Notorious
One Thousand Club
As soon as Lucy's words hit the loading bay Nyx tore after Imille up the stairs, refusing to believe what she was saying. Jagar couldn't die, it wasn't possible. He had survived against the most deadliest beasts on hundreds of worlds and now he was simply dead? It wasn't possible. She watched in silence as Jagar was killed. While Imille turtled up and couldn't look, Nyx could do nothing but look. She watched as Knox toyed with Casar, she watched as Jagar raised a thumbs up to Cas, she watched as a man she loved and held dearly collapsed to the ground dead. She stood completely still, her hearing bubbling away as she heard the rush of blood enter her head. While Imille was sobbing and in hysterics Nyx felt numb. She had done nothing but lose people once before, in fact she was no stranger to loss. She had lost her entire homeworld but it felt that was nothing compared to losing Jagar.
She remembered her father, watching him be obliterated before her very eyes by those damned artifacts the Exodlites were harvesting. She remembered losing other people close in her life and it had been so long since she had she almost had forgotten what this felt like. Surprisingly she took a few steps away from Imille, not a single tear in her eyes as she disappeared into the background. She passed by Arc and simply headed downstairs to go be alone. She felt so numbed by the loss of Jagar she wish she could feel the pain of losing him properly like Imille or the others. What she felt almost seemed worse in comparison, experiencing such a deep and painful sorrow only for her not to be able to express it or put it into words.
Ajax unfortunately was experiencing a mix of emotions, especially as Ayla came running up to him and jumped in his arms. His heart couldn't make up its mind on what he wanted to do. He wanted to scream in victory for rescuing Ayla as he held onto her tight but part of him felt that he had damned Jagar by making him come along. Much like Nyx he was blaming himself, wishing he could turn back time and simply go here alone when he had the chance. Leave Axel and Nephilim and simply go get Ayla. Ayla had been speaking to him but he only caught the last bit as she said "-missed you so much! What is Jagar? Why is everyone crying?"
"Jagar was our friend. Jagar is dead, Ayla..." Ajax whispered, clutching onto his sister tight. "He was a good friend. He had spikes on his head and he tried to act tough but he had so much love for all of us... I'm sure he'd love you too... In fact..." He stopped, resting his head on the top of her head, watching as Nyx passed by looking like she was shell shocked. He took note of Avena who bowed her head out of respect but simply sat quietly to herself, staying away from the others. "I think he did love you Ayla... Because he wouldn't have went if he knew you weren't important."
"Like mommy? Mommy didn't get to spend a lot of time with me but I know she loved me a lot!"
"Like mommy." Ajax said, tears finally coming to his eyes as he held Ayla close. "Now listen kid, I have to go help them... We aren't leaving Jagar here. What I want you to do is go to my room and-" He paused, "Do you want to meet our new friend?" She nodded enthusiastically, though a faint sadness was on her face too. She was wrapping her head around the fact that someone had sacrificed their life for her, a concept she was trying to realize at too young of an age. "Come on." Ajax led Ayla to his room and on the way there she asked an even harder question.
"Where is Cassie? I thought a super hero was supposed to say hi when he helped save me!"
"He..." Ajax felt another pain, one of knowing what was probably going to happen to Casar. The pain of Jagar was too real but the pain of Casar? Just beginning. "We have to go find him. Don't worry, it may take a few days but he'll turn back up. Okay?" He led Ayla into his room then disappeared for a moment, then walked back in with a massive kitten that made Ayla's little face light up. "This is Bambi. This was Jagar's and Casar's kitty. Now he's going to be very lonely so I want you to be really nice to him okay?"
"OH MY GOD JAX HE'S SO PRETTY!" She cried, reaching up and grabbing the kitten from his hands that was more than just a kitten. Bambi had grown to be just about as tall as Ayla, the comically sized Ipt being much more than just a standard house cat now. Bambi started to purr and began to rub his face against Ayla, the poor thing not knowing what was happening outside. "I love him!" She paused, "And I guess I love you too, Jax." Ayla said, able to tease in a moment like this. She was a Winger afterall. "Thank you for saving me."
