0800hrs, Utopia, Central Citadel

Warpath's POV

I groaned and slowly awake from my sleep. It has been a long time since I took an 8 hour sleep. I look over and saw Thalia sleeping soundly with a smile on her face. I smiled softly at the sight and got out of bed. I grabbed a fresh Assassin cloak and went to freshen up.

*5 minutes later*

I walk out of the bathroom in a black Assassin cloak with a red half-cape on my left shoulder. I look over and saw that Thalia was just sitting up, still half-awake. I said,

"Hey beautiful, how was your sleep?" She smiled at me and replied,

"It's good. Thanks." I replied,

"Get cleaned up. We have to know our next target from the Assassins. I'll be outside." I gave her a kiss before I equipped my weapons and walk out of my Personal Chambers. Gideon and Mitchell are chatting, no doubt on the next target we are going to hunt. I said,

"Hey guys, morning." Gideon replied,

"Morning Perce. So who are we hunting next on the List?" I shrugged and replied,

"The Assassins have the intel. We are going to know who it is once the rest are ready." As soon as I said that, the rest of the Team walked in. Evie gave me a hug and said,

"Well, aren't you looking fine today eh?" I chuckled and replied,

"You don't look bad yourself." Jacob interrupted and said,

"While I hate to break up this playful jargon, who are we hunting next?" I replied,

"Intel's with the Assassins. But, since most of the Assassins marked me as a loose cannon, you and Evie are going to take the intel. I will find out on the other details of our next mission. Gideon, Mitchell, you're with me. Thalia, you're with the twins. Ilona and Joker, prep and stock up our supplies. Once done, rendezvous at the Harbringer." With that, I walked out to the hallway, the Team following behind. I continue walking to the Lord Chaos's office, Gideon and Mitchell flanking me. When we reach Lord Chaos's office, the door was ajar, and I heard talking. I narrowed my eyes; Lord Chaos's office is never open to anyone. I motion to Gideon and Mitchell to stay quiet. I flicked up my hood and my chameleon ability kicked into effect. I sneaked into Lord Chaos's office undetected. The room was in a mess. Papers are all around the place. I sneaked around the table and saw Lord Chaos speaking to the computer. I inched myself over to the table and behind him. Who I saw on the screen shocked me. I saw the Kingpin. I narrowed my eyes, and listen on the conversation. Lord Chaos said,

"Kingpin, be reasonable. I can't just give you Warpath. He is my Assassin." Kingpin replied,

"I don't care Chaos. He is slain too many of my employees, Sira being the latest. Either you turn him over to me, or I will kill all you ever know, starting with your son and daughter. You have 24 hours to decide." With that, the computer screen black out. Lord Chaos buried his face in his hands. I stood up behind him and said,

"I will get them back my lord." Lord Chaos turned over with surprise. He asked,

"How long have you been there?" I replied,

"Long enough for me to know that your son and daughter is in danger." Lord Chaos sighed and replied,

"It's my fault. I should have told you what really happen on that day, why I really took you in."

*Flashback; 5000 years ago*

Chaos's POV

I appeared behind Perseus, my power instantly incinerating all of the monsters. I look down on the broken hero in front of me, his mind racked with sadness and betrayal. I said,

"Ah Percy Jackson, finally we meet." He look up at me with wariness and asked,

"Do I know you? Don't tell me you are sent from the Olympians to deliver my punishment." I frowned and replied,

"I am not under anyone's command. I am Chaos, the Creator. I have seen what happened to you. The betrayal, exile and many other things. You may have been beaten down, but you held strong. That attitude is lacking in many people and gods. Thus, I came here to give you an offer" He asked,

"What kind of offer?" I said,

"One that I know you will accept. I want you to be my personal Assassin." I saw him think this through and he replied,

"I accept." As I escort Perseus through the vortex to Utopia, I thought,

"I'm sorry to lure you into this Perseus, but I need your help to rescue my son and daughter."

*Flashback ends*

Warpath's POV

"So, you needed my help to rescue your family. Then, why not just blast the Kingpin and be done with it?" Lord Chaos sighed and replied,

"Because he place a contingency plan. One that involves my children. If he dies before his conditions are fulfilled, he will kill them." I said,

"Gideon, Mitchell." They stepped behind me and Gideon asked,

"What's is it boss?" I said,

"Call the others. We are leaving in 20 minutes." We prepared to leave, but I said to Lord Chaos,

"Rest assured, your children will be safe." With that, I ran out of the room, Gideon and Mitchell following behind.

