Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 8

Chapter 22: Reiko's Revolt, Part 2

(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.)

Marnathi was tossed in a cell as she was glaring at Nucci in which she was itching to kick him in the balls. She remembered how she was put here in which she was also at the mercy of Father Warren the moment she spotted him coming into the room surrounded by some of the women dressed in the same dismal prairie dresses that they had on. He was disappointed in her for her constant disobedience as he also had Nucci to beat some sense into her, for he was ready to cast her in the Holy Fire that most heretics went to.

"Well, well; If it isn't Reverend Scumbag and his harem just to gloat at me," she said as she was looking at her captors in disgust. "I bet that preaching your shitty sermons are starting to get stale."

"Watch your mouth, you treacherous snake!" yelled Father Warren as he stood firm. "You should've stayed with your husband when he was on his deathbed, but you refused to recognized your own worth as a joyful wife to him."

"That's ex-husband to you, numb nuts!"

"How dare you talk down to Father Warren that way!" yelled one of the women. "You will show him respect or else you will be burned to the flames of the Holy Fire! Your husband was dying and you didn't care about him!"

"Ex-husband! I divorced his sorry ass after he was cheating on me with Cesare's baby mama until I took the kids and dumped him!"

It wasn't long until Nucci got out a club as he hit Marnathi with it. He wasn't having it as he was itching to kill her in the cell she was in. Just as he was about to do so, he was blocked by Father Warren as he didn't want any violence in the jail cell she was in. Still, the once charismatic preacher was eager to do away with Marnathi for displaying such vitriol towards him, for he had a much better punishment in mind instead of a usual burning at the stake in the colosseum.

"Someone had to put some sense into that puttana," said Nucci as he put away his club.

"There's a much better way to see her executed for not keeping sweet," said Father Warren.

"What are you talking about?"

"Do you know of the lore of the loup-garous and what they stood for in the Middle Days?"

"No, but I sicced one on that puttana who once got away."

"The Men of Letters used the loup-garous as watchdogs just to prevent thieves from stealing their rare secrets. We use them to track down those who refuse to be submissive to their husbands."

"Then we'll take our adulterous wolf to the colosseum to be food for them. It is a much entertaining way to do away with our lost sheep."

Marnathi saw Father Warren and his entourage leave the jail as she was sitting there pondering what her captors could do next. She wasn't about to give up without a fight as she had a trick up her sleeve. Still, she wanted to get rid of Father Warren as she wasn't about to let him get away with his crimes, for the time for religious zealotry was coming to a screeching halt already…

Reiko led the group into an underground tunnel as they found themselves in a network of tunnels that connected to the topside of Etrogarde's infrastructure. The place itself was a safe haven for the resistance as Vittorio rushed towards some of the people who were hidden from sight. Everyone never expected some of people to be there before until now as Reiko noticed two female Half-Elves in the group as they were aware of her presence, for they were also related to Ilaria, who was living on Ifalna with her blended human and Draaza neighbors. The two Half-Elves were happy to see Vittorio and Lorena in the group as they hugged them warmly, for they were out of harm's way so far. Reiko never saw such kindness in the time of resistance as she was aware of how some of the people of Etrogarde were treated unfairly, for they and the rest of the Barathite population have had enough of the rampant corruption and dangerous zealotry that overtook their planet.

"I'm so glad that you and Lorena are safe," said one of the Half-Elves.

"Things will turn up, Juanita," said Vittorio. "I won't let Father Warren get his way again."

"I see that you have Lady Reiko with you," said the other Half-Elf.

"She's here to put an end to Father Warren like the rest of us," said Lorena. "I know that this is hard for everyone, Eugenia, but we're not about to give up on the fight yet."

"We'll stop Father Warren together and we'll also rescue Marnathi as well," said Reiko. "She helped us escape, but we can't let her suffer at the hands of her captors."

"We'll find Marnathi and we'll put Father Warren in his place," said Zadraathi. "She's not out of it, for she'll one day be—"

It wasn't long until Elise walked towards a radio as she put down the picnic basket the moment she turned it on. There was no music or news playing as the sounds of Father Warren's sermon was blaring all over the radio. Vittorio rolled his eyes in disgust as he was getting tired of the words that honeyed the tongues of those who flocked behind him, for he was ready to destroy the radio altogether.

