Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 7
Chapter 48: The Siege of Raithwall, Part 2
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One year ago…
Ruby was in her cell as she was simply rotting there in Helgaard Citadel on Efrafa. Even though she was reborn as a demon, but she wanted nothing more to do with her crimes she committed in the Elder Days the moment she nearly had me while I was returning to Alecrast. She had no hope left as all she wanted to do is to return to the Empty so she could sleep and dream of my past self when she saved him the first time. When she slept in her bed, all she heard was the door opening up and closing as she was getting tired of being used and abused in which she feared the wrath of Pendragon's oldest child, the Arbiter, who manipulated things to her desire in the Elder Days. She never forgot how she ended up being resurrected just to be Kurotowa's plaything until she escaped at the behest of Pendragon himself, only to be captured and sent away to Helgaard Citadel on Efrafa. All she wanted was to go back to the Empty until she heard the door open up again.
Stepping into her room was a doctor that was dressed in a white labcoat as he had a scar on his face with his left eye being a cybernetic one. He was ready to do his worst on Ruby as he had a thrill of doing it to her over and over again. She wanted it to be over as she saw him walk towards her and placed his hand under her nightgown in which he felt the soft flesh between her legs. The feel of him was uncomfortable for her as she was ready to hit him where it hurts the moment she kicked him in the groin. Seeing the door opened wide open, she fled her room as she ran as fast as she could in which she noticed someone who looked like me appear out of nowhere. Grabbing her hand, he took her out of Helgaard Citadel as he brought her to an abandoned castle. She was aware of him before as he brought her some clothes to wear, for she was needing them the most. Putting them on, she was seeing the deity that was glowing all over the castle as she had respect for him, for he was the one who crafted the universe longer before God did.
"Be not afraid, Ruby," said the deity as he continued to shine brightly. "I have come to give you a task that will occur soon."
"Pendragon…," she said as she bowed in front of him. "I'm not worthy of enacting tasks right now after all the pain I caused."
"My oldest child had a knack to causing havoc in which she even consorted with the archangels who were running Heaven in my Son's absence."
"If you want me to do your dirty work, I'm done with it all. In the Elder Days, I have manipulated and seduced the Sam Winchester of Old at the behest of the Arbiter and the archangels who were itching to break the rest of the seals and Lilith was the last one to be broken. In the end, I wanted to die in which I had it coming when I slept in the Empty, only to be brought back to life in a twisted chess game like the one in the Elder Days. Now, if you don't mind, I would rather be taken back to the citadel here on this planet than do another one's dirty work."
"Don't you dare defy me!" Pendragon shined even brighter as he stunned Ruby in her tracks. "There is still redemption for you in which the new god and goddess of the Ashizoka System must fulfill the Destiny of Worlds or else all will fall; humanoid and monster, angel and demon, Middle Ground denizens and creatures. There is a deeper darkness lurking on the planets of Alecrast, Drakonus, Westeros, and Valinor in which there was a project that was launched to harvest the energy in them, only to end in failure."
"I remembered the First Galvanic Uprising in which Menelaus Marquand led his soldiers into going up against the combined efforts of the Order and the Alecrian Army. That was also when the Sam Winchester of the present was born in which it ended the war with a chain reaction of raw power. I also tried to seduce him by taking him from Reiko in which it failed, only for me to regain my youth after the encounter. All I know is that the man I tried to seduce wasn't the Sam Winchester that I knew long ago, only to find that he had that jeweled sigil on his forehead."
"You catch on quick, Ruby. Therefore, you must sabotage the forces of Darbus Toller in order to have the rest of the Order put a stop to his plans. You should also warn everyone of the Second Galvanic Uprising to bring out the failed Sol Project." Pendragon gives her a set of thumbdrives as he was wanting her to fulfill a mission. "Give them to the Order of Letters. They need to know more of what will happen if this chaos ever ensues."
"I'll do it…, for I can't let this chaos engulf this universe."