*Harbringer*

Shay's POV

I stood at the ramp of the Harbringer, waiting for Warpath and the others. Hope is beside me, waiting patiently. I saw Warpath running to the Harbringer, Gideon and Mitchell behind him. I asked him as he ran on board,

"Dude, what happened?" He said while gasping for air,

"The Kingpin has Lord Chaos's children as ransom. We have to find someone who knows where he is, and we have to find them fast." I nodded and I sprinted to the bridge and took control of the ship while Warpath radioed the others. He said,

"Alpha team, Omega level mission. I repeat, Omega level mission. Report to the Harbringer immediately. Warpath out." He closed the radio channel and said,

"Hope, any leads on who can tell us on where the Kingpin is at?" She shook her head and replied,

"Nothing. But, I found the Kingpin has massive financial assets. He is using that to pay his army. Cut off his assets…." Warpath continued,

"And he will come out on his own. Where are his assets located at?" Hope keyed into the central database and pull up a screen. She said,

"It's scattered across the entire universe. Taking them out one by one will take months or even years." Warpath sighed and said,

"Then it's time." I raised an eyebrow and asked,

"Time for what?" He did not reply. He just walk out of the Harbringer. I look at his back and followed, Hope standing up and following me as well." We stepped out of the Harbringer and were shocked at what we saw. Two new flagships were beside the Harbringer and they look good. 9 inches of composite armour was plated on the hull and underside of the ships, coated with stealth technology. Ion propulsion systems are being used to run the ships. What is overkill on the ships are the weapons systems. Missile launchers were built into the ships' underside, making them undetectable. Eight EM1 laser cannons were at the ready for a fight. 10 anti-aircraft guns were on the deck, preventing an air assault. Finally, a central gauss cannon running on ion energy is capable of blowing a hole through a planet. I whistled and said,

"Damn, who are these babies for?" Warpath look back at me and said,

"Wait till the team shows up." A few minutes later, Ilona, Thalia and Joker came running to us. Ilona asked,

"What is it Warpath? Why did you activate the Omega code?" Warpath said,

"Because, Lord Chaos's children is in danger. They have been kidnapped by the Kingpin. We are setting out to find them, no matter the cost. We are going after his financial assets first. Cut off his money and he will emerge." Thalia asked,

"Then what are the new ships for?" Warpath said,

"The new ships are for the new captains that I will be appointing." I look over Thalia's shoulder and saw the Assassin Brotherhood approaching us. I said,

"Hold up, we got company."

Warpath's POV

I walked forward and bowed to the Mentors and said,

"Mentors, I did not expect to see you here. What can I do for you?" Altair said,

"Rise young one." I stood up and waited for him to speak. Altair continued,

"We heard of Chaos's predicament. And we also know that you and your team are facing a lot of challenges taking on the list. Therefore, the Assassins have decided to offer you our help brother." I bowed and said,

"Thank you master Altair. But are you sure? Your wounds that you and the other Mentors have suffered had just healed. I do not want anything to happen to any of you." Ezio said,

"Do not worry about us Warpath. Just tell us what to do." I nodded and said,

"We will be going after the Kingpin's financial assets. Once that is done, we will turn our attention towards his army. We will split up to speed up the process. Report to Lord Chaos after the target is destroyed or killed." I continued,

"Gideon, Mitchel. You will command the Falcon. Ezio, Connor, Edward, Jacob, you four will be going with them. Kill all enemy forces. No witnesses alive." Warpath turn to Ilona and said,

"Ilona, Thalia, Helen. You three will command the Maverick. Aveline, Shao Jun, Altair and Arno, you four will follow them." Evie asked me,

"Then what about you Warpath?" I replied,

"I will go on my own. I can be faster on my own." Thalia replied,

"I am not going to dissuade you. Just be safe ok?" I nodded and said,

"The rest of you will remain here in our base of operations. All channels must be encrypted and secured. Let's get these sons of bitches that did this." With that, I walked up to the Harbringer, while the rest split to the different ships that I appointed them to. Before I close the ramp, Thalia sneaked on board and gave me a kiss. She said,

