Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 6
Chapter 39: The Fall of Project Ra, 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 in the middle of the night as I was in the lodging area in the Order's main headquarters on Drakonus. Staring at the night sky, I was fearing the worst as I sensed danger that was about to occur without warning. Opening up the window, I felt the spring breeze blowing in as I also felt my raw power fluctuating in intervals in which I wasn't about to let other innocents suffer from the further yoke of the Executive Division and their cronies. Just as I was about to go back into bed, I heard the door open up as I noticed Dean coming into my room in which he was concerned about the fight that I endured earlier, for he wasn't about to let Minara off the hook yet.
"You're bothered about something," I said.
"Yeah, it's about Minara in general," answered Dean.
"I sensed something in him due to what he went through before wounding Julilla before she left with her forces."
"Well, he sure up and kicked your ass, but I'm not too happy with him right now."
"I bear no ill will towards him, but he had his reasons to wound Julilla, only to see her forces leaving or else this place would've been like the one headquarters on Alecrast."
"Well, first thing tomorrow, I'm arresting his ass for assault."
"Don't even try it, Dean. I know that you want to tear a new one in him, but if he hadn't came in and wounded Julilla, this place would've been reduced to rubble and mortar by now. Yes, I forgive him, but you should listen to what he has to say to us first. If my failed attempt at stopping him the first time was bad, the fight between our past selves was a hell of a lot worse than what we know now. And for the record, past stays past, alright? There's no need into kicking that wall nor adding fuel to the fire right now."
"Well, you need to start growing a pair if someone has the gall to kick your ass and leave you on the losing end. You can't just let your kindness just walk all over you, okay? You need to put your foot down if you're backed into a corner like that or else you'll end up being a doormat for the rest of your life."
"I can't stay angry forever because it's not in my description to do so. Why did I stay sane without flipping out during our years on Gehenna? It wasn't all those books I read nor the people who stood by me. It was that random kindness that kept me on my toes when I was on the brink. Without it, I would've been turned completely into Jell-o by now."
"Fine… I'll think about it, but if Minara goes sideways, he'll have no other choice but to be handcuffed into custody, are we good?"
I saw Dean leave my room as I was alone again. Still, I had to be a mediator in this dispute within our ranks as I also had to go up against the Executive Division on the sly, for they were hell-bent on spreading like wildfire while bringing the galaxy to its knees beforehand…
Mizuwa was trapped in a cell as she was fearing for the worst in this endgame against the Order and its allies. Still, she wanted to be with Minara again until she saw the door to her cell open up in which Julilla was up and alert with a bandage wrapped around her waist from below. She wanted to tell Mizuwa about Minara's misconduct as she was itching to give her prisoner a taste of humiliation that was there in this floating station in space.
"Well, you like the place?" she said with a smile on her face.
"I know who you are," said Mizuwa. "The people who knew you call you an ice queen because of how emotionless you are. You even go too far into seducing and bedding married men against their wives' wishes."
"Yes, and I just suffered a miscarriage just now. Still, don't bother trying to ask about how I got into this predicament, but I will get even with those who refused to let me in their little clubhouse."
"Minara told me about you when you lure married men to seduce and kill due to what you have. I know of this because I read about you and how you play dirty. You even tried to seduce Minara and the future god of this galaxy."
"How dare you try to contradict me?! I have better standards in which I'm much more better than my enemies! I even fought in the First Galvanic Uprising all those years ago! And do you know the true reason why the allies and enemies fought? They were fighting over the unborn child that John and Mary Winchester made in which his presence was also foretold by those meddling Draaza long ago before we walked all over the place. The raw power that Sam Winchester has is essential for all of us, but the Order can't just keep such a delicate flower in his cage forever! Sooner or later, the Executive Division will come out on top and this time…, they will win..."
Mizuwa saw Julilla leave the cell as she closed the door behind her. Even though she was alone once again, the bride-to-be of Minara was worried about what could happen next as she was afraid of the future consequences that were coming without warning. It was hell for her as she wanted to see Minara once again, but not now in which the time to rescue her was getting slim and it was also running out without further delay…
Glen was in his quarters in the castle on Alecrast as he was hard at work penning his latest work in the process. Even though he was still in hiding, he also had to tread warily against the Executive Division as he was busy copying his works on computer the moment they are ready to be published. Even though he was one of God's prophets, he had his duty to perform as he was most likely to be going up against what was put in front of him. When he saw the clock ring close to eleven, it was time for lunch as he got up and noticed Katsura painting away just in time to sell it to pay for being here since their departure from Vanizia almost two years ago.
