The door led to a set of stairs that goes downward, at the end of the hallway that followed them was an elevator that also lead deeper. Unfortunately this one didn’t seem to work so we had to make use of the emergency ladder to get down.
There weren’t any other floors on the way down and after nearly fifteen minutes we arrived to the bottom level.
“Beautiful…” That was the only word I could use to describe what we found there.
It was difficult to believe it's part of the laboratory above. The final level was an underground cave made entirely out of Glassume. There is no mistaking it. The sparkling clear crystals covering every inch of this cavern were the universe's most valuable mineral.
They were everywhere no matter what direction you look. Seven’s gauntlets were indeed a surprise, but this was on a different level. This is an entire mine filled to t
Sector twenty one, planet Gorgola, Underground cave, Lilia. When I was a little girl I really liked listening to fairy tales. I would always force Iris to read the books I chose just because the title sounded interesting. The tales on Zesion were countless but from time to time we would read about stories from outside. One of such stories was about the twelve mythical beasts. The book talking about them was something a brother of mine got on one of his trips to neighboring planets. It was a translated version printed on paper as a souvenir for tourists. He knew how much I liked that kind of books so he brought one specifically for me. It told stories about the twelve beasts that roam the universe destroying whole plants sometimes. Mizu, Ard, Verta, Arnab, Sector twenty one, planet Gorgola, Underground cave, Lilia. “I’M GONNA KILL YOU!!!!!” “ROAAAAARRRR!!!!” Seven jumped at the beast delivering another blow, this time to its head, but it didn’t seem to have the same effect. Verta was on guard, now completely focused on him. Seven glanced in my direction for a moment. Understanding what he meant I stood up and ran for the exit, but our mythical friend here has other plans as it charged an electro sphere and sent it my way. Before I decide whether to dodge or not Seven jumped in the way deflecting the attack with his arm. “YOU DAMNED ç’56 8_(-_ è_è _|| ^\| èç-è (-\[- è_( ² (-è( $ùmLast man on earth when there is no earth? Ch 05.5
Sector twenty one, planet Gorgola, Lilia’s space craft, Lilia.“Haaaaah~ what a day!”It is a blessing to have a shower at the end of such a long day, especially after experiencing how it’s like to be so close to death. One thing I don’t look forward to however is drying my hair. Using a towel always takes too much time.“Seven, you can go in now.”“Un…”Saying nothing Seven walked to the shower room with heavy steps, looking like he would fall over any moment now.Ah! Iforgot to reduce the temperature of the water.Although I’m used to it Seven always complains about how hot it is. It seems humans have a more sensitive skin than us Zesionien
Sector twenty one, planet Gorgola. On the way back neither of them spoke a single word. The lab was now gone. Even though they found nothing of use in there it still felt like a great loss. Lilia sat down sighing such bad luck. Now, what to do? She thought to herself as she let herself fall on the bed. Maybe if they search some more they might find another construction. They still have some hope, as little as it might be. They will have to move around more from now on. Possibly not returning to the camp for long periods of time. While Lilia was deep in thoughts Seven was done washing himself, coming out still looking down just like before. She could tell he is blaming himself for how things turned out. The collar on Verta’s neck, she didn’t think much of it at first but apparently it is another incredible piece of technology. Seeing how all that power returned to Verta after it broke is enough
“Lilia, I … sorry, I didn’t mean to… how do I say it…” What Lilia looked at was the tent that had formed in Seven’s pants pushing against her own butt. Her eyes were wide and her face was hot. Don’t tell me… this means. Lilia turned to Seven, but his eyes slipped away refusing to make contact. The way he blushed made her feel so ashamed that her face was about to get burned off. But even with all of that, she didn’t get down. Well, she couldn’t get down. The surprise made her head a mess. Otherwise her lips wouldn’t have moved. “… Um… Seven… I just want to be sure but… does this mean…” she couldn’t say it “… I… sorry…” Lilia didn’t understand why he apologized. Seven knew what Lilia’s intentions were when she did what she did, but he couldn’t stop himself from getting excited over the situation they were in. But this wa
