Trip in a desert

[Elvinos2003]

Day one

A corsair ship was flying over a rocky land located on Planet Crete. It was a gladiator ship. A deadly ship in the hands of a highly skilled pilot. The ship was recognizable among many. Red lights and the engine with red plasma color. There was no doubt. It was Nina’s ship. The ship landed and the engines were turning off. The landscape was rocky and sandy. It was a lifeless area. Still inside of her gladiator, the corsair verified again if she brought enough ration to last at least a month. The words of Cesar were still in her mind. He wanted Nina to follow the punishment for at least two weeks before regaining the rank of centurion. But too much angered because of the loss, blindly, Nina setted course to a lifeless zone on Crete. She wanted to be alone, far of everything and everyone. With her hands, she slapped her cheeks to focus on right now. She pressed on a button and the cockpit’s entrance opened up. The temperature felt was 20 degrees celsius. There was no wind, a calm day.

Once outside of the ship, Nina held a heavy bag containing a tent. Carrying it with two hands, Nina walked a bit away to find a good spot where she could settle the tent. Preferably, the tent needed to be in an area where safety was present. At one hundred meters away from the gladiator, Nina finally settled the tent. The tent in itself wasn’t big but it was enough for one person. The sleeping bag and a pillow took the most place and the remaining would be for rations. Yet, Nina did not decide what to do with the left place. After closing the entrance, the young woman looked at the sky. It was a night sky coming up and stars were beginning to show up. Her thoughts were always on those Military she met. Frieda and Traudel. Both were more considered as friends than enemies. Then, she focused on Traudel. Tears were slowly falling down in the silence of the evening. ’’*Sigh* Traudel… What should I do?’’ Of course, no answer but only silence and the sound of her breath. Although, the question she said was not stupid at all. Any corsair who leaves the empire is permanently banned from it and this fact was not pleased at all. It was her home and being banned from it means she’d have no other place out there. In fact, this statement was not true. Traudel Habermeyer said often that she’d welcome Nina if needed. A place where both could be safe. On the other hand, Nina did not want this. She did not want to depend on her to live. After all, all her childhood until the beginning of adulthood, the corsair always fought to live. The corsair walked a bit and sat on a rock. She glared at the void, thinking what to do about her life. One question came in her mind. What is a corsair? Her definition was this one: A corsair is a warrior who fights for his people. But at this moment, she questioned her own definition. ’’A corsair… a corsair is a person who does what he wants to satisfy his desires no matter what. By force if needed.’’ That was her new definition. She stood up and raised a fist to the sky. ’’I am a Corsair! I do what I want to do and no one will order me to f*ck off!’’ Her fist turned into a finger. ’’Even the Elders can’t order me around. They are stuck in old traditions. They are always sitting in their chairs -thinking- what will be the best for the empire.’’ She spat a lumb of saliva. ’’It needs a change. A change that Deterrence and The Brotherhood need! Deterrence is almost a revolutionist group but they are lacking what The Brotherhood has and it is the same thing on the other hand. *sigh*’’

Tired after complaining into the void of the landscape, Nina returned to her tent. She entered inside of it, closed the entrance and laid on the ground in the sleeping back. She closed her eyes but did not fall asleep. Thoughts disturbed her. It took hours before she eventually sleep.

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