The Fall

[Epo]

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DATE: Unknown, the past
LOCATION: Eterion's private chamber, the Epona, Omicron-100 system

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A monologue in his mind...

"It was terrible and I couldn't do anything"

Eterion sits on his bed with his head resting on his hands. It was a terrible time. Firstly the Nomad War, then Toledo and now the Skorwin. Almost everyone have died somewhere there. There weren't any corpses, only parts of destroyed station floating in the empty space of the Graveyard.

"I hope they're dead. *He sighs* And if they aren't? What if they're still somewhere, but infested by those damned species?" *He hits the bed with his hand* "It's much worse... No, I shouldn't think like this... Even if it's true, they're still dead."

Only a few of the station's crew have survived. They were visiting the Akabat to take some supplies in "DL"-class transport. And they didn't know what will happen in a few minutes from now.

So many have died during those days.
So many good people have left this world.
And there's so much pain for the living.

"Today I'm asking myself: How much time remains? How long we will walk before we all die?"

"No, we need to survive... We need to get revenge, we need to finish what our fallen brothers were trying to do."

"They wouldn't want us to sit idle when those Aliens are still alive. When they're still a danger for the Colonies..."

Keep calm, keep your mind clean. Only then you will be able to make the right decisions. Keep calm to survive. The battlefield won't be safe like this room. - My father used to repeat those words during my training.

Damn, it was so long ago. And many things have changed since then. I was a little boy, who didn't realize the true sence of those words.

"Now I do"

Many pilots are wounded, many are spread across the Colonies. We all need some time, but the world won't wait for us. We have to go back to our work. Maybe it will heal those wounds, a bit...

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*There was an silent sound from the communication device, which was left on a deck near the exit*

"Yes, the world is calling me back *He smiles slightly* And that's what I really wanted to hear"

*He stands up, takes a few steps and takes the comm device from the deck.*

- Ashri here, what's going on?
*He hears a known voice of Henry, an good and old man, who is the tactical commander of this piece of steel*
- Kate is back. She's waiting for you in the bar.
- Right, thanks.
- How are you, boy?
*Eterion sighs silently* "Yes, this man is always taking care of everyone. It's good to have him here."
- I'm fine. Okey, I have to go, Kate's waiting. Eterion out

*And there was another incoming call*

- Ashri. -A short and formal answer
*Now it was Kate, his sister. It's good to know she's fine*
- Huh, here you are. Henry has already contacted with you, hasn't he? I'm waiting in the bar, we need to speak. Don't make me need to wait too long, key Et?
- Ye-eeh. I will be there.

*He has left the room with a new hope in his heart.*
"Not everything is lost and there are many things to do."
"Right, welcome aboard!" -He said and closed the doors

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