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He walked inside, then a teenage boy appeared, seems just a year or two younger than him,
"Hey," he said,
Rico nodded and said,
"Hey man,"
Brianna then interrupted and said,
"He is Celeste's boyfriend,"
Rico then replied casually and calmly,
"Not really, we only been out together once and only kissed once,"
He counted the entire session as one, no need to be precise.
The boy laughed and walked up to him and gave him props,
"Congrats man, wheels! I'm Alex, the only one with some sense in this family,"
"Thanks dude,"
"How old are you?" Alex asked casually,
"Sixteen,"
"Sick! You are in the military right? Royal Executioner?"
"Your guess," Rico said jokingly,
"Thats awesome dude!"
Rico then asked humorously,
"How did you all know me? Celeste sent you to stalk me or somethin'?"
"Almost, she wouldn't shut up about you last night,"
"Hey," he said,
Rico nodded and said,
"Hey man,"
Brianna then interrupted and said,
"He is Celeste's boyfriend,"
Rico then replied casually and calmly,
"Not really, we only been out together once and only kissed once,"
He counted the entire session as one, no need to be precise.
The boy laughed and walked up to him and gave him props,
"Congrats man, wheels! I'm Alex, the only one with some sense in this family,"
"Thanks dude,"
"How old are you?" Alex asked casually,
"Sixteen,"
"Sick! You are in the military right? Royal Executioner?"
"Your guess," Rico said jokingly,
"Thats awesome dude!"
Rico then asked humorously,
"How did you all know me? Celeste sent you to stalk me or somethin'?"
"Almost, she wouldn't shut up about you last night,"
Alex then went to shut the door, he then exclaimed,
"A Regality Princeps AT3OX? Your ride..uhh?"
"Rico, Rico de Romano,"
"Right, I knew that,"
"Anyways, it's mine, yeah," he said casually
"No joke right?!"
"Serious,"
"Thats a sick ride man!"
"Thanks, its a good speeder," he almost sounded bored,
"A GOOD speeder? Its the best!"
"Meh, never really compared,"
"A Regality Princeps AT3OX? Your ride..uhh?"
"Rico, Rico de Romano,"
"Right, I knew that,"
"Anyways, it's mine, yeah," he said casually
"No joke right?!"
"Serious,"
"Thats a sick ride man!"
"Thanks, its a good speeder," he almost sounded bored,
"A GOOD speeder? Its the best!"
"Meh, never really compared,"
"Die!!!" I heard over the comm
The enemy mech was in the air trying to drive his saber into me.
"Not today!" I yelled
I twisted around low to the ground. I used my left arm to deflect the saber. Completing the circular spin I drew my sword and swung it, blade down.
I kept with the circular momentum and sliced off the arm, I grabbed his sword with my left hand and severed the torso in two.
"Hey tori, I'm back." Adder said as he landed.
"Alright, lets blow this." I said
"Right" adder said as he blew up the bombs he planted at the surveillance antennaes.
the massive explosion left a billowing tower of smoke.
"Mission accomplished" I said
The enemy mech was in the air trying to drive his saber into me.
"Not today!" I yelled
I twisted around low to the ground. I used my left arm to deflect the saber. Completing the circular spin I drew my sword and swung it, blade down.
I kept with the circular momentum and sliced off the arm, I grabbed his sword with my left hand and severed the torso in two.
"Hey tori, I'm back." Adder said as he landed.
"Alright, lets blow this." I said
"Right" adder said as he blew up the bombs he planted at the surveillance antennaes.
the massive explosion left a billowing tower of smoke.
"Mission accomplished" I said
"Look at that!" I exclaimed
It was Kent in his Talon and Cade in his Breach fighting literally back to back.
"Comeon, we need to go!" I said
"Wait just a second." Adder said
"No time, closing in." I said
I throttled my wings to emergency thrust, further then ever before. The wings flared outwards and black phased particles were being emmitted from the golden feathers, making it seem like they were the jet black wings of a raven.
I pitched downwards and flew off at a break neck velocity.
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"What the hell is that?" Cade said
The jet black angelic silouhette flying at them.
I landed on an enemy mech, crushing the pilot in the process.
"I won't let you hurt them!" I yelled
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We had arrived back on the ship.
"Jesus christ, Sutori that was insane." Adder said
"To be quite honest I...I don't think I remember." I admitted
"Seriously?" Cade said
"You saved my ass and can't even remember it?" Kent said
"The last thing I remember was us escaping the atmosphere to land back on the solitude." I said
"Here comeon, I think we might be able to fish the combat tapes from the mechanics." Cade said
"Is it really that important?" I asked
"Tori, if you really can't remember. Then you do need to see this." Adder said
"Alright, alright."
It was Kent in his Talon and Cade in his Breach fighting literally back to back.
"Comeon, we need to go!" I said
"Wait just a second." Adder said
"No time, closing in." I said
I throttled my wings to emergency thrust, further then ever before. The wings flared outwards and black phased particles were being emmitted from the golden feathers, making it seem like they were the jet black wings of a raven.
I pitched downwards and flew off at a break neck velocity.
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"What the hell is that?" Cade said
The jet black angelic silouhette flying at them.
I landed on an enemy mech, crushing the pilot in the process.
"I won't let you hurt them!" I yelled
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We had arrived back on the ship.
