6: Answer Seeken (1/3)

"Wake up Sweus (Nincanpoop) if we are going to enlist the help of Bertana, we need to be prepared." Cal did not understand what Reeve meant by that, "are we going to battle?" Reeve hit Cal in the head, "not like that silly, Bertana expects punctuality and she is not one to be made a fool." Cal stood up and went to the cockpit, Phen could see in Cal's eyes and see that he wasn't paying attention to the road, "hey bub... Wake up... Whatever you are thinking about... Avoid it!! Besides we are close to our destination... APPROACHING ZAIZAL IN 30 SECONDS!!" Cal, Echo, Reeve, Ku, The Princess, and Phen arrived on the planet of Zaizal, "a piece of advice for you... When you meet Bertana, make a good impression." Echo and Reeve led Cal to where Bertana was, at first glance, Cal could see that it had affiliations with women working, "I know what you are saying, there are only women employed but take my word when I say that Bertana trains her workers to be spies." Echo and Reeve entered inside and Cal followed them, as they entered all the women diverted their attention to Cal, "I'm not comfortable with this." Echo pinched Cal, "(whisper) stop being a coward and suck it up, these girls smell fear and they use that to their advantage." Cal tried to play along but couldn't help but felt like he was their prey, thankfully they were able to get to Bertana's office.

"Did I not tell you that I am not interested in helping you repair the order... Who is he?" Cal was sweating from his armpits. "I... I'm Cal... I was... Rekxzan Dartha's ... Student." Bertha stood up and was shocked at what she was hearing.

"As in the 'Dark Knight?' That is impossible, he had lost his student 20 years back and he could not get over it for 5 years and that was the day of... That moment... We thought we never see him again. Have you met him again? Is he alive by any chance? ... And where did you get that blade? That blade... Belonged to... That's absurd..." Bertana found it hard to believe what was in front of me, "I want you to turn around and leave this building immediately, and never show your face again." Reeve attempted to protest, "but the boy maybe our..." Bertana was filled with anger and confusion, "BUT nothing! This boy exists because Rekxzan never told the truth to us. He told us that he had lost Cal long ago... And I had to start from nothing again after the purge and look what I have done... And look at you, Reeve... You and Echo wasted more than 10 years to discover a boy who may as well..." Bertana stopped and realized that she was wasting her time talking to Reeve, "just go." Reeve and Echo had no choice but to leave Cal... He drew out the blade the stranger gave to him back in Aaakwla, "I found this blade and it had your name..." Bertana snatched the blade from Cal, "I only ever gave this to my lover... And that was ..." She was smiling while sobbing, "he's alive." Cal felt like he should leave. "Wait... Your brain... It's been erased... Or some parts of it... I should have known." Cal was confused about what she was implying then she released a small voltage of electricity from her hands to Cal's head, Cal started to remember what happened in Aaakwla. "I met him... My master... Dartha was imprisoned in Aaakwla and he attempt to offer help but then... He erased our memories ensuring that we did not remember him or what he was doing."

"Classic Rek the set, that man knows how to play mind games even with his comrades... I guess that's what made him the unknown assassin." Bertana wish to keep the blade as Cal had one of his own, "wait you had one yourself and you didn't say anything?" Cal shrugged his shoulders, "this blade I have is different from the one my master gave me... It can not help that this is a young blade and that they evolve as you grow up... Wait... Why do I know this information?" Then a figure appeared behind him, "because the more you think the more it will return to you and be harder for you to eliminate, I had wasted 5 years of my life to ensure that you were safe when I should have focused on my order... I guess I was too miserable since you have been a son to me." Bertana immediately went to hug Rekxzan only to be stopped by him, "I don't deserve it." Cal didn't understand what was going on with him.

Reeve: Uhm kid, we should leave these two love birds by themselves, come on Echo.

Echo: (mutter) Akro scum, having to win Bertana... I wanted her but she prefers those who...

Reeve: Echo!

Echo: I'm coming, I'm coming!! Geez

Cal: what happened between them?

Reeve: well let's just say that Bertana and Dartha are old lovers and they had given birth to a boy... But when that purge occurred, they both lost their son.

Echo: Tragic really... Bertana blamed the order for her kid's death while she felt alone because of you know who.

Reeve: seeing you must have reminded her of them.