My Heaven

-A New Wardrobe-

(At the beginning of her career)

By Michael James

Part 1

Return from battle

In an enemy fortress...

“YOU LITTLE BITC..!” Pyra was evading the lightning coming from this spider captain. Who was rising fast in Symbol's army. He used lightning like it was a snake. His name was Rally and had killed many in Cyclone's armies. And Pyra won the toss up to go kill him.

“You're to slow spider.” He screamed causing dozens of bolts to radiate from his body. He was destroying the structure of the fortress itself in a blind rage. Thinking if he hit her with overwhelming force. She would, eventually die.

She knew she couldn't get anywhere near him without getting hit. But if she failed to kill him it would look bad on general Shore. She charged and killed him at the cost of a bolt going through her ribs. He had a red hot metal blade go through his neck in return. Before she blacked out her thoughts were she died well.

A week later,

in a lavish bedroom...

A servant was replacing the flowers on the nightstand. Pyra woke up and almost killed her. The servant nearly wet herself. Telling her that she was in no danger. She was in the kings main castle. The red hot metal in her hand hit the floor turning into cooled nickle.

“How long have I been here?”

“Almost a week” Shore answered walking in the room. Pyra sat up in an attempt to salute. But her injury caused her great pain. “Easy there, you got at least a few more days of being in bed. Servant, you can leave us now.” She bowed to him and left quickly.

“What is to be done with me?” Shore wanted to know what that meant? “I fell on the battlefield, is that not a great shame?” He laughed, saying no, her punishment would be to attend a party in her honor. A new great threat was silenced by a greenhorn. King Cyclone was so impressed with her she was to be honored. “But I fell.”

“Don't worry about that. Yes, it is common to leave those for dead, but you killed a great enemy.” Pyra started to smile at her boss, then the smile turned to fear. As King Cyclone entered the room. He looked at Shore and nodded for him to leave.

Cyclone said as he left “you have brought great credit to me. My brother was planning to take the kill when you died. And even though it would have been a sign of loyalty. I would have suffered shame in failing to kill him myself. Tell me what is it you would request of me. In return for your great performance?”

“Clothes.” Cyclone looked at her and saw her new red hot metal sweat. It was burning her garments and bedding. He told her it would be done and left the room. Pyra wondered if she had offended him. All she wanted was a fresh shirt so she showed less skin.

In a pit,

where bodies were burned...

BANG... “What was that?” The 7 goat men workers heard a loud bang in the pit. One looked down into it. He saw Rally climbing his way out. “Alarm... sound the alarm!” When the entire facility heard the ringing. Word was sent for help, all the way back to king Cyclone and his brother. Rally had been revived from the dead.

Half a day later,

in Cyclone's library...

“You summoned me, to accuse me of this?” Cyclone got on his knee before Mistress. “No, my pawn, I did not revive him. And for the record he was dead, so don't punish your new favorite subject. I'm looking into him right now...” A couple minutes passed by. “It would seem he has a revival rune in one of his eyes. Break it and he will die.” He thanked her from the bottom of his soul.

“Yes well, its not over. You questioned me.” Mistress hit him with a spell. Until Rally was dead. Cyclone would feel pain. “Next time, don't doubt me so easily.”

Part 2

The 7th strong

Some time later...

“Lord brother, I am honored to send one of my eelkshie to kill him. I wish you would rely on me more.” Cyclone looked up into Gladiator's eyes, Because his brother was more than a foot taller then him. Instructing him to make it quick. “Of course lord brother.” Cyclone's lead general, Breaker was standing in the room, as Gladiator walked out. He asked permission to handle this himself.

“I admire your resolve, my friend. But I don't want to use my strongest for a job like this.” Perhaps his friends rookie should finish what she started. After all, why reward a hack. “I will consider that notion, now go.” Breaker bowed and left.

Pyra was in her room doing exercise to get back her strength. Breaker walked in on her. She was more afraid of him than her boss, and he looked pis... After learning of the situation. He offered her a few serums. When taken orally, they would temporarily relieve all pain. If she wanted to keep her honor. She'd best get dressed and begone as soon as able. Pyra didn't think twice, she took her first dose and left to go after him. This serum was beyond powerful. If a spear went into her chest and out the other end. She would feel nothing of it.

In Gladiator's privet realm,

the tower of 18 bridges...

“VILLAIN!” He jumped off of his bridge and arrived before his master. Wanting to know how he could be of service. “My brothers pride is blinding him towards his ally's. This is a time sensitive assignment. I want you to run down Rally and kill him before my honored brothers soldier does. Villain saluted him and faded into shadow.

Meanwhile,

at Rally's position...

“What is my assignment” he asked a guy, walking into a bar? His friend instructed him to never breath for master Symbols again. “What? Why are you telling me this?

“You lost a battalion, and a fortress, to a fresh eelkshie. Such a shameful defeat is only worthy of death. I'm going to tell my superiors I never saw you. I think I owe you that much.” What would he suggest he do? “Find work as a mercenary and start over. I should also tell you there are assassins coming after you.”

He put a money card on the table. A transport was leaving for a city ship in two hours. He wished him well and got up. Rally saw his friend leave. He chose to take the offer.

