|April 19, 2009|
"Baki's 9 years here, right?" Mecca asks.
Ferdinand holds for a little bit and answers...
"You're so smart."
It is day in the Belt Empire.
Baki stands on the highest floor of a high building with his elbows upon the edge of an open window portion (no glass frame)
At the space, nothing exists. Just him and himself.
He watches the prosperity of the cities as well as its deterioation.
Slavery still lingers.
He is displeased.
Emelia comes by his left and places her arm upon his right shoulder.
"It still lingers, eh?" - Emelia.
"Why not? My authority isn't the highest so it is inevitable. But I won't give up." Baki declares and pushes back subtly.
Emelia's hand falls down to her side.
"We're close to a new decade." - Emelia.
"I expect a change for the better." - Baki.
A Container and Cruise Ship sail perfectly on different vast oceans.
Atleta Ocean: The Container
Rogue Ocean: The Cruise
In them, two hit songs play.
Cancella
By: Prect Yuusuke
Year: 2009 (2034)
(The Container Ship)
World Overcomer (feat. DARIUS)
By: Laris Yuusuke
Year: 2009 (2034)
(The Cruise Ship)
Inside the Cruise, lots of people jam to; whereas the rest go about serious businesses.
Behind them, a large Frigate with a Pirate emblem above approaches in high speed.
They don't notice.
Two Operators (a man and a woman) come behind on the Main Deck, discussing.
She says something and he laughs out loud to the sky.
They stop as he does and she says with worrisome smile...
"Hey, you wanna make 'em notice?"
"Lol!" He says while bringing his head down.
The Frigate readies its front guns and fire starts to build up.
"So...how about tonight?" She asks while holding his right arm with both of hers.
"What?" He replies with a grin, looking into her eyes.
She pouts, stomps her right foot and utters...
"So you have forgotten!"
As she does this, the fires' build up completes.
The man laughs.
He opens his eyes and becomes shocked.
The woman notices and looks to her right.
She sees it.
"Unhand me, Griselda!" The man commands, removes himself and dashes back.
She staggers.
The Ship fires.
The man runs straight through the people. Knocks down a few and fires toward a large bell.
The shots close in.
He reaches it and forms quickly a mallet in his right hand.
The shots hit. He hits.
The bell rings and the Cruise suffers damage.
From behind, through to the front, two massive holes open.
The music halts.
The parts destroyed, detach and fall in pieces into the Ocean together with the people.
Griselda, while on the air, falls on the back of her head and dies.
The man gets blown away to his left and falls into the Ocean.
"Secure the people! Make sure the Captain is safe!" A man commands and the remaining gets coated in SH (Spiritual Hardening)
Latin Ragelle
Age: 300
Vice Chief of Operations
(Fōsha Empire)
He runs to a stop by the right of another male Operator and looks forth with him.
He sees two ropes with hooks coming towards the Cruise.
With a grit, he makes a slight sound while bringing his face a bit down and says...
"This is a problem."
"Yeah." The Operator replies.
The Frigate: Woe Against, draws closer. And while it does, the Pirates rejoice as the Captain stands tall with his arms folded at the mouth of the Ship. With a smile.
Meanwhile, the Container Ship cruises smoothly on the slightly turbulent Ocean.
Waves come in and throw the ship. It stays up for a few seconds and comes into the water.
Stabilizes and settles on top.
The cycle repeats.
Five containers fall.
Two crew members (men) come by the right of the ship, hold the rail and watch by their right how they roll.
"Shit!" One says.
"That's my wife's orders." The other says.
"Yuh mean a little piece in them?" The first one asks. The second one turns to his left and gives him a stern look.
He smiles, gives off a worrisome chuckle then raises his hands in surrender.
The ship cruises a little and meets an ocean bomb by its right. It detonates, destroys the bow and turns the ship over to the left.
It lands and the music ends.
Some of the crew hang and scream while some fall into the ocean
Loads of containers too.
Inside, some workers lose balance and fall to their deaths while some hold onto something.
