The Clock Tower

by Archive keeper

After a series of vivid visions of a world at war with itself, Elia and the rest of the 501st are transported to the MW universe where they have to fight to survive the invasion of America. They team up with Metal Team and the 141 in order to find a way home however nothing is as it seems as the fate of both worlds may be tied to the will of a single man re posted with permission

25. Chapter 25 Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers

Florida USA

"The Survivor"

12:01 local time

The Survivor had been wandering aimlessly for a day or so now. She was unable to find any information as to where the witches from the other human realm were located. It was rather frustrating for the young Defector Neuroi. It didn't have much time before the human turncoat Makarov completed the ritual and allowed the Neuroi Empire to pour into the physical world and devour everything in their path. The Defectors had tried on three occasions now to warn the humans of the impending invasion of their world by the Empire. The first attempt happened over a year ago now when the Defector named "Nuko" tried to contact a witch from the 501st Joint Fighter Wing (ironically one of the witches that The Survivor was trying to contact) and warn here of the Neuroi Empire's intentions. However that attempted failed when the Neuroi that was occupying the human weapon called the "Warlock" destroyed Nuko and the hive that she was occupying. The second attempted happened a few months prior to now the Defectors made their second attempt to contact humanity. The Neuroi calling itself "Naka" tried to make contact with the 504th Joint Fighter Wing over the human nation of Venezia. Right before Naka could use it's telepathy to talk to the humans it was destroyed by the appearance of one of the medium sized hives that appeared over Venezia. After Naka's death the Empire hunted the Defectors down and killed them one after the other. The Survivor had barely escaped the ruthless extermination attempt with its life. The Survivor shuttered at the memory of what had happened to their leader when The Succubus had gotten her hands on it; and to think that The Survivor almost met the same fate. The final attempt to contact the humans was one that was more drastic. The Survivor had made brief contact with two of the night witches from the 501st and had enhanced their magic using a device given to it by the human specter calling himself Viktor Reznov. The gambit seemed to work as the 501st was then transported to this human realm. However the witches have so far been unable to find and kill Vladimir Makarov who was nearly finished with the ritual. The time for subtlety had ended and The Survivor had to be direct with the witches now or else humanity was doomed to meet the fate of all of the other species the Neuroi Empire had put to the sword. The Survivor had downloaded the information from a dozen computer terminals already searching for information about the 501st. Each time it had ended in failure but the first time it attempted to do this was by far the worst. The Survivor thought about the images of all of the humans in the midst of love making. It was strange it seemed like the humans really enjoyed doing that with each other. The Survivor then remembered the video of the human woman touching herself, and how much the human seemed to enjoy herself. The Survivor stopped flying for a moment and descended into one of the forests and leaned against one of the trees. The Survivor thought to itself that it had taken the appearance of an adolescent girl or a witch rather complete with striker unit. The Survivor thought to itself if it touched itself like that human woman did what would it feel? The Survivor changed its appearance so it had the appearance of being a nude human female. The Survivor's hands wandered between her legs and started to rub its genitals. A wave of pleasure went through out its body. Then The Survivor stopped and changed its appearance so that it was fully clothed again. It mustn't occupy itself with such silly thoughts; it had a mission to complete. The Survivor then started to fly off again to continue its mission. The Survivor made it about half a kilometer before the itch between its legs became unbearable and it changed its appearance again so that it was nude and The Survivor then began to touch itself again.

"Ok I will just touch myself for a few minutes nothing more." It thought to itself as it began to masturbate. By the time The Survivor had climaxed two hours had passed.

Prague Czech Republic

Yuri

06:11 local time

"Which vehicle will he be in?" Soap asked Yuri who shrugged before he replied.

"They constantly rotate for security reasons. We won't know until he steps out." Yuri replied casually to the SAS commando who raised an eyebrow.

"You know a lot about Makarov don't you?" Soap asked Yuri who didn't reply at first. Soap was about to press the issue Price spoke over the radio.

"Alpha one, radio check, over." Price said to Soap who looked out to the hotel where Price was located.

"Bravo one, copy we are dug in with line of sight on the hotel." Soap replied to the leader of the Task Force. Soap cocked his sniper rifle and crouched.

"Good. Charlie team what is your status over?" Price asked the two women snipers located below Yuri and Soap.

"This is Charlie team we both have a clear shot on the target over." Cryska replied to Price.

"Right Kamarov is our eyes and ears inside the hotel. Once he gives us the nod we kick this off." Price told the Task Force snipers. "What do you see?" Price then asked Soap.

"Bugger all mate. Looks like Makarov is late for his own funeral." Soap said as a Russian Mi-28 Havoc flew overhead.

"Sit tight until we can get a clean shot. Then you can put as many rounds on him as you like." Price replied with some amusement in his voice. Soap then smiled at that.

"It will only take one." He simply replied.

504th Base of Operations Romagna

Flight Lieutenant Junko Takei

09:34 local time

It had been over a day and a half since the two women in that strange aircraft had arrived at this base. The strange aircraft they flew was currently in a hanger under 24 hour guard so no civilians could see it. The blonde haired woman who called herself Lilia had slept for a full day; the exhaustion from three hours of intense aerial combat was a lot for her body to take. However the young girl who was apparently named Melvina was still resting in her hospital bed. The Indian girl was expected to make a full recovery but it would take some time for her to recover, the mental strain inflicted on the young girl from having a Neuroi inside her head had taken its toll on the other girl. It was so strange; Junko thought that the only women the Liberions let into their military were witches. But Lilia claimed that she was a Marine and her dog tags indicated as such as well. In addition to the strange flight suit that she wore she also was carrying a type of gun she had never seen before and a strange square device that seemed to be a type of phone or something. That device was most peculiar as it also played videos and music. After a full day of rest Lilia finally woke up. Junko found herself quite happy about that. Well she was always happy when someone made a recovery from an injury but this time she felt even happier than she normally would. Upon waking up Junko tried to explain the situation to Lilia who seemed to not really understand. After a few minutes Junko offered to sit her down with the rest of the 504th and the newly arrived 78th Tame Witches to further explain the situation she was in. Lilia agreed to the offer and asked for her clothes back after she put on the green jump suit she checked on the other girl who was sleeping peacefully. Lilia then followed after Junko and went into the common areas where the other witches from both units had assembled and were now sitting on the various couches and chairs. Lilia gave all of the witches nervous glances.

"So what is going on here where am I? Lilia asked Junko who nodded her head.

"You are on the 504th JFW's base located inside Romagna. You collapsed from exhaustion after you landed her. According to Erzsi you were exhausted. You have been sleeping for over a day now." Junko explained to Lilia who raised an eyebrow.

