NAVADA: RUMBLES OF WAR

Part 18

     Richard found himself in the Santaro Racabro Mall, standing in the middle of dead men littered everywhere. He saw Phil's corpse lying on the floor, his eyes widened, mouth opened, and a bullethole found on his forehead, hidden by the blood that flowed freely from his head. Richard nearly threw up at the sight of these men, and wondered how he had got here in the first place. The sight of them alone irritated him. He hoped to leave this mass slaughter house and get back to his home immediately. He began moving through these men, and although he couldn't feel it, he could see that every step he took was covered with blood.
     Then a fine red dot suddenly appeared and navigated its way towards Richard. He didn't noticed it until it reached his right toe. He stood still as the dot climbed its way up to his head. In sorrow, he looked up only to see his fiance pointing her sniper rifle at him. A tear escaped from his right eye as he muttered the word Sarah. I had no pity on him, so I pulled the trigger.
     The dream caused the young Richard to wake up slowly from his bed. He was in a hospital, again and still refusing to die. He slowly recollected his memories and realised why he was here. First it was his father's death which made him to pass out, and now it was a crazy cyborg bitch who he killed and lost a lot of blood from a gruesome fight. He smiled as he could see that someone had donated blood for his treatment, but then frowned. He had no relatives as far as he was concerned, so how come the docs found a donor who was willing to save Richard? He then relaxed, thinking that they must have found a universal donor, who willingly decided to save Richard by giving up part of his or her blood to spare his life.
     The door opened and shut, and Richard managed to see a robotic nurse and Phil. He smiles as Phil sat beside him, while the nurse checked his bloodsupply, saw that it was okay, looked at Phil, and told him that he was allowed 15 minutes with him before it took its leave.
     Phil looked at Richard and said," Good Morning Mate. You pretty much have a strong will to push death aside".
     " I know right?", replied Richard," She was one hell of a bitch back there. If I hadn't learned how to fight, I would have been dead within two minutes".
     " You can say that again. The cops found her corpse on your car. Sorry mate, but it's wrecked. The impact must have been pretty much awful, but my friend Sam says he'll have it fixed up before April first".
     " Wow. Thanks man. I really appreciate it".
     " No problem mate. But while I'm having some problems to take care off, yours is pretty much more complicated than I thought".
     " Really? Then what are my problems I'm yet to face?".
     Phil sighed, adjusted himself, and then spoke," While I'm having some issues with the feds and an investigation, you have some very personal issues to settle mate".
     " Let the cat out of the bag Phil", said Richard," I'm not ready to beat around the bush".
     " Alright mate. Aren't you surprised that someone donated her blood to you?".
     " So its a she huh? I wasn't worried about it because she must be a universal donor right?".
     " Yes she is, but more than that. She's related to you".
     " Excuse me?".
     He sighed again, looked at the door before saying," Come in".
     A lady came in, looking like someone at her sixties. Richard stared at the woman, shocked to his bones at the sight of her. She stopped and looked away in disgrace. There was his mother, the woman who had abandoned his father at his time of grief. He didn't understood what was going on.
     " You?", he asked, his face turning red," What are you doing here?".
     " She came back to see you after she heard of your father's death. She found your car packed in front of that demon's house. She was the one who took you to the hospital and saved you from death. She may be the same woman that left you years back, but no matter what mate, she's still your mother", replied Phil.
     Hearing Phil's words and seeing Richard's red face, she burst into tears and fled from the room. She took refuge in the waiting room and cried silently among the on-lookers who were waiting for their loved ones.
     Phil sighed and said," And there she goes again".
     Richard realised that she was still his mother, no matter the grievous actions she had caused against his family.
     " Can you fetch her back Phil?", asked Richard.
     " It'll be hard mate, but I'll do my best. After all, as the men of Maxhill used to say, never stop trying".
     Phil stood up from his seat and left to search for Mrs. Stephens. The nurse came in 30 seconds after Phil had left and asked him whether he would care to watch the news. Richard said yes, and the nurse projected a blue holographic screen from its eyes, showing the latest news of the revolt made by San Francisco. Heaven declared war against that nation, and many troops were dispatched to burn the city to the ground, kill everyone they meet, and retrieve the missing blutonium if possible.

THE END
The new series, Navada: Rivers Of War, is coming soon

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