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"My name is Mithos." He said.

"Are you named after Mithos the hero?" asked Seles.

"…I think so. My parents died before I could ask them." Said Mithos.

"I'm sorry to hear that." Said Virginia.

"It's okay. It happened when I was just a baby. I never knew them." Said Mithos sadly.

Lucky you. Thought Seles. You weren't old enough to remember it. You won't go through life regretting the mistakes they made. You aren't shipped to some Martel forsaken place so people can't see you and wish that it never happened. You, at least, get a chance to try.

The uncomfortable silence hung over them.

Fortunately Virginia was there to break it.

"What happened to you?" said Virginia.

"Huh?"

"We found you in the water right after a large ship burst in to flame. What's your connection to it?" asked Virginia.

"Oh, that." Mithos sighed. "It's kinda a long story…"

"You're the biggest thing that's happened since Virginia came here six months ago." Said Seles. "The most changes I get in a week are the swapping of the Papal knights at my doorstep. I've waited here for nine years, soon to be ten. Any story would be a welcome. I haven't had any one to make me feel wanted for the longest time. If you think I can't wait for a ending, that's where you'd be wrong."

Then she ran over what she just said. "I… I'm…so…I'm sorry…"

Why had I shown so much emotion, so suddenly? And with a total stranger, no less?

"Seles…" began Virginia.

The tension was so thick, you could cut it with a knife.

Why do I do such stupid things? I just revealed half my past to a person that simply came here!

"The past is the past and the past is harsh." He said. "If you could go and do over your mistakes and anyone else's, would you do it?"

"I don't know how many million times I've asked myself that question…" said Seles.

"The question isn't 'would you do it', it's 'would it make the outcome even worse?'" said Virginia.

I don't really know…there are all sorts of things to change that one. My mother, my father, my step-mother…and my brother…

"The outcome can't be much worse than it already is for me. I would do it, because she should have lived…" said Mithos.

Seles couldn't help it. She put her hand on his shoulder. He looked up.

"Alright, I'll tell you."

Flashback. Mithos's POV.

Three months ago, I ended up in Sybak. Don't ask how I got there. It's a longer story than the one I'm telling now.

Back on track, the scientists there wanted to do tests on me, and were close to it. But something happened first.

"He will be perfect to do tests on."

"Of course! Now we can finally began where the pope left off!"

"With his special blood, we can eliminate all the worlds half-elves!"

Kate was moving to the secret exit. She was almost there. Her brow was covered in sweat.

"The half-elf banishment is about to take-"

"Doctor Livingstone, I presume?"

Two half-elves came to the lab, and walked right in. They didn't bother knocking.

"What's it to you?"he asked the two. He didn't notice the pointed ears, which I knew they had. I was behind a curtain, hidden from sight, only a few yards away from the door.

"We have something we need to talk to you about." Said the second. This voice was male and young. The first one was older and feminine.

"It'll wait 'till later, I'm busy." He said .

"This cannot wait." Said the female.

"It can wait for me." That's what I hated about Livingstone. He thinks he rules the world. If the end of the world came, he would say it could wait for him.

"This won't wait!" said the male, louder and stronger. These were brave half-elves. Not only had they marched up to the guy when he was doing his work, They were insisting that he give them a meeting.

"Don't interrupt a genius when he's working!" Now this was getting on my nerves. I began to move to the exit.

"If you deny us this meeting, you do not deserve you title of scientist." The female said.

"Get out my office, or there will consequences!" he yelled.

"Bring it on!" said the male.

"Guards!"

"Imagine,he can't even fight his own battles." Said the female.

The guards entered.

"These two interrupted my work. Take them away!"

The smell of something burning came in a hurry.

"Holy crap! That kid's a mage!"

"HOT!"

"Getitoff Getitoff Getitoff!!!"

"That's what you get for messing with me!" said the male.

By then, the curtain and me behind it had moved almost to the door. Kate, put her hand to the button…

"Now!"

I toke on burst of speed and ran out the door in a hurry.

I ran to the port. Lucky me, a ship was about to depart and they needed a deckhand. I boarded without an another thought.

There, I was met by the first mate.

"Young man, what are you doing here?"he had a hint of distrust in his voice. I knew he could see my ears.

