Part 12: Shattered

The fire spreads and buildings slowly crumble. Hundred screams from the survivors echoed throughout Rialto. First responders were at the scene to search and rescue civilians. Many officers were shocked to see the devastation of the city. "What in the hell happened?" One of them asked but his answer can be seen at the center of the incident.

Parts of a large facility were all over Rialto. One of the witnesses said it just appeared out from the sky and fell.

The officers went to check inside the ruined facility. There, they discovered laboratory equipment, officer and infirmary. Putting out the fire as they go, they found a large radio telescope. They're in an observatory.

"What is this place?"

Then one of the officers answered, found a name of the facility. "Horizon Lunar Colony... Horizon One."

He did not believe what he heard. "Horizon One? The Lucheng Interstellar's moonbase... 'moon'base."

"Yes. That one. It's a moonbase." The officer looked up to the noon sky and saw the moon unchanged and undisturbed. "How did it get here?"

But then they heard a loud scream from the center of the crash. Red lightning erupted and struck few of the survivors and responders, killing them instantly. The officer called everyone to retreat and find as many civilians as possible and take them to safety.

"Sir, what is going on?" One officer carried a weeping child on his arms.

"Just go! Get out of here!"


As the scream continued, Sombra woke up and saw a blurry vision of Mr. Mors and William. First glance, she thought they were still fighting. But when her vision was clear, she saw the most horrific sight she has ever seen.

Mr. Mors pressed his only hand on to William's chest and tried to extract the red power inside.

The young man cried in pain. The feeling was like someone was pulling his heart out. He felt his ribs being moved and stretched, his inside feeling different.

"Come on. You need to calm down, boy." Mr. Mors said.

Sombra looked around her and saw the ruins of the lunar base. She was still shocked to see what Mors did. She cannot fathom how he did it. Then she heard Moira and Akande under the rumble of the Talon base. "Moira! Doomfist!" She called their names. The ruined platform raised up and she saw the big guy pushing it aside. "Sombra! Take Moira away from here."

Sombra grabbed the unconscious geneticist.

But then she heard Mors calling her name. "Sombra! We are not done yet." She turned around and saw the big one-armed monster threw the drained William away and began walking towards her. Doomfist stood up and prepared for Round 2. "Mr. Ogundimu, stand down. You know you cannot beat me."

"I know." Doomfist said with a firm tone. "But I can buy them some time."

Mr. Mors glared as he saw Sombra disappeared inside the ruins. "Fine. I'll give you a minute."


Get up. William heard a familiar voice from the great void. He opened his eyes and saw the clear blue sky and then birds flying about and then a great black smoke ruining the view. The young man began to remember his last moments. He was with Angela and Fareeha and then a flash of red light came to him. It blinded him. Where am I? He asked himself.

He got up and saw the ruins arounds him. What happened here? Then that familiar voice exclaimed behind him. William turned around and saw the Talon agent Doomfist trying to stand up but he took a lot of beating. Doomfist? THE Doomfist? What is he doing here?

But his question was never answered as the one-armed man slammed the Talon agent to the wall.

William ducked and hid himself from their battle. Who's that guy? He cannot remember the events that lead him to Rialto. He then felt a sting on his chest and saw a burnt mark on it, directly from his heart. How did I get this? Knowing he will not get answers, he tried to leave the scene. Across the rubble, he encountered the First Responders and saw his current condition.

One of the officers called him, "Sir, we have you! Easy now. Calm down. We have you now. Safe and sound." It sounds like they recited those lines. William approached them and received their assistance and escorted him away from the scene.

"Take me away from here."

"Wait!" Everyone heard the deep Mexican accent from the ruins. William saw Sombra carrying an unconscious woman with her. Quickly, the officers went to help her and the woman.

"Hey!" William said. "Don't help them. They are-" But then he was silenced by the hacker's slap and she made a scene.

"Damn you for us behind, you coward. Instead of helping people, you flee."

Now all eyes turned to glare. William felt embarrassed even though he did not do anything bad. He tried to fix things. "I was trying to get help first, okay? I'm coming back for you...two."

The officers called them. "Alright. We got your friend in the ambulance. If you couple stopped arguing..."

"We are not a couple!" Both yelled.

"Noted. But first we have to treat your wounds."


It took just a minute for Mors to knock out Doomfist to the ground. For the big guy, Doomfist is just annoyance. Once it was over, he dropped the unconscious mercenary back to the ruins of the Talon base.

Now that he as two gems on his possession, it is time for him to gather the rest. He contacted his two henchmen. "I have what I came for. But there are people I need you to eliminate. I don't want them spoiling my plans."

They bowed before him and vowed "We will never fail you."

But then someone came to interrupt Mors.

"If I might interject- if you are going to other worlds, you might need an army." The mystery man grinned. "I can give you one."

Mr. Mors seemed to recognized the person. "I see you found the object you desire." He looked at the red stone on his gauntlet. "This?"

"Yes."

"I don't need an army. I am the army."

"With those two, you are not."

Mr Mors glared at the man. "Alright. You need this stone first for this project of yours-"

"Precisely. Do we have a deal?"

The big man thinks about it. "I'll give you three-"

"No. Just one."

"One?"

"Yes, Mors. Give me one day... and you can have your army."

Both men smirked, agreeing to the deal.

END

(to be continued in the next story: The Sixth Stone)

(But the story of Sombra and William will continue here)