Zak Storm - The Chosen One

Last Honour

Skullivar had let the crew go. He no longer saw any danger in them. Ria stood on the shores of the Sea of Vapir, staring at her chain, and a tear rolled on her magic stone. They opted for a Viking burial. With this, they wanted to pay their last respects to Zak. A small boat slowly sailed out to sea. Ria looked after him for a long time. 

"May the spirits of past warriors welcome you with open arms. That your mother is proud of you. May they sing songs about you for what you have done today. For a great warrior has fallen. A captain, a brother... a friend," said Cece. Ria took Calabrass and looked at him sadly. He nodded slightly and she activated Blazz's Eye. She pulled out, hesitated briefly, closed her eyes and fired at the boat which drifted away and caught fire. The rest took their bows and shot burning arrows in the direction of the boat. Vapir was brightly lit by the burning boat sailing away. 

"I'm sorry, Zak," Ria found it difficult to produce. Cece approached Ria and stood next to her. 

C: "I never really understood how Zak thinks, but he always thought about the well-being of others. In a weird way, but he was a great leader. And you showing up made him even stronger." 

R: "I always wanted to go home and embrace Zak so that we could be a family again." 

C: "Zak would have wanted us to leave, for everyone to be back home." 

R: "I can't just leave while Skullivar is still alive." 

C: "Ria, Zak sacrificed himself to save you. He wouldn't want you to put yourself in danger." 

Both looked at the flames. Ria went all the way to the front to the edge of the shore. "I admired Zak. How can you be so fearless, so brave and selfless? I've always tried." She turned to her friends. "I had always planned to leave the triangle with all of you but... it's my home just like Zak's. I'm not going to leave, I'm going to stay here. I can't leave Zak alone." Cece and the others looked at each other. "If you don't go, we'll stay here too. We are a team and we can get through this together." Ria burst into tears and her friends approached her and hugged her. "But what do we do now?" asked Caramba. "When we're ready, we'll finish what Zak started." She clutched Calabrass's grip tighter. "We will put an end to Skullivar's rule once and for all. We owe it to him." 

Back on the Chaos, Ria looked at the sea for a long time. In her, such a tremendous anger and an indescribable hatred against Skullivar accumulated. "You'll pay for this Skullivar, if it's the last thing I do."