Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 6
Chapter 17: A White Crow's Lament, Part 1
(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.)
I was up early in the morning as I was in my room at the inn while waking up to seeing fresh snow falling from the ground. The presence of the Executive Division's faction coming here was a bad omen in the making as the sight of a white crow from last night was something that shouldn't be taken very lightly. I feared the worst as I had to worry about Carly and Kanna, who came along just to deliver my journal and files to me yesterday. Still, I was concerned about everyone who lived around the station stop as there was hell coming on the horizon. Getting out of bed, I went towards the bathroom as I stripped off my nightclothes and stepped into the shower to clean myself up. Turning on the hot water, I began to stand in it while lathering myself up in the soap and hair care that was in the stall. I was warming up until I heard something creep into the bathroom and flushed the toilet in which the water from the shower became extremely hot to the point of scalding.
I turned the hot water faucet low the moment I rinsed myself off after the hot scare. After I turned off the water, I noticed Dean standing there as he was most likely to be getting on my nerves as usual. Still, I never expected him to show up, but I had no other choice but to comply in which the emergency summit was near and I had to attend it in the long run. With a towel hanging next to the shower stall, I quickly grabbed it as I tied it around my waist before leaving it in which I faced Dean with a hint of disdain for his prank earlier.
"So, how's your shower, Sammy?" he said as he grinned.
"It was fine until the water got too hot," I said as I got very testy.
"Ryosuke's coming and he's pissed 'cause those asshats in Julilla's group of rejects decided to come here to attack this train station stop and then the main headquarters here on Drakonus."
"I know all about it because of the omen in the form of a white crow. I know exactly what will happen next if we don't do something right away."
I went out of the bathroom in my room as I dug into my suitcase next to my bed. With some clean clothes, I set them on the bed as I later turned around and saw James standing in front of me while dressed in battle armor. Even Dean was stunned the war veteran standing in front of us as he was more than likely to be joining the fight to protect the station stop at all costs. Still, that awkward moment was something that never occurred in a while as I was stuck with nothing but a towel wrapped around my waist with my hair wet after taking a shower earlier.
"Ryosuke's here," said James. "He's waiting in the dining area, so I suggest that you..." He stares at me as I had nothing but a towel around my waist. "Good God, Sam… Seriously? You're gonna be greeting the head honcho of the Order's outer part of the Ashizoka System branch decked out for streaking? Get some clothes on!"
I grabbed my fresh clothes as I left back towards the bathroom to get dressed with Dean snickering in the background while closing the door behind me. I never expected to be in this form of embarrassment before as I got on my clothes while stuffing the towel in the hamper. By the time I reached the sink, I brushed my teeth and shaved my face as I was more than likely to be starting the day in such a very awkward manner like today. By the time I got out of the bathroom, I was still busy brushing the long silver hair on my head as it was a nightmare to tame with a side order of tangles and snarls along the way on the bottom.
"Dude, I think it's time that you're in dire need of a haircut right now," said Dean as he saw me brushing my long hair. "I know that it's long and everything, but a little trim wouldn't hurt, would it?"
"The last time I had my hair trimmed, I got a stern lecture by Yashamaru while we were cruising on the Kurokage," I said. "For the record, if I trimmed my long locks, I would cause more than just an uproar."
"He's right about that one in which Four Eyes said that you and that long hair of yours are connected on a much more universal scale," said James. "For the record, no matter how many times one coaxes you into cutting off those locks of yours, you'll end up causing chaos in the form of disasters on other planets."
"The only disaster that I caused while having my long hair trimmed was an incident in the engine room of the Kurokage and that was all."
"Not entirely… Last year, I was on a hunting mission here in which I saw the ground crack near one of the dirt roads that leads to Anzu Village. What I also saw was a black ooze bubbling up like oil in which the locals and those in the Cross Corps acted quickly and sealed the crack up for now. It's no joke, but you should watch where you snip on your head or else there would be more than just cracks in a dirt road, you got that, Sam?"
