Chapter Four
"And do you know where the land of the blue moon resides?" Galcian asked as he looked through the window again.
"Their lands are far to the east but…" Ramirez looked at the photo of the girl Sohee.
"Yes Ramirez?" Said Galcian.
"It would be easier from the west." Said Ramirez as he took his sight off the black and white photograph.
"So these skies are all connected…good." Galcian took a front step towards the big window.
"Yes…milord Galcian." Spoke Ramirez.
"I see… Very good Ramirez." An evil grin was exposed on Galcians' pale face.
Ramirez took again his eyes on the full paged photo of the girl.
"I'll deal with each one of them and seek much information I can." Ramirez said as his eyes turned into profound and un-afraid depth.
"Don't bother yourself to a soldiers' mission." Said Galcian as he kept looking through the window, Ramirezs' reflection behind from Galcians'.
"Soldier." Galcian said as he did not turned to the entering soldier.
"Yes Lord Galcian?" Asked the soldier ready to take orders.
"I order a direct meeting with the queen." Ordered Galcian.
"Yes sir." The soldier quickly turned and walked his way through the window.
"Ramirez, you are much of value to a simple investigation." Said Galcian as he turned to face the silver headed youth.
"…I see…milord." Bowed Ramirez with closed eyes, his lips curling secretly in a sly manner.
"The lands, the moons, everything should be ruled by only one for the sake of power." Spoke Galcian changing the conversations' track.
"…" Ramirez spoke no word as he had mid eyes open, looking deeply with his head bowed.
"My most humble apologies sir. The queen has accepted for your audience." Spoke the soldier and quickly left from the room.
"I will not force you or obligate you Ramirez. Your powers are beyond perception from the humans that stand in these lands." Galcian walked towards the door.
"Think about it and let me know." Galcian stopped few moments in front of the closed door. "Till then…Ramirez." Spoke Galcian as he opened the door and made his way out of the room, leaving then Ramirez alone.
"… People in our way…" Ramirez whispered as he looked down and walked to the window were Galcian was once looking through. His lips sealed, his eyes deep and mysterious, his atmosphere as enigmatic as the individuals' hidden secrets and decision…
"Home sweet home!" I exclaimed and as soon as I entered dropped all the packs held by my two tired hands on the floor.
"Man! Some adventure we had!" I exclaimed again as I stretched.
"Some." And here was my sarcastic and uninterested little brother, tired as ever.
"I want more adventure! More adventure!" I played with him annoyingly as I ended laughing out loud and he just shyly and almost to be unnoticed smiled.
"Mom, Dad! Tomorrow I'll be going to the training grounds. I really gotta into battling after the battle overboard the ship, well; I like the battling part, not the risking." I mentioned as suddenly a strong sneeze came from me.
"Bless you." Said Sokil in a bored and quiet manner as he passed walking to his rooms.
"Ha ha ha! Somebody is already thinking of me!" I said jokingly.
"Yeah sure, I bet its one of your friends worried because you didn't finish your part of science." Spoke Sokil.
"Ahem! In your information I already finished every work!" I darted quickly, acting and joking as anything else.
"Both of you help Mom carry." Dad walked through the door and dropped gently the bags he was carrying.
"Sigh Ok." I walked out of the house again. Our house was pretty big, well, the house around here were alike. Valua is divided by two social class terrains, both known as the 'Upper city' were people with good economics live and the other is the 'Lower city' which, well, is the other hand of were we live in. There is a huge difference of social class sometimes… To be honest, I don't like it, putting and discriminating by hearing the word 'poor' or 'rich' yet again I was without a doubt happy and comfortable in the place I was living, heck, I really love luxuries and elegancy but not in extreme points such as beginning to abuse or discriminate. After all, I have sometimes lived a bit of difference between people; the least I could do is treat them as how I want to be treated right?
"My my, the Chung family has already arrived." Spoke our neighbor woman, using one of her last modeled and refined dresses. The strong bright reds and the gold ornaments that hanged both in her ears and neck shinned vividly by the tall street lamps surrounding us.
"Oh yes, nice to see you." I answered back with a smile; I wonder why she spoke to me in such a sudden, oh well! Who cares!
"Yes yes I know. Why be amused and astonished, the last modeled released on these shopping commercials. Even though it's not yet of worthy as me, wouldn't you think I could let this dress another chance and try to at least be splendorous for me?"
"Huh?" What was she talking about? Confusion stroked on my face.
"Ahem! If you weren't from around here I wouldn't even bother in repeating!" The woman is getting worked up?
"I am sorry; the vacations have gotten quite a way on me." I apologized and laughed slightly in embarrassment for not understanding. I sure seemed to need some rest.
"Hmph, I see… Go where you were heading for. I won't waste time on people who are as ignorant as those people from the… other repugnant side." Said the woman walking as proudly as before to the cafeteria that stood over the other side.
