ベラミス - her epic journey of her soul

Chapter 59 The passage through the areas of bandits

As Belamis, Medora, Nick and little Idina set out to Gariusu, where Belamis' home was, she contacted Earth.

"Kugo..." Belamis said.

"What take you so long to be back.." Kugo asked, but not impatiently, he was more of being worried.

Belamis felt his concerns, and she gazed at his brown eyes via the monitor.

"I...I... want to go back to Gariusu..." Belamis said.

Kugo remembered immediately.

Shortly after their first encounter, Kugo asked Djorgo to run a check in the computer to find about Gariusu, as he vividly remembered Belamis declared that "he" was the warrior from Gariusu planet.

Of course the computer checked out that Gariusu was long gone, long before even Kugo and Princess Aurora set out from Earth. Kugo realized that Belamis was wandering all alone in space, and he remembered wishing "him" well.

Kugo remembered finding out "he" (Belamis) was a cyborg and remembered the hardship and pains to be one - which Kugo went through himself.


"Belamis, are you sure you want to go back?" Kugo asked. He worried about Belamis heart. Kugo was aware that Belamis was very traumatized by that horrible event, and even Belamis never mentioned it, he could feel from her eyes.

Belamis looked at Kugo, and said softly, "I will go... with your support ..."

Kugo replied, "Be sure to come back to Earth.. I am working really hard to recover..."

Belamis smiled, and replied, "I promise."

"Give me a kiss..." Kugo smiled. Belamis kissed the screen, and on the other side Kugo kissed too.

Then she signed off.

Belamis turned and walked to the crib where Idina was sleeping in.

Belamis watched the baby girl tenderly and said, "Little one..."

Idina awoke, and saw Belamis. Idina smiled, and reached out her little hands. Belamis picked Idina up, and let Idina's hands touched her face. Belamis rubbed her nose with Idina, and said, "I treated you like my own... but strangely... you feel more like the old Queen to me...."

Then Belamis returned to the cockpit of Starry Princess with Idina in her arms. Medora was asleep and Nick was piloting it.

"We will stop in this planet..." Nick said.

Belamis nodded.

They landed the craft.

Belamis was in her fighting suit, and walked out, hand clutching her sword.

"Easy ... buddy..." Nick said.

"Can't be too careful..." Belamis replied, as she recalled her lonely days of wandering.

After Belamis and Kugo beat mandorago at the strange planet, they actually encountered again.

Kugo was again lost as he ventured out to check out the areas for Queen Cosmos, and he saw a planet.

"Wow... let me check it out..." Muttered Kugo.

Before long Kugo landed and he heard intense sound of fighting - sounds of clashes of weapons and shouting, at the same time he lost his bearings and contact with Queen Cosmos.

Kugo went to check out and saw an amazing scene.

Belamis welding her sword and was up against at least 7 men who welded weapons at her.

"Wow... Belamis indeed is a good fighter..." Kugo thought, as he pulled out his Astro-Lance.

"Belamis! I am joining you!" Kugo shouted.

Belamis heard, and saw Kugo. Her heart felt warmth and happiness, but soon she suppressed it, and said coldly, "I can handle it myself."

The men surrounded her, and she averted all attacks with her sword, knocking a few men out with the electromagnetic blasts on her sword. Belamis kept the energy level of the  electromagnetic blasts on her sword to a bare minimum so that she wouldn't kill the men.

Kugo saw that and thought, "Belamis is not a ruthless person - she won't kill."

Then two of the men pulled out their guns.

"Watch it!" Kugo shouted and shot one of them with his stunning trizer beam.

Belamis knock out one of them, and then she saw one was pointing his gun at Kugo.

"You bastard!" Belamis shouted and there was a gun shot. The men was knocked out.

Kugo saw the smoke on the gun, and breathed a sign of relief. "Phew.... "

The men ran away, dragging their partners along with them.

"What are you doing here?" Belamis asked coldly, holding back her affection to Kugo.

"Just passing by..." Kugo replied, "Who are those people ?"

