Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 7

Chapter 16: Trouble On Geralt Island, Part 2

(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)

One day earlier…

Elise was at the Order's main headquarters on Valinor as she was sitting in a waiting room watching a cheesy telenovela on screen. Even though she was ready to be briefed, she was not ready to shy away from her duty as a freelanced hunter from the Order in which she saw the report of the factory on Targaryen up to no good. With the wait time taking too long, she watched the clock carefully as she spotted an Orianthan woman dressed in Medical Corps garb entering with a paperback book in her hands while she sat down to read. Elise was glad that she wasn't alone in this waiting room as she also wanted to see what the Orianthan was reading, but the book was written in her local language anyway.

"You're into that book, aren't you, Palaris?" she said.

"It is called Heart and it's part of the popular Supernatural books that were first penned by Carver Edlund," she answered. "I'm at the end of the book in which Sam had no choice but to kill Madison after the cure for her lycanism failed her."

"It has a sad ending, but lycanism has a cure that is explained in Ladies Drink Free in which Claire Novak got bit by a werewolf, only to be cured before turning."

"I saw a book like that, but that High Elf picked up the last copy before returning to his library on Essos. It's a shame, but I managed to get a spare while I was with my superior during a mission on Baratheon. I also noticed that High Elf librarian there in which he was looking for copies of the Supernatural books to collect at the Universal Library on Essos."

It wasn't long until both Elise and Palaris heard the sound of a toilet flushing as they saw Yukiwa emerging out of the bathroom with his bookbag. Sitting down, he was staring at the telenovela playing on the television as he was still reeling from what he ate, for he couldn't help but indulge what he had before using the bathroom to empty himself along the way.

"I had better lay off the chimichangas and chi-chi melts 'cause they do a number on you," he said.

"Aren't you suppose to be back on Essos?" asked Elise.

"I just got the first nine volumes of the Nephilim Arc and here they are: Lost & Found, The Rising Son, Patience, The Big Empty, Advanced Thanatology, Tombstone, War of the Worlds, The Scorpion and the Frog, and The Bad Place. As soon as I get them to Essos, the better I add them to my collection as a librarian."

"You collect rare items, but you had to overdo it with the Tex-Mex menu, didn't you? Still, it can make anyone gassy to the point of diarrhea, but you should-"

"Elise Mahoney, please report to Akio Ashizoka's office," said a voice over the intercom.

It wasn't long until Elise left the waiting room as she was on her way to Akio's office in which she had to be briefed on something, but what? When she entered into the room, she saw him sitting at his desk as he was sipping at a cup of coffee while looking at some files that were brought to him earlier. When he stared at Elise, he was most likely to brief her about the suspicious activity on Targaryen as he was most likely to send her on a mission, for it was crucial to begin with.

"There's been a problem," he said.

"I'm all ears, but my pig-headed brother won't listen to reason," said Elise.

"The Executive Division has built a factory on Geralt Island on Targaryen in which some of the inhabitants and the humans that live on Squatter Island have been taken prisoner for no reason. The Targar Government is aware of what's going on in which I dispatched Minara Mitani to speak to the new deed handler of the Cerulean Palace in Rakharo. There was also some activity in which several eyewitnesses saw a shot of light burst into the night sky, for it was none other than the raw power that the Destiny of Worlds have churned out."

Elise saw a file on Akio's desk as she picked it up and opened it up. Looking at it, she noticed several pictures of me and Reiko fall out of it as she picked them up and examined them. My presence was well-known as I was seen in all sorts of places in which I was last spotted on Gehenna before departing to Targaryen as expected. Elise never expected me to be there, but she would soon find me and ask for my help as she was also on a mission to shut down the factory that has garnered some bad publicity, for it was crucial to do so right now.

"Sam Winchester…," she said as she put the file down on Akio's desk. "I've heard stories of him before in which he even helped to do away with Tobias Wetzel and Julilla Paxton. He's legendary, but he's also known to be on the verge of becoming a god with all that raw power in his head."

