Chapter Four: Brothers

[Leo]

The ship shook even harder as he began scrambling for the door. He ran through it before glaring at me.

"You won't succeed Leo." he said. "We're close to our base, you will be lost there."

I thought back to Jadyn and smiled.

"Think what you like, dad."

He snarled and the blast door slammed closed as he ran away. Autumn tried getting through but he had locked the systems out. She turned around slowly as she saw me. I cut her abilities out from under her as I walked towards her. A look of panic crept up on her face as she tried getting away, crawling at the wall behind her as she tried getting away.

"You realize this is only temporary right Leo?" I hear Allecto say.

"I know, until you find another place to reside. I'll keep an eye out."

"Thank you."

"So what now?" Autumn said, finally calming down after I stopped and only stared at her.

"I think we should see other people." I said sarcastically. "Somewhere along the line the implants and the Nomad itself made you evil, twisted your inhibitions into something far more sinister." I started walking towards her again and she started to scramble away again.

"S-stay away from me!" she screamed.

"But why? Don't you love me?" I had her backed into a corner where she stopped I held my face close to hers, my glowing blue eyes shining in her own. "Why don't you love me?" I restored her implants and watched as she snarled and stared at me. Her own coming online and her eyes turning blue as well. "You will find, I will not help you..."

She hit me with her palm in the chest and I flew back, nearly missing Gwen who was shivering near one of the consoles. Once she saw me, her resolve grew and she stood up as well, standing next to me, her own implants coming online.

"Two weaklings." she snarled "This will be easy."

I only laughed as I placed my hand on the console next to me and entered in a lockout code, and placed Allecto within it. The ship shook again as the Black Company battleships and fighters assaulted the ships hull and shields. Autumn rushed me but before she could blink I had my blades out and blocked her onslaught. She looked at me in surprise as I kicked her back to where she started from in the corner. I looked up and stared her down. Gwen roared loudly and charged, I followed and both our blades found her chest. Autumn clawed at her chest as blood ran down her clothes, the swords blue glow a shocking contrast to her crimson blood.

"I love you..." she gasped, staring into my eyes.

"I know...I love you too...I always have." I said, a tear rolling down my cheek. She fell limp as we removed our blades. "Gwen." She looked up at me. "Head to subsection D of the ship, panel 83. Black Company will be entering through that area. Lock it out with forcefields, and use a airlock pattern to get them on the ship, make sure they make it on ok."

"Yes father, right away." she said running off down the hallway. I looked down at Autumn and closed her eyes. My other hand balled into a fist as I stared at the door my father had escaped through.

"You will pay...I swear to the gods...you will pay with your life."

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You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark.
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