A man puts his hands against the rail of the ship, pushes and puts the ship back on top.
The ship settles as he levitates to a stop above it.
It's the man that talked about his wife.
A shot comes in by his right.
He turns to it, crosses his arms before his chest and undergoes full SH. The shot hits, he deflects with the spread of his arms and legs then gets engulfed in white light.
"Damn." He says and gets blown up.
"Counsellor!" His partner calls in agony.
Water flods the ship through the open bow as the explosion takes place and the man calls.
The water surge comes to a halt and gets sent back by a man and a woman. With arm movements while moving forward.
"That's right! Send 'em back!" A man commands.
They push it closer and closer to the entrance.
Outside: the sky is dim.
They reach and make a decisive move that sends it all back to where it came from.
"Now seal it!" The same man commands as the hatch closes.
"Okay, okay." The man closing it says in a fed up tone.
Up above the deck, the remaining crew stand alert, awaiting from behind, the arrival of the ship behind the mysterious fog.
"Hard to port!" A man commands above the enemy ship and it turns to the left after the spin of the wheel.
A huge Brigette comes forth.
The crew above it slowly come to light. Some excited, some nonchalant.
The Captain stands up from his Chair and goes to his right.
He comes towards to the mouth by the bow, slightly elbows a woman by his right, reaches and puts his right leg above it. He bevels it, bends, relaxes with his right arm above his thigh and stares at them with a smile.
By the right, the Brig bears the name: The Prince of the World.
The crew glare at him.
He grins.
The Empires and the Nations get rained upon by Newspapers.
With Headlines that read:
Raid in the Seas! Pirates at Siege!
They show the pictures of the Captains and the ships they wrecked.
The people grab it.
Reporters give speeches and people watch from screens.
A meeting is held with Nobles inside a dark room with florescent lights.
Kira stands at a high podium and watches everyone.
The Kotetsu's sit with authority whereas the rest, sit normally.
Lots of Nobles look slightly at them with hate.
"Look at them." Mecca says and chuckles.
Kira clears his throat and speaks...
"You have seen what is going on. This is a threat. This time, only a noble can put a stop to it. So who will volunteer or how many of you will volunteer?" He asks last and looks around.
Nobody answers.
"Beneath you, isn't it!? Well it shouldn't be. Now speak." He says and looks around again.
Baki raises his left hand and Emelia looks to him by his right.
The people become shocked.
Some grin and a man asks...
"Why not?"
The Kotetsu's become shocked and worried.
Emelia's eyes widen, she raises her right hand and faces front.
The people gasp.
"Emelia!" - Abel.
"Emelia?" - Baki.
She looks to him, calling...
"My Lord?"
"Take down your hand. I will do this...alone!" He declares and gets up.
Emelia takes down her hand in utter worry as the people gasp once more.
Urilia looks to him with pride while Kelun holds a mischievous grin.
Kira glares at him by his left.
"But my Lord..." Alicia gets up and says.
"Alicia!" He calls with the raise of his right palm.
"Fret not." He continues.
Then grins, spreads his arms and says finally while looking around...
"Is it not for the best!? After all, an Alade told me I lack the strength! This should serve as the stepping stone for redemption! And trust me, I won't fail!"
Roma claps. The rest look. He carries on for a little while and they join in.
The Kotetsu's go crazy.
Urilia and Kira look to their son with pride while Kelun shows anger.
Emelia hugs him. He releases a sound of wonder and happiness then looks to Kelun by his upper right.
He sees him glare and becomes confused.
"Nii-san?" He calls telephatically and Kelun throws away his face to the right.
"What is his problem!" - Mecca.
Kira and Urilia give him the eye by their left.
"What happened to the people?" - Mecca.
"Hmm, what about them?" - Ferdinand.
"How did they take the news about Baki's instability?" - Mecca.
"Oh. They didn't care." - Ferdinand.
"Oh." - Mecca.
"Hmph!" - Clifford.
TO BE CONTINUED