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Star Ocean Till the end of time
Reunion
Chapter 9: Meeting with God
The rest of the trip was conducted in silence soon they were led to a very familiar room the room where Luther had been defeated two years ago standing there to greet them as a tall man, he was ruggedly handsome with forest green hair that fell past his shoulders and sea blue eyes and a fair amount of five o'clock stubble on his face
"Ah Blaire you have brought our guests." He said, "Now don't tell me lets see if I can pass my own pop quiz. The brunette is Sophia Esteed, the blue haired cutie is Maria Traydor, the tall blonde is Cliff Fitter, the blonde chick is Mirage Koas, the little kid is Peppita Rossetti, the red head is Nel Zelpher and the guy with the permanent scowl plastered to his face is Albel Nox right."
"Hey I am not a little kid." Peppita stated and she followed it up by walking u to the man and kicking him in the shin
"Ok I apologize." He said as he rubbed his leg.
"Guess I should introduce myself, I am Tiberius I am (sigh) the new creator."
"You don't seem too thrilled by it." Cliff said
"Oh I'm grateful for the job I just hate the title." Tiberius replied,
"Where's Fayt?" Nel asked,
"Mr Liengod, he's currently being patched up from his last assignment."
"Assignment?" Sophia said,
"Yes he works for us." Before anyone could say anything Nel rushed forward and grabbed Tiberius by the throat
"I swear if you are holding him against his will I will snap your neck like a twig." Albel and Cliff then wrestled Nel off him
"Cool your jets," Cliff said to her before turning his attention to the man in front of him "Just how long has the kid been working for you."
"That's a very long story and for it to make sense I have to tell you another first and I warn you it quiet a long one so bare with me. Once upon a time sometime before you defeated Luther a grad student came up with quite a brilliant theory, a way to digitise a persons genetic code, of course he tried to get funding for it but was shot down each time because everyone thought the idea was ludicrous."
"Let me guess Luther didn't think so." Cliff said,
"Correct, we don't know much about the work that went on according to what data we've managed to acquire we know two things. First we believe that Luther wanted to use his genetic make up to create the ultimate Executioner, an Executioner specifically designed to kill you. And second was the name of the program, Project: Apocalypse."
"Apocalypse?" Nel asked slightly confused
"Back on Elicoor we knew it by a different name," Albel said from behind her "The Ragnor. The end of everything."
"Yes well, the experiment was largely a failure every one of the test programs died all except one, one survived but it was never finished he died before he could add the last part of the programming into it the part that would allow us to control it, you all saw to that." There was a long pause as the group took this information in
"So what your telling us that in a way Luther is still alive?" Cliff asked,
"Yes." Tiberius replied,
"I'm aware that this is very important but what does this have to do with Fayt?" Nel asked
"I'm coming to that, just bare with me. Anyway it seems before his death Luther was able to upload the Apocalypse program into the Eternal Sphere and because it was created from Luther it has all his drives, ambitions and its seems his insanity. The thing that we've named Apocalypse after the project that created it has found someway of creating others entities from its core program and nothing we do can erase them. We were in pretty deep when Mr Liengod showed up. I'm sure your aware of his impending death we he came to us in some hopes of finding a cure and struck a deal with us, if he destroyed the forces of Apocalypse for us we'd try and find a cure for him. And that's how it started, we supplied him with tools and information, upgraded him and he would solve our bug problem."
"Wait a second, you up graded him" Maria said confused
"Yes," Blaire said
"Thanks to Sophia's power of Alteration you are able to move between the Eternal Sphere and the real world but the fact is you are still programs created by us. We were able to increase his speed, strength, agility we have even increased his bodies natural ability to heal itself. An injury that would have put him out of action for weeks at a time now within a few hours."
"You said that you were looking for a cure for Fayt, have you found one?" Sophia asked daring to hope however the long pause told her the awful truth and tears began rolling down her cheeks
"When he arrived he'd already been to most of the Federations top scientific institutions but they always came back with negative results so just over six months ago he arrived here in hopes we'd have better luck. The damage done is irreversible, we have learned that the rate of consumption seems to be connected to his emotions, the calmer he is the slower the rate the more aggressive he feels the faster the rate. Based on this we've been able to synthesise a serum that at best slows down the rate of consumption." Blair said in an informative tone
"Then why doesn't he just keep using the serum?" Maria asked
"I'm afraid times running out, his body is beginning to reject it and all attempts to create a new serum that will slow the effect have thus far failed. Even after all our best efforts the out come is inevitable, Fayt Leingod is going to die by the very 'gift' his father inscribed into his DNA." Tiberius replied
"If he's been here all this time why didn't you get in contact and tell us?" Maria demanded
"Because he asked us not to, we were respecting his decision believing it would be better if he told you himself." Tiberius said.