"Be safe ok?" I smiled softly and nodded. I sent her back to the Maverick and I closed the ramp of the Harbringer and headed up to the bridge. Once there, I saw Evie standing there. I smiled and said,

"Can't let me take a solo mission eh?" She scowled and replied,

"I told you Warpath, where you go, I follow. You take unnecessary risks sometimes. I have to keep you in check." I sighed, knowing that arguing with my Mentor and greatest friend will get me nowhere. I changed the subject, saying,

"Well, let's move shall we?" She nodded and stood by my side. I powered the arcane engine propulsion systems and the ship immediately rose into the air. I contacted the other ships and said,

"Falcon, Maverick, Crusader, this is the Harbringer. Be safe and see you guys soon." They sent their good wishes and also followed me into space. Once there, our course splits. The Falcon will head to the Delta Orionis galaxy, where the Kingpin's import/export business is in. The Maverick will head to the Omega Ilioneus galaxy, where the Kingpin drug trade is located. The Crusader will remain in the Milky Way galaxy, getting rid of the scientific research investments that the Kingpin made his investments on. For the Harbringer, Evie and I will be headed to the Aegialeus Star System, where the Kingpin's weapons trade is located at. I keyed in the coordinates to the outskirts of the star system and activated the hyper drive, sending the Harbringer into hyperspace. I turned and saw the other ships speeding off in different directions. I turned back to the controls and activated the autopilot sequence. Once that is done, I said,

"We have about 3 hours before we reach the star system. What do you want to do?" Evie shrugged and replied,

"Probably plan our move before we reach. What do you wanna do?" I said,

"Train in the gym and take a power nap before we reach." She nodded and headed to the Team's room. I went to change into sportswear and headed to the gym. The Harbringer's gym is kind of simple, having four track mills, weights, bench-press with weights etc. I warmed up and started to train.

*1 hour later*

I placed the weight back on the stand with the other weights. My shirt is soaked with sweat. I guess it's high time that I take a shower. I exited the gym and headed back to the Team's room to freshen up. When I walked in, I saw Evie lying on one of the beds sleeping, the bed being covered with maps and papers. I chuckled softly and headed to the shower to freshen up.

*5 minutes later*

Warpath's POV

I walked out in my British Assassin cloak, a gift from Evie when I first achieved the rank of Assassin. I equipped my weapons and saw that we are about to reach the Aegialeus Star System. I look over and saw Evie stirring. She sat up, groaning. She saw me looking and asked,

"Are we there yet?" I nodded and replied,

"Soon, an hour and a half more before reach the outskirts of the star system. What did you find?" She lifted the map of the place we are going to, the planet of Escilia, a place of sand and decay. No one is on the planet, well, just the Kingpin's soldiers guarding the factory on the planet. Not to mention that the factory itself held slaves to build the weapons. Other than that, the planet is just a dead world. I look on the factory plans. It is heavily guarded by the Kingpin's guards. Two platoons of elite guards patrol the factory, both the inner sanctum and the perimeter. I turn to Evie and asked,

"So, what's the play?" Evie pointed to the west side of the perimeter and replied,

"Apparently, the least fortified route are the sides of the perimeter. The Kingpin has been studying you for quite some time. So, I reckon we scale the sides as the fortified part will be the front door." I frowned and said,

"What if they are evenly spread out to prepare for us? I say we launched a surveillance Nano-drone to scout for intel first before we make our move." Evie nodded and said,

"Well then, let's go and prepare." With that, we headed to the armoury to kit up. Once in the armoury, I grabbed my Exo-suit and equipped it to specialist; with the perks of cloak, grappling hook and overdrive. I also grabbed my sword Oathkeeper and summoned Solarion. I sheathed Oathkeeper at my hip and dismissed Solarion. Then I walked over to the blades shelf and grabbed a belt of throwing knives. Finally, I headed over to the guns section and grabbed my Atlas 45 silenced pistols and my SN6 sub-machine gun, equipped with a silencer. I looked over and saw that Evie had equipped herself with a belt of throwing knives, two Atlas 45 silenced pistols, and a Bal-27 silenced assault rifle. Her Kukri is strapped to her hip and her Assassin gauntlet is strapped to her left arm. I said,

