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Vengeful Return Chapter 7: Fall of Aeropa/ The Beginning of the End

Maia floated through the newly renovated, former Aeropan Barracks. Its interior had been completely refurbished and even as she watched more cybernetic Lurkers were added to her already vast army. She turned away from the growing army and with a flick of her hand a computer screen flicked on and Gol turned to face her.

"Progress report." Her command was sharp but she still felt a connection to her brother. Gol snapped his fingers and multiple screens appeared.

"Construction is coming along fine. In a week or so we shall have completed the construction; our only problem now is our limited amount of dark eco. But our armies continue to grow, soon we will lay siege on Haven City and we shall have all the eco we need." Maia smiled but she was less than satisfied.

"What about Aeropa?" she said.

"There have been no developments. Our armies continue to batter against the walls but despite their lack of an effective army, they have managed to hold off our armies. However we have effectively cut off communication, so no outside help can be expected. We simply need to break down their walls and get to the cities eco supply."

"Can we not use the Eco Core?" Maia already knew the answer but she was hoping for a quick way to power their robot.

"No. "Gol was adamant "Using it may cause massive instability and we cannot cause any alarm. If the alert goes out on a global scale they will bring their armies and crush us. The element of surprise will be very useful."

"Very well, and as for Aeropa, bring it to its knees. Use any means necessary." With that ominous command she flicked her hand and Gol's image vanished. Her eyes glittered, it was time to go and see Jak.

Aeropa, the Brink

The city itself was exhausted; it was dull but relatively unharmed, but the war had taken a great toll. Food had become scarce and the people were dying, the green eco was now so rare it was saved only for unique occasions. The army had been torn apart by the people as Duke Skyheed had tried carry out his insane plan and now leaderless and in disarray a new enemy had taken it upon themselves to attack them.

The cyborgs were inhumane, they did not seem to need sleep and the army was vast. However the people of Aeropa were not without valour and strength, they had fought off the armies but it had been draining the eco and resources. They were losing but not slow enough for the on looking Gol. His plan needed to be implemented.

The Lurkers carried in the newest weapons. Fused with both Precursor and Dark Maker technology, they had been intended to be used against Haven City however clearly they had underestimated the resilience of the Aeropeans and their apparent weakness. The walls had been shielded with light eco and their attacks and barely managed to breach any part of it. Their efforts to climb over the walls had been repelled and the air attacks were out of the question with the Aeropeans, they were simply too good in the air.

The machinery began to whirl and dark eco shot into the sky. Immediately the skies began to darken, the clouds gathered and acquired an unnatural purple look. The Aeropeans were too amazed with the sky show that they were hardly aware of its threat.

The clouds began to descend and the people began to panic as the eerie clouds descended. The people tried to escape but there was nowhere to run to. The people began to scream as they breathed in the deadly air and the dark eco seeped through their bodies, mutating and corrupting them. With a loud bang lightning-like bolts erupted from the low clouds and the mutants howled as bolts coursed through their body. The light eco shield centre was struck and with a final sputter the light eco shield faded.

The walls burst and rubble scattered everywhere as the armies entered the city, just as the mining Lurkers burst from the underground. The mutants were captured and killed as the last of the city fell to the power of Gol and Maia and Aeropa was no more.

Gol and Maia's Prison

Jak was writhing on floor, heedless to burns of the chains, as he desperately tried to escape his imprisonment. Maia watched him amused and finally entered just as he stopped and finally regained his pitiful composure. Jak looked up at her his face contorted with hate and a plea for mercy. She laughed as she flicked her hand and a cut appeared in his face. Again the panels either side of Jak opened but, although he barely noticed, the machinery was different.

He shook his head as he began to feel drowsy. Desperately Jak tried to stay awake but slipped into a dark sleep. The eco induced state began to take its toll on Jak as he twitched and turned. His nightmares were dark and terrible and his overwhelming emotions began to overcome him. As he stood mourning over a dead Daxter his emotions broke something inside of him as he struggled awake.

His skin turned pale and his eyes grew dark as Dark Jak emerged. Maia stopped laughing quickly and began to back away. The hate and malevolence in his eyes was chilling and her mouth was as dry as bone from fear. Veger and Erol panicking disappeared as their courage broke and Dark Jak pulled on his chains heedless to the dark eco. The manacles broke and Jak stood up, rubbing his wrists, staring at Gol and Maia with a dark glee.

He leapt forwards and Gol instinctively raised a shield around them both as Jak slashed out with his claws. His first swipe caught Maia in the head and Gol was sent flying by a shockwave from his other hand. Maia stood up, the shield had protected her and Gol reappeared at her side, their composure had returned. "So" Maia sneered "This is your dark side Jak? I have to say he is far more... interesting then your normal self." Dark Jak chuckled.

"Yes. I am the result of two years of dark eco experimentation. Quite a good look isn't it?" He said as he examined his claws. "I have to say though you've been pissing me off and you're going to pay the price!" He snarled and leapt forward, claws ready to tear into Gol and Maia's flesh as bolts shot out of their fingers. They hit him but he seemed hardly affected as he retaliated with his own bolts. Gol raised his hand in front of him and a dark eco shield expanded once again.

They remained locked in conflict as Dark Jak continued to shoot bolts and the shield began to crack. A desperate shockwave resounded from Maia's hand just as Gol's shield broke. Gol and Maia shot backwards and hit the wall, head first. They slumped to the floor just as Dark Jak got up; he started towards them however soon his skin had regained its colour and Jak groaned as he felt the injuries Dark Jak had brushed aside.

He was exhausted and weak but he wasn't going to stay another minute in that hellhole.