Mithias looked at Rhyss, and for the first time ever, smiled at him. "Thank you, Rhyss. I am in your debt, friend." He nodded at the 'Bunker Buster.' "Then I too will bring such. We will need the firepower to fight the drones on board. Over there. Get in that jet, and start it up. Wait for me." Mithias turned around and pointed at him to emphasize his last words, "Don't try to engage Terebithia without me!" As Rhyss went off the grab the jet, Mithias ran out of sight to grab some gear.
Seeing Mithias Varomere in Magnus' fortress-home in Kilo Point was a surprise for anyone he encountered as he made his way. Still, he was greeted with respect and virtually given whatever he demanded due to his status as part of Magnus' inner circle. Loyalty and responsibility had its advantages.
"What are you... Oh! Mithias? Are you no longer on the Terebithia?"
Mithias kept walking. "No." He answered curtly, but of course, he would be back on it soon.
At least, his headache was almost completely gone. It seemed that as long as he was useful to Stein, he'd be permitted consciousness respite from pain. Being controlled by the enemy like this was shameful and intolerable. Mithias was inwardly tormented by his situation, but had no idea what to do about it.
It seemed odd the way Mithias had phrased himself. A full minute or two went by while Rhyss was pondering how sane his ally might be. As Rhyss waited, somewhere else on the base, another jet engine sounded. By the time Rhyss realized what was going on, which was rather quickly, the other jet was already taking off. Mithias had tricked him and left on his own in another plane. It seemed he was a coniving little devil afterall.
Mithias kept his mind locked up tighter than ever before, thanks to Martin's decision to remove his handicap. He didn't explain to anyone what he had discussed with Stein, nor gave any response to even his brother. He felt he couldn't afford to take any more risks, to lose himself to the control of others. Who knew what Martin might do if he had access to Stein. Sure he was an ally, and family, but he was also unpredictable and very powerful. Stein also had to be contained, even protected, to a certain degree. He also had to leave Rhyss behind, because he alone knew that he would have been taking him to a certain death aboard Terebithia. Mithias gave an exasperated sigh. He wished more than anything that he wasn't completely on his own. Yet, there was still one he could possibly reach out to.
A last desperate plan beginning to formulate in his mind, Mithias had boarded one of Magnus' jets and took off. Now airborn, the smooth sound of the rushing wind calming him as before, Mithais came to a decision. It had been decades. It had been an eternity. It had been his entire life, but it was time that he himself had stopped running. If this was to be his final flight, then there was no time left for pride or stupidity. Stein had set up a chain of events that would wipe out Gabriel's bloodline, Mithias' entire family. He didn't know what would come of it, but he wasn't going to die without his father's counsel.
The sound of air and engines humming at high pitch continued steadily in the background. Mithias closed his eyes as he called out for the attention of one being. "Father... I need to find you. I need to speak with you. Please. I know I am not worthy to be called your son, but I am desperately in need of your counsel. I always have been. I am damaged, the world is at stake. You may be in danger. Please let me come to you." The vampire blinked, staring blankly at his instruments. The jet was coasting on the air, perfectly still as the ground below shot by at over 400 mph. Mithias was still such an emotional creature. He wondered if Stein would have any idea that he was planning on delivering him to Gabriel. Hopefully, that other consciousness was properly suppressed while Mithias remained awake. If he was blacked out up here, they'd both crash and die. Hopefully Stein would have no idea, and BIOPilot wouldn't be able to read his mind or chose to kill what remained of stein within him by knocking the vampire out mid-flight.
