Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 6

Chapter 38: The Perfect General

(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.)

Eight years prior on Alecrast…

Minara arrived in the southern Clavell Valley town of Toranaga as he was busy delivering supplies to those who were suffering from ravaging drought and destruction. The damage to the coastal town was more than enough to bring in the Medical Corps as he arrived to the headquarters where the Alecrian Army was on hand into aiding in the relief effort in order to help the poor in this dangerous time of crisis. The situation was terrible as Minara saw plenty of fishermen and their families being treated for illnesses and wound bandaging in which they were also in dire need of food right now. With the distribution of such supplies like dried fish, vegetables, powdered milk, cooking oil, baby formula, grains, and legumes passed to the locals, everything was going smoothly as Minara was happy to see the people thriving after enduring such a terrible drought like today.

"It's a godsend that the people are being tended to," he said to himself as he smiled.

He resumed his overseeing of things as he was busy tending to the children who were in dire need of a medical checkup while being in a makeshift hospital in the form of an inn. His knowledge in texts about diseases and injuries made him a formidable member of the Medical Corps as he saw a little Half-Elf girl arriving with a skinned knee, for she was born here while facing the consequences of the drought that hit this coastal area.

"It seems that you should be careful," he said to the girl as he was cleaning her skinned knee with some alcohol on a washcloth. "We're here with the supplies for now, but you should also be aware of others who had it much worse."

"It wasn't my fault," said the girl. "My daddy died saving our friends and family, but I wanna help just like he did."

"You have potential for a future member of the Medical Corps, but you can't just go out and about without your family worrying every now and then."

"Are you from the Medical Corps, mister?"

"I've been in the Medical Corps since I decided to join it. By the way, my name's Minara Mitani and I am happy to meet you."

"My name's Chiaki Kumotani, but my mommy's struggling after Daddy died."

"As soon as the Alecrian Army gets the go-ahead to bring more supplies to you and others in need, we'll make sure that no one goes hungry or without a roof over their heads, alright? You should think about the bright future forward instead of tragedy, for it will always guide you till the end."

Minara finished bandaging up Chiaki's knee as he watched her leave the moment he noticed a soldier from the Alecrian Army coming in. The sight of her was something that he never saw before as she was part of the elite in the form of war heroes who fought and served this planet. Even though she was beautiful, she was considered to be deadly as she had the reputation of ice queen written all over her every fiber of her being. Even Minara was stunned to see her here as he couldn't turn away from her gaze, for she had something else in mind for him.

"General Paxton, I presume," he said. "The people will be getting further supplies from the other planets who've been concerned about the drought that occurred."

"General Thorndike is waiting for you, for he wants to discuss the extra efforts into restoring this coastal town that was ravaged," she said.

"I'm honored to help the sick and injured, but I just hope that we get enough supplies to last us until next week. Still, the people need this in which they've suffered the worst since this tragedy that caused this coastal town to be crushed last week."

"What is your name, sir? At first, I was expecting Kazuo, but you were send in his stead the moment you came here."

"My name's Minara Mitani and I'm floored to meet a general from the First Galvanic Uprising here to observe the people here."

"Minara… That's an interesting name for a High Elf like you to bear. Now, I want you to walk with me if you don't mind."

"Sorry, but I have to decline due to my busy schedule. I'm sure that General Thorndike will understand after that..."

"Another time it is, then..."

Minara watched Julilla leave as he resumed his work tending to the needy. In such a chance encounter like that, there would soon be repercussions along the way in which this encounter would cement their course as enemies forever…

Present Day…

We were all accounted for and ready to go as we paid our bill at the Galloping Seahorse the moment we were ready to board the Bernadette soon enough. By the time we rushed inside, we were greeted by Dvora and Deejatra as they were on bodyguard duty once again. It was also that time to reflect on what we have now as we got settled into the mess hall the moment the Bernadette took off from Trost and into space. All of us were there as I even noticed Kevin and Irylla there as well along with Abiasaph, who was on personal business.

"The gang's all here," he said to me.

"Where we're going is dangerous in which Reiko and the children can't be there right now," I said.

"Well, you better drop them off first 'cause there's gonna be a lot of crap hitting the fan anytime soon."

