Winter: I Cried; And I Cried And I Cried; And Then, I Laughed PT. 6/6

"It's finally here guys!" Hemera yelled out, a gleeful expression on her face.

We were inside our hideout, and I had gathered everyone crucial to our plan in here, which consisted of Hemera, Nyx, Necessitas, Aether, Eros, Erebus, and myself.

"No need to sound so happy about it, our King just got taken in one swift move you know. If this were chess we would've already lost," Nyx complained, shoving Hemera's head down.

"Enough guys, let's get focused here, since we don't have much time left," I said, and everyone quieted down as I began to speak.

"Like Nyx said, if this were chess, this fight of ours would be over by now," I started, and everyone's faces went grim at my words.

"But luckily for us, this isn't anything like chess. For one, as far as I can tell, they have no plans on killing our King," I said, looking down at a chessboard with seven pieces on one side and four pieces on the other.

I moved one of our pieces, the King, to the opposing force's side, leaving us with six pieces. "So instead, think of this like a search and rescue, or capture the enemy's prize, or something along those lines. So long as we get our King back away from them, we win, got it?" They all nodded as I started to go over the plan with them again.

"And our strategy to get our King back is quite simple: We're gonna rout each of their three main forces away from their King before going after their own King." I pulled three of the enemy's pieces, which were white, and pulled them forward. They were a Knight, Bishop, and Rook. "If we try to face all of them at once, we'll most definitely lose, no matter what we try to do."

"So we separate their three commanders and deal with them separately. Divide and Conquer so to speak," Aether said, and I nodded.

"Exactly. I won't be able to see who faces who until we get there, and the fighting starts, nor will I see their abilities, so be cautious when we start off, okay?"

"That's no matter to us. We'll be able to take them regardless of what they do~," Eros purred. "After all, they're all just lost lambs in my eyes~."

"Of course, nothing will be able to stand up to my strength," Aether agreed, and Nyx just rolled her eyes.

"You're the one I'm the most worried about Mr. Useless. You didn't even train over the last 7 years!"

"Please, I have no need to train against those beneath me," Aether said, nodding to himself, and I giggled.

"You'll all be fine, got it?"

"Is there anything else to the plan?" Necessitas asked, and I nodded.

"Getting to that. There are two important jobs that need to be done involving out two Queens," I said, pulling two black Queens from our side of the chessboard. "I'll tell you two more on the ride over there, but for now, everyone get ready. Grab everything you need for the fight, okay?"

Everyone nodded and dispersed within our hideout to grab what essential items they needed. Erebus grabbed a practice wooden sword, hiding it in his cloak before leaning against a nearby exit, waiting for the others. I walked over to him and pulled out an earpiece.

"Here, so we can stay in touch," I said, and he nodded, putting it in his ear before looking out the window. "By they way, why aren't you bringing your other sword with you?"

He let out a wicked grin. "I have no need for it against opponents such as these. After all, the only thing I slay are demons. There is no need to kill people, right? Besides, even without the power sealed within my right eye, my blazing red eye is more than enough to handle any of these enemies, and with my beloved Dark Empress on my side, we shall be unstoppable in getting glorious victory!"

"Who the hell said I was yours Erebus!?" Necessitas exclaimed, grabbing a pair of goggles before storming over to us.

"But remember, we have always been together since time immemorial! The love we feel for each other is unlike anything the world has ever seen!"

He got punched in the gut for that one, causing him to collapse on one knee. "A-as expected of my beloved. Her strength rivals my own…"

"Hey, maybe let's hold off on attacking each other until we get our King back, okay?" I said, looking at Necessitas.

I could see her eyes flaring red before rolling her eyes. "F-fine then, I'll let it go." I handed her an earpiece before she went to the other side of the hideout, and I let out a small smile.

Hopefully those two will end up together after all this.

I walked over to Aether and Eros, the latter who had just got done changing before wrapping a cloak around him.

"Hey, what did you just change into?" I asked, and Eros gave me a wink, sending off sparkles into the air.

"My dear Lachy~, you shouldn't ask me such things! It's a secret filled with love after all~!"

I handed him an earpiece, still curious before turning to Aether, who hadn't grabbed anything.

"Thanks, but you don't need to worry. I'll send those peasants flying," Aether said, who took the earpiece before putting it in his ear. "So, save your strategy making for the others, got it?"

"Whatever you say, I'll still worry. You're a dear friend and comrade of mine you know." I patted him on the shoulder before going to Hemera and Nyx.

I watched as Hemera put something around her hands before beaming at Nyx. "Oh man, thanks a bunch Nyx! My old ones melted, so I'm glad for these ones!"

"Seriously, how do you even manage something like that?" Nyx murmured, putting something on her fingers.

"For both of you," I said, handing them each an earpiece.

"Hey, so do you really think we can do this? I can't help but be worried…" Nyx muttered, and Hemera just slapped her on the back, laughing.

"Of course it'll be fine Nyx! You're too pessimistic, you know that!?"

"Ugh, and you shine too damn brightly to see anything wrong with anyone, you know that?" Nyx retorted, and I giggled.

"I spend years coming up with this plan, so it better damn work. We'll need that pessimism and optimism from you two though, so keep on at it!"

I received a cheery thumbs up and a dreary thumbs up in response, and I put on my headset, grabbing my bag before heading to the exit.

"Alright guys, I'll tell you the rest on the way there, got it?" I asked, and I got a chorus of yes' before we left, heading out to save our King.

