Untold Legacy
Chapter Twenty-Five: Darkness and Light
"Time to begin the fun," Maia's voice was twisted with wicked glee, watching Spargus through the device in front of her, floating in mid air with her fingers pressed together, "Time to test their strength against my lovely warriors. This won't be the end, oh no, but it will hurt them enough to push them back, make them think, make them weak."
"Yes," Ryvan stood beside her, arms crossed behind his back like the soldier he was bred to be; he wished to be on the front lines, but surely Maia knew best in keeping him back and away from the fighting, "Then we will crush them."
"Soon, pet, soon," the woman patted his shoulder, smirking as she glanced towards the cage they kept their captives in, "Eco will save them this time, but not for long."
Jak's only answer was a glare, Maia laughing at him, "Oh come Jak, surely you of all people know that eco doesn't last forever. There's always some sort of catch."
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"The Coast is ready," Sig forced his way to the kings side, peace maker clutched in one big hand as he surveyed the wall in front of them, "Those damned creatures'll have a hard time getting in here, but who knows how many of 'em there'll be this time around."
"Everyone will fight to the death if need be," Damas grimaced, "Let's hope that doesn't happen."
The whole city had been put on alert when the twins sensed waves of Dark Eco coming from the desert, suspecting it to be an army of the creatures. Every able Spargan had been called to the front line, forming a never ending chain around the interior of the entire city, one that would protect their home at all costs.
It was a grim situation, but one that couldn't be avoided.
"Damas!" the shout came from behind, the king and his friend turning to see the twins and the others approaching. Tai reached them first, nodding to Sig, "Every inch of the city is prepared. Everyone's ready."
"Good, because we will need everyone if we are to win this. Get ready."
Every person in the chain watched the walls around them, the coast, the sky, for any sort of sign. The twins could feel the eco waves getting closer and closer, setting their nerves on fire. They gripped their guns tighter as it approached, Kyren and Lexa doing the same; they watched the two carefully, paying attention, waiting for something to happen.
As soon as the first creature appeared over the wall, hell broke loose.
Bred to be fighters, the Spargans put up just as good of a fight as they had nineteen years beforehand, shooting down the majority before they could even set foot within Spargan limits. Rally after rally was fired, some taking to using other weapons when they ran out of ammo. The creatures hurled bombs of dark eco at them, but many had learned from the last time and used small shields to block them.
When the creatures began to get closer Tai let his eco flow, tearing into the crowd and ripping apart several of the monsters, using more powerful attacks when the Spargans were far enough away. Kari kept firing with her gun, but called on her own eco occasionally to lift a shield or get away from one of the creatures.
It wasn't a long battle, but both clumps of Dark Eco and wounded Spargans littered the city once it was over.
The twins, Lexa and Kyren slumped down at the centre of the city, panting slightly. The twins looked to each other, nodded, and looked to the sky.
This was far from over.