"It'll be lunch soon, but at least we're provided for," she said.
"It's not easy for Sam to be helming responsibilities as the new god, but he can't back out on it anytime soon," said Glen.
"And what will you write next?"
"I just wrapped up The Perfect General yesterday, but the latest will be a doozy when it boils down against Julilla, who's gone completely insane after Minara stabbed her out of revenge."
"Did you have to write that part in? Seriously! He could've backed out on vengeance instead of going on a rampage."
"That ice queen killed off Lentulus Varus and Minara's first wife, Penelope, in which she strung them up in the gallows on Claudius. If something bad ever happened to the rest of our loved ones, I would also strike my enemies down not with my sword, but with a pen and stacks of composition books. Fate is something that you can't get away from in which it chooses the path you take."
"And you propel Sam to be the new god in your future works? Still, you're beginning to sound like Chuck Shurley, who's no longer with us, but his likeness had disappeared at the epilogue of In Chuck We Trust. Still, Sam has some shoes to fill, but he's also walked into the path of one of the central planets that was once dead and devoid of life. All your fans are hoping that he goes to the rest of them in your future works..."
"Speaking of future works..."
Glen walked towards Katsura as he felt at the lower part of her stomach. He felt the tiny pulsation from within as he was ready to become a father in his own right. Still, the two of them had a long way to go as they also had to steer clear of those who wanted them eliminated on the spot, for they were the future that was ready for all of us to record upon. By the time Glen was about to resume his work, he heard the door to his quarters open up as he noticed Dunya coming here in which she saw both him and Katsura here while in hiding, for they were about to be in hot water so far.
"It's not what you think," said Katsura.
"Does Sam or Reiko know that you're still here in the lower levels of the castle?" asked Dunya suspiciously. "The Order's main headquarters here on Alecrast was destroyed and you are crossing the line in our lodgings right now."
"We know all about it," said Glen. "Hell, I even written about the Order's main headquarters being demolished by the Executive Division in A Far-Flung Tragedy."
"You may write all about our adventures, but that goes against regulation to do so. Do you know what will happen if they continue to draw and write things about us? We will end up in further scrutiny in the form of our enemies if we aren't careful."
"Let them be, Dunya," said Reuben as he arrived in time. "They have no home to go to, but from what I know, both our resident prophet and his wife got a quickie marriage, and even get ready to start a family."
Reuben was concerned about the safety of Glen and Katsura as he was even most likely to make sure that they were alive and safe. With the war still going, no one would be spared further as the Executive Division was encroaching in many territories that they could muster, for they were going too far this time. Still, life was idyllic in peaceful places, but the rest of us were at war against the Executive Division in which we all had to be pulling together, for we also had to protect our prophets as well.
"There's been an attack on the Order's main headquarters on Drakonus," said Reuben.
"I kind of wrote that one," said Glen.
"Let's hope that Project Ra doesn't advance on that planet or else we lose the war," said Dunya.
"That's what I'm worried about…," said Reuben. "Recently, Julilla's forces scaled back in which they just jumpstarted Project Ra without Sam's help."
"Attention all Medical Corps staff," said a voice over the intercom. "Report to the infirmary wing immediately."
It wasn't long until Reuben and Dunya reported as planned in which only Glen and Katsura remained in their quarters. Still, they also feared the worst on the horizon as the time to dismantle Project Ra was drawing near without delay...
I was in the main hall of the Order's main headquarters on Drakonus as I had my hands full due to the fact that I was still a walking target. Yesterday's attack may have been averted, but the further damage was already done as I saw Minara approaching the moment he was slapped with a pair of handcuffs while being escorted by members of the Garrrison Corps. I didn't want him to be put under further misery as he suffered too much already the moment I walked towards him, for he didn't deserve to be treated like a criminal due to what happened yesterday.
"They can't do this to you, Minara," I said.
"Your brother was the one who insisted on it," he said.
"Just because he insisted on it, doesn't mean that I can let you suffer too much. I already pulled some strings to get you out of the loop and so did Ryosuke in which he knows what it's like to see the fate of your loved ones being taken away from you."