Pendragon disappeared without a trace as Ruby was left with the set of thumbdrives he had given her. When she got to an empty room, she saw a computer that was left on as she inserted one of them into it in which she saw the images of the Sol Project that was enacted into four parts on four planets. When she saw an image of a person being taken to a machine on the screen, it showed an image of a city being obliterated as she was horrified to see it destroyed before her eyes. Just as she was about to see more of it, she took out the thumbdrive as she put it with the rest in which she noticed a pouch that was emptied. Picking it up, she put the set of thumbdrives into it as she heard footsteps approaching. She had to flee as she found a hooded cloak and put it on the moment she fled the abandoned castle and darted towards a transport ship that was leaving Efrafa. Getting on board, she sat down in the back as she didn't want to draw any suspicion in which she had to deliver the thumbdrives to the Order before it was too late, for she had to see this mission through…
Present day…
I was tied up in a familiar room in the palace as I in a chair complete with a long stocking covering my long silver hair. What I also noticed was that Gaveedra was tied up next to me as she was struggling to get free from her bonds. Both of us were in Zaralia's room as we saw the various toys and books that were on the shelves the moment we heard the door open up. To our surprise, we saw General Tetrax standing in front of us as she had her arm bandaged up after getting shot earlier, for she wasn't about to let us leave anytime soon.
"You sure know how to go back to the lion's den, don't you, Sam?" she said to me.
"Your failed power trip won't last," I said.
"The Westerian monarchy made this planet weak! Therefore, I was making some changes until you ended up foiling my plans!"
"And for what, exactly?" said Gaveedra. "Everyone knows that you bear a grudge against the Medical Corps and those who help the sick and injured."
"It's because they're nothing more than scum! My father rectified this problem before in which it resulted into a personal family matter."
"And what is that?" I asked.
"There is a reason why I want all medical workers exterminated on this planet, Sam. It all stems to the death of my brother all those years ago. My father was hoping for an heir in which he was glad that he was getting a son, only to have that hope dashed when the doctor detected that the baby was dead in the womb. My mother had to have the stillborn baby removed, only for my father to be angered at the doctors who performed the procedure to pull it out. That tragedy made my father more than just angry. It made him emotionally distraught! Therefore, he rectified that problem by issuing a systemic slaughter of all doctors, only to be arrested, tried and executed."
"And that is why you had all those innocent people in a line to be shot execution style until I intervened to stop you," said Gaveedra. "The doctors saved your mother's life, but the stillborn baby was beyond saving after they found out that it wasn't alive anymore. You can't just point blame on medical workers or anyone all because of one death! If you killed all the medical workers who live on this planet, who would you turn to in order to staunch the bleeding, heal an illness, or console those who suffered from trauma? A gaggle of snake-oil salesmen? A group of phony psychics? Or perhaps a group of fake healers who are steeped in televangelism?"
General Tetrax winced in pain from her injury as she wasn't too happy with what Gaveedra said to her not too long ago. Blood seeped from her tunic as she pressed her hand onto the wound where she was shot at. Just as she was about to spew out more anti-medicinal rhetoric, we heard the alarm blaring as it detected an intruder. The mad general wasn't about to go down without a fight as she rushed out of the room and into the hall where she looked out the window. The sight of Dean and the two werewolves with him ruffled more than her feathers as she drew out her gun and was ready to shoot. She was ready to pull the trigger as she was more than happy to put an end to those who have aided and abetted in her failed efforts to overthrow the Westerian royal family, for she wasn't about to throw in the towel anytime soon.
"Time to end this farce!" she yelled as she was ready to shoot.
General Tetrax was ready to shoot until she heard the doors of the hall burst open as several members of the Westerian royal guard came in with their weapons in their hands. She was done for as she had nowhere to go other than to jump out the window, but there was an attack drone targeting her at this time, for her short reign was about to come to an end…
Ruby was in the underground system of the palace as she followed Phyllis to where they needed to get to. The place was vast as they traversed their way to the control console in the generator in which they made it to where they needed to get to. The room was a place of operations as it was also left unmanned the moment Phyllis noticed the firefight between the Westerian royal guard and the soulless dolls and Ketch machines that the Executive Division brought over on the various screens that were in here. Ruby knew of the soulless dolls in question as she was no stranger into seeing them being manufactured to do the dirty work of those than their former master, for she hated them the most for being the Executive Division's grunts.
"They're everywhere," she said as she saw them on the surveillance screens. "With their creator dead, their current handlers still churn out his monsters of war."
"It's what the rest of the Executive Division wants," said Phyllis as she saw a familiar image of me and Gaveedra on screen with General Tetrax pointing her gun at us. "Let's cause a little mayhem to the mad general who would stop at anything to allow a deplorable autocratic regime here on this planet."
