Year 1: Born and Alone

Born and Alone is the first chapter in Years Gone Past. It is the introduction and describes Kyle's birth and his parents' death.

## Summary

This chapter serves as the beginning of the story, telling when Kyle was born, and how his parents died.

## Raw Text

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**NOTE: The English translation of the Japanese can be seen by hovering over it.**

**NOW: March 30, 2003; 11:34 A.M.
LOCATION: MooShu (Khotan Skyway) - Hidden Location**

The winds of MooShu blew ever so lightly. Not a day went by where the breeze was overwhelming to the inhabitants of the world. Though the skies looked like it was evening for the whole day, the temperature and climate was rather stable.

% ~ • ~ %

"それで、いつ出発するの？" said a younger adult man, about his early 20s.

"Kai, you know I can't understand that," said a woman back. She was about Kai's age, just a little bit younger.

"I know, sorry about that," Kai apologized. "I keep saying I'm gonna stop talking in Japanese like that and I keep on talking in it regardless; I need to stop doing that." He turned and looked at the woman beside him. She looked back at him, with a face he typically didn't see. Like he said something he shouldn't have.

"It's fine, Kai. Just... try to keep it to English."

"Yeah, sorry, Ariel. Didn't mean for that to come out as it did."

Ariel looked at him with a more confident look than before. "Don't worry about it. So, what did you say before?"

"I meant to ask when we were heading out," he answered.

"Out where, exactly?"

"Well, our baby is supposed to be born on April 3, so, we might as well just head to the hospital."

"Yeah, in a way, I guess you aren't wrong."

"I know it's still about 4 days off, but, better to be early to this than late, I suppose."

"True."

"So, off we go, I guess."

"Yep."

And Kai and Ariel headed toward the exit to their house, both eager for the moment that the next member of their family would finally appear.

**NOW: April 3, 2003; 7:32 A.M.
LOCATION: MooShu (Khotan Skyway) - Kita Dock - Sujimura Village - 1st Aid Hut**

Time passed, and then 2 doctors entered the room. Ariel was rather calm, and she was ready for their child to be born at long last.

"Aight, Ariel, it's out," said one of the doctors.

"And it seems like it's male," said the other.

The other doctor gave the ascertainment. "Yep. He's male."

"Well, Kai and Ariel Blake, his name?"

Ariel looked at Kai. Kai told him, "Kyle Blake."

"Aight."

The other doctor couldn't help but ask, "Any particular reason for that name? Just curious, is all."

"It's me and Kai's name put together," Ariel explained.

"It is, isn't it?" the doctor replied.

"はい," Kai said.

"彼は今あなたのものです。 気をつけて、彼をよく育ててください。"

"よろしくお願いします。"

Kai and Ariel then left the hut a few hours after Kyle was born, and they departed for their home in Khotan Skyway. They were glad that their child was successfully born and alive, and they swore to raise him as good as they could.

**NOW: May 17, 2003; 5:10 P.M.**

**LOCATION: MooShu (Khotan Skyway) - Hidden Location**

Early evening. Ariel put Kyle to sleep, and left him in there so that he could rest. The two sat in their living room, pondering what to do, besides sit there and be rather bored to tears.

"Ariel, what you feel like doing?" Kai asked her.

"Ain't sure, Kai," she said back.

"In the mood to grab a little dinner?" he asked, sounding way too chill about himself.

"Yeah, sure, why not."

% ~ • ~ %

The two left their house and departed for a nearby restaurant. When they arrived, they were greeted by a younger hostess, but obviously not getting any younger by the second. Then again, nobody was.

"Can I get you people at a table?" she asked.

"Yes, ma'am, that'd be nice, just 2 of us," Kai told her. On that note, the hostess led them to their table and seated them there. They had time to look over the menu before their waiter came by and took their order. The wait didn't last extremely long and they found themselves eating their food within minutes. As they ate, Ariel brought up something that was a bit of concern to her.

"Kai?" she asked him.

"Yeah?"

"You know how The Armada has been rather active around our areas lately?"

"Yeah, why do you ask?"

"I'm just worried. Kyle is at danger of them because we left him alone."

"Well, you do have a point. But, at some point, he'll have to be exposed to danger like that."

"Yes, but, at a month and a week? Really?"

"Uh..." Kai tried to think of a reply, but couldn't find one. He kind of felt embarrassed at the fact that they left Kyle all by himself. "私は誓います、彼は大丈夫です。

"Oh, sorry. My bad. He'll be fine, I meant."