"…And the adulterous sow who has abandoned her husband will not be burned by the Holy Fire, but to be eaten by a pack of wolves," said Father Warren over the radio. "The impure harlot will know pain when she is being feasted on by the wolves that will arrive in the colosseum tomorrow afternoon. Marnathi Zampano has been found guilty for adultery and for the abandonment of her husband who was dying when he needed her the most. Let God's judgment become a river of blood like Moses creating the Ten Plagues to punish the Egyptian oppressors for not 'letting his people go.' Judgment is passed, for Marnathi will be eliminated the moment she will meet her end at the—"

It wasn't long until Father Warren's sermon was interrupted as Vittorio was happy that he didn't have to hear his voice anymore. What he heard instead was someone that was reaching out to Reiko and her group in which it was urgent, for they would soon listen to something better than the sermons that Father Warren had touted over the years.

"Is anyone there?" said the voice over static as Reiko recognized my voice directly.

"Sammy?!" she cried as she was glad to hear me.

"You have to save Marnathi."

"We know! Father Warren and his followers are gonna execute her in the colosseum tomorrow. They'll feed her to the wolves instead of burning her."

"You shouldn't worry too much, okay? I know that you tell me not to do the same thing, but you should also need to have faith in what you're capable of. You stopped Behemoth in Gale Canyon. You helped everyone in the Order's main headquarters on Drakonus. You helped to stop an aswang nest on Targaryen. I know that you're brave because I not only believe in us, but I believe in you. I have faith in you, for you should also have faith in yourself."

"Sammy…" The voice was lost in the static. "Don't worry…, we'll save Marnathi. We'll stop Father Warren…"

Reiko made her point clear as she was desperate to save Marnathi from her upcoming fate. She wanted to prove her worth as she would stop at nothing to put an end to Father Warren and to those who followed him. It was a daunting task, for she would go to great lengths to do what she can in which she is determined to help the one who risked her life to get everyone out in time…

I was in my room as I was mainly hearing the ocean waves crashing outside with the northern wind blowing and rattling the windows. I wasn't getting enough sleep as I was worried about Reiko's safety in which I wanted to go and look for her, but I couldn't do anything about it. The prayer that I made earlier gave me little comfort as I continued to lay in my bed. I feared the worst for Reiko as I wanted her to be safe from harm. I also feared the worst after hearing the truth about Father Warren from Minara in which I never expected Ippei to go up against him before until now. When I sat up in my bed, I continued to hear the wind blowing as I also heard the door opening up in which I didn't want to be bothered at this time. What I didn't expect was that Dean arrived as he was not too happy with me for sending Reiko on that mission in which he was also concerned, for he wasn't having it so far.

"You sent Reiko on that mission, didn't you?" he said to me.

"I didn't send her, but she volunteered to do so," I said.

"You don't know what that pious asshat can do, do you? I have the Order's higher-ups concerned about Reiko's mission and I also have Magda breathing down my neck about what she's doing."

"Minara told me about how Father Warren and his followers abducted some of the women and girls who lived in the Mitani Clan's homestead. Ippei went after them in which Ralph Farragut followed Father Warren and his flock to an abandoned roadhouse in which they lined up the women and girls to be raped and let their seeds take root. Thankfully, Ippei and Ralph saved all the women and girls, but Father Warren and his flock got away in which they fled to Baratheon and ousted the Barathite royal family from power. This time, there's a resistance movement there to oust Father Warren and his followers out of Baratheon for good."

"That's uncanny, but let's hope that Reiko's guidance puts an end to those asshats."

"Remember Claudia when she visited Gehenna at the time? She's the Dowager Empress of Baratheon in which the rest of her family are going to great lengths to shut down Father Warren and his flock. She even made those recipes in the mess hall at the time in which everyone in the fort couldn't get enough of them."

I felt at my stomach as the two small passengers were sleeping soundly. Even Dean noticed me feeling at what I carried as he was no stranger to seeing something like that, for Minara was the first one in the Order who carried his to term. When I laid back down, I rolled to my side as I began to weep in which I was stuck carrying the pair of parcels in my body while worrying about Reiko at the same time. Even Dean noticed me feeling more depressed than normal as he also didn't want me to sulk too much, for he was wanting me to have more faith in what Reiko could do before jumping into conclusions.

"I know that you worry for Reiko, but she's had her fair share of kicking ass and taking names," he said to me. "Just give her time and she'll return."

"I have a gut feeling that Father Warren will pull a trick on her," I said.

"As I recall, she pulled some great feats of her own in which she even helped to save you from the clutches of Sawney Masbath, may he rest in piss."

"I remember that… She even kicked him in the family jewels when he abducted me for ransom."