"He's on Targaryen right now, but you should also make your way to Geralt Island in order to help shut down that factory there," he said. "I've heard reports about the Executive Division making their mark all over the galaxy, but Sam's gonna have to watch his back with that unholy organization's new leaders who want his head placed on a spike."

"I'll go there because my parents were hunters, only to die at the hands of those underlings who are reforged with Azazel's abilities like that Max Miller."

"Keep your grudge on hold for a while, for you can stop the one who killed your parents for another day. Our real problem is in the form of the Executive Division and their cronies even causing more problems that even forces the likes from Heaven and Hell to take a backseat, but you should be on our guard if they threaten us. Our enemies already destroyed the Order's main headquarters on Alecrast and nearly did the same on Drakonus. They're up to something the moment they get their hands on old property that wasn't used since the First Galvanic Uprising. That war was started on Alecrian soil until a surge of raw power ended it on the second day of May. And the one who ended that war started out as an infant, only to grow up into the man we all know today."

"And he's over on Targaryen going up against what is put there for no reason. I'll do it and I will stop our enemies from causing harm to those we are gearing to protect."

Elise took the file from Akio's desk as she left his office in order to do her duty as a freelanced hunter of the Order. Just as she was about to go towards the hangar, she was stopped by Gareth as he forbade her to leave. He was desperate to keep her safe as he wasn't about to let her out of his sight yet, for he had his own duty to protect her from harm so far.

"I won't let you leave, Elise," he said.

"You can't protect me forever, Gareth," she said. "We can't abandon our place and the mission that our parents had for us and that is by saving people, hunting things and upholding the family business. That is what makes us and that is what we do."

"Oh, it makes us, alright… until our parents went on a hunting trip and were killed by demons along the way. We're all we've got, Elise. I can't afford to lose you just like our parents."

"Sorry, big brother…," Elise punches Gareth in the jaw as she knocks him out. "But I can't and won't abandon my duty. I hunt things and I won't let anyone who is in danger suffer far worse."

With that, Elise left to her ship as she was on her way to leave Valinor and depart for Targaryen in order to shut down the factory that the Executive Division built. Still, she had so much to do as she refused to back down in this time of crisis, for our enemies were still hiding in the shadows as we speak…

Present day…

Nathan and his group saw the soulless dolls in front of them as they had guns in their hands. They were aware of them as they were not about to fall victim to the artificial soldiers that were keeping other prisoners in their factories against their will. Even Dvora was ready for them as she got out her twin knives to throw at them until she noticed a chill wind inside of the dungeon itself. With Moro and Elise armed with their crossbows, they fired several shots in the soulless dolls' foreheads as the rest of them were thrown around by an unknown force. Nathan's group never saw anything like it before as the soulless dolls were instantly taken out by what was unknown until he noticed Dvora having Reina's old pocketwatch on her belt.

"Where did you get that?" he asked.

"It was Reina's, but I held onto it even after she died," answered Dvora.

"We just saw some of those soulless dolls get tossed around and killed just now, only to see that Reina didn't cross over to the afterlife," said Moro. "We should be aware of her spiritual presence, but her ghostly strength goes beyond her normal comprehension."

"Are you saying that Reina Kratedes is dead?" asked Elise as she was shocked to hear the news.

"Reina was killed on a mission to shut down a factory on Drakonus, but she left her pocketwatch behind," said Dvora. "Still, her ghost persists, but this isn't the first time that she aided in the fight."

"I heard about how that old housecat was killed by Leviathans in the Elder Days, only to continue his presence in the form of a flask," said Nathan. "By the time he finally crossed over and the flask melted in flames, he was taken to Hell by a renegade reaper and was later rescued by the Sam of old while he was undertaking the second trial back then. The old feline was a ghost briefly, but he was on the verge of becoming a vengeful spirit in which it was getting to be trouble." Nathan spotted a switch on the wall as he pressed it and unlocked the doors to the cells. "It's high time that we save those who were imprisoned, for the Executive Division is going too far by imprisoning people and later starving them to the point of liquefication just to extract souls to sell in the name of Abaddon."

