"Eh?" Lilia couldn't help being surprised. “A ghost… you say?""Un…" Blue nodded once, her eyes cast down.She just told another person that she saw a ghost, something hard to believe when an adult says it let alone when a child does. Blue was a smart child so she understood why others might not believe her and because of that she chose to keep it a secret until now."This… ghost, what does it look like?" Whether she believed her or not wasn't what's important, that's what Lilia though. She wanted Blue to feel like she could trust her, that’s why listening to what she has to say was the right course of action. Blue's eyes opened wide, her little cheeks flushed with joy."Un! She is a little short, has blue hair, and wears a white dress.”She?... Lilia paused to think. Is this ghost… female? She suddenly felt an ache in her heart, her anxiousness rising a bit."A little short, has blue hair and wears a white dress…" Lilia mumbled to herself A ghost with those descriptions… could it b
Sector twenty one, the Verta clan’s, Seven. It might have been that rumored effect where you start seeing things in slow motion when your death is near. My thoughts suddenly accelerated as I watched the tiger faced alien charge at me.I was about to give up. As much as I hated to admit it, it was more like me to just give up. After all I'm not some space fighter chasing orange balls to revive my dead friends. I'm just a below average shut in who makes his eyes suffer by staring at a screen for days rather than hours, no matter how much I try roleplaying as this strong fearsome hero who doesn't flinch when fighting aliens, there is a limit I'm going to eventually reach.I mean, I did some pretty amazing things, right? I went toe to toe with the leader of some space pirate cult that worships a mythical monster who I also just happen to have survived an encounter with, can't I give it a rest already? I’ve already used most of my reserves and no matter what I do I will eventually lose. T
Sector ???"Hey, are you awake yet?"Let me be, I still want to…"Now now, you already slept long enough. It’s about time you get up."Fine, just a little more…"Okay, then. I just wanted to say goodbye.”Whatever…. Wait, what do you mean goodbye?"I mean you lost our little challenge~"Wait… hold on! Isn't it too early? I need more time!"Hir, you had more than enough."But!..."The next in line already took her place."The next in line? But you are-"Fading… listen, Hir, I… I already told you I’m not supposed to be here, this was going to happen one day.” But… Vee… I… I still!..."Hir, I'm sorry you had to suffer because of me."No… not like this… it's too sudden… you can’t! I still… I still…"Hir… thank you… for everything… farewell"~◇~Sector twenty one, the Verta clan’s mothership. The red light swirled around one point, slowly reducing in size before vanishing. Dust and smoke settled down as Lilia, Logan and Hir had their eyes fixed on the crater formed by the blast from the
The Verta clan's mothership was a fairly large craft to be owned by a group of outlaws. It boasted of strong defenses and high offensive power, hosted thousands of soldiers and their families, and offered a safe place for all members to get some rest, even those who travel away for work.The arena on the highest floor is part of the recreational facilities built to provide some stress relief for the resident clan members. Tournaments are held occasionally and most disagreements are solved through duels in this place. However, those tournaments and duels were always between the members, sometimes between newcomers as a way to decide ranks. Never did anyone expect the clan head himself to visit it for a purpose other than having his followers entertain him.No one expected the duel he proposed to the human prisoner to escalate to such level. Every single Herara in the entire fleet believed the head would make short work of his opponent, but the human stood his ground, he even got the u
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
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, 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
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