
You must fight like a man.
So he fought like a man.
You have to kill all the crazy dogs.
So he killed all the crazy dogs.
You must find peace behind the flow.
So he ran against the current for the sake of the lost peace.
You will bring justice like a divine light that brings eternal solace.
But he was lost in the middle of the eternal solace.
There's an old story, about treasure and pirates. In the middle of a vast ocean, and almost unattainable at the end, a large ship was being swayed by a small sea wave. The ship had been there for a long time, more than five days to be exact. Inside the ship, were pirates with their gallant bodies and terrifying faces. Every day, the pirates just pass around in the ship, having no purpose other than to live the rest of their boring lives in the big ship. The helmsman was not turning the wheels of the ship, and the command did not tell the rest of the crew to do anything. The sailor was not in his place to set the sail of the ship. The guards were not holding their swords or their guns. They were unlike what the children had imagined as powerful fighters all along. The dioptra is idle in its place, still waiting for one human hand whoever it is to touch it and use its functions. The deck of the ship was filled with the ship's crew, accompanying their storage boxes that were filled by air only. Five days of sailing, and the pirates got nothing at all.
A gentle breeze, as if reluctant to push the ship further. The surface of the sea was only rising and falling, as if the vast sea was cooperating with the wind to trap the great ship amidst the void of nature. The pirates just sat quietly on the deck of the ship without doing anything. They just drink, sleep, wake up, and then drink again. That is the daily life of the pirates who are terrible like the beast. Their hope of seeing this ship move back was just like dust rising high up into the sky, disappearing in just one second. But the despair was gone when one day, a young pirate decided to climb up the mast again, looking into the distance of the endless sea.
“I saw the ship ! I saw the ship !!” exclaim the young pirate.
At first no one paid heed to the boy's exclamation, but after a moment of silence, the captain decided to bounce back from this slump and look to the right and left, forward and backward using his long binoculars. His eyes were like those of an eagle when hunting prey, not missing a single bit from his range of sight. The captain was surprised when the young pirate's call turned out to be true, only worse than he thought.
“Children, tighten your collar ! Raise your sword, and prepare your gun !! From the North is the attack ship ! We will be fighting in a moment!!!”
The call of the captain immediately woke up the crew who immediately ran around here and there picking up their combat equipment scattered everywhere. There is nothing to doubt from the call of the master.
“Pak, how do we fight on the ship without any wind?”
“You ask, boy !? If that damn ship approaches us, there's definitely wind!!”
And as the captain said, the wind suddenly blew very strongly from the south, blowing the sail of the ship with a raging so fierce.
“This is help from the Gods !! We are advancing now !!”
The pirates raised their swords and shouted loudly. Their spirits burned back. Without any fear at all, the helmsman pointed his ship a little incongruously north. The carriers ran into the hull carrying cannonballs in their hands. The two ships were getting closer to each other. The sound of rage could be heard loudly on both ships.
“Firing that round boy !!” exclaim the nahkoda.
The cannon was fired, destroying the hull of the assault ship and allowing the sea water to ferociously fill the inside of the attack ship.
“Fuck you, black mustache !! Boys, attack !!” the nahkoda the attack ship.
Thousands of bullets flew here and there. Cannon bombs were everywhere, mowing down the vast ocean. Victims fell on the attack ship, while from the pirate ship, they were increasingly violent in the battle. The young pirate threw a rope that quickly tied the main mast of the assault ship, and swung into the assault ship with courage that never died out. The captain was astonished, and then brandished his sword up into the sky to split the clouds.
“Follow that brave boy !! Close the ship, close the ship !!”
The helmsman brought the ship closer to the assault ship, and at that very moment, too, the brave pirates unceremoniously jumped into the attack ship and slaughtered anyone who survived the attack. Boldly, the young pirate immediately confronted the leader of the attacking ship. The young pirate stood up gallantly as he unsheathed his sword towards the leader of the assault ship. Even though the face of the leader of the assault ship was bent and terrifying like that of a fierce person, the young pirate did not take a single step back though.
“You're looking to die, boy !!”