I reluctantly agreed as I had to stick with the long hair that I had on my head. Although, I had a typical love/hate relationship with it, I had no other choice but to leave it untrimmed due to what was caused here. Still, I didn't let it get to me as I followed Dean and James out of the room and walked towards the dining area in which we spotted Ryosuke sitting at the table enjoying a cup of coffee and blackberry scone. Still, the summit was supposed to be in the main headquarters, but it was sidetracked due to the impending attack that was slowly approaching without mercy. We were all about to hear what would happen next as the clock was ticking towards an impending doom that we couldn't escape from.
"It's about time that you got up, Sam," he said to me as he sipped his coffee. "Luckily, Dean and James went in just to get your ass out of bed sooner or later."
"Your timing is bad, Ryosuke," I said as I yawned.
"Sounds to me like you didn't get enough sleep," said James.
"No…, but I was hard at work in the kitchen."
"No you weren't. I've known you and Dean since you were still in diapers, but sleep is vital and it's not like your past self getting hopped on too much coffee and not enough shut-eye. And for the record, I got struck by lightning once inside my house in which I'm on the same level as Kazuo Mitani himself."
"You're a prophet of the Lord, aren't you?"
"Been there, done that; but so far, we can't turn tail and flee at this time 'cause the enemy faction that's coming is not like any other. And another thing, it's been led by someone who went into hiding after he got flung by a demon in the Lillium incident on Essos in which all of you need to watch your backs."
"Clegenny Marquand…," said Dean as he clenched his fist. "That son-of-a-bitch is still alive and out for blood..."
"Ever since the Executive Division was defeated in Lillium on Essos, Clegenny Marquand was recovered and brought to tip-top condition in which he's a menace to be reckoned with, so I suggest that you watch your back before he makes lunch meat out of you."
Dean rushed outside as he got out his binoculars to see the invading army in the distance. The sight of Clegenny standing in front of the army faction unnerved him as the latter was a much more dangerous threat than what was once believed to be. He had a gut feeling that this unwanted battle was more than he bargained for as this war was going into its first year since it was once started by General Wetzel almost a year ago. Still, we all had to be careful as the presence of such a hulking monster like Clegenny Marquand was more than enough to be having us on edge, for there was no end to the Executive Division's lust and hunger for power…
Minara was making a stop at the Order's main headquarters on Drakonus as he was most likely to be checking in due to the ongoing war that kept going on for almost a year. With the constant skirmishes of the allied forces fighting back against the Executive Division's brutal tactics, he was still reminded of the malevolent incident that drove him on edge. He never forgot about how Julilla showed up in Meros on Claudius as she had his wife and father-in-law arrested for no reason, only to see them killed in front not only him, but the angry townsfolk who saw that heinous deed unfold in front of them. By the time he was going towards the train station, he saw someone standing in front of him in which he was suspicious of what would happen next. The intruder in front was someone different as he was a medium-built black man with a beard and unkempt afro while dressed up in athletic shorts with his feet dressed in sandals. Minara didn't know what to think as he was suspicious of anyone who posed a threat, for the intruder in front of him was not what he seemed so far. What he didn't expect was that the intruder's feet were the same color as the jeweled sigil that I had as he was a wild card with an imprint of raw power, for he could prove useful for the time being.
"Minara Mitani in the flesh," said the intruder. "It's an honor to meet the one who will gut Julilla like a fish for her crimes."
"Who are you?" he asked.
"Me? I'm someone who waded in a pool and had my feet change color. As for what I truly am..." The intruder's eyes flash red as he was none other than a Crossroads demon who got dealt a bad hand indeed. "I was once a guy who reaped dirty businessmen who made dirty deals, but when I saw that kid in front of me, he was sleeping while his jelly beans grew the size of a tool shed."
"You noticed Sam, didn't you?"