"Well, he did have it coming when he tried to blackmail you for reason…"

I began to chuckle a bit as I was trying to maintain a positive attitude while Reiko was away. Still, I felt at my stomach as the tiny little parcels that I had continued to thrive. Dean noticed me still trying to keep myself happy as he also felt at my stomach in which he became suspicious for some reason, for he was watching me like a hawk about what was happening to me.

"Take a look at the packages," he said. "Do they look a little bigger to you?"

"They look fine to me," I said as I sat up.

"I've seen pregnancies before in which I felt the first month of Silas' gestation that started out like a pinto bean. Yours don't look like pinto beans, but a pair of apples."

"What?"

I got up from the bed as I look into the mirror as I opened up my kimono and overrobe to find out that my stomach has gotten a bit bigger, but not much. I wanted to endure the whole nine months of carrying the parcels as I heard footsteps approaching. When I put back up my kimono, I turned around and noticed Minara as he was concerned about what I was carrying in which he had to alert me to the rest of the Medical Corps. I didn't want too much attention with what I was carrying as I was feeling at my stomach in which I crept towards my wheelchair and sat down. Still, my body was changing as I was accepting every bit of it, but there was always something that wasn't right when it came to my health.

"There's nothing wrong with me, Minara," I said in protest as I was wanting to go back to bed.

"Like hell there is," he said as he opened up his medical bag.

"The packages he has are the size of apples," said Dean.

"Is this true?" I clutch at my stomach as I nodded sincerely. "We're going to the Order's main headquarters here as of now, Sam. Nothing goes undetected, is that clear?"

I had no other choice but to obey as I was about to be going through yet another assessment from the Medical Corps again. Clutching at my stomach, I felt the twins inside of me as they were starting to move, for all three of us would be under the microscope in the eyes of the Medical Corps once again…

Reiko dug into the picnic basket as she brought out one of the containers that were there in which she opened it up to see the chocolate cake that I made. Getting out a piece of it, she ate it as she tasted the effort that I crafted into it. When she finished eating it, she saw Nibori getting into the chocolate cake as she tasted how good it was, for it was a reprieve before going forward into the operation to save Marnathi from tomorrow's execution.

"This is good cake," she said.

"Sammy made it," said Reiko.

"I can taste the mixture of vinegar and baking soda that was put into it in which it acts as a vegan substance for eggs as a leavening agent."

"Alright! Wacky chocolate cake," said Elise as she got a piece of it out of the container. "I know of it because some of the Lorien Elves who live in Jomon Village makes this stuff."

"I'm glad that we're resting here until we figure out a plan for tomorrow," said Reiko.

"According to Lorena, we can't go topside right now because of the secret police watching every move of Etrogarde's citizens. As soon as we rest up, we'll plan our action to the colosseum. Our friends say that this tunnel leads to the sewer system of it in which it's a surefire way to get there."

Reiko noticed Zadraathi and her group looking at a map of the underground tunnel system as they were seeing the entries that have been marked to get to the colosseum. She was curious about the tunnel system as she was also concerned about the safety of Marnathi in which she was desperate to save her from execution. She never saw part of the Barzuk Clan strategizing before in which they were eyeing the tunnels to the colosseum in which they were going there to strike, for they weren't about to throw in the towel in their crusade against Father Warren and his followers.

"As soon as we start in the morning, we will reach the designated tunnels to the colosseum," said Zadraathi. "That is where Father Warren will hold the execution."

"Couldn't we go at night to rescue her?" asked Vittorio as he was getting impatient.

"The secret police are guarding the jail and the whole topside of Etrogarde," said Lysette. "There's also the presence of Father Warren's harem who also pose as 'shotcallers' to him and those who follow his flock."

"It's risky, but as soon as we rest up, we'll go to the colosseum to put a damper on Father Warren for what he did to the Castellano family," said Garvanog.

"As soon as we're recharged, the better we go and rain on their parade," said Lorena. "Father Warren will get what's coming to him, along with his flock and the nobles who profit off of his sermons and live off the fat in the capital. They all have to go before anyone else falls victims to their religious tactics."

Reiko continued to hear more of the conversations coming from Zadraathi's group in which they were more than ready to prepare for tomorrow's strike. The time to rescue Marnathi was near as everyone on board was mainly ready to put the clampdown on Father Warren and his flock, for they also had to restore the Castellano family to their rightful place on Baratheon. When she got finished hearing the conversations and strategy from Zadraathi's group, she went towards one of the empty rooms as she was greeted by Nibori and Elise who were gearing up for the attack on the colosseum, for they were also concerned about Marnathi's safety as well.

