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Chapter 7 - I could have done more… I should be doing more…

Back to the present. Yin is ahead of Sapphire whose trying to keep up with his older brother. Yin, smirks and looks back at Sapphire.

Winded already, pal!? I thought you said you could beat me! Yin, taunts him and Sapphire just laughs it off.

I-I am! I got you right where I want ya and you haven't noticed it yet! Sapphire roars out as he tries to close distance between him and Yin!

Hey don't push yourself to hard now! Yin warns him and then they both feel Scahatch reach out to the two of them  telepathically.

Children, race over to Calios Nal instead. There's trouble up ahead. She said to them telepathically  with  her  usual  cool  and composed  tone.

What do you mean trouble? Sapphire asked and then they both see the trouble she warned them about. A tornado! No  just  1 but 3  category 6 tornado's tearing a city to pieces!

It's  a  minor  setback.  It  will  be  taken  care  of  shortly.  Now  do  as  your  both  told  and  head  to  Calios  Nal.  She  told  them  but  Sapphire  darts  off  to  the  scene  anyway  and  Yin  follows  him. 

That  is  why  you  failed, child.  She  said  vaguely. 

As  Sapphire  gets  closer  to  the  titanic tornado  Yin  catches  up  to  him  in  a  second  and  runs  beside  him.  They  both  nod  to  each  other  and  split  up  to  save  as many  people  as  they can.  Yin zooms in and out dozens of buildings, vehicles and areas like parks, carrying a few of civilians in his arms and dropping them off right next to a under ground bunker meant to shelter civilians from natural disasters. Sapphire is doing but at much slower and clumsier pace. He's running on a collapsing high way and rescues a small family and there dog who were trying to run away from the tornado like the dozens of other civilians that Sapphire and Yin are saving.

He Carry's all of them in his small arms and shoulders as he tries to run to the nearest bunker so he can drop them off!  But he's getting more exhausted by the second but he has to keep going cause  one  of  the tornado's is right behind him!  It  tears  the  road  behind  him  apart  and  sucks  up  the  debris  left  behind!  Sapphire  pants  heavily,  he's  getting  slower  which means  the  tornado  is  closing  into  him  even  faster!  The  force  of  the  powerful  almost  sent  him  flying  into  the  force  of nature!  He  and  the  civilians  he's  carrying scream  out  together!

Ah,  crap,  Bro!  Yin  says as  he  just  dropped  off  another  group  of  civilians  numbering  by  the  dozens  next  to  a  bunker!  He  runs  off  to  try  and  save  Sapphire  who's  flailing  his  arms  and  legs  in  the  air!  Everything's slowing  down  in  his  point  of  view. He's  scared,  terrified.  Why  wouldn't  he  be?  He's  5  year old,  he's  just  young  child.  A  child  who  just  wants  to  know  3  things  more  then  anything.  Who  was  his  mother?    What  was  she  like  and  where  is  she?

He  never  knew  her.  He  never  saw  her.  He wanted to know everything about her. Or at least something so days ago he asked Scahatch. She was sitting on a seat over in stone balcony looking over one of the moons. Sapphire pulled open one of the curtains covering the balcony's doors. As usual he can only see her silhouette because of the moon's shine.

Aunt Scahatch? He called out to her nervously.

Your suppose to be in bed. What is it child? She asked with her back face towards him. Sapphire twiddles his thumbs together for few seconds and then finally speaks out.

Do you know anything about, Mom? He asked and Scahatch sighs reluctantly in response.

Child, you know well that subject is a sensitive matter. She said to him.

Where is she? Why can't I see her? Why won't you are or Dad say anything about her!? Please tell something! He asked her no demanded her. She turns her head back to him, her cold glowing golden eyes piercing into him but he won't stand down and stares right back at her although with small tears in his eyes. Scahatch sighs with a clear sense of guilt in her face. She turns her chair towards him.

My Apologies, child. Like I said before your mother is.... A sensitive to me and especially your father. I can't tell you where is she, why can't you see her because you aren't for that answer which only your father has any real right to do. But what I can tell you is that, she was a hero. No, A saint who would help those that never asked for her aid. A warrior powerful enough to be called my sister. But above all she believed in one simple thing, "Doing the right thing".

Those words alone awoken something in Sapphire as he's inside the tornado as For the first time ever his cape came to life with Blue Flames and violet petals. Yin gasp as he sees Sapphire dart out of the tornado from the air! Dozens of floating debris in the air the size of houses where in his way, but he flys through them all leaving a streak of blue light! The roads beneath suddenly rocket up to him! He lets out a war cry as his cape stretches out even more fires dozens of Violet construct missiles destroying the obstacles in a blaze of blue flame glory!