"Romagna what are you talking about, I have never heard of Romagna before?" Lilia asked. Then Clotilda spoke.

"Wait what do you mean you have never heard of Romagna before? Its only the frontlines in the war against the Neuroi." Clotilda said to Lilia.

"I am sorry but I have never heard of this country before I and my battle group where in route to Spain when a strange flash of energy struck the fleet." Lilia said to the leader of the Tame Witches. "The Abraham Lincoln and its supporting craft were to assist allied forces in repelling the enemy from Spain before all of this happened. Lilia asked them. Then Dominica spoke to Lilia.

"What is the Abraham Lincoln? Are you talking about the President from eighty years ago?" Dominica asked Lilia who raised an eyebrow.

"What eighty years ago? More like one hundred and sixty years ago. And no I am talking about the USS Abraham Lincoln a Nimitz class Super Carrier that I flew off of. It was where all of my comrades were before those… Neuroi killed them. Lilia replied as she practically spit the word Neuroi. Then Jane spoke.

"Wow slow down. I have never heard of a Nimitz class Super Carrier. And last I checked Abraham Lincoln was president of Liberion in 1860 which was eighty five years ago." Jane replied to Lilia who then had a panicked look on her face.

"Wait what are you talking about? What is Liberion?" Lilia inquired with a panicked look on her face. Jane was about to reply when Junko held up her hand.

"What year is it and what was your mission Lilia?" Junko asked Lilia who then turned to face her.

"The year is 2016 and I was a pilot aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in route to Europe as part of an American Task Force sent to assist our allies in the European Union from the Russian Invasion." Lilia replied to Junko. With that response the room had fallen silent. Some of the girls briefly thought to themselves that Lilia might have lost her sanity but insane people usually don't carry around technology that was far ahead of their time. Lilia noticed the looks she was getting from everyone else. "What is the matter, that is the correct date isn't it? We are somewhere in Europe right now aren't we?" Lilia asked them.

"Lilia… I hate to be the one to break this to you… but the year isn't 2016… the year is 1945 and I do not know of any of these countries you speak of." Junko replied to Lilia who had a stunned look on her face. "For the last six years we have been fighting off an alien invasion from a race of beings we have only identified as the Neuroi. They have overrun most of Europe and North Africa and have launched a handful of small scale assaults in the pacific." Junko told the American Marine. "The enemy that attacked you and killed all of your comrades were the Neuroi which I am sure that you already knew; considering how your friend was briefly taken over by one of these aliens." Junko explained to Lilia who looked dumbfounded by this revelation.

"You are saying that I am in the past. No not just that that I am in an entirely different reality. There were no Neuroi in my world back in 1945." Lilia replied. Just then one of the Tame Witches named Morgan Harbison spoke.

"Ha I told you Alannah! Now pay up!" Morgan said to the blonde haired Australis witch.

"Alright you cheeky bitch don't rub it in." Alannah said to Morgan as she handed over five pounds to the Britannian.

Lilia then looked to Junko. "Lieutenant Takei I could have sworn that I remember seeing you with animal ears when I first saw you; what was that about?" Lilia asked Junko who nodded and summoned her familiar.

"You mean this? This is my familiar, I am a witch after all and every witch has one." Junko replied. Lilia gave a startled gasp of surprise. "Do you not have witches in your world?" Junko asked Lilia who shook her head.

"No there are no witches back in my world." Lilia replied, she then thought for a moment. "Come to think of it though I did hear some rumors of a group of all female super soldiers with animal ears and tails that fought alongside American forces in the battle to retake the capitol from Russian paratroopers." Lilia told them. Then a sliver of hope entered Junko's mind.

"Did the rumors say that one of the super soldiers was a woman in her early twenties wearing an eye patch over one eye?" Junko asked Lilia who nodded her head. "Ah I see. I believe that those super soldiers are witches. In fact I know who they are. They are the 501st Joint Fighter Wing that went missing a few months ago. The Strike Witches must have ended up in your world somehow." Junko explained to her. Lilia still looked confused.

"Wait I still don't understand everything that is going on can you explain all of this stuff to me. What are witches? And what do you know of the Neuroi?" Lilia asked Junko who nodded her head.

"Yes allow me to explain. The year is 1945 we are located in Romagna currently two hundred kilometers south of the frontlines against the Neuroi. In 1939 the Neuroi appeared over Europe and destroyed everything in their path. Millions died in the first years of their assault on humanity. By 1942 all of Europe with the exception of Britannia fell before the might of their onslaught. In the east Orussia was pushed back to beyond the Ural Mountains and in North Africa the human forces were pushed back on every front. Conventional forces were of only limited use at best against the Neuroi barely managing to slow down their advance. However mankind has one trump card against the Neuroi." Junko stopped for a moment and gestured to the witches in the room who all summoned their familiars. "And that would be us witches; young women with magical powers who are the only ones capable of stopping the Neuroi. We have fought a long defensive war against the invaders for the last six years only recently starting to turn the tide of battle in humanity's favor. A little over a year ago the 501st were able to destroy the Neuroi hive located over Gallia, liberating the country from enemy occupation. Humanity has been on the offensive until recently. The Neuroi have become deadlier and smarter than they were before. They have been targeting our leadership and commanders around the world picking them off one by one. A few weeks ago they killed the Karlsland Kaiser and his family in a bloody and merciless assassination. The Neuroi have also gotten far more brutal towards humanity as well." Junko explained before looking to Clotilda who began to speak.

"About a week and a half ago my girls and I were supporting a unit of Liberion and Karlslander troops fighting in Gallia. We came across a village the Neuroi had attacked." Clotilda paused for a second and took a deep breath. "The Neuroi… slaughtered everyone in the village. They tortured people to death… skinned some alive… cut peoples' heads off and mounted them on stakes and burned the village to the ground. When we got there we found one survivor. A young woman maybe twenty or so who had been stripped naked and crucified; she gave us a message saying that the Neuroi were coming and that there was nothing we could do to stop them." Clotilda said before pausing for another second. Junko saw Darya squirm for a moment as memories of that horrible day filled her mind. "And that the Neuroi would, rape, torture and kill us as they pleased." Clotilda told Lilia who was now gritting her teeth and clenching her fists.

"Those fucking bastards… they are just like the fucking Russians back in my world." Lilia replied through gritted teeth. "But that is not important now. I have something that I need to tell all of you. When my friend Melvina was taken over by that Neuroi; he told us why the Neuroi were doing what they were doing and why the Abraham Lincoln and the other ship were sent to this world. He told me that the Neuroi think of humans as nothing but weak infidels to slaughter for their own amusement and that they needed to see what they technology from my world was like… and now that they know they say in time they will counter it." Lilia explained to them. The group let out a gasp as everything became clear to them. It explained everything to them. Now what that woman had told them when they found her in that village was starting to make sense. They were killing humans because they thought of us as being inferior to them. Junko then spoke.

