"Huh??"
Xavier exclaims in shock looking up to his father who stares back at him with cold eyes.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(deep breath) "And because I, Victor Siyah…"
Victor says staring up to the ceiling.
"Planned to usurp my father of the Siyah throne…"
-Outer-Lands-
… "Guard Branch"…
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"But that was before I met your mother."
Victor says smiling and staring back down to Xavier
"See Xavi, I was raised to rule that depressing place."
He begins.
"And as a result I have done many many things that the me of today would find unforgiveable."
He says
"And that--"
Victor pauses
"That man…"
He says gritting his teeth visibly angrier
"'Valdis Siyah' is nothing more than a maniacal trigger happy child!"
He shouts
"He has no regard for human life whatsoever and craves bloodshed!!"
He says spitting out his own blood in disgust
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"And his 'heirs' are supposed to be no different."
Victor says his eyes sombre and looking at the ground depressed
"…"
(sighs) "But that's where he got it wrong."
He begins
"See people have their own will."
He says
"Their own lives."
"Dreams and visions!"
He says
"You can't just expect the world to conform to your standards!"
He says in a fit angrily tossing his head back and forth rattling the chains that hold him
"But he doesn't care…"
Victor says fading into a deep thought staring at the ceiling…
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"My brother… he is…"
Victor begins again
"Different from us."
He pauses.
"From me and my sister."
He says
"And my sister…."
He pauses as memories flood his head.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Well I can only hope she's alright."
Victor thinks
"But then came your mother…"
He says smiling again as he turns his head back to Xavier.
"She was nothing special to be honest with you hehe."
He says laughing to himself
"But there she was…"
He begins
"Just some poor nomad who found herself cornered by the top brass of the Blades."
He says
"Outgunned, outnumbered and with nowhere to run."
"But still with enough guts to fight for what she believes in!"
He says with stars in his eyes
"…"
"Pfft..."
"hahahah…"
Victor chuckles to himself to the silent amusement of Xavier.
"Well, to be perfectly honest she probably wouldn't have done that if she knew who we were."
He says smiling
"No she definitely would…"
Victor thinks to himself sombrely
"But either way she did."
He says.
"Some lowly nomad with no place to call her own had the courage to bite the snake back."
He says
"And liking hitting a reset switch."
"Watching that pure white hair fly through the air as she swung at me helped me be reborn."
Victor pauses smiling
"From that day I decided to move forward and forget the past."
"And to do so… with my saviour…"
He says smiling
"…."
-silence-
"…"
"And… the rest is history really."
Victor pauses before continuing
"After that came the Oasis…"
He says
"One of the no-mans-lands regions designated by the Great Houses of the continent."
"No conflict of any sort is permitted in these regions and they remain neutral from all politics of the continent."
He says
"Funny how that turned out huh…"
He says
"We moved here to live in peace and start our small family."
He says warmly
"It was difficult at first…"
"moving here…"
He says
"Learning the traditions and cultures of different people from all over the world."
He says
"But once we realized they were just like us and had moved here to escape war and conflict and it made things easier."
He says
"The people here were kind…"
He says
"Diverse…"
"But friendly because they understood each other reason for being…"
He says
"Because of that we were able to build a home here."
"Start a family."
Victor says warmly recalling the past.
"From your Uncle Jerry who…"
"…"
"Well let's just say didn't want to left me alone haha…"
He chuckling to himself to the confusion of Xavier.
"I think that's his story to tell."
He thinks to himself reminiscing
"All the way round to your Uncle Mark who gave Mylo to us when you were younger and always accompanied your mother from before I even knew her."
Victor says warmly
"And not forgetting Lucy either…"
"…"
He says
Xavier flinches at her name before facing the ground
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Xavi…"
Victor thinks
"Listen Xavi.."
"Its fine Dad."
Xavier says cutting him off
"…"
"You don't have to say anything more…"
He says
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Alright."
Victor responds watching his son's demeanour change
"Right then onto the important thing wanted to tell you."
He says seriously as Xavier's ears perk up.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(deep breath) "You need to live on."
Victor says looking to the doors in the room
Opposite sides of the walls behind him to his sides
The words feel heavy as Xavier's can feel his heart skip a beat.
"What do you--"
"Forget about everyone in the Oasis."
Victor says cutting Xavier
"…"
"WHAT?"
"Forget the Oasis too."
He says ignoring Xavier.
"But Fa--"
"The Oasis is no more Xavier."
He says bluntly
"Everyone is dead."
Victor says coldly to Xavier staring him dead in the eye
"And nothing you do now will bring them back."
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Hey--"
Xavier says getting angry
"Let me put in a way even someone like you can understand."
Victor says
"You don't have the strength to."
He says harshly
"…"
"FA-"
"If you did Lucy would still be alive."
Victor says coldly staring into Xavier's eyes
("THUD!!!!"
Xavier's knees buckle forcing him back down.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(Deep breath) "So what's going to happen now is am going to get you out of here."
