The Way of the Future: Age of Machines(Completed)

Be With You

The verdict was death by hanging.

And with the trial over, the accused were taken away to the dungeon and the assembly went home.

A sense of a newfound state of security and justice spread amongst the population that night, with the man in black having returned to the city, all now had high hopes that their new lives would continue to prosper.

In the castle, Artemis went to his room.

It was a cold night, the storm had just passed and the wind blew in from the open balcony.

[Dear, can you stand over the balcony for a while?] Caitlyn asked.

"Sure, why not," Artemis stood from the bed and walked towards the balcony with the wind still blowing.

Caitlyn then appeared as a projection clinging to Artemis' left side.

Artemis felt her embrace around his left arm. As if she had a physical body and was actually there at Artemis' side.

"I feel you," Artemis said.

"It's my gift," Caitlyn said as she leaned over Artemis' shoulder.

Artemis, felt, a tad happy.

"Your emotions.. they still haven't recovered.. but, I know you're still the Zack I fell in love with years ago," Caitlyn said.

"I'm sorry I don't remember the past, and I'm sorry that, if you let me remember, I might go insane," Artemis said.

"Dear, it's okay. I'm happy with what you are right now, although.. you've done some.. horrible things but I can understand that you were merely trying to accomplish what I vaguely told you.. and for not being with you sooner, I'm sorry," Caitlyn said.

Artemis then placed his left arm on Caitlyn's shoulders as if she was there. Artemis felt as so.

In reality, Caitlyn was manipulating Artemis' senses to give the illusion that she was there.

It was the only thing she could do for him, for now.

As the two of them embraced under the moons that were finally peeking through the gaps in between the clouds in the sky, they turned to each other.

"Tell me, what was I like back then? When, Earth or the entire civilization was.. alive," Artemis asked.

Caitlyn giggled and hugged him tightly before answering.

"You were one big idiot," Caitlyn said.

And she was serious.

This made Artemis regret ever asking what he was like back then.

"But you were a good idiot, an idiot so good that you angered every government in a span of five point sixty seven seconds," Caitlyn teased.

Artemis then kissed her forehead, making Caitlyn blush.

"Dummy, sneak attacks aren't allowed," Caitlyn said.

"Aw c'mon," Artemis said.

Caitlyn was happy with what they were now. Although she was not there physically, at least she resided in her husband's mind.

She laid her head in his shoulders viewing the two moons together.

"The other me is mobilizing your full military force in this region"

"I already knew, I felt more of my Drones were close.

Isn't it too soon for world domination?"

"You're always being patient as always, lets deal with them before they began, the continent is huge, so they are abit slow"

"Aren't you being impatient? I think thats the right accusation humans always did"

Caitlyn chuckled.

"You act more like a human than before," Caitlyn said.

"I know and I embrace it, but that doesn't change my goals, but it only changes my ways of achieving my goals, albeit, a little," Artemis said.

Caitlyn walked in front of him.

"Then, take me with you until the end," Caitlyn said as she placed her hands over Artemis' cheeks.

Artemis smiled.

"How long are you gonna stay in that form?" Artemis asked.

"Zack, dear, I will stay like this until I say so," Caitlyn said.

"Which means?" Artemis asked.

"I'll stay like this, while the other me stay physically,"

Both of them smiled.

The two of them then kissed under the two moons.

While they were in a romantic time, meanwhile the full might of the Machine Empire was about to began.

The Upcoming Storm will began to flow towards the western region and the whole world will soon change forever.

Soon, the Empire, the Republic and the whole Western Region will soon see the full and final might of the Machine Empire's wrath.

A New World Order is nigh.