The Beast's Attack
The boats arrived only a day after Kuo's request. The citizens of Empire were relieved to finally leave the hell hole their home had become. Even with all the help Cole put in, destroying the remains of the Dust Men, wiping Kessler and the first sons out of the city, keeping Sasha's tar clear of systems, all these had tremendously helped Empire City get back on it's feet, but there was still that lingering sorrow and anger, the hate still there, hidden in the shadows. Putting Empire behind them is what these people needed to move on with their life. Amazingly hundreds still stayed, unwilling to leave their homes, despite the events of only a weeks prior.
Cole and Zeke stand on the boat, looking out at their home, thinking about all the fun, all the disasters, and all the sadness they found here,
"I'm sure gonna miss this place. Hell or not, it's still home." Zeke commented.
"You sound like we're not coming back." Cole laughed
"Huh?"
"This will only be a short trip. We're going to see Wolfe, come back, and kick the Beasts ass."
Zeke could only laugh.
"Your one hell of an optimist, you know that?"
"Hey, with my powers, I can do a lot more then other people can."
"True…"
Kuo joins them, still feeling slightly nauseous when ever she looks at Cole from her guilt.
"Hello boys…"
"Hey, Kuo" "Kuo" The two say when their 'savior' joins them.
She jumps straight into her agent mind setting, forgetting the nausea.
"Alright. So here's the plan-"
"Whoa, whoa, Kuo, we aren't ready for plan's. When we get there, we're gonna relax. Have a few beers. Meet a few hot chicks. Hell, enjoy some southern hospitality." Zeke points out to her.
"What? What are you talking about? We have to go and get Cole the powers to stop the Beast."
Worry was filling her voice.
"Don't worry, It'll all be done and we'll be back long before the Big Bad Beast get's here."
"But…"
"Not that I want to agree that we should party instead of training, but after all the shit we've been through, a little relaxation doesn't sound like a bad idea." Cole points out.
Kuo sighed, obviously outvoted. "Alright, but please…just don't waste too much time…"
"Don't worry, Kuo" Cole began. "Everything will be oka-"
Cole was cut off by the ship shaking.
"The hell…?"
Screams fill the air, panic replaces the joy, smoke fills the sky. Everyone turns to see it coming from Empire City.
"I'm going to check this out…" And with that, he was off, over the railing and on the dock before Kuo could object.
The dock shook, there are more screams, Cole follows them to find the gate locked tight, a single electrical bolt sets the caged citizens free.
"The hell's going on?" Something hit's the ship docked to his left, people fall, the ship goes under, destruction continues, more people run pass, fleeing for their lives.
In the distance, there stood a giant. A man of magma. A harbinger of destruction. The embodiment of chaos.
There stood The Beast
Cole was dumbfounded. He knew the Beast would be destructive, Kessler showed him that, but the magnitude of it was unthinkable. Half the city lay in destruction, not even 5 minutes ago everything was fine.
"Hey!" Cole yelled, shooting the Beast with a few bolts. "Over here!"
From the first bolt the Beast focused all of it's attention on Cole, and was over to him and stunning speed.
"Yeah, you. I know about you, I'm ready!" Shooting bolt after bolt, throwing a grenade after another, firing a rocket, trying to take the menace down.
It took a lot less for the Beast to make twice as much damage. It threw large balls of fire and magma, created distortions in the air, but with every hit of Cole's power, it's body fell apart.
"Hurry up Cole, I can't keep this ship docked much longer!" Came a concerned Kuo over the phone.
"I am trying!"
After shooting another bolt, the beast went down, swallowed by the water.
"Hurry up Brother!"
Cole wasted no time, he ran down the pier, jumping over debris, he made it back to the ship, but just as he was about to jump to safety, a distortion grabbed him back into the Beast's grasp.
Cole unleashed all the power he had.
He put every ounce of his being and power into a final Lightning ionic used all the power he had.
But…
It wasn't enough…
Kuo and Zeke got Cole's body back on the ship and they left. They could only stare in horror as the Beast reformed, and destroyed.
When Cole woke up, he soon learned of this. He could only watch as his beloved Empire City was destroyed before him, again.
Kuo kept to her priorities, thinking that she might be able to right this wrong, and Zeke… He did all he could to win back Cole's trust. The two worked, and made Cole the Amp, but mostly everyone was quiet, and kept to themselves. Trying to let it sink in that Empire City was dead.
Cole's resolve was already firm from Kessler's interferen, but now, it was solid as steel. He swore he'd kill the Beast, for everyone in Empire when the beast attacked, for every killed in the Blast, for himself, for Kuo, for Zeke, for Trish, and even for Kessler's. For everyone's sake.
He will become stronger.
And he will kill The Beast.
(Now into the actual story of inFAMOUS 2. How was the start? Did it meet expectations or disappoint?)