"Jesus christ, Sutori that was insane." Adder said
"To be quite honest I...I don't think I remember." I admitted
"Seriously?" Cade said
"You saved my ass and can't even remember it?" Kent said
"The last thing I remember was us escaping the atmosphere to land back on the solitude." I said
"Here comeon, I think we might be able to fish the combat tapes from the mechanics." Cade said
"Is it really that important?" I asked
"Tori, if you really can't remember. Then you do need to see this." Adder said
"Alright, alright."
Rico sat in the living room chatting with Alex and Brianna, just random chatter, killing time.
"You know, it is Celeste's birthday today," Brianna said, and Alex finished for her, "Turning sixteen, and one year since she graduated from Medical School,"
"Is that so?" Rico said thoughtfully, "she graduated at age fifteen?"
"Yeah, I know it is hard to believe, but my sister is a genius, she was involved in a lot of athletics, and she was really good, no time for anything except for studying and sports, not counting how long she takes in the showers or getting ready...well, a lot of boys tried to wheel her, and I mean A LOT, she just didn't have the time,"
Alex then continued, "Most of them were scared of my dad anyways, not counting the load of the panzees were scared to ask her out, they probably don't get how overrated Celeste is, trust me, I been with her all my life,"
"Competition eh? No problem," Rico said confidently, "I'm used to it, besides Alex, I rather take mine and a whole bunch of people's opinion over yours,"
"Suit yourself bro,"
Celeste then came down stairs finally after time that Rico lost track of. Rico stood, leaning against the wall, crossed his arms, smiled and said,
"Took a while, but you look great,"
She wore short shorts and a spaghetti strap, a contrast to what he is wearing. Rico suspected that she spent too much time fretting over her hair and skin, but there was no need, she was beautiful and have a beautiful figure. Her beautiful long black hair is actually now glistening in the light. He can't wait to see his buddies' jaws drop.
"Quality take time,"
"I got you a present, your birthday after all,"
"Really? What is it?"
Rico then said with a sly smile, "Close your eyes,"
"Why?"
"Guess you don't want it then...."
"Alright, alright I'll do it," she closed her eyes, Rico grabbed her and gave her a kiss,
"That was priceless," Rico said with a grin
"You know, it is Celeste's birthday today," Brianna said, and Alex finished for her, "Turning sixteen, and one year since she graduated from Medical School,"
"Is that so?" Rico said thoughtfully, "she graduated at age fifteen?"
"Yeah, I know it is hard to believe, but my sister is a genius, she was involved in a lot of athletics, and she was really good, no time for anything except for studying and sports, not counting how long she takes in the showers or getting ready...well, a lot of boys tried to wheel her, and I mean A LOT, she just didn't have the time,"
Alex then continued, "Most of them were scared of my dad anyways, not counting the load of the panzees were scared to ask her out, they probably don't get how overrated Celeste is, trust me, I been with her all my life,"
"Competition eh? No problem," Rico said confidently, "I'm used to it, besides Alex, I rather take mine and a whole bunch of people's opinion over yours,"
"Suit yourself bro,"
Celeste then came down stairs finally after time that Rico lost track of. Rico stood, leaning against the wall, crossed his arms, smiled and said,
"Took a while, but you look great,"
She wore short shorts and a spaghetti strap, a contrast to what he is wearing. Rico suspected that she spent too much time fretting over her hair and skin, but there was no need, she was beautiful and have a beautiful figure. Her beautiful long black hair is actually now glistening in the light. He can't wait to see his buddies' jaws drop.
"Quality take time,"
"I got you a present, your birthday after all,"
"Really? What is it?"
Rico then said with a sly smile, "Close your eyes,"
"Why?"
"Guess you don't want it then...."
"Alright, alright I'll do it," she closed her eyes, Rico grabbed her and gave her a kiss,
"That was priceless," Rico said with a grin
"Holy fuck" I said as I saw from Kent's footage of my mech spinning parallel to the ground with my swords outwards slicing two mechs repeatedly.
Then landing on my feet, twisting around and throwing my sword into the body of another gundam.
The blackened feathers of my gundam, blackened from the phased particle generator turned to gold, and then the particles flooding out from the wings created an extended golden wing of light.
"Ahhh!" I heard the recorded voice of myself roar
That's when all hell broke loose. The skin of my gundam started veining silver, like my skin, and then the silver turned to a bright shining gold.
The wraith, me, jumped onto the torso of the mech I had speared with my sword, I had gripped the sword, yanked it clear through the body of the mech.
An enemy mech charged at me, at point blank range it speared me with a beam sword, it went through my torso, followed by the enemy's wrist, the arm, the torso, the entire body of the mech went clean through my torso, without doing so much as a scratch.
It recovered right behind my back and twisted around, only for my wings to level horizontally and point backwards, they throttled to max, unleashing a torrent of phased particles sharper then an obsidian sword, slicing the mech in half just by the power of the throttle.
My mech took off then fired the entire phased array, the firehose like torrent of enraged particles sweeping across the enemy lines cutting them down. I landed on one of the corpses, an enemy swung at me with his sword, I ducked backwards, twisted and then sliced his arm off, I tried to hit him again but an enemy grabbed my left arm, then my right.
"Now!!" one of them yelled
An enemy mech came up in front of me, pulling up his rifle.
I flexed my arms and pushed the two mechs apart from me, my wings angled so they were spread wide open, they fired two walls of golden phased particles that sawed the two enemies in half across the vertical axis.
