- what are they??" She asked wonderingly. Folken smiled one of his sad smiles that Cevena was getting used to. "They are a far cry from who they used to be."
His answer was so ambiguous yet final that Cevena didn't know whether to ask for more information. In the end, her curiosity overcame all other emotions. "Are they robots? I've never seen robots that looked so much like humans." Folken glanced down at her again, looking a bit indecisive. He broke into a resigned smile. "Cevena, lets talk over breakfast and I'll explain." Cevena grinned right back up at him and together they went to the dining hall.
As Cevena munched on her bacon and eggs, not that she recognized the animal that they came from, Folken filled her in. The boys who were in that room were indeed robot replicas. They were modeled after the elite group of "dragon slayers" who had worked for Zaibach during the Destiny Wars. Although they are highly advanced A.I., Folken just couldn't get them to truly adopt human characteristics. He came quickly to his point, they needed the original commander back.
The Dragon slayers could not be the dragon slayers without the key, Dilandau Albatou. Cevena did a double take when she heard this. "But I thought this Commander Albatou was absorbed into that Allen Shezar person's younger sister or something crazy like that!" Folken replied calmly. "He was." Cevena stared at him.perplexed. Folken stared into the distance. "During these past two years, I have been able to find a way to separate the two souls.it involves some of the darker arts.but.it is necessary. We need the Dragon Slayers-" Cevena cut him off. "But why do you need them so badly?? They were defeated by Va.my dad! All six of them! Six against one and they all died! They can't be very talented." She clapped a hand to her mouth.
"There I go with blabbering out like an idiot again!" She thought angrily at herself. "Folken probably thinks I'm such a BRAT!" Her face flushed yet again. She had lost count how many times she had embarrassed herself in front of her solemn uncle. Folken laughed aloud, but not unkindly, at her. "No, no, you're quite right to question me, that's what being a scientist is all about anyways, you always must keep asking. Drink in the knowledge of the world." Cevena smiled gratefully but kept silent waiting for Folken to explain.
Clearing his throat, he did. "Yes, well, let me tell why the Dragon slayers are such a powerful force, maybe the most powerful now that.ah, but I'm getting ahead of myself. Now, each dragon slayer was carefully selected, millions of young boys were tested and those six were the best. However, even as the cream of the crop, they all were only human, born from the womb. So, in order to truly make the team perfect, we needed to join them all together with the ultimate leader.
Dilandau was that link that made them the perfect fighting team. He was crafted to lead the dragon slayers, he has no flaw in dealing with battles and violence. But there was a flaw.not in him, but in his mind and body, for they were not his. This was a serious miscalculation that none of the Sorcerors saw. And for that one mistake, the fall of the Dragon slayers and Zaibach was the price. This time, once we get Dilandau Albatou, the Dragon slayers will be complete and this time, they will be unbeatable."
Cevena blinked. "Umm." Folken glanced back down at her. "If..if you don't mind me asking.why exactly do you need such a powerful force?" He answered without missing a beat. "In order to keep the peace, Zaibach will not have to fear any other land, this land would be a true sanctuary.the dragon slayers would be our defenders. Guardians of peace." Cevena thought about this slowly before she spoke next. "But Folken, isn't Dilandau made for war? Would he be able to adapt to the peace?" Folken smile again. "Dilandau is not a kind of machine who can only function in war times.he can adapt, just like any normal human being. He will have to."
His answer satisfied Cevena somewhat, but she had one last question. "So how are you getting him?" Folken leaned back in his chair, his breakfast almost untouched. "We have been planning this expedition for months now.yesterday, the day you arrived, was final preparation day.we thought we would have to delay because of the unexpected visitor, but now that we know who you are, we can push on ahead.
First we must find Selena, sister of Allen and wife of Gaddes, she is in Asturia at the moment. When we locate her, we will have to abduct her for a few hours to go through the process of separating the two of them, after, we shall return her and then take Dilandau with us back here to Zaibach.
Tonight the Dragon slayers disembark" "Will Selena be okay?" Cevena inquired nervously. "Of course, the process would not hurt her.and I doubt she'd miss having Dilandau in her brain." The strategos once reassured. Cevena nodded thoughtfully. Folken smiled. "Any more questions, little niece?" Cevena looked at him worriedly, "I hope everything goes alright." "Oh it will. I am sending in the Dragon slayers.they will not fail." Cevena nodded again. Folken chuckled again. "Well then, wipe off that frown and go explore the Vione, you can go anywhere you like and if you should need me, all be in my study.just ask one of the Brown girls to assist you."
Chapter 4: There's someone we need.
Once again, Cevena opened her eyes, the strategos had escorted her to her new room himself that night. The room was all dark blues, it reminded her of being under the ocean and it calmed her. The bed had a silk, indigo gauzy cover draping all around, the blankets were stuffed full of down and they were warm, puffy and so soft.
Cevena stretched out, yawning. She peeked out her small window; the sun was high in the sky. She smiled lazily and got out of bed, this whole place felt so unreal.a worried thought came to her. What if 20 years passed when she was in Gaia? Her parents would never know what happened to her.and she would never see them again. "I'll ask Folken how I can get back first thing when I see him.he is the coolest uncle a girl could have!" She thought happily.
She had been so tired the night before, that she hadn't bothered changing into the flannel pajamas that had been left by servents. She still wore her jeans and shirt. A bit muddy, but still good. She sniffed under her pits, well, maybe not so good. She opened her cupboards looking at the clothes. They were so weird, and most of them were dresses. She decided to keep her own. She wandered across her room, there was a bathroom attached with a shower and everything.