"I heard you needed a deckhand and I would like to take the job. Will you please take me to the captain so I can get formally introduced?"I said, getting right to the point.

"Yes, of course. Follow me."

He took me to the cabin.

"Captain, we have a sign up for the job."

"Wonderful. Bring him in."

I walked in.

"So, you came for a job, correct?"said the captain. He didn't seem to be in the mood for being nice. That was fine with me. I had worse in my life than not nice.

"That's right."

"Why were you late? The ship is leaving."

"I'm sorry, I had a bit of trouble in Sybak."

"If I were to hire you, what would you work for?"

"At least two meals a day, eight hours of sleep, and my right to be anonymous."

"Fine, I'll hire you. You shall get three decent meals a day, a hammock to sleep on, and no paperwork."

"Deal."

So, I spent my days working on the ship. It wasn't very pleasant work, but it kept me away from Sybak, and it gave me something to do. I kept at it, until,

Ding! Bong! Ring!

I awoke as the bell sounded.

"Ten more minutes…"

"Dammit! Everybody up!!"yelled the sailor.

"what's goin' on?" asked the guy below me.

"A Volt bomb was found in storage! It's set to go in a few hours!"

That woke up everyone. Summon spirit bombs were some of the best kind of explosives on the market, if not the most expensive. Each worked best in it's own element. Like a Gnome bomb worked best in Asgard, and a Sylph bomb did the most damage in the mines.

A Volt bomb would be bad in Sybak, but on the sea, It would be no short of deadly.

I got out of bed in a flash, only to hit my head on the ceiling. The guy below me hit his head on my backside.

"Can't you idiots do this right?!"said the sailor.

I looked at the scene. Several people hit their heads. Some were on the floor, one foot still in the hammock. A few had gone right to the floor; themselves, hammocks, and sometimes the person below them. One guy had even done all three.

"Apparently not."I said.

He sighed. "Alright, let's at least try to do this…"

"Fine be us."I said.

In a half hour, (The time it had taken everyone to detangle themselves, get dressed, run out the door, trip on the stairs, and right themselves again) we made it to the deck.

We were met by absolute chaos.

"What's going on?"

"HELP!!"

"Mommy, the captain is crying like a baby!"

Everybody on the ship was out and awake. Captain, shipmates, sailors, deckhands, passengers, maids, cooks, waiters…everyone who could be on a ship was there. This was not going to be a calm mission. Any small problem and mass panic would break out.

My fellow deckhands and I started whispering to each other.

"Oh my gosh, there's a lot of people here…"

"This is just wonderful."

"And there are no lifeboats anywhere!"

"Perfect, just perfect…"

"I vote we tell nobody about the bomb. There are too many people here. We don't want to make any more confusion than there already is." I said.

"And I second that vote. Panic is not going to help us."

"Okay, all in favor, say aye."

"Aye!"

"All not in favor, say Nay."

Silence followed.

"It's decided. We tell no one about it useless they already know."

"How do we know if they know?"

"They talk to you about it first."

"Oh, I got it."

"Alright, let's spit up and find out where, when and everything else that we need to know." I said.

"Meet everyone in one hour. We can share what we find in the kitchen."

"Okay."

I decided to talk to some of the other people in the chaos. I had a better way to find out if they knew. I got a notebook out of my small bag.

I went up to young girl, holding a rag doll.

"Excuse me, do you know what's going on?" I asked her.

"No, Momma and Dada won tell me…" she said.

"…What's your name?"

"Rae."

"How old are you?"

She proudly held up three fingers.

"Where are your parents?"

"Dey're lost."

"You mean you're lost."

"No, Dey're lost. I'm looking for Dem."

"You want me to help you look for them?"

"Yeah!"

We started walking.

"Are you hoping to do something at the next port?"

"Momma and dada are moving to Palm coaster to get jobs."

"Palm coaster…oh, you mean Palmacosta."

"Yeah. Dada is hoping to be a guard and Momma wants to work at a shop "

"Shop?"

"Yeah, it was ball or something…"

"Marble's?"

"Dat the one."

"Rae, there you are!"

A middle aged couple came running towards us.

"Momma! Dada!" Rae went running to them.