"Any developments?" asked Elise.

"Matriarch Zadraathi's group will be infiltrating the tunnels connected to the colosseum," said Reiko. "It's where Father Warren will enact the execution."

"From what I heard, the colosseum was once a place of sports, but it's been a place of death," said Nibori as she got out a crystal ball from her hip holster. "And our petty little zealots are setting up for tomorrow's execution." She sees an image of the secret police guarding the colosseum in the front and back. "Those asshats aren't messing around when it comes to the extra nightly security. If we went in right now, there would be not only the secret police, but the shotcallers in prairie dresses, so we'll rest up until morning."

Reiko walked towards a cot as she laid down on it. She was ready to rest like the rest of the group as she was also worried about Marnathi in which she refused to give up on her. She couldn't let her suffer from her fate as she was ready to foil tomorrow's execution, for she refused to give up on the cop who put her life on the line to allow the others escape…

Marnathi was laying on a cot in her cell as she was still fuming with anger in which she wanted to tear a new one in both Father Warren and Nucci for putting her in here. She had a brimming hatred for mainly Father Warren for forcing her to return to her ex-husband as she was living there in his villa for the past two years. She hated every bit of her captivity while she worked as an cop for the Intergalactic Space Police in which she had the worst luck when she participated in a drug bust that occurred here on Baratheon. Even though she had the criminals arrested, she was caught in the act by Father Warren's "shotcallers" as they reported to him and made her return to the villa where her ex-husband lived. It wasn't long until she heard the door to the dungeon opened up as she saw one of the women in prairie dresses coming in here with a tray that consisted of tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich the moment it was slid through the bottom. Marnathi remembered her clearly as she was the one who forced her under false arrest and imprisonment here on this planet, for she was there as Father Warren's "right-hand woman" in the shotcaller category. The woman was medium with brown hair and brown eyes as she was dressed in a pastel blue dress in which she wore a pair of slippers on her feet, for she was obedient in every way imaginable, especially with a unibrow that could put Frida Kahlo to shame.

"Bethany Dorland," she said. "I take it that Reverend Scumbag sent you to deliver my last meal before the execution."

"Don't take it the wrong way," she said. "You disobeyed Father Warren's teachings when you slough off your husband and took away his children all those years ago. Even now, your sons have grown out of control without a father to instill some sense into them."

"That's ex-husband to you! I divorced Emiliano and took the kids after he pined for Cesare and his late baby mama in which he was also cheating with every single courtesan and hooker he could find."

"You should've forgave your husband before he died. Instead of swallowing your pride and humbling yourself to him, you allowed that anger to fester within you in which God has punished you to the point of execution in the colosseum tomorrow by a pack of wolves!"

"He never gave a damn about me! He never gave a damn about his sons, either! All he did was that he berated and belittled me because of the fact that I wasn't good enough for him when he paraded all those hookers in his villa!"

"He wanted you there when I forced you to go to the happiest place you lived in for two years and yet you continue to spurn him even after his death as if you've rubbed salt in the wound! Therefore, Father Warren will execute you in the afternoon once all the nobles will be in attendance to see the death of an adulterer who chose her career as a police officer over her dying husband. I will be in attendance tomorrow in which I will see you torn to shreds by the same beasts that were made to chase you back to your husband's villa. Adultery is a crime of dishonor on the spouse and your death will be glorious once the wolves taste Draaza blood."

Marnathi didn't say another word as she saw Bethany leave the dungeon. When she took the tray of food, she ate the sandwich and tomato soup as she wasn't about to die in the colosseum tomorrow, for she was wanting to dismantle the regime of Father Warren and those who followed him soon enough…

The next morning, Reiko was up as she got up from the cot in which she woke up Nibori and Elise, who were sleeping on the floor. All three left the empty room as they saw Zadraathi's group up and alert while eating breakfast. The sight of gyeran-mari and baechujeon being made on a cylindrical fire pit in a pan and rolled up was pleasing as Lysette was busy making breakfast for everyone. They even noticed the poor man's cake in the container that was halfway eaten as there were three pieces for them. There was also the sight of a British style breakfast made as Zadraathi's group crafted it with sausage, baked beans on toast, sauteed mushrooms, eggs, black pudding, tomatoes, spam, and quartered potatoes. They never saw anything like it before as everyone got a plate full of the full British breakfast, for it was filling before the start of the mission.