"Sounds to me like you're willing to pull the fire alarm."
"If the fire alarm is ready to be pulled, then so be it."
Without further hesitation, Phyllis spotted a red button on the control panel as she pressed it. The sound of the alarm blaring all over the palace became louder than expected as Ruby and Phyllis were ready to leave until they noticed a Ketch machine blocking their way. Phyllis knew of it very well as she drew out her crossbow and was ready to fire until Ruby got her out of the way the moment it drew out its Gatling gun. The sound of gunfire rattled the underground as both Elf and demon were running for their lives from the hailing mess of bullets. Armed with her crossbow, Phyllis was ready to shoot until she saw a gaping hole being blown into it from behind. What she didn't expect was that Seto was there as she was armed with her own weapon the moment she felled the Ketch machine to the floor. With the threat averted, she was both staring at Phyllis and glaring at Ruby as she also didn't have time to complain after what has happened earlier, for this wasn't the moment for it.
"Long time, no see, Seto," said Ruby as she was feeling afraid of her.
"I just saved your sorry ass from the security guard with sideburns just now," she said.
"With the alarm set off, General Tetrax won't have anywhere to run nor fix her wounds," said Phyllis. "For a while now, she was planning—"
"—A coup d'etat? You chuckleheads weren't the only ones who knew of it. I knew of it because of the fact that the mad general literally despises the Westerian royal family for continuing the monarchial matriarchy even after the death of Emperor Theodore."
"Sam's been taken prisoner by General Tetrax," said Ruby.
"I know all about it because of the fact that he can also hold his own against the rest of the mad general's unit."
"I had a feeling that he would go up against that madwoman…"
"Don't take it the wrong way because of the fact that I never forgotten about how you seduced and manipulated the new god's past self by drinking demon blood and eventually killing Lilith in the Elder Days. When I heard that you were killed, I was elated and pissed that the Apocalypse started up at the behest of your bosses and angels who were wanting it to 'cleanse the Earth' in the prizefight between Michael and Lucifer."
"Look! I paid for my crimes in which I even lost a set of thumbdrives that were later taken away by Jun Kanzaki. They consisted of how the current Sam Winchester is mainly targeted to be the tool to activate all four locations of the Sol Project."
"Project Apollo and Project Ra are no more," said Phyllis. "All that is left are Project Amaterasu and Project Helios. Still, we can't sit around and bicker when we have work to do."
And so, Ruby and Phyllis followed Seto as they noticed several of the soulless dolls that were waiting for them with their guns in their hands. All three were ready to fight it out as they were dealing with the mess that was made by the Executive Division, for they weren't about to go down without taking their enemies with them, for the time to take back Raithwall was just the catalyst of many worries yet to come. Ruby, the other hand, remembered the set of thumbdrives that she had as she had no other choice but to leave them behind, for they were vital to stopping the Sol Project once and for all…
One year ago…, again!
Ruby was walking towards the Order's main headquarters on Alecrast as she was there to have an audience with Ginryu. After hearing of the demise of Darbus Toller, she was relieved that the lingering threat was gone as she was looking at the set of thumbdrives that she had. When she walked towards the bridge of the Order's headquarters, she was stopped by several members of the Garrison Corps as they knew what she was. They knew that she was a demon as they were ready to fire bullets made from ethereal metal and silver into her until Jun stepped outside and saw the ruckus eventually. She was aware of Ruby's presence as she also had to tread cautiously when it came to dealing with demons, for she also sensed that the intruder had vital information as well.
"Stand down, soldiers," she said as the Garrision Corps unit obeyed her.
"Looks like the Order of Letters aren't too eager to roll out the red carpet," said Ruby.
"Recently, General Tobias Wetzel and his followers have begun a declaration of war just now and Sam Winchester is the ultimate prize in it because of the raw power that he has."
"You've been busy, I get it now, but I need to speak with Ginryu Ashizoka."
"Ginryu's not here right now, but I see that you have information that was once pilfered by an unknown force just to be put into your hands."
"I looked at the information on the thumbdrives in which they address the Sol Project directly." Ruby uses her telekinesis to forward the vital information as it landed in Jun's hands. "Make sure that Ginryu gets this information before the Executive Division activates the failed endeavor before it's too late or all is lost."
