Chapter 57

Never to speak Again

There was still a thought of emptiness around me. The light dimmed tarps that only broke through by the sun itself. The thought of sorrow came to me once again, having only shame to bring me down. I could only imagine what I could've done back there. If only it never had to be done, if he would've let the tenno go, instead of signing his own death wish within that moment of their execution. I could remember each frame they had on screen, a Nyx, Mag, and a Loki, all crouched to their knees, begging for mercy. Neither me or the other tenno could rescue them in time, but the phoenix in that room, seemed to be a obscure target for the minister himself.

Then I began to realize something, while I was rattling my chains that were stuck to my legs. The Oculus, something that was used while I was being mended back together, into this monstrosity. Even though it seemed so easy, it was actually impossible, as something drained its power a long time ago during the entering of Equinox's tower. I sighed for a second, and then attempted to go back to sleep, since I had nothing much to do, unless it was escaping and getting my head yanked off my Desto. When I was about to fully close my eyes, the wooden door opened, revealing a very bright essence, as if the sun just came through the entrance. The thought was confusing, as there was no figure opening the door, but then I realized that it was just Elise, walking in while glowing in the bitter darkness.

"What are you doing...?" I questioned.

"I want to help you get out of here, That's what." She replied.

"What for!?" I exclaimed.. "There is no point!"

"Let me guess, you are staying." Elise guessed. "Just because of one single person, out of the thousands you killed with your own talons affecting a small village."

I nodded my head, agreeing with her, and letting her know that she answered correctly. She came a bit closer, wrapping her long and white tail around the chain. "Last time I remember, you told me with your own mouth, claiming that you were a Tenno yourself." She said while snapping the chain with her slim tail. "I have saw them before, they do the same as you did, only on a much larger scale."

"What does that have to do with me killing the prime minister?" I pondered.

"Well, what did you notice when you were fighting alongside them?" Elise asked. "Anything... Familiar?"

"No, only fighting against the grineer, Corpus, Raiding the remains of the Orokin, purifying the system from the Infestation." I stated. "I really do not see what this has to do with why I am choosing to stay here right now."

"Agh.. Akaz." Elise complained. "What I meant was, you did all that, to protect the innocent. Bring balance to the system, and hope for peace."

"Its an eternal war.. You do not understand!" I disturbingly yelled. "I helped them, and I could not find a way for a way for them to settle out their differences."

"Well, there is always a way for a war to end." Elise suggested. "I really do need to go right now, but why dont you meet me up on the highest mountain, outside the forest? I am going to watch the stars, while it reminds me of home."

"No thanks. I get one limb out of this area, and I am basically screwed." I stated. "You do your thing, and please, watch over Sernos, and do not let Desto mess with you or him. Please."

"What is going on here..." said the same girl who helped me find who it was that Desto was talking about. " Get away from Akaz, Now."

She did what she ordered, and quietly walked out, as she shut it behind herself, and I tried to wave goodbye, but it was too late. The girl then readjusted the chains that was previously snapped by Elise, and exited out while Desto entered. He approached me with a sight of anger, hinting that he was about to start bending the choice that I have chosen. Desto jumped into the air, and attempted to stab me with a infested polearm, trying to cut through my scales. Although his tactic did not work as well as he thought, as he only made me slam down to the ground, while I looked right at the polearm. Some of my friends who side along the Tenno call it a Lesion, others just call it a infested Tipedo.

He muttered under his breath as he walked away, being uncontrollably angry, causing him to break through the wall and leave a huge enough hole through the wall for me to escape. Although, I was not planning to go through it anytime soon. I'd rather stay here and wait until they say I could leave. My body then was knocked out unconscious without warning, and I gone into a deep sleep while the sun was low on the left side of the horizon.

Visions kept on invading my mind like a eye looking at a open book. The images, shown everything, from birth to now, of what I have done wrong. The choices I made by myself, built up to this moment. If only I knew how to assassinate Lech Kril, I would've been still human, and I would be eliminating the threats, but then it came to me. If I known about how to take him down, then I would've never been able to prevent a huge empire from growing upon its space, and by then, I would've been dead. All the events seemed... related to each other, as if there was a million sequences, with only two leading to outcomes where I survive. The one I chose, was the right one, but now it has to move on now. Rasfa wanted me to find Giha, and take it back over from the Sevaeric.

My senses quickly came back to me, letting my sight see once again, and letting me take the environment around me. Now I know what had to be done. I had to try. Desto would probably kill me before the sentence is even up, but if I can go out and escape his grasp, there should be enough time for me to run and plan.I noticed the dark blue lights that pushes onto the dark soil, as I knew it was now night. Assuming what humans do at this time, this would be a perfect period to sneak around. There was no room for error, either I can swiftly navigate to Elise, or death. This could be my only chance, assuming that Elise probably rarely ever leaves the sites that we stay at.

I could feel the energy surging right through me, as I phased through the chains, and silently ran through the hole in the wall, and flying straight through the canopy. The only sound that caught my attention was the leaves rustling as my wings hit some of the branches. It was no longer snowing, or even cold, just the damp air surrounding the space around me. My wing beats quickly decreased as I began to hover over the sky. My head turned around, looking for Elise or just a very tall mountain, but I saw none.

It felt so saddening that the escape was for nothing, but then I saw two strange white lights that aligned with the moon itself. It was Elise, stargazing like she said. I flew over to the top of the mountain, landing right next to her, hoping she would greet me with a warm welcome.

"I'm here." I said while sitting right next to her.

"Didn't you say that you were going to stay there?" Elise reminded. "Or did you finally figure out what to do now."

"So, what did you invite me here for?" I asked. "Just finding a way to get back?"

"I want you.. to think carefully about everything you have done, present and past." Elise demanded. "I know that you are quite fond towards humans in general, but still, you cannot let a whole village degrade you into a pushover."

"I know." I stated.

"You are getting softer by your sympathy. I am not saying you should not have it." Elise suggested. "Its just that you should only give it to the people that deserve it. You are the son of Equinox after all."

"What if-" I tried to say.

"See, there you go again, questioning what you should do if a two legged primate asks for forgiveness and your apology." Elise complained. "If Rhenka was here, he would've broken you beyond repair." She said while tripping me with her strong tail. "Just sit here, and look where I am looking. Maybe this will remind you of what happened to your father."

(Cut it off short by 500 words since I wanted to make this go into something. So yeah, I guess I will see you all again next chapter.)