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Chapter 3:

Friendship of the Emperors

The ship was flying through empty space,navigated by the autopilot and carrying a unconcious princess.Every once and awhile sensors would pick up traces of other ships flying in hyperspace,but even if some of them did belong to pirates Blackfire was safe.Nobody needed old iron.''Maru'' as she called it,was once a elite hunter vessel,but that was way back…long before she was born.Since technology develops in most suprising ways,''Maru'' was now nothing more than a museum expo.But it was one of few things she got from Tamaran and she guarded those things like biggest treasures.

Blackfire started to wake,and pain killers started to ware through her hand,the pain was hot and sharp.She opened her eyes and regreted it immediately.No,not because the lights were to bright.Her left arm turned purple and it seemed the flesh started to rot.Her pulse and breathing became fast and shallow and a small whimper escaped from her mouth.

It took her awhile to calm down and chech the med pack for something usefull.

Nothing.

She figured that the laser blast that ruptured her shoulder probably burned through a major vein and completely cutted off the blood supply.Soon she would have to amputate it.Desperate and still in demonising pain she tried to call Ensis using the communicator.After a few failed attempts she heard a familiar voice.

''Blackfire!Is that you?'' he asked while checking the radio signal signature.It seemed it was hers.

''Ensis?Thank the Gods!Listen,I'm hurt pretty bad could you intercept me with your ship before my fucking arm becomes worm food?'' her voice was weak and he noticed a hidden trace of fear.

''Sure,wait just a sec untill I pinpoint your position,ok?'' the boy started typing orders into his ships computer with a concerned expression upon his face.

''Work faster you idiot!I…I think I'm going to faint…'' Blackfire was now lying on the ships control panel and it was getting awfuly hard to keep her eyes open.

''Don't even dare my little princess!'' he smiled '' I'm only a few lightyears away-I changed my position a few months earlier.I'll send the coordinates to your ships computer,you just rest.See you in 10 minutes.Ensis over and out!''

''Thats…fucking…great…'' she mumbled and finally fainted.

The planet was a small and uninhabitated desert.A perfect hiding place.Right in the middle of nothing Ensis landed his ship over two months ago and it would be easy to spot it if anyone would scan the planet.It was 500 meters long and 80 meters wide.It was once a cargo ship,but Ensis made it to a proud cruiser.The thing was armed with all kinds of weapons-from archaic missiles and canons to plasma guns and allmighty lasers.He needs all that,since he's a hitman/mercenary/smugler/weapons dealer/drug dealer/technology dealer and a damn good cook.And this nameless planet is full of tasty lizards and scorpions.Mmmm…

''Maru'' landed next to Ensis's beast and after a failed attempt to radio contact Blackfire he rushed outside into the blazing heat.He opened the door and found her lying on the floor,looking like a corpse.

''Shit!Blackfire!Can you hear me?'' he checked her pulse and pupils.Once again he cursed and ran towards his ship,carrying her.

He gently lied her on the medical bed and ripped off her prison uniform.She was pretty even in such a devastated condition.Ensis hooked her up on tons of medical instruments that changed her blood and attached the ruptured vein.The roullete began.

Ensis lighted a cigarette and puffed with relief.'Mother,thank you for letting this pathetic Tamaranian to live' he silently whispered in his language.Blackfire was now sleeping and he figured she won't wake up for the next couple of hours.The automatic doctor beeped and turned off.Her treatment was over.He shruged his shoulders and picked her up slowly.He placed her in the bed she used a couple of times…so you could say that this was her room.

He once again checked her pulse and nooded with approval.He checked the closet and found Blackfires old spare clothes and underware.''I hope you can still fill this Blacky…'' he looked at her fragile form.She lost alot of weight in that prison.He neatly placed her clothing on the hanger and her underware on the chair.He then left the room and slowly walked to his chambers.He threw the half smoked cigarette on the floor and a small vacuum robot rushed to clean the newly made mess.

Ensis started to cough and choke after his tenth cigarette.He spitted a big ball of slime and relaxed.His lungs again started to sound like bagpipes.He had strong asthma.'Screw the medicine' he thought and lolled on the couch.It will pass.His mind began to wonder.

'Blackfire…the Tamaran princess…I remember when we first met.He he,that night is unforgetable!I just got my paycheck and spent almost half of it on booze and whores,and I was dead drunk when I first saw her.She was beating the hell out of some guy who said something against Tamaran.And me being a Hyperborean couldn't do anything else but help the poor guy…we started to fight and in minutes the bar was devastated.She was so strong…my suit had a hard time keeping the shields up…what happened afterwards?I remember we made up,fooled around a bit and ended up singing and drinking.We fell asleep on eachother in some gutter,bruised and bleeding.Ah,those were the days!'

In her room Blackfire started to wake.The pain was gone but she was still a little woozy from all the medicine.She noticed her shoulder was taken care of.The bandages were not too tight and not too lose…just right!She decided to sleep some more,knowing she was safe in his ship.With a bit of shame and blushing she noticed she was almost naked under the covers.She closed her eyes and pictured Ensis in his full glory.A Hyperborean aristocrat,in his battle suit and with eyes that glowed in beautiful blue!Blackfire remembered the things she had to learn as a Tamaranian princess.Hyperborean Empire and the war it led with Tamaran Empire for full five centuries.She remembered the fear of old people who told her stories of Hyperborean warriors and their power…Hyperborea!Yes!The only Empire that could destroy Tamaran.And they almost did…but luck abandoned them and now their planet was only a pile of rocks flying in open space.The Hyperborean Empire,and its people,were gone.Those who escaped the death were scattered all over the Universe.

'Ensis is a count,and the last emperors first cousin…' she thought with respect.He was of noble blood like her and…Starfire.

The war.War at space,sea,air,land.The terrible war that threw all other lesser species to their knees.Empires must grow,or they will dissapear.A conflict was indivertible.

Hyperboreans used specially designed war suits that gave them strength(so they could fight Tamaranians hand to hand),provided energy shields,speed and superiority in comparison to other species.Hyperboreans were pretty fragile,like humans are,so their technology helped them to become strong.And they also lived short,only 80 to 100 years top,while Tamaranians could live up to 200 years.They didnt have pupils,their eyes were in one color.Blue was a sign of noble blood…

Blackfire fell asleep.Ensis knew she was here for a damn good reason.His species had certain mystical powers…especially his family.The legend says that one of his ancestors was a demon…

'Maybe…' he thought and quoted the verse that was passed on from generation to generation in his family

''…For evermore lost in nevermore.''

The feeling of great things to come didn't let him go.

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