Chapter 29: Ties That Die

Adora and Glimmer gazed at each other with different perspectives. While Glimmer's eyes were filled with nothing but contempt, impatience, and annoyance, Adora's eyes pleaded with compassion and intercession. Nevertheless, Adora's sword remained firm in her hand as tip of the blade hid underneath Glimmer's chin. Without any thought of compassion or remorse towards having to hurt her friend, Glimmer jumped back away from the magical blade and brandished her fists at She-Ra. Glimmer attempted to wrap She-Ra within her dark aura, but her dark magic did not seem to have an effect. As Glimmer shot out the aura towards She-Ra, the electrical darkness seemed to collide with an invisible barrier. The aura sparked against the barrier and dissipated. Glimmer shuddered in anger as she saw the ineffectiveness of her power.

Glimmer analyzed what could have blocked her attack and noticed that She-Ra was also brandishing the sword in front of her which acted as some kind of spell breaker. Glimmer grimaced at the sword wondering what to do.

Void took notice of this and decided to act. Around twenty feet to the North East, Void hurled a volley of kunai at She-Ra. Bow reacted quickly to this tag team attack.

"She-Ra! Look out!" Bow yelled as he quickly nocked an arrow and fired it at one of the kunai, successfully deflecting it away from She-Ra.

In addition to Bow's arrow, a bolt of green energy flew towards another kunai, both deflecting and partially melting it. Bow looked back to see Brittni aiming her laser pistol, timing the perfect shot at one of the kunai. Bow smiled at Brittni while she winked at him. The last kunai came within a couple feet from She-Ra, but she used her sword to slice the inferior metallic blade in half, effectively stopping it.

During these elongated moments of quick reactions, however, Glimmer used these distractions to once again attempt to wrap She-Ra in the aura. She was successful, and the dark aura surrounded She-Ra and began to surge electricity through her. She-Ra screamed in pain as she fell to her knees.

"She-Ra!" Bow cried out as he nocked another arrow. He aimed it at Glimmer with the intention of firing at her. Another kunai coming from Void was flung at the arrow and hit it. However, when the two projectiles collided, the arrow exploded, and out of it came a net which was projected at Glimmer, successfully ensnaring her and knocking her back. Glimmer growled in frustration as she struggled to get out of the entanglement.

During this maneuver, the aura around She-Ra broke, and she was able to pick herself up. Void simply scoffed at She-Ra and snapped her fingers. At Void's command, the troops behind her began running passed her, yelling battle cries in unison. A few of the troops had laser rifles and began firing at She-Ra. As the laser bolts flew towards her, she quickly brandished her blade and used it as a shield to deflect the incoming shots. As the lasers hit her blade, they simply ricocheted off, hitting one of the Night Moon soldiers. Bow aimed his arrow and managed to strike a ninja in the leg that was coming within a few feet of him. As the ninja screamed and went down, he managed to hurl a kunai at Bow. Bow rolled to the left towards She-Ra, and aimed his bow once he saw another ninja coming at him.

As Bow fired the arrow, the ninja sliced Bow's arrow in half and jumped up with the intent of plunging his sword into Bow's chest. The ninja would not have that satisfaction, however, as a laser hit him, midair which stopped his attack, and injured him enough that he could not properly aim his sword at Bow. Bow jumped back as the ninja fell at his feet, writhing in pain from the laser that came from Brittni's pistol. Bow looked back at Brittni, taking cover behind a market kiosk, who winked at him. He returned a smile and a nod, then went back into the fight.

At this same time, Brittni quickly thought of another strategy. To the right of the Night Moon attack team was a building with a big sign that read: "Armor: It Will Save Your Life."

"This is going to be ironic…" Brittni thought to herself as she aimed her pistol. She accurately fired her pistol at two large bolts that were holding the sign up. Once the lasers hit the bolts, the sign began collapsing, and eventually fell on top of the three riflemen that were firing at She-Ra.

She-Ra looked back at Brittni and smiled. Her eyes had an unspoken communication that said, 'Thank you' to Brittni. Brittni nodded in return and even made a half smile. This act of goodwill would have to wait, however, as Glimmer managed to disentangle her way out of the net. Glimmer growled as she picked herself up, her eyes seething with rage. Brittni aimed her pistol at Glimmer and fired a few rounds near her hands, hoping to incapacitate them. Instead, Glimmer used her powers to wrap the lasers in her dark aura. The laser bolts turned the same color as the dark purple aura. She then shoved her hands forward, causing the bolts to fly in different directions. One towards She-Ra, one towards Bow, and the last towards Brittni. Brittni was able to duck behind the market kiosk, with the laser bolt flying passed her and hitting the building behind her.