"Thank you for being strong... I'm sorry I took too long."
"It's kay!"
"Okay Ayla... I'm going to go help the others now, I'll be back soon." With that, Ajax began making his way to the cockpit. When he arrived he found them on a course back to the tower, to not leave Jagar behind.
She remembered her father, watching him be obliterated before her very eyes by those damned artifacts the Exodlites were harvesting. She remembered losing other people close in her life and it had been so long since she had she almost had forgotten what this felt like. Surprisingly she took a few steps away from Imille, not a single tear in her eyes as she disappeared into the background. She passed by Arc and simply headed downstairs to go be alone. She felt so numbed by the loss of Jagar she wish she could feel the pain of losing him properly like Imille or the others. What she felt almost seemed worse in comparison, experiencing such a deep and painful sorrow only for her not to be able to express it or put it into words.
Ajax unfortunately was experiencing a mix of emotions, especially as Ayla came running up to him and jumped in his arms. His heart couldn't make up its mind on what he wanted to do. He wanted to scream in victory for rescuing Ayla as he held onto her tight but part of him felt that he had damned Jagar by making him come along. Much like Nyx he was blaming himself, wishing he could turn back time and simply go here alone when he had the chance. Leave Axel and Nephilim and simply go get Ayla. Ayla had been speaking to him but he only caught the last bit as she said "-missed you so much! What is Jagar? Why is everyone crying?"
"Jagar was our friend. Jagar is dead, Ayla..." Ajax whispered, clutching onto his sister tight. "He was a good friend. He had spikes on his head and he tried to act tough but he had so much love for all of us... I'm sure he'd love you too... In fact..." He stopped, resting his head on the top of her head, watching as Nyx passed by looking like she was shell shocked. He took note of Avena who bowed her head out of respect but simply sat quietly to herself, staying away from the others. "I think he did love you Ayla... Because he wouldn't have went if he knew you weren't important."
"Like mommy? Mommy didn't get to spend a lot of time with me but I know she loved me a lot!"
"Like mommy." Ajax said, tears finally coming to his eyes as he held Ayla close. "Now listen kid, I have to go help them... We aren't leaving Jagar here. What I want you to do is go to my room and-" He paused, "Do you want to meet our new friend?" She nodded enthusiastically, though a faint sadness was on her face too. She was wrapping her head around the fact that someone had sacrificed their life for her, a concept she was trying to realize at too young of an age. "Come on." Ajax led Ayla to his room and on the way there she asked an even harder question.
"Where is Cassie? I thought a super hero was supposed to say hi when he helped save me!"
"He..." Ajax felt another pain, one of knowing what was probably going to happen to Casar. The pain of Jagar was too real but the pain of Casar? Just beginning. "We have to go find him. Don't worry, it may take a few days but he'll turn back up. Okay?" He led Ayla into his room then disappeared for a moment, then walked back in with a massive kitten that made Ayla's little face light up. "This is Bambi. This was Jagar's and Casar's kitty. Now he's going to be very lonely so I want you to be really nice to him okay?"
"OH MY GOD JAX HE'S SO PRETTY!" She cried, reaching up and grabbing the kitten from his hands that was more than just a kitten. Bambi had grown to be just about as tall as Ayla, the comically sized Ipt being much more than just a standard house cat now. Bambi started to purr and began to rub his face against Ayla, the poor thing not knowing what was happening outside. "I love him!" She paused, "And I guess I love you too, Jax." Ayla said, able to tease in a moment like this. She was a Winger afterall. "Thank you for saving me."
"Thank you for being strong... I'm sorry I took too long."
"It's kay!"
"Okay Ayla... I'm going to go help the others now, I'll be back soon." With that, Ajax began making his way to the cockpit. When he arrived he found them on a course back to the tower, to not leave Jagar behind.