"Bandits.... they disrupted radio communications nearby and lure travelers to land..and rob them - they often outnumbered their victims.." Belamis said.

"Head to that direction... and you will be free of the interference of the fields here..." Belamis pointed to one end at the sky.

"Thanks!" Said Kugo, as he was about to board Star Probe, he heard a groaning sound. Kugo turned and Belamis was on her knees.

"Belamis!" Kugo rushed and helped her up, and Kugo lifted up her cape and saw a wound on her right shoulder - the shot hit Belamis.

"You are injured..." Kugo exclaimed.

Belamis clutched her teeth, and tried to stand up, but she fell to the ground again. Before Kugo arrived the men had attacked her with an electromagnetic cord very much like the electromagnetic whip of Prince Guyma.

Kugo looked and saw a cord cut into pieces and had a hunch, "You are injured..."

Belamis breathed heavily, and said nothing, the pain was all on her face.

Kugo helped Belamis to lie down, and rested her back at a rock.

Belamis tried to move her right arm, and it was painful, and she groaned again.

"Don't move that arm of yours..." Kugo said.

"Help.. me to take my cape off.." Belamis said.

Kugo took Belamis cape off. The wound on Belamis right shoulder had smoke coming out.

"You need to treat that wound! Come with me to Queen Cosmos!!" Kugo said.

"That's not a big deal..." Belamis said stubbornly. She pulled her sword out in a dagger form.

"What are you trying to do..?" Kugo said.

Belamis tried to lift her sword with her left arm, but she was weakened, and dropped the sword.

"Kugo.... help me to take the bullet out... with my sword..." Belamis said.

"What ??? Me ???" Kugo said.

Belamis took a deep breath, and said, "Help me to take my suit off..... unzip it...here..." As she pointed her collar.

Kugo was stunned, but he could not just leave Belamis alone. So he reached out his hands and undress Belamis.

As Kugo took Belamis' suit off, he saw her body, sculpted with firm muscles, and her very firm breasts. She was a beauty on her face and her body was that of an athlete. Kugo blushed.

"What are you staring at ? " Snapped Belamis.

"No...no..."

There was a wound on Belamis right shoulder, and it was bleeding.

"The bullet... was lodged on my collar bone..." Belamis said, ".... use the sword... to yank it out..."

"No anesthesia ???" Kugo said.

"Do what I tell you!!!" Belamis shouted. Then she groaned in pain as her shouting jolted her wound.

"Easy!!!" Kugo said.

Belamis signed, and said, "I am sorry to shout at you like that. I can endure the pain, just do it..."

Kugo replied, "I know you are a brave and tough girl.... to even become a cyborg shows how tough you are ..."

Belamis looked at Kugo's brown eyes. The two again look into each others eyes like when they prepare to attack mandarago back in that planet.


Kugo realized that Belamis was having a lot of trust in him, and even let him see her body.

"Go ahead..." Belamis said.

Kugo then used Belamis' sword and began plugging the bullet from Belamis' right shoulder. Kugo poked at her collar bone, and Belamis shook in pain.

"Sorry..."

"It's close....just a bit to.. to the right...my right..." Belamis replied.

Kugo nodded, as his hand shook. The sword plugged in, and Kugo could felt it hit something hard.

"There it is..." Belamis said. "On the count of three, yank it out... ONE, TWO..."

Kugo yanked the bullet out with  Belamis sword, and blood streamed out of her wound. Belamis let out a small cry of pain.

Kugo was astonished with her will to withstand such pain.

"I...said... on three..why did you do before I said three..." Belamis said.

"I...I..." Kugo stuttered.

"Never mind... get the kit from my jet... a gray box..." Belamis said.

Kugo went to Belamis' jet - he saw that the jet had many scratches on it - a sign of its long journey and battles with Belamis.

Kugo jumped to the cockpit and found that gray box, and brought it to Belamis.

"Inside...there's a capsule... a paste...that can stop the bleeding..." Belamis said in a soft voice, as she endured the pain.