"Dirk's on the cusp of manhood in which he know what's going on so far. He's also more of a soldier when it comes to his fair share of battles like the Gale Canyon incident and the destruction of that factory on Nedegratys. He's a veteran who had his spoils of war, but at a price."

"Better hold onto your hats!" we heard him say.

The Bernadette warped from Trostian airspace to the one near Drakonus. When it landed there near the castle in a clearing, we all got out of there as we made it into the castle just in time for lunch in which we entered into the main yard where we saw Cynthia standing at the gate. She was concerned about everyone as she also bore a grudge against Julilla for causing constant misery in her wake, for there was no end to this war anytime soon.

"It's about time that you got here," she said.

"I heard about the Executive Division launching an attack on the Order's main headquarters here on Drakonus," I said. "We can't ignore it because of the fact that Julilla will stop at nothing to cause mayhem in her wake."

"There's also another problem on our hands."

"What kind of problem?"

"Minara is there and we all know that there's some bad blood between him and that ice bitch who murdered his wife and father-in-law."

"If he goes dark, then he'll be stopped. I know that he bears a grudge against Julilla for killing those that he loved, but his obsession will end up becoming his downfall if he isn't swayed at the last minute."

"Minara…," said Reiko as she was disappointed in her brother's harsh and unwavering decision on this matter. "Why must you resort to such extremes like this?!"

"Minara isn't the only one scorned after losing some loved ones. There are those who will stop at nothing to kill her for her crimes. She's a dangerous woman who must be stopped, for someone else other than your brother will do away with her soon enough..."

I was concerned about the whole truth of this bitter situation as it was already escalating in the favor of the Executive Division altogether. Still, I had no other choice but to go forward in which I changed into my ultimate form complete with an angelic aura of twelve wings instead of two. I had to do my part as I also had to be cautious the moment I teleported away with a smile on my face. I was confident as I was also willing to help those who were under siege in this ongoing war, for the Executive Division had gone too far this time into attacking the Order's main headquarters on Drakonus on the sly…

Dean was reporting in as he noticed the four bodyguards scrambling for me all over the castle after my departure. He wasn't too thrilled with me leaving without telling everyone here as he had a bone to pick with me for not staying put. He was no stranger into dealing with the Executive Division and their twisted allies coming and going as he also had to return to Magda and his children soon enough, for he had to find me right away.

"I come back here to report here and our new god bails on us without backup?" he said.

"We've been looking all over the place, but no luck whatsoever," said Irylla.

"We just got word that the Executive Division just hit the Order's main headquarters here on Drakonus in which Julilla's out there."

"I bet that Sam's going after Minara right now," said Kevin.

"Don't tell him right now; it'll freak him out," said Dvora cautiously.

"Son-of-a-bitch!" yelled Dean.

Dean had a gut feeling that I would end up getting hurt as he was aware of Minara's path of going dark due to his unquenchable thirst for vengeance against Julilla. Still, he had to do his part into bringing me back here as he didn't want the Executive Division to cause further danger, for this was getting out of control as we speak. I was heavily targeted the most as I was also the salvation for those who had faith in what I did, but Dean was also hell-bent on making sure that I was kept on constant watch just to be protected as well.

"We're going after him," he said.

"If he goes against Minara in his darkened state, then he'll end up getting killed if not careful," said Deejatra. "Elves who go through this stage cannot be trusted in which they are also dangerous due to their fighting skills that could kill a warg with a single blow."

"If Minara ever does attack Sam or anyone else in that state, I'll go and kick his ass."

"It won't be easy when Minara is still consumed by vengeance over the deaths of his loved ones at the hands of Julilla," said Irylla. "We all know that she killed Lentulus Varus and his daughter, but Minara will stop at nothing to get rid of the ice queen in order to avenge their deaths."

"Sam's in over his head when it comes to dealing with our personal problems, but dealing with Minara?" said Kevin as he was concerned. "He may have that raw power in him, but he can't just set sail in lone wolf mode like that."

"Then, let's go," said Dvora. "If we're all here, then we'll be on the extra helicopter parent detail just to save Sam before it's too late."

And so, Dean and the four bodyguards are ready to go as they had to bring me back before I ended up getting killed. As for the further situation at hand, they also hoped that Minara wouldn't kill me in his dark mode as time was already running out behind the scenes…

Eight years ago on Alecrast again!