"For the record, my name's Styre and I only play and turn the tables on those who are steeped in dirty dealings, only to have their souls get dragged down into Hell. As for the new King of Hell, he kicked me out due to my feet in which I'm deemed a pariah to the people who live downstairs."
"And you expect me to believe you? Crowley has been ousted from power and your new boss still holds sway to the gambling and gaming dens in the chasms of where you live."
"You may not know me, but I know that you'll go dark after you end up taking out Julilla for what she did to your wife and father-in-law and that's something that'll propel you to the express bus to Hell if you're not careful."
"Julilla will be put to the slaughter for what she's done, make no mistake about what I'm going to do here. She did me wrong and she will pay for her life the moment she lets her guard down."
"And I'm telling you this as a brother, Minara Mitani; if you continue to go down that dark path of vengeance, then your soul will never be able to go to the Grey Havens in the afterlife for a High Elf like you. Vengeance and justice are different sides to a coin, but only one can decide a decision that one makes for oneself. And for the record, I'm here to make damn sure that you don't go down that path in which someone else will kill the one who did away with Lentulus Varus and his daughter. You can't just be driven by vengeance forever or else it will drag you down towards the point of no return, are we good?"
Minara saw Styre leave as he was stunned by the warning that he heard earlier. Still, no matter how he was swayed from his path of vengeance against Julilla, the memory of Penelope and Lentulus being killed by execution refused to leave his mind as he clenched his fist with such a troubling force. In the end of it all, he wanted vengeance against the one who choked the lives out of the two important people that he lost as his unquenchable thirst for doing away with his enemy refused to go away. He could never let the memories of his fallen loved ones go quietly as he swore to get his revenge, even if he was on the verge of going dark in this ongoing war. By the time he was about to go towards the assembly hall with the other members of the Council of Elders, he heard his vidphone ring as he got it out of his pocket and answered it right away.
"Hello?" he said as he put the phone to his ear.
"It's been a while, Minara," said a familiar voice over the phone. "It's a shame that you couldn't come and show your appreciation towards me, but it seems that you're angry with me for no apparent reason at all. Still, I ache for your touch in which you can't back out of it in the bitter end..."
"Julilla..." Minara was getting angrier as he was itching to let her have it. "You may ache for my touch and ruin what I had, but I will never be your personal sex toy! I never forgot how I lost my beloved Penelope and her father, who you strung up on public display while sending them to the gallows!"
"You better listen to me briefly, Minara. I always keep tabs on the ones who got away and so far, you've jumped the shark by getting ready to remarry, which pisses me off to the extreme. As for the bride-to-be, she is damaged goods in which you won't be able to take her on her wedding night after all..."
"Damn you, Julilla! You leave Mizuwa out of this! She's an innocent who got dealt a bad hand!"
"My late superior had the thrill into deflowering her, but now that he's been killed, Mizuwa will end up being targeted for what is known as an 'honor killing.'"
"You bitch! I already know about Mizuwa's plight in which she was also badly burned during the Lillium incident on Essos! For the record, I will remarry in which I will have better resolve to protect those around me! As for your own icy demeanor, it won't last because there are those who will stop at nothing to bring you down!"
"Have it your way, then… As for your upcoming wedding to that damaged flower, it will never happen because sooner or later, I will claim you just like those who managed to get away from me..."
At that moment, Minara hung up on Julilla as he was seething with anger. The thought of losing his loved ones to that ice queen was more than enough for him to bear as he was most likely to be on a collision course to his own destruction if he wasn't careful about his actions. Still, he couldn't let Julilla's words get the better of him as he was also alarmed by Styre's warning of how he would soon go dark if he clung onto the path of vengeance, for it would soon be his undoing if he didn't stay on the right path. By the time he was about to go about his business with what would go on next, he noticed a familiar weaponmaker approaching as he was there to see Ryosuke in which he later noticed that the latter wasn't there, for there was an upcoming assault in the wind.
"Looks like that I arrived here late… again," he said.