As his friend walked into the street. Villain told him he behaved brilliantly. The guy wanted to know where he would collect his bribe. Villain smiled and handed him a key to a deposit box. In a Coal trade house locker and Villain vanished. When the man opened the box later. A dart shot at him from inside. Making him lose sight, hearing and smell permanently. The trade house threw him into the street.

On the shuttle ship,

in the cafeteria section...

“What the hell is this cra... supposed to be?” The server said it was vegetable soup, he needed to move along. Villain passed by him in the line. He slipped a poison into his soup without Rally knowing he was there. Villain watched from a far as Rally sat down to eat. All was going according to plan, until Rally looked up.

Pyra was looking was looking him dead in the eye from about 6 yards away. Villain saw her and was a bit flustered she would mess things up. A needle was fired at her carrying knockout poison. The metal melted 3 inches from her skin. She saw a fleeting image of Villain vanishing. Rally looked at her look at the other guy.

“To hell with you kitten runt!” He jumped up knocking his food on the floor. At the same time knocking a guy into another. Which quickly escalated into a full on brawl. The ship they were on was for refugees and criminals. It wouldn't take much into making everyone beat each other to death. Rally shouted at her to come on!

Pyra smiled and held out her hand. Red hot nickle formed as a sword in her hand. He threw a snake bolt right at her. The bolt went into 3 guys who were ganging up on another guy. As it would happen, I huge guy tried to smash a bottle on Pyra's head. In the attempt to rob her. The glass melted far faster than the needle.

“You son of a...” She cut him in half with her blade and looked at Rally. Who was trying to escape. “No, you will not get away.” Her eyes glowed red and she transported Rally and herself to her privet realm. An endless labyrinth in a nickle mill.

Part 3

A horror movie

Standing in the mill...

“Where am I!?”

“My place...” A blade of red hot metal came down at his head. He dodged it then looked up at a catwalk. He saw a girl in shadows with red hot sweat burning holes in her clothes. An he saw 2 glowing eyes. He knew he had her, but he just realized he didn't have his abilities anymore. “Run little spider, run.” Rally took off down a random path. Avoiding the red hot metal stack everywhere. “Okay, now that he is gone. Who are you and which master do you serve.”

“I am the 7th strong in Master Gladiator's tower. My name is Villain and I am not your enemy. Villain was just as powerless as Rally he was. He made the mistake of following them here. And one wrong word from him and was screwed. Pyra told him she had this in the bag. She would warp him back to where he came from. “I'm afraid that is not an option. My master told me I must kill him, before you did.”

“Well, I am sorry to hear that.” Villain warped back to the diner area. Where most of the carnage was being taken care of by authorities. He thought to himself that little bitc... He vanished back to the port the ship left from. Thinking his master would be very displeased.

Back in the mill...

Rally was looking for something he could use as a weapon. He saw a few regular temperature poles. They were laying beside a vat of liquid nickle. He grabbed one and heard her voice.

“You think a little rod will help you?” He looked up, and Pyra did a nose dive into the super heated liquid. When she swam out of it. He asked what was this a horror movie!? “I prefer comedies myself.” He asked what happens now? “There is a doorway in this mill. It contains a bottle of water. Find it before I kill you and I will let you go free.” Surely she would give him a head start? “You got 20 seconds.

He ran the opposite direction and bumped his knee on some red hot metal. It literally took a chunk out of his leg and he fell to the floor. Missing almost half of his knee.

“Oh damn the gods..!”

“Finished running already?” He saw her standing on a beam hanging on the ceiling. He screamed knowing he was about to die. A red hot blade shot at him severing his neck. She jumped down landing on the floor with cat like precision. She looked at his eye that would bring him back to life. A small puddle of super heated nickle formed in her hand. And she poured it into the eye, destroying it.

When she reappeared,

from where she left...

“HOLD IT!” Pyra looked at the men holding weapons at her. Rather than kill them, she surrendered and allowed herself to be put in the brig. A few days later, Shore walked into view on the other side of the bars. He had her new clothes in his hands. She was now free to go. With more than half her cloth melted off.

He escorted her to Cyclone's ship, once she got dressed. She walked into the throne hall and saw Gladiator with his lord brother. His eelkshie Villain was on his knees with a blade to his throat. Pyra of course got on her knee.

“I owe you far more than a new outfit. Today you have demonstrated great performance to my honor. Tell me, what can I do for you?” She asked to get a wardrobe. “What else?” What was to become of him? “Why does it concern you?” She wanted his life spared, he was cheated out of his prize. It wasn't due to lack of skill.

“He doesn't need your pity” Gladiator shouted!

“Silence brother... Pyra, do you wish him to live?” She nodded yes to her king. “Villain, your place among the 18 strong is revoked. Starting now you serve her.”

“It is my honor, your grace.” Cyclone told Pyra she would stay on his ship for a while. She was to be treated as high class royalty. Now she would go and be greedy with power.

On the deck,

of the ship...

“I owe you a great deal my assassin. But I must ask what did general Breaker say to you to make you finish the job?” He told her, she chose this life and to live it. One must be willing to go above and beyond what is expected. “I see.”

“Also he looked into my future with his foresight ability. Telling me I was going to kick his as... And the serums he gave me were almost unnecessary. I got my strength back before I got on that smelly and overcrowded ship.