AC: Here's the short story 8 developing a little about Vix'ben and Lam'inkal.

Short story 8: Vix'ben and Lam'inkal conflict

(After chapter 22)

Remi walked at the plaza of Shell city. He felt so good when he could walk around free, minus the few glared most M'arrillians were giving him. He could tolerate them without trouble; it was mostly a curious one and not a hateful one. The citizen never went outside of the Deep Mine during the war.

He nodded to a few of them with a smile, but they didn't really reply. They were cautious about him and he didn't mind that. He heard a sound and he immediately recognised it. It was becoming common. It was a little sad that this sound was familiar.

Vix'ben and Lam'inkal were already at the middle of their trash talk. They were arguing once again.

The only good thing was that Lam'inkal never brought anything about his fear of Bahrakatan. He was afraid about it too.

Lam'inkal pushed Vix'ben. Vix'ben replied the same way.

Remi decided to disarm the situation. He ran between them and he played the mediator.

"Hey! Calm down you two! No one wants want another fight here. You already fight yesterday, and the day before that, and before that." Remi asked.

They both calmed two when they saw Remi. The fight was stopped for now.

"How did all of this even started?" Remi asked to himself. He realised he said it outloud.

The two M'arrillians looked at each other's.

"It's his fault! My fault?! No! It's your fault! Stop saying the same thing!" The both shouted at the same time.

Remi face palm with a smile.

"Okay. Can you explain what happen please?" Remi asked. He wondered if he could end this conflict once and for all. He knew they will not have the same version. "Lam'inkal. You can explain first."

"Sure. You want the true after all. There is one thing everyone could agree, is that we always had a conflict even before the war. He always said that he's the best compare to me, which isn't true." Lam'inkal said.

"You liar! I'm the best." Vix'ben shouted.

"Wait your turn." Remi said.

"It worsen when during the war. I was in command, but he thought he was the best. I planned a perfect strategy to flank the Overworlder in one town. Everything was perfect, we were supposed to circle the town and put them into submission, but Vixy decided to do what he wants and he was lucky. He invaded the town and we had to improvise by charging at it. We could have lost, but we had heavier casualty than if you followed a perfect well planned plan!" Lam'inkal explained. "You let your ego control you. You could have cost so many lives."

"Ha! You can kiss my butt because it's not the true Lam'inkal." Vix'ben replied in a mocking tone.

"Vixy! I'm telling the true!" Lam'inkal replied.

"Okay! Anything else about this?" Remi asked.

"No. That's how it worsens. I don't remember how it started." Lam'inkal concluded.

"Okay. Vix'ben, your turn."

"Finally you will hear the true." Vix'ben said.

"HA!" Lam'inkal made when he crossed his arms. Vix'ben glared at his rival before turning back to Remi.

"The plan. He said its all perfect; a flawless plan. That's ridiculous. His plan had many flaws that most of us could see. His encirclement of town wasn't really possible. We didn't have the ground average and the town knew it. I saw their defense position. They put their battlegear in a dispersed manner. They were expecting a plan like that. I tried to talk him out of it, but he didn't listen." Vix'ben started.

"You were the only one who saw that! No other scout!" Lam'inkal shouted at him.

"Yeah. No other shout had the guts to talk against you. That's what happens! I saw that the plan will cause our doom or massive lost. So I decided to disobey you and I took some soldier and charged alone. I knew you will charge too since you wants the glory. They didn't expect that and we defeated them thanks to my disobedience Lam'inkal! About the origin of the conflict, I don't know." Vix'ben concluded.

"My plan was flawless. You just do that because you never obey me. You always doubt me and insult me!" Lam'inkal shouted.

"Because you are stupid." Vix'ben replied.

Lam'inkal tackled Vix'ben. Their foreheads were in contact and they trash talk again.

Every M'arrillians knew a fight was imminent once again. Remi knew he had to end it before it begun.

He was still between them. So he pushed their belly, trying to separate them.

"Calm down now. You are mature adult! If you fight here, you'll wreck the town again and end up in prison! Again!" Remi warned.

They both looked at Remi. They knew he was right. They couldn't hurt him or Gal'Drad will be after their tail. They also liked him and didn't want to hurt him, one thing they agree on. They broke off and went their separate way.

The worse didn't happen.

"I can't believe they listen to me." Remi commented.

The M'arrillians who witnesses it thanked him for sparing the town today. Remi knew they were used to it, but they preferred when nothing was destroyed.

"You manage to stop their fight. I'm impressed." A Coral soldier said.

He was by his side.

"Their comments are bot biased. I don't know anything about the war, but I don't feel either tell the true. I wanted to know how this started." Remi said.

"It's simple. I was there the first time; when Vix'ben puked nervously on a female. He then puked again, but he was over the water. He just never saw that Lam'inkal was in the water. He saw the one who vomit on him. The next day, Lam'inkal shouted at Vix'ben and insulted him. The fight started that way. Just something stupid." The guard said.

"That's surprising. I thought it was more." Remi said.

"They don't need more." The guard chuckled.

The guard nodded and walked away. He didn't have to call the guard and he was happy about it.

"Well, even here, anything could cause an unrealistic major conflict. Even the Cothica cannot end it definitely." Remi concluded.

AC: This is the end of the short story 8. The next one will be serious.

Short story 9: Gal'Drad the hero.