ベラミス - her epic journey of her soul

Chapter 26 The battle at the Planet of Doom and encountering Krausman again.

Kugo recovered gradually. Belamis wished she could stay beside Kugo, but she had her duties as the Chief Commander of the fleet.

Belamis examined the data about Golinkor. There on the screen was the planet like facility - they now called it the "Planet of Doom". This thing was the size of the Earth's moon, and had destructive powers that could vaporize all planets in the Solar System. From the latest intelligence, it was heading towards the Solar System.

Lester, Greg and other officers briefed Belamis the situation. Their fleet lost another battleship, and many fighters, leaving them only three battleships, 54 fighters and only three cyborgs - Belamis, Kugo and Djorgo.

Belamis ketp a straight face, and said, "Continue...".

"Captain Belamis..." Greg began, "...when the remaining forces from Galaxy Union arrived, our chances of beating them are not really good..."

"Golinkor's battleships have powerful energy weapons... one blast or two are enough to wreck any of our battleships..." Greg continued, "and now we are going to take on the Planet of Doom...."

"Captain.... time and time again you risked yourself....destroying the enemy battleships with your powers..." Greg remarked..."but..."

"Go on..."

"Captain... we don't want you to risk yourself......" Greg said.

"Listen...." Belamis began.

"I am a warrior of the Galaxy Union... to protect the Galaxy is my duty... even if I have to die in the process of it..." Belamis replied.

"I know you all are loyal to me.. care a lot about me..." Belamis said, and she was moved by the care they displayed.

"I am with you all.... no matter what..." Lester said.

"We are with you... Captain." The rest said in unison.

"Thank you ... all of you.." Belamis replied.

"Let's get back to the war scenario.." Belamis continued.

"There's the Planet of Doom. According to our latest data, Golinkor forces had at most two fleets left, so it's the logical next step for  them to deploy Planet of Doom..." Belamis continued.

"Our next battle will be against the Planet of Doom." Belamis said.

"With our current battleships ?" Lester asked.

"No.... with me and Kugo..." Belamis replied.

"Djorgo, you pick it up from here.." Belamis said.

Djorgo was at another ship, and in the transmission said, "Let's look at the latest analysis."

"Planet of Doom is a strong fortress, and could move like any battleship, capable of using warp flight...."

"It had a strong defense systems of sensors and powerful cannons and energy weapons...any battleship would be destroyed before it can get close enough."

The screen showed its destructive powers.

"It could send out a strong blast of energy at planets, and any planet got hit will be vaporized. The Planet of Doom is a horrible weapon."

"The source of its destructive powers lies in its core - the central reactor, which is a combination of nuclear fission and antimatter energy fuel source, churning matter and antimatter, to produce the vast energy of destruction."

Belamis listened.

"This core reactor is heavily guarded, because of its vast energy reserve, the Planet of Doom needed a lot of power to maintain its equilibrium. For if the antimatter and nuclear fission started to stray away from equilibrium, it would become unstable, it would set off a chain reaction that can annihilate itself."

"The main control room... depicted here...." Djorgo continued, as he sent out a schematic diagram, ".. is where all the action is. This room is guarded, has all the controls to the core, and from here it was where the energy blast can launch, but it is also from here... that you can shut it down or destroy it.."

"The Golinkor forces had to have means to enter and access this room.... the people there cannot stay there forever, and here we can find a way to compromise it." Djorgo said.

"Any huge fortress like that has to have a vulnerability..." Djorgo said.

"It's here... the opening of the cannon..." Djorgo said.

"The opening??? Where they fired the destructive blast ?" Lester said.

"They will never think that we approach that way..." Belamis added.

"From initiation to fire.... it takes 5 seconds." Djorgo said, "If they should fire, then we have a craft that can get in during that 5 seconds.... which is Jan Kugo's Star Probe."

Belamis looked at Kugo.

"We have a backup plan, Belamis' jet Blue Star could also fly in high speed alongside with Kugo's craft." Djorgo continued.

"This  mission will be Kugo and Belamis going together." Djorgo announced.

The room stirred.

Belamis walked towards Kugo, and the two stood side by side and held hands.

Their romantic relationship was no secret, most knew they were together.

"The mission is critical, and only they... our best cyborg warriors, have the best chance." Djorgo said.

"Let's look at the game plan.." Belamis remarked.

"The Planet of Doom will be nearing one of the outer planets at our Galaxy, where our outpost is. However, the energy weapon can only be deployed within a 100,000 space mile range, so before it enters the range, we have 20 to 30 minutes to stall it. With Belamis' piloting skill, she could pilot her jet pass through the enemy fire."

"What about Kugo's craft ?" Someone asked.

"Belamis will pilot it too..." Djorgo replied.

"How ?"  The other asked.

