I had touched down just outside of the city.Currently, it was late at nightI was alone on the ground with my support troops still in the air, far off. I told them to stay away in case they were noticed and they obeyed.At the same time, they began to evacuate the surviving Nexian soldiers and any civilians that made it out.I turned on my communications watch and found only static... No screams, no words...nothing.The city ahead of me was still burning, but I couldn't see any people. I cloaked myself in invisibility, then moved quickly into the area and made sure to hide among the debris.I might've been invisible, but I didn't trust the Ooze.Along the streets, I could see the corpses of slain people being absorbed into the Ooze.A figure was standing by and watching the ordeal.He wore a black and purple robe with pieces of dark armor attached to it. He had a hood up to cover his face as well. At his side, I saw a katana in its sheath.He seemed to be just standing there, current
"Identify..." the woman said again.I was convinced that my cover was blown."Who are you?" I asked."..."No response.She slowly held out her hand and I saw several shadows appear in mid air around her.They opened to reveal eyes staring at me.My mind was immediately taken back to the night before we met the shadow dragon. I was paralyzed by fear for a moment...I instinctively dodged to the side as they shot at me and exploded when they hit the ground and wall.When I looked back, it wasn't like the normal type of explosion I was used to...It was almost silent. There was a sound of things being torn apart in an instant and then...nothing.When I saw the wreckge, it was like the landscape itself had been altered. As if the ground and everything the attacks touched had been simply erased instead of blown apart.What...is this thing...?"What are you!?" I said aloud to her."..."She readied another volley of shadowy eyes and I decided to fire a few divine javelins at her.She didn'
Now would be a good time to leave...I cloaked myself and started retreating from the two of them...Just then, Axiom raised his sword and it became a scepter. My invisibility was nullified and I gritted my teeth in anger. I glanced over to Kyriel and she seemed to be reaching out to me...almost in desperation.And yet...Soon it seemed like I'd belong to her anyway...I absolutely could not let that happen.Tyras flashed over to me and I struggled to keep up with the incredible speed and ferocity of his attacks.Every impact from his sword was followed up by several more impacts to my body from the phase blades. His speed was absolutely insane.I literally couldn't keep up with him anymore even with The Warlord.What the hell did the Source just do to Ignitus!?At the same time, Axiom was firing explosive spells at me that seemed to cause the areas hit to decay.I had to make damn sure not to be in any of those areas while also fighting Tyras. It wasn't easy, but I managed to conju
I spent the next few minutes explaining everything to the other Enforcers as well as Johann and Iris.They were less than happy to hear the report."Why is this Kyriel woman after you!?" Isabella said."I have no idea. The others said something about her not being allowed to talk to or fight me because she was obsessed... She seemed harmless when we were alone," I said."She didn't touch you, did she?" Isabella said."Not once. She did get pretty close to me a few times, though. Actually, she helped me get through the city..." "Well, she tried pretty hard to kill me, so I think it's safe to say she's a threat to everyone except Mizik," Johann said."Good point," I said."These Generals are holding magic swords from Avernia, then?" Leiso said.I nodded."They've been reforged somehow and are extremely dangerous. Also, there's the problem with what the Source did to our world..." I said."Something in the ground feels very wrong right now... Like a darkness has taken root in our world.
It never ceased to amaze me how quickly Leiso could organize her troops.Currently, the eight of us were aboard one of the experimental airships that the military had been working on.It was a large craft capable of moving at high speeds. A flying fortress.It wasn't as large as The Revenant, but it was still a powerful ship.Currently, we were surrounded by many smaller aircraft and fighter jets.Leiso also took a sort of...last resort precaution...She had contact with the military troops in Nexus and they were technically her subordinates.They gave her the launch and detonation codes for the stored nuclear arms in Nexus. Leiso already had the launch codes for Arcadia.Even if nuclear arms might not have been the most efficient solution, it would slow them down.Currently, the forces in Nexus were focusing more on evacuating people and pulling all military personnel out of the area as per Leiso's orders.The Arcadian forces had already been deployed to push back the monsters from t
Dante teleported over to Axiom and swung his scythe to execute him on the spot. He laughed as he dodged.Jallah darted over to Tyras and punched him straight in the chest.As soon as he was hit, Tyras was shot straight into the crowd of monsters.The speed of his fist shattered the sound barrier and caused a visible shift in the air.Black Ooze or not, I'm sure he felt that one.Kyriel stepped forward and I fired one of my shotguns at her.She dodged the blast and backed away from us. Occasionally looking towards Isabella but also turning to me as well.I see. You won't attack me at all, will you?I slowly stepped towards her and she continued to back away."You're harmless to me, aren't you? If you can't fight me, then that means I'm going to be your opponent. Doesn't that just make the most sense?" I said.She nodded and still backed away... Moments later, she sheathed her dagger and crouched down."What do you want from me? Honestly!" I said.She shakily pointed to me and made a he
A few days later, Nexus was under the complete control of the Black Ooze.Leiso commanded her forces to fight back against anything that tried to pass over the water.At the same time, Carlos had finished making the strange liquid for each of us.Dante was a special case because he was a skeleton, but everyone else had to drink it.Even me and Isabella...It tasted like salted tea...but we got stronger from it.It widened the thread that allowed us to pull power from the unknown skill.And for the other Enforcers, it added a much-needed kick to their powers. Now they could mount a real defense against the Ooze.We spent the last few days making announcements on the news and Isabella attended several meetings with the country's other leaders.Since Iris wasn't here, the decisions were ultimately left to Isabella.The people were to begin retreating into underground bunkers used during the War of Unity if...and when the Ooze made landfall.There was mass panic beginning to set in, but t
After Valthiem left, Leiso began making preparations to launch a nuclear assault on The Dark Army.Although, I still referred to the substance that warped the landscape as the Black Ooze, everyone agreed to call the invading force 'The Dark Army'.Apparently they thought the phrase 'Black Ooze' was bit too literal...and didn't sound very menacing, either...In response, I told them I was only 14 when I came up with the name and to get off of me.There were nine of us in the group right now. Carlos, Michael, Gavin, Jallah, Rune, Leiso, Johann, Isabella, and myself.Currently, we were en route to our destination. About the same place we were when I blew up Port Davis ten years ago.The plan was to launch an all-out assault against The Dark Army.I would begin by using ether strike on the port and Leiso would use the codes she had to remotely detonate the nuclear weapons stashed all around the region of Nexus.She had to run several diagnostics and found all of them to still be operation