A great fight ensued. The clink of the sword boomed up to the seventh tier of the sky. Sparks of fire sprang up each time the swords met and collided. The leader of the battleship was never in this desperate fight, nor was the young pirate.
“I have to admit, you are great, boy !! What's your name !!?”
“Call me Billy the Innocent ! Now it's your turn, old man !!”
“Billy ? I will remember that !! Call me Black Beard the Tyrant..... Boy !!”
Black Beard swung his sword so strongly that the earth shook, the sea shook, the sky split, and the young pirate sword flew towards the height of the horizon.
“You are great, boy. But today, it remains my victory day !!”
Black Beard straightened his sword which split the air. There was no hope for the young pirate to survive the ultimate attack of the Black Beard. But it was all stopped by the captain of the ship who was willing to make himself a shield for young pirates.
“What !!?”
“Black Beard's..... That is my name, bald nutmeg !!”
The original Black Beard fired a hot bullet from his gun at the head of the fake, killing him on the spot instantly. The captain fell backwards, but he was immediately refuted by the young pirate. His breathing was wheezing, and his body felt an immense pain. But despite all that, the captain can still smile broadly at Billy. The captain then took the cigar in the bag of pants, then put the cigar in his mouth and sucked it for the last time.
“Bocah.... Your name's Billy, huh ? Heheheh, you're great. You're the only person who deserves credit from me, boy. Ahahahah !”
“And you're the legendary Black Beard.”
“Si fake is also great actually, but she slipped in the last moments, when my chain gun was already facing her head. Heheheheh !”
“Kecelosan ? That's not the right word it seems...”.
“Laughter, boy. That was the last joke of your legendary Black Beard. My era ends here, Billy. Now is the time for your era to succeed....... All the power I make now, boy !!”
At least, this old man with a long black beard knows....... That the legend will not just disappear.......
In the end, the legendary pirate Black Beard closes his eyes, and he is replaced by Billy who changed his nickname to Billy the Bad. On that day, the pirates gained a tremendous amount of loot, but also lost something big at the same time. They were cheering with joy, but also crying in deep sorrow. From that day on, their ship sailed back with a deck full of precious jewels. But Billy and his pirates remain haunted by the same thing, namely the infinite raging sea. A terrible storm, a great sea wave, and strong winds. All of that has been faced by Billy and his pirates who are always firm and mighty. However, all of those vices must ultimately end in triumphant cheers.
On the fifty-first night, Billy discovers something that shouldn't be among their heaps of treasure. A treasure map, located on an unknown island. Inside the wide deck of the ship, he screamed as loud as possible to wake the rest of the crew. They all run quickly out of the deck in a panic, only to find Billy smiling broadly at all of them.
“What's up, boss ??”
“You, the sailor !! Is this map correct !?” billy asked as he pointed towards the three people who were sailors.
The three sailors looked at the map carefully. Those frowning foreheads could clearly tell how serious they were at the moment. After a while locked up in high curiosity, Billy and the rest of the crew found the three sailors staring at each other. One of those in the middle then turned to Billy and opened his mouth.
“Bos, let me see with dioptra for a moment.”
“Do that !” reply Billy loudly.
The sailor quickly went up to the main mast, and with his observant eyes and skillful hands, he fiddled with the dioptra for only a short time. He was surprised for a moment.
“Bos, this map is correct !! There is an island in the North direction !!!“ the sailor exclaimed as he lifted the map high.
On that night, everyone went back to doing all their duties with a burning spirit like the first day they sailed. While humming along with the music of the harp and bagpipes of the crew, the helmsman took control of the great ship cheerfully, enjoying the never-ending journey like never before. The deck of the ship became full of back traffic. The crew laughed at each other, raising their beers as a sign of the end of all their woes during this boundless sea. Their long journey was still just beginning, but they all knew for sure that this ship that sailed for fifty more days would be safely anchored on the treasure island.