There was another long silence finally Sophia couldn't hold it in any more she fell to her knees floods of tears streaming down her face, Blair then knelt down and helped her off the floor
"I'll look after her." She said to Tiberius as she led Sophia to the door.
There was another long silence then to everyone's surprise Albel broke it
"What was that song that he sang before he massacred all toughs worms?" he asked,
"It was the battle song of the Brunnen-G." Tiberius replied
"Brunnen-G?" Mirage asked recalling that Lerajie had mentioned them back on Elicoore.
"The Brunnen-G a race of romantic dreamers and warriors who were wiped out by the Executioners some 500 years ago, however unlike most of the 'bugs' that were erased they as the poet says 'would not go quietly into that long good night'. No they fought it took us almost three weeks to get them all yet somehow even though they'd grown to much they earned our respect, no others except you have resisted us until the bitter end."
A bleeping sound was heard
"Excuse me a second will ya?" Tiberius said as he turned to face a monitor behind him and Linna's face appeared
"Yes?" he asked her
Sir I thought you'd like to know that Mr Leingod has gone AWOL again.> she said Tiberius groaned
"Great. Oh well not to worry its no mystery where he goes he'll be back."
The monitor then went blank Tiberius turned around and found Nel right in front of him which made him jump
"Jesus…don't do that." He gasped
Nel the grabbed the collar of his shirt and pulled him down so the were no eye level with each other
"What's this about Fayt?" she asked in a demanding tone
"Oh he's just gone off again." Tiberius said a cold sweat rolling down his face "He's always doing this no need to panic."
"You let him wonder off on his own. Why didn't anyone try to stop him?" Maria said appalled
"You really going to tell him no?" Tiberius replied.
Nel growled she let go of the man before turning away and headed for the door
"Where you going?" Cliff asked
"To find him." She replied bluntly 'I need answers that only he can give me.'
Fayt was once again in Gemity his hood pulled over his head staring at the crowds, this is where he came when he wanted to be alone (which was ironic for two reasons
1) he wanted to be alone so he went to a place that was packed with people and
2) because he was alone anyway or so he said.)
He looked at the people walking around here to enjoy themselves and forget whatever hardship they faced in their daily lives before going home to their loved ones
'Home.'
As far as Fayt was concerned he had no home and he had no family.
After the war with Luther two years ago he and Sophia went looking for their families Sophia had found her parents were safe and sound but Fayts mother had not been so lucky, she'd been severely injured by the Vendeeni and later died from her injuries. He had no place to return to and no one wait and worry about him but that was the way he wanted it. If he had no home and no one to care about him then no one would miss him, and if nobody missed him when his power eventually killed him no one would care that he was dead.
"Mind if I sit here?"
a voice quickly brought Fayt back to reality and looking up he saw Nel standing over him
"It's a free universe." He replied shrugging his shoulders the red haired maiden sat down, there was along silence between the two of them
"Why do you wear that ridicules hood?" it wasn't the question Nel wanted to ask but she never was one to start a conversation and she figured it was the best way to break the silence
"Do I comment on the way you dress." Fayt replied, "Had Earth survived the only places you'd fit in would be a Science fiction convention."
Nel stared at him confused, mainly because she had no idea what a Science fiction convention was, she then grabbed the hood and pulled in down and got her first really good look at him.
Like his clothes, aura and attitude Fayts face was different somehow more defined, his hair was longer but still as messy and untamed as before, there was also a good deal of stubble on his face but what she was most shocked about was the scar on his left cheek she wondered how she'd missed that.
Fayt turned his head to look at her he was currently wearing dark glasses and didn't resist as Nel removed them and saw an eye patch covering his right eye
"It'll take some time for it to heal properly." He said as he retrieved the glasses from her and returned his attention to the crowds.
The two of them then sat in silence for a while on the surface Nel was calm and content but under it all an inferno of emotion was bubbling away and the question she most wanted an answer to was rising to the surface
"Why did you just disappear Fayt. Why didn't you contact me?"
But instead the second most important question to her list came up instead
"And what would you and the people on that backwater planet been able to do for me? Less then squat." Fayt snapped Nel stared at him and recalled what Tiberius had told her and the others but it still didn't stop from hurting slightly
"I know what you're trying to do, Blair and Tiberius told us what's happening to you and because of it you're trying to push everyone away so they won't care when you die. Know this Fayt no matter how much you threaten us, insult us or assault us Sophia, Cliff, Peppita, Maria, Mirage, myself and even Albel not to mention anyone who knows you will always care about you."
