Scenes 21 thru 25

Mourning An
End

The man
surveyed his gift, his greatest creation.
There was no evil here, only the desire to show the people how blind
they were to follow a government that proclaimed peace.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Really it was a government that would destroy
them and their morals. He could see the
seeds of it beginning already with that Peacecraft girl.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> She appeared to be a virtuous beauty but he
knew what lay underneath that façade, he knew what treachery and deceit lay
there waiting to be unleashed on the unsuspecting people.

He looked
up as a young man entered nervously into his presence.

“What is
it?” The man demanded impatiently.
“Where is Julius, I sent for him to be brought to me when he arrived
back.”

“He was
killed,” The young man answered with a sad expression.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> “He was murdered in a most horrendous fashion
upon the streets of L2.”

“That is a
shame,” The man said briefly thinking about the loss of time it would cause
him, feeling more regret than that over the fact that one of his people were
dead. “Apparently this Shinigami is no
more than a common murderer. He too must
suffer as they must.”

“Yes
master,” The young man said agreeing with him.

“You may go
now,” The man waved him off.

class=GramE>“Master?” The young man hesitated.

“Yes?” The
man stared at him expectantly.

“Will
Julius be remembered for his sacrifice?” The young man asked.

“Of
course,” The man said. “Julius served
faithfully without question. He will be
remembered him. I hold Shinigami
responsible for his death and he will pay.”

‘But first
that Peacecraft twit,’ The man thought watching the
other exit his rooms. ‘She needs to be
taken out first. She is far too powerful
already.’

He enjoyed
contemplating the great gift he was going to give to humanity.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> They would thank him when it was all
over. They would all see how blind they
had been and how he had saved them. He
was forever saving them.

He watched
on a security feed as the different metal alloys were separated and taken to
different parts of the colony. He loved
this feeling of power, the feeling of saving the human race.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Everyone would see how great he was and how
he would be perfect as their leader.

Julius had
served his purpose well. He had died for
the cause, becoming his first martyr. He
would make sure to name a university, perhaps even a city after the boy so that
he might be remembered well for his service.
It was those little acts that brought a leader into good favor with
their subjects and that was just what he meant to do
once he had power. He knew that they
would love him and serve him just as his faithful children already served.

He stood
and turned off the security feed. Things
were going well, there was no need to watch from a
remote base. Instead he focused his
attention back to what he would say when he accepted the surrender of the
Colonies. It would need to be a good and
rousing speech, that he was sure of.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> If only he could come up with the proper
words, Julius had been good for that but then he had gone and gotten himself
murdered. That really was no way to be a
proper servant but it was too late for Julius now.