War pt. 4
Hearing me Skell cackled a deranged mechanical laugh before vanishing once more. Saladin looking at me like he really wants to ask a fucking question, but is unsure how. So, I waited patiently while petting Myriad for being the best girl. Didn't wait long as Saladin's ghost broke the silence. Though they sounded a bit embarrassed because of what Skell said, he didn't mean most of it; he knew a bastion was needed. Just I think that us being left to fight alone with our backs to the wall pissed him off.
"Guardian's… Why are the Warminds here? From what we know they all should be spread out."
"Athena protocol active. Permission to relay Collapse orders and records, General Chimera?"
"Ten-Four Athena."
Hearing my permission Athena brought up a holo-system before projecting her AI form. Her AI form was that of a Valkyrie war maiden, with a towering spear held in her hand. She pointed her spear at the fire team and spoke as reports and statistical numbers appeared all around the room.
"Under the orders and suggestion of Warmind Rasputin, we had gathered here to expedite the defensive measures. We had created 345,853,179,463 possible plans and erased them down to only twenty. As of them all only twenty helped keep survival above a 46% chance for all humanity. General Chimera, Colonel Myriad, and the Traveler were three key pieces of the plans to work and to not fall below 10% survivability.
The Traveler was fed a list of a total of 56,976 revival candidates, as they would be willing to throw down their past objectives for our survival. Adolf Hitler who we had detected revived a year later has proven as such. He alone turned the situation of old Germany around and has since become known as the "Titan King" to many. Leonidas the Spartan King has also helped purge sixty dark zones alone as the "Unbreakable Legionary". These historical figures are only here because we risked destroying their souls to revive them.
General Chimera and Colonel Myriad accepted possibly dying forever to secure our location. They have fought for a hundred and four years in this one room for all of humanity. They have been destroyed 564,220,866,753,278,446 times with Skell left to fight alone at times. SIVA, a mass of nano machines originally for medical purposes, has also put in an effort to hold this position. You may whine they did not dare leave us to help you, but have you dared help them? No. So watch your tongue, or you will perish today, FOREVER."
Athena's passive aggressiveness then just the plain death threat. It made the guardian's stumble back in a bit of shock. Shaxx though stood his ground and unlike his team, he knelt and did something that got all the Warminds to respect him.
"I HAVE NO EXCUSE! Comrades I was entrusted with fought alone and suffered! I AM A FAILURE AS A DRAGOON BUT I AM NOW SHAXX AN IRON LORD! FROM HERE ON, I SHALL NOT ABANDON THEM AGAIN! SO, I ASK FOR YOU ALL TO FORGIVE ME!"
The Warminds were silent before by Shaxx the ground popped open. A case rose up from the ground and locks disengaged releasing cryogenic steam. Upon the case opening up a prototype weapon was seen, the intention clear as Athena spoke up once more. A smile upon her coded AI lips as she stares at Shaxx.
"You are worth something guardian so on behalf of all the Warminds, take the prototype war hammer pick we had been working on as we prepared to leave. If you must know, that prototype is called the "Space Shaker" guardian. It uses old warp drive and gravity manipulation technology. So have fun testing it out for us and if it needs to be repaired just ask, and you shall receive."
"Me and Myriad don't blame ya, we were in the Assassin branch of the Dragoons. Didn't exactly make you like us Colonel Shaxx, of the strike team Raging Bulls."
Myriad agreed with me as she waved a paw at him to say forget it. Skell also reappeared and said something nice.
"You may just yet be worth it. I look forward to working with you Shaxx. The rest are SHITLESS BABIES SCARED OF A HOLOGRAPHIC WOMAN GLARING AT THEM! WORTHLESS!"
Then he disappeared screaming at the others, he may just not like them, ever. With that all said, Shaxx takes the Space Shaker and bangs the pommel to the floor with a war cry. Haha, good he's fried up! Looking at the others I shrug before turning to Athena.
"Prep the Odysseus, it's time the Warminds make an appearance. As we got an army to say hello to soon people! So get it done YESTERDAY!"
"On your command General Chimera."
With that Athena disappeared, and the Cosmodrome began to shake. Drawing my swords I point towards the outside and cackle.
"Now, RUN OR DIE PEOPLE WE GOT A RIDE TO CATCH!"
Hearing me, Myriad took off, and I followed her with my cackling getting louder. A Fallen scout peeking out of a wall at the wrong time got her head lopped off by one of my swords. Shaxx was on my heels, and it seems he figured out the warp function of his new toy! Because a chieftain rounded a corner and with a dazzling display of warp particles Shaxx appeared. His new hammer slammed the chieftain into the wall as void ripples slammed into their body. The chieftain died on the spot. SIVA gave him a thumbs up as we ran side by side down the hall. Our weapons cleave through any Fallen forces with high lethality.
