La dernière commande

[Decktare]

Emeline stands with raised arms next to the Le Monarque's gravity shutdown console. She looks disappointed in her friend, who is standing opposite. Leila aimed at her friend and held the pistol grip with trembling fingers.

“Excuse me, I was ordered to kill you.” - She said.
“And that's all you want to tell me after what we've been through.” - Answered Emeline.
“He's manipulating you. You killed your brother and your father. All for what? For an imaginary order? I was by your side the whole time. You were different. What have they made of you? You are a tool in his hands.”
“You betrayed your homeland. I am obliged to obey the order.”
“What are you saying? Leila, come to your senses. What did our country do after the death of the king? What did they do after the war? Where are all the loyal warriors who fought for their citizens now? All who were against the regime were killed. Many have been killed by you. You were ordered to kill your relatives. For what? Remember what you did.”

Leila lowered the gun and began to remember. Tears rolled down her cheeks and she fell to her knees.

Brother

The little ash-haired girl opens her eyes. Someone wakes her up.
“Stop sleeping, baby, we'll be late for the parade.” Utters Ted and smiles at his sister. Leila gets out of bed and starts yawning. “Get dressed, we don't have time.” He encourages his sister and leaves for another room. The girl gets out of bed and walks over to the chair on which her clothes. “I'm getting dressed, Ted.”

Together they leave their apartment and head for the roof. Passing the last steps, they see that a lot of people have gathered to watch the military parade, which is held by the Gallic Royal Navy every ten years. Leila was very upset that she would not be able to see the warships and began to cry. Ted turned to his sister and said, “You always have me, sister.” He took his sister by the arms and sat on his shoulders.

The speaker from the loudspeaker tells what is happening in front of many people.
“And now you see our blessed ships in orbit. Soon they will be entering the atmosphere.”
The first ships to enter the atmosphere were battlecruisers.

Slowly they descended and passed at a great height, but this height was enough to see their entire splendor. Fighters flew past them at high speed. Leila started pointing her finger at them and saying, “Look, look! This is Lynx.” And when they flew away, she put her hands on her brother's head and said: “When I grow up, I will become a pilot.” Ted smiled and replied, “I will do everything to make your dream come true.”

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A young girl stands in the center of a hand-to-hand combat training room. Opposite her brother stands and nods his head to start the fight. Both are wearing special protection. The fight is carried out on long wooden sticks. The battle began. Leila tries to attack and Ted skillfully blocks her attack with one move. After that, he goes on the offensive and knocks the stick out of his sister's hands with a dexterous movement. The blow was so strong that Leila grabbed her hand, fell to her knees, and screamed furiously.
“Get up, the enemies will not spare you.” - Says Ted and takes the starting position.

“Emotions will not help you to strengthen the blow or control the enemy.” - He continues to speak.

Leila wrapped a bandage around her arm and stood up. "One more". - The only thing she said. She returned to her original position opposite her brother and prepared for battle. A sound sounded indicating the start of the battle. Leila darted sharply to the left, and then immediately to the right. Ted didn't move and waited for her attack. As soon as she began to swing to attack, he abruptly moved in the other direction and stabbed her leg with a stick. From such a blow, Leila fell to the floor and could not stand up for a long time. Ted walked over and helped his sister up. He hugged her and said: “I am doing this to keep you alive and well in a real battle.” Leila hugged him back and said, “I understand”. Ted kissed her on the head and stepped back to his position.

They again stood opposite each other, and the signal to attack sounded. Leila began to slowly approach her brother and at close enough range she decided to strike. This time the blow from that side was fake. Transferring all her strength to her other hand, she struck a powerful blow to her brother's stick, thereby breaking it. After that, she made a second blow to her brother but stopped in front of his face. Leila dropped her stick and hugged her brother again. Ted had a surprised face. He hugged his sister and said: “Well done, but you still have a lot to learn.” In response, she said, “I won't let you down, Ted.” Together they left the training room.

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The door to the office opens and a girl in the uniform of an officer enters there. A man sits at the table and looks out the window. “Soldier, there is a mission for you.” Leon Inkura says and turns in his chair towards the girl. He turns on the monitor that hangs on the wall. There appears information about the location of the operation. At that time, Leila was an experienced officer on assassination missions, but seeing the name on the monitor made her freeze in horror. “Former Ted Celice Officer.” Leon repeated the name she had seen on the monitor. “He knows too much and must be eliminated. Do it, soldier.” Leila nodded her head and turned around without a word.

At that time, her brother was a former officer. Tired of his service, he left for a regular civilian job. Approaching the building where Ted worked, Leila looked up and walked towards the entrance. It was an ordinary building, where the air ventilation system was located on the very roof. It was this ventilation system that Ted was renovating at the time.

Leila entered the elevator and pressed the desired button. The elevator doors closed and he headed upstairs. The elevator moved for quite a long time, the building itself had two hundred and fifty floors. Five minutes later, the elevator arrives. The door opens and Leila walks out onto the roof. Ted sat at one of the vents drinking beer.

“I know why you came.” - He asked his sister.
“I was ordered to kill you, you always taught me to follow orders.” - Leila answered.
“Do what you must.” - Said Ted and put the beer bottle next to him.
“Forgive me, brother.” This is the last phrase Ted heard from his sister. Leila pulled the trigger and killed her brother. Then she fell to her knees and began to cry.

This was the first order that it was difficult for her to carry out. Dropping the gun, Leila got up from her knees and walked back to the elevator.
The young girl carried out her “criminal” order and reported to her commander.