Minara was returning to his hotel room as he saw a package that was addressed to him. Going inside, he called it a day as he sat down on the bed and opened it up gingerly. Inside was a box of condoms and a bottle of lubricant as they were earmarked for him on the sly in which he set it aside with the numerous boxes of chocolate that were there near the nightstand. Even though there was no address on the packages that were sent to him, he was thinking that Penelope sent those to him as a gift in order to return home to Claudius directly. It was like any other day as he was still hard at work tending to the needy during the crisis here in the town of Toranaga, for he preferred to help people more than anything in his line of work in the Medical Corps. When he heard his vidphone ringing, he picked it up as he took it into the bathroom and saw the image of Penelope on screen, for she was feeling at her dress due to what she was about to tell him.

"Oh, my dear Penelope," said Minara as he saw his wife become more radiant than ever.

"Sorry, but I wanted to call you right away," she said.

"It's kind of silly to do so, but you sent me all those packages without a return address."

"A return address? Are you certain about this?"

"It's been like this since I came here to help tend to the needy after that drought, but your timing is off the handle right now."

"Minara, I visited the local medicus today and I wanted to tell you about what you helped me procure before you left."

"What are you talking about? Tell me!"

"I'm pregnant, Minara. I felt you taking me the moment I welcomed your cock while you released your seed into me. As for the strange packages near your hotel room, I'm forbidden to do so due to the Claudian law here barring sex tools being sent to one's spouse."

"I'll get to the bottom of this in which whoever is trying to steal me from you will get a dose of truth of what is happening in which I will always be married to you until the end of time."

Minara watched Penelope blow a kiss before the screen turned off as he got up from the bed and went to the door again. Opening it up, he saw another package as it also had a vase of flowers next to it. By the time he carried them in, he set them on the table as he grabbed the package and opened it up, only to reveal a card that was there in which it had a smudge of red lipstick on it. It even had the Alecrian Army seal on it as it said, "You were meant to be mine," in fancy black ink. Minara had a gut feeling that the woman he ran into a few days ago was stalking him in which he had to tell her the truth about his marriage to Penelope soon enough. By the time he saw her coming, she had a package in her hand as she was itching to give it to him, for she found him to be to her liking so far.

"I have something for you, Minara," she said.

"General, this is too much, but I'm a married man," he said. "All members of the Order are forbidden to cheat on their spouses in which he or she will end up being exiled forever in the town of Grigorath on Maugrim."

"Are you rejecting me, kind sir?"

"I'm married to the daughter of Lentulus Varus of Claudius and just now, I received word that she's expecting my first child, which is a good start towards parenthood for me."

"Why? Why do you reject an officer of the Alecrian Army like that?"

"I'm a married man with a wedding band on my finger. I was selected by the Rakuen Priesthood to marry Penelope in which she will always be beautiful to me. I don't like being rude, but I won't be faithless towards my wife, is that understood?"

It wasn't long until Julilla left the hotel in which she threw the package in her hands into a ravine that was surrounded by rocks and streams. Anger flooded her as she was not too happy with Minara for rejecting her in which she vowed to get revenge against him, for there was the proverb, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," that rang in her ears…

The next day, Minara returned to his hotel room after a long day as he spotted his lodgings catching fire. He noticed a firetruck approaching as it the firefighters butst in and put out the fire in which he sprinted inside and noticed his lodgings all charred from arson. He had a gut feeling that Julilla was behind this as she still wanted him in her bed, but not at the right time now. When he saw General Thorndike arriving, he saw the charred remains of the hotel room as he was disappointed in such trivial matters that concerned the situation at hand, for there was no end of it whatsoever.

"What the hell happened?!" he cried.

"Julilla sank to new lows this time," said General Thorndike. "Earlier, the locals caught her prancing naked in the streets just now."

"And she torched my hotel room for it?!"

"Julilla only gets what she wants when it comes to married men, but you were one of the lucky ones so far."

"Perhaps I should've taken up her offer, but-"

"Don't even think about having an affair with that awful woman! You're better than that because you have a kind heart and iron-clad reason to help those in need. If you could, you can always be there to help others, for it's in your nature to do so. You have a lot to be thankful, but don't try to go after the flame or else you'll die there in the end..."