"Well, Dean is far less forgiving than you are because of the fact that I nearly killed you and I won't forgive myself for that."
"You didn't kill Julilla, but you wounded her to the brink of infertility in which you help prevented the further attacks from the Executive Division. You should be thankful that you stopped it or else this place would've been like the one from Alecrast."
"Well, they'll be back and they won't stop until all of us are dead. They already destroyed one branch of the Order's headquarters on Alecrast and they will destroy this one just to make a point. We can't just ignore this, Sam. We can't just sit by and let them pick off our friends and families one by one. It's all too much right now and I can't stand to see others suffer at the hands of our enemies."
It wasn't long until I noticed Ralph approaching as he got off his warg and walked towards Minara the moment he removed the handcuffs from his wrists. He was also a man of honor that maintained the integrity of the Farragut Clan as he was also aware of the attack that occurred. Likewise, he had his reasons to pull the strings like I did as he also had a job to do, for we had to be aware of the danger from above.
"You can thank Ryosuke for bailing your ass out this time," he said.
"I only wounded Julilla, not kill her entirely as I hoped for," said Minara. "Still, attacking a fellow member of the Order is a stain on my record and honor and I won't forgive myself for it. Julilla, on the other hand, had it coming on the sly, but I didn't kill her like I first intended to be."
"If you didn't stab her to the point of losing what she wanted, she would've sicced her entourage of soulless dolls and tin cans on us while destroying the Order's main headquarters here. It happened before on Alecrast, but I see you as a hero of the hour right now. You can't just let such guilt fester or else you will never heal like a tree with an incurable fungus on it."
"He's right about that one," I said. "Therefore, we still have a chance to save Mizuwa on the Sol-2 in which I will shut it down like the Sol-1. We have a part to play, for we can also do the right thing as well. I know that we all want Julilla to pay as much as you do, but we can't lose anyone else right now. We all have our obligations and reasons to do the right thing in which we'll also stop at nothing to make sure that we make good on our promises in the end. There is still hope, for we can also move forward in this ongoing crisis."
Minara was moved by my words as he had a renewal of fresh hope in which he vowed to rescue Mizuwa before she met a terrible fate from above. As for me, however, I was glowing with a god-like aura as I had to do my part into shutting down the Sol-2 in which so much is at stake, for we had to pull our weight in this battle soon enough…
Dean was in the doghouse as he was standing in Ryosuke's office in which he was getting a proper scolding after what happened earlier. Even though he was not too thrilled to see Minara there after hearing about him attacking me yesterday, but he had no other choice put to put it aside right now. Still bearing a grudge, he was willing to let Minara have it as he also had his reasons to defend me, for he didn't want me to go off alone in this time of crisis.
"You're making a mistake, Ryosuke," he said.
"Minara is still in the Order like the rest of us, Dean," he answered.
"He nearly pummeled Sam yesterday and he gets a 'get out of jail free' card for that? That's a load of horse piss and you know it."
"If Minara hadn't stepped in to wound Julilla, the rest of us would've been dead by now, Dean. Your brother forgave him for that skirmish in which he's showing a little humility like his past self did in the Elder Days."
"The time of the Elder Days is over. Sam needs to grow a pair if he's gonna survive the rest of the onslaught of our enemies and we just got nearly toppled by those asshats."
"You can't force Sam to have thicker skin just like that because we all have our insecurities when it comes to dealing with what's been put in front of you. Even though he forgave Minara, that doesn't mean that he can retaliate due to his own code of conduct. I also know that you want to protect him from harm, but his duties as a new god require the attention of all, not those who would want to keep him caged up all the time. We all have to shoulder the burden and Sam has to shoulder his."
"That's my little brother out there and the Executive Division's been trying to get their hands on him ever since he was born. I was there with my mom when he came out and I won't let him suffer from the yoke of those asshats anytime soon."
It wasn't long until Dean turned around and and saw the door open in which Dvora was running in to report to him directly. She was also not too thrilled with me taking on such an enormous task like that as she was most likely going to tell my brother directly, for there would be more danger hittimg the fan sooner or later. With a reason to keep me on a short leash, she wasn't about to stop until she pursues me in order to protect me from harm.
"Your timing is bad, Dvora," said Ryosuke.
"Sam just took off not too long ago," she said.