"Are you sure, Kai?"

"Uh... about 55%."

"Kai, I love you, but... come on... really?"

"Sorry. I'll take him with us next time."

With that, the two continued stuffing their faces with their food. After another 20 minutes, the two finished and then made their way out of the restaurant.

% ~ • ~ %

When the two finally returned home, they were greeted by two clockwork figures at their front door. They spoke robotically almost, threatening to kill Kai and Ariel both, right there on the spot, and if they refused, they'd kill Kyle. They didn't like either option, and Kai was half tempted to just punch both of them in the face. But he knew both of them were far more powerful than him and Ariel both combined. Ariel looked at Kai, and he looked at Ariel.

"I hate doing this," began Ariel, "but we have to die."

"True, Ariel," Kai said. "As much as we both hate it, we can't let Kyle die."

The Armada Marines got ever closer to them. "Any last words, weak souls?"

"N-- No, sir."

"No."

"Then take your last breath."

The two Armada Marines both grabbed Kai and Ariel by the arms, their grip on them enough to severly cut them down to their flesh. They both felt the incredible pain from their grasp on them both. The Marines withdrew their large bulwarks, the edges of the heads as sharp as the steel of the swords of samurais. With no hesitation, both of the Marines sliced Kai and Ariel down the torso. They both, almost in sync, yelled in pain and agony. The bulwarks sliced them down the back, causing them both to plummet in terms of HP. From Kai's 2,875, he then laid on the ground at only 163. And Ariel only had 204 out of her maximum of 2,885.

The Armada Marines then kicked both of them in their shins, and they yelled in even more pain. They loved this. They loved every moment of Kai and Ariel's suffering. Finally, without saying another word, Kai and Ariel bled to death, and their dead bodies

shattered into crystal shards, and those shards eventually vanished.

And the two Armada Marines walked away toward their ship, knowing that Kyle would die, having no one to save him.

Or so they thought.

**NOW: August 30, 2003; 4:37 A.M.

LOCATION: Valencia (Calabria Skyway) - The Machine Docks - Machine Control Room (3F)**

Kane laughed in joy, as he looked at his longest listing document to date, Last Mortals. It's a list of names that Kane or his army attempt to target and eventually kill. Kai Blake and Ariel Blake were both listed on there, in chronological order: Kai, then Ariel following after his name. He felt the delight and the satisfaction of being able to finally mark out their names. About 3/4 of the list was completely marked off.

"Kane, sir," said Rooke.

"Yes, Rooke? What have you for me this time?" Kane replied.

"Kai and Ariel Blake both died a few months back, as you well know."

"Yes! I was aware of that... and it's amazing news!"

"Well... I-- I have... some bad news."

"Of which is?"

"There's another child in their house, but he's too young to kill."

Kane banged his metal fists on his metal desk. "DARN!! Two die, then another appears." He groaned. "When can I just eradicate the whole Spiral?!?!"

"As far as killing people, you're already an expert at that, so, soon."

"Well, you do have a point there."

"The Grand Design seems like it's coming along well."

"Indeed it is! It's about 60% done. Hopefully by 2019 it will be ready to be put in full effect."

"Another 16 years, eh?"

"Yes, as much as I wish it would be done now, I must wait a bit longer."

"Why is that?"

"I must give the Pirates a chance to lure them into my trap: the pieces for the map to El Dorado seem ideal."

"What are you saying?"

"If I make these useless Pirates go after the 7 pieces of the El Dorado map, then it will buy me plenty of time to finish The Grand Design."

"Nice thinking, Kane."

"Yes! It will be most excellent!"

"From the way you're describing it, that may very well work."

"We say that, but DARN IT, I'M NOT PERFECT YET!!!" Kane aggressively banged his metal fists on the desk. "But, when I finally get to El Dorado, that will all change."

"You know, that desk cost us like 30,000 gold, be easy with the derned thing!!!"

Kane banged it even harder. "DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!! It's my desk, not yours."

"Okay, but if you break it, you're paying for a new one!"

"Yeah, good luck on that one, Rooke..."

Rooke walked off, then Queen walked in off the elevator.

"Yes, Queen?" Kane asked.

"I guess you know that Kyle Blake is a new one that we have to target now."

"Yes... but he's too young."

"They're never too young to eradicate, Kane, dear."