In the end, their great journey ends on the treasure island. A new history is written in the book of eternity. The crew got off their ship with their beaming faces. The island was empty, only full of coconut trees and yellowish sand that was always clean and spotless in the slightest. The pirates and Billy both thought that the island was uninhabited, but they did not know that there was a remote tribe living there.
Their search for the treasure on the island begins. On the first day, they found nothing, yet they still did not give up. The second day, they begin to find signs of life. The pirates began to watch. And starting from the third to seventh day, they lost many of their comrades due to the attacks from the remote tribe. They were helpless against the guerrilla capabilities of the remote tribe. On the seventh day, Billy and his last troops were surrounded by soldiers from the tribe. A fierce fight ensued for hours. Time seemed to stop at that moment. The scorching heat of the sun did not stop them from continuing to counterattack the mighty warriors of the remote tribe. A long time had passed, and the entire land on the island had been stained with blood. Billy and his last two friends won the war, all thanks to him recalling the heroism possessed by Black Beard. All the people of the tribe were slaughtered, leaving only their physical bodies scattered everywhere. However, their desire to find the treasure remained strong. Billy fell to his knees from exhaustion, and he used the rest of his strength to retrieve the map. With his entire body covered in blood, he was very surprised that what he had been looking for all this time, was right below him.
“Harta...... Is it here ??”
The other two friends unintentionally heard that as well. They instantly stood together, and just like a crazy stray dog, they both instantly took out the remaining spears from the tribe to dig the ground with all their might. Unfortunately, Billy is also one of the mad dogs, scavenging the ground with his own two hands. After what felt like centuries had passed, his third eye found something glowing gold under the pile of sand. It was a treasure they had always wanted to find. Billy laughed very loudly. Madness devoured his entire consciousness after he lost many of the great ship's crews. With both hands he used to push his two remaining friends, and muttering something, Billy continued to dig up the sand that covered the treasure.
“That treasure...... Mine, motherfucker !!”
Billy was kicked in his stomach from the right by someone. The man was one of the three sailors who were in the middle at the time.
“I found it..... I got it !!”
The sailor was hit on his right cheek. The batter is the helper.
“That's mine, motherfucker !! Make my sickly son !!”
The helmsman was hit in the stomach by Billy.
“I'm leading you, asshole !!”
Billy's right leg was stabbed by the sailor with a spear.
“I directed you guys !!”
The sailor's head was struck with a stone by the helmsman.
“I'm the one who drove you here, dumbass !!”
Billy ambushed the helmsman and stabbed him in the neck, killing him right there.
“I'm the one protecting you all, bastard !!”
The sailor swung the tip of his spear into Billy's face, leaving a horizontal scar on his face.
In excruciating pain, Billy thrust his sword into the sailor's left eye with his sword.
“I was told by the government to rebuild a fucking city, motherfucker ! A fucking city !!”
Near death, the sailor thrust his spear into Billy's stomach. Blood splashed everywhere. The originally beautiful island is now full of chaos and blood. There will be no casualties that do not drift when the occupation has begun.
In the end, no one had obtained such a precious treasure at all.
...****************...
it was a pleasant day as Silvia was accompanied by Echo and Amelia went around in Elysium. Even if only for a moment, Silvia will always remember the fun moment. But at the same time, it was also the most annoying day for him. After eating the ice cream from Echo and Amelia, Silvia returned to the Bulwark area. And it was there that Silvia met Incurso who was escorted by some elite mechanoids. At that time, Silvia asked Incurso directly about what he was going to do. Although Incurso did not know who Silvia was at the time, he still proudly replied that he would trample some monkeys from another world.
And today, that bastard is back !!
It had been two weeks since Silvia had gone berserk hearing the brazen answers from Incurso and his bodyguards, and today, her anger had grown rather than subside. Without changing her appearance and synthetic skin at all, Silvia came out straight from her room, letting people recognize her quickly.
“Not that Silvia ? The mechanoid failed it?”
“I haven't seen him in two weeks, and suddenly, he shows up again ?”
“He looks angry again tuh.”
Being so angry, stupid !! The humanity of these people is questionable !!