"Let's go." She nodded and we headed to the bridge. Once there, I activated the ship's stealth technology and immediately, the ship became invisible. I guided the Harbringer down to the planet's surface. Once on the planet's surface, we are struck on what we saw. The entire planet is the weapons' factory. A sprawling 5000 acre of the planet is being used as the main factory for weapons production. The rest of the planet is being used as a place for both the soldiers and slaves to stay, and the difference is apparent. The soldiers lived in barracks, sheltered and comfortable; while the slaves lived in tents on the hard floor of the planet's surface. I made sure to land at the outskirts of the planet, where no one is living at and deployed the Nano-drone swarm. A panel opened on the deck and a small swarm of drones flew out and headed to the weapons' factory. A while later, the full report of the drones came back, and I do not like what I saw. The complex is guarded with a force of 100 elite soldiers and is surrounded by a force-field. I narrowed my eyes, and said,

"We need to disable the force-field before we can enter the complex." I spied a generator on the outside of the perimeter, guarded by two elite guards. I pointed to that and said,

"I'll take point. I will take out the two guards there and disable the generator. This will deactivate the force-field and allow you to infiltrate the complex. We will rendezvous at the entrance of the factory." Evie nodded and we headed to the ramp of the ship. I hit the button to lower the ramp of the ship. Immediately, the storm blew in the ship. The winds blew on our cloaks, whipping them up. I said over the commlink,

"Master Evie, head to the entrance of the complex. Do not let the see you. I will go to the generator and deactivate the force-field." Evie nodded and replied,

"Stay safe." With that, she dashed into the storm, disappearing from my view. I checked my holographic gauntlet, seeing where Evie is. My objective is to disable the force-field generator. Knowing where it is, I activated my cloak and ran into the storm, closing the ramp in the process. The storm worked to my advantage, preventing the enemy soldiers who are patrolling from seeing me. I approached the generator and saw the two elite guards guarding it. I approached one of them from behind and use a stealth kill to eliminate him. Without missing a beat, I unsheathe one of my throwing knives and threw it at the other guard with deadly precision. The knife lodged between his eyes, killing him instantly. Once I made sure no one knows of the dead guards, I planted a micro-EMP bug into the generator. Immediately, the generator shorted out, disabling the force-field. I immediately headed to the front entrance, ensuring that my cloak is still activated. I sneaked in while the guards went out to investigate. I crouched and moved silently, my boots making no sound as I move to the central factory, where Evie is waiting for me. Once at the entrance, Evie came beside me and whispered,

"What now? The door is locked with a retinal scanner and fingerprint lock." I whispered back,

"Wait here. I will find a way." With that, I activated my cloak and sneaked back into the fray. The guards have restored the generator and the force-field is back on. I took cover at the entrance and it was just in time. The guards walked back in and went about their normal business. I noticed a guard is headed to the barracks, no doubt to sleep. I followed him and once he entered the barracks, I rushed in and shut the door. He turned around in surprise, but I slipped behind him and hissed,

"Don't make a sound, or else you are dead." To prove my point, my hidden blade shot out and dug into his back. He nodded in fear. I moved my right arm and held it to his eyes, scanning his eyes to get his retinal scan. Once that is done, I scanned his fingerprints. Once I have both, I hissed,

"Move to the wall. No sudden moves." He nodded and slowly moved to where I stated. I uploaded the prints and retinal scan to the Harbringer's database and was shocked when the report came to my holographic gauntlet on the man's identity. Will Irons, Mitchell's best friend. I said,

"Will Irons?" He turned around and said,

"What do you want from me?" I replied,

"Why are you working for the Kingpin?" He replied,

"Because he promised me that I would see my best friend again. I would give anything to talk to Mitchell again." I chuckled and replied,

"Will, Mitchell is working for Chaos. He is my teammate." Will's eyes widen and replied,

"Are you serious? Let me talk to him." I held out my hand and replied,

"Not now. But I promise, you will have the chance to talk to him." Will straighten up and replied,

"That's all I ask. Now what are you doing here?" I replied,

"To cripple the Kingpin. He made this war between us personal." He nodded and said,

"I want to help, anyway I can." I nodded and replied,

"Do you know why the elite guards work for the Kingpin? Any reason?" He sighed and nodded. He said,

"The Kingpin promised them that they will see their friends and family again. The dead ones anyway, or once thought." I nodded and said,