"I see well that clarifies something that mankind had been trying to figure out for years now. I am sure that our commanders will want a debrief as soon as possible. However in the mean time please tell us what is your world like then; and who are the Russians?" Junko asked Lilia who calmed down for a second and exhaled before speaking.

"Back in my world things have gone differently. Back in my world between 1939 and 1945 there was an incredibly destructive war fought between the axis and the allies. In the war sixty million people died and the world was left in such a damaged state that peace would never return." Lilia told the group which caused a massive gasp from the witches. Wars between humans happened in this world but were rare and short. The last human on human war happened in the mid 1800s and lasted for two months with only a few thousand deaths. A war between humans that lasted for years and resulted in tens of millions of deaths was unimaginable. "One of the major powers during this war was the Soviet Union. It was a brutal dictatorship that was bent on world domination. After the war ended they immediately entered a cold war with my country the United States of America. The two countries developed the largest and most powerful weapons imaginable and stared each other down across the Atlantic. Then in the early 1990s the Soviet Union collapsed and the Russian Federation took its place. The Federation was a peaceful and democratic country that worked to end the divide between it and the west. For a while things were peaceful… then the Ultranationalist appeared. The Ultranationalists wanted to revive the Soviet Union and conquer all of Europe for their own. In September 2001 they supported a religious extremist terrorist group that hijacked four American civilian airlines and smashed them into buildings in New York and Washington DC killing nearly three thousand civilians in the process." Lilia paused for a moment to catch a breath. Then Angela spoke to Lilia.

"That is absurd why would these… "terrorists" as you call them deliberately kill civilians and why would they kill themselves to do so? It is unthinkable for them to do something so evil." Angela said with clear anger in her voice. Lilia nodded her head.

"This terrorist group calling itself Al-Qaeda believes that we westerners and Americans in particular are infidels who needed to be killed. And they believe that their god gives them not only permission to do this but actually rewards them when they do so. Many of Al-Qaeda members have willingly strapped bombs to themselves and gone into a civilian area such as a bus stop or shopping mall and blown themselves up to kill innocent people. And most of these weapons that Al-Qaeda gets come directly from the Ultranationalists. After the terror attacks in September the American military tracked down their location to a nation in the Middle East called Afghanistan and proceeded to invade the country to root out the men responsible for the attack. However this was just a distraction for the Ultranationalists. In 2011 the Ultranationalists gained enough power to launch a bloody civil war for control of the nation. Despite the help from both the American and European Union military the Russian loyalists were defeated and the Ultranationalist took control of the country. Now they had the world's largest nuclear arsenal and the world's second largest army at their control which brings us to the events of what happened now. In August of 2016 Russian forces proceeded to invade the United States attacking cities all along the East Coast. After several weeks of bloody fighting and the deaths of over one hundred and thirty thousand people, most of them civilians the Russians were repelled and they offered to negotiate a cease fire. For whatever reason my government chose to accept the ceasefire and a peace deal was to be signed in October. However this was just a ruse of war. A few days ago the Russians launched a deadly chemical attack against every major city in Europe including my home town of Stockholm Sweden killing tens of millions of people. At first we thought this was just a terror attack but it was something much worse. The chemical attack was the first step of the Russian invasion of Europe designed to cripple EU defenses. The plan seemed to work as the Russians could practically just walk in and occupy the now contaminated land. However the remnants of the European Army and the surviving American troops that were garrisoning Europe are fighting back and the American military is on its way with a large relief force to repel the invasion. From what I can tell it is going to be a long and bloody land war for Europe." Lilia explained to the now horrified and shocked witches. How could such a world exist? And what did these Russians have to gain by killing so many innocent people? Just then Junko heard Darya swear in Russian before speaking to Jenna.

"This Russia sounds like it has a similar name to my country Orussia." She explained to her girlfriend. Just then Lilia replied.

"Yes and it sounds like you are speaking Russian for that matter. Back when I was still living in Sweden I met several Russian immigrants who had migrated to my old country. If you don't mind me asking where is Orussia on map?" Lilia asked Darya who pointed to the map on the wall. Lilia nodded. "Yes that is exactly where Russia is located in my world." Lilia replied with a neutral tone in her voice. Darya shied away and Jenna covered her a bit with a hug. Lilia didn't seem to notice.

"This world sounds grim but if you don't mind me asking how did you end up here?" Federica asked Lilia who nodded her head.

"Yes The Abraham Lincoln Battle group was about to perform an Alpha Strike against the Russians in Spain when we were hit by a wave of energy. The next thing we knew we were being struck by a massive tidal wave that knocked all of the aircraft and personnel including my flight leader Colonel Graham, that were on deck into the water and beached the Abraham Lincoln along with the USS John S. McCain upon some desolate beach near a forest of dead trees. However some of the ships in the battle group were less lucky as the tidal wave capsized and sank the ships before they could react. Half of our battle group of twelve ships was lost before we even knew what hit us; and the USS Abraham Lincoln lost all but thirteen of its original eighty aircraft and one of those fighters lost its crew. The only survivors of the Air Group were three members of my flight including myself and nine members of the Raging Busters, only one squadron out of six was remaining. After that Admiral Alston the commander of the Carrier Battle Group ordered the SEAL unit to perform a recon mission and see if they could figure out where we were, while he ordered my friend Melvina, the girl who came with me to scan the radio and satellite networks to see if she could contact any friendly units. Finally he ordered the remaining crew members to recover any of the bodies of the crew who washed ashore so they could be given a proper burial. After we retrieved all of the bodies that we could we began to give them a proper funeral." Lilia paused and clenched her fists. "That's when the Neuroi attacked us. We didn't know who or what they were at the time but they came at us in force. The remaining aircraft and the marines and sailors who were still alive supported by naval fire support fought back the first wave of the Neuroi that advanced over land to our position. No matter how many we killed they simply kept coming until they were all dead. After that we saw on our radars a second wave of aircraft and ground units came after us. We barely had enough time to rearm and prepare for air to air combat before they arrived. We fought them off but this time the air units took causalities. Two of the Raging Busters were lost to the Neuroi and my aircraft was damaged to the point of being trashed. We landed again and went to see the Admiral who had called us up to tell him what we could of this new enemy." Lilia once again paused. "That is when that Neuroi took over my friend's body and forced her into being his puppet. After that is when we got word of an even larger force of Neuroi heading towards us this time with an aircraft so large that it dwarfed any other thing in the sky. Admiral Alston then ordered me to get Melvina into a flight suit and get in the remaining Super Hornet and try to find any place safe to land and tell the world what we knew… wherever we were. He ordered my wingman Wilbert to escort me but as he got into the air he experienced engine trouble and told me that he would be of more use over the Lincoln rather than escorting me. I told him I would send help as soon as I could." Lilia then began to cry as she looked to the ground and clenched her fists once again. "But… I wasn't fast enough those metal bastards killed everyone… including…. Including…" Tears began to flow freely from Lilia's eyes. "Including Wilbert… I didn't even get the chance to tell him how I felt about him… they took that away from me those fucking bastards." She stated with clear anger in her voice, and tears still in her eyes. Junko went over to the young marine and sat beside her and wrapped her arm around the girl for comfort. Lilia leaned her head against Junko's shoulder. Junko saw Federica give her a sly grin which caused Junko to raise an eyebrow. Then Clotilda spoke.