I then grabbed my shotgun out of the holster, and fired it into the waiting body of the enemy mech.
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Five minutes later Kim walked into the room.
"What are you guys doing? Were supposed to be debriefing." she exclaimed
"Uh huh" Kent said
"What is this? Is this the footage you guys took? I need that!" she said
"Wait, this is the good part." Adder said
An enemy mech blew up spectacularly on the screen.
"Wow" Kim said
"Popcorn?" I asked
She grabbed a handful.
Then landing on my feet, twisting around and throwing my sword into the body of another gundam.
The blackened feathers of my gundam, blackened from the phased particle generator turned to gold, and then the particles flooding out from the wings created an extended golden wing of light.
"Ahhh!" I heard the recorded voice of myself roar
That's when all hell broke loose. The skin of my gundam started veining silver, like my skin, and then the silver turned to a bright shining gold.
The wraith, me, jumped onto the torso of the mech I had speared with my sword, I had gripped the sword, yanked it clear through the body of the mech.
An enemy mech charged at me, at point blank range it speared me with a beam sword, it went through my torso, followed by the enemy's wrist, the arm, the torso, the entire body of the mech went clean through my torso, without doing so much as a scratch.
It recovered right behind my back and twisted around, only for my wings to level horizontally and point backwards, they throttled to max, unleashing a torrent of phased particles sharper then an obsidian sword, slicing the mech in half just by the power of the throttle.
My mech took off then fired the entire phased array, the firehose like torrent of enraged particles sweeping across the enemy lines cutting them down. I landed on one of the corpses, an enemy swung at me with his sword, I ducked backwards, twisted and then sliced his arm off, I tried to hit him again but an enemy grabbed my left arm, then my right.
"Now!!" one of them yelled
An enemy mech came up in front of me, pulling up his rifle.
I flexed my arms and pushed the two mechs apart from me, my wings angled so they were spread wide open, they fired two walls of golden phased particles that sawed the two enemies in half across the vertical axis.
I then grabbed my shotgun out of the holster, and fired it into the waiting body of the enemy mech.
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Five minutes later Kim walked into the room.
"What are you guys doing? Were supposed to be debriefing." she exclaimed
"Uh huh" Kent said
"What is this? Is this the footage you guys took? I need that!" she said
"Wait, this is the good part." Adder said
An enemy mech blew up spectacularly on the screen.
"Wow" Kim said
"Popcorn?" I asked
She grabbed a handful.
"Smooth man!" Alex yelled out clapping, Rico ignored him, he smiled at her with his hands on her waist.
The door hissed and opened, her father was standing in the doorway. Rico immediately took his hands off and stood at attention.
"My daughter is not going to a formal military occasion wearing that, it is an embarrassment to me and Rico, do you see what he is wearing? Go change into something more formal," he said sternly,
"Dad...but..."
"No room for discussion,"
She looked at Rico pleading for help, Rico finally said,
"Sir, it is a casual graduation sir, it is a fun, casual thing,"
He was lying through his teeth, he preferred Celeste's current outfit personally.
"Your dress uniform says otherwise,"
"Sir, it is because we are graduates sir, guests can wear whatever they please sir,"
He hesitated and then said,
"Alright, suit yourselves, but wear a sweater at least or something to cover your shoulders,"
She went and got a sweater as she was told, he went up to Rico and put a hand on his shoulder smiling,
"I've been there done that, I know,"
He was referring to his lie. He then walked upstairs.
Rico then said to Celeste,
"Ready?"
"Sure,"
Brianna then said, quietly to Celeste, Rico could hear but pretended he didn't,
"You are soooo lucky...why aren't there anyone like him at my school..."
Celeste chuckled and then put on her shoes and took Rico's arm.
The door hissed and opened, her father was standing in the doorway. Rico immediately took his hands off and stood at attention.
"My daughter is not going to a formal military occasion wearing that, it is an embarrassment to me and Rico, do you see what he is wearing? Go change into something more formal," he said sternly,
"Dad...but..."
"No room for discussion,"
She looked at Rico pleading for help, Rico finally said,
"Sir, it is a casual graduation sir, it is a fun, casual thing,"
He was lying through his teeth, he preferred Celeste's current outfit personally.
"Your dress uniform says otherwise,"
"Sir, it is because we are graduates sir, guests can wear whatever they please sir,"
He hesitated and then said,
"Alright, suit yourselves, but wear a sweater at least or something to cover your shoulders,"
She went and got a sweater as she was told, he went up to Rico and put a hand on his shoulder smiling,
"I've been there done that, I know,"
He was referring to his lie. He then walked upstairs.
Rico then said to Celeste,
"Ready?"
"Sure,"
Brianna then said, quietly to Celeste, Rico could hear but pretended he didn't,
"You are soooo lucky...why aren't there anyone like him at my school..."
Celeste chuckled and then put on her shoes and took Rico's arm.
I looked at myself in he mirror, yet couldn't shake the feeling. The curse, that's been clawing up at me.
My old life, the memories, flooding back to me. Who am I?
Am I zero? The commander of I corps? The captain of the Infinite Angel?
Was I Sutori? A gundam pilot? The avenging angel?
I puked into the garbage can.
Who am I?
I killed the father of my best friend with my own bare hands, and in all likelihood given the command that would kill his mother. I was a murderer.
