The wind blows against Captain Carter's face as his cape bellows. On top of his port, he stands with his god arch clenched. Ready to face the god who threatens his port.
He takes a deep breath into his stomach. "I WILL NOT LET YOU DESTROY MY PORT!"
"My... My sanity will not waiver this time! I WILL BRING YOU DOWN! GOD OR NOT!"
The almost wolf like beast easily towered over the port. It opens its mouth.
YOU ARE A FOOL CAPTAIN CARTER
MY SEEDS OF MADNESS HAVE ALREADY GROWN WITHIN YOU
YOU ARE CORRUPTED CARTER
EVER SINCE THAT DAY YEARS AGO...
"Enough...!"
He points his God Arch towards the Aragami. "I haven't been sure of myself for the past twelve years... I've been blinded to the truth this whole time... I- I was wrong for clinging to the past. But I will no longer lie to myself! But... But you! I WILL NEVER FALL FOR YOUR TRICKS EVER AGAIN! YOU WILL NO LONGER MANIPULATE MY FATE!"
Carter leaps into the air and charges at the beast in front of him. "YOUR DEATH BED IS HERE!"
The Aragami snickers. "Heh... Humans. No matter how much they strive to achieve what they want... They fail to see how trivial that struggle is. You are a true hypocrite, Carter."
Red balls of oracle filled with malice surround the beast as they enlarge to an almost frightening size. However, Carter's will fails to waiver. His cape bellows in the wind as he continues his charge.
"FOOL!"
*FLASH*
-About 10 minutes east of Port Carter-
The group of four continue their race against time back to Port Carter. Hildreck is seen jumping around the landscape. He seems to be the only one not taking it seriously.
"WOOHOOOOO!" Hildreck yells.
Quinn glares at Hildreck. "Messiah... Will you PLEASE take this mission seriously?! Not even captain is fucking around with this one..."
Messiah lands on his feet and continues his run. "Tsk... The gray hairs must've turned you into an asshole."
A white noise begins to leak from Kaitana's intercom.
"Kai-"
*SCRATCH*
"Can you hear me Kaitana? It's-"
*SCRATCH*
"Me, Lionel! Shits not looking good over here..."
*SCRATCH*
"Po-"
*SCRATCH*
"Carter ain't doin too good!"
"We-"
*SCRATCH*
"NEED BACKUP AT THE SOUTHERN GATE!"
Captain Kaitana nods. "Squad Zero needs help at the southern gate... Messiah! Nana! You two assist Squad Zero whi-"
"Won't happen! Quinn and I will aid Carter in battle against the beast. I have... I just need to talk to him..." Hildreck interrupts.
She nods once again. *sigh* "Whatever you say my man..."
They arrive at the Port as they finally grasp the true size of the wicked monster.
Nana's jaw drops in awe. "I- I've never seen one this big before..."
"You can say tha-"
Nana rushes over to Messiah to cover his mouth. "D- D- DON'T EVEN SAY IT!"
"Let's cut the shit... Everyone ready...?"
*FLASH*
Inside of Kaitana's subconscious.
Are you sure you can change fate me?
Kaitana nods.
But you know that fate can't be changed...
You saw the future...
You're scared.
The future you saw was a grim one.
Are you ready to kill him?
"Kill who?"
You know what you must do!
You still blind yourself to the truth...
You know you must kill him.
For the greater good...
"But why must I choose that fate for myself... I will not kill him!"
But it's the only way...
You must kill...
MESSIAH
Captain!
Captain!
*FLASH*
"Captain! You alright? You kinda blanked out... I was worried about you Boss..." Hildreck asks.
She snaps back to reality. "Oh, Uhm... yeah! Thank you... Let's g- go!"
They break up into their groups as they head their separate ways.
You know... fate is like a river almost. You can't stop water from reaching its destination. The only thing you can strive for is to change its course. After all the adventures we have both been on...
Wouldn't you agree mother?