Sector twenty one, planet Gorgola, Lilia. “… Sigh…” It’s already been three month. I already realized this a while ago, but help isn’t coming. The planet we have crashed into is named Gorgola. Supposedly an uncharted, dead planet unfit to support life because of its strong gravity. Now that I’m here on its surface however I can tell that assessment is wrong. Though the gravity is indeed stronger than it is on Zesion, it’s not enough to cause trouble. Air pressure isn’t that different as well. Life is clearly thriving everywhere with all the animals and plants. And since I’m neither dead or sick I guess other Zesioniens could live here as well. “What do you think, Iris?” I asked the gravestone by my side. I expected no answer, but the silence still hurts. Ever since the incident I’ve been spendi
And so my search began, and another month passed. Then another. I began to think it’s all for nothing. That there is nothing to be found. However as I was expanding the radius of the areas I covered I stumbled upon what could only be described as hope.Buried under a layer of dirt was a metallic gate. The design looked unfamiliar but nevertheless something like this doesn’t just exist on its own.This was the most exciting moment ever since I arrived here on Gorgola. The gate was left unlocked, which is a good things. Hopefully the security system won’t be too much for me, I’m not as good with technology as Iris was.The interior seems to have deteriorated quite a bit. The lack of maintenance was a dead give away that this place is abandoned. Though it seems that the lights still work and the power is still on, not t
Intense coughing forced me awake. Something is leaking from my mouth. My vision is blurry as well, I can’t see anything at all.“Li… lia…”What is going on? What happened...I feel so week. I can’t move.What... what happened to us?We were on our way to the first gate of the twenty first sector. That’s right. We still had a long way to go. Three days… was it?… yes. We were near Gorgola when… when…Something collided with our ship. It wasn’t a meteor, nothing came up on the radar. It was much faster. It managed to knock us off course. We were caught in Gorgola’s field and… and…We crashed.“Lilia…&rdqu
I went to take a shower and after I got out I ran into Logan. He was surprised to see me, thinking I wouldn't be up for another few hours.He was holding Blue in his arms. Apparently she was playing with the other kids and fell asleep at some point so he came to put her in her bed. [This kid…]A third candidate, huh…Iris doesn’t seem to like Blue a lot. From the photos I saw and how Lilia described her I can see the similarities, and now that she has cat ears and tail instead of the Zesionien horns, Blue certainly looks like a miniature version of her.Blue reminded Iris of her childhood, and not in the pleasant nostalgic way. What made it worse was something Hir said after my speech.Blue told Lilia that she saw a ghost following me around. That shocked the both of us, but Iris felt frustrated that she never noticed she was being watched, and by a kid nonetheless. Blue was rather talented at hiding her presence, she even managed to steal my book right before our eyes and escaped wh
Sector twenty one, Gorgola’s, Tiga One, Seven.My eyes slowly fell on the somewhat familiar ceiling. The room was shrouded in a weak light and a weird smell wafted in the air."Mm…"The feint breathing sound reaching my ears brought to my attention the weak pain I felt on my chest. Lifting my head to investigate its cause I saw a ball of messy hair with what looked like horns coming out of both sides. One of them was pressed against me, that was the source of the pain."How can she even breathe like this?"Lilia was fast asleep. Seeing her like this makes me wonder if my chest was that good of a pillow. I moved aside the strands that covered her face, carefully stroking her hair. As I ran my fingers into it enjoying how silky it felt I breathed in relief and couldn't help but smile. Our naked bodies exchanged heat underneath the thin blanket. Lilia was so soft and warm. When she is sleeping beside me like this I sometimes forget about the fearsome warrior she was. This is my beautifu
Seven looked at his right hand, soaked wet after it made Lilia climax. The female Zesionien was gasping for air. She looked at him with moist eyes, her breasts moving a little with each breath she takes. Strength had left her body long ago and all she could do was accept his kiss before he gave her a moment to rest."We are just getting started yet you are already like this?" Seven said with a teasing smile. He took the blanket that was pushed aside and used it to wipe his hand."It's because… haa~… it's because you did that… ha~h...""Well, Lilia is so cute I simply couldn't resist." He went down and kissed her once more. "I want to do more… ah! I almost forgot…" He extended his hand to the wall on his left and tapped it twice. A small rectangular panel, green in color, appeared at that spot. It listed a few things; the temperature, the light and the door lock. However what he was looking for was the option to turn off communications so no one could bother them from that point on.