I couldn't tell any of them...not now... not ever. I can't forgive myself for not telling them, yet at the same time if I did tell them they would never forgive me.
I heard someone come into my room "hey Tori, were gonna play a round of simulations just for fun, I'm up against you this tme." she said cheerily
"Not now, not this time." I said
"What's wrong? You feeling sick again?" she said
"No I'm fine." I said "Thanks."
"You can tell us anything." she said as she left the room.
"I wish"
My old life, the memories, flooding back to me. Who am I?
Am I zero? The commander of I corps? The captain of the Infinite Angel?
Was I Sutori? A gundam pilot? The avenging angel?
I puked into the garbage can.
Who am I?
I killed the father of my best friend with my own bare hands, and in all likelihood given the command that would kill his mother. I was a murderer.
I couldn't tell any of them...not now... not ever. I can't forgive myself for not telling them, yet at the same time if I did tell them they would never forgive me.
I heard someone come into my room "hey Tori, were gonna play a round of simulations just for fun, I'm up against you this tme." she said cheerily
"Not now, not this time." I said
"What's wrong? You feeling sick again?" she said
"No I'm fine." I said "Thanks."
"You can tell us anything." she said as she left the room.
"I wish"
They got into Rico's speeder, Rico said,
"Its only to be a rough ride,"
"What do you meeeaaan!"
She yelled as Rico put the speeder in full throttle, she was screaming a lot during the trip, Rico can't blame her, he flew like a madman, but he knew what he was doing. In contrast, he was laughing. She screamed in a high pitch voice as Rico dived at full speed towards the ground of the parking space reserved for them, but he landed expertly. She got out quickly and threw up behind a bush, Rico got a bottle of water for her, he apologized then she said,
"Next time....I'm flying..."
Rico made sure she was okay, when he was sure she was as if she never stepped on his speeder, he then said,
"Lets go,"
Everyone else's speeders were there, he was the last to arrive. They walked towards the building, the guards knew him by sight and saluted as he passed and winked at Celeste. They entered the lobby of the administration building Rico said,
"Wait here, I gotta go report to the Commadant's Office, I'll be back ASAP,"
"Sure,"
He straightened himself and marched into the Commadant's Office, the Commadant was looking at his watch, he entered a second before the deadline.
"Taking your time, Cadet Romano?"
"Sir, Cadet Rico de Romano reporting for duty sir!"
"Its only to be a rough ride,"
"What do you meeeaaan!"
She yelled as Rico put the speeder in full throttle, she was screaming a lot during the trip, Rico can't blame her, he flew like a madman, but he knew what he was doing. In contrast, he was laughing. She screamed in a high pitch voice as Rico dived at full speed towards the ground of the parking space reserved for them, but he landed expertly. She got out quickly and threw up behind a bush, Rico got a bottle of water for her, he apologized then she said,
"Next time....I'm flying..."
Rico made sure she was okay, when he was sure she was as if she never stepped on his speeder, he then said,
"Lets go,"
Everyone else's speeders were there, he was the last to arrive. They walked towards the building, the guards knew him by sight and saluted as he passed and winked at Celeste. They entered the lobby of the administration building Rico said,
"Wait here, I gotta go report to the Commadant's Office, I'll be back ASAP,"
"Sure,"
He straightened himself and marched into the Commadant's Office, the Commadant was looking at his watch, he entered a second before the deadline.
"Taking your time, Cadet Romano?"
"Sir, Cadet Rico de Romano reporting for duty sir!"
I walked up to Adder as he was headed down the corridor.
"Hey adder, how exactly did you know that Kent was in trouble?" I asked
"Just a feeling." he said
"Just a feeling huh? I had a feeling about that new module of your, the chronoton inverter." I said
"I think its great too. The concept of actually slowing down time around my mech with it. You know, when you use a sniper rifle you hold your breath, when you do that its like your in slow motion as the world speeds by. For me, this module makes the entire universe hold its breath." he said cheerily.
"That's not what I meant. When I first saw the schematics I saw it was based off of the theories which make my phased particle drive work." I said
"Best kind of compliment is imitation. your not jealous are you?" he said
"So similar in fact that now its got me thinking. I'm thinking its doing something to you like its done to me." I said
"That's bullshit!" he said "Did Cade tell you that?"
"I think your lying right now and I can't figure out why." I said
He slammed his fist against the wall. "Im outta here." he said angrily.
"Then why is your hand still in a glove!" I called out after him.
He paused "none of your business." he said
He turned around and headed down the hall. I pulled out my pistol and aimed for his head.
He spun around and pulled up his pistol. "What! Are you insane?! Tori!" he yelled
"How'd you know I pulled my pistol? Obviously you didn't hear, I phased the whole thing enough so it couldn't even create sound in our reality." I called back
I put my pistol down.
He was cornered and we both knew it. "Fine, here." Adder said, he tore off his glove and I saw what I had feared, the veins on the back of his hands had turned a dull gold, in contrast to the dull silver of mine.
"So what now? Are you gonna tell like a child?" he said
"How about you put the gun down first?" I said
He put it back in his holster and left.
"Hey adder, how exactly did you know that Kent was in trouble?" I asked
"Just a feeling." he said
"Just a feeling huh? I had a feeling about that new module of your, the chronoton inverter." I said
"I think its great too. The concept of actually slowing down time around my mech with it. You know, when you use a sniper rifle you hold your breath, when you do that its like your in slow motion as the world speeds by. For me, this module makes the entire universe hold its breath." he said cheerily.