"Convince them to surrender. I will make sure they will see their loved ones." Will nodded and walked out of the barracks, with me following behind. Will went around asking the elite guards to surrender, with me promising them to reunite their loved ones with them. After a few minutes, all of them have surrendered. I walked over to Evie who smiled proudly and said,

"I couldn't ask for a better protégé than you. You have done the Assassins proud." I nodded, humbled by the praise and replied,

"Thank you. But we have a mission to complete." She nodded and Will walked forward and scanned his eyes, and pressed his finger on the fingerprint scanner. The door beeped and opened. I walked in and saw the slaves working on the weapons. I shut down the corridor and said to the elite guards,

"Unbound them and escort them out of the factory. Evie and I will handle the remaining objective." Will nodded and led the other elite guards to free the slaves and lead them out of the factory. I head to the controls and initiate the self-destruct protocol. Immediately, sirens blared and a warning said,

"Warning, self-destruct protocol activated. Please evacuate immediately." I said to Evie,

"Time to go Master Evie." She nodded and we ran out of the factory. I said to the others,

"Follow me and run like hell." They nodded and we ran like hell all the way to the Harbringer. I lowered the ramp and all of us dashed on board. I closed the ramp and ran to the bridge. I activate the ion engines and the ship rose and I punched it, sending the Harbringer into space. As the Harbringer sped into the atmosphere, the explosion that I heard was deafening as the complex exploded one by one. Once in space, I activated the arcane cannon and allowed it to charge up to maximum power. I rarely used the arcane cannon as it drains half of my ship's power. But to prevent the Kingpin from rebuilding his weapons' trade, I have to destroy the planet as it is the only solid planet in the star system. I checked the power level and it is fully charged. I said to the others,

"You guys might want to sit down. It is going to get bumpy." With that, I fired the arcane cannon. A blue energy beam blasted out of the cannon and obliterated the planet of Escilia. What remains of the planet are a small bit of rubble that is floating in space. But, the blast rocked the Harbringer, and now the power is cut by half. Only the shield surrounding the ship, the med-bay, armoury, ion engines and the utilities are online. All of the ship's weapon system are offline. We will be sitting ducks if we are attacked. I said,

"We need to get back to Utopia and report about this. Hold on." I activated the hyper-drive and the ship entered hyperspace. I activated the autopilot sequence and said,

"We will reach Utopia in 3 hours. Feel free to hang around. Will, a word please." With that, I walked out of the bridge, with Will following me. Once in the team's room, I opened a holographic channel to the Falcon. I said,

"Harbringer to Falcon, do you copy?" Mitchell's voice came over the channel,

"I hear you boss. What's up?" I chuckled and replied,

"You might want to open a video channel. There's someone I want you to meet." A video screen opened and Mitchel said,

"So who is it?" I stepped aside and let Will step into the holographic camera. Mitchell's eyes widen and he said,

"Will? Will Irons?" Will nodded and replied,

"We have a lot to catch up on bro." Mitchell nodded and replied,

"Aye. But we will chat on Utopia. I'm on a mission. Chat later bro." With that, the holographic channel cut off. I placed a gloved hand on Will's shoulder and said,

"He is always focused on the missions that is handed to him. I couldn't ask for a better protégé." Will raised an eyebrow and asked,

"Protégé?" I nodded and said,

"I trained him, along with five other protégés." Will nodded, but I saw the yearn in his eyes, the longing to be on par with his brother in arms. I said,

"I know you wish to be as skilled as him. But, I will need to get you and the other elite guards to Lord Chaos first. He will decide where you will be posted." With that, I escorted Will to one of the bunks and said,

"Get some rest. We will reach Utopia soon." Will nodded and lied down on the bed and was asleep instantly. I headed to the Bridge and found the surrendered Elite guards hanging around, some of them were chatting with each other while two of them are chatting with Evie. I headed to the captain's chair and sat down. I look ahead and saw we are about to exit hyperspace in 1 hour. I sat in the chair, deep in thought. After some time, someone placed a hand on my shoulder and asked,

"Mate, you alright? You have been sitting here for 30 minutes." I looked over and saw it was one of the surrendered elite guards. I nodded and said,

"I'm alright. Just thinking on some stuff. I didn't catch your name. Name's Warpath." He smiled and replied,

"Raymond. Pleasure to finally know the man who saved our lives." I nodded but didn't reply. Raymond noticed the look on my face and he asked,

