Zoalords
Chapter 33
War is Hell
Relic's Point
The three Ouranos were surprised to meet no real resistance as they glided gracefully into Relic's Point, turning their large eyes toward the various sleeping Zoanoids. They ranged from the impressive Enzyme V to the almost helpless Citiciss. Mikhail Czyvek had many flaws, but he was certainly open to new ideas in Zoanoid creation. As they entered the central processing center, they saw a young man in a standard blue and white CHRONOS uniform standing in the center of the room.
They recognized him, but it made no sense.
Makishima Agito?
Here?
By the time they had realized their mistake the hidden Unit Remover Zoanoids had stripped away their protective armor, leaving tiny, naked eyes. 'Agito' warped and twisted, his uniform shredding as he assumed the hulking form of a primitive, feral, blood-thirsty Guyver creature.
He was upon them before they had time to register surprise.
The Mothership
"We are suffering unacceptable losses! We must end this experiment, permanently!"
"No while we are in orbit! And we cannot abandon our companions. . ."
"We must begin orbital bombardment!"
"Too late!"
"The intruder has entered the Control Chamber!"
Eyeballs. Floating eyeballs. These were The Ouranos, The Creators. Sho was surprised that beings of such power should be so tiny. But he wasn't taking any chances.
"Leave Earth or die." He said in his best 'macho' voice.
"You forget, Guyver. We created the Unit Removers."
"We created the Guyver itself."
"We created you."
"And we will destroy you."
Sho didn't waste any more time on words, he activated his sonic swords and slashed the eyes into pieces.
The Mothership shuddered as its controllers died.
The Zoalords suddenly regained control of their troops.
The Ark
I have destroyed them.
Fukamachi? Imakarum Mirabilis could not believe what he was hearing. But the Zoanoids were once again under control. Where are you?
The Mothership. I have taken command of the vessel and I am recalling all ships. Then I'm gonna' send this thing back where it came from.
Sho's voice turned hard, I'm going to send a warning, too. If they ever come back, we'll come after them.
Silha
The Ouranos vessel suddenly lifted off, without its crew. As the creatures came out of the temple, Archanfel ruthlessly cut them down using powers as both a Zoalord and a Guyver. Kenji began to use his power over gravity to crush the evil eye things as well. They had to be punished for hurting Archanfel. Barcus kept his own eyes out for Silha's natives, they may have fallen beneath The Ouranos' control.
The Pillars of Heaven
The chaos ended as suddenly as it had started, the Zoanoids were once again under control and The Ouranos seemed to be in full retreat. The Zoalords were not ready to allow them to escape so easily, and continued to pour out vengeful attacks on the retreating ships.
Piramide de el Bosque, Brazil
Waferdanos watched with both relief and despair as The Ouranos withdrew. He had fought The Creators. The ones who had given him life. The ones who had tried to take it away. Whatever happened now, he was certain that The Ouranos would not return. Not in person, anyway.
Cloud Gate, Japan
"Sho. . . He's up there . . ." Tetsuro didn't know what to think. Had the Zoalords attacked The Ouranos Mothership? Had the creatures slain Sho?
Mizuki couldn't believe what had happened. Her husband was aboard an invading alien spacecraft. Would he be able to return?
Silha
As the last Ouranos was cut down, Archanfel fell to his knees, shedding his Guyver Armor. He stared at the grass beneath him. A mistake. A failure. Everything he had worked for. All of his hopes and dreams, crushed.
What purpose was there, now?
He felt a strong hand on his shoulder and looked up into the concerned face of Ingriam Mirabilis.
Kenji
He knelt beside the Supreme Zoalord and looked at him with sad blue-green eyes, "I know it hurts. But we love you. Me, dad, Barcus, all of us. We love you. We're your family, not them." Archanfel placed his head on Kenji's shoulder and began to cry. It was true. Archanfel knew that they truly loved him. Here was the acceptance he so desperately craved. All of CHRONOS had come together to fight The Ouranos out of their love for him, even Nguyen had fought for him. Czyvek and Bin Jamar, wounded themselves, had taken action to protect him. He had, probably, the largest family on Earth. "I know, Kenji." he took Kenji's face in his hands, "I love you, too."
Fenris, Pan and others emerged from the forest and gathered around Archanfel to offer comfort for their beloved master.
Cloud Gate
They almost attacked him on the way down, thinking him another Ouranos. But a quick quick telepathic heads-up from Mirabilis told them the truth. Fukamachi Sho had returned, victorious. Lord Czyvek guided him to The Pod landing area. Within minutes he was within The Control Center of Cloud Gate, once again among those he loved.
Fukamachi Sho held his wife tightly in his arms, truly happy for the first time in years.
To be continued . . .