Chapter Two:
A three weeks later-
"Red paste bar again?" I sigh sitting down playing with the rectangle shape bar of food.
"Greens for breakfast, Yellow for lunchtime and,"
"Red for dinner, I get it. But what about variety?"
"The objective is to keep you alive during transit, not throw a ball."Duplicate said monotonous. "These are the set parameters.
"I know, I know… Cut me some slack."
"If it's any consolation we should be arriving in Meeden by weeks end." He said as if it was too keep me happy.
Drinking a cup of water, I head down into my quarter's to read up on modern work's of novels and other helpful information my father had seen to collect relating to Meeden. I also glance over the sealed envelope my father written. I didn't dare open it. I just mull over everything thus far.
Three day's later, I was showering when I noticed my white hair began rapidly turning black. Its once long following locks began curlying. My amber eyes turned clear blue. But my smooth olive like skin remained. This had to be the work of Duplicate. I quickly dried off and dressed in a pair of jeans a t-shirt and green hoodie, rounding it off with brown boots. Laying back on the cot, I think of my poor nation, my hatred for Aftokrator burns so brightly in my chest.
That whole night sleep cycle I laid awake restless, I happen to head up to the cockpit, I didn't want to be alone. So I took my seat and turn to Duplicate.
"Hey Duplicate, what can you tell me about Meeden?"
"Meeden consist of 7.7 billion of a population. 125.8 million humans in Japan alone."
"Japan our destination correct?"
"Yes Razazel, but where heading to the gate of Mikado City, it's Borders HQ. But you've got to lay low, and no one can know your a neighbor. My directives are for you to only reveal yourself to Rindō of Tamakoma Branch."
"I understand. But what about the Kingdom, what happens there?" I press Duplicate for answers.
"My prime directive is ensuring you're survival, nothing else matters, my Prince."
"Fine…" I sigh defeated.
"While we're on the subject, I've picked out a suitable alias for you." Duplicate informs as compartment in the cockpit opens revealing a small booklet. Inside is my current image and under that it's a new name: Koda Ito. These are the forms of my new identity. It all sounds so pedestrian, but it seems the affect we're going for.
"My Prince, anything else you require?"
"The Royal Crest Pedenat, no one will ever tell me it's purpose, just I have to wear it always?"
"It's a Trion filter. Everyone is born with a Trion gland, but you're a different case. As a baby your Trion gland was so huge that it would of cost you, your life. As Aftokrator have their horns to extend their Trion usage. The pedenat is meant to keep the Trion coursing in you in check. Without it you're Trion output would expand burning you out within minutes. If not you'd could in theory have a massive spring of Trion to call upon." Duplicate informs me, which startled me with an answer so unpredictable.
"Is that so?" I let out astonished.
"It's also signify you're Royalty, if that helps."
"It somewhat does, now tell me about my mother." I ask in lornful tone.
"My Prince, it's forbidden. That's only information the King could relay."
Punching the console, I shout out in anger, "He likely dead! Now tell me…" I demand.
"I don't have access to that information, it resides in the royal vault. Anything of her history beside her death is kept locked away for the greater good of our people." Duplicate let's me down softly.
I slowly get up and turn from the cockpit, bidding a goodnight to duplicate and head back to my quarter's. I pick up the black trigger and lay down with it on my chest. "Mother." I sigh out closing my eyes.
Fields of perfectly trim flowers as far as the eye can see. The sun slowly kissing the horizon a figure is sitting under a tree, looking towards me. Blurred by shadows, I run towards them without hesitation.
"Razazel." They call.
"Mother…"
"Razazel…" I push faster as my legs could carry me.
"Mother…." She there with hand out stretch, I'm nearly to her.
"My little Prince." I leap forward into her arms, but they fade away as I go barrling to the ground, in her place a Black Trigger.
"Mom!" I scream out but suddenly my eyes rush open.
I'm laying on my cot, it was a nightmare. I tell myself placing the Trigger on the table and rush to the bathroom.
Leaning over the sink, I run cold water over my face. Slowly looking into the mirror. I feel unwell, like sick to my stomach. That I end up lurching out of the bathroom, collapsing to the floor.
"Everything okay, Prince Razazel?" Duplicate voice echoes through the speakers.
"Yeah, just a momentary stomach ache."
"Alright, just lay down, morning is just a short while away."
Three weeks later-
"Approaching the rift, we should be landing within a few hours." Duplicate informs.
"Understood, I'll head back up to the cockpit shortly, just gathering my belongings and placing them in the backpack."
Gathering everything, I slip my Trigger in my pocket, can't have that getting lost. I've spent the last few weeks learning the language and custom's but it's still from perfected. I learn the use of the currency, but that shouldn't be hard to aquire, Duplicate says. Also I'm learning that my identification is stating I was living abroad, in a place called England. But that I'm Japanese citizen. Less issue dealing with authority. Duplicate thinks I should be enrolled into a training academy, called School. Where I'll spend my day's learning. But he hasn't sold me on the idea yet.
Heading up to the cockpit, I strap in my seat, warned the arrival would be bumpy. Before I noticed, something made the ship rock with an explosion. I hit the console pretty hard. Blurring alarms went off as I doze back to reality.
"Status Duplicate?"
"Imperial Dreadnought, fired on us in subspace."
"Dreadnought?"
"There used to send Trion soldier through the gates. And with that we've lost our main engine, embrace for impact in 30 seconds."Suddenly the black void parts open to a vibrant blue sky as we go tumbling down to the ground, only mere hundreds of feet. "Updating backup to miniature port." Duplicate says as smaller drone drop from the ceiling and hovers over me. "Transfer complete."
The small white drone latches on too my backpack, as the ship doors slide open as we are crashing down into this defunct and desolate area of empty field.
"What's the plan Duplicate?"
"Trust me and when I say jump, I ensure you that you'll be fine, Or you'll die in the fiery explosion of the ship." He said as I headed to the ledge the wind rapping at my hair.
"Now?"I ask.
"Now!" Instantly I leap out the ship, and I was hovering in air, my descent fast and coming to a stop. I turn back to see the Ship collide with a building and going up in fireball. "Tuck and roll now!" My body meets the ground and I tuck and roll, as Duplicate unlatches from my back.
"Hahaha." I let out a fearful relieved laugh.
"Razazel watch out!" Duplicate warns but suddenly a medium height Trion Soldier rushes at me. I leap back but it's fast. "It's a Rabbit, out running it is impossible."
"What do I do?" I ask running between gaps of rubble and house's. With the Rabbit in hot pursuit.
"Calculating."
"Not helping Duplicate."
"Calculating."
I stop in my place and pull out the Black Trigger. "Trigger On!"
My body trades place with a Trion body and I'm in all white, I'm my original self again. 'Fist Mode,' I leap up charging forward with my right fist. It connects with the Rabbit. The Rabbit Trion Soldier shatters into fractals before imploding. I fall to my knees not used to such a burst of energy coursing within me. My Trion body fades and I'm back to my main body with the new look.
"That wasn't wise Razazel." Duplicate warns.
"It came down to survival, that's what matters, and it's Koda now." I stood back up to look at my surroundings. Nothing but rubble for miles in any direction. Then suddenly a voice break's the awful quite, sending shivers down my spine.
"Howdy Neighbor."
A/N: I almost quit on this, but I'm glad I didn't. There is more to come, just finding the plot I want to go with as of now. Also who could be the owner of the mysterious voice? Find out next chapter. Also please Review, I'd like ideas for a weapon form of the Black Trigger. Thanks guys.