"Don't mind me asking, but what's going on? You and Evie blew up the Kingpin's weapon's trade and ensured he could not rebuild again. So what's going on?" I sighed and replied,

"I have a bad feeling something is going to happen. I destroyed his weapon's supply, scientific investments, drug cartel and disrupted his import/export trade. He is bound to seek revenge." Raymond replied,

"Whatever happens, know the elite guards will have your back." He tapped my shoulder and headed to the recreational room. I look back ahead and saw that the Harbringer exited hyperspace and I am shocked on what I saw. Utopia is a smoking ruin. Three flashes appeared beside the Harbringer and the Falcon, the Maverick and the Crusader are beside the Harbringer. Three holographic screens open in front of me and the faces of Ilona, Mitchell, Gideon and Shay can be seen. Shay said,

"Jaysus, what the bloody hell happen here?" I replied,

"Your guess is as good as mine Shay. Where's Hope?" Shay said,

"She's resting. Tired over the long mission." Ilona said,

"Thalia is scanning the planet's surface for any survivors. Those who did this will pay for this." A distant ping was heard and Thalia's voice was heard,

"Ilona, lifeforms detected at the citadel. Apparently it's under the citadel. No other lifeforms are detected. We are on our own." I rubbed my eyes and said,

"Meet on the planet's surface. Warpath out." With that, I closed the holographic channels and said into the PA system,

"All personnel, report to the armoury immediately. This is a code Alpha emergency." With that, I dashed to the armoury, equipping my Exo-suit to assault mode. Once at the armoury, I keyed in the access codes and dashed in. I heard footsteps behind me and I turned and saw the Elite guards and Evie. I said,

"Kit up." Noticing my tone of voice, they quickly grabbed their guns and blades and equipped the Exo-suits. Once they are done, I said,

"I'm sure you guys know how to use the Exo-suits. All unknowns are hostile. Shoot to wound and interrogate. Once they spill their guts, kill them." They nodded. I headed out of the armoury and waited for everyone to exit and I closed the door of the armoury. Once I ensured it's locked securely, I ran to the ramp of the ship and open the ramp. The ramp lowered to a post-apocalyptic world. Utopia is in ruins. All of the houses that are rebuilt are reduced to rubble. The citadel is caved in on one side and the military installations are in ruins. I scanned the area for radiation and the scan showed that there is the presence of radioactive material all around the planet. I placed my gas mask on and leapt off the Harbringer and onto the planet's surface. Will and the elite guards followed my lead, leaping off the Harbringer with gas masks. The Exo-suit immediately shield us in a protective layer of air. I said,

"Hold up." I open a channel and said,

"To any station, this is Warpath. Do you copy?" All I got is static. I sighed and closed the channel. Footsteps are heard behind me and I don't need to know that the Team had arrived. I turned and saw Shay, Hope, Connor, Ezio, Edward, Jacob, Shao Jun, Aveline, Altair and Arno standing there, with weapons drawn. In front is the Team. All of them have weapons drawn. Thalia said,

"Warpath, why are the Kingpin's elite guards are here?" I replied,

"Because they surrendered to me. Now on to other matters. Elite guards, divide into two groups. One will scour the ruins. The other will investigate the military installations. Destroy any thing you find in the military installations. I pointed to a soldier named Roy and said,

"Lead the soldiers to the military installations and investigate. Recover any sensitive data and destroy all military equipment." He nodded and led 50 elite guards to the military installations. I pointed to a female elite guard named Kim and said,

"Investigate the ruins and search for survivors." She nodded and led 49 elite guards to the ruins. Only Will left behind. I nodded to Mitchell and the best friends embraced. I turned to the others and said,

"The rest of us will go to the citadel to investigate on the distress beacon that is emitting from under the citadel. Let's go." Like a shadow, we leapt forward. In record time, we reached the citadel entrance. I drew my SN6 and kick down the door. Inside is darkness. Only a few flickering torches lit the hallway into the citadel. I stepped carefully inside, my finger constantly on the trigger. The rest also followed my example, heeding caution. I scanned the area, but the citadel is eerily empty. Something doesn't add up. I switch to night vision, allowing me to see better. I saw bodies lying all around the hallway. I look down and saw the body of Kyle. His eyes are closed, but his body is cold. I kneeled by his side and said,

