"Don't you dare Estrella" Milan yells out whilst pointing at Estrella. Facing Alana, Dean, Chris and Vince, Estrella talks over Milan. "Louis Milan Lonares the third, is a rebel who escaped the grasps of his devilish family, The Lonares Family. They currently are on board of the Motherland and pull the strings of how our world is today and how we see it. Famine, depression, oppression, thirst, all of this because of the motherland. Milan is right when he says there are keys that will bring world peace, that's what we are all here for, everything…that…fucking place has created, we will repay them double that. I was captured by the motherland when I was just a young little girl. They separated me from my people in Alzarec… they took me and my sister from our mother and annihilated everything and everyone, our farms, our food, our cattle, children, adults, everything you can think of. Up till now, I still don't know where my sister is. What I want you all to know is this, we are not bad guys, Milan is not a bad guy, he really isn't. I was just like you boys, captured, enslaved, experimented on because of what I was born with. They made me hate my people; they made me hate myself. If Milan didn't take me with him when he was fleeing… I don't know what I would've done to myself".
After saying this, the room is overcome with silence.
"Sorry, I did not mean to dump all of that on you, I couldn't stop myself for some reason" Estrella says. "You…you…Alzarec's still exist?" Alana murmurs. "They teach us that every country, town, culture and people there are…and in history only three cultures have been eradicated… and the Alzarec's were first to go. So how…how?" Alana says whilst walking closer towards Estrella. "She can't be lying; I should've noticed earlier. That inky black hair, the honey gold ambery iris. She truly is an Alzarec" Dean says in awe. "Our home is built on lies Dean, what else do we not know?" Alana asks Dean, whilst staring at him with intensity.
"I am not here to harm you, I come to give you peace, I come to unite us as one, to bring down not just my family, but the twisted board of other families sapping the freedom, the joy, and the will out of living outside of their gates. You don't have to introduce yourselves, just know whatever decision you make…I stand by my code, all of these people in this room, Oldman, Estrella, Boz, Malik, and myself, and even our people outside of this room, all stand together as one, no matter how long and how hard it may take, that place is getting torched with fire and brimstone. Now you can go back to being pawns, rats in a cage that cant see anything aside from what is shown to them…or, you can join us, the so called 'dirty beings, rebels, skulldems', and have a purpose that serves the world greatly" Milan shouts out with a quivering voice that is seethed in an unimaginably motivating tone.
"What choice do we have, we are stuck here" Alana says whilst panning her gaze from Dean to Chris then Vince. "I will introduce myself; my name is Alana Dilano, I am not proud of my past up until now, but I say this in front of witnesses who are here today" Alana says whilst placing her right hand on her chest. "I will protect these two boys, Chris and Vince to atone for all I have done, you are right about one thing, this boy is something, I don't know what exactly, but a voice tells me that I should protect him with my life, a music plays in my ear that sounds to me like I should rebel and stomp on the head of snakes. That's all I have to say." Alana states.
Milan begins to squat and looks down "Oldman, did you write that" he says whilst scarping his middle finger on the floor and blowing off the dust particles. "Yes, it is written. Young lady, I don't doubt your sudden change of loyalty, because I was skeptical about the so-called 'purple miracle' when Milan started obsessing with finding him. But I see it now, I know it now, I hear it now. We are on the right side of history, and those who ride with us, 'The Skull demonos', will flourish" Oldman says.
"My name is Dean Elsrick, I am 23 years old, I want you all to know, I am not going back to where I just came from, but I am also not willing to die. I just want a new family that will not treat me like shit, and so far, you guys are not qualifying. Nonetheless, I like how strong you guys are and the freedom you guys possess. As long as I am not killed, I am good with y'all" Dean says with his gaze intensely focused on Estrella. "What a fool" Oldman mumbles. "You have ye no idea what life has in store for you, young man, don't lose track of your purpose, so that your destiny can blossom" he says whilst writing into a tiny brown book with a peeled and aged cover. "Who is this Oldman, he reminds me of gigi my grandma, honestly the only person I like in my family…but sometimes old people talk a little too much" Dean whispers under his breath.
SLAM
"Don't you dare talk to him like that, the man you are talking about is like a father to me, he took me in when I fled from my family. Destiny led me to his doorstep. Speak to him with respect" Milan lashes out with all his words trapped in the room. "Sorry for my anger, no one speaks to Oldman like that but me. Whilst I am at it, I will introduce my sons. Boz and Malik. Boz is my second in command, you've met him and witnessed his prowess already. Boz was abandoned by his family at a foster home you see, and that thought him how cruel the world is. On my visit to that certain foster house, out of all the kids I saw something special in him, I saved him from that wretched place and made him who he is today. When it comes to Malik, he was with a group of kids who were forcibly taken away from their family, they were put on a train to the motherland, just like you, Chris and Vince. We planned to save every single kid, but things didn't go as pla…" Milan squeals, as he turns around with his hand cupped over his mouth.
His eyes begin to glisten as he draws his head back to pull back his tears. "What he wants to say is, it didn't go as planned. That's what happens, right Milan? We can't always save everyone can we?" Malik says abruptly. "Please introduce yourselves boys, you are the main guests of honor here in this room" Milan says as he lowers his head and takes a step closer to the two boys. Chris pulls Vince closer to his chest as they both begin to tremble on the ground. "I will introduce myself, but only if Vince doesn't say a word" Chris shouts out with a quivering voice. "My name is Chris, I don't know my last name, I was never given one, but even if I did, I wouldn't say. Me and Vince have known each other since…I don't even remember when. All I know is he is my little brother. Touch him and I will kill you myself" Chris says as he begins to slowly stand on his feet. "Me and you are alike young Chris; the same fate befalls those who touch my family as well. We are a perfect match don't you think!" Milan shouts out with a tinge of joy at the end of his statement. Vince, using every ounce of strength left in his body and using the floor as support, begins to stand on his feet. "I... I want" he mumbles, "to introduce myself too" he says whilst gazing at everyone present in the room.
VROOM, VROOOM. A dark green truck begins to peak through a forest.
"OPEN THE GATES…OPEN THE GATES, THE MILITIA HUNTERS ARE BACK!" an individual shouts downwards from the top of an extraordinarily large gate. As the truck stops in its tracks and the gate begins to open, three men with weaponry can be seen walking towards the truck from a bridge that extends as far as the eye can see. "Leave every weapon or equipment you have on top of the truck, you are not authorized to carry anything lethal into the motherland" the front leading individual says to Nero and Mr. Black. "We can't have nothing on us, what if they don't like the news we bring and plan to kill us?" Mr. Black whispers into Nero's ear. Putting his sniper rifle onto the bonnet of the truck, Nero turns and says to Mr. Black "Don't ever get that close to me again. Use your brain, if they wanted to kill us, they would have mowed us down right here already. So, stop sulking and lose your weapons, just do it" Nero says whilst grinding his teeth. After saying this, Nero then directs his gaze towards the three men, "We are here to bring our report, we also might have information on where the skulldems are held up right now" he says.
The three men turn around and begin taking steps towards the motherland. "Follow us. The Sven has been awaiting your arrival" the front individual states.
END OF CHAPTER
THEORIES MERAKI – ARE THE SKULLDEMS LOCATION GOING TO BE EXPOSED BY THESE 2 SURVIVING MILITIA HUNTERS?
NEXT CHAPTER – TBD