Minara looked at the damaged hotel room as it was a reminder of not to cross paths with the ice queen who would soon be repeated once again. Still, he stuck to his guns as he vowed to remain loyal to not only those in need, but his family and friends as well in the end…

Meanwhile, back in the present…

I went towards a rest stop in the outskirts on Drakonus as I had a gut feeling that Minara would be there. I was determined to stop him as I had to do so in order to keep him from going dark in such a dangerous time like this. By the time I went inside of the public inn, I spotted him as he was sharpening up an angel blade that he had in his hands. My worst fears came to pass as I sensed a troubling aura surrounding him the moment I had to take drastic action before it was too late.

"You can't stop me, Sam," I heard Minara say as he put away the angel blade that he had.

"You're on the verge of going dark and you still cling to vengeance?" I said as I was disappointed in him. "Your late wife and father-in-law would turn in their graves if they saw you like that right now."

"I'm only telling you once to stand down or else I will have no other choice but to fight you… or perhaps slay you if you don't get out of the way."

"I didn't come here to fight you, but I won't let you steep in the unquenchable thirst for revenge on Julilla. She's baiting you and you know it."

"If that bitch gathered up your brothers and my own sister and strung them up to the gallows, would you be able to avenge them?! You do the math, Sam! You should know by now that Julilla will stop at nothing to keep her targets who got away tethered on a short leash and I'm about to break mine!"

Without warning, I saw Minara strike at me as he was in a blind rage the moment I struck back against him. Even though I had my raw power at the ready, I was defending myself against his blows until I was thrown onto the floor while shattering a table with such brute strength. Getting up, I was on my feet until Minara punched me all over the moment I felt pain shooting all over my body. I didn't bear a grudge against him, but I sensed something wrong the moment I felt his fist striking me in the right shoulder the moment I fell against the wall. Just before he was about to deliver another blow towards me, he was pushed back by an invisible force as he was thrown against a corner while getting back up again. It wasn't long until I saw him standing over me as he meant business when he was ready to go towards the Order's main headquarters on Drakonus, for he had an insatiable desire for vengeance in mind.

"You have been warned, Sam," he said in a tone that worried me to the bone. "I'm going to the Order's main headquarters here to stop Julilla and no one will stand in my way, not even you. Whatever you do, don't try to follow me or else you will meet the same fate that will take away the one who killed my beloved and the one man I respected!"

I saw him leave as I was reeling from the pain that I suffered from. My failure into stopping Minara from carrying out his plan for revenge was absolute and prepared to avenge his fallen loved ones. When I got up onto my feet, I heard footsteps approaching as I had a gut feeling that Kazuo would come here with an entourage of his staff from the Medical Corps. Staggering and beaten from Minara's blows, I saw a group of Orcs on wargs as they were none other than the Farragut Clan in which they were led by their leader, Ralph. The seasoned Orc was no stranger on the battlefield as he was known for his dark navy hair and steely blue eyes in which he was armed with his axe and nodachi. He was a formidable force to be reckoned with as he noticed me all battered and bruised from the fight I endured, for he knew me to be one who was always constantly picked on during my youth.

"It's been years since Johnny-Boy died and that moron, Sylvanus, plucked you and your brother to Gehenna after his funeral," I heard Ralph say as he got off from his warg.

"Ralph Farragut," I said as I was in pain from my injuries. "It's been years since you fought alongside Dad and James during the First Galvanic Uprising all those years ago."

"Sam Winchester in the flesh… The last time I saw you, you were a small little runt with all that energy, but you kept getting your ass kicked and berated by the other kids due to the fact that you were born different with that jeweled sigil on your forehead. This time, you're tall like your dad, but your hair turned from a light brown to a gleaming silver that's longer than Rapunzel's."

"I don't have time for banter right now, but I have to find Minara before it's too late. He's on the verge of going dark and the rage I sensed was far beyond normal than any other humanoid being's."

"Damn it… I had a feeling that he would end up on that path when Lentulus and his daughter were killed and strung up in front of him by that ice queen."

"He'll kill her dead in which the path of going dark will have a permanent stain on him and the honor he has."