"That's not what I meant. When I first saw the schematics I saw it was based off of the theories which make my phased particle drive work." I said
"Best kind of compliment is imitation. your not jealous are you?" he said
"So similar in fact that now its got me thinking. I'm thinking its doing something to you like its done to me." I said
"That's bullshit!" he said "Did Cade tell you that?"
"I think your lying right now and I can't figure out why." I said
He slammed his fist against the wall. "Im outta here." he said angrily.
"Then why is your hand still in a glove!" I called out after him.
He paused "none of your business." he said
He turned around and headed down the hall. I pulled out my pistol and aimed for his head.
He spun around and pulled up his pistol. "What! Are you insane?! Tori!" he yelled
"How'd you know I pulled my pistol? Obviously you didn't hear, I phased the whole thing enough so it couldn't even create sound in our reality." I called back
I put my pistol down.
He was cornered and we both knew it. "Fine, here." Adder said, he tore off his glove and I saw what I had feared, the veins on the back of his hands had turned a dull gold, in contrast to the dull silver of mine.
"So what now? Are you gonna tell like a child?" he said
"How about you put the gun down first?" I said
He put it back in his holster and left.
He got a reprimand for being late, although he was not punished because technically he was just on time...by a second. He just pretended to listen and nodded, and said "yes sir". He really didn't care, he was graduating. They were then given a briefing on the schedule, the plan consisted of the royal ceremony, the jousting, then free-time until the banquet and dance. Two squadrons are graduating, two rival squadrons, Stardust Squadron and Octavian Squadron. They were rivals ever since Magistrate Academy. They are the two youngest squadrons in the Mobile Suit Special Forces. All through their careers, they were amongst the best, no wonder they are rivals. Their rivalry is much deeper than that, some of it stems from their Captains, Rico Romano and Katrina Ibanez. They knew each other since their days at Tarsonis Flight Academy. Rico was the star quarterback of the football team, and the football captain, and Katrina the cheer captain. They were also the two top scoring aces and the top cadets, with Rico leading slightly. They had a little...history together back at the Academy. They broke up after Rico was assigned to Aurelius Air Force Academy for further training, and Katrina to Julius. They never dreamed of ending up in Magistrate together, Rico never imagined he would go to make Magistrate at all. They moved on since then and Rico gained a slight....reputation and tried their best to pretend nothing ever happened, they are rumors and nobody besides them knew for sure. Now here...he hated to admit it, but Octavian is doing slightly better than Stardust right now, if the other five were one unit, Stardust and Octavian would be even, but Katrina have a slight edge over Rico. Even though Rico would never admit to it.
Despite being rivals, they had the best teamwork. They have never had a truce, never, even when they worked as a team. They didn't hate each other, they were actually quite friendly, but they were rivals. They will be facing off somewhat one last time as Cadets in the joust. Rico got wind of Octavian and Stardust being assigned to the same Air Group. The rivalry won't end with graduation, he was sure of it.
"I ask you again, is that clear Cadet Romano?"
"Sir yes sir!" the Commandant was blabbing about the joust, he already read the rules anyways, it was just a show, nothing more, too many rules in place.
"Very well cadets, you will lost that uniform on the way out of here and obtain a set of Standard Naval Dress Uniform, thats what you'll be wearing,"
"Sir yes sir!" they barked in unison.
It was the first time they ever saw the Commadant smile, he said,
"God bless you boys, good luck,"
"Thank you sir!"
They haven't graduated, the King have the handpick them, if they didn't make the cut, they didn't make the cut and they will go back to being Magistrates. Usually the King appoints the recommended Cadets though, so it probably won't be a problem.
Despite being rivals, they had the best teamwork. They have never had a truce, never, even when they worked as a team. They didn't hate each other, they were actually quite friendly, but they were rivals. They will be facing off somewhat one last time as Cadets in the joust. Rico got wind of Octavian and Stardust being assigned to the same Air Group. The rivalry won't end with graduation, he was sure of it.
"I ask you again, is that clear Cadet Romano?"
"Sir yes sir!" the Commandant was blabbing about the joust, he already read the rules anyways, it was just a show, nothing more, too many rules in place.
"Very well cadets, you will lost that uniform on the way out of here and obtain a set of Standard Naval Dress Uniform, thats what you'll be wearing,"
"Sir yes sir!" they barked in unison.
It was the first time they ever saw the Commadant smile, he said,
"God bless you boys, good luck,"
"Thank you sir!"
They haven't graduated, the King have the handpick them, if they didn't make the cut, they didn't make the cut and they will go back to being Magistrates. Usually the King appoints the recommended Cadets though, so it probably won't be a problem.
"Adder, I don't give a crap if you don't want to talk about it with the others." I said
"hmphh." he said
"Look, as cliched as it sounds, I'm your friend, if you need anything tell me. I'll keep this between us." I said
"Friends." I said putting out my hand
he shook it "thank G-d, I can't stay mad for even a day." he said
"Yah, I guess I cracked first." I said
"Seriously, I'd prefer if you kept this between us." he said seriously
"Alright, but Adder, I don't need you crapping out on me in a fight." I said
"But Adder, if this is anything at all similar to my drive, which it looks like it is. You'll start feeling the symptoms, sooner rather then later. It tore me apart." I said
"Well, if little old glass skull tori can do it, then so can I." he said
He patted my shoulder
then I got lurched forwards into a vision.