"Your response is bad, Totsuka," said Minara. "It's also the worst thing since the Colt got took up into the possession of some fisherman with yellow eyes."
"You think that there's only one Colt?" Totsuka shows off the gun in his hand. "My old man made a replica of it in which it's also a spare key just in case the real one vanished. Luckily, I gave this little doodad to Old Man Singer before his house got torched. As for the war between the Order and the Executive Division, there's gonna be a whole lot of shit hitting the fan right now."
"It's about Julilla, isn't it?"
"Julilla's not the only one who's in charge of that motley bunch of turds who demolished the Order's branch headquarters on Alecrast while trying to harness Project Apollo. The Toller Family's also in charge of it 'cause of their ongoing barrage against our friends and allies."
"Darbus Toller is dead. His uncle, Reinhardt, is stuck in a cell in Angmar Prison on Maugrim. And another thing. Julilla's allies are spearheading this war with what is left of Darbus' leftovers on the sly, only to have them do her dirty work."
"Dude, I know that you bear a grudge against her for offing your wife and father-in-law, but you can't let this unquenchable thirst for vengeance hang over your head forever. You can put your actions to good use against that ice queen 'cause someone else will end up killing her for her crimes. Still, you have a family to look after and Lentulus' youngest is also one of the Almighty's prophets just like Kazuo Mitani. As for your motto, 'Nemo me impune lacessit,' it can't be used with vengeance, but justice, so I suggest that you tread carefully before it's too late for you."
"Totsuka…, no matter how many times one sways me from where I stand, I will have my revenge against Julilla for killing my wife and father-in-law. She took them away from me and I will do the same to her, you got that? What I saw that day was unforgivable and I swear that I will avenge them in this life or the next. They were ripped from me as if my heart was gutted out of my chest and left beating on its own. Sooner or later, Julilla will get what's coming to her and I won't let her get her way in-"
BOOM!
Without warning, an explosion was heard in the distance as Minara and Totsuka went outside to see what was going on. What they saw was a splattered image of blood, guts, and bone strewn everywhere as the Garrison Corps arrived on the scene to assess the damage. It wasn't long until they noticed the tearing of fabric in the form of a familiar dreary dress that was commonly worn by the young girls that were created by Darbus Toller. There was a suicide bomber here as the Medical Corps were also called forth to tend to the injured after what happened earlier. By the time Minara rushed to assess the further damage, he heard his vidphone vibrating as he saw it deliver a text message in which it unnerved him very badly.
"You should keep your mouth shut if you want to live another day, my darling Minara."
"You bitch!" he screamed.
"Dude, you need to chill out for a moment before you end up blowing a gasket," said Totsuka cautiously. "She's baiting you and you're about to fall into her trap. She's just wanting you to get riled up because it turns her on. Anger is more like an aphrodesiac to her other than sex in which she enjoys seeing her victims suffer. You may have gotten away from her, but when she pulls her typical Fatal Attraction crap, you're trapped in the middle of her fury against you, so I suggest that you be careful where you tread."
"Which one of you is Minara Mitani?" asked a soldier from the Garrison Corps.
"I am," he answered.
"You need to see this right away..."
Minara rushed forward as he saw something that was found in the bloody shrapnel. It was a detonator that was found on the floor as he noticed it to have white tape with red lipstick on it. He had a gut feeling that Julilla's underlings would do her dirty work just to send him a warning as his fight against her had gotten even worse. This was never his day as he couldn't let Julilla's words of danger get to him in this time of crisis, for this was the beginning of further disasters in the making.
"Someone sent that artificial doll here as a warning," he said.
"This is not as bad as the incident in the dirt roads on Alecrast, but this shit isn't something that can be taken lightly," said Totsuka as he saw the carnage in front of him. "Julilla and her group have gone too far, but you're gonna have to watch your back."
"That detonator I found was Julilla's, but someone else did her dirty work on the sly. I can't let this happen again in which I won't let her get away with it. What I saw today was a warning of further attacks and Julilla's ambitions to destroy us won't come to fruition, not while I still live and breathe in this life or the next."
