The Last Rose - Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Thorns
3 years have passed…
"Woah! Amazing!" In an astounding voice, Reverse was amazed by the gigantic torso created by Relea. "You already made the torso already!"
Relea, sitting in the comfortable couch and drinking earth's instant chocolate drink (she is still too young to drink coffee), spoke, "I'm still not done. I need a head,"
"But, you'll be done by no time!" Reverse said enthusiastically. He then, noticed something different of Relea. Her eyes have almost sunken. She looks like she has been staying awake for weeks…months maybe.
"R-Relea?"
"Yea…?" Relea answered weakly.
"Y-you know…you should take a break for a while and…I'll take care of the things."
"It's ok." Relea said, "I can take care of this…"
"Alright…by the way, what Mechs are you creating?"
"Oh…the Revior Squire"
Mecha Machines has been sub-grouped into 3 machines: The Luise Monarch, Truto Romania, and the Revior Squire. The Luise Monarch is a gigantic hunch-robot, specifically round and beetle-like. Really Strong in defense, and almost repel anything, but is worst in offense; many have prefer this mecha. Truto Romania is car-like but is covered by weapons and armory. Originally to transport weapons for the war, it was now a machine used in war, but still carries on its original tasks. The Revior Squire, however, is a gigantic, straight-back robot. It has equality to offense and defense; in great case, can be enhanced. Only a little people are using this machine because they say the Revior Family has stopped the family blood-line…
The Machines were created and named by Three Families and were founders of Xeras'Galactic Society: Baiorettoreizu(Violet Rays): The Luise Family, Truto Family, and Revior Family.
The Luise Family is a group of green people from a different galaxy, who, when their planet is destroyed, station themselves in Xeras. Many believed that they were natives of the Xerasian Race. The Luise Family bloodline is still strong even in this day, and the family lives in the edge of the planet, watching for outsiders, and protects the planet now and then. This is how the family has the influence of creating the Luise Monarch.
The Truto Family also came from another planet, but a contact of the Luise Family. They arrived at the planet with the requested supplies of machinery, including weapons and such. Then, they build their territories and start to create the machines to protect, and created their own mecha. Only a few Trutos are living today, but the bonds to the people living in the planet are strong, helping them enhance their creations. The Trutos family seldom go to their home planet to pick up a few of their kind and brought them to the planet.
The Revior Family is, of course we know, humans. They accidentally crashed into the planet with their ship, and discovered this planet. Not being able to go back to their home planet, and met the families, they disabled the ship and used its parts to create their own mecha, lived in the planet, and helped defend it. When the family was able to go back to also pick up a few of their kind, it was one great civilization…that was until…humans have been ruing the planet and it's new culture. Stealing, Littering, Killing others, Greediness are some. The other kinds have been enraged for destroying the beautiful planet, and most humans have been executed, only a few living in Xeras now…
No one knows, because nobody entirely cares, that if there are still Reviors living. Many believed that the bloodline has ended, while some say that they are hiding and keeping their identity to themselves. This was one of the mysteries of the planet.
But then, many of the life forms living in Xeras have been going to other planets to pick a few kinds and others bump to the planet themselves…
(Source: PeruXia: Legends and Histories)
Reverse went silent for a very long time, but Relea was also quiet until she finished her chocolate and put it down on the coffee table.
"Hey, why so quiet?"
"H-huh?!" Reverse was startled. He was too deep in his thoughts. "N-nothing! Here, let me help you!" he grabbed a box and walks towards the foot of Relea's machine.
"C-careful! Those are-"
Too Late-Reverse suddenly got tripped by a wrench and let the box fall down…
Next thing we know, a flow of smoke comes out of Relea's station.
At the Hospital Wing…
"Oww! T-that hurt!"
"Ssshhh…for goodness' sake, you may be a child prodigy, but you're still a child!"
A nurse was bandaging the scars the Reverse achieved from dropping the exploding ammunitions. Relea was outside of the room, sitting and looking at the floor…or sleeping.
When Reverse came out of the room, he saw Relea. He tried to wake her up, but she grumbled and keep turning. He was right; Relea hasn't been sleeping for a while. Now what would he do to wake her up? Maybe he didn't need to. Just need to find something comfy. He can't possibly leave her in a noisy hall in a stiff chair! He was thinking to carry her back to her work station, but can an 11-year-old do that? (He had his Birthday last week).
Reverse lifted Relea and placed her on his back. Relea wasn't heavy at all; it seems though she haven't been eating properly. She worked too hard that she has ignored her simple needs. What kind of life is she even leading?
Reverse shook his head, removing such questions from his mind, and carried her back to the Maintenance room. It should be quiet now since it's the night and everyone went to their homes and dorms…
"The Electrocution was a success!" shouted a fellow commander (he is an Xerasian) in the meeting room table, surrounded by other Fellow commanders (mostly composed of what the humans called Aliens), with the Supreme sitting at the End; nicknamed Raynan. "She is already changing her ways. At this rate, she'll be fully in our control and y-"
"I did not say we would control her…" interrupted Raynan, who spoke calmly. "I only agreed to you that she is allowed to join this force, but to completely control her…
"I forgot to tell you that the shock has been a failure…" Raynan continued, "Of course, it awoken her inner conscience, but to the truth, her conscience is already awoken very long time ago…before we even electrocute her. She was only in a coma, and her body being fully controlled, manipulating her brain cells. Electrocuting freed her, and is now willing to help us in anyway; repaying us."