"I'll see to it that Ginryu gets this info. For the record, the Order and the Alecrian Army have severed ties with General Wetzel and his followers after their multiple attempts to nab Sam Winchester have failed to an extent of starting a war. So far, it's all hands on deck in which our hands are both full and tied at this moment. Furthermore, if this information rings true to what you say, then I'll relay this over to Ginryu and the rest of the higher-ups in the Order."
"Please see that it does…"
Ruby left the Order's main doorstep as Jun was left with the information that was given to her. The High Elf returned to the main interior of the Order's headquarters as she rushed towards the library in which a projector was sitting near the computers. Searching through the thumbdrives, she inserted one into the projector as she saw the images of Project Apollo looming over Alecrest. She had to give this set of information to Ginryu as this wasn't good, for the Second Galvanic Uprising was already beginning and not stopping anytime soon…
Meanwhile, back in the present…, again!
I untied myself as I went towards Gaveedra and released her from her bonds. Both of us heard the alarm blaring as we were ready to make a break for it while we took back our weapons. By the time we left the room and into the hall, we saw several members of the Westerian royal guard fighting back against General Tetrax's unit in which they were combing the building for their commander. Escaping the firefight, we found a passageway that led downstairs as we found ourselves in the courtyard. We were safe for the time being as we noticed some members of the Hunter Corps arriving in which they were fighting against some of the Ketch machines that were out and about. What we didn't expect was that some of them were looking form me as I was viewed as their primary target for the Executive Division, for I had to get rid of them before they got to me.
"Not your day, is it?" said Gaveedra as she saw one of the Ketch machines open fire at the fountain.
"They won't stop until I'm either caught or turned into Swiss cheese," I said.
"The one that is shooting at us is fair game. I can shoot back at it with one shot."
Gaveedra got out her sniper rifle as she was aiming at the Ketch machine that was shooting at us. When she saw an opening, she aimed and fired at the target as it fell to the ground in which I was relieved that the threat was put down. Both of us had to keep fighting as we saw several more Ketch machines emerging in which they were surrounding us, for we had nowhere to run until we saw a rain of bullets and arrows hailing to destroy our enemies. Even though we got out of the way, we saw the projectiles destroying the Ketch machines like a plague of locusts eating everything in sight. By the time we saw our enemies fall, we came out of our hiding place as we noticed General Tetrax being pursued by members of the Westerian royal guard in which she was still reeling from the injuries she sustained, but she wasn't about to give up without a fight yet.
"You insolent insects!" she shrieked as she was surrounded. "You still cling to Princess Pinocchio after all I did to liberate you of the oppression you suffered from!"
"It's over, General!" yelled Phyllis over a loudspeaker. "Raithwall will not become a bloodbath because of your ongoing stupidity!"
"Westeros is doomed! Once the Eichenberg twins activate Project Amaterasu, they will do some damage starting with this lingering shithole here!"
"You have nowhere to run, General," I said. "It's over in which your tirade had proven fruitless after all."
I saw a laser pointing from the sky as I noticed the satellite above Westeros getting ready to fire directly on Raithwall. I couldn't let that happen as I used my raw power to the fullest the moment I saw a blast from the sky beginning to touch down on the city. I had to protect Raithwall. I had to protect the rest of Westeros. I also had to save the ones around me as I generated an entire shield all over the city in which it repelled the blast the moment I ended up absorbing the impact while I stood my ground. It was too much for me as I felt my raw power surging into overdrive the moment I protected Raithwall from annihilation. With the threat averted, I became exhausted as I felt my knees buckling under the pressure the moment Gaveedra noticed me coughing up blood after repelling such a powerful blast that came from the sky. I had a bad feeling that someone was operating the Sol-3 up there as I also had to shut it down before it was too late, for whoever was operating it meant business. When the Westerian royal guard spotted me after being exhausted, they had to get me out of the way until General Tetrax pointed her gun at me. Anger flooded her as she was ready to shoot me on sight, for she wanted me out of the picture immediately.
"You fool!" I heard her yell. "You insolent shit stain! YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!"
"Back off, General Karen!" yelled Gaveedra as she had her sniper rifle pointed at General Tetrax.
"And yet you still follow Princess Pinocchio! You still follow the Medical Corps! You still manage to literally doom yourselves after witnessing the taste of Project Amaterasu, only for the one with raw power to block the attack!"