"Dude, you're gonna have to have bodyguards around you 'cause after you filled Lentulus' old job, every single big bad is out to get you. What we saw here today is a heinous crime that unfolded here, but we can't let this slide not one damn bit. So far, a suicide bomber came here and offed a lot of people, but that's not the very end of it."
It wasn't long until a cleanup crew arrived to clean up and sanitize the area where the suicide bomber detonated as they were hard at work into picking up the mess. The harrassment from the Executive Division was something that couldn't be taken lightly as their vendetta against the Order of Letters was far from over, for there was something more sinister that went on at the seams. There was something worse than what was going on as everyone had to be on board, for the tide was now stacked against all of us in this ongoing war…
I was in the kitchen as I noticed Carly and Kanna in there making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch. Both girls weren't too worried as I also made sure that they would be protected from harm in the latest petty skirmish that appeared in front of the train station stop not too long ago. Still, I couldn't let them wander around too much as I had to later bring them towards the underground shelter that was hidden here in this station stop. I was concerned for their safety and well-being as I had a gut feeling that Clegenny Marquand and his faction of soulless dolls at his disposal would come and kill them if they weren't carefull, for there would soon be blood in the air if we all weren't safe from the ongoing crossfire.
"I finally got my sandwich made," said Carly as she was eating at what she made.
"After this, the both of you should go towards the underground shelter with the other civilians," I said. "Outside of this place, there's an army that is similar to the one that attacked Lillium on Essos, but everyone was safe in the underground stronghold near the cavern by the beach. It's better if you went there for your own safety."
"We'll do that, but what about you?" asked Kanna worriedly.
"I'll be fine. All I worry about is that I have to make sure that the two of you are alive and safe from harm."
"Are there bad guys out there ready to take you away again?" asked Carly.
"There is one who is so scary that he kills with his large sword. He's dangerous, but I won't let him get to you, not while I still live and breathe."
"Then give them pain to those meanies! They shouldn't be hurting people and they ought to be running instead of going out of their way to take you away!" Carly accidentally turns on the radio as she gets down from the footstool she was standing on. "I won't let you get hurt because you're family and that's all that matters..."
"...There had been at least twenty-three killed and an additional twenty-two injured in today's suicide attack on the Order's main headquarters here on Drakonus," said a newscaster on the radio. "Officials are combing who brought one in the form of an artificial creation that was once part of the collection of the late Darbus Toller in which a detonator was found with red lipstick on it. In a twisted turn of events, the Garrison Corps had just obtained a recording from earlier in which the aggressor who brought in the suicide bomber, Julilla Paxton, has issued an ultimatum for one of the Order's new Elders, Minara Mitani, to either call off his upcoming wedding to Mizuwa Elkins or else more innocent people will suffer in the form of an army edging closely. And now-"
At that moment, I turned off the radio as I worried for both the safety and sanity of Minara in which I couldn't let him sink to new lows when it came to his grudge against Julilla. Still, I had a gut feeling that the response from the ice queen would strike eventually as I had no other choice but to escort Carly and Kanna to safety, for this wrath was far from over. By the time I saw the girls pick up their mess and finish up their sandwiches, I ushered them out of the kitchen as I led them towards a door that was linked to a basement. Opening it up, I noticed it to be an underground cavern of sorts as I noticed a stairway that led downward. With the girls following me, I took them towards another door that resembled a set of double doors to a hangar shed. When I walked towards them, I felt a powerful aura enveloping me as my raw power came into play by opening up the double doors in front of me. It wasn't long until I saw them open up as I ushered the girls inside to where we noticed something that resembled a typical bunker, for this was the only sanctuary that was there right now.
"This place is huge," yelled Carly as she ran towards a couch that was next to a lamp.