It wasn't long until Nathan and his group saw the prisoners fleeing from their cells as they were liberated from their confinement. What he didn't expect was that the man he put out of his own misery appeared as a ghost as he bore no grudge against him. When he spotted a piece of paper on the ground, he picked it up as he saw the words, "Thank you for ending my suffering, for I have information" in blue ink. He also spotted some numbers that were vital as it rang to one number code: "502." By the time he saw the ghost disappear, he caught up with his team faction as they were ushering the freed prisoners to safety. Everyone was home free until they saw a group of Ketch machines standing in front of them with guns in their hands. Nathan had a gut feeling that this mission was about to go sideways as he used the imprint of raw power on his wrist to shield everyone the moment the Ketch machines fired their weapons at them. Even though he wanted to stop them, he had to protect everyone from harm as he ushered them away from the gunfire. What he didn't expect was that a rain of gunfire came down and destroyed the Ketch robots as he spotted a familiar face that was no stranger to war.

"Not today, bucketheads!" he said as he appeared in battle armor.

"It's weird that you showed up, but it's better late than never, Dad," said Nathan.

"James Farragut," said Moro as she was happy to see him and his other troops to aid in the fight. "We just busted out some prisoners who were about to be turned into goop just now."

"I heard all about it from one of Old Lady Sybil's familiars in which she foresaw the tragedy that's been going on here."

"Come to think of it, I saw the conditions that the prisoners were in to the point of starvation," said Nathan. "One of them didn't make due to how severely emaciated he was in which I had no choice but to end his suffering. I heard your war stories countless times, Dad, and seeing prisoners in such a sad state to the point of offing them pisses me off. No one should suffer like this at the hands of such cruel bastards, but according to Elise, they were forced to starve in order to liquefy them just to have their souls harvested for an unholy profit."

"It's like what happened on Maugrim, but the ones managing that factory were burning prisoners, not reducing them to goop so they can squeeze out a soul like what is squeezed out of our asses. Abaddon may be out of the fight in this war, but that doesn't mean that she isn't up to her dirty tricks when it came to soul harvesting to create demons out of. She's biding her time, but she's also determined to make her mark once the fight between Cain and Ailnoth happens in the future."

"I hope that Sam and the others destroy the generator in this place," said Dvora. "As soon as he gets the generator to this popsicle stand, the better..."

Without warning, everyone saw an explosion as James spotted smoke in the interior below. He had a gut feeling that something was wrong there, but he was also hoping that I would come out of there unscathed as our battles against the Executive Division weren't over yet…

I went towards the generator with Castiel, Deejatra, Kritha, and Nibori in tow. The basement level was vast as we saw the generator to be huge while we spotted some stasis tubes being taken forth towards it. What we didn't see coming was that the occupants in stasis were being reduced to what happened to Veshka as I spotted Kritha staring at that terrible sight in disgust. Nibori didn't know what to think as she was fearing the worst while looking for Nabaka the moment she saw those in the stasis tubes being reduced to goop, only to have their souls harvested and sold to the highest demon bidder. Even Castiel and Deejatra saw such tragedy being unfolded as they weren't about to let more innocent victims be reduced to green slime the moment they got out their weapons. With Deejatra armed with her sniper rifle, she fired a shot into one of the stasis tubes as it fell to the floor in which she saw Castiel open it up and notice that the occupant in it was already dead, for he also noticed the soul rising towards Heaven after such torture.

"These are the dead that are forced to be reduced to such tragedy," he said.

"By the gods…," said Kritha as he saw the mess of goop spilling from the stasis tube. "It is as we all feared in the worst way."

"It's not Nabaka," said Nibori as she saw the tragedy in front of her. "She didn't look like that Orianthan that Sam put out of her misery, but I know that she's alive."

"Hey, is anyone there?" asked Nabaka over static on radio. "We just found something near this factory, but it's a long way away from it."