"You're right, but he seems... different. I'll let him grow up to be a middle-aged teen, then I'll kill him. He'd probably be a worthy kid to fight at that point."

"It might be something worth taking a part of."

"I'd love being able to fight a younger guy again. Male teens typically stand a rather well chance against me, if I'm being honest."

"Yeah, in a way, you aren't wrong, Kane."

"And he seems like he'll be one who could possibly be the perfect target to lure into my trap with the El Dorado map, and then I'll lead him and kill him with no remorse..."

"Yes... I like this plan, Kane..."

"I look forward to being the one who kills him, and the one who makes him lose it all... if he doesn't die before making it here.

"But he probably will."

(A/N: OK, it was probably bad, but, let me know. If it was bad, I might change this up a bit.)

**NOW: March 30, 2003; 11:34 A.M.
LOCATION: MooShu (Khotan Skyway) - Hidden Location**

The winds of MooShu blew ever so lightly. Not a day went by where the breeze was overwhelming to the inhabitants of the world. Though the skies looked like it was evening for the whole day, the temperature and climate was rather stable.

% ~ • ~ %

"So, when are we leaving?" said a younger adult man, about his early 20s.

"Kai, you know I can't understand that," said a woman back. She was about Kai's age, just a little bit younger.

"I know, sorry about that," Kai apologized. "I keep saying I'm gonna stop talking in Japanese like that and I keep on talking in it regardless; I need to stop doing that." He turned and looked at the woman beside him. She looked back at him, with a face he typically didn't see. Like he said something he shouldn't have.

"It's fine, Kai. Just... try to keep it to English."

"Yeah, sorry, Ariel. Didn't mean for that to come out as it did."

Ariel looked at him with a more confident look than before. "Don't worry about it. So, what did you say before?"

"I meant to ask when we were heading out," he answered.

"Out where, exactly?"

"Well, our baby is supposed to be born on April 3, so, we might as well just head to the hospital."

"Yeah, in a way, I guess you aren't wrong."

"I know it's still about 4 days off, but, better to be early to this than late, I suppose."

"True."

"So, off we go, I guess."

"Yep."

And Kai and Ariel headed toward the exit to their house, both eager for the moment that the next member of their family would finally appear.

**NOW: April 3, 2003; 7:32 A.M.
LOCATION: MooShu (Khotan Skyway) - Kita Dock - Sujimura Village - 1st Aid Hut**

Time passed, and then 2 doctors entered the room. Ariel was rather calm, and she was ready for their child to be born at long last.

"Aight, Ariel, it's out," said one of the doctors.

"And it seems like it's male," said the other.

The other doctor gave the ascertainment. "Yep. He's male."

"Well, Kai and Ariel Blake, his name?"

Ariel looked at Kai. Kai told him, "Kyle Blake."

"Aight."

The other doctor couldn't help but ask, "Any particular reason for that name? Just curious, is all."

"It's me and Kai's name put together," Ariel explained.

"It is, isn't it?" the doctor replied.

"Yes," Kai said.

"He's yours now; take care and raise him well."

"We will, and thanks again."

Kai and Ariel then left the hut a few hours after Kyle was born, and they departed for their home in Khotan Skyway. They were glad that their child was successfully born and alive, and they swore to raise him as good as they could.

**NOW: May 17, 2003; 5:10 P.M.**

**LOCATION: MooShu (Khotan Skyway) - Hidden Location**

Early evening. Ariel put Kyle to sleep, and left him in there so that he could rest. The two sat in their living room, pondering what to do, besides sit there and be rather bored to tears.

"Ariel, what you feel like doing?" Kai asked her.

"Ain't sure, Kai," she said back.

"In the mood to grab a little dinner?" he asked, sounding way too chill about himself.

"Yeah, sure, why not."

% ~ • ~ %

The two left their house and departed for a nearby restaurant. When they arrived, they were greeted by a younger hostess, but obviously not getting any younger by the second. Then again, nobody was.

"Can I get you people at a table?" she asked.

"Yes, ma'am, that'd be nice, just 2 of us," Kai told her. On that note, the hostess led them to their table and seated them there. They had time to look over the menu before their waiter came by and took their order. The wait didn't last extremely long and they found themselves eating their food within minutes. As they ate, Ariel brought up something that was a bit of concern to her.

"Kai?" she asked him.

"Yeah?"