I was still feeling the harsh pain all over my body as I began to feel dizzy from the beatdown I endured earlier. Just as I was about to fall down, I felt a hand touch at me as all my injuries were healed the moment I turned around. To my shock, I saw Shigeru standing there as he was dressed in battle armor in which he had his reasons to fight for the Order and those in his council in the Kingdom by the River on Alecrast, for this war was getting very ugly indeed.

"Minara blew it this time," he said as he was disappointed. "His thirst for revenge has crossed the line already."

"I sensed something in him in which he was consumed by rage. He even bested me by attacking me with what he had."

"And I thought the fight between your past self and Dean's was bad in the Elder Days..."

"He could be drinking demon blood behind our backs," said Ralph.

"He wasn't drinking demon blood in which I felt his rage boiling over due to the ongoing grudge against Julilla. He'll stop at nothing to kill her after he lost Penelope and Lentulus, but I can't let him carry out his wishes in that form of hatred towards her. Even though she's our worst enemy, killing her would be no different than what we suffered from."

"You and Minara aren't the only ones who were targeted and escaped unscathed," said Shigeru. "From what Jethro told me, he was also targeted after he watched his father be seduced and later killed."

"I saw the evidence when Rick Lassiter was taken to the hospital in which he even had his foreskin removed for analysis just to make an anti-toxin to counter the poison from the Claudian tree frogs."

"You better get your asses in gear 'cause the ship that's going to this planet's headquarters is about to leave right now."

"That's our cue," said Shigeru. "We better get going before things get far worse. I never expected Minara to act like that, but his thirst of vengeance would end up getting out of control if we don't stop him in time."

I followed Shigeru and Ralph's entourage as I was ready to confront Minara once again. I was concerned about the state that Minara was in as I didn't want him to be taken further by the rage that surrounded him. I had to get there immediately as the time to stop Minara from killing Julilla was running out, for I would be too late already…

The sound of tanks firing at the Order's main headquarters on Drakonus was heavy in the air as several members were fleeing the violence that was going on outside. When Minara arrived, he saw the worst of the worst approaching as there was a plethora of Darbus' artificial leftovers and some of the Ketch robots coming while slaughtering innocents in their wake. He knew of this very well as the artificial creations that the late Darbus Toller wrought were familiar due to their presence on Claudius in which he also knew that Julilla would be there as well. With an angel blade in his hand, Minara was hell-bent on putting an end to the ice queen's reign of carnage as he ran forward and killed some of the artificial leftovers that were causing harm to some of the innocents bystanders that were fleeing the scene.

He was becoming dark as he also bore a grudge against Julilla for the damage she had done to him in which he was willing to kill her for her crimes against his kin whom he had close ties with. He wanted to make her see what it was like when she lost loved ones, but he also sensed that she could care less if any one of us lived or died. All she wanted was to cause mayhem in her wake while she craved and ached for those who got away from her gaze, including the one who was scorned and scarred. When he saw her standing in front of him, he had his angel blade in his hand as he was itching to gut her like he promised, for he never forgot about how she ruined his life after she killed those he loved and respected by sending them towards the gallows.

"It's been a while since we last met face-to-face, my darling Minara," she said to him as she smiled. "Oh, how I've ached to see you once again, for you will be mine like all the rest..."

"I've been waiting for this moment in which it's the day I will finally kill you," he said with an angry tone in his voice. "You think you can up the ante by siccing those Barbie dolls and tin cans on us just because we're there?! Think again! I won't let you take the Order's main headquarters here asunder just like your former superior did when he destroyed the one on Alecrast!"

"If you think you can try and bluff your way out of having me entice you, then you should think about what you say first." Julilla fishes out a piece of a familiar hair as it was tied to an engagement ring that had a diamond in it. "You know what it is, don't you? You were planning on marrying that whore who became damaged goods when Tobias had his way with her."

"Where is she?! Where is my future bride?!"

"She's been taken hostage, but alive… on the Sol-2 floating above Drakonar aerospace. Yes, you won't kill me yet because I still have feelings for you."

"Don't you toy with me, you icy bitch! You already killed my beloved Penelope and her father and now you're gonna send Mizuwa to the gallows just like you did to them?! I won't let you do this, for I will stop you in your tracks!"