"Belamis programmed the onboard computer of Star Probe to synchronize with her fighter... she will be flying both craft at the same time..." Kugo said.

"What ?" The who crew were surprised.

"Belamis is our best pilot... she could pilot two craft at the same time..." Djorgo said.

"The two crafts will fly at top speed pass enemy fires... Kugo will cover whilst Belamis control both crafts." Djorgo continued. "Our ships will also cover them."

"Once they get in.... they will head to the core, and plant bombs there..."

"How would they get out?"

Djorgo was silent.

Belamis said, "We will find a way..."

Kugo said, "Belamis and I are survivors...we can do it..."

The crew was silent. This mission could be a no-return mission for them.

Belamis spoke, "We all come all the way to this point, we must fulfill our mission to defend our Galaxy. Me...and Kugo, have our roles, and you too, have your roles. It does not matter if I and Kugo live or die... but it matters if Galaxy is safe."

Kugo hold Belamis hand. Belamis continued, "This is our crucial battle, the only chance...". Belamis drew her sword and raise it up, and said, "Come... let's swear ! We are going to lay down our lives for our home Galaxy!"

The crew shouted in unison, "We swear!"

The fleet proceeded, and soon four other battleships from Galaxy Union joined. All the battleships were under Belamis' command.

Belamis sat at the main control room and looked. Kugo was in the visual transmission, "Belamis, I am ready.."

"I will join you shortly." Belamis replied.

"Lieutenant Tobit.." Belamis called. Tobit arrived.

"I will handover the command of the fleet to you now..." Belamis said, "Fight well."

Belamis then joined Kugo.

"Belamis, we are not going to separate...whatever!" Kugo said.

Belamis nodded, and asked, "Everything ready ?" Kugo said, "Yes."

"I take a final look." Belamis jumped into her jet and checked.

"Kugo.... you have to be my guard. When I am piloting, my hands are tied up, I have to concentrate, and by then, only you can protect me.." Belamis said.

"You have me to count on." Kugo replied.

Belamis and Kugo looked at each other. Then Belamis jumped out of her jet, Kugo hold her hands, and they kissed intensely.

"Belamis, we stay together." Kugo remarked.

Then the public announcement system broadcast, "Captain Belamis and Jan Kugo ready to launch!"

Belamis and Kugo jumped to their crafts.

"Blue Star, Star Probe...... take off!!!" Belamis shouted. She started the engine, and her left hand controls started the engine of Star Probe. The two crafts took off.

"Planet Doom is 30 seconds before firing range!" Lieutenant Tobit declared.

Belamis piloted  Blue Star and Star Probe with both her hands. Kugo stood on Star Probe and pulled out his Astro-Lance.

Belamis looked at Kugo, who was critically wounded and recovered not long ago. Kugo lost his ability to change to a gigantic form, and could have been killed -- all for protecting Belamis. Kugo looked at Belamis, and said, "I will never hesitate to protect you...."


"Planet Doom is 10 seconds before firing range!" Lieutenant Tobit again announced.

"Go!" Belamis said, and she accelerated her jet and Star Probe.

Sure enough, Planet Doom began firing at them.

Belamis concentrated, and piloted with great skill.

Kugo remembered their first encounter again - they saw Belamis' jet flying round in a space storm, dodging the flying rocks and debris with great acrobatic piloting skills.

"I am her only defense now..." Kugo thought. He raised his Astro Lance, and began shooting Astro-Thunder to counter the enemy fires.

Piloting two crafts was a difficult feat, but Belamis could fly them as though they were one, and she accelerated both of them further, heading to the opening of the cannon of Planet Doom.

Krausman was there in command, and saw Belamis' jet.

"Here she comes again..." He thought, and remembering Belamis giantess form.

"Captain, they are heading our way."

"All guns, aim at the two crafts, ignore the rest!" Krausman commanded.

Back at Galaxy Union fleet, Lieutenant Tobit commanded, "All guns and cannons, aim at Planet Doom's guns!"

The Galaxy Union fleet fired, a few of the Planet Doom's guns were damaged.

Krausman commanded, "Start the sequence to ready our big cannon!"


"Captain! The two crafts...."

"What ?"

"They entered via the cannon's opening!"

Belamis and Kugo was in, and headed straight to the core via the cannon's opening.

"Kugo, I will release control now!" Belamis said.

Immediately Belamis controlled her jet, and Kugo regained control of his Star Probe. The two crafts flew side by side, heading to the core.

Kugo steered Star Probe and went ahead of Belamis' jet.

"Kugo!" Belamis shouted.

"Belamis, I will go ahead of you... you cover me from behind!" Kugo replied.

Before that, it was always Belamis who went ahead of Kugo into dangers. This time Kugo would not want Belamis to be the one getting into the danger.