"You're done! You have nowhere to run other than the prison on Mab Island, which is a place surrounded by sea monsters."
It wasn't long until General Tetrax fainted on the spot as the blood loss was too much for her. Even though she was put in handcuffs, she would suffer further humiliation as she would also get a taste of her own medicine, for something she had loathed would soon have her mended before being taken to prison…
Dean was combing tooth and nail looking as he had Lucas and Maureen in tow. All three were busy going after the soulless dolls that kept the townsfolk in their homes as they were also aware of their handlers making a pact with the mad general. With several of the soulless dolls patrolling the streets, he was screwed as he had to get towards the palace without arousing suspicion. Even Lucas was careful until he smelled a sulphur trail that led to the palace in which he had a gut feeling that I would be in danger, for he didn't want General Tetrax to ransack Raithwall right now.
"Looks like a demon left a trail for us to follow," he said.
"You better watch out for the fall collection," said Dean as she saw one of the soulless girls walking by. "I just hope that Sam gets out of there and puts General Karen in her place."
"This was Ruby's trail," said Maureen as she sniffed the sulphur. "She may be reformed, but her crimes into aiding the Arbiter into jumpstarting the Apocalypse is recorded in the time of the Elder Days."
"Reformed or not, she left us a trail to follow and we're going to the palace."
Without warning, everyone saw a blast of light from the sky as it was heading towards the city. Dean had a gut feeling that he was being screwed even further until something shielded the attack just in time. Lucas and Maureen saw the Sol-3 up in the distance as they were aware of the blast that came from a derelict space station that floated above Westeros. By the time the blast faded away, Dean was relieved that Raithwall was in one piece, but he wasn't out of the woods yet as he saw some of the soulless dolls staring at him and his two cohorts, for they were ready to fire their weapons against them.
"You are an enemy," said the soulless dolls in unison. "You will die in front of us."
"Like hell we are!" yelled Maureen as she bore out her claws and fangs.
"Okay, Ken dolls, let's dance!" yelled Dean as he was in his diamond form.
"Time to take out the trash!" yelled Lucas as he also bore out his claws and fangs.
All three were ready to take out their enemies as they were not about to give up without a fight. The soulless dolls were firing their weapons at them until they were taken out by a combined effort of claws and diamond projectiles. When they resumed their efforts into rescuing me in which they finally made it to the palace in which they saw several more soulless dolls coming after them until a hail of gunfire from above took them out. Staring at the sky, Dean saw an Order of Letters ship as it fired at the soulless dolls that caused havoc in Raithwall's streets, for it was a time to put an end to General Tetrax's short reign.
"No one's going to the manager this time, General Karen," he said as he gave the thumbs-up.
"The Order of Letters isn't messing around after all," said Maureen.
"We did claw our way here to the palace, didn't we?" said Lucas.
"The fun's not over yet," said Dean. "We may have fought tooth and nail…, or perhaps fang and claw, to get our asses here."
It wasn't long until several members of the Hunter Corps arrived on the scene to finish off the rest of the soulless dolls that were all over Raithwall. Even though the city was being liberated, everyone was still on edge as the fears of Project Amaterasu were still lingering, for it was something that needed to be shut down before it was too late…
Zaralia was in one of the guest rooms of the castle as she was worried about the outcome of the battle in the capital. She worried so much about her people as she wanted to go and help them if she could. Still, she was worried about what would happen next if General Tetrax ran into the streets causing havoc all over as she was desperate to return home to Raithwall. Staring out the window, she saw a bolt of light coming from the sky as it targeted the city, but there was no explosion. What was going on, exactly? Zaralia wanted to go back home as she was ready to leave the guest room until she saw the door open up in which Reiko was up and alert after taking a long rest. Zaralia never expected her to come and see what she was doing as she felt concerned for what was going on, for the people that were living in Raithwall were in grave danger from the wrath of the Executive Division.
"There was a blast of light, but nothing blew up," said Zaralia.
"Sammy…," said Reiko as she was worried about my safety.
"Wait, Sam went to Raithwall to stop the people who joined up with General Tetrax, but I hope that he's okay…"
"He's alive, but exhausted…" Reiko clasps her hands in prayer as she felt concerned for my safety there in Raithwall. "Thank the gods that he's okay…"
"You worry about him a lot just like my mom worrying about me. Family is a lot of things, but from what I heard, it doesn't end with blood."
