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was going to spare you all. Bar the Jogarth that is. BUT now! When I have sent them to their fate, their punishment. YOU will be left for my pet to feed on!“ She glared at Becci. “As for you! I will send YOU with the Jogarth, Cistera’s brat! You, will NOT, be able to help them, by antagonising my pet!“ Becci’s gems glowed.
“So what happened to your people?“ It was Lilia! Once again, quiet, soft spoken and to the point? It threw the Gaisek off guard! In truth it had not given that any thought at all! “Perhaps those, who you would see punished, know the answers?“ Lilia paused.
“Like Fre for instance?“ Fre turned stared at them all. Fury in his eyes? How did THAT insignificant Ket know so much? “I know nothing!“ He screeches, in denial, but blatantly lying, the moment he opened his mouth. If he thought they were taking him at his word?
What Lilia had said stunned them into silence. No one, not one of them, had thought to wonder about the Gaisek, where it came from or what had happened to it’s race?! Lilia ignored Fre’s outburst.
“The Jogarth attacked the Gaisek’s home world. So therefore Fre KNOWS WHAT happened!“ The Gaisek looked at Fre and then at Lilia, it had mellowed towards her. “Tell me how you know so much?” “I have heard rumors but nothing else. Your race came up in conversation but I won’t lie and say I no more than I do.
All I do know is the Jogarth attacked your home world BUT there is something that happened, which the Jogarth did NOT expect! What I don’t know, I truly believe Fre does.
He knows more about the Jogarth history than ANY of the other Jogarth Kets. So he MUST know what happened!“ If it made sense to the other Kets then it certainly made sense to the Gaisek, who was now, beginning to feel, home sick? “Tell me!“ She was now stood almost directly in front of Fre. Fre was not the least bit intimidated. He point blank refused to say anything more on the subject.
“Get on with what you have planned for us! I am not telling you anything.” The creature above them moved. The tentacles out? A splash fired that just missed Fre! “Next time my pet will NOT miss.” Her pet went to move it’s tentacles again. Suddenly there was a bright flare of light?
Heliera felt her pendant glow, flash and in front of them? Hoki! “That should not be here, you know unregistered pets are not permitted within the Akademy! Quite clearly stated in the charter even for the time you were first here as a Ket!“ Hoki waved her hand and the creature vanished. The Gaisek was staring at this tiny form in front of her, with wings? It could not be! She had heard rumors but this? A Simeron? “Those cubes won’t do you any good either.“
Hoki moved her hand pointing at them as the light died away and they too vanished! The Gaisek was furious but now realised it, was at a loss, to know what to do next. “Don’t worry Gaisek. Yes I know who and what you are, where you are from and WHY. I am not here as a threat to you or to punish you for your indiscretions. I can tell you.“
Hoki looked at Fre and then at the Gaisek. “Why Fre won’t tell you, what happened, after the Jogarth attacked your people. It would seem, that the spies the Jogarth used, were bought by the Eslofava. Your people, knew, BEFORE the Jogarth attacked, ALL of the plans and strengths of the forces, about to be deployed.
The Eslofava had friends, the Nojarin, who came to their aid, as friends do!“ Fre was scowling. “They to coin Ocasa’s fav saying. "Wupped them! Which of course Isabellani knew as a Ket, here at the Akademy. WHY she deliberately provoked YOU into a fight to the death to have some revenge and restore some warped sense of honor to her self image here. Before YOU, discovered the truth! The Jogarth invasion of your home world? You Gaisek, only heard Isabellani’s version of events, which was a lie, formed from her fury, deliberately to make you play right into her hands.
For her people, the almighty Jogarth , beaten by, as they referred often to them, a pathetic race of half beings? Primitives? Your people. Allies coming to their aid, joining forces, daring to stand up to them? How dare they!
For them to WIN?! Oh yes, Isabellani was consumed with rage! You had dented her pride. YOU were the very symbol of their defeat. A walking breathing testament to their failure. Humiliating for her with the other Kets who took great pleasure in taunting her? Would she let YOU continue to live, to have to face you every day and especially AFTER you knew the truth? Pride is an all consuming terror. It corrupts, distorts the truth and in the end, those we despise, friends and those we love, suffer.“
She paused as Hoki lifted her hands raising them to show them all a holographic image. A galaxy and planets? The Gaisek stared at the image. It’s eyes filled with tears. There amongst the small group of planets circling a sun? All too familiar to it! “That’s my home world!“ It pointed to it. “Still there and your family probably think you are dead?” “Heliera smiled at the Gaisek. It turned looked at Heliera tears down her face. Hoki moved her hands again, the holographic unit closed. She turned to Heliera. The Gaisek sobbing its eyes out.
“I think we need to send the Gaisek back home and end this charade!” She looked at the Gaisek. “Now they know, that you know, the truth how THEIR forces were defeated by your people. Not many races can boast of doing that, where the Jogarth are concerned? Remember how they must feel to know that you know! I think we can say they will be feeling humiliated!
As for the other Kets here. Do you not think, that others will soon find out their story? More humiliation. Punishment enough.“ Hoki moved towards the Gaisek. “I can send you back in time, Micons, after your imprisonment! You will not remember that, only your time at the Akademy." Heliera interrupted her. “After the victory over the Jogarth.” Hoki nodded. A time to celebrate! She looked at them all. “We need to link hands? ALL of us and the Gaisek needs to be in the centre of the ring.“ Hoki looked at Corky and Koiji, she moved her head. The Jogarth reluctantly complied! Within seconds the Gaisek had gone! Hoki moved forward to raise her hands. The holographic unit illuminated, this time it was on the Gaisek home world The Gaisek move towards a building, the hatch opened, through it scrambled some Gaisek Kets. He stared as behind them, two figures stepped out! A male and female? Suddenly there was a shriek as the female rushed forwards, “Tibusea Tibusea!“ Hoki smiled. Shut the unit down. Her sister had told her what to do. How to send the Gaisek back. Time for all of YOU, to return.“ Hoki giggled as she waved her hand they vanished.
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