Silvia walked quickly through the halls of Bulwark, and the daily news she heard today was about the success of Bulwark in taking over a city on their new earth. It only made her even more upset. The whispers of the citizens of Bulwark are the same. They looked very satisfied with the performance of the Bulwark mechanoids.
“Finally, I can plant with native soil again !”
“What's the difference with hydroponics, stupid !?”
“.......”
Silvia's deafening frenzy was no longer heard by her. He walked without caring whether he was nudging others or not. All he mattered most was meeting with Incurso, and then slapping his very proud face after returning from the otherworldly named Arthurians.
Until finally, Silvia arrived in a hallway close to the main hangar. His sharp eyes immediately found Incurso who was in the middle of a crowd of journalists who questioned him with various questions about the world of Arthurians. His hands clenched strongly, and he unceremoniously rushed straight through the crowd of reporters shouting Incurso's name loudly.
“Incurso !!!!”
Just a few seconds as Incurso's eyes rolled toward the source of the sound, his clothes had instantly been gripped tightly by Silvia like a deer caught by a lion that shot lightning fast. The sudden presence of Silvia made the reporters startled, confused, and upset at the same time, but Silvia paid them no heed. His eyes were straight and staring at Incurso's face sharply.
“I bet if you don't recognize me, huh !?”
“Heh, what's your problem, little lady ? You are the most different to the people here, know.”
Silvia brought her face closer to Incurso's. His gaze became even sharper than the beginning.
“Call me Silvia, son ****** !!”
The mass rampage instantly exploded at that very instant. Again, Silvia became the main highlight of Bulwark news as a big trouble maker there. Silvia was happy because of that. That meant, he could show how rotten this figure named Incurso was right then and there.
“It turns out, you're the failed mechanoid, huh ? Nice to meet you, little girl...”.
“I don't need your stupid taunts now. Explain, how you feel after colonizing the other world alone ! Already enslaved someone !?”
Incurso grinning. He could see a great opportunity to humiliate this mechanoid girl named Silvia in public. In his eyes, a large inscription that read 'STUPID' was clearly emblazoned on Silvia's forehead at this moment.
“Nay nay...... I'm not colonizing a country. I just killed an ape, that's all.”
“And what do you mean by ape !? You refer to the humans who are there as apes!!?”
“As it stands, I leave it to this magnificent and incredible starship !! AHAHAHAHA !!”
Incurso's maniacal laughter boomed to every end of the crowded hallway with a crowd of Incurso journalists and bodyguards. Silvia finally finds out the demon side of Incurso, enough to make him swing his right hand towards Incurso's right cheek. Unfortunately, Incurso's hand had already moved first to catch and stop Silvia's slap that would be so loud.
“Good slap, little girl...... But, my reflexes are much faster than your tiny hands.” Incurso said as he glanced at his hand which still held Silvia's right hand firmly. He then brought his face closer to Silvia while playing his finger under Silvia's chin, making Silvia feel a deep sense of disgust.
“Cih !”
“Let me guess, if after this, you will ask about humanity. Right, right ?”
Incurso suddenly pushed Silvia so strongly that he fell to the floor. Incurso looked at Silvia lowly, while folding both of his hands in front of his chest.
“Let's make your brain small and useless think for a moment. You already know how long Bulwark has been hovering in this void, don't you ? Fifty years or more ? Well, a silly girl like you would never think about whether Bulwark used fuel or not. All there is is is to stay and play together in Elysium, while eating the damn ice cream you can't even taste. Isn't that what you're doing here, failed boy ? Think a little, stupid !! Bulwark's fuel is limited, and soon, the spaceship will run out of that fuel ! Looking for another empty world you can't, and on earth, what useless people like you do !? Instead of expelling anomalies, you are just adding to the death that is all in vain !! Only by colonizing that outdated world can solve this stupid problem ! Now, do I have to say more other Bulwark hidden secrets just to brighten your useless brain!?”
