Hey guys, so, ummmmmmm...this is not the last chapter either. I can't say for certain how many more there will be, but my estimate is at most two more after this.
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Anne wasn't dead, but she was close. All she saw was Sever with a knife in one hand, string in the other. She looked down at her chest and saw the hole the sword had made, A'de was pushing down on the wound, keeping the blood out on the top. Her back had already been bandaged, thankfully. She couldn't hear anything, just a loud ring in her ear. Until, she became drowsy and close her eyes, blacking out. Sever began to panic and just hugged her with a small tear in his eye
"Wake up, Annie...please...wake up." He cried, but she couldn't hear him.
Her eyes then opened to a pure white sky. She sat up and looked around, not sure where she was. Suddenly, someone walked up to her. It was a women in a white silk dress with a gold outline. Her face seemed motherly, with a smile across her face she held out her hand to help Anne up. She took the offer and stood.
"Hello, Anne." She said in a soft loving tone.
"How do you know my name, miss?" She asked.
"Well, I know everything about you. I know you grew up on an island with your mother, under a tyrant of a pirate. You later saw your mother hung right in front of you by that pirate. You grew and later killed him with his own gold encrusted sword." She said.
"Heh, I've told that story to almost everyone, it could have gotten passed along." She said back. The woman then smiled.
"I also know how you felt about it. You saw this man kill your mother, rape your village, and beat you half of the time, but you actually felt sorry for him inside, not because of guilt, but of pity, pity that led you later to revoke from killing, until you met Sever." She finished. Anne silently gasped, she never told anyone how she felt about the ordeal.
"H...how did you know that?" She asked.
"Like I said, I know everything about you. I've watched you ever since you were born. I'm surprised by how you felt Anne, I thought you were a pirate." She said.
"I needed to do it, if I hadn't...he wouldn't have stopped, and because I did it doesn't mean I enjoyed it, not all pirates are heartless." She yelled. The woman raised a brow and then giggled.
"Anne, no one expected you to enjoy it, but no one expected you to build the courage no one else could." She said. Anne crossed her arms.
"People didn't expect anything of me, just to do told what I was told." She said.
"Well, you certainly proved them wrong, but you need that courage again if you want to save your friend, Edward." She said back. She looked confused.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"As we speak he is on the island of the observatory, about to meet his death. You and the others must save him." She said. Anne smirked.
"Well then it's been fun, but I should be going, miss." She said. The woman smiled and waved her hand. The white disappeared and she saw herself fall down to earth. She woke in a huff and sat up, Severs head still in her lap. He looked up and smiled wildly.
"Anne!" He yelled crushing her ribs. Anne winced.
"...PAAIN!" She yelled with a stutter. Sever quickly let go.
"Sorry." He said scratching the back of his head embarrassed. She sat up in slight pain and turned to A'de.
"Edwards in trouble, he went with Rogers to the observatory." She said.
"How do you know?" He asked.
"Let's just say I have a hunch, okay? Trust me." She stared into A'des eyes. He understood and nodded. She winced in the complete coming up to speed with her. Sever jumped to her side.
"Are you ok?" He asked. She reassured him by kissing him. He smiled and helped her stand
"So, how do we get up there?" He asked.
"Heh...I actually have something for that." Sever said. He led them out onto the deck. He pulled a lever and a canon popped out. They looked at him, like, what the hell is this guy thinking. He laughed."I had an escape pod made. It can shoot three-hundred feet in the air and that's high enough to reach the island I imagine." He said. The pod was about ten feet in diameter, and about thirteen feet high. It was made of metal and wood and actually looked well built, for Sever that was a first.
"Um...how does it, uh, launch off of the ship?" A'de asked. He pulled the lever once more to see a firing system. Levers, wheels, pulleys, it didn't matter what was on it because Sever was the only one who could operate it. Anne just slapped her forehead and stared at Sever once more.
"How in the actual hell did you build this in the time it took you to get here?" She asked.
"Well, I had help of course. Didn't tell them what it was for, but I made 'em anyway, biggest cannonball you've ever seen, isn't it?" He said loading in self admiration.
"How many people can it hold?" She asked.
"About twenty five, including me. I just need to start the firing system, but I'll only have ten seconds to hop on, but Trust me when I say this, it'll be one hell of a show." He said pointing out the flaw.
"Then what are we waiting for then?" A'de asked.
"Nothing at all, all we need is twenty three men." Sever said.
"Wait, won't you need to get on somehow?" Anne asked.
"Don't worry about that, I'll find my way on." He said smirking. So they rounded up every hotshot, brave, and impulsive warrior they could find, assassin and pirate alike. They all jumped inside of the pod and sat, unfortunately, the thought of restraints never crossed Severs head, but it was too late for the others to complain. Sever sealed the hatch and began the launching mechanism and counted to five, he then jumped into the canon and onto the already sealed pod and smirked. The pod then launched into the air and Sever held onto the handle he had personally installed. He laughed loudly as they approached the island, where they would find Edward and Mary, and hopefully find them both alive.
Meanwhile, on the island surface, Edward and Rogers walked through the jungle. Edward was unaware of the fact that they were under constant watch by the Fallens dark assassins and overall slaves. He kept all of his focus on Rogers, who was leading him in a single direction, towards the observatories entrance. Rogers might have been in front of Edward the entire time, but he could see every move he was making, every twitch, every slight of hand, he could see every hair on his head move without taking a single glance. That's thanks to the sort of "hive mind" he has with the assassins, in other words he can see what they see. He could also especially see that Edward was reaching for his gun. Rogers didn't even turn, he just smirked and spoke.
"Edward, Edward, Edward, none of the weapons you have can phase me in any possible way. So why even bother?" He asked.
"What made you think I was going to shoot you?" He asked. Rogers saw what he meant. All he was doing was loading it. Rogers just shook his head.
"You always resort to your guns and bombs, Edward. I assure you we just want to talk." He said.
"Well one thing that I've learned over the years, is that you never trust a Templar, especially if that Templar is under the mental control of an actual demon. So it's good to be prepared during a "talk" with someone I don't have the slightest bit of trust or respect for." He finished. He just shook his head once more and they began walking once more.
After about an hour of walking they happened upon the entrance, guarded by two hooded Goliaths guarding the doors with their hammers held upright. They stepped aside to let Rogers and Edward pass. Rogers opened the tunnel door and gestured for Edward to follow. He did how he was told, and followed him down to the Fallens layer.