It wasn't long until Zaralia accidentally sat on the remote to the television on her bed in which the screen turned on to see the news blaring. The images of dead bodies and broken machines littering the streets was something that no one was used to as Zaralia noticed me being carted away in a stretcher after dealing with the exhaustion that I had.
"It's Sam…," she said.
"The Westerian capital of Raithwall has been spared from the wrath of the newly resurrected Project Amaterasu," said a newscaster on television. With the short siege over, Nicole Tetrax, who led the failed coup d'etat against the Westerian royal family is now in custody and is charged with two counts of murder and several more counts of treason and insurrection, which equates towards the death penalty here on Westeros. Meanwhile, let's check in on the sports lineup with the latest baseball game between the Kanto Village Archmages and the Pitchpeak Greasers—"
Zaralia was relieved that Raithwall was spared from the wrath of Project Amaterasu as she was eager to return home and assess what was going on. Still, she cared about her people as had a duty as Empress to fulfill and protect those in need, for this was providence that Raithwall was spared from being obliterated by Project Amaterasu.
"I'm glad that Raithwall was spared," she said.
"Are you sure that you'll be fine to travel home?" asked Reiko.
"As soon as Mom shows the royal guard the death warrant, the better that General Tetrax gets what's coming to her."
"There was a death warrant against you?"
"I was on the train in which I saw a woman who had it in her hands, but it was without a signature. She told me to give it to Sam in which General Tetrax was wanting me and my family out of the picture."
"And this woman…, who was she?"
"I never saw her before, but she was a brunette who wore strange clothes and a black leather jacket as if she looked like one of those bikers from the Elder Days."
"I've seen her before, but she means no harm after she did penance for her actions for the Elder Days. It's a godsend that she gave you that horrible death warrant to show to Sammy or else you or your family would've never made it out of Raithwall."
It wasn't long until a group of Westerian soldiers arrived as they burst into the guest room that Zaralia was staying in. Kneeling and wanting her to return to Raithwall, they were ready to escort her and her family home as the battle was over for another day...
Seto saw the soulless dolls in front of her as they had their guns in their hands. She had a loathing of what was left of Darbus Toller's collection as she wanted to get rid of them before they caused more havoc. When Ruby and Phyllis saw them, they were aware of the enemy in front of them as they had to get them out of the way. Without budging, the soulless dolls stood firm as they weren't about to let all three get past them, for they were ready to kill on sight.
"Here comes the Ken doll committee," said Seto.
"These soulless dolls are different," said Ruby as she saw a different aura emanating from the soulless dolls' gold armor. "Whoever tricked them out, didn't mess around."
"You will surrender," the soulless dolls said in unison.
"So, you use angel grace from some of your prisoners," said Phyllis as she pointed her crossbow. "Your handlers only coated your armor and the rest of your body, but—" She fires an arrow into the heel of one of the soulless dolls. "—the Achilles tendon is the weak point."
Without warning, the ground above shook as Seto had a gut feeling that something was wrong up there. The soulless dolls in front were writhing in agony as their bodies exploded in a wet crunch of blood, bone, and angelic grace. Ruby never saw anything like it before as she heard the rumbling cease the moment that the battle was over. Noticing a set of stairs that led up to the surface, she ran towards them as she saw that Raithwall was still intact as several members of both the Order and the Westerian royal guard fended off the last wave of enemy forces that the Executive Division had brought into, for it was nearly over. It wasn't long until Seto and Phyllis went up to the surface as they saw the mixed forces of soulless dolls and Ketch machines falling to the ground as the siege came to an abrupt halt. The battle was over as everyone was free from the mad general's short reign, for the threat was averted for another day.
"It's over for now," said Ruby.
"It's strange that the rumbling here was subsided, but at least no one is hurt," said Seto.
"Sam must have saved Raithwall, but the Sol-3 nearly tried to wipe it off the map."
"Lorne's up there in the space station," said Phyllis. "Even though he is strongly connected to his sister, his duties up above that space clunker have come full circle."
"Lorne's not there…, but he is. He's got a much bigger hate boner for Sam than we ever realized."
