Post by Taiga on Jul 27, 2015 1:17:57 GMT
The inside of the small spacepod flickers with brief light as the ship passes stars; illuminating the dark, brooding eyes of the Arcosian, Taiga. His thoughts dwell on the events back on Arcose, and how hopelessly useless he found himself to be... But what else could he do? He himself is but a Lower Clan member; barely accepted by Arcosian society. His clan's weakness was well known... and now, he may yet find himself the lone survivor.
Not that it mattered, in the end. Weaklings perish, the strong survive. He survived because he was strong enough to resist one strong Saiyan, and then defeat a group of weak ones. Still... rather than find the Queen, he had fled. He would be lying to himself if he said the Saiyans had not scared him... The thought enrages Taiga, and he grips his left arm tighter. The Arcosian sees a small dot in the distance, growing larger and larger; his destination. It was the farthest he could go from Arcose and still be within the Empire; he would be safe here, for now.
Not that it mattered, in the end. Weaklings perish, the strong survive. He survived because he was strong enough to resist one strong Saiyan, and then defeat a group of weak ones. Still... rather than find the Queen, he had fled. He would be lying to himself if he said the Saiyans had not scared him... The thought enrages Taiga, and he grips his left arm tighter. The Arcosian sees a small dot in the distance, growing larger and larger; his destination. It was the farthest he could go from Arcose and still be within the Empire; he would be safe here, for now.
***
"Y-You're kidding?!" a blue-skinned Brenchian coughs, sputtering his drink. His fellow, a red-skinned Brenchian shakes his head gravely.
"Wish I were; the Saiyans really attacked Arcose." he replies in a heavy accent. "We got word before communications suddenly went out. Haven't heard anything since."
"But... Arcose.... And with Queen Wyntre there." the blue-skinned Brenchian shudders. A sudden beeping makes both of them start and turn around. The red-skinned Brenchian walks over and pulls up the monitoring screen. His eyes widen with surprise at the sight of a spacepod entering atmosphere. Could it be a Saiyan scout?!
"Commander! We have company!"
"Wish I were; the Saiyans really attacked Arcose." he replies in a heavy accent. "We got word before communications suddenly went out. Haven't heard anything since."
"But... Arcose.... And with Queen Wyntre there." the blue-skinned Brenchian shudders. A sudden beeping makes both of them start and turn around. The red-skinned Brenchian walks over and pulls up the monitoring screen. His eyes widen with surprise at the sight of a spacepod entering atmosphere. Could it be a Saiyan scout?!
"Commander! We have company!"
***
Taiga's spacepod breaks through the atmosphere, flames wrapped brightly around the small craft leave a trail of smoke as it falls planetward. Planets controlled by the Arcosian Empire possessed small landing pads equipped to 'catch' arriving pods. Taiga's lands in one such spot, the rubbery material absorbing the impact, collapsing somewhat inwards to further stop the pod's momentum. The material pushes the pod back up, Taiga presses a switch, opening the hatch and allowing him to exit the craft.
The first thing that greets his sight is a full squad of Brenchian soldiers, all aiming their hands at the pod, and Taiga. But they quickly lower their arms upon seeing the Arcosian. Still, Taiga glares at them with his cold eyes.
"I suppose your loyalty is still to your master, Queen Wyntre." Taiga growls at them. "Or are you with the Saiyan scum now?"
At that challenging tone, the Brenchian soldiers flinch, and immediately bow, all crying out: "Hail Queen Wyntre!"
Satisfied with this proclamation, Taiga looks back at his battered pod. It had seen its last trip, that much is certain. Ignoring the soldiers, Taiga walks away from the landing pad, stopping at a stairway to stare up at the sky. He wonders who else might have escaped, or if he had foolishly fled too soon.
The first thing that greets his sight is a full squad of Brenchian soldiers, all aiming their hands at the pod, and Taiga. But they quickly lower their arms upon seeing the Arcosian. Still, Taiga glares at them with his cold eyes.
"I suppose your loyalty is still to your master, Queen Wyntre." Taiga growls at them. "Or are you with the Saiyan scum now?"
At that challenging tone, the Brenchian soldiers flinch, and immediately bow, all crying out: "Hail Queen Wyntre!"
Satisfied with this proclamation, Taiga looks back at his battered pod. It had seen its last trip, that much is certain. Ignoring the soldiers, Taiga walks away from the landing pad, stopping at a stairway to stare up at the sky. He wonders who else might have escaped, or if he had foolishly fled too soon.