"What is this?" I thought
"Hey! who's there?" I heard a voice
"Adder, is that you?"
"Yah its me tori, what is this?" he asked
"sooner rather then later." I said referring to what I had said before.
The vision sharpened, I saw him, on the other side of what looked like a mountain. Suddenly we were on the ground, it was snowy, there were foot steps. We twisted around to see a large black figure, humanoid, with a shiny red mask, loaded down with guns, missiles and grenades.
He walked past.
I know this place! This must be everest base, and that must be... me. I remember this moment!
The figure wasn't apparently able to see us. "Who's that?" Adder asked
The... me... in the nanosuit sat down and leaned against a rock. He took off his mask and goggles, and it was my face, a more weathered face from many years of warfare.
"Tori, that's, that's you!" Adder said gaping as he was standing in front of the figure trying to get a better look. "...dude, you look like a badass!"
I definitely remembered what this was, how could I forget.
"What are you doing here?!? What is this?!?" he said pointing at the suit.
"There's some things Adder." I said
"What?!?" he exclaimed
"I know a lot of things Adder, I know a lot of things I don't want to know, there are things I've seen Adder." I said
I looked at him, with the eyes of someone that shouldn't be here, shouldn't be alive.
I sat down, leaning on the rock, right next to the other me in the nanosuit. I was depressed now.
He looked a mixture of shock, surprise, and understanding.
"So I get it, whatever this was, it was crap, lowest point of your life." he said "we all have bad patches."
"This was one of the highest points in my life. That's why I hate it." I said
I pointed with my hand casually to the right, his eyes followed my hands. They lead them off the side of the mountain, across the valley a few miles, to a basin covered in snow.
"There's nothing there, I don't get it, what's so important? There's nothing there." he exclaimed
"Adder, its what used to be there, and if this is the point in time I think it is, its been no more then an hour. Its what used to be there that matters. What lies under twenty feet of snow." I said
"Alright, so what USED to be there, what was so important that its buried in snow now?!?" he said angrily
"Adder, if I told you that, you would never forgive me for what I did, for what I've done... for what I continue to do." I said
"What?!? Just tell me." he said
"Were done" I said, I put my hands together, concentrated, the phased particles coarsing through my veins and arteries disrupted and dispelled the illusion. We were both back in reality, almost no time had passed.
"Adder, its okay if you tell them what you saw, either way it doesn't change the past." I said
"How can I do that?" he said sarcastically "its what I didn't see that matters"
We chuckled.
He left after that.
What he saw, what I had to live through again. It was the first operation from Everest base, to attack and destroy a holian military base. It was where I literally bashed the brains out of Adder's father. It took a mere fifteen minutes to eliminate the base, and another thirty to cover it under twenty feet of snow, leaving no trace. That ridge, I sat there to relax, from the carnage and death I just inflicted.
I punched the wall so hard I drew blood. As I said before, if Adder knew what was under the snow, he would never forgive me. Under twenty feet of snow, was his dad, and he was unwittingly standing over his informal grave.
"hmphh." he said
"Look, as cliched as it sounds, I'm your friend, if you need anything tell me. I'll keep this between us." I said
"Friends." I said putting out my hand
he shook it "thank G-d, I can't stay mad for even a day." he said
"Yah, I guess I cracked first." I said
"Seriously, I'd prefer if you kept this between us." he said seriously
"Alright, but Adder, I don't need you crapping out on me in a fight." I said
"But Adder, if this is anything at all similar to my drive, which it looks like it is. You'll start feeling the symptoms, sooner rather then later. It tore me apart." I said
"Well, if little old glass skull tori can do it, then so can I." he said
He patted my shoulder
then I got lurched forwards into a vision.
"What is this?" I thought
"Hey! who's there?" I heard a voice
"Adder, is that you?"
"Yah its me tori, what is this?" he asked
"sooner rather then later." I said referring to what I had said before.
The vision sharpened, I saw him, on the other side of what looked like a mountain. Suddenly we were on the ground, it was snowy, there were foot steps. We twisted around to see a large black figure, humanoid, with a shiny red mask, loaded down with guns, missiles and grenades.
He walked past.
I know this place! This must be everest base, and that must be... me. I remember this moment!
The figure wasn't apparently able to see us. "Who's that?" Adder asked
The... me... in the nanosuit sat down and leaned against a rock. He took off his mask and goggles, and it was my face, a more weathered face from many years of warfare.
"Tori, that's, that's you!" Adder said gaping as he was standing in front of the figure trying to get a better look. "...dude, you look like a badass!"
I definitely remembered what this was, how could I forget.
"What are you doing here?!? What is this?!?" he said pointing at the suit.
"There's some things Adder." I said
"What?!?" he exclaimed
"I know a lot of things Adder, I know a lot of things I don't want to know, there are things I've seen Adder." I said
I looked at him, with the eyes of someone that shouldn't be here, shouldn't be alive.
I sat down, leaning on the rock, right next to the other me in the nanosuit. I was depressed now.
He looked a mixture of shock, surprise, and understanding.
"So I get it, whatever this was, it was crap, lowest point of your life." he said "we all have bad patches."