"You know how The Armada has been rather active around our areas lately?"

"Yeah, why do you ask?"

"I'm just worried. Kyle is at danger of them because we left him alone."

"Well, you do have a point. But, at some point, he'll have to be exposed to danger like that."

"Yes, but, at a month and a week? Really?"

"Uh..." Kai tried to think of a reply, but couldn't find one. He kind of felt embarrassed at the fact that they left Kyle all by himself. "I swear, he'll be fine.

"Oh, sorry. My bad. He'll be fine, I meant."

"Are you sure, Kai?"

"Uh... about 55%."

"Kai, I love you, but... come on... really?"

"Sorry. I'll take him with us next time."

With that, the two continued stuffing their faces with their food. After another 20 minutes, the two finished and then made their way out of the restaurant.

% ~ • ~ %

When the two finally returned home, they were greeted by two clockwork figures at their front door. They spoke robotically almost, threatening to kill Kai and Ariel both, right there on the spot, and if they refused, they'd kill Kyle. They didn't like either option, and Kai was half tempted to just punch both of them in the face. But he knew both of them were far more powerful than him and Ariel both combined. Ariel looked at Kai, and he looked at Ariel.

"I hate doing this," began Ariel, "but we have to die."

"True, Ariel," Kai said. "As much as we both hate it, we can't let Kyle die."

The Armada Marines got ever closer to them. "Any last words, weak souls?"

"N-- No, sir."

"No."

"Then take your last breath."

The two Armada Marines both grabbed Kai and Ariel by the arms, their grip on them enough to severly cut them down to their flesh. They both felt the incredible pain from their grasp on them both. The Marines withdrew their large bulwarks, the edges of the heads as sharp as the steel of the swords of samurais. With no hesitation, both of the Marines sliced Kai and Ariel down the torso. They both, almost in sync, yelled in pain and agony. The bulwarks sliced them down the back, causing them both to plummet in terms of HP. From Kai's 2,875, he then laid on the ground at only 163. And Ariel only had 204 out of her maximum of 2,885.

The Armada Marines then kicked both of them in their shins, and they yelled in even more pain. They loved this. They loved every moment of Kai and Ariel's suffering. Finally, without saying another word, Kai and Ariel bled to death, and their dead bodies

shattered into crystal shards, and those shards eventually vanished.

And the two Armada Marines walked away toward their ship, knowing that Kyle would die, having no one to save him.

Or so they thought.

**NOW: August 30, 2003; 4:37 A.M.

LOCATION: Valencia (Calabria Skyway) - The Machine Docks - Machine Control Room (3F)**

Kane laughed in joy, as he looked at his longest listing document to date, Last Mortals. It's a list of names that Kane or his army attempt to target and eventually kill. Kai Blake and Ariel Blake were both listed on there, in chronological order: Kai, then Ariel following after his name. He felt the delight and the satisfaction of being able to finally mark out their names. About 3/4 of the list was completely marked off.

"Kane, sir," said Rooke.

"Yes, Rooke? What have you for me this time?" Kane replied.

"Kai and Ariel Blake both died a few months back, as you well know."

"Yes! I was aware of that... and it's amazing news!"

"Well... I-- I have... some bad news."

"Of which is?"

"There's another child in their house, but he's too young to kill."

Kane banged his metal fists on his metal desk. "DARN!! Two die, then another appears." He groaned. "When can I just eradicate the whole Spiral?!?!"

"As far as killing people, you're already an expert at that, so, soon."

"Well, you do have a point there."

"The Grand Design seems like it's coming along well."

"Indeed it is! It's about 60% done. Hopefully by 2019 it will be ready to be put in full effect."

"Another 16 years, eh?"

"Yes, as much as I wish it would be done now, I must wait a bit longer."

"Why is that?"

"I must give the Pirates a chance to lure them into my trap: the pieces for the map to El Dorado seem ideal."

"What are you saying?"

"If I make these useless Pirates go after the 7 pieces of the El Dorado map, then it will buy me plenty of time to finish The Grand Design."

"Nice thinking, Kane."

"Yes! It will be most excellent!"

"From the way you're describing it, that may very well work."

"We say that, but DARN IT, I'M NOT PERFECT YET!!!" Kane aggressively banged his metal fists on the desk. "But, when I finally get to El Dorado, that will all change."

"You know, that desk cost us like 30,000 gold, be easy with the derned thing!!!"