There was silence as they watch the hologram in the middle of the table that shows Reverse carrying Relea, then Rowan having a conversation with Reverse.
"But…" said Raynan, "if you did fully control the child, then her loyalty to us will be erased, starting to think we have been planning for that for a long t-"
"BUT WE DID!!" yelled the commander.
"I did not…" said Raynan, his voice rising. "…planned this. I merely want her to join our force, NOT FULLY CONTROLING HER."
"THIS IS WHY HUMANS ARE SO STUBBORN!" Shouted the commander, "DO YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE LEFT HER WILL FREELY FOR A LONG TIME!?"
"I DO KNOW! BUT SHE IS THE ONE WHO WILL LEAD HER LIFE, NOT US!"
"SHE. IS. NOT. HUMAN!"
"I KNOW THAT! WE ALL KNOW THAT!"
Raynan took a deep breath. "Please…" he said in a calmer and lower voice, "dismissed. The meeting is done…"
Everyone in the room walked away silently, leaving the S. Commander and the commander from before; nicknamed Rushio, alone in the room.
He moved towards Raynan, "This is what will happen when you don't agree with the--"
"We are humans, for goodness' sake," Raynan interrupted, holding his head, "Humans…are terrible creatures…we can't deny it…she was lucky…very lucky…"
Relea jumped out of bed. She had that dream again. That awful dream. She, killing so many people, under the will of others. She never meant it….never…
She gripped her blanket around her, and then she suddenly realized she was back in her station. She was at the Hospital Wing. She looked around; the rest of the room was empty of no people, it was still dark, and saw Reverse, near her mecha, building with his tool box.
She stood up, wrapped her blanket around her, and walked toward him. She can hear murmurs and mutters from him, "stupid Rowan…stupid, stupid…"
"Hey…"
Reverse nearly jumped, but he didn't turn. "Ah! D-did I wake you up? S-sorry, you can go back to sleep…"
"It's ok. Reverse, you don't have to help me…"
But Reverse didn't turn around, or spoke…
Relea sighed. "I'm fine! Really…"
"Then…tell me this…" he finally said, but not looking back, "you had a bad dream…right…?"
Relea stood stiffly, her eyes widening
"You…don't want to sleep…because you have these dreams…?"
Relea sighed again… "It's really nothing…nothing at all…"
Relea's voice was fading away and she was close to broke down in tears. Reverse finally turned around to see her and stood.
"Tell me…about those dreams…"
When he spoke, he can clearly see tears running down of Relea's cheeks.
"Come on…" he spoke gently, "it'll make you better…I promise…"
He led Relea outside to the garden of the Eden building (The Humungous School where almost everything is there and where Relea, Reverse, Rowan and the other students are schooled. Malls, Dormitories, The School, The Hospital Wing, even the Maintenance Room are all in there). It was located at the outskirts, almost all the plants and trees have filled up the deserted place. Many Plantations and Flowers are grown here. It was like Eden itself.
While dwelling around, feeling the cool night breeze through their hair, and the dark blue sky above with millions of stars twinkling, Relea told Reverse her whole dream, giving hints of her past…her terrible, uncontrollable past…
"I…understand. Really…" said Reverse, almost staring at a bunch of flowers on his left side; he caught something with his eye. "Wait here for a sec…" he said, then dived down into a sea of flowers. Very carefully, he searches while not destroying the flowers.
Relea, feeling quite amused, watch him dive dirt and search for something she didn't know. After a minute or longer, he emerges, and held out his hand with something.
It was a red-tinted budded flower that has a stem with thorns surrounding it.
He moved towards to Relea, and held out his hand. She can clearly see that his hands have cuts from the flower.
"This," Reverse said, "is from Earth…right? A very beautiful flower indeed, but…to take it away is a risk. This flower is covered with thorns. But still; it looks beautiful. Someone who is willing, brave, or probably stubborn enough will pick this flower and…and…and…"
Reverse gulped, "a-and give this to s-someone special!" his heart was beating fast. What could she say? Would she react? Would she leave him? But he has to continue to explain what he wanted to explain to her.
"This Flower…" he continued, face blushing, "a-almost represents you. Because of your thorns, you kept thinking that no one will pick you up…
"But that's not true…" he said, his voice becoming more confident than it was, "there is always someone to pick you up, treasure you…take c-care of you…
"He probably will remove your thorns..." he finished, voice shaking at the end, and was blushing madly. His head was firmly affix at the flower, and didn't dare to look at Relea's face.
He literally…probably…possibly…coincidentally....confessed to her .Will Relea reject him, or did she not understand what he said.
Reverse was ready to run for it.
When he can finally see her face fully, it was showing no emotion; it was the face at the time he first met her.
Relea held out both of her hands, but it was not to receive the flower; it was to cup Reverse's both bruised hands. Reverse blushed more madly. What was she planning to do? He thought. Break my hand? Make more bruises?!
"Thank you…" said Relea, gently holding Reverse's hands. He could has sworn he saw her smiling…even added with faint pink tainted outlines crossing her face.