Siva (Volume 2) The First Departure

Chapter 14: Clash with the Titans

Chapter 14

Clash with the Titans

His lips moved with the frowning expression, using his distinct East Indian accent that matched his face.

“Good. You’re here.” The bushy brown bearded captain materialized a box from his inventory and he threw it hard on Siva’s chest. “Wear that and prepare to sortie to protect the Miss.”

“P-Protect?” A confused Siva tried to approach the stage, asking with anxiety on the sudden change of events. “Oh wait just a minute there! What’s happening now? Why do I have to join this fight?”

At that, Newgate glared at him, “This is this ship’s job. Our…job!” And he wore a frown as he continued to speak, “You may be the Miss’s guest but no one in Miranda is allowed to stay without working their share of labor…or are you scared? I do remember saying that I’d kick you off my ship if you cower, right?”

“I’m not scared of anything!”

“Good. End of discussion.” And as soon as Newgate faced the door again, he leaned back as if he forgot to say his reminders while pointing a threatening finger at Siva. “Defending the ship twice from Lapis attacks doesn’t pay up for the price of the ride. And as a fair trade from letting your pest pets be kept in my ship, this much, I think, is just a little fare for the trouble of my frightened men, aye? So let me remind you again, your pets are in my ship!” And as the captain spoke with a daunting voice, Siva clenched fist as he watched him exit the briefing room.

Siva tried his best to suppress his anger. 

In the briefing room that was then filled with a moment of silence, the thinly dressed Rafaela on her Aarunian Mage’s wardrobe had an apologetic smile. 

“Ship’s comms are down. If we were to contact each other, it would have to be by our communicator devices.”

Curiously, Siva was annoyed and the hard shaking and trembling of the ship, along with the tilting and the sudden shift on gravity wasn’t helping on making his mood better. 

Why? He asked himself and could only land on the conclusion that it has something to do with the masked organization, and to bushy bearded captain,  added, that he was also worried that his precious packages would get free…or be thrown away. 

If that happens…trouble.

Why do I have to go again?

Also, as he began to examine what the box was, he saw the other man taking out another kind of box from his inventory and motioned to equip the item.

From the handle, the man reached out on a slot on the top of the box and pressed something. The box lighted up, split into four, at which the guy took the parts on both his arms and feet. The four parts crawled up to his limbs from the ends, transformed into armor, except that it only looked hard but still as thin as if the normal armor for knights. 

It all happened after just a few seconds, looking like an Arthurian Armor version of Ironman.

Siva shook his head aside, trying to think away from the irritation on his chest. He could feel that his heart was pounding and for some still unknown reason, he was in the point where he was going to burst. And then, a loud roar was heard and he knew, trouble is spelling on the people in the Cargo Deck for they really are getting bothered by the Lapis’s roars.

“Why do I have to go again?” He voiced out the question he’s been saving up.

But instead of answering the angry Siva, Rafaela took a step closer to him and purposely ignoring the other man as she pressed her bosom on his left arm.