"I knew it…," said Dean. "He's walking into a trap the moment those asshats from the Executive Division just entice him to do so."
"I'm going after him. He may do what's right, but he can't just go running off alone like that."
"He'll be fine, Dvora," said Ryosuke. "Sam is no stranger to dealing with such dangers before in which he'll turn the tide soon enough."
"Well, Julilla's not fully done with his ass just yet because she will wait in that space station just to pounce on him. She's not stupid, for she'll wait at the right moment to seduce him if he's not careful."
It wasn't long until Dvora turned on the television as she saw a news report about a large crater in the southern region Talvas where the town of Manners Point was located. The blast itself was similar to the towns of Sgriccia and New Hanover in which there was no one spared until all of them were alive but shaken. Dvora had never expected to see something from the heavens destroy a town like that as this wasn't normal due to what the Sol-2 can deliver, for it had deadly consequences in mind.
"The devastation of Manners Point had been troubling since a bolt of light came from the sky and destroyed it in hindsight," said a newscaster on televison. "It was devastating to see, but luckily, the town's inhabitants were evacuated swiftly and alive. Most recently, the destruction was caused by the infamous Executive Division in which they were also the ones who started the Second Galvanic Uprising last year to the point of destroying the Alecrian towns of Sgriccia and New Hanover in its wake. We will be broadcasting more live updates-"
Dvora turned off the television as she was aware at what the Sol-2 was doing. There was something wrong here as she had a gut feeling that I would be in danger. On a whim, she went towards the window as she saw me standing outside in which I had the same angelic aura all over me in which I vanished towards the Sol-2, for I had my own agenda to fulfill first. When she went out in the hall, she heard a message coming from a secret relay as she ran towards the wall and answered it directly, for it was a very urgent one indeed.
"Please, can you hear me?" said a voice on the relay. "I'm trapped on the Sol-2, butJulilla's gone mad! You have to stop her, please! She's already destroyed a town with that contraption here and the rest of Drakonus could be next! What I saw in that machine was a single strand of silver hair powering it, but I can't bear it much longer!"
"Who is this?!" yelled Dvora.
"My name's Mizuwa Elkins and I'm in hiding from that horrible angel. Please get here! I'm so afraid right now..."
"Hold on! I'll alert Ryosuke! He's hell-bent on sending troops to get rid of the Sol-2 anyway, so I suggest that you stay put until someone rescues you."
"Thank goodness… Please get-"
"Hey, hold on!" Dvora hears nothing more than static after that as she wanted to hear more of the one who was hidden on board the Sol-2. "Damn it!"
Dvora rushed back towards Ryosuke's office as she wanted to tell him about who was there on the Sol-2. The message she received from Mizuwa was more than enough to get her to action as she wanted to go there just to put a dent in Julilla's plans like the rest of us, for whe had a gut feeling that the one who called us would end up being too late if not saved in time. Even Dean was concerned as he also wanted to avert my time of trouble before it got out of hand, for this was getting more lethal than normal already.
"Julilla's the one who fired the blast that obliterated Manners Point… with a single strand of Sam's hair." she said. "She's dangerous, but she's also gonna turn this planet into a very apocalyptic state if we don't stop her. It'a a huge start, but at least we can go and stop that ice bitch for good right now."
"Who told you this?" asked Ryosuke.
"It was Mizuwa Elkins, but she's scared to death in which the angel who shot at Kazuo's got her held prisoner."
"I knew it… It had to be him of all people..."
"You know of him, don't you?" asked Dean.
"Cadmael's no ordinary angel in which he once served alongside the one who died at the hands of Torune Mitani. It's been said that Cadmael was one of Lucifer's finest until God finally took action and banished his favorite son into his cage for all eternity. As for the angel who shot at Kazuo? He was scarred by the Knights of Heaven in which they even gave him an eviction notice for betraying their Father while supporting Lucifer back in the day. He was also the one who was truly responsible for causing the crystallizing plague all over Colony 11 on Saluvan, for he also bore a grudge against Kazuo for his activities to help find a cure for it."
"Well, you could've went there to procure it so that no one else died from such a dangerous disease like that," said Dvora.
"We wanted to, but we were barred by the Old Guard in which they finished the job by killing all the colonists and those in the Medical Corps except for Kazuo himself. In a certain way, Cadmael began to appreciate some qualities that we humanoids possessed until he saw the error of his ways creeping all over. We should've done more for Colony 11, but it was too little, too late on our part."