"This is like what my grandmother told me about," said Kanna as she was scoping out the details of the temporary sanctuary. "This place is one of the many bunkers that the Order of Letters used when the humans came here from Earth."
"I can tell by the architecture here," I said as I noticed the warding and familiar Aquarian Star etched on the walls. "We discovered something that is a godsend to us in which we will be safe here for now."
"There's even some of the old ancient relics that were picked up here from the Earth bunker." Kanna notices an old magazine known as Voluptuous Asian Lovelies encased in a glass frame on the wall. "It seems that old skin mags got the relic treatment after all." She also notices an old vinyl album encased in glass as it had a cover of a blimp in black and white. "I know that album. It's the first one by Led Zeppelin that my grandmother collected when we ushered most of the human population from Earth and other neighboring planets in the Solar System. She said that she liked to hear the song, 'Dazed and Confused,' while playing it on an old record player at the time."
"If Dean saw that, he would break the glass and play it all over again."
"Who would play it all over again?"
I turned around and saw Dean coming into the sanctuary as he was amazed by what was collected here due to its status as a bunker of the ages. The relics that were encased in glass were a treasure trove of sorts as he even noticed the Led Zeppelin album that was put on display. He also saw that there were more of what was collected from the ancient Earth bunker in the time of the Elder Days. He even noticed a spear that was broken as it was also encased in glass with a gold plaque that said the words, "The Lance of Michael (Broken)," etched onto it. He even noticed that a familiar relic was encased in glass as it was none other than the Colt with a plaque that had the words, "The Real Colt," etched onto it as well.
"Is this a joke?" he asked as he was staring at the weapon encased in glass.
"I hate to break it to you, but this is the real Colt," said Kanna.
"If this is the real thing, then what does Totsuka have?"
"From what I heard from my grandmother, Totsuka's father crafted a copy that was in the likeness and shape of what the late Samuel Colt made in case the real one disappeared. As for what the legendary Totsujin crafted, it was made after Samuel Colt's death in order to honor his memory, but no matter how both the real Colt and its copy are crafted, they open the gates of Hell in which both guns shouldn't be in the hands of evil. It was also said that Crowley made off with this thing to take towards one of the yellow-eyed princes of Hell for safe keeping until it was stolen at the behest of the Old Guard."
"I bet that the ex-King of Hell doesn't know that the Colt in Totsuka's possession is the real thing yet, but it's a good thing that the weaponmaker keeps it on him at all times."
"He knows, Dean," I said. "Crowley may still be human, but his demonic foresight knows all about it longer before we were born. Still, we should also be on our guard the moment that the faction led by Clegenny Marquand approaches, so we should escort the civilians here for their own safety in mind."
It wasn't long until we noticed several of the civilians arriving as they were scared for their own safety in this time of crisis. With several rations of food and water on their person, everyone here was entering into the spacious bunker below as it was also the sanctuary that was needed for them to be safe in this time of war. Still, I was grateful that everyone was safe and accounted for as we noticed Kevin arriving in which he was concerned about the current situation outside. It was hell out in the distance as there was no end to the Second Galvanic Uprising so far.
"James and the others are standing guard outside," he said.
"That's not enough to protect the civilians," said Dean.
"Let's hope that Ryosuke has better options to call in the Drakonar Army before this popsicle stand goes haywire."
"For the record, there's been an attack on the Order's main headquarters on this planet not too long ago," I said. "A suicide bomber attacked people at the behest of Julilla herself."
"Are you serious?" asked Dean.
"I heard it on the radio not too long ago, but we can't let the incoming army faction led by Clegenny come here to this place or else we lose this battle. Still, Minara still bears a grudge against the same ice queen who killed off Lentulus and Penelope, but he's also being harrassed by that cruel woman who would stop at nothing to get what she wants."