"What? Wait, did she call me ignorant? Why? Arggghh! Wake up from vacations Sohee!" I stopped talking to myself. Wait, before I have completely lost track of our 'conversation', she said ignorant didn't she? I thought while walking towards the near docks, lucky we lived near them. Our house was situated near the borders of the city, the shopping, café and others were at our right passing only three houses, well, big houses. My adored training ground is located south from the café, in there, you are free too choose from hand to hand combat to weapon wielding combat, well, to tell the truth, there isn't much in there except for boys, or better said brats that just say it's cool, I had gotten the conclusion they were trying to imitate their favorite cartoon characters or games. What I really like is being aside the castle gates, man it's so cool when soldiers pass by or someone from importance. I still remember the time when the admiral Alfonso was on the gates of the castle while attending some fan girls that waited for him. Man such a sight! The soldiers trying to make some control on those fan girls. Now that I entered to the admiral part, they were; Alfonso…um Gregorio…Vigoro was it? ... Belleza, well, she's the only woman so doubt I'll forget about her and De loco. They were only five right? Hm… I've heard though some rumors of another coming admiral, well, this rumor was sure something you heard once and then never mentioned. Valua sure is some potent country but, what the other countries have that kick hard Valuas' grounds is the clear and pure sky, so vast and light blue, how much you long to see the breath taking sunsets or the animated and energy giving day break! If Valua had that it didn't change the fact my love for travel and adventure, that's surely without doubt!
"What are you doing?" Sokil asked me as catch up to me.
"Oh, nothing important I guess. I was wandering how much people must be sad because of not being able to travel or take their body out of Valua at least." I spoke as my eyes ran towards to city that laid on the over side.
"…" I knew Sokil would just leave me, man he sure doesn't like talking about profound things!
"Sheesh! You know, we are very lucky I tell you, very lucky!" I exclaimed to my walking brother as he stopped.
"…Being discriminated…you call that lucky?" Spoke Sokil in a very low voice, probably with a failed mission for not wanting my ears to hear.
"What did you say?" I reacted, furious by his immature manner.
"… Forget about it." He continued walking towards the docks were our platinum ship floated calmly.
"Sheesh! You are such a b-r-a-t." I liberated my anger in lines. Now that you look to it, the dark skies and artificial lights on the Valua city was no comparison to the places like Nasr, Maramba, Sailors' island or any other! I really prefer the open sky.
"Hey! Sokil! Do you like Valuas' sky? To tell the truth I really am not the type of these… dark clouds all over the sky." I mentioned.
"…I don't care." So typical from him!
"Man!" I got to Sokil and took his neck with my left arm while the other nudging his head.
"Change your line for once!" I said while he struggled.
"Let me go!" He said in the middle of the struggle.
"Only in one condition! Iffff you-"
"No, I won't take you part from carrying the bags to home while you run to the training ground." Damn that brother!
"Damn! Heh heh you know your sister too well!" I laughed as I began tickling him, making him to surrender un-struggling to laugh.
"Stop!" He exclaimed, drowning in his own laughs.
"Only iffff-"
"Sohee, stop bothering Sokil." Dads' voice had arrived from a sudden.
"Oh but, Sokil doesn't mind at all, right Sokil?" His face showing his usual serious factions, pretended mostly.
"Sohee, grab yours' and Moms', Sokil, here." He handed towards Sokil a big bag, maybe bigger than the bags I carry together.
"Ohhh my." I talked jokingly to my opened mouthed brother as he took sight of the bag he should be carrying.
"You gotta grow you know?" My teasing never ended when being with my brother, probably anyone near me could notice.
"Well then, see ya!" I grabbed the two bags, each one in each side of my body. I am not that bad so, I'll leave the bags at home quickly and help out my brother. I walked in a moderated speed towards home and quickly arrived, dropped the bags on the floor and walked again my outside.
"…" Ramirez took silence, betraying nothing from himself. Thinking or simply looking coldly to everything that stood on his straight way out of the castle. The atmosphere and the glare that stroke the gleaming on him, was he truly a mere human? Did his emerald eyes and expression lie to the incomprehensive way as his own actions and in either way, feelings?
His build wasn't much of a fierce or destructive power, rather a slim and thin one yet with manly features, attractive to the other gender if may be added. His straight silver hair was up till the length of his mouth. While it was considered as neat and acceptable, some hair tips were not pointing downward like the most of them.
What could such youth be thinking or feeling? Was he even doing so? Mystery marked his very presence.
"Oh look at that hottie!"
"He sure looks one from the castle." Two teen-aged girls spoke while almost pointing to Ramirez with their fingers. Both of them well and tightly dressed. Ramirez spoke no word, did he even notice?
"Hey! You! The one who came out of the castle." The girl of long blonde hair directed to Ramirez as this one continued walking.
