Chapter 19

Harbinger

The Locust Reavers flew with reinforcements, at the ready. Ravens flew away from them, Hoffman couldn't believe they're target wasn't even the Ravens target was Prescott. Gears looked at him as he looked with a shocked face knowing that they wanted something else than the city. Hoffman yelled in anger as he discovered in thought of what they had planned since the start.

Prescott looked around his office smiling then looked down at his last glass of fine wine. Reaching out for it he could see the many faces he knew. The many souls that have fought in the war. The many that had joined as one, the many who fought for their families. Prescott gripped the glass smiling as he took his drink calmly ignoring the sounds of battle. Ignoring the sound of the Locust horde that were banging through the Jacinto Hall doors. The Locust doors exploded open as Locust Theron Guards rushed in, a Locust Kantus screamed loudly alerting his fellow allies that they have entered. Theron Guards rushed to the top of the stairs rushing in with charged torque bows and gritting teeth.

Prescott walked out of his room aiming his lancer as he held the trigger aiming towards the incoming Theron Guards. Prescott yelled aloud as his bullets hit the locust Guards killing them and causing them to fall back down the stairs. Prescott ran towards the stairs tossing a grenade into a pairs of Theron guards who were trying to run up. Prescott reloaded his lancer as he took cover behind the wall, closing his eyes the explosion sent limbs and chunks of wall debri into the air. Prescott yelled aloud in anger as he blind fired down the stairs Locust fell to his lancer.

"Come on!"he yelled rushing down stairs jumping passed Locust Grenadiers

Prescott grabbed ahold of a Grenadier as it yelled in pain. Prescott used him as a shield while firing his Boltok pistol into many incoming wretches down the hallway. The pistol went through their heads one by one they fell. Kantus screamed as Prescott aimed his last bullet into its skull. The brains and skull parts flew scattering everywhere. Prescott snapped the Grenadier's head as he yelled aloud.

"Die you filthy savage"

"GROUND..WALKER!" yelled the Locust

The glass windows exploded as Prescott took cover flying Reavers aimed the hallway with their machine guns. Prescott blind fired his lancer towards them as they continued moving away. Prescott looked back at the windows seeing nothing until he heard clinking sounds of hooks. Prescott aimed towards one as he stared at the other. The first locust jumped inside as Prescott kicked him into his chest as the locust yelled falling back outside. Prescott fired his lancer into the 2nd hook causing it to break and loud yells as he stared back at the end of the hallway with an angered attitude.

Prescott ran forward revving his lancer as Locust grubs kicked through the other rooms.3 door rooms were forced open as Locust Cyclops's came rushing through getting to Prescott.

"Come on! You savages!"

Prescott cashed into a chainsaw duel as bullets flew past the Cyclops. Locust reinforcements aimed to hit Prescott even if it meant killing their own. Prescott yelled in anger as his lancer severed the Cyclops in half. Prescott jumped forward rolling to his knees gritting his teeth his eyes slowly opened as he gripped his lancer. A grenade flew past his right cheek barely missing him as it rolled onto the floor it exploded killing 2 other Locust Guards behind him. The Locust Kantus tried to kick Prescott, but failed as Prescott quickly fired his lancer into Kantus's abdomen, holding the trigger. Prescott screamed in rage and anger as the Locust Kantus fell back onto the ground.

Rushing forward Prescott held his lancer as he looked down on the floor. Kantus's body dropped beside its left shoulder a hammer burst. Prescott picked it up and said to himself.

"Why not?! Come on face me already!"yelled Prescott

The building walls moved by the sound of a larger scream one that wasn't like the Kantus or Reavers. Prescott grunted as glass flew across his face, across the halls. Prescott laughed to himself.

"Hahaha….what beasty did they send now?!"laughed Prescott

Looking out the windows he noticed it a massive beast of a Reaver and a thin looking Locust Leader standing on top of its head. Behind its back it wielded massive weaponry a double long sided chainsaw staff. It gripped it on its right hand as its deadly raging eyes stared back towards Prescott. Its mouth snarled towards him as its massively long dreadlocks moved with the wind. The blue and red ribbons moved with the wind. The ribbons were in pairs of 2 around his left shoulder, his elbows, his 2 hands and his waist. Its body was as a Kantus's body except without the high priest helmet.

Prescott continued to stare as he stood up taking in a fresh breath of air smokes and flames arose at the far distance behind said nothing while reloading the hammer burst. Skorge snarled as he pointed to Prescott his massive Reaver dripped took aim and fired his hammer burst single burst shot. Skorge walked calmly back to his main seat pressing his actively loaded buttons unleashing a devastating rage of bullets. The walls shredded into pieces as Prescott grunts taking close cover towards the stairs. Skorge screams in anger as his Reaver moves to the left then more closer forward towards the building. Locust screamed rushing into Jacinto Hall Prescott aimed towards them killing 3 wretches. Skorge screams aloud jumping in midair into the massive shredded opening of the hallway. Skorge gripped his double chainsaw staff as he closed in to Prescott. Prescott quickly turned around firing towards Skorge as Skorge reflected the incoming bullets with his chainsaw staff.

Prescott avoided the incoming chainsaw staff as he rolled past Skorge. Prescott ran and turned around as he dropped a grenade by the feet of Skorge. Skorge charged in as Prescott and him were both only about 5 feet away.

"For the C.O.G.!"yelled Prescott

"FOR THE QUEEN!"yelled

Explosion erupted within the hallway breaking apart the entire hallway. Flames surrounded the wrecked hallway as air gushed inside dead locust bodies burned. Weapons remained on the wrecked floor, Prescott breathed calmly on the floor. His body was badly hurt as he extended his right hand reaching out to his lancer. Locust called "Flamers" burned the outside of the Jacinto Hall along with rushing inside the building burning objective seemed to destroy everything that resembles Gears. Tickers exploded the massive support beams in front of the capital causing it to fall slowly onto the steps. Prescott barely touching the handle of his lancer he grunted, his mouth was bleeding. His left cheek partially burned his chest slashed by the chainsaw of Skorge.

Within that moment of struggle his forearm was pierced with the ever spinning chainsaw of Skorge.

"AHHHHHHH!"yelled Prescott

Skorge stood facing down towards him, Prescott turned lying on his back. Prescott gripped his severed hand as it bleed out wildly. Skorge snarled at him reaching down he grabbed ahold of Prescott by his neck. Prescott gritted his teeth towards him. Face to Face were both leaders. Both opposite sides.

"Come on…Impress me…..you son of a whore…."said Prescott smiling

"RRRRRR….DIE…PRESCOTT…."screeched Skorge

Skorge tossed Prescott to his right as Prescott stared at him with an angered face. Prescott was thrown out the massive hallway that was blown through as Skorge looked down at the floor. Skorge was surrounded by flames as they grew around him the shattered opening allowed wind to enter. Prescott fell down off the high building and into the city streets, without a opened his extended right hand as he opened it in front of him a dangling necklace of Gear tags dangled. He looked to his right seeing the words "Richard Prescott".