"Well, that evil angel's as good as dead the moment we nail his ass," said Dean. "He has Minara's main squeeze up there and if we don't save her, then we have the worst on our hands in the form of a High Elf going dark. We'll find her and get her out of that floating chamber of horrors soon enough 'cause the Executive Division will get it coming when we get there."
Dean made it firm as he wasn't about to let the Executive Division get their way in which their actions have crossed the line. Still, we all had to get going as time was slowly running out the moment our enemies were causing mayhem in their wake...
Earlier...
Minara was standing outside the lobby hall as he was determined to rescue Mizuwa from Julilla's clutches. He was yearning for her to be with him once again as he later noticed me glowing further with the aura that powered me up in the first place. With his own angelic power up to full, he was most likely to be going up against our worst enemy as there would also be further obstacles in our way, for this battle wasn't over yet.
"We have a job to do," I said.
"I know, but I won't Julilla harm my beloved on that floating space station," said Minara.
"We'll get her back and we'll also defeat Julilla and her forces on the Sol-2. That's all we need to do right now."
"Sam..." Minara pauses briefly as he was starting to feel guilty about the fight he instigated against me yesterday. "I'm truly sorry for my actions, but it's hard for me to move forward after all that has happened. I should've listened to those who were closest, but all that talk of vengeance drove me to the brink of despair. I won't forgive myself for that and -"
"You've been through enough, Minara. Everyone has a tendency to fly off the handle and they always have a reason to bounce back in the end. We all have our faults and mistakes, but we also rise back up again. That is how it works because we all have a lot of things to live for whether we like it or not. We know better than what we're perceived to be and we all have our reasons to do the right thing for both good or ill. And another thing, we have our reasons to live for and do our jobs for the better because we're members of the Order who are up to the task to protect those in need and defeat any form of evil that threatens us. That's what we are and that's what we do."
It wasn't long until we vanished without a trace as we had to do our job in which time was running out to the extreme. Still, we had to be aware of our troubles as the time to destroy the Sol-2 and shut down Project Ra was well underway due to what could happen next. When Dvora rushed to where she were at earier, she had a gut feeling that I would be in danger due to my actions as she was most likely to get help in the worst case so far.
"You had to go up there alone, didn't you, Sam?"
Dvora was out of options until she saw Castiel appear out of nowhere. Like her, he was also concerned about the danger that was up there on the Sol-2 as the time to put an end to Project Ra was on the horizon so far.
"You're concerned about this, aren't you?" he said.
"Well, Dean's not gonna be too happy when Sam left up to the mothership just now," said Dvora.
"Sam's more capable in this fight because of his status as the new god of this galaxy. Still, your people have foretold of his trials and tribulations in which they will be written for many years to come."
"I just hope that you're right on this one..."
"There is still hope in the form of dignity and faith, for it will always triumph over all forms of evil and corruption in the end."
Dvora sprinted towards the Order's main headquarters as she had to tell Dean and Ryosuke about this as there was no time to waste right now. Still, the path of going against the Executive Division was put in front of us as the time to stop them was near in the form of destroying the Sol-2 so far...
Mizuwa was desperate to escape as she also had to be careful due to the ongoing patrol from Cadmael. Last night's moment of trouble was gut-wrenching as she wanted to reunite with Minara once again. Being captive was too much for her as she was desperate enough to hightail it until she saw Cadmael appear out of nowhere in which he was itching to break her for her insolence. He was itching to shatter her spirit as he was ready to tell her the worst in his spin on events that occurred, for he wasn't about to let her go so easily.
"You can't escape, Mizuwa," he said to her coldly. "You never will… Sooner or later, Minara will truly go dark when he finds you dead in your cell."
"Minara is an honorable man," she said. "He will come to me and he will rescue me in the end."
"Minara lost his honor the moment he stabbed my mistress, only to see her here to activate Project Ra with all her rage."
"Only the one with raw power can do that, but he's not here."
"No, the Julilla was touching at that long silver hair of his, only to touch at a single strand of it just to activate such a devastating force to destroy Drakonus with swift results. Sooner or later, it'll finish the job that my mistress left off when she fled."
"You're a monster just like your mistress!"