"Well until we can find a way to get in contact with your world Lilia we are more than happy to have you stay here with us." Clotilda said to Lilia who nodded her head and forced a smile.

"Thank you I really appreciate your hospitality and the fact that you are helping my friend. For now my Super Hornet still is armed and operational and if you can figure out the blend of fuel used then I can keep flying it for CAP missions, I still have five missiles left and the 20mm rounds can be manufactured here in this world. And if my aircraft finally craps out and you need another gun in a fight, well I am a marine which means I was a rifleman first so I could more than handle myself in a fight." Lilia told The Liberion commander of the Tame Witches.

"Thanks we will keep that in mind." She simply replied. Then the Liberion tank witch named Olivia spoke.

"Well one other thing you can do is tell me about the Marines back in your world. I myself am a member of the USMC in this world and I would be curious to know what they are like in your world." Olivia said to Lilia who nodded as she whipped away any tears still in her eyes.

"Ok I would be happy to tell you about them so time." Lilia simply replied which clearly excited Olivia.

"Great I will ask you about them after dinner if you don't mind?" Olivia asked Lilia who nodded her head. Then Federica spoke.

"Ok people I think Lilia has had enough excitement for one day she still needs her rest. So for now everyone is dismissed." Federica said to the assembled witches. Everyone but Junko and Lilia stood up and began to leave. Junko noticed that she still had her arm wrapped around Lilia's shoulder and now to her surprise Lilia had her arm wrapped around Junko's waist. Federica then gave Junko a look that seemed to say I will give you two some alone time. Junko then looked to Lilia who then looked back to her. Junko and Lilia's faces were mere centimeters from each other and Junko stared into those lovely deep bluish green eyes of the America and spoke.

"So do you want me to take you to your room?" She asked Lilia who nodded. They got up and Junko led Lilia to one of the spare rooms on the base and walked inside with her. Lilia then spoke.

"I wanted to thank you for all of the kindness you have shown me Lieutenant Takei. It really means a lot to me. You rescued me from that wreck and healed my wounds and now have given me a spare room to sleep for now. It really means a lot to me that you would do this." Lilia said to Junko who smiled.

"It's no trouble at all… oh and call me Junko, there is no need for formalities." Junko said to Lilia who smiled.

"Thank you Junko… and also thank you for comforting me back there. I promise I won't show such unprofessionalism again." Lilia told Junko who shook her head.

"No it's alright I didn't mind it at all." Junko told Lilia and then she looked away for a moment trying to hide a slight blush. "And if you ever need someone to talk to about anything… I will be here for you ok?" Junko asked Lilia who smiled back to her weakly.

"Thank you Junko if I need to, I will take you up on that offer." She simply replied. Junko smiled back and said goodbye before walking out. As she walked down the hallways she thought about the sadness that she saw in Lilia's eyes. Those sad eyes brought Junko so much pain… she never wanted to see that much pain in this girl's eyes again and Junko swore that she would do whatever she could in her power to remove all of that pain from that girl's heart some day.

Prague Czech Republic

Captain John "Soap" Mactavish

07:01 local time

Soap looked to his fellow sniper Yuri and spoke.

"It is almost time Yuri. The meeting will take place on the second floor." Soap said as he cocked his M21 sniper rifle. Below him he heard Lynnette and Cryska checking their rifles as Makarov's convoy began to approach the hotel. "Are you ready for this everyone?" Soap asked all of the sniper is the church.

"Yes I am ready to finish this." Yuri simply replied to Soap as he went prone and set up the bipod for his rifle. Then Lynnette replied.

"If there was anyone I ever thought deserved to die it would be Makarov; so in other words I am ready." Lynnette replied to Soap. Then Cryska spoke.

"I agree with the Scottish girl I am ready to end Makarov." Cryska told Soap. Soap smirked.

"Ok people then we wait for Price." Soap said as he leaned the rifle against the opening of a window. He looked down his scope and spotted a small convoy of vehicles approaching the hotel. There were four vehicles a BTR-80 in front and in back guarding two SUVs.

"Heads up Makarov is arriving here now." Price said to the Task Force.

"I see it four armored vehicles. No visual on Makarov yet." Soap told Price. Then Lynnette spoke.

"Wait I see him. He is in the third vehicle rear seat closest to us." Lynnette said to the other snipers. Soap looked into that vehicle and spotted the Russian bastard.

"Do you see him?" Captain Price asked.

"Aye there is the bastard." Soap simply stated as the vehicles stopped in front of the hotel. "He is stopping in front of the hotel now." Soap informed Price. Then Soap saw Makarov look directly at them. "Shite I think he is looking right at us." Soap hissed.

"Easy just sit tight everyone." Price told the group. Then the convoy started to head into the garage.

"They are heading into the garage now." Soap said to Price. Then Price spoke.

"Alright Kamarov, you're up." Price said to the leader of the Russian Loyalists. There was a few seconds of silence then Price spoke again. "Kamarov, do you read me?" Price asked again to no response. Soap smirked a bit.

"Probably forgot to switch his mike on." Soap said nervously. Something didn't feel right about this. But at the same time this was the Task Force's best chance to kill the most powerful terrorist on the planet.

"Doesn't matter. Makarov is here. We move forward with the plan." Price replied with some frustration in his voice. "I am in position ready?" Price asked the group. Soap looked to Yuri.

"He is on the top of the hotel." Soap said to everyone who then confirmed that they saw Price. Soap found him to flashing a light in their direction. Soap then spoke. "We see you old man." Soap told Price who then got into a repelling position. Soap looked down at the balcony below and saw four guards patrolling on it. "We got some activity on the balcony. Lynnette, Cryska take the ones on the left out. Yuri and I will take out the ones on the right." Soap ordered the two female snipers as he put one of the guards into his sights.