Behind us a flaming bullet whizzes by our heads into a Skiff's body enveloping it in flames. SIVA guessed who that was and flashily formed "NICE SHOT CAYDE!" That got a scream of "FUCK YEAH I'M AWESOME LIKE THAT!" From the loveable EXO hunter. Shaking my head at that interaction as we entered a large room I jumped through the air. Necrotic flames whirling around me as an undead Kell group drops into the middle of a bridge. The Kells look at the living Eliksin and scream their hatred loud and clear. A Kell holding a very monstrous shrapnel launcher charged headlong.
Their arms flinging a chieftain off into the abyss below with a shot through the stomach. A dreg being grabbed has its neck torn out by their teeth before being flung at their friends. The other kells seeing this didn't stay idle; they joined the fray and cleared a path. When Myriad came back flipping through the air back into the room as a rocket blast echoed out. As she lands I land as well and run my blades through two servertors silently. My undead seeing me land stomp their feet and cry out loudly, their bodies being covered in black flames restoring damage.
"My Kells I require a path to the outside, make it!"
At my command they honestly scare the living members of their race and go on a rampage. Those they bite rising up from death as they're soldiers and fighting with no fear of death. For death is now their friend. We all fearlessly throw our bodies into the fray like deranged killers. Myriad mauling unlucky bastards to minced meat while occasionally switching weapons to fire. SIVA infecting a few and using them as soldiers to clear a path with a bestial cry.
My swords spun and sliced heads from their necks. Skell materialized and with a cry of "FUCK YOU BRATS!" Fired precise lasers through heads. My undead forces violently cleared a way through their friends with the kells barking orders. Shaxx joined us and smashed a captain into a paste before golf swinging another into the abyss. The rest were just now catching up as we all honestly pushed our way into the lobby by now. With one final offensive push, we exited the building as an ancient beast split the ground.
Rising up from the ground was a massive mobile carrier fortress painted in solid black, silver, gold, and bronze. A cannon on the side pointed at an incoming ship of Fallen and fired. The ship didn't even blow up, it was just erased by something; there were no survivors either.
"WARMIND GRAVE REPORTING FOR DUTY! LET'S COMMIT SOME FREE SCALED WAR CRIMES!"
Hearing Grave from the Odysseus speakers I couldn't help but respond.
"IT'S NOT A WAR CRIME IF THE LOSERS DIE BEFORE SAYING SO!"
Someone heard me as the Odysseus primed a fucking main cannon, and wiped an incoming fleet out. A bright blue light arcing through the sky burning the ozone as the shot ripped through a hundred ships. The main cannon barrel could be heard rotating before a red shot was fired. When that hit a good size of the incoming ships the air caught fire briefly, as if the gates of hell had opened. The ensuing fireball sent out a shock wave as it imploded. Seeing the destruction I raised my swords high and just went full on crazy.
"HAHAHA THAT'S HOW YOU FUCKING SHOW THEM THE MIDDLE FINGER! HAHAHA COME ON BITCHES! WE STILL HAVE MORE TO PLAY WITH SO WE NEED TEST SUBJECTS!"
My undead went up in dark flames and vanished into thin air. The fire team after us halted as they watched our pride and fucking joy. So with a jovial spin of my feet I spread my arms wide.
"THE UNDYING LEGION IS HERE TO PLAY! NOW LET'S GO STOP A LOOMING WAR AGAINST THE LAST CITY!"
My words signaled Leo, and we all got transported onto Odysseus, the fire team's ships included. Grabbing a railing as we materialized into the command bridge I issued my first command.
"Odysseus, head towards the Last City!"
The massive vessel groaned before the warminds respective consoles lit up. The ship then lurched forward and headed towards the Last City. My undead appeared en masse through dark flames across Odysseus. As they appeared it was as if they've always worked on the vessel. They each got to work and readying what the Warminds couldn't. My Kells on the bridge with their arms folded as their tongues clicked. A skeletal cabal general beside them to the far-left stands at attention silently. Then to the far right stood the only hive to ever fight us, a hive general.
The hive general looked much like a knight, but it stood taller and prouder to serve its gods. Why this one showed up I do not know. It was dying as it fought through the Cosmodrome to us. It weathered our attacks before offering itself to my army. I can guess many reasons why it would have appeared but out of pity I granted its wish. The undead hive general stood with its head held high among my higher ranking undead. Its bony armored figure cracked and scorched but gave off a dangerous aura. She was ready to slaughter.