Victor says
"…"
"what??"
A shook Xavier responds
"But from there on out you're on your own."
Victor says
"Wai-wait…"
"You will run south."
Xavier tries to says to the ignorance of his father.
"There you will find another Oasis."
"Father…"
Victor continues
"A neutral land just passed the Oasis similar to it…"
"Father!"
"It is called Pandora."
"Father!!"
"Tell them you are Xavier Grey and they will help you."
"Wait Father!!"
"They are good people…"
"FATHER!!!!"
"QUIET BOY!!!!"
Victor shouts silencing Xavier
"WHEN I SPEAK YOU LISTEN!"
"UNDERSTOOD?"
He unloads on Xavier frightening him.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(deep breath) "We've already lost everything..."
Victor says recomposing himself
"I've lost everything I had..."
He mumbles to himself
"So won't at least help me save the last thing I have left?"
Victor asks
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"who says i want to be save in the first place?"
Xavier mumbles to himself face down
"What?"
Victor asks having not heard him clearly
"I SAID WHO SAID I WANT TO BE SAVED IN THE FIRST PLACE!!"
Xavier responds just as mad.
"Xavi…"
Victor thinks
"I mean if you have the power to get me out of here right now then why don't we leave together?!?!"
He asks mad
"I mean what's the point of me living on if I'm just going to be alone!!"
Xavier shouts
"Didn't you say you used to be a Captain of these guys?!?"
He shouts continues, standing up and rattling the chain
"Doesn't that mean you should be able to beat these guys???"
"I mean…"
"I mean…"
"I'm saying this because I can't Xavier…"
Victor says sombrely cutting Xavier's mini rant off.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Huh?"
Xavier exclaims confused
"What's that supposed to--"
"I'm in here because I can't Xavier."
Victor continues
"These guys…"
He says
"They are too strong for me Xavier."
Victor says looking away from Xavier.
"No its only one guy"
He thinks to himself.
"And am much too weak in my current state…"
He says.
"Even though am sure we could both get out."
He thinks.
"But y-you can make it Xavi."
He says
"I have already given up."
He thinks
"No you will make it."
He says
"Because you are her son."
He thinks.
"For me…"
"For your mother and Mylo!"
He says
"Because you're all that we have left."
He thinks.
"SO LIVE ON!"
He shouts.
"Because I no longer have the strength to…"
He thinks.
"SURVIVE!!!"
He shouts
"Because I no longer want to."
"…"
He thinks
"FATHER!!!"
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"I'm sorry…"
He thinks.
"Heh looks like we're out of time."
Victor says grinning as a cold sweat drops down the side of his face
"What are you--"
"Live on…"
He says grinning at Xavier.
"FA--"
"Goodbye…Xavi."
("BAM!!!!")
Just then the door swings open and in comes a scrawny man in a Blades uniform!!!
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Tch."
He clicks his tongue
"Enough with the water works already I could hear your plan all the way from the canteen--"
He says poking his ear
… ("!!Bzzt!!") ..
"Huh?"
The man exclaims
"What the--"
He mumbles looking over to Victor
"Dad?"
Xavier thinks looking to Victor's body too as it starts to light up
"h-HEY!!!"
The guard shouts when he sees Victor's body
"Dad!"
Xavier shouts when the glow intensifies
"HEY YOU STOP THAT!!!"
The Guard shouts starting for Victor
A familiar glow emanates from his Victor's body…
As the marks Xavier has grown accustom to seeing burn bright!!!
"Is that (souls)?!?!"
Xavier thinks to himself in hurried panic.
"DAD!!!"
"HEY YOU!!!"
Xavier and the guard shouts again
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Hm…"
"Seems you understand what these markings mean."
Victor smirks mumbles to himself
"Huh?!?!"
Xavier exclaims panicked noticing the smirk
("CLANK!!!!!!!!")
("CLANK!!!!!!!!")
Xavier pulls on his chains!
"da--FATHER!!!!"
He shouts
"…Seems I was worried for nothing."
Victor thinks smiling to himself
"HEY YOU I SAID---"
The guard shouts getting closer to Victor!
"…"
"Hehe."
Victor chuckles to himself when the guard reaching him
"FATHER!!!!!"
("CLANK!!!!!!!!")
("CLANK!!!!!!!!")
Xavier shouts pulling on his chains!
… "Goodbye" ...
Victor thinks smiling as the guard shakes him
"YOU!!!!"
"HEY YOU STOP THAT!!!!!!!"
("CLANK!!!!!!!!")
("CLANK!!!!!!!!")
"DAD NO!!!!!"
"…Marissa…"
Victor thinks before giving a bright smile to Xavier!
"DAD!!!!!!!!"
("OOOOOOOUUUUUUAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!")
sssshhhhhhhIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGG!!!!!!!
!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Three explosions go off in tandem as Victor shouts!!!!!!
"…"
"…"
-To Be Continued-