Shattered Into Ash

Shattered To Duels

Ames:

I have never seen Luke so angry. We have been at war with our brother planet for weeks, no changes only blood in the vacuum of space. He has placed me in messenger department, but I wish to be on the battleground. He tells me to report to Mike to attack the northern troops coming in, I am the one who has to report back that Mike's troops were all killed and only Mike remained. Local planets deny us assistances, they all stay out of our family battle, they are such idiots. We can only win one way, we choose to accept our battles carefully, places where we have a shot of getting an upper hand.

This is how War works in the universe. It's like a lunch date, planned to where and when. You take turns attacking each other, it's useless, everyone ends up dead until one side gives up or looses all their men. This is how War works, if only I could be the one planning these battles and not Azun.

My uncle is obviously way better at war then we are, he squashes us like a bug with each shot we get. I have my own battles, my younger sister and I stand up to fulfill our positions, we steal supplies from traffic ships, we place galactic bombs where we know their troops will pass. Every day when I report to Mike in the morning, I as him the same thing:

"Mike, trust me with command. Azun is not qualified, he is not letting us push to our limits. He plays it safe, I can fight and I am willing to take risks."

Each day he responds with the same thing:

"No. Get back into your place."

A couple thousand of soldiers die that day, when Azun left, and if I wasn't there to command it could have been more. Azun is an idiot when it comes to war. I am obviously the better choice for this matter. Why can no one see that? Azun was left back on base, still not fired from his lousy commanding work, he started to talk about Mike and Luke in a way I just can't take it! I have had it to the brink with him.

"Mike can not be left alone without Luke." Azun tells a crowd of warriors. "They are indecisive of where to attack without getting everyone on this side killed. That's why they have more drafting, because they can't keep our men alive. The best thing they can do is go back to doing whatever the heck they did back on freaking Francium."

The worst part was that the crowd started to believe him. They would rebel against my elder brothers, hurting the trust of the army. Luke tells me not intervene, even though I want to show Azun where my foot can kick right between his legs and blind him with my light. Larkin was the only one who understood me, she had just reached the age of fourteen and had received the power of wind a couple months ago.

"I can not believe what Azun is saying about them." I tell her. "Someone should just shoot him."

"Why don't you?" Larkin asks as she feeds her bird.

"Luke told me not to intervene."

"Then I will do it."

"Larkin you can't-"

"Ames your the closest thing I got to a real friend. Considering we both haven't had much of a childhood."

"Ok then, if you're up for a duel."

Larkin calls Azun out, we plan their duel. It will take place tonight over into the woods behind our house cause you can do anything in there, no police roam that area.

I know about Azun's time in the Colony planets. We never visit there, Azun must of been treated like a god as he walked off that ship. Thousands would have gathered around just to get a glance at him. It's the same with all the smaller planets, I have visited enough to know what it feels like to be treated like royal.

They made him feel wanted, important, he tried to be tough, stick out his gun and fire upon the enemy, but he doesn't have the gut to do so. His armer isn't strong enough to hold him together, there has been an absents of my brother ever since Nathaniel left, like something was missing inside him.

It's time to kick my brothers butt. Larkin and I buckle up on a ship heading back to Malison, Azun left hours ago with his partner, Dustan.

I glance out the window upon all the stars. They remind me of all the siblings I have, numberless since my father started to adopt from all over the galaxy. My eyes fix upon a tiny white star, that one is Azun, tiny and useless.

Just you wait Azun Watcher Zodiac.