Exor's Arrival, Part 1 ~ THE DAY OF ABBADON

I had gone back to Primordia to determine my strategy, and the twelve High Shamans – Xryltia, Sifa, Beza, Shuya, Mudalla, Kulaja, L'regue, Jiler, Asak, Protyss, Adammim, Wesrae, and Koiseko – were in the meeting hall, alongside my commanders and government. Roxas stood by my side, with Father on the opposite side of the hall.

"Well, our colonies are facing plenty of opposition. I feel it necessary to bring Code 7E-X3 into play.", I started the meeting.

"7E-X3!? ISN'T THAT EXTERMINATUS!?", L'regue shouted.

"Genocide is a serious thing, Revure. I hope you're prepared to have GALAPOL wanting your head.", replied Sifa.

"It's just a bunch of shroomheads and turtles! Who cares about them?", Father interjected.

"Well, with a native population of a mere 1.2 billion, we can afford exterminatus.", I said, with Roxas nodding in agreement. Suddenly, we all sensed a powerful, yet diseased, energy.

I could hardly shout "SHIT!" before Exor crashed through the palisades. I could hear Smithy shout, "SEPHIROTH! SURRENDER YOURSELF BEFORE WE DESTROY THE CITY!", as the castle panicked, the guards giving the orders to evacuate – but not before Father was crushed by the rubble.

I could hear him telepath his last words to me: "Son... Give 'em hell for me... Alright... H?", before he turned to cinistratum.

I shouted, in tears, "SMITHY... COME AND FIGHT ME YOURSELF, COWARD!"

From Exor, Smithy replied "HOW ABOUT YOU COME AND GET ME!?", firing a lightning bolt. I dodged it, and shouted, "YOU BASTARD! BECAUSE OF YOU... FATHER'S DEAD!" I flew up to Exor, dodging lightning bolts along the way and firing energy blasts at a rapid pace.

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Hey, it's Derusama, the author! I'm sorry for the hiatus, but it seems I have to return to this as a creative venue. I guess I should give a little trivia about the arc thus far!

Mushroom War Arc:

Primordian casualties (thus far): 1,900,000 troops, 3,000,000 civilians (counting colonists)

Toad/Koopa/Goomba casualties (thus far): 3,000,000 troops, 5,000,000 civilians (counting other races)

Smithy Gang casualties (thus far): 1,200 gangsters, 300,000 affiliates