Kane banged it even harder. "DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!! It's my desk, not yours."

"Okay, but if you break it, you're paying for a new one!"

"Yeah, good luck on that one, Rooke..."

Rooke walked off, then Queen walked in off the elevator.

"Yes, Queen?" Kane asked.

"I guess you know that Kyle Blake is a new one that we have to target now."

"Yes... but he's too young."

"They're never too young to eradicate, Kane, dear."

"You're right, but he seems... different. I'll let him grow up to be a middle-aged teen, then I'll kill him. He'd probably be a worthy kid to fight at that point."

"It might be something worth taking a part of."

"I'd love being able to fight a younger guy again. Male teens typically stand a rather well chance against me, if I'm being honest."

"Yeah, in a way, you aren't wrong, Kane."

"And he seems like he'll be one who could possibly be the perfect target to lure into my trap with the El Dorado map, and then I'll lead him and kill him with no remorse..."

"Yes... I like this plan, Kane..."

"I look forward to being the one who kills him, and the one who makes him lose it all... if he doesn't die before making it here.

"But he probably will."

(A/N: OK, it was probably bad, but, let me know. If it was bad, I might change this up a bit.)

This is a rough translation of the original text. **When translated back into English, some sentences may not translate correctly.** -Translated by IMF24

今：2003年3月30日。 11:34 A.M.

場所：MooShu（コータンスカイウェイ）-隠された場所

MooShuの風はとても軽く吹いた。そよ風が世界の住民に圧倒される日が過ぎなかった。空は一日中夕方のようでしたが、気温と気候は比較的安定していた。

％〜•〜％

「それで、いつ出発するの？」 20代前半頃の若い成人男性は言った。

「カイ、私はそれが理解できないことを知っている」と女性は言った。彼女はカイの年齢で、ほんの少し若かった。

「ごめんなさい、ごめんなさい」とカイは謝罪した。 「私はそのように日本語で話すのをやめるつもりだと私は言い続け、それに関係なく話を続けます。それをやめる必要があります。」彼は振り向いて、彼のそばの女性を見ました。彼女は彼を振り返り、彼が通常見ていなかった顔をした。彼がしてはいけないことを言ったように。

「大丈夫、カイ。ただ…それを英語に保つようにしてください。」

「うん、ごめんなさい、アリエル。そういうことが出てくるわけではなかった」

アリエルは以前よりも自信に満ちた表情で彼を見ました。 「心配しないで。それで、あなたは前に何と言いましたか？」

「いつ出発するのか尋ねるつもりだった」と彼は答えた。

「どこで、正確に？」

「まあ、私たちの赤ちゃんは4月3日に生まれる予定なので、病院に行くだけでもいいのです。」

「ええ、ある意味で、あなたは間違っていないと思います。」

「それでもまだ4日間の休みがあることはわかっていますが、遅いよりも早いほうがいいと思います。」

「本当だ」

「それで、私達は行くと思います。」

「うん」

そしてカイとアリエルは彼らの家への出口に向かいました、彼らの家族の次のメンバーが最終的に現れるであろうという瞬間を熱望しました。

今：2003年4月3日。 7:32 A.M.

場所：MooShu（Khotan Skyway）-Kita Dock-Sujimura Village-1st Aid Hut

時間が経ち、2人の医師が入室しました。アリエルはどちらかと言えば穏やかで、ついに子供が生まれる準備ができていました。

「そうだ、アリエル、出てこない」とある医師は言った。

「そしてそれは男性のようだ」と他の人は言った。

他の医者は確認をしました。 「うん。彼は男性だ」

「まあ、カイとアリエル・ブレイク、彼の名前は？」

アリエルはカイを見た。カイは彼に「カイルブレイク」と言った。

「エイト」

もう一人の医者は、「その名前の特別な理由は何ですか？ただ興味があるだけです」と尋ねざるを得ませんでした。

「私とカイの名前を組み合わせたものだ」とアリエルは説明した。

「そうですね。」医者は答えた。

「そうだ」とカイは言った。

「彼はあなたのものです。気を付けて、よく育ててください。」

「私たちは、そして再び感謝します。」

カイとアリエルは、カイルが生まれて数時間後に小屋を出て、ホータンスカイウェイの自宅に向けて出発しました。彼らは自分の子供が成功裏に生まれて生きていることを嬉しく思い、そして彼らは彼をできるだけ良く育てると誓った。