"Belamis ... your fighting powers exceeded me, you must reserve your power for the most important task." Kugo said, in a cool-headed voice rarely heard from him.

Belamis looked at him.

"When we are separated... don't wait for each other..." Kugo said.

Belamis replied, "We will accomplish the mission separately... but we will see each other after the mission."

Kugo and Belamis gazed at each other.

They were nearing the core. Golinkor forces never anticipated anyone would go in from that opening, so there were no defense here. Kugo and Belamis met no resistance.

Then they stopped at the end, where there's a valve like structure.

"Behind it... is the core reactor." Belamis said.

Belamis and Kugo each leaped out of their crafts. Belamis drew her sword, and took her cape off. The two looked at the valve before them.

"If we blew a hole to this valve, the core will leak out energy." Belamis said. Belamis carried with her four detonators, powerful enough to blast through the thickest walls made of several feet of steel.

Kugo looked around. Belamis went ahead and attached the detonators to the valve, and set the timer.

Suddenly blasts of electromagnetic energy hit Belamis.

"Arrrhhh..." Belamis yelled and fell to the ground.

"Belamis!" Kugo ran ahead.

"No...don't come near!!" Another blasts fired, hitting Kugo.

Kugo was immobilized immediately.

"Kugo!!" Belamis shouted.

Then from a trap door, Krausman and several soldiers emerged.

Belamis struggled up, and hold her sword.

"Amazing. You could withstand such high power electromagnetic energy!" Krausman remarked.

"You are also clever... to have thought of coming this way, where we have virtually no defense." Krausman remarked, as he pulled out his giant trident.

"We, of course, will not allow you to blow up Planet Doom... and you can't - we are here to stop you. I had to halt the firing sequence of this cannon to face you. You two are trapped in here, and will be blown to dusts if you cannot leave on time."

Belamis looked at Kugo, lying unconsciously. She stood before Kugo, protecting him.

Krausman remarked, "I will not harm your friend. I want to fight you, as a soldier." He then commanded his soldier, "You leave now, only team one stay behind!"

"Belamis, I can see what is in you. if you use your most  powerful weapon, and if it come to pass, my man can only survive if they run now." Replied Krausman.

"You cared a lot about your man." Belamis said.

"I see you cared a lot about your partner there..." Krausman replied, looking at Kugo.

"I loved Kugo, and I will not let anyone harm him!" Declared Belamis.

"I will not harm Kugo...." Krausman replied, and he ordered the soldiers, "Me and Belamis is having a fight as soldiers. None of you shall interfere NOR harm  Kugo!"

"Thank you." Replied Belamis.

Krausman hold up his trident, and Belamis drew her sword.

"You are not going to change into that giantess form, are you?" Asked Krausman.

"I am not.... I am a knight and soldier, I will defeat you in a level playing field." Belamis replied.

"Good..." Krausman replied and charged forward with his trident.

Belamis raised her sword.

The trident and the sword clashed.

Belamis was holding on. Krausman pressed hard with his trident to overpower Belamis, but Belamis was strong and holding on.

Then suddenly Maka appeared.

"You fool!!!" He pulled his gun and aimed at Belamis.

"Stop it!" Krausman yelled.

Maka pulled the trigger.

Krausman jumped forward and shielded Belamis, the shot hit Krausman's left arm.

Belamis was angered, and she yelled, "You dirty rat!" She charged forward and used her electromagnetic sword at Maka.

"Damn!"  Maka yelled.

Belamis had Maka cornered, and pointed her sword at him.

"Belamis! No!" Krausman yelled.

Belamis turned.

"Let him live." Krausman said.

Belamis nodded, and used her sword to strike Maka down, with the energy just enough to stun him.

Belamis looked at Krausman, and said, "You are a person with knightly character. I don't want to fight with you. I have to protect my Galaxy, if you and your troops stop attacking us, we can live peacefully together."

Krausman replied, "Our system's resource are almost depleted. We have no choice but to look elsewhere."
"That doesn't mean you have to attack us!" Belamis replied.

"I have the President's order. I must obey." Replied Krausman , as he lifted his trident, and fired blasts of energy at Belamis. Belamis dodged.

Belamis remembered how she served the evil forces of Lacets and Guima legion, and she knew that Krausman was deluded.

 "Krausman! Listen to me! Your race can survive without invading other galaxies!" Belamis replied.

"I lost my wife and children already!" Krausman replied, "...our planet's own star is dying."

Belamis heard it, and she looked Krausman in his eyes. "Krausman, I lost all of my family, friends, and home."

Krausman heard. He knew that Gariusu systems, where Belamis was born, grew up and lived, were no longer.

"I made a terrible mistake to join a force of aggression. Don't repeat my mistake!" Pledged Belamis.

