Chapter 37: Bloody Christmas.
Earth orbit
Atvar was definitely in a bad mood today. What should have been a blitzkrieg war had proved to be a war of attrition. While controlling half of the Earth, the other half was firmly in the hands of the natives, who, in order to repel his troops, did not hesitate to resort to any means, even the chemical weapons (used in the battle of Savannah). Ergo, among its ranks counted countless victims, both among regular soldiers and among auxiliaries. Meanwhile the conflict continued, the end was still far away.
"Commander, the emperor wants to talk to you." Straha informed him.
We only needed this ...
He thought, annoyed.
"Ok."
Arriving in the communications room, he found himself in front of a hologram of Emperor Risson, a being similar to him but wearing royal clothes.
"Three months have passed since your arrival on Earth. Does it take so long to bend the natives? " Asked the sovereign.
"Majesty ... It is a different planet from ours. Most are covered in seas and oceans. We have managed to take over vast territories but the Earthlings offer fierce resistance, even in the occupied areas. Every day I am informed of riots, attacks and guerrilla incidents ..."
"So the campaign is far from over!"
"Yes my Lord."
"Very badly, Atvar ... I expected better from a commander of your caliber."
"I don't know how to apologize, majesty."
"Changing the subject ... Did the Grays show up?"
"No, majesty. But they have warned the Earthlings of our arrival. "
Risson looked towards an indefinite point.
"Those pathetic creatures are ready for anything to counter the expansion of our millennial empire ... If my predictions are correct they will come sooner or later to the aid of the Earthlings."
"This would complicate things a lot."
"I am aware of it. For this it is necessary to crush the resistance of the Earthlings as soon as possible. So those deformed little monsters will have nothing to do with the fait accompli. "
"It will be done, majesty!"
Communication ended.
Weiswolf, 10:00 am
When Leila woke up the first thing she noticed was that her face and arms were wet with a strange hot liquid. In horror, she immediately realized that it was blood.
What the ...
She sit on the bed, still naked, watching Shin's beheaded and battered corpse next to her. The blonde girl was shocked.
Oh my God…
"Wake up well, Leila ..." A familiar voice greeted her ominously.
She turned, crossing her gaze with Akito, some of them were covered in bloodstains and had a murderous expression on his face. In one hand he wielded his older brother's sword, in the other his severed head, which he threw on the bed next to Leila. The girl screamed, jumping backwards and falling off the bed.
"Akito ... Why?"
"I told you after the battle of Slonim, don't you remember? I told you I was going to kill him and I did it! Now my family will finally rest in peace!"
"You killed a British commander ... Now the Knights of St. Uriel will cry out for revenge!"
" I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!"
The tone made her shiver.
"He was your lover, wasn't he? Stupid little bitch ... "
"No ... What do you say?"
"You fucked with him, don't deny it ... You allowed him to join ours, and now you are saddened by his death!"
"You are wrong…"
"LIAR!"
He severed her left hand cleanly, causing her to make a chilling scream. Blood streamed from the stump.
At that moment Ioan entered in the room, and asked:
"Leila! What happens?"
"Ioan, run! GO AWAY!"
Before he could do it, he was pierced by Akito, who brutally disemboweled him. Wounded to death he collapsed on the floor.
"IOAN, NOOOOOOOO!"
Leila shouted. Enraged, she jumped on her now lover, trying to hit him with the healthy hand.
"BASTARD! MURDERESS! YOU ARE CRAZY!"
He pushed her to the ground in response, then pierced her stomach. Another excruciating scream came from her lips as the tears began to flow copiously from her eyes, because of too much physical and mental pain.
"What's going on, Leila?" Asked a voice from the corridor.
" Warrant Officer Sayama ... Call the security teams! DO IT NOW!"
Akito smiled perverse, moving to the side. After a few seconds Yukiya appeared at the door, who asked:
"Can you explain what's going on? Who is responsible for this ... "
He could not finish speaking, because he was suddenly beheaded without warning by Akito.
"YUKIYAAAAAA!" Shouted a female voice, Ayano's.
Akito laughed maliciously, hearing that scream of dark despair.
Immediately he was joined by the girl who, with her sword drawn and blinded by anger, made him back slightly, while managing to parry all the blows.
"DAMN, HOW COULD YOU HAVE? I WILL KILL YOU!"
But he easily disarmed her, then severed her left arm. Ayano cried out in pain and lost her balance, collapsing to the ground.
"Stupid whore! Did you really think you could compete with a trained soldier like me?" He asked, then cut off her head.
"WARRANT OFFICER SAYAMA, CALL THE SECURITY TEAMS! AKITO HAS GONE MAD! GO!"
"Immediately!"
Furious, the young Japanese man ripped her throat.
"It's late now ... When they arrive you will already be dead!" He laughed again, treacherous.
It was true. By now Leila was totally unable to speak, and the huge blood loss was killing her. She let out a last gasp before collapsing to the ground, lifeless.