"This was one of the highest points in my life. That's why I hate it." I said
I pointed with my hand casually to the right, his eyes followed my hands. They lead them off the side of the mountain, across the valley a few miles, to a basin covered in snow.
"There's nothing there, I don't get it, what's so important? There's nothing there." he exclaimed
"Adder, its what used to be there, and if this is the point in time I think it is, its been no more then an hour. Its what used to be there that matters. What lies under twenty feet of snow." I said
"Alright, so what USED to be there, what was so important that its buried in snow now?!?" he said angrily
"Adder, if I told you that, you would never forgive me for what I did, for what I've done... for what I continue to do." I said
"What?!? Just tell me." he said
"Were done" I said, I put my hands together, concentrated, the phased particles coarsing through my veins and arteries disrupted and dispelled the illusion. We were both back in reality, almost no time had passed.
"Adder, its okay if you tell them what you saw, either way it doesn't change the past." I said
"How can I do that?" he said sarcastically "its what I didn't see that matters"
We chuckled.
He left after that.
What he saw, what I had to live through again. It was the first operation from Everest base, to attack and destroy a holian military base. It was where I literally bashed the brains out of Adder's father. It took a mere fifteen minutes to eliminate the base, and another thirty to cover it under twenty feet of snow, leaving no trace. That ridge, I sat there to relax, from the carnage and death I just inflicted.
I punched the wall so hard I drew blood. As I said before, if Adder knew what was under the snow, he would never forgive me. Under twenty feet of snow, was his dad, and he was unwittingly standing over his informal grave.
It had been a week since that... that vision that Adder caused, and it still haunted me with the need to tell someone. Not just about it, about everything. Little did I know, I would have to tell everybody, sooner rather then later. Not like I had a choice.
"Sutori, please report to the briefing room." I heard Kim say
After a few minutes I arrived, when I entered the door locked itself. "Umm, hello?" I said
They were staring at me.
"Adder told us what happened, the vision." Kim said
I glared daggers at him.
"What you said I could." he said innocently
"You guys are what little bit of a family I've ever had, I'd give my life to protect you. And don't doubt that I haven't tried..." I said
"That's why we've got to do this." Rosenthal said
"It's for your own good." Cade said
Cade and Kent got around me, I felt inexplicably small and helpless.
"What are you doing?" I said
I tried to back away but they grabbed my arms so I couldn't move, everyone closed in on me.
"Sorry dude, as the man said before, its for your own good." Adder said
He reached up and put his hand over the right side of my face, I saw the dull gold of the veins turn to a shining silver on his hand.
Then I saw the dull silver veins on my own hands turn to a shining gold.
I was lurched into a vision.
"Adder, what did you do!" I yelled out into the void.
"..."
The vision sharpened. It was back in the same vision as before yet we were standing in the basin...over the graveyard. And the fools didn't know it.
I looked around and to my surprise didn't see just Adder, but Cade, then Kent, then Kim, then the captain!
"You bastards! I trusted you." I yelled
"That's why were here, we are here to fix whatever happened to you that made you like..." Rosenthal said
"Like this?!?" I said
"Yah, like that. When your not trying to die your trying to give us a reason to let you die. I'm sick of it." cade said
"So what is this place?" Rosenthal said
"The snow, its recent, theres no way it snowed this much with this much weather." Kent said as he spotted the dark line in the snow seperating the fake from the reality.
I looked up into the sky. "Aww shit!" I said
I remember what time exactly this was. It was a day after the last vision.
We heard foot steps and Kent spun around ready to attack. Five figures in nano suits came out of the woods. Just like before, none of them could see us.
"I want to go, I want to go now." I said
"No!" Rosenthal commanded.
One of the nano soldiers took off their mask, it was me. I heard Kim gasp.
"There's more of them?!?" Adder said "I thought you were the only one."
I ignored the son of a bitch.
The nanosuit me kneeled down, put a flower over the snowy grave. "Some people think I'm too soft" he said
Everyone jumped "don't worry, he's not talking to you guys" I said half disgusted.
"Don't worry sir, its only human." one of them said
"only human? What the hell does that mean?!" Cade demanded
"Shutup Cade, I've had enough of this." I said angrily
Kim looked at me with concern.
"What is the meaning of this." she said softly
"Kim if I told you guys that you all would never forgive me. And I may in fact just get myself killed." I said casually
Adder started digging. "What do you think your doing?" I said
"You said its under twenty feet of snow? Well that's where I'm going." he said
He turned around and said "help me everyone!" he said
"No use" Kent said
He turned back, the hole he dug earlier disappeared, filled again like it was before.
"Can't change the past, if there wasn't a hole there to begin with, there certainly won't be just because your messing with it. Can we go now?" I asked
"No, take us to when there wasn't snow here!" adder said
I was fuming.
Kim put a hand on me, "What happened here that has got you so upset? What made you like this?" she asked innocently
"Fine, you guys want to know?!?" I yelled brushing her off.
I put my hands together, my veins glowed and the vision blurred, then it sharpened again. We were now in a lab, two kids ran past us.
"Whoa, where the hell are we?!?" Kent asked
"Tori, what is this place?" Kim said
"You wanted to know what made me like this. Look over there." I said
They saw a doctor chastizing the two kids, "zero, one, you two know you should be back in bed!" he scolded them
"Who are they?" she asked
"Take a good look at the one on the left." I said
"Hey, that's you!" adder said "Wow, you were so much happier and merrier when you were, what? Ten? What happened?" he said jokingly, he laughed at his own joke.