"Roger." Cryska said; and a few seconds' later two rounds smacked into the heads of both guards. Just then Soap pulled the trigger on his M21 sending a round through his target's skull splattering the balcony in the man's brains. Just then Price repelled down and breached the conference room M4 blazing. Three guards in the room went down in an instant and Soap and Yuri took down the remaining two. Then it was quite. Just then the doors to the conference room opened and a man with a bag over his head and a vest full of C4 appeared tied to a rolling chair.

"Price who the hell is that?" Soap demanded. Then to Soap's horror a voice spoke over the radio.

"I am sorry Price." Kamarov said as Soap's heart was crushed by the revelation. Then the devil himself spoke over their radio.

"Captain Price… Hell awaits you." Makarov said with clear amusement in his voice. He then said something in Russian.

"Price get out of there!" Soap shouted as Price dove to the side and an explosion rocked the building. Then Makarov spoke again.

"Yuri my friend… you never should have come here." Makarov said to Yuri. Soap looked to Yuri and spoke.

"What the hell is he talking about?!" Soap demanded of Yuri who had a stunned look of confusion and horror on his face. Then Soap started to hear beeping as the room lit us under a blinking red light. "GET OUT NOW!" Soap shouted as he grabbed a hold of Yuri and tossed him out the window and jumped out after him. Just then the room behind Soap exploded and Soap's hearing deafened and a wave of heat followed after him. Soap and Yuri hit a set on construction platforms below and pain shot throughout Soaps body as he smashed through the various layers of wood below. Soap then smacked onto the hard pavement below and groaned in pain as he forced himself to his feet. He then grabbed Yuri and forced him to his feet. Soap looked around and saw Cryska and Lynne jump down to the street below. Just then all hell broke loose as a dozen Russian infantry flooded the street. Price emerged from some of the smoke in front of Soap.

"Alright people the mission is FUBAR we need to move towards the extraction point!" Price shouted as he fired an M203 round into a UAZ and looked back to them. "Yuri, are you alright!?" Price asked him.

"Yes I am ok." Yuri said. Soap spotted a Russian soldier and fired three rounds into him with his M4A1.

"Ok everyone ready?" Price asked the Task Force members.

"Yes Sir!" came the reply from everyone.

"Ok let's move!" Price shouted as they moved up the street as half the Russian army came down on top of them.

Five Hundred Meters Down the Street

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He looked down the scope of his M82 sniper rifle. He saw Price, Soap, Yuri, and the witch named Lynnette Bishop. He had a kill shot on each and every one of them. But then his scope drifted over a certain white haired women with a sniper rifle. The scars on the man's face itched intensely as he saw her. A smile went to the man's face as he looked at her.

"Well, well, well it looks like my little caterpillar has become a beautiful and deadly butterfly." He said as he sighted her up. He gently squeezed down on the trigger and then his weapon went click. The man laughed aloud. "No you didn't think it would be that easy now did you Cryska? No first I am going to take away everything and everyone you care about in this world… and then I will reunite you with your sister in hell." The man said with an evil smile on his face. Yes you don't cross the Butcher of Moscow and live to tell the tale and Cryska Barchenowa will soon find that out the hard way.

The Imperial Palace Kyoto Fuso

"The Shadow Walker"

03:00 local time

"Warriors of the Empire charge!" The Shadow Walker shouted to its fellow assassins followed it into the main entrance of the Palace. The Fuso Empire had proven most troublesome for the Neuroi. The witches this country produced were some of the strongest in the world. That was why The Architect the God King of the Neuroi Empire decree that the leaders of Fuso would be put to death. As a knight of the God King, The Shadow Walker was duty bound to obey its master. The Shadow Walker had all four of its swords drawn one in each of its four hands. Up ahead a group of ten Palace Guards; each one of the human guards was armed with an SMG and they fired it at the approaching assassins. The Shadow Walker used its abilities to morph into the shadows and then use them to rematerialize behind the guards. The Shadow Walker slashed out with its swords using its bottom swords to slice a guard in front of it in two; while it used its top swords to decapitate the two guards on its left and right. The Guards noticed it and turned their weapons on it. The Shadow Walker then dashed for the guards to its right and impaled the nearest one with its bottom swords and tossed him into the air. Bullets smacked into the Shadow Walker's body having little effect on the elder Neuroi. The Shadow Walker then used its top swords to decapitate the human shooting at him with a swift back handed stroke. As this happened a dozen assassin classes sprinted in amongst the human lines using their blade arms to cut a bloody swath through the palace. The Shadow Walker saw a few of the palace hands trying to flee. One of them a human female in a maid outfit was cornered by an assassin who sliced off one of her legs causing a fountain of blood to pour out onto the ground and a scream of pain to erupt from the human female. The assassin then went to work slicing off each of the woman's arms then the last one of her legs before decapitating her. A ways down the hallway a wraith class Neuroi picked up a guard and proceeded to devour the human's very essence obliterating his soul from the Tree of Life. The Shadow Walker scoffed at that. It had no need to partake in the needless slaughter of those that weren't in its way.

"You assassin class stop toying with the humans we need to finish this mission quickly before the Royal Guards show up." The Shadow Walker said to this assassin who looked back at him before speaking.

"But my Lord. The others have attacked the city just as you have commanded them. The Royal Guard will be away for some time. By the time they get back we could have killed everyone in this palace twice over." The assassin protested.

"I am your lord and master in the field do not disobey me. Now go and spread the order until the Fuso Emperor's head is on a spike we will only kill the humans that get in our way." The Shadow Walker said to the assassin who nodded.

"Yes my Lord." The assassin class replied. The Shadow Walker then melted into the shadows and moved along the walls heading for the Fusoan Emperor's throne room where he and his daughter hid. Soon they would be dead and glory would be brought to the God King's name.

Imperial Palace Kyoto Fuso

Captain Meiya Mitsurugi

03:20 local time

The palace was in flames. Everywhere she looked Meiya saw that the Neuroi had done their worst on the seat of Imperial Power in Fuso. Meiya just hoped that the Shogunate wasn't hit as bad as the Imperial family had been. The Neuroi had used quite a bit of deception on her to get her to abandon her post but alas it didn't work out as well as they had hoped. When word broke out that the Neuroi had sent a small infantry force to attack civilians in one of the suburbs of Kyoto; when Meiya was informed of this she assembled the Royal Guards a one hundred strong force of elite air and land witches made up of the nobility of Fuso to move to stop the attack. However upon hearing that the palace was attack a half hour later Meiya ordered the tank witches to move into the city while she led the remaining air infantry witches back to the palace. Meiya looked back to her witches. Behind her Meiya's faithful friend and bodyguard Mana Tsukuyomi was right behind her with her Naginata in hand.

