-Break-
Φ I am i pce I ever thought I would be; a Gpd prison cell. How many criminals have I thrown in here over the years. If they found out I was here they would be ughing their assess off. As I start right at the bars, all I do is refleyself, but soon that is interrupted when someone walks in front of my cell.
“Arthur it is time for your interrogation.” Walking into my cell he takes me out with my hands restrained and walks me away.
“Arthur, I never wao ever see you in this state.”
“hought I would be here.”
“Does your heart not ache for what you did?”
“It does, but I don’t have the right to shed tears like a victim do I.”
When we reach the door, I am brought inside aed in the same iion room I have used for tless years. The room is small and personal even a little custrophobid there is a sound of water dripping stantly to give the prisoner a sense of unease.
I always wondered how it felt like to be oher side of the chair, and now I definitely say; it truly is horrible. The door of the room opens, and I see the st person I wao see in this situatiora.
As he tries to walk through the door, his square-shaped body slots perfectly through it. Whes down, I start to feel sick, I want to avert my eyes, simply looking at him makes my soul feel crushed.
“Arthur, to preface this versation I want to tell you something. All the kids you were trying to sell have been rescued, with the exception of one a young boy named Man, he was taken.”
Hearing this my heart feels intense pain and tightens with tears falling from my eyes. “Sorry, sorry, I didn’t mean to cry, right now I shouldn’t be g.”
Handing me a handkerchief, Tetra says, “Don’t worry, this is what I was looking for. If you jumped with joy that only one had been taken I would have gotten up a, but it seems that you still uand the value of a life Arthur.”
Tetra's void his eyes are so kind to me despite what I did, that the tears keep flowing. “Arthur please tell me why you did this.”
Taking a sed to gather myself I say, “I just couldn’t pretend not to see it anymore, this try is rotting from the i. The only thing that was keeping it from pletely wasting away was you Tetra, but within a year you will be gone, and all our rades decrease in number watch day. Faced with the hopelessness of everything, we have gohrough I simply decided to give into it, I decided to part take in it.” My words just came p out I was uo stop them.
“I see.”
“I know all my as are wrardless of my reasons.”
“No, Arthur I uand where you're ing from, to be ho, I almost backslide in the past as well, there were tless times I almost received money uhe table, or when taken from someone else would have increased my pockets, a me tell you the thing that stopped me wasn’t will power.”
“What was it?”
“It was the little girl who I took as my own, with her eyes stantly staring at my back, I couldn’t let myself give in to all the shit around me, because if I did I would be telli is ok as well. So every day despite all the bone-crushing pressure, I let out a little prayer ao work. A me tell you it pays off just like today.”
“What do you mean?”
“Earlier today, a man named Charles Donzi came to us and told me he was the one responsible for the fire ten years ago.”
Getting up from my seat I say, “The ohat killed Gloria!”
“Yeah, up till now we couldn’t really iigate it due to most of it beiroyed in the fire and the rest being coverup up by the gover, but he came and told me today that the fire was caused by his pany's faulty maes. He also told me that he has a lot of information on shady busihat work for the gangs and gover i. Amazing isn’t it.”
“Why would he do that?”
“Apparently, he had some ge of heart today. Sometimes this city makes me feel like giving up on people, but it is moments like these that I remember people e through. So in this st year of mine, I will be creating as much chaos for all those bastards as I .”
“But even when yone we’re still outnumbered.”
“I wouldn’t say that. Get up Arthur, follow me.”
After walking out of the room with Tetra, I e face to face with a group of officers I don’t reize and I hear Tetra say, “Introduce yourselves.”
“Hello, I am Brandon, you saved me from a kidnapping years ago.”
“I am Dillon, it was you who got my mother to stop taking drugs.”
“I am Stacia, you may not remember me but I remember you, I was one of the children that you pulled out from the burning building ten years ago. I have joihe Gpd to fight with you.”
As all the people in front of me repeat who they are and why they’re here I fall to my knees out of disbelief.
“Every single good a is a blessing from god from one person to the , and that little ripple will always cause some good and all these new recruits are an example of that. They are the reason why we don’t give up no matter what, this is what Gloria, my daughter, fought for.”
As I y on the ground, more tears fall from my eyes. “Arthur with how big this whole i was your reputation may never recover, but I at least get rid of your jail time and keep your status.”
“But I stole that child’s life.”
“And I am sure you nor I will ever five you for that, but I believe the good you do on the field is much greater than you could in a cell.”
Uo do anything I just cry.
Φ While Arthur cries on the ground, I hear someone shout, “HEY TETRA!” Looking over to the source of the sound, I see Avram.
Walking over to them I ask, “What are you guys doing here? You should all be resting, especially you Iancu.”
“You know, I wouldn’t bring them out if I didn’t have a reason.”
“So, what would that reason be?”
“I am finally going to cash in on my prize.”
As I think for a sed it suddenly es to me, “Ehhhh!”
-Break-
Φ With Tetra leading the way, we are all brought through a corridor underh the 5th ptform; Aeia. “Hey Square man.”
“Yes Orb.”
“Do you know what happeo all the aliens I caught?”
“Every single one of them killed themselves.”
“They what!”
“It is standard practice for them, if they are ever in a precarious situatiohen use some sort of Explosive to end their lives, due to this we have gotten no information from them outside that they are humans.”
Was whatever information they held really worth killing themselves over? When we reach the end of the corridor, we are brought inte room, where I see a rge vehicle.
As I stare at it in wonder, Avram says, “It is one of Basileia's artefacts, an airship. I was given this when I received my award ten years ago.”
Suddenly Ivana, Ghehe, Wadim and Elia, run around the airship and start freaking out. They all behave like children who have just been given a oy.
“Dad why have you old me about this,” Iancu asks while drooling.