I turned around and punched him as hard as I could, lifting him clear off the ground and into the wall wel punishing force.
"Tori!" the captain yelled "Why the hell did you do that!"
I couldn't answer, because if I did I would burst into tears because what Adder was joking and laughing about was the last time I was unequivically happy without a care in the world.
Everyone was concerned with Adder, pffft its a vision, not reality, he'll be fine. The only person who noticed me trembling trying to keep my emotions in check was Kim, she was almost psychic in that she always knew when something was wrong with someone. She came over, with concern in her eyes and hugged me.
Then I broke down in tears.
"Sutori, please report to the briefing room." I heard Kim say
After a few minutes I arrived, when I entered the door locked itself. "Umm, hello?" I said
They were staring at me.
"Adder told us what happened, the vision." Kim said
I glared daggers at him.
"What you said I could." he said innocently
"You guys are what little bit of a family I've ever had, I'd give my life to protect you. And don't doubt that I haven't tried..." I said
"That's why we've got to do this." Rosenthal said
"It's for your own good." Cade said
Cade and Kent got around me, I felt inexplicably small and helpless.
"What are you doing?" I said
I tried to back away but they grabbed my arms so I couldn't move, everyone closed in on me.
"Sorry dude, as the man said before, its for your own good." Adder said
He reached up and put his hand over the right side of my face, I saw the dull gold of the veins turn to a shining silver on his hand.
Then I saw the dull silver veins on my own hands turn to a shining gold.
I was lurched into a vision.
"Adder, what did you do!" I yelled out into the void.
"..."
The vision sharpened. It was back in the same vision as before yet we were standing in the basin...over the graveyard. And the fools didn't know it.
I looked around and to my surprise didn't see just Adder, but Cade, then Kent, then Kim, then the captain!
"You bastards! I trusted you." I yelled
"That's why were here, we are here to fix whatever happened to you that made you like..." Rosenthal said
"Like this?!?" I said
"Yah, like that. When your not trying to die your trying to give us a reason to let you die. I'm sick of it." cade said
"So what is this place?" Rosenthal said
"The snow, its recent, theres no way it snowed this much with this much weather." Kent said as he spotted the dark line in the snow seperating the fake from the reality.
I looked up into the sky. "Aww shit!" I said
I remember what time exactly this was. It was a day after the last vision.
We heard foot steps and Kent spun around ready to attack. Five figures in nano suits came out of the woods. Just like before, none of them could see us.
"I want to go, I want to go now." I said
"No!" Rosenthal commanded.
One of the nano soldiers took off their mask, it was me. I heard Kim gasp.
"There's more of them?!?" Adder said "I thought you were the only one."
I ignored the son of a bitch.
The nanosuit me kneeled down, put a flower over the snowy grave. "Some people think I'm too soft" he said
Everyone jumped "don't worry, he's not talking to you guys" I said half disgusted.
"Don't worry sir, its only human." one of them said
"only human? What the hell does that mean?!" Cade demanded
"Shutup Cade, I've had enough of this." I said angrily
Kim looked at me with concern.
"What is the meaning of this." she said softly
"Kim if I told you guys that you all would never forgive me. And I may in fact just get myself killed." I said casually
Adder started digging. "What do you think your doing?" I said
"You said its under twenty feet of snow? Well that's where I'm going." he said
He turned around and said "help me everyone!" he said
"No use" Kent said
He turned back, the hole he dug earlier disappeared, filled again like it was before.
"Can't change the past, if there wasn't a hole there to begin with, there certainly won't be just because your messing with it. Can we go now?" I asked
"No, take us to when there wasn't snow here!" adder said
I was fuming.
Kim put a hand on me, "What happened here that has got you so upset? What made you like this?" she asked innocently
"Fine, you guys want to know?!?" I yelled brushing her off.
I put my hands together, my veins glowed and the vision blurred, then it sharpened again. We were now in a lab, two kids ran past us.
"Whoa, where the hell are we?!?" Kent asked
"Tori, what is this place?" Kim said
"You wanted to know what made me like this. Look over there." I said
They saw a doctor chastizing the two kids, "zero, one, you two know you should be back in bed!" he scolded them
"Who are they?" she asked
"Take a good look at the one on the left." I said
"Hey, that's you!" adder said "Wow, you were so much happier and merrier when you were, what? Ten? What happened?" he said jokingly, he laughed at his own joke.
I turned around and punched him as hard as I could, lifting him clear off the ground and into the wall wel punishing force.
"Tori!" the captain yelled "Why the hell did you do that!"
I couldn't answer, because if I did I would burst into tears because what Adder was joking and laughing about was the last time I was unequivically happy without a care in the world.
Everyone was concerned with Adder, pffft its a vision, not reality, he'll be fine. The only person who noticed me trembling trying to keep my emotions in check was Kim, she was almost psychic in that she always knew when something was wrong with someone. She came over, with concern in her eyes and hugged me.
Then I broke down in tears.
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So let me get this straight, You have a geass in your right eye that was closed by mr. mindwipe. Then he gave you a new one in your left that you only know can make people do what you want. right?
Yeah, one of the reasons he gave the Geass is because he wanted to keep track of my guy, another....well it must remain secret for now
I don't know the original right-eye Geass exists and it is sealed for now.