Sector twenty one, Gorgola's orbit, Tiga One.In her room, Lilia sat on the bedside looking somewhat nervous. She tried to calm herself taking one deep breath after the other, but her heartbeat refused to settle, and her body felt incredibly hot.Well, the heat shouldn't be a strange things considering she had finished showering a couple of minutes ago, but instead of cooling down her temperature just continued rising.I-I have to calm down, I can't let this go on!Just when the banquet was nearing its end Seven decided to take his leave. Thinking it was time to get some rest she was about to do the same, but when she rose to her feet Seven wrapped his arms around her and lifted her in a princess style carry. Those who saw it were numbered, with everyone in that place either snoring or too drunk, but she still felt the embarrassment of a crowd watching her being taken away knowing what was about to happen to her.Seven was perfectly awake. Not that sleeping for days enables him to st
Sector twenty one, Gorgola's orbit, the Verta clan’s mothership. The plan went through smoothly. There were a lot of details to go through, but for now Seven declared that it was time to celebrate. Such huge gatherings always called for a banquet. Food and drinks, music and dancing, then some crying and tears.It was a long journey that had finally come to an end. The whole clan went through a lot, and now that they’ve finally reached their end goal they could step back and get some well deserved rest.The Herara partied for hours on end, stuffing themselves before laying down and surrendering to slumber. The conference room was turned into a great hall. It was the center of the party, but now that the music had stopped and the laughter ceased, only a few heavy drunkards were still up while the rest dropped in their place snoring."Been a while since I've last seen this." From atop the stage Hir watched the satisfied expressions of his clan members, holding his cup with a drowsy lo
When they arrived back to the ship Hir summoned all the captains and the high ranked individuals to make the announcement, but he was surprised to find that the conference room was already full.Their patience had ran out. First they hear that the clan head was defeated, then that their goal was within reach. Three days passed and all they got were those two vague sets of information, and while still in the dark they were led to a place they never been to before.The higher ranked clan members were the ones who rallied the crowd to demand an answer from the head. The respect and fear they felt toward him were gone now that they know he lost to someone in a duel, and the longer they had to wait the more destabilized their loyalty became.Hir got on stage and gave a few words to introduce their new leader and as expected, he got quite the backlash. It's the first time they hear about such thing so reacting this way is perfectly normal. There were those who watched the duel between Seve
Sector twenty one, Gorgola's orbit, the Verta clan’s mothership. After it was decided that the Verta clan would be taken in by Seven they immediately set course for Gorgola.They had to call the ZSFCO and ask commander Blitz to order the retreat of the Zesionien forces that came in to intercept them. Though the old man demanded they give him an explanation later on it seemed he was convinced that things would turn out okay.The strain of the fight against Hir ended up affecting Seven more than expected causing him to stay in bed for the entire sixty five hour trip, and with a lot of explanation yet to be done a heavy atmosphere spread through the whole clan.Seven ordered Hir to not tell anyone anything, especially when it came to Iris. As expected, with such a giant battle happening right above their heads the clan members had quite a few questions to ask. Most of them watched their leader lose to a prisoner so they were worried, but their heads were cooled down temporarily when Hi
Sector twenty one, Gorgola's orbit, the Verta clan’s mothership. "Hmm…" Stroking his nonexistent beard, Seven thought to himself. Public speech huh, I don't think I have considered this seriously…"You can spit energy blasts from your mouth yet you can't say a few words in front of people?" Iris being Iris, she started making fun of him the moment he got cold feet.People I won't be killing, that's an important part. Besides, I don't think they have a very positive image of me…In the conference room, which is really just a big empty hall that could fit a lot of people, Seven stood in front of a large crowd.Most of them were the fur covered tiger faced male Herara, looking like what space pirates should look with scary eyes and scars here and there, but with not a single smoker in sight they felt more like a censored version for a kids show.Those were the captains of each ship in the clan's fleet. Two hundred was a big number, some of them brought a few guys from their crews, add
Sector twenty one, the Verta clan’s mothership. "I have finally found you, my lord." Hir said, his head lowered respectfully. "…. Did I fray your brains or something?" Seven replied, one of his brows rising up. "No, I'm in perfect condition both mentally and physically, my lord.""... I don't remember you hitting him on the head. Did you do it while I was knocked out?" Iris said, her head tilted slightly. I… don't know…The fight was done. Rather, if it went any further the ship wouldn't be able to hold. When Hir went down on his knees Seven expected him to admit his defeat, but instead he said something outrageous.‘I have finally found you’… Is he talking about… Seven thought."Nah… there is no way…" Iris added with a weak smile.Seven and Iris already understood what lord he was referring to, and they knew he wasn't exactly wrong. Lilia and Logan were in the dark on this one so they silently waited to see how Seven would react."Anyways, this means you surrender right?" Seven