Silvia was still sitting quietly on the floor, feeling deeply pierced by the long sentence from Incurso. It is almost the same as a lecture, but it is more cruel and sharp than what the pastors in the church usually say. He rarely thinks rationally, and this is the result of his habit. He was humiliated in public. His face that was holding back the embarrassment was spread throughout Bulwark's news broadcast live. Cribs and insults were leveled at him by the reporters there and also the citizens on the other side of Bulwark at the same time. After this what ? Will he walk back to his room, embarrassed ? Of course not. Because he preferred to bounce back quickly and slap Incurso's face back until Incurso's mouth dripped blood several times. Such a thing was never expected by Incurso before. Even his hand did not move at all as he saw Silvia's right hand swinging through the air at an extremely high speed and an incredible monstrous strength. At least, Silvia was satisfied to have managed to slap the face of the monkey in front of him, even if only once.
“Taste that.... bastard.”.
Incurso growled, turned towards Silvia and looked at her sharply, stroking her right cheek which seemed to have a bone crack from the latter's slap.
“Badness...... Return this ****** to his room, damn it !!”
At that instant, Silvia's slap turned itself to him from behind. Silvia had wanted to avenge the person who did it, but she pegged for a moment when the person who did it turned out, was her close friend.
“What you did was too late, Silvia !!!”
“Exceels..... ?”
...****************...
Exceels pulled Silvia by the hand and led her to a deserted passageway crossing. No one else, just the two of them. With emotion clearly visible, Exceels slammed Silvia to make it hit the iron wall of Bulwark. Grimacing in pain, Silvia continued to stare towards the Exceels with a look of disbelief. Exceels have changed completely. His appearance, as well as his nature. They looked at each other, before Exceels gave a loud snort in annoyance, very upset.
“You've gone crazy, Silvia !?”
Silvia did not answer. He had never been snapped by the Exceels like this before.
“Excellent, boy. Now you're trending number one on Bulwark's headlines thanks to your stupidity. You are proud of your achievements?”
A voice suddenly appeared from the right of Silvia. The sound of footsteps with high heels that echoed from behind the shadow, as well as a bright red color from the hair to the dress shirt. Although covered by the dark shadows in the hallway on the right, Silvia could easily figure out who the person was. She is Einstein.
“From now on, it is not only the Militus who hate you, but the students in the academy are also in the future. You destroyed your own reputation, Silvia.” continued Einsteina still from behind that shadow.
Silvia was completely cornered by the sentences thrown by them. As if it was still not enough, Exceels sighed, only to continue what Einsteina had just said.
“What makes you this stupid, Silvia ? You're the same as killing yourself when you slap Incurso like that. Only people who are tired of living dare to do that in the middle of the crowd, stupid !!”
“Your sense of justice and humanity, maybe you should think again what it means. Because I only see nonsense, boy.” said Einsteina again, before finally leaving them alone.
Exceels again sighed heavily while closing his eyes. He then muttered.
“Even geniuses seem to have given up on taking care of you, Silvia.”
Silvia was like turning into a stone statue because of the sentences spoken by the two of them. His mouth was tightly closed as he listened only to what he did not want to hear. Without a word of farewell, Exceels left Silvia as well, alone at the intersection of the empty passageway.
You've changed too much, Exceels.....
Meanwhile, in the Head Center.
Viktor was sitting in his chair folding his fingers. In front of him, just a few meters away from his desk, was a Hassen hologram that was only half a body. Viktor closed his eyes for a moment, before finally staring back at the hologram of Hassen.
“How about the mission ?”
“Half cities have been successfully mastered, only.... There is a possibility that next, it will not run as easily as at the beginning.”
Viktor looks very calm, despite the fact that the news he just heard from Hassen will be bad news soon. His mind was still clear, and Viktor only sighed after hearing that.
“What's up ? They strike back ?”
Hassen's hologram had a glitch for a while, before it finally ended like nothing had happened before.
“They counterattacked that for sure. It must be admitted that the humans there also have great strength like us. But, that's not the case...”.
The pause in Hassen's sentence made Viktor immediately sit upright in his chair out of curiosity. His two eyes looked straight at the Hassen hologram before him, and his sharp ears were ready to listen to any worst news Hassen would say after this.
“The church...... They bounce back.”