Kugo opened that capsule, and gently rub the paste on Belamis' wound. Belamis closed her eyes and the paste stuck to her wound - then the bleeding stopped.

"It still hurts ?" Kugo asked.

Belamis closed her eyes, and nodded, and said, "Help me.. to put my suit back on.."

Kugo assisted her and she was in her suit. There's a hole on the suit. "Take that mending torch out..."

It was a pen like thing, Belamis moved it above the hole on her suit and mended her suit.

Kugo thought to himself, "What would she be if I am not around ?"

"I will be OK....you ...you should join your friends back at Queen Cosmos..." Belamis said softly. Belamis knew what's in Kugo's mind and said, "If you weren't here... I will do it myself...."

"Well, now that I know the way out, I can stick around for a while..." Kugo chuckled..

"I can take care of myself..." Belamis said sternly, "Just leave..."

"Well... I will just be around... you just rest..." Kugo said.

Belamis signed, and closed her eyes - but her left hand still grabbed her sword tightly.

Kugo stayed - he was worried about Belamis, though he had yet to realize, he fell in love with her.

"She's really beautiful..." Kugo thought, as she saw Belamis slept, her helmet off, and her jet black hair hanging to her shoulders.

Kugo gently took the sword out of her hand and placed her hand aside so Belamis could relax.

"She must have been through a lot of these situation, so she is always on guard..." Thought Kugo.


Then about a few hours later, Belamis opened her eyes - Belamis felt comfortable - she actually fell asleep and had no bad dreams. Belamis looked at Kugo - the thought was unsettling to her - Kugo was beside her and she felt safe, so she could sleep well.

Kugo looked at her in his warm brown eyes, and said, "Slept well ?"

Belamis nodded and smiled - Kugo smiled back at her, and it was a heavenly thing he felt.

Kugo noticed her other scars as he helped her to take out the bullet, and he said, "...it's not the first time..."

Belamis knew he meant it was not the first time she was attacked and wounded.

Since Belamis fled the destruction of her home planet, she encountered bandits. In a few times Belamis was wounded, and she had to tend the wounds herself and rest alone. Belamis nodded, "Yeah... a few times... I handled it myself..."

Kugo watched her and felt a heartache. He wished he could know her earlier.

"I will stay around till you are better..." Kugo said.

Belamis looked at him, and nodded.

Kugo left three days later when Belamis' wound healed. During the days, Kugo cracked jokes to cheer up Belamis. Belamis was not that easy to cheer up and often snapped back.

"Arh... that's really mean of you..." Laughed Kugo.

The time together was the happiest time for Belamis.

As Kugo was about to leave...

"Would you join us ?" Kugo asked.

Belamis shook her head, "I'd be more at ease by myself..."

They parted, and Kugo looked back as Belamis stood there watching him leave. Their eyes met again.

...............................................

Belamis recalled this encounter, and knew in these remote places, bandits were rampant. More so, she realized how long she was in love with Kugo. She was glad she lived to be with Kugo.

"Keep your eyes open..." Belamis said.

"Sure...Captain..." Nick said.

Medora came out holding Idina with her.

"Stay in Starry Princess until me and Nick confirmed the place is safe..." Said Belamis gently.

Medora said, "Is it really that dangerous ?"

"Well... listen to the great Captain..." Nick said, then suddenly there was a gun shot and the bullet just passed over Nick's head.

"Holy shit!!"

"Medora, get inside!" Belamis shouted, and she glanced at where the sound of the gunshot.

Then countless rays of lazer shot out.

Nick took cover behind a rock and pulled out his gun. "Bad idea to mess up with me... and even worse to mess up with Belamis!"

He returned fire.

Belamis dodged all the firing in her ultraspeed move and charged near the enemies.

She saw it very clearly - it was a group of bandits with their guns.

Belamis attacked them with her quick moves and soon hit a few of them with her electromagnetic sword and her fists.

The bandits were a group of 17 to 18 men. Nick fired back and covered Belamis.

The bandits saw they were up against two formidable persons and retreated.