She-Ra managed to slice the bolt in half, successfully deflecting it, but Bow was not as fortunate. The bolt managed to hit his right shoulder, causing him to cry out in pain as he flew back onto the ground.

"Bow!" She-Ra and Brittni shouted, simultaneously. Brittni ran over to Bow, grabbed onto him, and dragged him towards the building that Viktor was held up in. She-Ra switched her gaze from Bow to Glimmer. Once her eyes met Glimmer, there was no longer supplication or sympathy. No, now there was rage, and this rage was manifested by She-Ra running towards Glimmer with the intent to harm. Glimmer was actually taken aback, thinking that Adora wouldn't have the gumption to fight back. Maybe she was right about Adora, but She-Ra was a different story.

Glimmer once again tried to use her powers against She-Ra to no avail. As the dark aura streamed out of her hands, She-Ra simply swiped her sword, causing the aura to collide with a spark against sword's invisible barrier. She-Ra moved ever closer, jumping up and drop kicking Glimmer in the chest. The power that was activated in She-Ra was signified by her dropkick, as it sent Glimmer flying into a wall.

The wall cracked and dusted as Glimmer's partially armored body hit it. Glimmer slumped to the floor, groaning. She-Ra picked herself up from the drop kick and started marching towards Glimmer. Void threw a few more kunais, which She-Ra easily deflected. Void was about to run towards She-Ra when Brittni began firing her pistol as she was carrying Bow to the building. Void backflipped a few times away from Brittni's laser fire and hid behind the corner of a building. Brittni continued firing as she pulled Bow towards the building that she had placed Viktor in while he healed from his wound.

She-Ra on the other hand was within a foot of Glimmer and picked her up by the chest plate with one hand. She-Ra held her sword against Glimmer's neck, while Glimmer glared and groaned as she held onto She-Ra's wrist. She-Ra returned the glare. Glimmer shuddered at the look that She-Ra had in her eyes. She had the eyes with the intent to kill.

"Go ahead, Adora. Do it! Stop me! Go ahead, stick your sword in my neck!" Glimmer jeered. She-Ra shuddered, with her sword-hand shaking. Glimmer smirked at this action. And chided She-Ra with her next line, "Heh, I knew you couldn't do it!" Glimmer yelled as she poured her energy into her foot and kicked She-Ra in the stomach. Although it didn't hurt She-Ra that much, it caused enough of a distraction that Glimmer was able to activate her power and surged her electricity through She-Ra. She-Ra in response began crying out in pain and fell to her knees. Once She-Ra fell to her knees, Glimmer straightened out her back and then cocked her right arm back.

Glimmer then reabsorbed the electricity that was surging through She-Ra's body and focused it to her right fist. Once full of power, Glimmer gave She-Ra a right hook in the face that sent her flying a few feet away. The impact of She-Ra hitting the cobblestone road kicked up chunks of dust and stone as she barreled down the road. Glimmer, fully enraged at this point, was breathing heavily with each inhalation she took. She then menacingly started marching over to She-Ra.

While this was happening, Brittni was beginning her treatment on Bow, applying a dressing and binding his wound. Viktor in the meanwhile, mustered up what strength he had left and set himself up near a window that faced Glimmer. He set his rifle on the window sill and took aim at Glimmer. Right before he took the shot, he felt a sharp pain in his diaphragm that made him lose his focus. His rifle tilted to the left, so his shot barely grazed the back of Glimmer's right leg. Despite the graze, it was enough for her to drop to the ground and cry out in pain. She looked over at the source of her pain and saw Viktor posted on the window.

"Brittni! Get out of here! Viktor yelled. Brittni turned to Viktor, confused. Without turning, Viktor added, "get the archer and the eight foot chick outta here! I'll hold them off!" Brittni switched glances between Viktor and Glimmer; who was trudging ever closer to the window. Brittni then turned to Bow.

"Bow, do you have another flashbang arrow?" Brittni inquired. Bow pointed behind at his quiver.

