My name is… my name was, Noah,

Noah Savić the twenty first of his name, first prince of Britain, heir to the throne of Aberdeeningham palace,

But I didn’t go that route, I put the royalty behind me and took to the seas,

It was because I had found out that the royal Second Family wanted a merging of all the ring’s countries, they wanted unity,

I wanted freedom.

I,

What am I thinking, that’s not me,

My name is, my name was Lyra, Lyra of Soterra,

I grew up the daughter of a former knight and merchant, I had an older brother….

No this isn’t me either,

My name is, my name was, Giichi, Giichi of Bakufu,

I was raised in an era of war between the beastman an with humans as well, as a result my nation became militarized, as children we learned about the best applications of magic offensively, we learned about the concept of requiems, I even got a requiem….

…Not me..

My name is, My name was John, I was grew up in a orphanage most of my life, until one night the place attacked by cultist of the dead god’s,

I woke up one night to find everyone I’d ever known being grinded in their murder machine,

I was the only person spared, they told me it was because of God,

I spent the rest of my life searching for the truth in that statement,

Maybe I found it..

My name is, my name was…

..

“Kage?”

“Uhh?

Is that, my name?”

“Are you good man?” MF asks looking more puzzled than concerned

“Oh, yeah, sorry I was having a weird dream,” I reply dazedly

“You don’t strike me as the type too doze off randomly,” shrugs MF

(He’s right I don’t usually feel sleepy, especially during the day)

Splish!

The ocean sprays up happily, enjoying the calm breeze blowing against it,

I’m sat on the harbor outside the iron lung while MF inspects the ‘Jukebox’

“Harry is adamant on keeping this now,” I say changing the subject

“So much for pirates honoring their word,”

“Oy, if I recall correctly you don’t even remember making any deal with me now do ya?” Harry overhears while clambering out of the Jukebox, now in the form of a boat,

“And secondly, for pirates, unless I’ve sworn on my name as pirate then I can go back on my word,”

“How would I know if you have?”

“That’s true Mr. amnesia, I will tell ya this, I swore on my name to help ya, but not to let you have this ship,”

“I am not even sure if I need it to be honest,” I get up stretching out my arms

(What ever I was planning with it, I don’t feel like I should trust myself)

“I’m actually thinking of going back to the UCA government,”

“Oy, so you’re a double agent then,

Going to report what ya learned here to the authorities?”

“No, do I look like the type to be a government agent?”

“Ya fit the mold,

Don’t think those UCA dogs are upstanding people, they’re as dirty as us pirates, only difference is that they wave the banner of order while covering up the chaos they’ve caused,

It’s like ya said before Kage,

Us humans true nature is to cause chaos, everything else is just smoke and mirrors,”

“I said that?”

“Mhm, why else would ya turn to pirates of all people for help,

We ain’t good people, we murder innocent people, steal from them, everything ya think is a crime or wrong to do, I guarantee at least one pirate has done it,”

“At this point I wish I could go back to the UCA too,” MF interjects

“Aye then go, matter fact aren’t you one of the bosses of that criminal organization?

Don’t act all goody with me,”

“I’m not with Madvillainy, that’s just a misunderstanding, how many times do I have to say this?”

“Not fooling me mate,

What they call you again?

Metal fingers, is it?

Definitely a name fitting a villain,”

“So, Kage about that ship” Mf brushes off Harry

“I’ve tinkered around with it a bit, and it’s both amazing and bewildering at the same time,

The controls are basic that even a beginner pilot could control it,

But the inner workings,

I’m an expert when it comes to imputing tielium designs,

But these designs, these transformations are pushing it, to calculate matter conversion on this level is humanly impossible, how did you manage?”

(How did I indeed)

“I think…

I think its because I have an understanding of magic as well your science,

I understand that the calculations for matter conversion use infinite numbers,

But that is only if you take the scientific approach,

Science deals with the numbers and calculations required, whereas magic bypasses all of that it’s how people are able to conjure up elements easily,”

“Yes but that doesn’t make sense Kage,”

“..Think of magic as if it were tech,

People born with magic attributes, are essential programmed with specific coordinates to each their attributes conversation formula,

Each time they conjure magic they are essential just locking on to the coordinate and running the formula, except without knowing the numbers behind it

It is like going to your house, you know where it is so you don’t need the exact coordinates to go there,”

“Mmm,

I think I can get that,” nods MF,

(I don’t know how I know all this myself)

“….Huwahh

Sounds like a massive headache to me,” yawns Harry,

“I just want to know if this means you’re not going to put up a fight for the Jukebox?

Then I can take it,”

“I didn’t say any of that,

I have a deal, first then I will let you have totally,”

“Alright, spit it out then mate,”

“I want MF to do something with it for me,” I turn back to the man

“Me?”

“I want you to use it to go to the third ring,

See what it’s like there and come back,

You can learn about magic there if you’d like,”

“Well, I’m not saying I’ll agree to this,” Mf suddenly speaking like a flustered teenage girl

“But, will me safety be guaranteed, Is it even possible to cross rings again,”

“In that your probability of making it is close to one hundred,

When you get there you can look for someone called Aki, she is the Chief of the Bakufu nation,

If not her then you can go to Soterra and find queen Zinnia of there,”

(I may be sending MF to his doom, but I just have to know what has happened over there)

“Oi, if ya thinking of asking me to go, no can do mate, I have pirates to rule,” Harry speaks in

“I wasn’t it’s better if only one person goes, I’m certain the Jukebox box has weapon potential too MF, so as long as you remain inside you are safe, it is evident magic users cannot handle technology when it comes to combat,”

“Are you sure about this Kage?” ask MF practically onboard, when it comes to feeding his curiosity he is easily swayed,

“I would go back myself but I still have unfinished business here,”

“Well I don’t have any complaints unless this blokes gets himself killed,” Harry nods in acceptance of my proposal

“I’m not” retorts MF

(I hope so,)

“Ok then, before we do get everything in order, there’s somewhere I need to go first”