"I won't bite you; just take a time with us." Added the other girl of long and brown hair.
"…" No word came as Ramirez was to meet the Upper city.
"I know your type hottie, just stay with us tonight and I'll not make you regret it. I've got this too." The words of the blonde one mixed with the sound of dollars in her hands. Ramirez did not stop, seems that he didn't bother.
"Hey! I am talking to you Rag tag guy! I've seen much better ones! You're just one of those that beg for mercy in front of a lady to have her at least invited!" The blonde haired girl laughed out loud.
"…So... Humans are part of destruction." Ramirez spoke, to himself or maybe not.
"What? Ok you guy, coming from the castle and all must some importance but don't even think on not answering me! I am from the Upper city! I don't get my hands dirty as lower people." The blonde haired girl responded.
"Don't waste time with the freak; there are much better ones, and richer ones." The girl of long brown hair said as she pulled from her friends' arm.
"That is so right! I mean, how am I wasting MY time with this freak? My gosh! Let's go dancing." The blonde haired girl walked with the other girl taking her arm. They were heading to the front gates were Ramirez was standing, not moving from his place, his face with no expression beside the cold gleam that petrified his emerald eyes…
"Man! I really can't understand some things we take for a short journey." I said while lifting forcefully a rectangular box, inches bigger than me.
"You bring the other things Sokil." I said while trying to stand up as I could. This thing weights much more than my very brother!
"Sohee watch out." Said Dad as he walked up to me.
"It's ok; I'll take it while you do the things about the parking space." I quickly answered making Dad nod and agree.
"Sohee…um…are you sure you're alright?" My brother asked as I saw him carrying the slightest things.
"It's ok; just hurry and drop all the things on home. Man! It would be kinda cool to have soldiers helping you every time we arrive to home." I said as I walked seeing through the side of the thick and long rectangular box. I really tried my best not to crash into somebody or anything.
"Excuse me, coming through." I repeated as I tried to make my way to home, people are now out of their homes, the nights were many time vivid and full of life in the city.
"Watch it!" Oh man! I have already bumped to someone.
"I am sorry." I quickly answered making my way again.
"Ugh! Mommy, she has no delicate manners." I heard a little overly sweet voice as my temper went high.
"…stay calm…breathe in…she is just a brat." I didn't care if they said I wasn't feminine or anything, it was how the little girl said it made me boil.
"Dear, don't waste time on that sight. You are not going to be like her are you?" Talked the mother to her obnoxious little daughter.
"Of course Mom!" Responded the girl to her mother. My hot-temper was rising.
"Such an obnoxious brat." I said almost in a whisper, not being able to contempt it inside.
"Hey! That's the sword freak!" Oh no… I just kept walking as I heard little boys' voices; they were the same ones that have always bothered me at the training grounds, why? Because of my level compared to theirs, that simple.
"I am talking to you sword freak!" My blood boiled as my temper went higher and higher. What did I care if they were mere brats? It was then the kids that 'trained' in the same training ground I trained came to me.
"Like that you have no way to beat us!" I suppose it was the leader from the little gang of kids. I took a quick glance at the once yelling from behind me, yup, it was him.
"Now now, what kind of win is it if you battle someone else that is in an un-comfortable place?" I tried my best to contain the anger bursting inside.
"You just say that because you know you are going to lose!" Exclaimed the 'leader' from the gang of kids, it was then I heard the sound of a very sharp thing being taken out of some cover. No way! I quickly glanced at the kids behind me, they were truly grabbing on their short daggers, the same ones they use to train on the training grounds.
"It's enough already! How can you point me with something you are not experimented with?" Man! Just what type of parents did they have?
"Shut up! I'll pay you for every evil thing you've done on me! Every single one I say! The scars and bruises you've done to me, prepare you sword freak!"
"…You've got to be kiddin' me…" I found myself in lost anger or in just laughter.
"Such arrogance…" I said out loud, making it fade in thin air.
"S-See? She's afraid! She's afraid!"
"Hoorays and hoorays for you." I said out loud. To tell the truth, I was afraid of what they could do if having such sharp objects on their hands.
"Attack her back! Take that freaking sword from her and give it to me!" Ordered the leader of the little gang. What can I do?
"Look kid, some other time ok? And did anyone told you about sharp objects?" I spoke, still holding the weight of the big box.
"Shut up! What do you know freak of mutant eyes! Ha ha ha! Got that? Mutant eyes!" The laughs from the three brats were probably being heard all over the city, just like how I heard them from the inside, boiling furiously.
"… I have better things to do than stick up with nose picking brats." I said as my back faced their body.
"Gahhhh! Mom! Dad! She can see from the back of her head!" I heard one of the boys' yell.
"What the?-" Don't tell me that one of them was really picking on his….
"A-AHHH! Help us! Help us!" The leader of the mini gang yelled.
"…" What could I say?