“Because it is useless,” Tetra says.
“Useless?”
“The ship is so heavy that without the zero gravity in Elpída, it would never fly, and even if it does, it requires an utterly ridiculous amount of Basileia crystals to fly. It could barely go from here to across Terrafide, and back.”
“It also hasn’t been taken the best care of, but I deal with at least two of those Issues”
Walking over to his employees, Avram says, “Guys get to what you do best.”
“RIGHT!” They say ba in unison. Suddenly Ghehe, Wadim, and Ivana run around and pletely fix all the damage doo the ship in mere miheir efficy is beyond me.
Wadim says, “Boss I have used my shadows to bind up some parts, but this really is only a quick fix. We also don’t how to work this thing, though we found a manual.” The box is the size of Cyrus, and it is thicker than my body.
“Elia it is your turn.”
Walking up and grabbing the book, she pces it on the ground and after five seds of speed reading she closes it and says, “All done. I pilot this thing with a blindfold on.”
“Wait, but that still won’t allow it to fly,” I say.
Walking in front of me Iancu asks, “What is weight Orb?”
“Mass X gravity.”
Pg his hand on the airship, Iancu uses his lega the ship which alters its shape and colour. “So, if gravity is zero, is doesn’t matter how big the mass is. With this, it fly.”
“But you sustain that for long periods of time?”
Elia says, “When it es to using ya an object, yacies patibility with the object happens to affect how well you sustain it, and Iancu’s likes inanic things. For you, yacy likes to be used on your flesh.”
“So that clears all of our issues.”
g his hands Avram says, “Good work everyone. On our way to Blestemate, we will help Orb and his friends reach Jedidiah. Now let’s get all of our stuff packed up.”
So over the day, we went bad frow between here and Avram’s shop to collect their stuff and load it on the ship. And in no time we were all ready to leave Elpída. All that was left was saying oodbyes.
As me and Iancu stand in front of all the kids, they hug us saying:
“Don’t go.”
“Please e with us.”
“We need you.”
But Iancu says, “HEY YOU BRATS, STOP BEING SPOILT, isn’t this what you all dreamed of, so instead over not seeing us again you o all be happy for what you're about to gain. GOT THAT!”
“YES,” they say ba unison.
“Iancu is right, but in case you still miss me take this.”
“Isn’t this your suit Ninjaman,” Fionna asks.
“Yes, and from this moment on it is yours Fionna, you’re the leader of all these kids so use this to take care of all of them.”
“Right!”
Suddenly I am tackled by Ai who says, “e on, Orb e with me I will take care of you, and bring any cute friends you have.”
“I said, I am good,” I say while pushing her away.
Avram walking up to us asks, “Do you really want to take him in/”
“Why wouldn’t I?”
“Take a sed to look at Orb, doesn’t he look like Draga.”
Ai stares directly at my face, and thes go of me giving a look of disgust. Toug my face I think; do I really look like Capti's wife.
Φ “Iancu,” I hear Tetra say.
“What do you want grandpa.”
He lets out a few tears, and says, “You finally called me grandpa.”
“St, don’t make a big deal out of this.”
“You seem a lot happier.”
“I guess I am just excited, this is the first time I get to leave Elpída.”
“Don’t bring that up, I am going start g again.”
“Stop being a big baby. It is not like I won't e bad visit.”
“Well if you do, I would enjoy it if you came back within a year, because I ’t do that long without you,” I say trying to give him a kiss.
“Get away from me you freak,” Iancu says as he walks away. “But if you care that much, I promise I will.”
Φ While Iand Orb run onto the ship I walk over to Tetra and say, “Not going to tell him.”
“He is happy for the first time in a while, I don’t want to ruin that with depressing news. But enough about that I heard you guys are finally getting along, did you finally cede?”
“I didn’t cede, I just realized that I ’t be caught up in fear anymore, because that won’t let my son shine.”
“Sounds like you ceded to me.”
Letting out a sigh, I say, “I guess I did.” Walking away I say, “Take care Tetra, and make sure Arthur does as well.”
Φ On the ship preparing to take off we all wave goodbye to all the people currently here and we say, “Goodbye everyone, I hope to meet you again.”
Log of Elpída
Elpída is a try set up by Basileia around two thousand years ago by taking advantage of the wonderbeasts and special gravity in the area. The try is spilt into six ptforms which all specialize in something or the other, except the sixth which is currently run down but used to specialize in leisure.
1st ptform city: Helios erce
2nd ptform city: Selene researd development
3rd ptform city: Eos Leisure
4th ptform: Pergamon erce
5th ptform: Aeia researd development
6th ptform: Iaea
During that time, she made tless pieces of teology with her pupil Magnolia and the rest of her team's Celestial vision. These pieces of teology are known as Basileia Artefacts in the modern day and due to these artefacts, Elpída is a try unlike any other.
Though some of these artefacts may put the city in danger. All the gravity ons which i with the strange gravity in Elpída have been known to create mini bck holes which cause mass destru on Elpída. such artefacts are illegal and are collected by the special w enfort on Elpída the Gpd.
The Gpd or the Gravitas police department are responsible for w keeping the try. Ead every member must be able to use spirit arts, and all of them are armed with stun ons; one of the artefacts that they have mao reprodu the modern-day Elpída. They protect the pead stability of all the citizens, from day-to-day criminals to the aliens up above.
The Aliens lie in a floating castle above Elpída, very little is known about them other than they like to kidnap people. but ohing that is known about them is that the strange gravity around Elpída is caused by there castle.
Elpída is ruled by a democratic gover which makes it different to most of the feudal systems of the Morden age. But despite eople may call a progressive system the corruption within the system has caused many to call it worst than most tries.
Though to anyone who steps foot in the try, it will most definitely be an experiehat will never be replicated.