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"So, this is the place then?" Necessitas asked, and I nodded, pulling up a safe distance away.

It was a giant white warehouse owned by Clymene Corporations, near the southernmost part of the city, with cameras all around the perimeter and inside the facility. There were also plenty of guards around too, armed with a mix of modern and medieval type weapons, from stun-batons and handguns to swords and spears, and from what I saw, they numbered in the hundreds. Another thing to note is that everything, from the ground to the badges the guards were wearing, all had a Clymene Corp logo on it, which was two white C's surrounded in a blue circle.

"Damn, that's some tight security Lachesis," Nyx muttered. "Are you sure the stuff I got you will work?"

I nodded, pulling out a computer that had access to Clymene Corp's security network that Nyx managed to buy with her connections her family had made when they abused Nyx's powers earlier in life. "Yep, if what Hiro gave me actually works, all we have to do is sit back and wait."

I booted up the laptop, it automatically logging in for me before I got taken to a firewall. I pulled out a small, white, strange device that Hiro lent me, placing it on the back of the laptop and turning it on, it whirring to life as it turned blue.

And in a blink of an eye, it took me to the camera feeds of the warehouse we were located at. I honestly had no clue how that device worked, nor do I know how Hiro managed to get his hands on this, but I appreciated it nonetheless.

"Alright then, I'm about to turn off all the security in the building," I said, looking back at the six people, all of them grinning at me. "Well, one more thing before we do this."

I pulled out a box from behind me, opening it up to see a variety of headgear inside.

"Oh! You remembered about these!?" Erebus exclaimed, pulling out his headgear, which was a purple Kabuto. "It has been far too long old friend! Let us go into battle once more!"

Necessitas pulled out her headgear, which was an orange Motorcycle helmet before scowling. "Is, this one mine?"

Everyone nodded, and she hesitated, looking it over before clutching it to her chest. "I see. It feels… familiar."

"Well, you're gonna need it for your part of the plan," I said, looking at the back of our van, where a black motorcycle was. "I wish we could've grabbed the most important part of our plan in the beginning, but I couldn't see her until now…"

Necessitas looked back at it and nodded. "Don't worry, I'll be sure to get back in time."

Hemera pulled out her yellow cowboy hat, grinning to herself. "Oh, it's been so long! I can't wait to feel like a cowgirl again!"

"In a way, you are one though," Nyx muttered, glancing at her chest before pulling out her hat, a blue tiara. "But man, why did I choose this back then? What am I, some sort of princess?"

"In my eyes, you are nothing of the sort," Aether said, grabbing his red baseball hat. "After all, even if you are princess, you are still beneath me in every way."

"Jeez, thanks Aether for the motivational speech," she responded, rolling her eyes as she placed her tiara on her head.

"Hmm, yes, I quite remember these things. I remember our King giving us all these after we gave him his crown," Eros purred, pulling out his pink beret. "Honestly, all of them were too big for us, but it seems we've grown into them rather well~."

I put the box away, looking back at the laptop. Let's see if it'll work…

"What do you mean security is down?" Iapetus yelled out.

"I don't know, it just happened so suddenly! The entire system is down, and we have no clue when it'll go back online sir!" A random guard reported, beads of sweat dripping down his face.

"Oh, why must this happen on this wonderful occasion! Our family reunion will at long last commence, and this occurs?" Iapetus squealed out, holding his body as his face flushed red.

"Do you think it's an attack?" Prometheus asked, readjusting his glasses. "It's a possibility, since we took the key away from that girl."

"Oh, she's dead. Mr. Catastrophe killed her after I went away!" He hummed in response, before turning back to the security guard with the utmost seriousness.

"SO, get it back online immedi-!"

There was a loud boom that shook the entire facility, and another guard came running up, going on one knee in front of the four.

"Sir, we're under attack! They just busted through and are making their way here!"

"OH, MY POOR SOUL!" Iapetus screeched out, and his three sons sighed.

I grinned, nodding to myself as I opened my eyes. "Alright guys, put your hats on, and then I'll tell you the last thing I need you all to do!"

They put their hats on, and Necessitas wheeled the motorcycle out of the van while the others turned to me.

"Take out all the guards in the area first, got it?"

Suddenly, Erebus disappeared before reappearing again. "Done, now what?"

I turned to front of the car, where all of them had been taken out. "Alright, then you just need to do this…"

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"Hey, are you sure it's okay to do this? It is private property after all."

"Oh, don't worry Nyx! They've kidnapped our friend, so what's some property damage?"

"I must agree~! After all, it's not like they'll know it's us with these hats on."

"Speak for yourself, mine doesn't even cover my face!"

"Hmph, worrying about trivial things is such like you all."

"Hey Aether, why're you sweating so much?"

"Guess I'm not the only one worried about this then…"

"Alright guys, you ready for this?"

"Yep!"

"As ready as I'll ever be."

"Hmph, dare you even ask?"

"Of course, dear Lachy~, lead us to victory~!"

"Let us save our King!"

"Very well, then say it loud and proud!"

"Shadow Bomb!"

"Nightfall!"

"Daybreak!"

"Love Prevails!"

"…"

"Let operation Save Depra King Commence!"

BOOM!

"WE'RE HERE TO SAVE YOU, KING!"

8:00 pm, The [Redacted] attack the warehouse to save their King.

And So, Let Their Battle, Commence!