ValRagna

Chapter 9: It Comes At a Price

Sunday just seem to find ways to get me doom and gloom. Especially on a blue moon like tonight. It didn't take long for Kiraa's pilot application to reach my desk. Ian and Angie must have take care of all the logistics and admin side of things being points of references. Day by day I feel like I'm losing something important. One was my mother and her work. Second a home I worked for my brother and I to stay and live together. It was more fighting than getting along like siblings none the less that's now taken away who know if it's been assault yet. Now I have to live in the Demois's dorm rooms, each room in itself is two stories, but rooms are quite empty now life to them just blank white painted walls.
Now Kiraa is pushing himself away. I don't want him to pilot LuXion now that he's starting realize more about himself. I should have made a different proposal but what could I have done. Asagi, and Kiraa are starting to walk the path of blood and revenge. God have mercy on them both.

Blue moon find a way to make things doom and gloom. The world around me was dark shadows stretch as far as the eye could see. From both my flanks CrossBeil and DannyBell kneel and their heads half blown off, missing one arm bullet holes punctured the armor the powerful VRAVES looked like Swiss cheese. I'm the far distance one machine one Vrave stood tall on both legs having it back turned away from me it held a sword in its right hand and a rifle in it left. Not even the twenty meters away from me someone crawled on the floor to that VRAVE. They held on to their right arm even though it was completely missing. They reached out their hand only to collapse flat on the floor.
I sprinted towards them. When I got close it was heartbreaking I was in shock disbelief. My own little brother lost his arm his body laying lifeless his eyes were the same azure blue they were like his mothers like my fathers. Kiraa body began to sink into the ground. I dropped to my knees trying to pull him out. Kiraa slapped my hands away as looked directly at me, "I'll live and die on my own rules." Kiraa stayed before laying his head to rest.
I turned to LuXion on my knees weeping for my baby brother, tear of anger resentment, "You damn machine! Why do you have to take everything from me! Damn you!"
The sound of LuXion moving, I wiped my tears away looking at that damn machine. It dropped its weapons to it side, dropping on it's left knee slamming its right arm in the ground. I can see it in it cold relentless eyes.
You're just a machine you don't care if Kiraa pilots you or not, anyone will do huh?
It's upper chest prided open, the cockpits hatch slid out, a hand wearing a Skell suit full operation it hadn't rotted or anything a fresh skell suit. Their head still hidden behind the helmet looked at me. Through the helmets tinted lens I saw their eyes. soul silver?
Thus Monday morning arrived. A second week for Kiraa and possibly the first day of work for him at Demois.
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"What was that dream?" Kiraa thought to himself running is hand through his hair, "was I...piloting LuXion again?"