Fayt then got up "Leave me alone."
He then walked off but Nel was quickly on her feet and made her way after him she then grabbed his right shoulder
"What do you want from me?" He asked "And let's not play all this twenty questions crap. What are you really after?"
"Fine, the letter you wrote Sophia. What you said about me what does it mean?" she asked
"Ah the letter, I'd almost forgotten I'd written it. Seems like a lifetime ago." Fayt said more to himself then to her
"What did it mean?" Nel repeated as she grabbed his head and forced him to look at her
"Take it anyway you want." Fayt said as he removed her hands "It doesn't matter anymore, the person who wrote it doesn't exist anymore, far as I'm concerned he died two years ago."
Nel was about to say something when a bleeping was heard and Fayt pulled out his communicator
"What?" he asked
Leingod report back to command centre we have a new mission for you.> A voice on the other end replied
Fayt said nothing as he replaced his communicator and walked off with Nel on his trail
"Fayt what in the name of Apris are you doing, your still not completely recovered from your injuries it would be a really bad idea for you to go anywhere in your current condition."
'What is she now my mother?' "I recall that in the past such a minor detail never stopped you." He said as he stepped through the teleporter that would take them back to the Sphere company.
The two of them arrived and met with Tiberius as well as Cliff and the others being there but Fayt paid them no mind
"What's this new mission?" he asked Tiberius then typed in a few codes on a nearby computers and on a very large screen a picture of planet which appeared similar to the way Earth had looked
"This is Austenia 3, its an U.D.P. around early 19th century. We have received information from one of our agents in the Eternal Sphere that Apocalypse has some interest in this planet though we're not sure what. Your mission is to go there and make sure whatever plans he has fails." Tiberius said he then opened a box on the table he was standing next to and removed a bulky looking gauntlet
"We also have this for you. This gauntlet has a built in commentator and a holo projection unit."
Fayt then pulled the glove onto his right hand as Tiberius removed a small luminous yellow cylinder Fayt then took it from his and pushed it into his left ear
"Fayt, what are you doing?" Sophia shrieked she then made to lung forward and remove the devise when Tiberius put a hand on her shoulder
"No need to worry Ms Esteed. The devise is called a Bable, it's a universal translator which through a complex matrix makes the user fluent in all forms of communication." "Who will you be sending to assist me?" Fayt ask once the Bable was sitting comfortably in his ear "I'm afraid you'll be on your own again." Tiberius replied
"Whatever." Fayt replied,
"Wait," Maria said, "He'll be on his own again?"
"Yes we have a number of agent programs operating in the Eternal Sphere, normally Mr Leingod is accompanied on his missions but lately something has been erasing them." Tiberius said,
"Could Apocalypse be behind this?" Cliff asked
"It's a possibility but at this time we believe it highly unlikely. We no evidence to connect Apocalypse to the eraser of our agents at this time." Tiberius replied
"And you're just going to send him in there all by himself? No way I'm going with him." Nel said
"And me." Cliff said,
"Count me in too." Mirage said,
"Don't forget me." Peppita said excitedly,
"If their all going then I suppose I'll have to come along as well to make sure they don't get killed." Maria said,
"I shall go as well." Sophia said,
"I shall go to make sure no one kills Leingod except me." Albel growled Tiberius let out a small laugh
"I had a feeling that you all might say that." He then reached behind his desk and revealed another metal box, inside were seven more Bables and there was also seven metal bracelets
"These are mobile holoemitters, which means you guys won't have to worry about dressing up and you won't need to worry about how they work, they'll activate as soon as you enter the Eternal Sphere. Unless Mr Leingod here has a problem with you guys tagging along I suggest you head back to Gemity and begin."
Once the man was finished the eight of them headed for the transporters to begin the first part their new adventure.
AN Well there you go chapter 9 which was orginaly part of chapter 8 but was taking forever to write so I cut it in half into 2 seprate chapters. So what do you think great, good, average or suck ass review and tell me. I know some of it is hardlyoriginaland in places a little far fetched but there you go plus I thought it was a good way to bring Luther back from the dead. Don't expect to see chapter 10 anytime soon, I have a shit load of assingments to do over the Christmas and New Year period for University but will try to upload it as soon as I can. One note are any of you or know anyone who has a good knowlage ofthe world of Jane Austain because next chapter the gang go to a Pride & Prejudice type world and so anyone who has a good knowlage would be useful to have on board. Merry Christmas Peace.