"It's the blue, bulky arrow." Bow explained. Brittni nodded and grabbed both the arrow and Bow's weapon. Before Bow had time to protest Brittni's borrowing method, she nocked the arrow and pulled back. The weight was set at eighty pounds, which meant it required a great deal of force to pull it back. Brittni was strong, but the weight was set for a master archer. With Bow's free hand, he pulled on her elbow to help her pull back. Together, they let the arrow fly at Glimmer. Glimmer using her powers, wrapped the arrow in her dark aura before it hit her.

"A flashbang arrow, huh? How cute, would you like it back?" Glimmer sneered. Before she could hurl it back, Viktor took a shot at it with his rifle, his laser successfully piercing through the aura and causing the flashbang to burst and temporarily blind Glimmer. She screamed in frustration as she began rubbing her eyes, attempting to alleviate the blindness.

During this tumult of battle, voices around Brittni began quieting to her ears. She looked around confused for a moment. All of a sudden, the necklace that Oracle gave to her began glowing, and Oracle's voice came to her mind.

"Brittni, Viktor is correct. The rest of the Night Moon army is approaching from the North. They will soon overtake you if you don't leave immediately!" Oracle cautioned through her mind. Brittni's lip quivered. She did not want to leave Viktor, but her mother did know best. A few seconds after Oracle spoke, the voices and sounds slowly became audible again, to the deafening of Brittni's ear. Viktor was looking at Brittni in desperation.

"Brittni? What are you doing?! There's still the other one! Go! Now!" Viktor yelled. Brittni gave Viktor a solemn look of desperation but knew that he was right.

"Stay alive, Viktor." Brittni commanded. He nodded and motioned with his head for her to leave. Brittni picked Bow up and wrapped his shoulder around her and walked him out while Glimmer was blinded. They picked up the pace as they ran towards She-Ra. Although, she was no longer She-Ra, but had transformed back into Adora. While Brittni and Bow ran over to her, Void attempted to throw a kunai, but Brittni without turning, put the laser pistol in her left hand and shot the kunai midair. Void let out an impressed exclamation. She was going to start running towards Brittni, but was pinned down by Viktor's laser fire.

Brittni handed Bow her laser pistol and picked up Adora, hoisting her over her shoulders. Bow aimed at Void, but she had already disappeared. He was visibly confused, then grew concerned when he heard a clamor. Off in the distance, coming from the second tier of the city an uproar was heard. Brittni and Bow turned towards it and saw the Night Moon army running full speed towards them.

"We need to go. Now!" Bow yelled. Brittni nodded, and the two made their way to the East, away from Void, Glimmer… and Viktor. There was not any opposition on the way there, meaning the bulk of the Night Moon army must have been apart of the clamor that was coming from the North. Eventually, the trio did make it to the Eastern gate, and managed to slip out. Once out, they took cover in a grove of trees on the outskirts of the city and began moving deeper into the forest. Once they were deep enough in the woods, Brittni gently set an unconscious Adora down against a tree. Bow leaned against a tree and slumped down into it, letting out an elongated and breathy sigh. Brittni leaned against a tree and began panting heavily.

Brittni felt guilt and helplessness of the fact that she left Viktor behind. She wondered if she could have at least tried to carry him out of there. Of course, logically speaking she could barely carry Adora out, seeing as how Brittni was only five feet tall carrying a full grown woman, let alone another full grown man. And there was also Dragstor, but again, Brittni could not have saved all of them.

Regardless of the logic, Brittni was angry at what she was forced to do. With all the adrenaline pumping through her veins, Brittni growled and punched a tree, causing a multitude of bark and wood to splinter and fly in all directions. She started tearing up but quickly wiped it away, remembering that she had a patient to treat.

Brittni went over to Bow and placed her hand on his pauldron. He looked up, his countenance completely melancholy. She took a look at his right shoulder that had been bound up.

"I need to check your wound really quick. It might hurt taking the binding off, but I'll try to be gentle." Brittni promised. Bow nodded then grimaced as Brittni began peeling away the bandage. Once the bandage was off, she performed her analysis.

"It's a fourth degree burn… there's a lot of charred tissue. Although the laser only grazed the top, it managed to tear through some of the muscles." Brittni muttered. She rubbed her chin for a few moments then sighed. "I can treat it, but-" Brittni began before interrupting her own thoughts. Bow eyed her in desperation.