"Leave this life a lasting peace, down among the dead." I noticed his left fist is closed, only his second finger is out, pointing to a wall. I looked at it and activated Eagle vision. I saw in the blue tint that the wall is nothing but a door. I whispered to Gideon,

"The wall with the portrait. It's fake. Open it carefully." He nodded and walked carefully to the wall and opened it. The wall swung open silently and it revealed a flight of stairs. I whispered,

"Mitchell, Will, take point. The rest of you, single file. Evie and I will cover our six." They nodded and they walked carefully down the stairs in single file. Evie and I entered last, closing the door and the torches flared to life, lighting the way. We descended down deeper. I checked the Exo-suit holographic screen and it shown there is no radiation. I removed my gas mask and said,

"No radiation in this sector. Remove gas masks but keep alert. The others nodded and removed their masks and keep it. After a few minutes, we reached a door bearing the insignia of Chaos and the Assassin Brotherhood. A beam of light scanned us and a robotic voice said,

"Recognised Alpha Team and Master Assassins." The door unlocked and it swung open. It reveal Lord Chaos and the Primordial Council. The Assassin Brotherhood leadership are also in the bunker. I stepped forward and said,

"What happen out there?" Lord Aether said,

"A surprise attack by an unknown enemy. We are caught totally by surprise. We tried to hold the line. But when the Colossal Legion fell, we couldn't hold it. Sixty remaining Tier 1 soldiers from the colossal Legion was all that is left of the colossal Legion. All of the commanders are dead. Only the recruited heroes are alive. They fought back. But they are overwhelmed and had to retreat. They fell back to the citadel, where they fought bravely with Kyle and the Assassins. But Kyle send them into the citadel to escort us to the bunker. They fell fighting." I nodded, replying,

"I know. I saw his body outside." I look over the remaining people that is the leadership of the Universe and Assassins. I said,

"We have to leave. This place is too well known. I have a feeling on who is the one who ordered the attack on Utopia and cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent people." Pontus asked,

"Where can we go? The universe is no safe place." I shook my head and replied,

"There is one place that is safe. A place where we can lie low for a while. Earth. The kingpin has no interest in the planet. It will allow us to lie low for a while." Chronos nodded and said,

"We have to leave now. The Kingpin has his soldiers searching for us. It won't be long before they find this place." I walked over to the exit and kicked it down, revealing a brick hallway. I said,

"Then hurry up and move it." At once, the survivors exited the bunker. All of us exited as well, with me bringing up the rear and throwing a remote C4 charge into the room and shutting the door behind me. As I caught up with the others, I heard the faint banging on the wall and activated the C4 charge. They will have a surprise inside the bunker. I reached the end of the hallway and Lord Aether opened the door and we exited into a valley. I remotely pilot the Harbringer and it landed at the valley where we are at. I lowered the ramp and the Primordial council got in. The Assassin brotherhood started to board when the alarm sounded. I look up and saw enemy airplanes coming in. I yelled into my gauntlet comms,

"Computer. Arm anti-air defences and open fire." At once, the EM-1 laser cannons powered up and locked on target and open fire. A concentrated beam of energy shot through the planes, vaporising the planes instantly. But we are not done yet. More planes are coming towards us. The swarm missiles that is on board are deployed, blowing the planes to scrap metal. But more planes are approaching the Harbringer. Once everyone is on board, the ship's ramp closed and we took off. But we couldn't shake the planes that is following us. Suddenly, the planes behind us exploded and the Crusader appeared behind us. The Falcon and the Maverick also appeared and surrounded us in a triangle formation. They are all piloted remotely by Thalia, Gideon and Shay. I nodded them my thanks and we piloted out of Utopia airspace. Once out of range, the arcane cannon swung around and charged up. I fired. A purple beam of energy pierced Utopia through the centre, causing it to implode. I sighed and look ahead. I keyed in the coordinates for Earth and entered hyperspace. I look back and saw the remains of the home that I lived in for the past 5000 years. Lord Chaos placed a hand on my shoulder and said,

"Do not blame yourself Percy. You did what you have to do. I'm proud of you." I nodded sadly and replied,

"Thank you Lord Chaos. The Kingpin has gone too far. He will be found." With that, silence took the room again. All of us are looking ahead, wondering what awaits us on Earth.