今：2003年5月17日。午後5時10分

場所：MooShu（コータンスカイウェイ）-隠された場所

夕方。アリエルはカイルを寝かせ、彼を休ませるためにそこに置いた。二人は自分の居間に座って何をすべきかを考えただけでなく、そこに座って涙に飽きていました。

「アリエル、あなたは何をしたいですか？」カイは彼女に尋ねた。

「分からない、カイ」彼女は言った。

「ちょっとした夕食をつかむ気分ですか？」彼は自分のことをあまりにも冷静に聞こえた。

「ええ、確かに、なぜでしょうか。」

％〜•〜％

二人は家を出て、近くのレストランに向けて出発しました。彼らが到着したとき、彼らは若いホステスに迎えられましたが、明らかに2番目には若くなりませんでした。その後、再び誰もいませんでした。

「テーブルに人を連れて行ってもいいですか？」彼女は尋ねた。

「そうです、奥様、それはいいですね、たった2人です」とカイは彼女に言いました。そのメモで、ホステスは彼らを彼らのテーブルに導き、そこに座った。ウェイターが来て注文する前に、彼らはメニューを見直す時間を持っていました。待ち時間はそれほど長くは続きませんでした、そして、彼らは数分以内に彼ら自身の食物を食べているのに気づきました。彼らが食べている間、アリエルは彼女に少し心配であった何かを持ち出しました。

「カイ？」彼女は彼に尋ねました。

「うん？」

「最近、The Armadaが私たちの地域でかなり活動的だったのをご存じですか？」

「ええ、なぜあなたは尋ねるのですか？」

「私はただ心配している。私たちが彼を一人にしたので、カイルは彼らの危険にさらされている。」

「まあ、あなたにはポイントがあります。しかし、ある時点で、彼はそのような危険にさらされなければならないでしょう。」

「はい、でも、1か月と1週間ですか？本当に？」

「ええと…」カイは返事を考えようとしたが見つからなかった。彼らがカイルを一人で去ったという事実に彼は一種の恥ずかしい思いをしました。 「私は誓います、彼は元気です。

「ああ、ごめんなさい。私の悪い。彼は元気になるだろう」

「よろしいですか、甲斐？」

「ええと…約55％。」

「カイ、私はあなたを愛していますが、...ほら...本当に？」

「申し訳ありません。次回は一緒に連れて行きます。」

それで、2人は顔に食べ物を詰め続けました。さらに20分後、2人は終了し、レストランから出ました。

％〜•〜％

ふたりがようやく家に帰ると、玄関先に時計仕掛けの二人の人物が出迎えました。彼らはロボットのようにほとんど話し、カイとアリエルの両方をその場で殺すと脅迫し、拒否した場合、カイルを殺すと脅迫した。彼らはどちらのオプションも好きではなかった、そしてカイは半分だけ顔にパンチをかけたくなった。しかし、彼はそれらの両方が彼とアリエルの両方を組み合わせたよりもはるかに強力であることを知っていました。アリエルはカイを見て、彼はアリエルを見た。

「これをやるのは嫌いだ」とアリエル氏は語った。

「本当のアリエル」とカイは言った。 「私たち二人がそれを憎む限り、カイルを死なせることはできません。」

アルマダ海兵隊は彼らにこれまでになく近づきました。 「最後の言葉、弱い魂？」

「N--いいえ、先生」

"番号。"

「それでは、最後の一息をとってください。」

2人のアルマダ海兵隊員は両方ともカイとアリエルを両腕でつかみ、彼らをしっかりと握って肉体にまで切断しました。彼らは両方とも、彼らをつかむことから信じられないほどの痛みを感じました。海兵隊は彼らの大きな防壁、つまり武士の剣の鋼鉄と同じくらい鋭い頭の端を撤回しました。海兵隊はどちらもためらうことなく、胴体の下にカイとアリエルをスライスしました。彼らは両方とも、ほぼ同期して、痛みと苦痛に怒鳴りました。防波堤はそれらを背中にスライスし、両方のHPを急落させました。カイの2,875人から、彼はわずか163で地面に横になった。そしてアリエルは彼女の最大の2,885人のうち、204人しかいなかった。

その後、アルマダ海兵隊は両方のすねを蹴り、さらに痛めた。彼らはこれを愛した。彼らはカイとアリエルの苦しみのあらゆる瞬間を愛していました。最後に、別の言葉を言うまでもなく、カイとアリエルは死に血を流し、彼らの死体は

結晶の破片に砕かれ、それらの破片は最終的に消えました。

そして、2人のアルマダ海兵隊員はカイルが死ぬことを知っていて、誰も彼を救うことができないことを知って、彼らの船に向かって歩き去りました。

またはそう思った。

今：2003年8月30日; 4:37 A.M.