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On a normal day I would have driven to work being trapped in morning traffic, even finding a parking sport would be a pain in the ass. The pro in all this is I live at work now. Meaning I can have a few more hours of sleep before getting ready. No matter how I look at it. I can't be forgiven for robbing that child's past.
Kiraa's voice still haunted me. Slapping my hand looking down at me. I've never seen him show those eyes to anyone that I know of, "this isn't your choice anymore Lilith! I'm going to do this my way!"
Where did I go wrong in all this? I was trying to be something for Kiraa that I'm not? Now here we are on a corse I thought I never need to be on. What sins will we have to bear just to keep this country afloat.
"Lost in thought like always." Angie snuck up behind me setting down two cups of coffee for the both of us.
She always sees me when I'm at a lost for words. I don't want her to think I'm growing soft now cause of Kiraa and Raven.
I mean that would be outrageous I've been there for Kiraa his whole life and Raven wants back in and Angie is taking Kiraa away for school and now I just...
Bonk!
I dropped my head on the desk nearly spilling my coffee.
"Okay so it's a little worst than I thought."
"How's Kiraa?" I muffled my words covering my head in shame, "does he hate me or anything..."
"Lilith, you need to relax. Kiraa is doing fine me and him had a talk after everything had happen. All I can say for right now let him be. He's growing learning to take responsibility since his older sister had to burden herself with most of that."
Sometimes I didn't wish it but Angie was always my voice of reason. I looked at my reflection through the coffee. I could see all the loath on my face. I lifted the cup to my lips and drank.
Now was a perfect time than any to see the repairs on LuXion.
It was hard to believe ten months ago that large piece of metal didn't have the capability to move a finger. As soon as Asagi hopped on as lead engineer, if she wanted the damn thing to move by god the thing will move. That didn't play into account Kiraa's roll or should I say Raven's intervention.
That day at Gekko High, LuXion operated just as the schematics lived up to. It movements became fluid the machine acted faster than the pilot could react. Then again it wasn't Kiraa who was operating the Vrave.
The generator out put was for more that the test of the unit predicted. This the unit was being destroyed from the inside out.
Kiraa's pendent, LuXions generator. Two half's of a whole coming together to crate something that far more than meets the eye. Is this what dad wanted? Is this the work of years of hatred, loath towards MY mother or is it more than what it seems? At this point I don't think anybody would know.
The elevator door split open, the basement of the hanger were separated by two floors. One floor would be held up mostly where the pilots and engineers would me up mostly conference rooms were build on this floor with large windows that would show the rest of the basement or should I say the hanger that stores the only Vraves we had on Demois.
BellDanny, Angie's personal Vrave unit. It was a machine that lacked in defense, but made up for it by speed and mobility.
-silly me I didn't account for all the assault packs BellDanny could have attached to it.
BellDanny's load out was pretty basic for a generation six Vrave. Angie knew what she wanted and  how she needed it to benefit her in the battlefield.
The aerial booster pack, it adds to BellDanny additions mobility and speed with an average defense. It's just a large brick with wings that makes her Vrave fly across the field faster, but that brick also had two beam savers mouthed on its back. As well as a 56mm beam rifle and large shield. But defense isn't Angie's specialty she enjoys fly head first into the battle guns a blazin.
The Excalibur pack, the name says it all. A large buster blade as the height of a Vrave just as skinny as a pole. It's specialty was made for warship cutting straight through with ease like a knife cutting butter.
In the past five years of having BellDanny Angie wouldn't use anything more than those packs. Never been a need or other armaments to apply.
Walking across the hanger Ravens Vrave peeked out of the corner of my eye. That machine spoke pure dominance. Looking at it through its twin eyes it felt like it was looking down on, not just myself, humanity. Judging us from a single seat.
There was no need to repair this machine since this Vrave was a rare item among others. CrossBelle had been installed with a self regeneration built into its generator. Whatever damage it takes during a battle it would self repair itself afterwards.
Just what kind of a Vrave is this?
If I continue to look at this Vrave it's just going to make me sick.
ARX-09 LuXion, it looks like it made a complete over haul. It was nothing more that a Vrave with a pitch waist and broad chest long legs, and nothing much on the head.
Now LuXion spoke reborn a new birth. The torso remained in tack still having the broad chest. Now it looked more like a skeleton with its armor removed, leaving only the inner frame. The head had a new scul to it. Asagi left the twin eyes, face plate to cover its mouth. Side finns, one on each side pointing backwards with machine guns on each side. It's head hand two horns one to the front and back. The back looked more wide more thickness but shorter, while the horn in the front looked thin a little longer than the back. It created down between the visor separating the eyes.
Slow and steady Asagi I'm sure LuXion will be your pride and joy.
"Enjoying the view Lilith?" Raven strolled up to the hanger carrying her lovable/borrowed tablet. In her black business suit, high heels. What does he mean enjoying the view this is my company after all I can enjoy whatever I want, "I tried to convince Asagi to apply boosters to its sides, but she talked me out of it saying LuXion needed full range of its legs during ground combat."
"Funny, she didn't mention any specs to me." I responded instantly folding my arms across my chest hardly batting an eye towards this woman.
Raven ceases her advancement looking up to LuXion as did I. What made this machine so special to my dad and Raven? I don't know when we'll be attack again. Hopefully it's not soon, Kiraa hasn't had the time to prepare or even operate a Vrave.
All this time I tried to keep Kiraa safe from this world I had no intent to get him involved in. If the world is denying me to deny him then so be it we'll start the battle with our own rules in mind. I contacted Angie, luckily her number is on speed dial.
"Set up a meeting with the SOD we might be able to move on with future operations."
"Finally made up your mind, Lilith. Should I be the one to break the news to Kiraa or you." Raven mocked rolling her eyes.
"No, ether one of us should do it. Kiraa has ill feelings towards me and probably doesn't want to see his mother who abandon him. I'll leave it to a closer friend of mine. Just make sure LuXion is operational."