"This is going to be… a little weird, but hang on." Brittni said. She then placed her hand on Bow's shoulder. He irked a bit in pain but Brittni softly shushed him. She then began speaking in reverse like Oracle taught her, "!delaeh eb ot ydob siht dnammoc I ,roivaS eht fo eman eht nI"

Right before the duos eyes, the charred flesh began shedding. Brittni took a closer look and found that the trapezius muscle, and deltoid muscles began rapidly regenerating and coming together. Bow shuddered and stared awestruck as the top of his skin began regenerating as well, and began pulling itself together. After a few more moments, his shoulder was completely healed. Bow switched glances between Brittni and his shoulder and started stammering.

"I-You-Shoulder-But-H...How? How did you do that?!" Bow inquired, excitedly. Brittni let out a chuckle.

"I, uh… learned that from my mother, actually." Brittni admitted. Bow eyed Brittni analytically.

"Are… are you a princess?" Bow inquired. That question really struck Brittni. She had never even considered the fact that she could potentially be a princess. Right as Bow posed that question, Brittni became dumbfounded, not knowing exactly how to answer that question. She put together the facts that supported that argument.

The first possibility was that Oracle could very well be a queen. What kind of queen, she couldn't say. But, Oracle did indeed have magical powers. The second thing to acknowledge was that Brittni connected to a runestone; that is, the Crystal Ball. The Crystal Ball, once it made connection with Brittni, it immediately gave Brittni her power. However, at the same time, Brittni and Brett have always inherently had the "Gift of Discernment," that is, they've always had a superhuman ability to observe and react. But then again, maybe those were passive powers, like how Scorpia has her pincers and poison tail.

Nevertheless, Brittni did not know the answer, and manifested it to Bow.

"A… a princess?" Brittni inquired. She then scoffed, "sorry, arrow boy, I don't do the whole princess thing. I'm just a girl that happens to know how to heal… magically and medicinally." Brittni stated. Bow let out a soft chuckle.

"Well, whatever you are… thank you. Thank you for everything." Bow said, genuinely. Brittni took a seat next to Bow.

"Well, it's what I do. I am a nurse after all. I've sworn an oath to heal anyone, including those that are my enemies-" Brittni began before choking on the last statement. For a moment, the two looked at each other. Even though they were *technically* enemies, one could easily mistake them as friends. Brittni quickly added, "sorry… I-I didn't mean… well…"

"I get it." Bow started, looking towards the sky, "you're apart of the Horde, I'm apart of the Rebellion, so naturally we have to fight, right?" Bow said, almost sarcastically. For a few moments, both of them were silent, while contemplating what each other was saying. Finally, Bow spoke again.

"You know, I met your brother. Brett, right?" Bow asked, turning his head to Brittni. Brittni widened her eyes, then her eyebrows and mouth curved into a frown as she looked down. She felt guilt as she remembered that Brett was sent to capture him and Glimmer. Suddenly, Brittni began piecing together all the factors that most likely lead to Glimmer's descent towards evil.

"Yeah… I… I'm sorry about what happened… I heard that you and Glimmer were… taken." Brittni muttered as a tear fell out of her eye. She looked away and wiped it away. Bow noticed and continued.

"Well, you weren't the one that did it… but, thanks for apologizing anyway." Bow said, gratefully. Brittni, still looking away simply nodded her head. Bow then continued, "you know, I managed to talk to your brother for a little bit before we were taken to the Fright Zone." Brittni sniffled and looked back at Bow.

"Yeah?" Brittni inquired. Bow nodded.

"See, he asked why I was being so friendly to him, and I just told him that we were both people and that we could still find reason and be civil. Then I posed a question to him, I asked, ' if we were born in each others circumstances, would we still believe our side was still right?" Brittni was shocked by Bow's thought provoking question. Especially since that's something that she had been wondering for so long.

"You know, I thought about that myself, actually. For a long time I wondered which of the two factions was right? But y'know, the more that I've fought alongside you, and heard from both perspectives, it seems that neither one is right." Brittni declared. Bow cocked his eyebrow. Brittni saw his confusion and explained how the war started, according to Hordak. She recounted when Hordak had began his settlement and Bright Moon was taxing him to death. She also acknowledged that the Horde had been raiding Rebellion towns and outposts, but in return, the Rebellion attacked Horde outposts and field camps.

"It's basically been a huge game of push and shove. Bright Moon attempted to kill Hordak, Hordak attacks Bright Moon. Rebellion is formed and attacks the Horde. The Horde fights back, et cetera. It just seems to be a fight that most people don't want to be apart of and don't even know why they're fighting!" Brittni declared. Bow was astonished by this flood of information and revelations that Brittni was dropping on him.