場所：バレンシア（カラブリアスカイウェイ）-機械ドック-機械制御室（3F）

ケインは、これまでで最長のリスティングドキュメントであるLast Mortalsを見て、嬉しそうに笑いました。これは、ケインまたは彼の軍隊が標的とし、最終的に殺そうとする名前のリストです。カイブレイクとアリエルブレイクの両方が年代順にリストに表示されていました。彼は最終的に彼らの名前をマークすることができることの喜びと満足を感じました。リストの約3/4は完全にマークされています。

「ケイン、先生」とルークは言った。

「はい、ルーク？今回は何をしてくれますか？」ケインは答えた。

「カイとアリエルブレイクはどちらも数か月前に亡くなりました。ご存じのとおりです。」

「そうです！私はそれを知っていました...そしてそれは素晴らしいニュースです！」

「うーん...私-私は...いくつかの悪い知らせがあります。」

「どれですか？」

「彼らの家には別の子供がいますが、彼は若すぎて殺せません。」

ケインは金属の拳を金属製の机の上で打ちました。 「DARN !! 2人が死んで、もう1人が現れる」彼はうめいた。 「スパイラル全体を根絶できるのはいつですか？！？！」

「人を殺す限り、あなたはすでにその専門家なので、すぐに。」

「まあ、あなたはそこにポイントを持っています。」

「グランドデザインは順調に進んでいるようです。」

「実際にそうです！約60％完了しています。うまくいけば、2019年までに完全に機能する準備が整います。」

「あと16年、え？」

「そうです、今それが望まれる限り、もう少し待たなければなりません。」

"何故ですか？"

「私は海賊たちに彼らを私の罠に誘い込む機会を与えなければならない。エルドラドへの地図のためのピースは理想的に見えます。」

"何を言っている？"

「私がこれらの役に立たない海賊をエルドラドの地図の7枚を追いかけるようにすると、グランドデザインを完了するのに十分な時間を費やすことができます。」

「いい考えだ、ケイン」

「はい！最高です！」

「あなたがそれを説明している方法から、それは非常にうまくいくかもしれません。」

「私たちはそれを言いますが、それを酷く、私はまだ完璧ではありません!!!」ケインは金属製の拳を机の上で積極的に叩きました。 「しかし、私がエルドラドにたどり着いたとき、それはすべて変わります。」

「ご存知のとおり、そのデスクのコストは30,000ゴールドです。

ケインはそれをさらに強く叩きました。 「私に何をすべきかを教えてはいけません。それはあなたのものではなく、私の机です。」

「わかりました。でも、それを壊した場合、新しいものを購入することになります！」

「うん、その上で頑張って、ルーク...」

ルークは立ち去り、クイーンはエレベーターから降りました。

「はい、女王様？」ケインは尋ねた。

「カイルブレイクは、私たちが今ターゲットにしなければならない新しいものであることを知っていると思います。」

「はい...しかし、彼は若すぎます。」

「彼らが根絶するには若すぎることはありません、ケイン、親愛なる。」

「そうですが、彼は違っています...彼を中年の10代まで成長させ、その後、私は彼を殺します。彼はその時点で戦うのにふさわしい子供になるでしょう。 」

「参加する価値があるかもしれない」

「私はもう一度若い男と戦うことができるのが好きです。正直に言えば、10代の男性は通常、私に対してかなり良いチャンスに立ち向かいます。」

「ええ、ある意味で、あなたは間違っていません、ケイン」

「そして、彼はエルドラドの地図を使って私の罠に誘い込むのに最適なターゲットになる可能性がある人物のようです。それから私は彼を導き、反省のない彼を殺します...」

「そう…このプランが好きだ、ケイン…」

「彼を殺す人、そして彼をすべて失う人になることを楽しみにしています...ここでそれを作る前に彼が死ななければ。

「しかし彼はおそらくそうするだろう」

（A / N：わかりました、おそらく悪いことでしたが、私に知らせてください。それが悪い場合、私はこれを少し変更するかもしれません。）