"And what about your future husband?!" Cadmael got out his angel blade as he was itching to kill Mizuwa on the spot. "He denied Julilla of motherhood when she got with that poor excuse for a shapeshifter, only to suffer from his wrath. Who's a bigger monster now? Us or your beloved Minara?"
Cadmael put away his angel blade as he heard the sound of the alarm blaring in which he knew that I would be there in which he was itching to get back at me. He never forgot about the switching between me and Rick Lassiter as he was also aware that I would come and rescue Mizuwa from his constant misery that he imposed upon her. He was expecting it as he vanished from Mizuwa's cell the moment she was ready to escape. She was ready to flee as she was most likely to plan out her escape in which she was concerned about what happened so far. With a moment of hope, she saw a vent as she climbed onto a footstool to see it clamped down with screws. She wanted to be brave as she found a piece of metal on the floor in which she used it to unscrew the vent before Cadmael came back. By the time she got it finally got unscrewed, she jumped into it as she navigated all over the vent due to the space inside. She was crawling all over as she was wanting to be more braver than what she assumed herself to be, for she was most likely to be reuniting with Minara once again.
When she went towards a grate in another vent, she saw Julilla all bandaged up as she was looking at the strand of silver hair that she took from me the moment she began to push a button. She also noticed a targeting screen in which she saw the image of Manners Point being reduced to rubble while indenting a large crater where the town once stood. She was horrified at what she saw as she wanted to find a communications relay and contact someone from the Order directly. When she saw Julilla leave, she did the same as she went towards an opening in which she jumped out of it just in time to see what was there. It was a communications area as it was kept in secret complete with all the warding sigils that were drawn all over the walls. She was in luck as she went towards the relay and turned on the computer that hadn't been used in years. She was contacting something as she was happy to hear communications here in such a long time, for she had to be quick before she got caught.
"Please, can you hear me?" she said as she grabbed a communicator. "I'm trapped on the Sol-2, but Julilla's gone mad! You have to stop her, please! She's already destroyed a town with that contraption here and the rest of Drakonus could be next! What I saw in that machine was a single strand of silver hair that is powering it, but I can't bear it much longer!"
"Who is this?!" yelled Dvora on the other end as it was getting staticky.
"My name's Mizuwa Elkins and I'm in hiding from that horrible angel. Please get here! I'm so afraid right now..."
"Hold on! I'll alert Ryosuke! He's hell-bent on sending troops to get rid of the Sol-2 anyway, so I suggest that you stay put until someone rescues you."
"Thank goodness… Please get-"
Without warning, Mizuwa felt her hair being pulled as she turned around and saw Cadmael standing in front of her with his angel blade pressed to her throat. He wasn't about to let her get away as he began to slash at her arm in which he saw her bleeding from where he struck her. Anger flooded him as he was itching to kill her on the spot, for he was ready to do so with a hint of malice in his mind.
"You snitched on us, you bitch!" he yelled as he punched her in the face. "I could pretty much shove you out of the airlock in which it'll set Minara into a much more darker form than what he used to be!"
"Let me go!" she cried.
"Not until I do the right thing by melting off your pretty face of yours!"
"You're destroying towns on that planet, even killing innocent people!"
"It is the will of the one who serves Lucifer that destruction comes in the form of a powerful light! No one will stop it, not even the new up-and-coming god! In the end of it all, the Executive Division will dominate this galaxy and no one will stand in our way!" He is ready to kill Mizuwa as he his angel blade pressed to her throat. "You cannot stop us, for we will rule all!, my dear, and the lives of innocents will be chosen whether to live or die… We hold the keys to the kingdom and we also hold the lives of others in our hands in which no one could stop us in this fight against the Order of Letters and their allies. It's the will of the Executive Division and nothing will stop us in the bitter end..."
"Let go of her, you bastard!"
Cadmael saw Minara appearing out of nowhere as he had his own angel blade in his hand. He was there to save Mizuwa the moment she was released, but bruised and injured. The sight of her being abused like that made Minara's blood boil as he was ready to attack Cadmael on the spot, for he wasn't about to let him get away with what he was doing.
"It's about time that I settled things with you, Minara," said Cadmael.
"You're not gonna lay another finger on Mizuwa, you hear me?!" he yelled as he was ready to fight against his opponent. "First, your mistress kills my wife and father-in-law, and now you abduct and abuse Mizuwa just to use her as bait?! You have no honor just like what your mistress does after all those times she seduced married men to her bed, only to see them die by her poison between her legs!"