She was tempted to shower, but she felt like any moment she would be sent back home and she was eager to explore as much as she could. She opened her room door and walked off to find her uncle. She wandered down the drab hallways, peeking into every room. One room was dark, this roused her curiosity, she looked in. And came face to face with the boys she had seen yesterday.
She gave a yelp of surprised, "I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!" No reply. She looked again. There were more than just the two boys, there were 6 of them in total. They were all standing in a row and seemed to be asleep. One looked slightly similar to Chesta, another had dark shoulder length brown hair and the last two had long dark brown hair in a pony tail and white blond curly hair that looked like a sheep's coat.
A hand fell onto her shoulder. Cevena jumped and yelped. "Chesta, Gatti, Miguel, Dalet, Viole amd Guimel." Folken's deep baritone voice cut through the silence. Cevena whirled to face him. "They.they- what are they??" She asked wonderingly. Folken smiled one of his sad smiles that Cevena was getting used to. "They are a far cry from who they used to be."
His answer was so ambiguous yet final that Cevena didn't know whether to ask for more information. In the end, her curiosity overcame all other emotions. "Are they robots? I've never seen robots that looked so much like humans." Folken glanced down at her again, looking a bit indecisive. He broke into a resigned smile. "Cevena, lets talk over breakfast and I'll explain." Cevena grinned right back up at him and together they went to the dining hall.
As Cevena munched on her bacon and eggs, not that she recognized the animal that they came from, Folken filled her in. The boys who were in that room were indeed robot replicas. They were modeled after the elite group of "dragon slayers" who had worked for Zaibach during the Destiny Wars. Although they are highly advanced A.I., Folken just couldn't get them to truly adopt human characteristics. He came quickly to his point, they needed the original commander back.
The Dragon slayers could not be the dragon slayers without the key, Dilandau Albatou. Cevena did a double take when she heard this. "But I thought this Commander Albatou was absorbed into that Allen Shezar person's younger sister or something crazy like that!" Folken replied calmly. "He was." Cevena stared at him.perplexed. Folken stared into the distance. "During these past two years, I have been able to find a way to separate the two souls.it involves some of the darker arts.but.it is necessary. We need the Dragon Slayers-" Cevena cut him off. "But why do you need them so badly?? They were defeated by Va.my dad! All six of them! Six against one and they all died! They can't be very talented." She clapped a hand to her mouth.
"There I go with blabbering out like an idiot again!" She thought angrily at herself. "Folken probably thinks I'm such a BRAT!" Her face flushed yet again. She had lost count how many times she had embarrassed herself in front of her solemn uncle. Folken laughed aloud, but not unkindly, at her. "No, no, you're quite right to question me, that's what being a scientist is all about anyways, you always must keep asking. Drink in the knowledge of the world." Cevena smiled gratefully but kept silent waiting for Folken to explain.
Clearing his throat, he did. "Yes, well, let me tell why the Dragon slayers are such a powerful force, maybe the most powerful now that.ah, but I'm getting ahead of myself. Now, each dragon slayer was carefully selected, millions of young boys were tested and those six were the best. However, even as the cream of the crop, they all were only human, born from the womb. So, in order to truly make the team perfect, we needed to join them all together with the ultimate leader.
Dilandau was that link that made them the perfect fighting team. He was crafted to lead the dragon slayers, he has no flaw in dealing with battles and violence. But there was a flaw.not in him, but in his mind and body, for they were not his. This was a serious miscalculation that none of the Sorcerors saw. And for that one mistake, the fall of the Dragon slayers and Zaibach was the price. This time, once we get Dilandau Albatou, the Dragon slayers will be complete and this time, they will be unbeatable."
Cevena blinked. "Umm." Folken glanced back down at her. "If..if you don't mind me asking.why exactly do you need such a powerful force?" He answered without missing a beat. "In order to keep the peace, Zaibach will not have to fear any other land, this land would be a true sanctuary.the dragon slayers would be our defenders. Guardians of peace." Cevena thought about this slowly before she spoke next. "But Folken, isn't Dilandau made for war? Would he be able to adapt to the peace?" Folken smile again. "Dilandau is not a kind of machine who can only function in war times.he can adapt, just like any normal human being. He will have to."
His answer satisfied Cevena somewhat, but she had one last question. "So how are you getting him?" Folken leaned back in his chair, his breakfast almost untouched. "We have been planning this expedition for months now.yesterday, the day you arrived, was final preparation day.we thought we would have to delay because of the unexpected visitor, but now that we know who you are, we can push on ahead.
First we must find Selena, sister of Allen and wife of Gaddes, she is in Asturia at the moment. When we locate her, we will have to abduct her for a few hours to go through the process of separating the two of them, after, we shall return her and then take Dilandau with us back here to Zaibach.
Tonight the Dragon slayers disembark" "Will Selena be okay?" Cevena inquired nervously. "Of course, the process would not hurt her.and I doubt she'd miss having Dilandau in her brain." The strategos once reassured. Cevena nodded thoughtfully. Folken smiled. "Any more questions, little niece?" Cevena looked at him worriedly, "I hope everything goes alright." "Oh it will. I am sending in the Dragon slayers.they will not fail." Cevena nodded again. Folken chuckled again. "Well then, wipe off that frown and go explore the Vione, you can go anywhere you like and if you should need me, all be in my study.just ask one of the Brown girls to assist you."