"Nabaka?! Is that you?!" Nibori grabs the radio as she was grateful that her sister was safe. "Thank M'Quii that you're safe!"

"Nabaka T'Chauli," said Deejatra as she picked up her own radio. "Your location is a few yards away from this factory, but we're in its basement where the generator is."

"Yeah, I saw some of the dead and dying get hauled in there and shoved below. As for me, I'm safe with Gareth and Tirzah in which I found something that is connected to that find under that fort on Gehenna."

"We'll be there shortly," I said as I answered my radio. "As soon as we destroy this generator, this tragedy will end."

I was walking towards the generator as I was ready to use my raw power to turn it into a bomb. The tragedy that we saw was more than enough to ease the dead to cross over as I felt my vidphone vibrating. Picking it up, I saw a text message from Nathan as I noticed the numbers, "502" appear in black letters. What I didn't expect was that the generator had a magnetic shield as I saw a computer panel near it. When I typed the number on it, the magnetic shield stopped as I was ready to use my raw power to put an end to what was witnessed, for the Executive Division were nothing more than sadistic barbarians in this ongoing war. With my power up to full, I overloaded the generator as it was starting to become critical the moment we all left the basement. Just as we were about to go back upward, we saw a group of soulless dolls standing in front of us as they were firing their guns at us, only for Kritha to wreak havoc on them with his axe.

"You soulless scum!" he yelled as he chopped off one of the dolls' heads. "The gods will punish you and your handlers for milking the souls of innocent people just to sell to the likes of that she-devil with red hair!"

It wasn't long until we all pushed back against the group as we used our weapons to stop them in their tracks in which we made it towards the surface before the basement exploded. With the factory gutted and destroyed, we claimed another victory as we saw the rest of our group escorting the freed prisoners to a Medical Corps ship that landed near it. Even though we left the factory, I saw Nibori searching for Nabaka until she found her standing near some bushes. She was glad that her sister was safe as she hugged her warmly the moment they were reunited after what happened here earlier, for there was one more discovery to be uncovered before leaving Geralt Island so far.

"Thank M'Quii that you're safe!" she said.

"I had worse, but our fun's not over yet," answered Nabaka.

"You said that you found something here, didn't you?"

"It has images of the Winchesters of old painted on it, but a certain savior must oversee it first."

Both Nibori and Nabaka were staring at me as I had a gut feeling that I wouls soon see what was built here. With night falling, we were ready to make camp as we spotted the rest of our group tending to the freed prisoners that were being cared for by the Medical Corps. Still, with the factory burning in the distance, I also saw the souls of the fallen being ushered towards Heaven as I prayed for them to be at peace. I even noticed Veshka in spirit saying her final goodbye as I watched her find her place in the Grey Havens, for I would also find Chitorin in the near future if need be.

"Thank you…," I heard her say as she made her way to the Grey Havens after all that tragedy in that factory we all witnessed. "I hope that you find Chitorin someday, for she needs to know the truth..."

I watched Veshka ascend to Heaven as I prayed for her salvation after what she went through. Turning around, we saw a bonfire burning as I spotted James cooking up some budae-jjigae for dinner in which he had the ingredients to fix it with, for we were tired and hungry after destroying that fort earlier.

"It's not done yet, Sam," he said to me as he was adding a can of vegetarian beans into the budae-jjigae. "Nathan's busy cooking some japchae with our troops because Moro would end up kicking our asses if there was pork around her."

"Moro married into the Kirgar Clan, who are part of the Judah Initiative," I said. "As for me, I don't mind because I have a thing for budae-jjigae."

"You've tasted my budae-jjigae since your dad visited our homestead in the Winterlands on Alecrast in which you ate the whole thing, spam and all. Dean hated it 'cause it had 'rabbit food' in it."

"I always liked kimchi, despite the fermented stench it gives off. Dean is more like his past self when it comes to despising rabbit food who needs his warrior rations."