Belamis breathed a sign of relief.

Nick came to her and said, "All of them were gone...... for a while..."

Medora came out, and asked, "Are we safe ?"

Belamis said, "Yes... while we stayed.... but we better get going..."

"Why are there bandits ?" Medora asked.

Belamis signed, and said, "Many of them are like me, soldiers defending their home planet... but lost the home planet. They turned to robbery, looting and terrorizing people using their military skills. I met quite a few of these bandits when I wandered alone..."


Medora replied, "Then... even if the void of Galaxy Energy is restored....there are bad people around..."

Belamis nodded, and added, "Sad...but true."

Nick said, "We are the lucky ones that found a new home....many continued to be space bandits, thugs...pirates..."

"We can only stay a night and leave tomorrow..." Belamis said.

Whilst Medora and Idina stayed inside the craft, Belamis patrolled.

"Get some sleep, I'll be watching out..." Nick said.

Belamis smiled, "Okay...I will rest my eyes.." She sat beside Starry Princess, and closed her eyes.

Then Nick heard some sound. "Damn...."

Belamis opened her eyes and put her hand on her sword, and she put on her helmet and lowered the shades. Then she pressed a button, the shades color turned to light color so that she could see in the dark.

"Buddy... let me take care of them..." Nick said.

Nick pulled out his gun, and aimed. Out of a patch of short vegetation, there were a few shadows.

Belamis saw and noticed those men were carrying weapons and appeared to be the ones that attacked them in the day, and she drew her sword.

Nick and Belamis kept laid low until the men were near - Nick fired a shot and hit the shoulder of the men in front.

There's a loud cry. Belamis then invoke her ultra-speed move and knock them unconscious them one by one.

Nick then came and knock out the last one.

"Well...." Nick remarked, "We will just tie them up and leave them here..."

"Yep...".

They tied the bandits up and Belamis woke up one of them.

"Arrr.... it hurts..." The man groaned.

Then he saw Belamis and Nick.

"You... you are Captain Belamis ?" The man said.

"Who are you ?" Belamis asked.

"I...I was from Giuma's Legion.... you were the Chief Captain..." The man replied.

Belamis asked, "Why are you attacking us ?"

"We...we...have to protect our turf...."

Belamis said, "We will not harm you, but will leave you here..."

"No... please..." The man pleaded.

Belamis looked at the man, and asked, "What's you name ?"

"Hoden..."

"Okay... I'd release you all... don't harm innocent people..." Belamis said.

Nick looked at Belamis.

Hoden was overjoyed, and replied, "Thank you!! You are compassionate... as I always knew."

Belamis nodded, and untied him.

"Let's get going..." Belamis said to Nick. The two turned.

But Hoden just lied to Belamis. He smiled and pulled out his gun and aimed at Belamis.

Belamis heard the stir. As Hogen pulled the trigger Belamis leaped and the shot missed her.

Belamis landed in front of Hogen, and she pulled out her sword, pointing at his chest, her eyes burned with anger.

"No.... please..." Hogen pleaded again.

Nick came forward, and said, "You really chooses the wrong person to mess with...."

Belamis put her sword back to the sheave, and said, "I have other ways to teach you a lesson..."

Nick eyes were wide and he was wondering.

"Medora..." Belamis shouted.

Medora came out.

"Turn me to the giantess..." Belamis smiled.

Medora giggled, and took out the scepter.

Then in the giantess form, Belamis juggled the bandits in her hands like balls. The men screamed and begged for mercy.

Nick and Medora rolled on the ground and laughed. Idina cheered.

Then after 2 hours Belamis stopped, and put the bandits down.

"We... we promise.. we won't hurt others... we will settle...and be good ..." They bowed at Belamis.

Nick and Medora held hands, and smiled.

Belamis looked at them.

"Well if you don't keep your promises..." Nick said.

Belamis roared at them.

"No... no... we will be good!!!" The bandits screamed in fear.

Nick and Medora laughed. Even Belamis laughed in her giantess form.

Then the company left the planet.