Contents (43)
- Rain Born
- Rain Born
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Copyright Information ©
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
He had to tell Yuma and get help from him. He was the only one he trusted and he had promised him that they would escape together. Yuma had accepted his proposal excitedly since what Mart portrayed of the carefree and luxurious life in Oxan was not something that anyone would say no to. The plan was for Yuma to light up a small fire in the lowest floor around midnight. When the floor became evacuated, Mart having hid himself from before would go to the safes. If anyone saw him down there, he would say he had come to help put the fire out. Fire was the greatest threat of the Ship since their ship was not built with steel walls, it was built from wood and polymer timbers that had no resistance to flames and any fire lit was considered dangerous; except for the Spawn-Scorching fire lit in a special place on the deck and the fires used in the kitchen. The same threat had forbidden the use of electrical generators and even cellular panels since any small spark in the wiring or the coils could torch the Ship down. Yuma was not going to make a big fire. He was to lit up a book and put the flame down quickly, just in time for Mart to get to Akhgar’s cabin.
It had all gone according to the plan. The small fire was lit and the lowest floor was evacuated and Mart had reached Akhgar’s cabin while others brought buckles of water to put out the flame. Mart had filled his bag with coins and had hid himself there until the situation was handled. He had escaped to the harbour a few hours after midnight waiting for Yuma to join him. He had told the boatman that he would pay him twice the money if he would urgently take him and his friend to Oxan. The boatman had accepted, but Yuma never showed up. Mart was worried. He didn’t know whether Yuma was in trouble or he had given up the dream. He had waited for another hour before he finally set off without him. The boatman had been watching Mart the whole time; he hadn’t asked any questions like how Mart had gotten hold of all that coin, even though it was very suspicious for a young student to have all that money. It was raining hard but Mart had ordered the boatman to start his engine. The boatman wanted his share first and Mart had given him half the money without any thinking. They had sailed in the rain, a boat with three boatmen and only one passenger! Mart was mad at Yuma for having abandoned him but as long as he didn’t give him up, he was thankful, for if he had, they would have caught him before he had the chance to escape.
After an hour, the three boatmen had attacked Mart. They took all his money and threw him into the sea. Mart had seen the dim light of the island and had started swimming towards it. He had reached the shore before sunrise, tired of three hours of swimming. He had gone to his cabin. No one had figured out who had started the fire and stole from the treasury. Until three days later when the three boatmen had arrived in Oxan with a bag full of Saviour coins. They were caught immediately and sentenced to death. All of them were thrown into the sea. They did try to blame Mart but couldn’t prove it since they had no other witnesses. The only person who could give up Mart was Yuma, but he was involved in the incident as much as Mart and it was better for him to remain silent and not to get into trouble. But Akhgar, who was responsible for the ruling of the boatmen, didn’t easily pass by Mart’s name. He hadn’t said anything to the boatmen but had gone to Mart first thing after their execution.