Chapter 12
Depth of Sorrow
"I couldn't do it, Lieutenant Fade "said Jack
"I failed Joey"continued Jack
"You tried Jack, this is not your fault" said Fade
"No, it is I just didn't-I wanted to help" said Jack
"What do I do now? He was the last of my family" said Jack
"You continue fighting for him and yourself" said Fade
"No matter what you keep going, Jack" continued Fade
Fade looked back at Jack holding onto his lancer in one hand. Jack stayed down listening to his captain's words.
Fade speaks his words to Jack…..
"There will be those moments were you will be alone"
"Moment's that will show you if you're strong enough to survive, to live "
"There will be times when neither I nor anyone else will be there in time to back you up"
"In those times when either outnumbered by countless, you choose to live or die"
"Knowing if you survive you can live to fight another day, live to save another life"
"Saving another life and losing, one before gives you the strength and will to save the rest"
"The value of a life is unmeasureable, but the will of an individual can become more by each life"
"Cherishing what you have now gives you more than what you had before this moment"
"In these dark times Jack you need to have the will to keep going, because we depend on you"
Fade stops speaking and walks over to Jack as Jack looks up to him seeing his Onyx Guard armor scraped. Dented, slashed at angles, Jack noticed the white glowing lights, and Fade looking forward.
Fade continues…..
"Jack the team, Bronx and Sarah even me, we need you to be here to help us in our times of need"
"We won't always be this careful, that is why we stand tall, strong, determined to save the many that we can"
"My Family along with many other Gear families have fought along with a saying in their hearts that have kept them going"
Fade's family saying….
"If I can save the lives of many then I have lived a good life, I will be seen not only as a soldier but as a Legend in the many Gears of the turning War"
Jack notices the strength in Fade's words and looks back at his brother's corpse. Jack grabs ahold of Joey's C.O.G. tags.
"Take this moment Jack and let it all out" said Fade as he walked forward
Jack looked into the tags seeing the full name along with the ID number as he gripped it closed and slammed his fists down into the soil.
Jack speaks his words
"…I'm sorry Joey but I promise you"
"I'm going to try again and this time I'm not going to hold back"
"I'm going to save the lives that I can, so that no one else has to lose anyone anymore"
"So that I can take their pain away, so they can live happily knowing that there siblings are returning"
"I'm going to be stronger like Fade, rest well now brother"
Jack grabs his brother's fallen lancer, and stood up. Jack looked at the body and bowed to him paying his respects. Jack reloaded the Lancer without it jamming, his confidence felt stronger than before. Jack walked past the limbs without any regrets and walked towards his team.