"Poor defenseless Mizuwa…, how low she has fallen… She was gonna marry you and have your baby, but we all know that she's had her virginity taken by my former superior before she was burned badly. Therefore, you have no one else to marry in which you will never do so after the death of your beloved Penelope! In other words, I'm the perfect wife, the perfect mother, the perfect lover, the perfect confidante…, and the last part of all is brilliant. I'm the perfect general. I'm the best at what I do and I will always be there to get what I want and no one will stand in my way!"

"I've had enough of your bullshit, Julilla! You can't always get what you want, but your days of making people suffer will come to an end, do you hear me?!"

"You can't come near me and you never will… And for the record, you can't kill me…" Julilla clutches at her stomach as she smiled with an icy glare towards Minara. "Because I'm pregnant with Sam's child..."

"Then prove it!"

At that moment, Minara stabbed Julilla in the lower part of her stomach as he saw her bleeding from where he attacked her. Anger and sadness flooded her as she was trying to stop the bleeding, but the wound she sustained had now made it difficult for her to obtain what she truly desired the most. She wanted to have children just to do so after suffering from the experiments she endured over the years, for it would cost her dearly afterwards.

"No, I won't kill you, but I will destroy the temple that you have!" he yelled. "This is for what you've done to Lentulus and to my beloved Penelope, you cold and calculative bitch!"

Minara was restrained by my hair as he watched Julilla flee the scene bleeding from the wound she sustained. In pain, she was wailing as her cries of anguish were heard by those who sold themselves to the Executive Division. When we saw the Ketch robots arrived, they surrounded Julilla as they were ready to take her out of her the moment her screams were heard all over the place.

"My baby!" we heard her wail as she clutching at her bleeding stomach. "My baby! My baby!"

It wasn't long until Julilla was taken away by the Ketch robots as the rest of the mixed group from the Executive Division backed off from destroying the main headquarters here on Drakonus directly. When Minara was struggling to get free, he couldn't get away from my grasp the moment I was standing in front of him, for I didn't get angry at him after our brawling encounter earlier.

"I told you not to get in my way, Sam!" he yelled.

"I know that you wanted to kill Julilla for the deaths of your loved ones, but you are on the verge of going dark and you know it," I said.

"No, but when she told me that she was carrying your child, I knew where to stab her just to the point of humiliation."

"Julilla was bluffing, but the stillborn child she carried came from the victim who nearly died from her poison."

"Poison? No…, I had a feeling that her wiles would cause damage just now… I was too blind to see it until you told it to me just now."

"You repelled the further attack from the Executive Division when you stabbed her, but they will end up retaliating for another day."

I released Minara from my grip as he was shaking from the awful rage that he suffered from. Even though he made true to doing away with Julilla, he wounded her instead of killing her as he was looking at me with fear in his eyes. He was on the verge of asking for forgiveness towards me as he also saw Shigeru coming in which he was itching to give his older brother a stern lecture that would set him back on his heels right now.

"You just had to jump the gun, didn't you?" he said.

"I wanted revenge, but Julilla has the upper hand right now," answered Minara.

"You did avert a further attack here, didn't you?"

"No, I didn't; for I am ashamed to even be here." Minara looks at me as he was feeling guilt all over him swell to the fullest. "Oh, Sam…; I am so, so sorry…, but my work isn't done yet… Julilla got away, but she's holding Mizuwa prisoner on the Sol-2. I have to rescue her, but I will also make that ice queen pay for what she's done to me much worse if she harms my future bride."

"I'll rescue her for you," I said. "Still, you almost went dark just now, but there will be those who bear a grudge against Julilla that will come and end her life when karma rushes in. I bear no grudge against you, for I can't let it get to me right now. We have much pressing work to do in which we have no other choice but to shut down the Sol-2 before it's too late."

"I'll go with you to allow you finish Julilla off in my stead. Mizuwa's on board that space station and I won't allow that ice queen to harm her."

It wasn't long until we saw the Kurokage touching down in the hangar bay. When we noticed the Impala driving towards us, we saw Dean rushing out of the car the moment he stopped it in front of us while getting out. He noticed me there as he never expected me to be here out in the open, for I will end up being in the doghouse soon enough.

"Where's your backup?" he asked.

"I went alone to stop Minara, but I failed in my attempt the moment his presence averted the rest of the attack," I said.

