Free Grey War Saga 1: Twilight of Innocence by Marcus Johnson Page B

usual grey robe.
    “I’m still quite
alive Regen,” Myden said.
    “It’s been
sixteen hundred years since we last spoke,” Regen said.
    “You’re still a
slave to a machine,” Myden
said.
    “And you’re
still a fool to oppose god,” Regen said.
    “The machine is
not a god, both of us know who it really is,” Myden said.
    “Either way he
is a god when compared to the rest of us,” Regen said. “Those who are
superior should rule after all.”
    Myden chuckled. “You
don’t understand anything, not even after all this time. Know that we will not
give in easily. This war will drag on for eternity if it must, but you will
lose.”
    “Is it because
you have him at your side you feel so confident?” Regen asked.
    Myden grinned. “No,
it’s because I have them at my side. Brian is but one, should he fall, many
will rise. You can’t stop the tide of history Regen. This world will change, be
it by his hand or another’s.”
    “We shall see,” Regen said
while Myden faded away.
    Myden opened his
eyes after moving back into his physical body. He stood up and stretched as he
looked out his window to the city outside.
    “I was wrong,”
he said to himself. “The sojourn wasn’t his time.” He pulled out his telepathic
staff and swirled it around himself. “Forget it; the future is what matters, not
the past. His fate is his own and so is mine.”
     
    * *
*
     
    Seles was in her
quarters working on some music when a buzz came at door.
    “It’s me,” Mira
said.
    “Come in,” Seles
said while she adjusted a few notes.
    Mira came in and
took a look before nodding her head.
    “You’ve gotten
really good at composing music,” she said.
    “I’m better at
this then singing,” Seles admitted.
    “You give
yourself too little credit,” Mira said. “By the way, Kivi told me about your
swordplay. We’ll fix you up when we have some time off.”
    “It might be
awhile,” Seles said. “I don’t see this war ending anytime soon.” She stood up to
shake off the fatigue. “So what did you want to talk about?”
    “Oh…that,” Mira
said. “It’s getting worse again.”
    “I know,” Seles
said. “Last night he stared into the mirror for over an hour.”
    Mira sighed.
“Physically there’s nothing wrong with him. But I can see a dark shadow haunts
his soul.”
    “When you’re
with him keep him grounded,” Seles said. “Tell him to listen to you and only
you. He needs to remember he’s still alive.”
    “I hate talking
about the heavy stuff,” Mira admitted. “It’s not my favorite thing.”
    “I doubt anybody
really likes it,” Seles said. “Just give him an honest smile and he’ll melt in
your hands.”
    “You know this
from experience?” Mira asked.
    Seles laughed.
“No, it’s because you’re prettier than I am.”
    “You’re selling
yourself short again,” Mira said.
    The two laughed
for a bit.
    “Thanks Mira,”
Seles said. “Are you hungry? I haven’t had breakfast yet.”
    “I was just
heading there,” Mira said.
     

Chapter 12 - Siberia Returns
     
    In the border
region between Grey controlled space and the Confederation territories was the
Siberia base of Heaven’s Light. The asteroid base controlled twenty five Avoni
class Kalaidian ships and twenty five Gant class Shandi ships. The entire force
was outside with nearly two thousand mobile suits and mobile armors alongside
them. In the command center Shiken Ka acted as the leader, with a Kalaidian
commander named Serin as his first officer. He wore a specially made set of black
and gold exoskeleton armor over his body with a falchion on his back. Serin
wore the typical uniform of a Kalaidian officer with a circlet and two leaves
showing her rank. She kept her silvery white hair shoulder length and had blue
eyes. Surrounding the now calm base was the wreckage of a Grey fleet.
    “Looks like the
Seaki have been busy in this area,” Shiken said.
    “This is the
sixth one in three days,” Serin said. “Admiral,