"I guess when you're fighting on one side, you only see one perspective. I mean, I've definitely witnessed atrocities committed by the Horde… but I guess I've never considered what the Rebellion has done to the Horde." Bow said.

"Exactly… honestly, all I want is peace between the two factions. And I think that we could achieve that if we could get the leaders to see reason." Brittni said. Bow softly chuckled at that.

"Heh, normally I'm an optimist, but getting Hordak and Queen Angella in the same room would be like throwing a nuke into a volcano." Bow said, jokingly. Brittni couldn't help but laugh at the analogy.

"I know. But, I mean it. I'm sure there's plenty in the Horde and Rebellion that feel the same way I do. Plus… I was also told by my mother that I would be able to unite the factions… but that's a story for another day." Brittni said.

"Hey, if you could actually unite the two, I'd be game." Bow said, hopefully. Brittni smiled. For a few moments, the two were silent again.

During these moments, the two were able to reflect on what had transpired. Bow was visibly distraught at what Glimmer had become and what she had done to him. Brittni was just terrified at witnessing Glimmer's malevolence and power. Brittni then noticed that Bow was deep in thought, and she perceived his thoughts.

"I'm sorry about Glimmer." Brittni said, genuinely. Bow looked at her for a few moments and nodded somberly.

"Me, too…" Bow said, looking away. He then added, "y'know, I think you're right about the Rebellion not being this completely noble and righteous force. After all, Arya was one of the factors that lead to Glimmer being like this."

"Yeah, I heard that Arya was the one that gave Hordak the go-ahead to… execute her." Brittni said. As she said that, she shuddered, considering that the Horde did indeed commit evil acts. Bow nodded in reply.

"It wasn't just her, though. Ever since Elberon, Glimmer has become… kind of power hungry. She was so mad at the Horde for everything they've done that it started driving her crazy. Right before we met you and Adora, Glimmer told me that she needed to be stronger and that she needed more power. The way that she said it… It… it didn't sound right. Like she had some kind of darkness taking over her or something…" Bow explained. Brittni nodded and looked forward.

"Well, looks like she got it…" Brittni muttered. A few moments later, Brittni's necklace began illuminating again. Bow looked over.

"What's that?" Bow inquired. Brittni turned to him and smiled.

"My mother…"

Meanwhile, back at the Fright Zone…

Entrapta had spent her time delighting herself with all the technological marvels that the Horde had to offer. At one point she explained one of her projects, which was to meld Horde technology with a foreign technology that Entrapta simply referred to as, 'First One's Tech.' She explained that it was a highly advanced piece of automation that made the greatest technological feats of the Horde look as though they were children's toys. Hordak was intrigued by the proposition, and sent Catra on a research mission to find this technology.

While this was happening, Brett became more infatuated with Entrapta. There was one particular afternoon when Entrapta was working in the workshop that was given to her. She was creating robots that would be able to regenerate its metal. Brett joined her as he was not only fascinated with her idea… but with her in general.

"Hi, Brett!" Entrapta said jubilantly as Brett walked into the workshop, "you're just in time! Oh, I'm making great strides towards perfecting this bot." Entrapta said, referring to the bot she had cables injected into while she was programming it with a computer. Brett smiled and walked over to the computer to read the results. While many in the Horde would be completely lost at the coding terminology, Brett picked it up rather easily.

"You're talking about regenerating metal?" Brett inquired. Entrapta turned her head towards Brett excitedly and let out a gasp.

"You… you understand my work?!" Entrapta inquired, "I've never met anyone that's understood the code I'm researching!" Brett chuckled.

"Well, let's just say I have a special talent for technology." Brett said, happily. He continued reading her research and added, "sounds like what you're looking for is a metal that can modify its temperature. For instance, like when you weld two pieces of metal together, you bring them to a melting point then you fabricate them and mold them to whatever shape you desire…" Again, Entrapta was impressed with his understanding. She began using her hair as a mobile chair and used it to pace around the room.

"Yes! Well, that's part of it. The only problem is that in the middle of a battle, it would take time for the metal to heat, re-shape, and cool down, rendering it less than effective…" Entrapta stopped her stride for a moment, then moved right up to Brett's face and added, "But! According to my research with First One's technology, there is a code that would allow us to give an AI command that would perform these processes in seconds." Entrapta explained. Brett was impressed by her work just as she was with his.