"We'll camp here for tonight, but for tomorrow, we'll find out what is there due to the intel that Nabaka found here." I see James fish out a tablet as he showed me the ruined temple that Nabaka found. "This was located in the factory's back door in which there was a vent that hadn't been used in years until now. What was found on the inside was history that was once drawn and inspired in the events from the Elder Days. We'll rest up, but not without some food first."

I saw James get out some bowls and a ladel as he was busy dishing out the budae-jjigae that was boiling in the pot. I was hungry as I grabbed my bowl of food and began to eat it with a pair of chopsticks in my hand. The taste of James' cooking was something that I savored as I was glad to have food after destroying that generator in that factory earlier. Staring at the sky that was turning dusk, I was thinking about Reiko and the children as I longed to return to them, but not now. I had work to do at first light as I also wanted to see the discovery that was there, for it would be a clue to the Elder Days than what was seen long ago…

The next morning, I was up and alert after sleeping on the sand in a tent in which I was ready to start the day. Even though everyone else was asleep, I was ready to go to the back door of the ruined factory as I made my way to the mess hall of the Medical Corps ship. It wasn't long until I spotted Nibori and Nabaka already up and alert while making omelet rice for breakfast. The sight of rice and vegetables being draped over an egg sheet made my stomach growl as I saw a spare bowl of it on one of the tables that was also fitted with some utensils and a bottle of ketchup on it. With a fork in my hand, I was ready to dig into it, but I was about to drizzle it with ketchup until Nabaka stopped me the moment she had a bottle of chile verde sauce in a squeezable bottle in her hand.

"I was wanting ketchup on my omelet rice," I said.

"Ketchup is for babies," said Nabaka as she drizzled a line of chile verde sauce on my omelet rice that was in front of me. "It's high time that this green stuff gets recognized on omelet rice instead of what is put on hamburgers and hot dogs."

"I never tried it with chile verde sauce before, but I'll see if it's good..."

"Blake made omelet rice during my days in the White Rosalia Salvaging Company, but he put spam in it while draping the egg sheet over the rice mixture," said Nibori. "The best part is the ketchup drizzle, but you already have chile verde sauce on yours."

"It's okay, for this is my first time trying a different sauce other than ketchup on my omelet rice."

I took a bite of my omelet rice as I tasted the eggs, vegetables, rice, and chile verde sauce on it. The taste of the chile verde sauce was much better than anticipated as I decided that I liked it better than the usual ketchup that was normally drizzled on top of it. By the time I finished up my omelet rice, I saw Nibori and Nabaka do the same while eating their own bowls as we were ready to clean up in the mess hall. With the food and sauces put away and the dishes and other spaces clean, we were ready to go as we left the mess hall and went towards the airlock of the Medical Corps ship. Going outside, we went towards the back area of the destroyed factory as we noticed the vent that Nabaka found. What I noticed was that the grafitti in Enochian was a dead giveaway in which we all went towards the place where Nabaka discovered the temple in which I went towards the doors and saw the artwork that was similar to the temple on Gehenna. To my shock, I saw book that was similar to the one in the temple on Gehenna as I looked into the pages to see the usual events that were logged in the time of the Elder Days. What I didn't expect was that I noticed a page that featured another time pocket in the form of the what was recorded long ago, for I saw the huge footprint where my past self and Dean's were running for their lives from what was after them, for this was strange to me unlike what I expected in this ongoing discovery so far.

"This is strange, but this isn't Jurassic Park," I said.

"I read about that in the epilogue of The Bad Place one time," said Nibori. "That was when Jack Kline ended up in the Apocalypse time pocket while the girl dreamwalked to that gargantuan dimension."

"There's a lot more than what we know," said Castiel as he appeared out of nowhere.

"Castiel…," said Nabaka. "The last time you were visiting our planet, I got struck by lightning and now I'm one of the Terran God's prophets." She turns around and exposes the scar that she has on her back. "I got the full brunt, but I can translate Enochian all over, including that little fart joke near the vent."

"If you're one of my Father's prophets, then it is your duty to carry on His word, Nabaka."