"Alright ladies spread out and eliminate all Neuroi threats in the palace let none of these aliens leave this palace alive." Meiya ordered the Royal Guards.

"Yes My Lady!" They shouted as they descended upon the Palace. Meiya spotted below her six human sized Neuroi attacking the Palace Guards. Meiya aimed her Type 99 LMG at the nearest one and fired a five round burst at the Neuroi. Her gun thundered and all five magically enhanced rounds smashed into the Neuroi which exploded into white fragments. The other Neuroi looked up at here and scrambled for cover from the Royal Guards. Who cut them down with a volley of fire from Type 99s and Type 100s. Meiya then arrived at the ground lever and spotted a handful of Neuroi further down the courtyard sprinted for her blades at the ready. Meiya fired into the mass of Neuroi her bullets impacting against their shells destroying them one after the other. One of the Neuroi survived the blizzard of shells and lunged at her. Meiya tossed her gun to the side and pulled out her Katana using her magical ability to surround the blade with raw ether enhancing the cutting power of the blade a hundred times over. The Neuroi lunged at her which Meiya ducked. She then countered with her blade sending it straight for the Neuroi's chest. The Neuroi raised its blade to block the below to no effect. Meiya's blade cut straight through the blade arm and split the Neuroi in two. Meiya then looked to Mana who dispatched a Neuroi with her Naginata and nodded at Meiya.

"These Neuroi aren't so though are they?" Mana said to Meiya confidently. Meiya nodded.

"Indeed. Come with me to the throne room we need to protect the emperor and his daughter." Meiya said to Mana who nodded and looked to the other Royal Guards.

"Alright ladies clear the palace grounds I will go with Captain Mitsurugi and protect the Emperor. Am I clear?" Mana ordered the other Royal Guards who all responded in the affirmative. Mana then looked back to Meiya and nodded. "I will watch your back My Lady." Mana said as she focused her magic into her Naginata. Meiya revved the engine on her Ki-84 striker and charged forward into the palace blade at the ready. When she entered the hallways a Neuroi attacked her with its blade. Meiya managed to put up her shield in time causing the blow to bounce off the shield. Meiya then countered with her own blade splitting the Neuroi from top to bottom cutting the core in half. Another Neuroi lunged for her only to be stabbed by Mana's Naginata which she then used her power of Focus to send a magical shockwave through the Neuroi's body shattering the shell and the core in a single swift strike. Meiya continued down the Hallways slashing her way through a dozen Neuroi that attempted to attack her. Meiya then reached the outskirts of the Throne room and saw a human shaped Neuroi waiting for her. The Neuroi had the appearance of a nude young woman of maybe twenty years old. On the Neuroi's face was a set of glowing red eyes and black energy oozed out from behind the Neuroi's head giving off the appearance of hair flowing in the wind. The Neuroi's hands ended in claws and its mouth sat a set of razor sharp teeth. It howled at her and charged forward. Meiya let out a battle cry and charged forward to meet this unknown Neuroi in single combat. Meiya held her blade at her waist intending to perform an upwards strike when they closed the distance. Meiya swung her sword attempting to cut the Neuroi down but it swiftly dogged to the left and slashed for Meiya's stomach with its claws. Meiya jerked back narrowly missing the blow that would have disemboweled her. Meiya then slashed down trying to decapitate the Neuroi which spun to avoid the blow while delivering a back handed strike against the Fusoan Royal Guard. Meiya ducked the blow and thrust her sword at the Neuroi's belly which the Neuroi managed to only partially dodge as the blade scrapped across its stomach eliciting a cry of pain from the Neuroi. At this point Mana slashed for the Neuroi with her Naginata narrowly missing the head of this Neuroi who then deflected the below and tried to strike Mana with its claws only for the below to be blocked by Manna's shield. Meiya then slashed at the Neuroi taking of its arm. The Neuroi screeched a war cry and attempted to use its remaining claw to stab Meiya. Meiya flew back a few meters avoiding the below and allowing Mana to stab the Neuroi through the chest destroying its core, and causing the Neuroi to burst into white fragments. Meiya looked to Mana and spoke.

"That was a strange Neuroi I have never seen or heard of one like that before." Meiya said to her bodyguard who nodded her head.

"It looked like some perverted version of the humanoid class that the 501st reported seeing in Gallia." Mana said to her charge who nodded her head.

"Perhaps it chose that form to be a deliberate parody of that class of Neuroi. I heard from our forces in Europe that the Neuroi fired upon the few human shaped ones that they found. Perhaps that is some indicator of some infighting." Meiya said to her bodyguard who nodded her head.

"Perhaps you are correct but now is not the time to think of such things." Mana said as she headed towards the door of the throne room. She raised her Naginata and stabbed the door.

One Hundred Meters away

Shogun Yuuhi Koubuin

03:37 local time

Yuuhi was on her back with the wall behind her. This strange Neuroi had slaughtered the Guards protecting her father then it proceeded to kill him with a swift strike of its blade. It was a man shaped Neuroi about two and a half meters in height and had four arms each one clutching a blade. But its more unique feature was the fact that it seemed to always be shrouded in shadows as if it was wearing a cloak of some sorts. It looked at her its red eyes glowing against its pitch black body. It started to walk towards her.

"Yuuhi Koubuin daughter of the Emperor of Fuso. The God King has decree that you are to die by my hand today." It spoke directly into the sixteen year old girl's mind. A stab of pain went throughout her head as if someone had shoved an ice pick through her skull. It raised a sword over its head and slowly descended it towards her neck. "Do not resist and this will be painless I assure you." it said to her as it placed the tip of its sword at her throat. Just as it was about to decapitate her the door to the throne room exploded and a pair of witches stood at the doorway. One of them was wearing the red garbs of one of the noble house body guards. This witch had fair skin and long bluish green dyed hair that matched the color of her eyes. She wielded a Naginata in one hand and a Type 100 SMG in the other. The other witch wore the dark purple uniform with the red trim around the edge indicating direct blood relations with the Imperial family; the witch had long dark dyed blue hair that she had in a ponytail. This witch carried a Katana in her hands and a look of determination filled her eyes.

"Hey hands off my sister." Meiya Mitsurugi Yuuhi's twin sister and leader of the Royal Guards said to this Neuroi who turned to face her. The Neuroi began to speak.

"Ah I was wondering when you were going to show up Meiya Mitsurugi here to protect your father and sister? I am afraid you are too late." It said as it pointed to the corpse of the Emperor.

