《The Final Light》Chapter 18: The descent of Barriers and ascent of light
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In a few hours we cleared the sector of remaining the remaining areas and with that my team left to do another job but it is going to take some time to do that so we all figured we all meet at the entrance closest to HQ and wait for everyone to arrive so we go on our next great adventure of last light to the N sectors shall we go, and do…more…fighting, we can’t catch a break can we?
“finally, we are here” “yea can’t believe our own team leader decided this early” “I won’t complain at least I get to leave this dump of a place at last” hearing the chatter of a few of the members Kimber decides to head to where they are too well say that we did hear what they said and with Kimber as I know him does not like people making small chat about others people mindlessly, but before he could go he looked at me all I had was a smirk on my face due to what I was hearing, some may say that I am weird for my reaction to this but I feel it is nice to have little banter between people in the team it makes you feel more connected that way I reckon.
After waiting a what I would want to say not long time but 2 hours every one of the team is here including the injured and dead to take home and lay them to rest, 20 are injured from the 75 we had, 55 then atop of that that 5 dead I’d say we did well but it is very unlucky to lose 5 people and maybe more due to injuries suffered I think this could have went a lot better than it did but it could have also gotten a lot more difficult to continue the operation as well, but I did get a lot of an idea of what to do as well with this team I guess people in the government or in normal command would call this a win win situation as they did not lose a very elite unit and the operation was finished.
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Now everyone is here though we can leave and head home for a little or just relax for a day but I think that is unlikely due to what the higher ups want done and having to break the new to the team is going to make them kind of grumpy but I think they will think it is fine as to protect last light is no easy job to do at all but they seem up to the job to get it done in no time but they do have to sacrifice something as well to work as hard as they do and I wonder what that something is I will find out in due time I feel.
I clear my throat to speak but before I could Kimber steps forwards and does so before me “Team form up, we are going to leave in few minutes get into your units and listen closely to what I have to say not the Captain this time as I think his throat is sore from yelling to speak to you all” he is not wrong there I wonder how he is getting so well at predicting me “we are not going to be resting after this we will be deployed to the N sectors to deal with a rebellion from them against the government we will need to deal with this quickly so we can have our rest” “but that is the question how fast are we going to be going to deal with them, I think it will take a month or so like it did here how long were we here 5-6 months? Is the captain able to command us properly?” Kimber at that moment was about ready to shoot him but before he could I stood up and looked the man in the eye who said that “fine you take my place to command I would like to see how well you can do instead of me” is all I said in a calm tone, from then on while Kimber was debriefing them he did not talk.
The gates opened as Kimber finished the debriefing and another team went in to help secure from them we got a couple looks and stares but they could not tell who we were as our hoods and gasmasks were on, but from there them some things we could here were ‘who are those guys’ or ‘new team around the block’.
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Now that has confirmed a little itch I have had no one knew us but some may have remembered us from the local announcement a few months ago shit how long have we been here I have completely forgotten, oh well they are here so I might as well ask them the date.
“HEY! What is the date we have seem to forgotten it due to the time we have spent in here” they look at me wondering what does this moron want from us and why the date of all things considered “18th of November why is it you asked” “oh it is just we have been in here a long time so we had lost the date but damn 3 months here it felt like a week to me how about you guys” the team had a little laugh about it but 3 months it felt longer compared to what I had said, when I had turned around to face the team the other team had complete stopped and the silence that had been encompassing us shattered when one man form the other team opened there mouth “3 months here what a joke we are going to spend a year here so stop groaning already you fucks go home” with what that man said I think he got the response of everyone in the team to give him ‘shut your fucking mouth’ look as I heard from behind me people move away from us “well I would love to say that sucks for you but if you guys were here 3 months ago you would understand what we had to go through while here but you did not have to so I don’t want to hear it”
I gave the go sign to leave as soon as I had finished what I wanted to say to that prick of dude, when all of the other left me and Kimber followed suit there is a reason I want to stay behind everyone as I want to ask him something “Kimber, earlier that man who spoke up about the poor performance of me change him to an unit commander even if he is not suited for it I want to see his skills got it” I saw a nod out of the corner of my eyes, you know I can and will be a massive ass hole when I want to but sometimes it is justified like now but I also want to see if he is actually capable for speaking about what he says.
Jacobs POV
Location: N-??
So, he is on the way after all this time in that sector I feel for him but I just him to realize what is happening to the government the truth about why we are being attacked by the Aku-no and why you are last hope for peace between us and the Aku-no I just have to make you face the past before the government gets their hands on you.
Beth has here memory back now which is good although distasteful to wipe them for a period of time but it was something to be done so we can move onwards to the next stage of the plan I hope she can still forgive me in the after life or ever to be frank, I hope she and Richard both make each other happy.
The silence I had broke when the door to my room opened, I stood up to greet who ever had walked in but to my surprize it was Beth “Beth? What is it you need from me?” “I want to know something Jacob” “what is it?” “Why did you kidnap me? And what is it that you want me for?” Is that all she wants to know “is that all you wish to know?” “Yes I do not want to ask about personal stuff we are still friends going through hard times after all”
We are still friends after all
After that I cried to that choice of words from her.
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