"Oh, I carried on His Word, alright, but this place is another piece of the Winchester Gospel puzzle that was constructed by the Draaza long ago."

"This place was once protected by those who served alongside the Knights of Heaven, only for the Red Cardinal to overpower them and round up the ones who built this temple."

I saw a mandala that was similar to the one at Skyward Temple as I ended up stepping on it the moment I found myself transported to the past. What I didn't expect was that Akemi was fighting against the Arbiter in which she was ready to stop her until she fled for another day. I heard stories about Akemi in her younger days as she was a hunter in her own right the moment she spotted Castiel in the past while dressed in his old tan trenchcoat with a Word of God fragment in his hand. What I didn't expect was that Akemi was injured in her fight against the Arbiter as Castiel shoved the fragment into her body the moment it was fully healed. Sitting up, she was safe from harm as she was on her feet while picking up her weapons that were on the ground. Even though she vowed to fight the Arbiter for another day, she had work to do as she went to her car and was ready to report to her superior after what she went through.

"You put something in me, didn't you?" she said as she stared at Castiel.

"The Arbiter is dangerous and the most lethal," he said. "I had no other choice but to do so in order to let you live."

"Any luck on finding Dean or Crowley?"

"Sam's been busy since he sustained that injury to his shoulder in Chicago, but my borrowed grace is wearing thin."

"With the Angel tablet smashed into pieces and Metatron put into angel jail, what will you do now?"

"I have work to do." Akemi sees Castiel walk towards his beige Oldsmobile as he got in on the driver's side. "Sam mustn't give up the fight yet, for he has a long way to go in order to remove the Mark of Cain on Dean's arm once he sees him."

And so, Castiel drove away as I saw him on the road without interrupting the events. When I returned to the present, I was exhausted as I was about to fall until Nibori caught me before doing so. Staring at Castiel, I was aware of how and why he obtained a piece of the Angel tablet as I knew of how he saved Akemi from death and how she was immortal, despite the old age she had over the centuries, for I spotted her approaching whlie she marveled at the temple walls with art from the Elder Days. She noticed the details of the artwork on the walls as she remembered all those times she ran into the Winchesters of old, for they were precious to her, even after death. What she didn't expect was that Castiel was there as she remembered him very well for a long time, for she was aware of his presence like the rest of us indeed.

"Hello, Castiel," she said.

"It's been a long time, Akemi," he said.

"I've heard of how Chuck Shurley and Nathan Hofstra wrote about Sam and Dean back in the day, but having the Draaza build temples about their adventures is only a memory."

"It's not just a memory," said Nabaka. "There could be more of these temples that detail in the Winchester Gospel on other planets in which they were meant to be worshiped until the Red Inquisition came to town and got rid of all the worshipers who pined for those places."

"You've come a long way, Castiel..." Akemi walks towards a painted image of him all dressed in his usual beige trenchcoat and grey suit. "Last time I saw you, you were dressed in that usual getup, but you have a prosthetic arm and leg that glows while your hair looks like a dead ringer for Pepe Le Pew."

"It's a little complicated," he said.

"I was the one who helped to fix him up after that ambush in Zetian on Drakonus," I said. "His real arm and leg were severed off by a man by the name of Clegenny Marquand, who is in the Executive Division. Luckily, there were some prosthetics to add on in which I used a part of my silver hair and raw power to enhance them in order to incorporate them on his body so he could walk and move his arm again."

It wasn't long until I began to look at the murals on the wall in which I saw my past self facing off against a group of people dressed in red. It was an image that I never expected to see before as I saw the Red Cardinal in the group leading his fanatics against my past self, for it was an unsettling image that I had a hard time getting used to so far. It was an image that was there, but troubling as I had a gut feeling that I would end up facing off against the Red Inquisition and their twisted philosophy into bringing Lucifer back once again, for this omen must be prevented before all hell broke loose in this galaxy.

"This image is old, but my past self going up against the Red Inquisition?" I said.

"You look different in that picture," said Nibori as she saw the image on the wall.