"Then I will avenge my father's death." Meiya simply replied. The Neuroi sheathed the swords it was wielding in its top hands and fused the bottom two swords into a large broadsword and fused its lower arms with its top arms.

"Now it will be an even fight." It said to her. Meiya smirked a bit. Mana stepped forward but Meiya held her hand up indicating that she wanted to engage the Neuroi in single combat. Meiya disengaged her striker so she could be on an even footing with the Neuroi. "Ah I see that you enjoy duels of honor then. I am impressed I do not usually see this from humans." The Neuroi said to Meiya who smirked.

"Yeah I guess you could say that I am a sucker for a good fight then." Meiya simply replied. The two opponents circled each other. Each one waited for the other to make the first move. Then Meiya struck first slashing out with her energy wrapped Katana which the Neuroi blocked with its sword.

"You didn't think that would work on me did you?" The Neuroi asked her each word sending a spike of pain through Yuuhi's and Meiya's body. "I am much older and more powerful than the other Neuroi that you defeated today." It simply replied. Meiya just gritted her teeth and lashed out again with her sword. The Neuroi barely managing to dodge this. It slashed out for her head with its sword which Meiya managed to dodge. The Neuroi then reversed its swing and slashed diagonally to cut through Meiya's collar bone and kill her. Meiya side stepped and slashed out across the Neuroi's stomach which caused a hiss of pain and anger to come from the Neuroi. It stepped back and slashed at her again with its sword that Meiya managed to block. The force of the blow sent Meiya back a few meters but the witch was able to keep her footing. The Neuroi didn't let up it pressed the attack Meiya was forced back with each blow. Meiya then performed a defensive kick against the Neuroi which caused it to stagger back a bit which left an opening that Meiya took. She slashed out with her sword and cut across one of the Neuroi's arms which made it grunt in pain. It then slashed at her head which she managed to dodge. Meiya spun around to perform a slash with her sword but the Neuroi was faster it reversed the direction of its swing and used the weight of the sword it was carrying to parry the blow causing Meiya to lose her grip on the sword which it then backhanded out of Meiya's hands. It then head butted the young witch causing her to fall back. Mana then tried to lung forward to protect her charge but the Neuroi then vanished into the shadows. Before it left it spoke directly into everyone's mind. "I see you are quite skilled Captain of the Royal Guards. I shall let you and your sister live tonight. I look forward to our next meeting and seeing how much stronger you will become." It said to her. Mana then went over to Meiya and helped her up.

"My Lady are you alright?" Mana asked her charge with clear panic in her voice. Meiya nodded her head.

"Yes I am ok." Meiya replied before heading over to Yuuhi. "Sister are you alright? Did the Neuroi hurt you?" she asked her. Yuuhi nodded her head.

"Yes sister I am fine but father is…" Yuuhi trailed off. Meiya nodded her head.

"I know sister I failed to protect him." She said with clear sadness in her voice. Meiya her twin sister was a kind girl, but very head strong. She unlike Yuuhi was gifted in magic and at the age of eleven had of her own freewill given up her claim to the throne and changed her last name. She then joined the Royal Guards who at the time did not know her blood relation to the Imperial family. Meiya stated that she didn't want to receive any special treatment from the academy. That being said she still graduated at the top of the class and upon learning of her relation to the Emperor she was given purple grabs she wore now to indicate her rank within the Royal Guards. She was a skilled warrior without peer in the Royal Guards. Meiya then went to pick up her sword and sheathed it. "I swear father when I get the chance I will avenge your death." She said as she looked up at the sky. A young Royal Guard member wearing the yellow grabs indicating that she came from one of the thirteen vassal families approached Meiya.

"My lady all Neuroi on the Palace grounds have been destroyed." She said to Meiya who nodded.

"I see did we lose any witches?" Meiya asked the young Royal Guard witch.

"No My Lady we suffered no causalities." The witch replied. She then looked to the Emperor and spoke. "Is that…" She trialed off.

"Yes that is The Emperor we failed to protect him." Meiya simply stated.

"Then we failed as Guardians of the Emperor." The witch said through gritted teeth. Meiya put her hand on the shoulder of the witch.

"I know Ensign Takamura but we must vow to improve ourselves and protect what is left." Meiya said to the witch. With the Emperor of Fuso dead that meant that the only one left to take the throne was Yuuhi herself. The young sixteen year old was now the most powerful person in Fuso and it would be up to her to lead this nation to victory against the Neuroi… or die trying.

504th Base of Operations Romagna

Flight Lieutenant Junko Takei

22:12 local time

Junko was in her office filing paper work relating to Lilia and Melvina. Command had gotten the message that Lilia was from not only the future but an alternate future and needless to say they were rather intrigued by this. And not only that but upon hearing that but the fact that Melvina had come in contact with the Neuroi made them even more interested and they had demanded that Junko type up a report and send it to them as soon as she could. Junko stretched as she finished her letter and pulled it out of the typewriter. She hated that thing she wished they would let her hand write her letters but alas they didn't. However on the bright side Melvina had woken up a few hours ago and briefly spoke to Junko and some of the other Ardor Witches along with Lilia who at this point refused to leave her side. Junko thought about the look in Melvina's eyes when she looked at Lilia… it was clear that she had deep feelings for her fellow American… Junko… didn't know how to fell about that… Just then Federica knocked on her door and entered.

"Hey love bird." Federica teased her. Junko raised an eyebrow.

"What are you talking about?" Junko asked Federica who smiled like a school girl.

"Oh I think you know what I am talking about. So tell me did you make your move yet? You know this Lilia woman is quite a looker and a pretty good catch I wouldn't let her slip through your fingers." Federica teased her. Junko rolled her eyes and went back to folding the letter and putting it in an envelope.

"I just met her. Besides from what I gathered she was in love with one of her fallen squad mates that Wilbert she mentioned. So she probably isn't into women. And even if she was that other girl Melvina looks like she loves her so the odds are not in my favor with Lilia, so I might as well just forget about it." Junko told her commanding officer who wouldn't let up. Federica then moved towards Junko's desk

"Oh really well you do know that there such a thing as bisexuals right? I myself enjoy the company of men and the fairer sex. And judging by the way she reacted to how you put your arm around her I am guessing that she is no stranger to the love of another women if you catch my drift." Junko's commander teased her as she leaned over revealing some cleavage. Junko looked away and rolled her eyes again. "And besides even if she is in to that Melvina girl it doesn't mean that you can't still have her. Hey if you play your cards right you may get the chance to have both of them. That little Indian beauty is just too cute to pass up anyways. And besides trust me when I tell you sex with one other person is great…" Federica then unbuttoned another of her shirt buttons revealing even more cleavage. "But sex with two other people is three times as good." Federica purred into Junko's ear. Junko's face went red in embarrassment.