"I'm so glad you're safe!" said the woman.

"Next time stay by us, okay?" said the man.

"Okay. Momma, dada, I want you to meet this person who helped me find you."

They turned to me.

"Son, I'm grateful for your help. Thank you." Said the man.

"Yes. Thank you." Said the woman.

"Dank you vely, vely, much!" said Rae.

"Your welcome."

"I found something in Flanoir that might help you. You could sell it and live somewhere."

"Oh, no, I don't need a…"

"You don't need a reward, but you deserve one." Said the woman.

"Okay."

"This stone I found, It might be worth something." He continued.

"Alright." I toke the stone.

"And maybe this will help." The woman held a piece of metal. I toke it, too.

"I have something to!" said Rae.

"Huh?"

"Take dolly. She wants to be with you."

"Rae, are you sure?" said the man.

"You had that doll since I don't know when." Said the woman.

"Me sure. Dolly want to be with… What your name?"

"Mithos."

"Okay, Dolly with Mithos now." She gave me the doll.

"Thank you. Oh, I should be going."

"So long."

"Good luck."

"Bye, Mithos!"

I gave Rae a last look… and for a second, I saw my sister's face.

I rubbed my eyes and headed to the kitchen. Right on time, everyone was there.

"Okay peoples, don't be shy, what did everyone find out?"

"Nothing."

"Zero."

"Nada."

"Well, you got your answer." I said.

Tick, tock. Tick, Tock.

"Wait a minute, do you guys hear something?" I asked the crew. They looked at me like I was crazy.

"Oh, never mind…"

Tick, tock, tick. Tick, tock, tick.

There it was again, only faster, louder.

Tick, tock, tick, tock. Tick, tock, tick, tock.

"Hey, I think the kid may be right. I do hear a weird sound."

"I told you." I said.

Tick, tick, tick. Tock, tock, tock.

"I hear it to!"

"That's a strange noise."

Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.

"Where is it coming…"

"Oh, crap…"

"No way…."

Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick.

"It's Coming from under the floor!" I said.

"If you say so."

"Don't just sit there, start looking under the floor!"

TICK, Tick, Tick, Tick, TICK.

"Found It!" I yelled.

It was a Volt bomb, alright. Copper, moist, with a purple lightening bolt.

And the countdown was under minute.

TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK.

"Three words: say your prayers."

We did just that. Some out loud, some in silence, some for themselves, and some for others, but everyone was praying.

"My dear sister, I hope that you have finally found eternal rest. I'm sorry for everything that I have done, both to you, and to the world. If there is some way that I can make it up, to everyone, then please, allow me make it up. If I don't change, at least I could have tried to. To get over the past, make friends with present, and change the future!"

I felt as if weight had been taken off my back. I now could go on to face my sister in the afterlife. If I was going that direction.

"Rae, If I'm not going up, than tell my sister not to worry. You're going up, and you deserve it."

TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK, click.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!

Lightening shot out of bomb, and rained down from the sky. I went flying.

But for some odd reason, I didn't get hit. I just felt a tingling and the debris, which were also coming in small amounts.

Then two big pieces of wood came my way. One hit my arm, causing a lot of pain, and the next one hit my head. I don't know when I hit the water. But by luck, I ended up near enough to an Island that I was rescued.

End Flashback. End Mithos POV.

"Whoa, that was amazing…" said Seles.

"Truly." Said Virginia.

"Well, It's my story." Said Mithos.

"Let's enjoy breakfast, so we can think on a full stomach." Said Virginia.

"Okay." Said Seles.

After eating, Virginia and Seles helped him remove the bandages. Then the three went down to find Tessa and Claudia.

"Ah, you're awake. I'm so glad." Said Tessa.

"That's Tessa, with the glasses. And That's Claudia, with the brown hair." Said Seles.

"Pleased to meet you." Said Mithos.

"Likewise, it's a pleasure." Said Claudia.

"I'm Charmed." Said Tessa.

"So, what's Mithos going to do here?" said Virginia.

"Would it be okay if stayed here?" asked Mithos.

"No problem with us." Said Claudia.

"I'm fine with it." Said Tessa.

"Is it okay with you, Seles?" asked Virginia.

"You bet!"

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