"The Order will have one hell of a field day, but seeing my past self facing off against the Red Inquisition had its perks back then…"

"I remember this before," said Akemi as she saw the image on the wall. "Your past self was fighting the forces of the Red Cardinal during the time when the British Men of Letters encroached on American soil back then. It was when the Sam of old was called forth by Mr. Sakane to rescue a group of hunters until he stumbled on the Red Inquisition that were claiming to do 'God's work,' but he saw through the ruse when he saw a group of people being killed against their will. He was working solo at the time when he went to that abandoned trailer court in Colorado where the standoff occurred. He saw the Red Cardinal being unfazed by attacks until he used a spell that he found in the Middle Ground to seal him away for all eternity. The rest of the fanatics who pledged their undying support for that religious psychopath ended up taking their own lives after their leader was sealed in a tube that was earmarked for the Middle Ground's worst, which makes the Phantom Zone look like a playground."

"I've heard of them before," said Nibori. "They were on Gehenna looking for Sam in order to force him to become Lucifer's vessel. They won't stop until they do so, but I hope that he turns them down in the end."

"It's happening again since the Apocalypse..." Akemi stares at me briefly as she was fearing the worst. "They're like those angels that wanted that prizefight between Michael and Lucifer, only for the Sam of old to sacrifice himself to save everyone and ending the Apocalypse for now. Let's hope that our new god doesn't become Lucifer's vessel against his wishes..."

"He won't, for his godlike abilities will block Lucifer from entering his body," said Castiel. "The jeweled sigil on his forehead protects him from possession of any ghost, demon, or even an archangel like my brother. Sam was destined to be born in order to lead us into a golden age of prosperity, for we will be there to fight by his side."

It wasn't long until I felt my raw power starting to surge up as I had no control of it. What was happening to me? Why was my raw power doing this for no reason? I was fearing the worst as the surge of raw power blasted a hole in the ceiling as it reached the sky and began to paint it with many colors. By the time I returned to normal, I fell to the floor as I was unconscious after displaying such tremendous power to cut towards the heavens. It was all too much as the surge of raw power had already reached the stars after all, for it was an omen that couldn't be undone at this moment…

I found myself shackled in a prison cell as I was struggling to get free. What I didn't expect was that someone was coming in which I saw the Red Cardinal there standing in front of me, for he was desiring the release of Lucifer without my consent. I was trying to get out of my shackles as I noticed the Red Cardinal coming towards me and cupped my face with a hint of interest and malice, for he was aching to have me become Lucifer's vessel against my wishes.

"You'll be perfect for Hell's Dark Ruler, Sam," he said to me. "Sooner or later, Lucifer will rise again and your godlike abilities will make him unstoppable once you say yes to him."

"I will never say yes to that prick!" I yelled. "My power is too much for anyone to handle anyway, for it will fail!"

"If you don't say yes to Lucifer, then I will make you do so!"

I saw members of the Red Inquisition dragging Reiko out in the open as they got out their knives and cut her throat in front of me. That terrible sight was too much for me to bear as I woke up in a room that was in a slug roe home. The nightmare that I had was troubling as I was worried for Reiko's safety in which I wanted to get up until I spotted Dvora entering into the room with a tray of food in her hands. She was concerned for my health and safety as she saw me getting out of bed until she drew out one of her knives to stop me with.

"If you get up, I'll turn your ass into a pincushion!" she yelled as she set the tray of food on the nightstand. "You had us worried, Sam. Even James was itching to add a little bit more gochugaru to your lunch if you didn't wake up."

"I have to get back to Reiko," I said.

"Hey, you passed out in that old temple here, but you should be thankful that Nathan and the others scoped out this slug roe home that was once earmarked to be a base for the Order back in the day. It's old, but similar to the bunker on Earth in which there's a lot of things that were once archived from the time of the Elder Days. I even saw an old Led Zeppelin album encased in glass while coming here, so I suggest that you be thankful that Reiko made your lunch and eat it."