"You were not allowed to go alone, remember? The last time you went it alone, you ended up on Benezia in the central part of the-"

"You went to one of the central planets?" asked Minara as he was stunned to hear this. "It's a sign of the gods in which you opened the way up over there..."

"Now's not the time to be talking about planets here. All I'm concerned about is that Sam went off alone without backup again, only to get his ass kicked by you."

"Who told you this?" I asked.

"I heard it from Ralph Farragut when he told me about how Minara was on the verge of going dark, but didn't kill his target as planned. Still, we have to pull our weight on this matter in which we also have to help our comrades in the Order and the allied forces that have partnered with us over the years. We can't let this slide 'cause of the fact that the Executive Division will stop at nothing to use tht raw power of your just to abuse it in their ongoing lust and greed. It can't go on like this 'cause they won't stop until they get what they want."

Dean made his point clear as he wanted to keep me safe from harm in this time of crisis. As for what could happen next, we had to be aware of the dangers that were coming as the trouble from above was about to begin without warning…

Mizuwa was captured in a holding cell as she saw nothing but space from the window. She was taken away as she was also about to become bait to entrap Minara for an awful reason indeed. Even though she was taken while getting things from the market on Claudius, she never expected to be here as she was shaking with fear. She wanted to get back to Minara and his children as she was ready to marry him after all of this was over, but it would soon become a bust right now.

"Minara…," she said as she was scared to death. "Please, help me… I've been taken by that horrible woman who is jealous of me..."

It wasn't long until she noticed Cadmael appear out of nowhere as he had an angel blade in his hands. He was ready to kill her as he also wanted to make an example out of the failed attempt by Julilla in her thirst to destroy the Order's main headquarters on Drakonus. Shaking and afraid, Mizuwa saw Cadmael inch towards her as he had his angel blade towards her throat in which he was ready to carry out the bloodletting in order to appease his mistress and her allies.

"It seems that Julilla had her womb compromised no thanks to your beloved Minara," he said with an icy tone in his voice. "I'm here to return the favor after what that vengeful High Elf did to my mistress."

"Keep away from me, I mean it," said Mizuwa.

"And do what, exactly? Pray to my fellow brethren who abandoned their duties only to spend the rest of their days in the Middle Ground for centuries."

"Minara…, help me..."

"No one's gonna help you anyway, you broken little bitch. In the end of it all, no one's gonna save you in the end..."

Cadmael was ready to strike at Mizuwa until he turned around and saw the door open up. What he didn't expect was that Ailnoth was standing from behind him in which he was keeping a low profile due to his past discretions with Cain for a long time. He was eager to restrain Cadmael for his behavior as the time to lure me towards the Sol-2 was about to commence as planned.

"Back away, Cadmael," he said to him as he obeyed.

"That sniveling whore's lover tore away the womb with her unborn child in it out of revenge for the deaths of Lentulus Varus and his daughter. All I'm doing is to return the favor so far."

"That baby in Julilla's womb was that of a monster's in which it is no use to me or anyone else's. The father of that miscarried child is barely hanging on in which the ice queen's toxins have incapacitated him to the point of suffering from hallucinations by now. He was all but a shapeshifter from the Lassiter family, but he won't be missed by his kin due to his bad habits."

"Monster or not, Julilla should've stayed put, but she led the attack on the Order's main headquarters on Drakonus prematurely. All humanoid and monster life is sacred, no matter what they do." Cadmael looks at Mizuwa briefly as he grabbed her arm and cut it with the angel blade in his hand while she screamed. "Oh, this will hurt you just as much as what happened to Julilla. Sooner or later, you'll be the one who will be bleeding to death, for we will destroy the Order of Letters and their allies just like the Old Guard did away with some of the hunters who defied them in the Elder Days."

"Kill her and you will be spending your days as nothing more than space debris. Your effort is to find and heal Julilla. As for me, I have to watch my back because Cain won't rest until he kills me for my betrayal towards him."

It wasn't long until Ailnoth vanished without a trace as Cadmael was left with Mizuwa, who was being held prisoner. He was angry with her in which he grabbed her arm again as he healed it up before he was about to be chastized. He was staring forth below in anger in which he later noticed an aura coming from below Drakonar airspace. He was baiting at me as the time to activate and destroy Project Ra was already beginning so far…

To be continued...