"You mean keeping the victims who got away as her personal sex toys? Seriously, you and Minara are not made to be sex toys and you two are no strangers to seeing Julilla going to extremes just to tarnish your reputation in the crossfire. Both you and Minara had it rough and being in the crosshairs of the ice queen's amusement will get you two into more danger than what we anticipated. Hell, even Minara still wants to gut Julilla for what she did to Lentulus and Penelope, but his path of vengeance will end up crossing the line that he won't back out on. As for you, little brother, I hope that you don't consider the path of vengeance if one of us ends up dead at the hands of our enemies. I want you to mourn us and seek justice instead of going dark, are we good?"
I reluctantly agreed as I was most likely to be put into a much more dangerous dilemma than I much anticipated. Still, I couldn't let myself go dark as this wasn't the time to do so. I had to focus on what I had as the time to stop the Executive Division's ongoing battle towards us and our allies was about to get more uglier than normal, for I couldn't let myself fall victim to their machinations whatsoever…
Later on in the evening, I was in a room that was similar to the ones from the old bunker in the Elder Days on Earth. After writing in my journal, I walked towards the bathroom as I noticed Dean all decked out with a grey robe in which I noticed that he took a shower earlier. Still, I was most likely to be going towards the bathroom to get my shower without any form of interruption at all as I entered in there and closed the door behind me while locking the door. Stripping off my clothes, was standing in front of the clawfoot tub as I stepped into it and placed the plug in it while filling it up with hot water and bath soak. It was a godsend to be in one of those since my years in the fort on Gehenna as I was ready to relax. With the tub filled up to the brim, I turned off the water as I was laying in the very comfort that I longed for as I also had a gut feeling that this wouldn't last for long.
During my bath, I was busy cleaning myself in it as I was also staring at the clock that was on the wall above the toilet. It was reaching up to nine as I rinsed myself off and was about ready to get out of the tub until I noticed the water turning into blood. What was going on? Why am I seeing this? The blood in the tub was murky as I was ready to reach for the plug until I felt something pull me under. I was under the bloody water as I was gasping for air until I heard a knock on the door the moment I felt reality returning to me when I sat up from the troubling hallucination I had. The water in the tub was clean with soap as I was grateful that it wasn't blood after what I endured not too long ago.
"Hey, Sammy!" I heard Dean's voice blare through the door as I heard him tug on the knob. "You shouldn't be locking the door in cases that you would end up drowning." I heard something jam between the door and the knob as I saw it open up the moment my brother came in dressed up in his nightclothes. "You should at least call for help when that crap hits the fan or else you would've been toast by now."
"Did you have to barge in here just now?!" I yelled as I began to cough up for air. "If you really had to go, I would've hurried up, drained out the water, put on a robe, and depart out of here by now!"
"You're lucky that I know how to pry in emergency cases, Sam, As for what's outside, it's about to get ugly right now. So far, James and his posse are watching this place like a hawk in which they are expecting those asshats in Barbie clothing to show up and kill us up top."
"I know what's out there, Dean..." I continue to cough up for air as I was feeling unnerved by the horrendous vision that I went through earlier. "There will be a bloodbath if we don't stand our ground."
"That's not gonna happen. If you get pulled asunder, who's gonna pull you out? We all have a stake into keeping you safe, Sam. Hell, I'm here for a reason in which I'm making damn sure that you're protected, no matter how you bitch and moan about it."
"I had a feeling that you would say that..."
"Ryosuke's having a late night meeting, so I suggest that you get dressed and hear him out before hitting the hay."
I saw Dean leave as he closed the bathroom door behind him. With the water drained from the tub, I got out of it as I grabbed a towel and dried myself off. With the towel tossed in the hamper, I got into my nightclothes as I left the bathroom and onwards back to my room in which I was most likely to be tired from all the discussions that I heard earlier. Still, I had to answer one more call until I felt the floor turn into blood the moment I sank into it. I was losing it badly as I had a feeling that it was yet another hallucination bogging me down. I was worried to the core as I was trying hard to fight it until I found myself in a room all dressed in white. It was far different than I expected as I noticed it to be pure until I found someone laying there with meathooks attached to him with chains hanging from them.
