The Missing man

<p>Horkin with dust covering his face emerges out of the tunnel he first went in. He gasps and sits on the ground and tries to wipe the dust from his face. Slowly Durovin and the rest of the gang emerge from the pit as well. Durovin approaches Horkin and stands before him. What do we now? he asked the leader. Horkin remained silent. Durovin knew better to maintain his silence as well than to face the wrath of Horkin by uttering something that he would not like. Durovin turned towards the warrior and commanded "Get into the ship, we leave back to our homes". The warriors made their way into the spaceship with a certain disappointment on their faces. Some brave warriors tried to have a look at the face of Horkin , his face displayed a emotional mixture of anger and Frustration. And then there was Durovin, his face showed nothing. He was just doing his job and watching the warriors getting into the ship. <br/>As the last of the warriors entered the ship, Durovin followed them behind. Hokrin got up from his own dust and shouted."Durovin" I know where he has gone. Set the course for Andora. Durovin finally shows a bit of emotion. He has a smile on his face. "Yes Sir" He replies in a strong tone and boards the ship. Hokrin Puts his gun back at the holster and heads towards the ship.<br/><br/><br/>Plato and Zeno <br/>Plato and Zeno were in the space capsule being transported . At that particular point of time they were the only two people in that compartment. Plato was contemplating something . Zeno burst out in laughter. The Pensive mood of Plato was gone now . What is it? he asked Zeno in a irritated fashion. No , it is nothing , said Zeno as he continued laughing. Come on tell me, what is it, said Plato. I was just wondering the first time we met. Plato's demeanor changed completely. He too now had a smile on his face. "Back when I was still human" he quoted. You could say that, said Zeno.<br/>"The Horkin's drove in numbers. Raging their attack against the Marakese . Zeno and Archimedes were discussing their indifferences unaware of the impending danger that was going to thwart them. And up above in the skies was Seronn in search of the Archimedes closing down upon them. A climatic scene was about to be formed. As the Barbarians approached them , their howling sound could be heard from miles away<br/>Archimedes, said Zeno. Do you hear that? he asked Archi. Archimedes with a puzzled look on his face replied "Yes uncle, I hear the sound". Zeno being very sharp and old quickly came to the conclusion that it was the Barbarians coming their way. Lets go Archi, said Zeno. Lets inform the others and get the hell out of here. Archimedes stands firmly on the ground. With his razor sharp eyes looking at the direction of the noise he was sensing it came from. What are you doing? lets go, said Zeno. Archimedes without saying another word, runs and get on his horse. Zeno runs back to the camp thinking that Archimedes was running the same way. But when Zeno turns and looks back he sees that Archimedes is not marching towards the camp rather he is running heads on to the direction of the Barbarians. " To his imminent death" uttered Zeno. I cannot leave him alone , says Zeno and runs towards his horse and gets on it with the plan of following Archimedes "to both their deaths. He gets on the horse. "At least I die with honor, I die a warriors death" he utters and gallops trying to catch up with Archimedes. <br/>As Zeno races towards Archimedes, he sees the young warrior at a distance racing at the speed of light itself. Thunder and lightning struck everywhere but on him. Zeno for a second believed that Archimedes could take on an whole army all by himself. But reality hit him faster than the lightning that struck the ground. His Exuberance was replaced by Worry, Zeno galloped even faster trying to save the young man. Archimedes rode towards the Barbarians with a whirlwind around him. Even the Barbarians doubted themselves. For a minute they stood still and their horses retreated a few steps behind. Can a man cause them so much trouble? Durovin looked through the whirlwind and commanded" Attack him ,shred him into pieces, it is just a man". The Barbarians rallied to their leader and raced towards Archimedes. And for a moment Archimedes himself for a moment thought that he was an immortal, a god perhaps and went head on into battle. As the marching barbarians where within a whiff of Archimedes, laser like bullets started to hit them. The horses and the men scampered in equal fear. They did not know what attacked them. The bullets did not stop. The Barbarians ran into themselves. Durovin through all this chaos saw through the dust , smoke and blood. Archimedes stood before him , eye to eye. He stood without any fear. Without any doubt that he was going to be alive. Durovin looked at the young man "the gods are with you today" he told Archimedes. No, something else! Replied Archimedes.<br/><br/>The spaceship was barely visible. Durovin did not know who or what it was" he smirked at the spaceship above". "Retreat" he commanded his men. <br/>And Zeno had long stopped in his tracks. He stood in shock at what was happening before his eyes. " The spaceship attacked the barbarians causing them to retreat. They ran back to their caves, as Archimedes stood still with the whirlwind around him. As the Barbarians completely ran back to their caves. A hook reached the collar of Archimedes and carried him away from his horse. The spaceship carried him and moved away. It was as though he hung from the sky.<br/>As the hooks bond Archimedes, Seronn from above looked below at the young man. Is that our man? he asked Sifon. Yes, that is our man, replied Sifon.</p>