"I knew it…," said Seto as she was more suspicious than ever. "It just had to be him of all people and it's none other than Sawney Masbath! You may not know of him, but I do because of the fact that he happens to be the bastard son of Emperor Sarno XII of Kaijirin. His dark reputation is so dangerous that even the witches from the Vesper Guild are wanting to rip him a new one. The Vesper Guild's leader, Odette Clarke, was one of Sawney Masbath's victims in which she was even doused with oil of vitriol in which she was wanting to get rid of him right from the start. We all know that the bastard is basically a blackmailer, but he's also known for stealing magical trinkets from those who have left the dark arts and pledged their loyalty to Pendragon. Those who still cling to the Maleus Maleficarum had plenty of trinkets in their storage until Sawney Masbath stole some of them as well. The bastard's dangerous and will stop at nothing to get his revenge on Sam for putting him in prison for blackmail and kidnapping."
"And Sam is put to a dangerous task to stop this madman." Ruby remembers the death warrant
that she gave to Zaralia. "General Tetrax had the gall to commit treason on an innocent little girl who was in line to secure the monarchial matriarchy, only to be a target."
"The mad general will get it coming to her, whether it's by imprisonment or execution. As for what happened today, we have to get rid of the Executive Division and Sawney Masbath, for they are both lingering threats to the Ashizoka System."
Seto wasn't messing around as she wanted Sawney Masbath eliminated once and for all. The long list of blackmail, kidnapping, and theft was more than enough to sign a death warrant on him as she was also fearing the worst that could happen up there in the Sol-3 where Project Amaterasu was, for the battle to shut it down was just the tipping point in this ongoing war. It wasn't long until she saw Dean and the two werewolves at the gate in the distance as they were weary from the battle, for the two who aided him were ready to leave Raithwall altogether. She was glad that everyone was safe until she saw something on the ground the moment she picked it up. It was a death warrant as it was mainly meant for those who served in the Medical Corps in which that notion was more than enough to make her blood boil.
"That bitch!" she yelled.
"She's not messing around, is she?" said Ruby as she saw the incriminating death warrant in Seto's hands. "You need to give this to your superiors before all other medical workers are targeted and killed."
"As I recall, you escaped from Helgaard Citadel a year ago and went into hiding after you had an epiphany from Pendragon."
"I did what I had to in order to give the information that is needed to destroy the Sol Project before it became dangerous all over the galaxy."
"The Sol Project was a failure right from the start, only have General Wetzel and his cronies abuse it," said Phyllis. "As for our next moves, we should put a dent in Project Amaterasu before it's too late."
Ruby clenched her fist as she was determined to fulfill what Pendragon had tasked her. Taking her own leave, she left Raithwall as she had to get out of the way before anyone else in the Order spotted her on sight. As for what Seto and Phyllis were about to do next, they had to show the death warrant to the higher-ups in the Order as this was a brazen act of both treason and war just to silence the Medical Corps once and for all, for everyone needed it a lot more than ever...
I was in a hospital room in the palace as I was recovering from the exhaustion that engulfed me after stopping the laser attack that nearly obliterated Raithwall. Sitting up, I noticed Gaveedra standing next to my bed as she saw me get out of it in which I had to know what was going on. Looking out the window, I saw the Westerian Army and the Hunter Corps cleaning up the mess of soulless dolls and Ketch machines as the battle was over. I was grateful that this short siege was over as I also had a bone to pick with General Tetrax soon enough, for she was about to be sentenced for her crimes on the spot.
"You're awake," said Gaveedra.
"I know," I said as I up on my feet.
"Seto's on the warpath, so I suggest that you tread lightly."
"Seto has seen battle before over the centuries, but we can't count her out yet. As for what happened, let's hope to the Maker that we put General Tetrax in her place."
"Hey, you need to rest up a little bit more. You've been out for two days, Sam."
"There's no time. I have to show the death warrant to Seto."
I left the hospital room as I scooped the death warrant that I had and was ready to meet up with Seto on the sly. As for my grudge against General Truax, her crimes were more than enough to warrant an execution as her crimes against the Medical Corps and the Westerian royal family were beyond despicable to the extreme. It wasn't long until I spotted Shion as she was ready to have an audience with the mad general before a sentence was passed, for she wanted her to pay for causing widespread chaos that nearly cost Raithwall to be wiped off the map altogether. With the battle over, we weren't out of the woods yet as the Second Galvanic Uprising was taking a toll on the lives of all of us already.