"Well… until Catra comes back with that salvage mission you sent her on, I guess all we can do is bounce around theories." Brett suggested. Nervously, Brett then added with a cough,

"O...Over dinner?" Entrapta blinked at him a few times. The sweat around Brett's forehead began building up. Entrapta stared hard at him for a few seconds that seemed to last hours. Finally, she grinned widely.

"Sure! As long as the food is… well, tiny." Entrapta said.

"Great!" Brett said a little too excitedly. He then gave a nervous chuckle as he scratched the back of his neck, then added, "uh, yeah, come back to my quarters, I've got just the thing for you."

Meanwhile, back at Elberon…

While Brittni had made her escape with the Bow and Adora, Viktor was left to fend for himself. Glimmer had retreated to the building that Void was previously, but did not find her there. Nevertheless, the Night Moon army had approached Glimmer, awaiting her command. She then ordered them to storm Viktor's position. The Night Moon army shouted as the advanced around the corner of the building that Glimmer was taking cover behind.

Viktor shuddered for a moment at the impending doom that awaited him as the Night Moon army ran towards him. Nevertheless, he steeled himself for this encounter. He was ready to die, and to take as many of Night Moon soldiers as he could. He began firing potshots, indiscriminately at the incoming enemies. He managed to pick off a few in the front until he took a laser in between his neck and shoulder. He fell backwards writhing in pain and holding onto where he was wounded. A few Night Moon soldiers ran into the building but were shocked at what they saw. There Viktor was, grinning at them with a couple metal rings adorning his fingers. The Night Moon in the front eyed him suspiciously until they saw why he was grinning.

As they looked down at their feet, they saw two grenades.

"Boom." Viktor muttered while laughing. The Night Moon soldiers bounded out of there as fast as they could. It was too late, however, as the explosion behind them sent them flying away from the building. Only one survived as the other two were caught too strongly in the blast. Glimmer peered around the corner and gasped. She marched over to the remaining Night Moon soldier and picked him up.

"Is he dead?" Glimmer demanded. The soldier was visibly shaken, but he managed to nod his head. The other Night Moon soldiers that were outside the blast range just stood there in awe of what just happened. Glimmer removed her hands from the survivor of the blast and turned to the rest of the soldiers.

"Alright, the rest of you. Find any other Horde members and kill them. Once we sweep this entire city, report back here. Go!" Glimmer commanded.

The Night Moon army had hunted down and eliminated every piece of Horde loyalist that was left in the city. There were many that managed to evacuate, but still, the casualty rate among the Horde was catastrophic. During this commotion, there was one person that was unaccounted for:

Void.

During this time, Void was attending a secret meeting…

Void had made her way to the Horde command garrison. The Night Moons had already neutralized any remaining Horde soldiers and were in the middle of securing the area. Within the command garrison was a large communication tower. Because Elberon was a remote city, it had to have long range communications to signal help to other outposts and settlements. Void had different plans with this communication, however. When she marched into the room, she took note of the computer that would allow her to connect her to her contact. She inserted a nano-technology router into the computer that would boost the communications signal to outer limit proportions. Once the signal was stabilized, Void was able to make the call.

"Hail, my Lord." Void spoke into the microphone. A few seconds went by, and a rather distorted voice scrambled through the speaker of the computer.

"Ah, Void. I was wondering when you'd finally make contact with me. I'm assuming that your mission is going as planned?" The voice inquired. Void smirked.

"Better than we had planned, my Lord. Princess Glimmer of Bright Moon has joined the cause. What's more, she has inside information regarding both the Horde and the Rebellion." Void said excitedly. The voice replied with heavy breathing.

"And the technology we spoke of?" The voice inquired.

"Before Glimmer left the Fright Zone, she managed to secure some information regarding that technology. As soon as we secure this town, I will begin ascertaining locations that have the materials needed to make it." Void replied. The voice let out more heavy breathing that evolved into maniacal laughter.

"You've done well, Void. See that you are victorious in your goals. Good luck." The voice said.

"Thank you, my Lord. I must leave now, but I will contact you again once I have the materials." Void said.

"Indeed. I look forward to your progress, Void." The voice said. Once the voice said its last words, the communication shut off.

"It will be good to see you again…" Void muttered to herself as she picked herself up and began walking out of the communication room.

"...Father."