DARKNESS WITHIN THE KNIGHT CH.3 ANSWER AND FATE.

Today is the day I thought as I got up from my bunk. Today is the day I decide my fate and probably that of Atmos and I will live with regrets no matter which side I choose for now that I have piper by my side im not even sure what to do anymore. So I went to see piper and told her the truth about what happened and she was angry with me and said "You better not join her because for all you know it's a trick and besides if you do I will never forgive you and I will personally beat you in the air and save Atmos from you" "piper my whole family is alive." "Blade we are your family too and you have to remember that and that we are always going to have your back' "piper I think I was never meant to have my family and be happy again if I refuse but if I do accept I will lose you and the others" "blade "she says as she comes over to me and hugs me and I stay in her warm embrace for a few minutes until I heard the sound of switchblades and then stork said the cyclonians were attacking. I immediately ran to my skimmer to find it was not working for some reason and the only working spare Skimmer was the switchblade Elite Cyclonis gave me and I zoomed out of the Hangar on my own and began Fly towards the dark ace and Aerrow when I was within speaking distance my father said "Blade my son what is your answer" I replied " I am still unsure even though it would be nice to be a family Again but they are my family to" he flew over and piper and the others were there shocked when he laid a hand on my shoulder and said "we will give you two more days son but then the master will come herself for your answer and Aerrow will stay with you for the time being" " But I don't think that's a good idea besides the others will never agree to this" Blade… Please just go along with this Cyclonis has stopped her attacks until she gets your answer" "alright lets go Aerrow but don't hurt my friends or Radarr" "wait Radarr is alive?"

"Yes he is come on" I say as we fly back. The others began to avoid me after I gave them my explanation and the only ones who were with me most of the time was Aerrow and Radarr who was always by my brothers side and was back where he belonged Aerrow took of his armor and put on ours and said" You know being a talon isn't all its kept up to be and the fact the master seems to have a thing for you means she won't leave you alone" "I know" I say He lays a hand on my shoulder and smiles with sincerity and kindness in his eyes and says " We will go through it together brother as I was meaning to leave her service and I feel as if I belong here beside you and Father may join us if we can get him to see we are right" And I smile. it was a day later that we engaged some murk raiders that one had Injured piper and I turned And Became something else and smiled a sinister smile as I swung my blade and cut a gash in his side and cut all of their weapons and gave them deep gashes with my sword I wasn't myself and I was about commit the ultimate sin of killing when piper stops me and I scared everyone as my eyes were coloured red and I snapped out of it. piper didn't forgive me even though I wasn't myself it was the next day that when I tried to Apologize that she said " Blade im sorry but.. I don't love you anymore you scared us all and as you were about to kill and that's something a SkyKnight doesn't do.. and I can't love a man who has stained his hands with blood and I am sorry but I love arrow now" Those words hit me where it hurt and I turned and said with malice and feeling betrayed" Go then and be with Aerrow and leave me alone and don't ever come near my quarters again" with that I left and went to my room and slammed the door shut and shouted in rage and frustration which the whole crew heard and thought I had finally snapped except for Aerrow and piper they knew I was angry and now embittered. I walked up to the mirror and saw that my eyes were red and my hair a shade growing darker and knew the answer to Cyclonis and smiled an evil grin. I would join Cyclonia and show Atmos I no longer am held back and that I don't live in my twins shadow and all would fear my name and I would Have my revenge on the two of them. It was at this moment that the kind and gentle me was destroyed.

(yes you think im wandering from the plot but im not him and Aerrow join forces defeat Cyclonis later because she went insane with power and blade does it to save Atmos and redeem himself as well as save his childhood friend In a Later Chapter but this is where things get interesting and I meant to say in chapter 1`s summary that blade Joins Cyclonia to join his father and attend to his mother as well.)

I looked at myself in the mirror and said "im no longer blade Strike As he has died this very day from this day forth I am the Crimson Ace" It was an hour later that Cyclonis herself came and attacked the Condor and I flew out and everyone noticed something was off from the grin I gave them but they didn't know what I was about to do as I flew out on the switchblade and when I met Cyclonis gave her a nod and she tossed me a fire bolt and the dark ace came and told me to prove my loyalty to Cyclonia.

I flew in formation with the talons and flew to the middle of the battle where my former squad could see me as I gave them I evil smile and piper was angry when she saw that I shot down Finn and I then removed the blue striker and threw it to her and she caught it and looked at me with anger and I inserted a fire bolt into my sword and charged them and they all fell one by one until it was Aerrow and piper left and she was furious at this point and said "Blade why did you betray us and join her"

"Because on Cyclonia I will be appreciated once more and I will gain more than I could ever want and I have my true family and besides after what happened yesterday you all lost respect and thought I was no longer one of you and don't say otherwise Because I could see it your eyes and you didn't care for me any longer not while you all have your precious Aerrow" "Blade I will never forgive you and neither will Atmos for your betrayal " "you know what piper that's fine with me and the names not Blade anymore

"I AM THE CRIMSON ACE NOW" I Raised my sword and fired a bolt of energy which hit her heli-scooter and she fell only to have Aerrow catch her and I smiled a devilish smile and laugh a evil laugh that forever haunt their dreams. As master Cyclonis called the retreat I followed suit and I flew with them to Cyclonia.

My former friends stared as I flew off and some were still in shock that I there SkyKnight betrayed them and shot them down all because they thought I was crazy and didn't bother to help me through the heartache and Radarr he was the only one I would miss beside me. It was that day piper told them why I was so angry and had so much resentment for them. they all thought she truly loved me and when they saw me go berserk when she was injured thought I was trying to save her and she knew that but she said what she said to me that crushed my heart. As Aerrow entered my old room and read my journal it was hard for him to swallow that I had a harder life than he did. When starling heard she swore she would beat some sense into me and return me to them.

Meanwhile on Cyclonia..

As we landed the talons all stared in awe and in shock that a SkyKnight betrayed his own squadron

And were in all honesty afraid as they had all heard of me. And as one bothered to say "isn't that the SkyKnight of the storm hawks with the commander and the master?' so I looked back at him and he saw my face with a hardened emotionless face but with malice in my eyes. It was at the next moment I walked into the throne room and swore the oath that all talons took and swore my allegiance to her

And as I did so without regrets she smiled and bid me rise when I finished.

And I was givn my new armour and adorned it and stood with my father beside the master and Ravess still though I was a nuisance until she figured out the dark ace was my father. It was that day I burned my storm hawks uniform and I changed from knight to general in an empire bent on domination.

It was over the next few days I was still conflicted but I had job to do and I was going to do it.