"You're up, but still exhausted," said Shion.
"If we show this death warrant to Seto, it'll be more than enough to put General Tetrax away for life," I said. "She bears a grudge against the Empress and her family in which she believed in military rule taking over this planet."
"This isn't all," said Seto as she sprinted towards us and showed the death warrant in her hands.
"What the hell is this?" asked Shion as she saw the death warrant in Seto's hands.
"General Karen had a death warrant against the Medical Corps and this is the most unforgivable act against the Order of Letters just as much as the Westerian Army!"
I stared at the death warrant in Seto's hands as I feared for the worst that came in the form of the Medical Corps being targeted. I feared for Reuben's safety and the rest of the Medical Corps as I couldn't let this slide, for I had a bone to pick with General Tetrax for enacting this terrible form of madness that could jeopardize the safety of the lifesaving unit I respected…
General Tetrax was in the infirmary as she was handcuffed to a hospital bed. Seeing the bandages on her wounds, she was beyond humiliated as she wanted to escape and have more medical workers being put to the executioner's gun. Even though she was arrested, she wasn't about to be off the hook as she heard the door open up the moment she saw Shion enter into the room in which she was most likely to be wanting her put away before anyone else got hurt or killed. It wasn't long until she saw Seto barging in as she had a death warrant she procured earlier in which she had a bone to pick with General Tetrax, for she was wanting to have her executed for bringing this treachery towards both the Order and the Westerian royal family. What she also didn't expect was that I was there as I was ready to air my grievances against her, for her targeting practices have gone too far indeed.
"So, I'm at the mercy of Princess Pinocchio's prized pet," she said to me as she saw me fish out the death warrant that Zaralia gave me. "It's ironic that the little snot-nosed brat is still alive and kicking."
"You tried to eliminate her and her family, which is unforgivable," said Shion. "Even though you bore a grudge against them for allowing the Medical Corps to tend to this planet's military, I can't let you harm another medical worker again."
"And what about the death of my brother all those years ago, Lady Shion? Doctors and other medical workers left him to rot in my mother's womb!"
"Your brother was stillborn right from the beginning!" yelled Seto as she fished out the death warrant that she found. "As for your lingering grudge against all medical workers, this is a high offense that results in execution and what do you target? You targeted the Medical Corps and for what
exactly?! So you can bear your teeth against them for being there to do their job?! What you did was despicable and targeting medical workers is a serious crime here not only on Westeros, but in the Order of Letters as well!"
"You brought this blight upon me and my unit…, Seto!"
"You brought this blight upon yourself, General!" I yelled as I was defending both Seto and Shion. "I'm sorry for the loss of your brother all those years ago, but you caused a calamity here in Raithwall in which you also not only had a grudge against Empress Zaralia and her family, but the Medical Corps as well! As I recall, your continuous attempts at a coup d'etat to topple the Empress has failed once again, for judgment has already passed on you." I turned around as I took my leave out of the hospital room. "We're done here, for you won't harm neither Zaralia and her family or the Medical Corps ever again!"
"Oh, I'm not done with you, Sam Winchester, for your death is already the centerpiece of winning this war against the Order of Letters!"
"Don't you fucking dare try to attack Sam!" yelled Shion as she pulled out her gun and aimed it at General Tetrax. "Your attacks against the Westerian royal family and the Medical Corps are far more reprehensible than anticipated in which everyone wants you dead for what you did! You kept harassing an innocent girl and her family! You targeted medical workers in which you killed two of them execution style! You even went too far into targeting the Medical Corps and this is beyond unforgivable to us! I hope that you end up dead for your crimes…, General!"
I left the room with Seto and Shion following me as we were on our way to the main hall of the palace. What we didn't expect was that Zaralia arrived as she was surveying the damage that rocked Raithwall, for I was grateful that she was safe and out of harm's way.
"Sam!" I heard her say as she ran towards me. "You saved Raithwall from that laserblast. Thank you…"
"It's an honor, Your Majesty," I said. "The threat is over, but the war against the Executive Division is still going."
It wasn't long until I saw Dean and his Hunter Corps unit arrived in which they were ready to collect me. As for our next move, we had to tread carefully as the time to destroy Project Amaterasu was just the tipping point into putting a dent in the Executive Division's plans once and for all, for this was just the start of ending it in this ongoing war…
To be continued...