Krausman listened, and looked into Belamis‘ beautiful blue eyes. Krausman was in love with Belamis, but he was more loyal to the Golinkor forces.

"Belalmis, I have to go on attacking your Galaxy, for me people." Krausman replied.

Maka suddenly stood up and shot Belamis.

"Look out!" Krausman yelled and shielded Belamis. He took the shot, and was seriously wounded.

Belamis yelled, and used her electromagnetic sword and strike Maka down.

Belamis went to Krausman side, and hold him.

"Why are you doing this?"

"Because you once let me off the hook. Now I owe you nothing."
Belamis looked at Krausman, then suddenly she used her electromagnetic sword and hit him.

Krausman let out a cry and fained. Belamis had use the minimal energy level with her sword and stunned Krausman.

"Sorry for that...". Belamis said.

The other soldiers went up, Belamis looked at them, "None of you can beat me, and I can beat you all down. Back-off!!"

The soldiers were intimidated by Belamis' valor, and ran away, taking the unconscious Maka with them.

Belamis then immediately helped Kugo into his Star Probe, and Krausman into her jet, and programmed her jet to control both crafts. She then started the two crafts and began to flew away in top speed.

Belamis turned, as she,Kugo and Krausman were leaving Planet Doom

"The detonators will explode now!" Belamis reported back to the Galaxy Union fleet.

"Get out of there quickly!" That's the voice of Djorgo.

Belamis just kept the crafts flying, and she turned and looked.

There was a low thundering sound from Planet Doom, then it got louder and louder, until a series of explosions were heard.

Then a big crack appeared on the surface, and a loud bang - the Planet Doom exploded first, then imploded as the antimatter in it annihilated all of its substance.

Belamis breathed a sign of relief, and looked at Kugo, who was safe.

She looked at Krausman in her craft.

Back at the Galaxy Warrior, Krausman was taken in as a prisoner of war.

"Treat him well." Belamis commanded.

Krausman stood before her, handcuffed, with Galaxy Union soldiers pointing guns at him.

Krausman began, "We are proud warriors, we won't allow ourselves be taken prisioner."

"Then I have to offend you.... you are our prisoner. However I am a soldier of chivalry, you will not be ill-treated, only locked up in a prisoner room." Belamis replied.

Krausman looked at Belamis, and said, "I don't get it... you could have left me behind and be destroyed along with Planet Doom."

"I will not kill people when they cannot fight back." Belamis replied. "Take him to his cell."

The soldiers escorted Krausman to the cell.

Kugo and Djorgo watched as they stood beside Belamis.

"Good for you ... still the same chivalry soldier .." Djorgo remarked.

Kugo looked at Krausman, and he sort of figured that Krausman had a crush on Belamis as he noticed the way Krausman looked at Belamis.

The campaign was a runaway success. Planet Doom housed nearly 80% of all Golinkor forces, the destruction of it meant not just Golinkor lost a fearful weapon, but a large part of its forces.

"From our estimate, Golinkor forces only have a single armada of battleship." Greg reported.

Belamis fully understood, that single armada was a force to be reckoned. It had at least 10 battleships, and each of them alone could destroy any Galaxy Union fleet using their immense energy weapons, despite the loss of Planet Doom.

"Where are they now ?" Belamis asked.

"Don't know..." Lester added.

"They are hiding to wait for a chance to hit back..." Djorgo replied. "They suffered a big loss this time".

The Golikor President, the ministers, all brothers of President, and Maka the Chief General were at the flagship. They hid themselves in a dark nebula.

"Damn.... it' is Belamis again..." The President grunted.

The Prime Minister, a tall and large man, spoke, "Brother, we still have our core intact. You and us."

"President, we could still destroy the Galaxy Union fleet, provided that... we deal with Belamis first. If Belamis is gone, there's no way they could stop us."

Back at Galaxy Warrior, Belamis went to visit Krausman.

Krausman saw Belamis came, he went to the door.

Belamis looked through the iron bars of the prison cell, and said, "I just wish I don't have to keep you here."

"You are the Commader, and I am your enemy and prisoner." Krausman replied.

"I will release you now." Belamis said, as she opened the door of the prison cell.

"What ?"

"I used my discretional power to release you. I believe you are not a threat to us." Belamis continued, and handed Krausman's giant trident back to him, and she turned the other way, "Follow me."

Krausman took back the trident. He could have attacked Belamis from behind her back, but he could not bring himself to do it. He respected and loved Belamis.

Krausman followed, where Belamis took her to the main deck, a craft was there.

"Go ..... and find another home.." Belamis said, "I don't want to meet you in battle again.."

Krausman looked at Belamis, both a beautiful woman and a soldier of honor. He saluted her, and boarded the craft.