"Did you come here just to tease me about Lilia or is there something important." Junko asked with some annoyance in her voice. Federica giggled a bit before speaking.

"Oh you are cute when you are angry you know that right?" Federica teased. Junko snorted. Then Federica got serious. "Actually in all seriousness though there is something I wanted to tell you." Federica said as she pulled out a file from her bag and placed it on Junko's desk. "Command has informed us of the officer who is coming to debrief the American." Federica told Junko who opened up the file and skimmed through it. Upon reading the part that informed her of who was coming Junko's heart sank.

"No of all people why did they choose to send him?" Junko asked as she looked upon the name of General Ekkard Krupke. The infamous anti-witch general was coming to this base.

504th Base of Operations Romagna

Junior Sergeant Darya Abakumova

23:00 local time

Darya and Jenna sat together in the bath along with some of the other members of the Tame Witches. Darya had been rather quite since she heard what the American said early today. Jenna noticed this and wrapped her arm around her.

"What is wrong my little Orussian Snowflake?" Jenna asked her with a warm smile. Darya smiled at the older Liberion girl.

"Well I guess what the American said today is what bothers me my Liberion Flame. To think of what it must be like in that other reality. Humans fighting other humans and with millions of deaths on both sides how can such a thing be tolerable? And what of this terrorism that Lilia spoke of people who are willing to blow themselves up to kill innocent people! It is unthinkable and unforgivable for such a thing to exist." Darya said to Jenna who nodded her head.

"I know I agree it is horrible but at least we are here and not in that world. The bad people in that world can't hurt you here." Jenna said to Darya who nodded her head.

"I know but I think the thing that bothers me the most is the fact that in this other world an alternate version of my country is responsible for committing countless atrocities. By the sounds of it these Russians are as bad as the Neuroi." Darya said then shuttered as memories of that village filled her mind. "Ok almost as bad as the Neuroi." Darya amended. Jenna patted Darya on the head.

"I know but you are not one of those people Darya; Orussia and Russia have no connection to each other." Jenna said to Darya who nodded her head.

"I know but what if this Lilia woman thinks of me as being the same as those Russians? She said that I was speaking the same language as them." Darya said to Jenna who grabbed Jenna by the shoulders and looked her in the eyes.

"Hey if she does I will protect you from her ok? I won't let anyone anywhere hurt my little Orussian Snowflake." Jenna told her. Darya smiled at her and blushed.

"My Liberion Flame." Darya simply stated and leaned in to plant a kiss upon Jenna's lips which Jenna gratefully returned. Then Olivia spoke.

"Hey you two don't let things get to hot and heavy there are other people here you know." Olivia teased them. Darya and Jenna pulled back from their kiss and gave Olivia a dirty look. Olivia shrugged and spoke. "What I am just saying I don't mind a show but I'm not sure about the other girls. And I don't know if you mind if you have an audience." Olivia said as Jenna glared daggers at the Liberion Marine. "Ok, ok I will avert my gaze." Olivia said as she turned away. Darya then looked back to Jenna and gave her another kiss which lasted so long that by the time they had finished the other girls had finished their baths.

Prague the Czech Republic

Yuri

07:20 local time

"We should be safe in here." Price said as they entered the rebel safe house. Yuri looked at some of the rebels who were cocking their weapons and getting ready to go outside. Yuri then looked to Soap.

"Alright Yuri we are going to escape from one the tunnels in the basement. You take point." Soap said to Yuri who nodded and headed for the door to the basement.

"Yes I understand." Yuri said as he started off towards the basement. When he opened the door he heard Soap's voice.

"Yuri." Soap simply stated. Yuri turned around to see a fist flying towards his face. Soap sucker punched Yuri in the jaw hard enough to send him tumbling down the stairs. Yuri's vision blurred and his head throbbed as he looked up to see Soap heading towards him cocking his pistol.

"Our friend Kamarov. Is dead because somehow Makarov knew we were coming. So tell me Yuri." Soap said as he approached Yuri then he slammed his knee on Yuri's chest and pointed his gun in Yuri's face. "So tell me why the hell does Makarov say he knows you!?" Soap demanded.

"I was young once. I was patriotic." Yuri told them as he began to explain his story to Soap.

FOB Specter France

Flying Officer Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen

Five hours later

"Alright Price you are on video chat with us now." Sandman said to the British commando who was moving through the sewers.

"Yuri knew Makarov back in his hay day. They used to work together under Zakhaev but now Yuri wants Makarov dead for his own reasons. He says that Makarov may have a safe house in an old castle nearby can you get Eila to use her magic to see if Makarov will be there?" Price said to Sandman who nodded.

"Yes sir." Sandman replied he then looked to Eila. "You heard the man. You think you can use your magic to see if Makarov is going to be in his safe house?" Sandman asked Eila who nodded her head.

"Yes sir." She simply replied as she pulled out her tarot deck and pulled out a card. It was one titled "The Fortress" then Eila's consciousness was ripped from her body

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Flying Officer Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen

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Eila saw the Clock Tower its hand struck at nine o'clock. Blood ran down its frame and puddle near Eila's feet. She then saw a castle in the middle of the forest. Dozens of gunmen lined its walls looking for any signs of intruders. She then was in the castle in a large room with Makarov and some of his men.

"Price thought he could deceive me. That he could corner me in Prague. What a fool he is if he couldn't sense that trap coming a mile away. Now that I am so close to completing my goals there is nothing he can do to stop me from gaining ultimate power."Makarov said as he smiled like a shark. He looked to one of his men. "So what is the status on Menendez's weapons production? When will we have the proper amount of anti-magic bullets?" Makarov asked his aide who replied.

"Soon sir within a few days we should have enough bullets to equip our forces. As it is most of the men in this facility have been give anti-magic bullets to prevent an assault from the witches." His aide replied. Makarov smiled.

"Good when these witches try and attack us they will be in for a rude awakening won't they." Makarov mused with his men. then Eila once again saw the clock tower its hand had this time shifted to ten o'clock and blood came up to her ankles. Then her consciousness returned.

FOB Specter France

Flying Officer Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen

"Yeah he is going to be at this safe house. But be careful his men are armed with anti-magic bullets they are waiting for the other witches to attack that base." Eila informed Price who nodded his head.

"Right I guess it will just be Soap, Yuri and I on this mission then. Price out." Price said as he turned off the camera. Eila thought to herself. It was ten o'clock now she only had one more vision before midnight came… and then what would happen?