"I told your bride-to-be about how you stabbed a woman in you might end up stabbing her as well."
"I only did it just to make her feel how she would lose loved ones around her if she has any. For the record, I do not get violent towards women, but Julilla's methods crossed the line the moment she strung up my beloved Penelope and her father to the gallows. You may believe what you want, but I would have my honor with me than be tossed away in the point of despair. Your mistress' death will be caused by someone else because I can't bear living with a grudge forever, for it nearly made me go dark."
"Julilla's caught in the madness and you can't stop it. Project Ra is already active in which she snatched a single strand of silver hair from the new god's head just to activate it. You remember the small fraction of Alecrast's core when it was used to cause devastation during the First Galvanic Uprising many years ago? It was mainly made to make a statement against both friends and foes who fought, only to suffer from the black ooze that killed many until it all came to an end when a certain child with a jeweled sigil came into the world to stop the war."
"Mizuwa, you need to hide, alright?" Minara sees her hide into one of the vents as he was ready to duel with Cadmael. "Now, then; let's fight to the death..."
Both Minara and Cadmael got out their angel blades and began to fight momentarily. The clanging of angel blades in their hands were more than enough to cause chaos on the floating station above Drakonus as both High Elf and angel were fighting to the death in this duel of honor. With Cadmael dealing the first blow, he struck at Minara in his arm as he felt the blood seep through his white tunic that he wore. He wasn't afraid of death as he was willing to lay down his life if need be. In a swift moment, he slashed at Cadmael as he struck him in the stomach in which he wasn't about to kill him entirely, for he wasn't about to go dark completely while tryint to retain his honor on the sly.
"You insolent bastard," said Cadmael as he was clutching at his side. "If you wanna kill me, then I suggest that you go and finish it!"
"I won't kill you because I was taught better than that," said Minara as he put away his angel blade while tearing off a sleeve of his tunic. "My grandfather taught me a lot more than just holding a grudge in which he even said that it could never let go of those who bore past grievances towards their oppressors." He draws an angel-banishing sigil on the wall with his own blood as he uses it to make Cadmael disappear for now. "I won't let the Executive Division get their way this time, not on my watch right now..."
Minara saw Mizuwa get out of her hiding spot as she ran into his arms. He was grateful that she was safe as he wanted her to be safe once again in which he was worried about her safety. He was ready to teleport her out of harm's way as he didn't want her to get hurt, for he had the same angelic blood coarsing with the Elven blood in his veins.
"We're getting out of here," he said.
"What happened to that terrible angel?" asked Mizuwa.
"He vanished when I used an angel-banishing sigil to get him out of the way for now. As for Julilla, she'll end up dead… by someone else's hand."
"Cadmael said that you stabbed her in her womb, didn't you? Is that true?"
"I didn't kill her like I planned it because of the fact that a form of divine light forbade me to do so after I fought Sam earlier. He was right about me on the verge of going dark, but it swayed me into gravely wounding Julilla for killing those that I loved. They were from the House of Varus in which they were also revered all over Claudius and Claudian society. I have children with Claudian blood just as much as mine, but I also have to focus on protecting young Nerva, who is also one of the Terran God's prophets. I can't let myself go dark again. I have so much to take care of right now."
"Minara, I saw that evil woman you bore a grudge against and she's not about to stop until she sees most of Drakonus under rubble."
"That will never happen because Sam will come here to destroy the Sol-2 and save us from the clutches of Project Ra. After that, we will marry like we promised in which I can't just leave an empty void vacant forever."
Minara began to escort Mizuwa out of the secret communications area as they were walking towards a corridor. He was ready to use his angelic powers to transport his future beloved out of harm's way as he was about to do so until he saw several Ketch robots arriving without warning. They were surrounded as the Ketch machines were efficient into being armed with swords and guns up to the hilt, but getting past them wasn't an easy task right now. What Minara and Mizuwa didn't expect was that Julilla was waiting for them as she wasn't about to let them go right now, for they were her prisoners that were there to stay...
"Well, well; you two really screwed up this time…," she said as she had a smile on her face. "Sooner or later, I will destroy Drakonus and the Order with it and no one will stop me with Project Ra at the helm!"
To be continued...