He finally reaches one of the bunkers, drops civilians and they ran inside! But before the doors could even start closing 2 of the tornados were on them! Sapphire then lets another war cry as he made his cape form a dome construct around the bunker shielding from the powerful tornado's! But the dome was slowly shattering bit by bit! Sapphire gritting his teeth together let's another battle cry as he tries to keep it up but he was slowly blacking out!

Yin, puts his arms out to tornado's as he tries to make dissipate by draining them. The winds from one of tornado's get sucked into Yin's hands and body but before he could drain it completely a blinding platinum light consumes the entire city!

But minutes later the tornado's were gone! The city was in ruins but the light seemed to put and end to the natural event. Yin rushed ran over to Sapphire and sees Scahatch kneeling down next to Sapphire who was laying on the ground dazed.

Like I said before children. I was dealing with it. She said. No patience, Sapphire. That is why you failed. She scowled him and Sapphire losses conscious shortly afterwards.

Moments  later  he  regained  consciousness.  He  was  in  some  sort  of  tent  laying  down on  some  sort  of  bed.  He  sees  Yin  besides  him,  who  smiles  at  him.

What  a  relief!  I  was  worried  there  for  a  minute.  How  you  feel?  Yin  asked  him.  Sapphire  sits  up  and  sees  that  he's  in  a  medical  tent.  10  ft  tall  armored  knights  guard  the entrance  but  his  attention  is  towards  the  recasted  city  and  the  wounded  civilians  walking  around.  How  does  he  feel?

That  I could  have  done  better.  That  I  could  have done  more.  He  answers  Yin  with  sadness  in  his  red  eyes. 

We  return  to  the  present.  The  news  channel  now  showing  that  tornado  is  gone  and  civilians  casualties  were  minimize  thanks  to  the  military of  Mythos,  and  Fable  powered  warriors  that  were  there.  Sapphire  sighs  which  makes  Yin  raise  and  eye  brow.  He  turns  his  head  back  at  the television  and  back  at  Sapphire.

So  what  are  we  gonna  do?  Hmm?  Yin  asked  him  and  Sapphire  looks  at  both of  his hands  for  a  moment  and  then  clenches them  tightly  and  then  he  stands  up. 

Help  people.  Sapphire  said  and  walks  out  of  the  Caffe  and  Yin  follows  him  with  a  proud  smirk.  But  on  a  massive  screen  floating  high  up  in  the  middle  of  time  circle  is  a  news  man.

Welcome  back  people.  Diplomacy  between  our  Kingdom  and  Zodiac  Blood  is  at  its  breaking  point.  As  you  may  Zodiac  Blood  is  a  governmental  power  and  independent  nation  that  is  founded  and  made  of  Zodiac's.  It  rivals the might  of  the  Heirs  and  the  Divine  Pantheons.  It's  primary  goal  is  to  bring  peace  and  unity  to  the  Zodiac  race  and  there  nation,  Zapech  is  indeed  a  paradise  for  all  Zodiac's.

But  there other  goal  is  to wipe  out  the  tyrannical  human  race  and  for  months,  The Prime  Heir, Nero  who  is  our  glorious  ruler  has  been  trying  to  plead  too  them  to  turn  away  from  this  bloody  and  vengeful  crusade.  Will  be  showing  you  live  footage  of  the  negotiations.  Your  on,  Pat.

So how  about  that  then, bro?  Yin  asked  him and  Sapphire  sighs  as  he  looks  up  at the image  of  Nero  who's  12  feet  tall  and wear's  a  formal  and  majestic  suit  of  gold  armor  fitting  for  the Prime Heir. Off in the distance the two have no idea that they are being watched. Two, individual's wearing futuristic black tiger colored theme armor are watching over Sapphire and Yin from high a top Building. A man and a girl. The man nods to the woman and she's presses her finger on the side of her helmet.

Sapphire looks away, and for a second a flash back accord where he's in a pitch black Rome and where he's the only source of light in it. He's glowing Royal Blue hair and white cloths are covered with…. Blood… Drenched in it… He whimpers and whales as he's holding a human body tightly. The body… It to was drenched with blood…

Yin snapped his fingers to get Sapphire's attention.

Bro, you did everything you could back there. Remember that. Yin reassured him but Sapphire looks away from him.

(Everything I could… Just Wasn't enough…)

Y-You heard what they said, things are as bad enough already with the Zodiac's. I-If we get in the middle of things w-well just make things… Worse. Besides Dads,  got  it  covered.  And  Form  what  I  can  remember,  Raurua's  there  too. W-Wait-! Raurua's there! Sapphire said and runs off into the crowd with panic and concern for his friend.

Yin sighs dashes over to Sapphire side. Yin grabs onto Sapphire should and race off towards where the negotiations where being held. The woman presses her finger on the side of her helmet again.

We're pursuing the targets and we will await the signal as planned, Grand Zodiac. Praise be the Heirs… And Inanna. The two walk backwards into a black and white portal and the portal soon vanishes…