Walking forward to the prisoner that was chained, I saw that it was a man who was emaciated from starvation as I got a closer look at what he truly was. Out of curiosity, I noticed that the man that was pinned by meathooks had a familiar face as it was none other than my past self as he was suffering greatly due to what he suffered from. He even had tears in his eyea as he was wanting to tell me something right away, but what, exactly? Just as I was about to free him, I felt my body being jolted by electricity as I was awakened and laying on a cot in an infirmary with my white kimono exposing my chest. I also noticed Kazuo being here as he was armed with a defibrillator in his hands. Sitting up, I was ready to go back to my room until I was stopped by an Orc dressed in Medical Corps garb in which he was determined to keep me in this infirmary until further notice.
"You shouldn't be up and about, Sam," he said to me. "It's been years since Sylvanus yanked you and Dean out of our home turf and onto Gehenna, but the real problem is up top."
"Mason Farragut…," I said as I was feeling exhausted. "It's been a while..."
"My old man and part of the Zodraki Clan have been keeping watch in case that the Drakonar Army showed up. As for your own predicament, you should sit tight while we do the grunt work."
"Clegenny Marquand's out there and he will cleave anyone who steps in his way… I have to get out there to help everyone or else-"
"You'll do no such thing, Sam," said Kazuo sternly. "Recently, there's been an attack above ground in which Dean's leading the push against our enemies."
"Are you sure about this? How long ago was that?"
"You were found on the floor passed out in which you were unconscious for four hours, Sam. You're lucky that Mason tracked you down and brought you to me in which you would've made it if we didn't step in. You should at least be thankful for it."
"Director Mitani," said a person over the intercom. "There are people who need medical attention immediately."
It wasn't long until I saw Kazuo and Mason leave the infirmary as I was left alone after what was going on so far. What I didn't say to them was that I had a hallucination earlier as I was also concerned about what was going on due to the battle outside from above. Getting out of the cot I was on, I walked out of the infirmary area as I went upstairs towards a door that led to the train station above. When I went outside, I saw our allies fighting off against the soulless dolls that were being led by Clegenny Marquand as I saw them advancing forward while fighting with our allies. I saw a faction of the Drakonar Army going up against some of the artificial forces that were scaling against the enemy with extreme force. It wasn't long until I saw that the allies were being overwhelmed by the might of the soulless dolls that were pushing faster than normal.
I had to do something as I wasn't about to let everyone suffer under the Executive Division's wake in which I couldn't sit by and let our allies fall. I was taking charge as I used my raw power to stave off the attacks from the enemy in which the invading force were flung in the air and further away from the station stop. I was at my fullest as I was in my ultimate form in which I showed the invaders who was boss in this ongoing war between the Order and the Executive Division. With the remaining force being scaled back, I saw them flee as I returned to my normal silver-haired form in which my knees buckled under the pressure that I was under. I was ready to get up as I spotted Dean approaching towards me in which he carted me back into the secret bunker sanctuary where we were staying at, for I was in dire need of medical attention after what I displayed earlier.
"Damn it, Sammy," he said. "Did you have to pull out the big guns just now?"
"The enemy forces were much stronger than what we anticipated to be," I said as I was feeling dizzy from my latest power surge. "I couldn't just let our allies fall and I won't let them die in the process."
"Well, Kazuo's been round the clock tending to the injured while Mason's busy doing his part with his old man and brother."
"There's no end to this, is there..."
CAW! CAW! CAW!
I heard the sound of crows cawing as I saw a familiar white crow yelling loudly. The enemy forces may have been dwindling, but a second volley was the worst of our worries as this battle was just the beginning of an assault against us. Therefore, I was caught in the middle of this ongoing war as the Executive Division were out there and striking at our allies as I didn't want it to happen for a while, for they were evil to the core. Still, I had to do my part as the sighting of a white crow meant danger, for there was a second volley coming without warning…
To be continued...