Father

A young girl sits and draws on a sheet. It was her birthday that day. Her father worked as a military weapons engineer. He usually came home late from work, but this day was special for him. He returned earlier than usual for his daughter. As soon as the door opened, Leila got up from her chair and ran to her father. “Daddy, daddy.” - She shouted joyfully.
“Hello, my girl. Look what I brought you.” He pulls out a model of a Lynx fighter, made out of wood by his hands. His daughter was very happy and immediately took this model. She put it on her desk and began to look intently. “I will become the pilot of such a fighter.” - She said. “When I grow up, I will defend my country.” - She continued. Victor walked up to her, knelt down, and said: “That's not all, come with me.” He got up and headed for the exit. Leila ran after him. There was a real fighter outside. The girl's father was allowed to make a test flight with his daughter. They approached the fighter and Victor hoisted his daughter on the wing of the fighter so she could climb inside. “Put on your helmet and buckle up.” Leila took the co-pilot's seat and was waiting for her father. Victor took the first pilot's seat and closed the cockpit. The little girl looked very happy at this moment. No one has ever managed to fly a combat fighter at such a young age. They climbed to a small height and made three circles around the small settlement in which they lived. After landing, they returned home. At the house, Leila hugged her father strongly and said: “I love you very much, daddy.” In response, he said: “I will do everything to make you happy.”

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Victor gave lectures on weapons at the school where his daughter studied. It was there that she met Emeline. The lecture was about the use of energy weapons. Two girls sit side by side and write a test. Victor walks over to their table and looks at who's writing what. He noticed that Leila was writing the wrong answers. In theory, she was weaker than her friend, but Emeline was constantly helping her. The father of Leila noticed that his daughter was trying to get the correct answers from her girlfriend. He took the tablets of both girls and said: “After the lecture, we'll talk.” Leila and Celice left the room and waited in the hallway for the lecture to end. After a while, they went back to the room when everyone had left. Victor was sitting at his desk waiting for them. The girls sat down at the table and waited for their punishment.

“My dear.” - The father of Leila began his monologue.
“Do you understand that this knowledge saves the lives of our military? You should know this whole theory. Emeline, just one question for you, why are you helping your girlfriend? If she doesn’t learn it herself, she will be in great danger in real combat.”
“I understand, I just wanted to help.” - Emeline begins. “If you will let me, I can help your daughter to acquire the knowledge that will be enough for her for all these tests.”
“I will try, Father.” - Leila spoke and nodded her head as she looked at Emeline.
“I really hope that this will not happen again.” - Victor said. “Emeline, you will personally be responsible for the theoretical preparation of my daughter.”
Emeline turned her head towards her friend and nodded. After that, she headed for the exit. “Leila, stay just a minute.” - Asked Victor for his daughter.
“You have a very good friend and I am very proud of you. I am strict with you only because I am afraid for your life.” - The father of Leila spoke and bent his head down.
“I won't let you down, father.” She answered and headed for the exit.
In the corridor, the friends hugged each other and headed to the library.
“Now I will teach you.” Emeline said to her friend.

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Briefing room, all officers related to this operation are seated in their places. Among them is Leila. Behind the podium, Leon Inkura tells the essence of the task they must complete.
“This morning terrorists captured our chief military engineer. You must clear the entire building where they are located and kill the engineer.”
After these words, Leila froze in horror, seeing her father as a target for murder. She asked to be replaced on this assignment, but no one agreed. The final shot is fired with a sniper rifle, and only Leila knew how to use it.

The location of the assignment was at the construction site. Leila must climb to the top of the crane and fire that fateful shot of her life. The rest of the squad will clear the entire structure after Leila kills her father. She slowly climbs onto the crane and has a sniper rifle on her back. The higher, the more difficult it is for her to climb up, but she has reached her position. The signal on the communicator said that the operation can begin. Leila adjusted her scope and prepared to fire. Her father, like her brother, was always taught to follow orders. She grabbed the handle with trembling fingers and made that very shot. It turned out to be the second hardest shot in her life.

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Leila Celice listened to Emeline's words. She threw away the gun, went to her friend, and hugged her.
“What are we going to do now?” - Leila asks.
“Only Leon Inkura knows about this order. I'm sure you can avenge your family.” - Emeline answers.
Leila turns towards the exit and asks another question: “What are you going to do?”
“I need to meet with one person, after that we will meet with you, and we will think about our future life.”

The last order

Leila returns to headquarters. She walks down the hallway. Many officers greet her, but she pays no attention to them. She knew what she had to do. Approaching the door, she exhaled and went into it. Leon Inkura was sitting at his desk as usual, but surprisingly he had chess on the table. As soon as Leila entered his office, he asked her to play chess with her. “Sit down, can you play?” Leila replied: “A little.” She hays in front of him and began to play. This game was difficult, and you can see that Leila played quite well. The last two moves begin. “Check” - Said Leon and watched his opponent's reaction. Leila, thinking for a long time, saw a good moment to beat her commander. She slowly rearranges the piece to the desired position and declares: “Checkmate”. After these words, she takes a pistol out of her pocket and shoots him straight in the head. “This is for my family.”

After the shot, an alarm sounded throughout the command building. Leila realized that she just couldn't get out. She examines the window. It was easy to break and she was on the second floor. She rips open her commander's uniform, wraps around her arm, and shatters a window. Even jumping out neatly, Leila injured her leg. Two patrol officers saw her jump and ran after her. Leila fired only two shots and both patrolmen were killed. She made it to the landing site and hijacked the fighter. They did not have time to send a chase after her, and Leila successfully escaped. She completed her last assignment and redeemed for her past actions.