"Reiko's alive? Thank the gods..."

"You should try the matcha custard. Reiko made it with love, so you better eat every bite of it."

I spotted the tray of food as it consisted of Hokkaido ramen with a small cup of matcha custard on the side. Taking a bite of my food, I tasted the spicy ramen bowl as I noticed something different about the noodles, for they were the same glass ones that were primarily used for making japchae to begin with. I had no problem with it as I ate my food and began to eat at the matcha custard in which I was thankful for Reiko for making it for me. By the time I was finished, I noticed Dvora sitting in one of the chairs as she was fiddling at the pocketwatch that she had, for she wanted to tell me something that I had to know of right away.

"Sam…," she said to me. "While you were busy shutting down the generator, there was a ghostly presence that saved us again."

"It was Reina, wasn't it?" I said.

"How did you know?"

"Reina's spirit may be in that pocketwatch you carry, but she can't remain attached forever, for she's on the verge of becoming a vengeful ghost if she doesn't cross over."

"I had a bad feeling about that..." I notice Dvora feeling at her stomach as she was starting to feel nauseated. "Oh, I should've never went hog wild on that budae-jjigae that James made last night..."

"You should tell some of the Medical Corps about that stomachache you're having."

"I was feeling fine until I ate the rest of the budae-jjigae… I may have a thing for burgers without veggie condiments, but ending up puking after I eat?!"

I got up and set the empty tray aside as I went towards Dvora and touched at the lower part of her stomach in which my suspicions rang true. What I felt was a tiny pulsation inside of her as I was ready to have her duties as a bodyguard suspended for now until she was able again, for she was carrying a possible future in the making.

"You're pregnant, Dvora," I said.

"Are you friggin' kidding me?!" she said as she had a shocked look on her face.

"You went into combat and nearly put your unborn child at risk during that factory raid. You're lucky that you came out unscathed, but I can't let you go into combat and your duties as my bodyguard are suspended for now."

"No way! Dean wanted me to protect you! I can't shirk my duties right now!"

"It doesn't matter, for your duties are suspended until further notice."

"For how long?!"

"About nine months until the baby is born. Anaira will be floored to hear that he'll be a father soon."

Without warning, Deejatra burst into the room as she was not too happy with Dvora for her actions yesterday. The news about Dvora's pregnancy was more than enough to have Deejatra scold her as she valued life to the fullest, even in times of danger. I never saw her to be angry with her sister before as she was ready to let her have it, for she wasn't about to wriggle out of her predicament yet.

"You are now with child and you went into combat without knowing the limits and in this battle?!" she yelled. "You could've died along with what you carry in which you took a big risk without knowing the consequences!"

"Look, I didn't know I was pregnant until now," said Dvora. "Sam knew of it when he saw the signs after I gave him his food earlier."

"James is suspending your duties until the baby is born, is that clear? You may go gung-ho all you want to protect Sam, but your health for both you and the baby is primal."

"Well, Anaira and I did a little Kama Sutra without protection while we landed here on Targaryen at the time, but he'll be floored to have me coming with a bun in the oven. Still, I should've knew better, but at least what I carry is alright for now until it's born. I was fine until I scarfed down James' food in the process last night."

"You should be careful next time, Dvora," I said. "You took a huge combat risk, but you should also be aware of what you carry within you. There's a future that will be hearing stories on how you fought against Darbus' leftovers and the Ketch machines while it was nestling without warning."

"Anyway, the temple that you guys found is being excavated and preserved by the Order right now. As soon as we get back to Rakharo, the better, 'cause I wanna get me some matcha custard right now… or perhaps matcha ice cream..."

It wasn't long until I saw everyone standing in front of me as they were aware of my presence of being a new god to this galaxy. Even Dvora was standing while fiddling at the pocketwatch on her belt as she saw Reina's ghostly presence briefly until she faded away for now. Even though we stopped the Executive Division, we had a long way to go as the war wasn't about to end quietly, for there were other places that we had to protect in this ongoing battle on the front lines…

To be continued...