"Looks like everyone's into the British breakfast," said Elise as she got a plate full it.

"It seems that you got the extra-filling stuff," said Nibori as she was eating at the breakfast that Lysette made. "Looks like the better half in the Barzuk Clan knows how to make the stuff from her maiden clan and they're well-known for making Korean food."

"The gyeran-mari tastes good with the spam," said Reiko as she took a bite of her food. "If only Sammy were here to see this…"

"We know, but he would flip if he heard about you kicking Father Warren's ass all over the place."

"As soon as we finish our breakfast, the better we hit the colosseum," said Elise.

"Hang in there, Marnathi…," said Reiko.

And so, everyone was on board to rescue Marnathi after they ate their breakfast and were ready to go towards the colosseum. The time to save her was running out as they all had to hurry as they were not about to let Father Warren and his followers get their way, for their rule over Baratheon was about to come to an end…

Marnathi was up as she was concerned about the execution that was about to happen. She wanted to break free from Baratheon's rulers as she also wanted to make a statement that she was free and ready to return to police work. Sadly, that wasn't about to happen as she saw Father Warren arriving in front of her jail cell the moment he had his female shotcallers surrounding him, especially Bethany, whom she despised the most. She was about to die, for she would also curse the false rulers of giving her hell in the past two years, especially when she was forced to return to her ex-husband's villa.

"Here comes Reverend Scumbag and his harem just to belittle me before my untimely demise," she said. "You won't last long here on this planet in which your rules won't matter anymore."

"Blasphemer!" yelled Bethany as she was defending Father Warren. "It is you who won't last long here in which you abandoned your husband to die!"

"That's ex-husband to you!"

"Silence, you adulterous snake!" yelled Father Warren. "Judgment has passed, for your death will be slow and painful in the form of wolves feasting on your innards!"

"Say what you want, but I'll see you in Hell first!"

It wasn't long until the door to the jail cell was opened as Marnathi was led out of there while she had a pair of handcuffs slapped on her wrists. She couldn't escape her captors as she was led out of the dungeon and straight to a tunnel that led to the center of the colosseum. The sight of various nobles and spectators were jeering her every move as they were wanting to see a heretic get executed in such a brutal fashion. It wasn't long until she spotted Father Warren walking upstairs to the top of the steps in which he was smiling while being surrounded by the many women dressed in prairie dresses. He was ready to pass judgment as he stared at Marnathi who was placed in the center of colosseum in which he was more than glad to see her eliminated, for he was ready for the main event to start up.

"Children of God, today is a glorious day," he said over the microphone in front of him. "We are gathered here today to witness the execution of Marnathi Zampano, who has abandoned her dying husband, took away his children, and spent the rest of her days as a cop in a police force who has no power here on Baratheon! She will be torn asunder by wolves with her blood soaking the ground! Judgment has been passed, for whe will die so that her sins will be cleansed not by the Holy Fire, but by being eaten by wolves! Let there be death to the adulterer!"

The spectators cheered loudly as Marnathi stared at Father Warren and his flock in disgust. She was about to die, for she was also hearing the growling of the loup-garous that were being shipped up to where she was in which she was left defenseless, for she was fearing the worst and time was running out…

Reiko led the way through the central tunnel as she had Vittorio and Lorena in tow. With Nibori and Elise leading the separate groups in the left and right tunnels, everything was going as planned as Reiko refused to give up on saving Marnathi from her fate. When her group made it to a lift in a clearing, they heard the sound of people jeering from above as they also heard Father Warren's voice as well, for it made Vittorio more angrier than ever.

"That crafty son-of-a-bitch!" he yelled.

"Careful, you don't want to cause a problem," said Reiko cautiously.

"He's just addressing an execution like one of his shitty sermons!"

"We'll take the lift," said Lorena as she was armed with her bow and quiver of arrows.

Reiko clutched at her angel blade as she led the way towards the lift the moment Vittorio and Lorena stepped into it. With a set of doors opening up, the lift moved upward as it made its way towards the arena of the colosseum. What they didn't expect was that Marnathi was left without a weapon as they saw four loup-garous out of their pens in which they were hungry for blood. Reiko never saw so many as they were ready to kill their target who was still in handcuffs. It wasn't long until Vittorio and Lorena got out their weapons and fired in the eyes of one of them in which it was impaired until a blast from a plasma rifle finished it off.

"We didn't see that coming," said Vittorio.

It wasn't long until Nibori entered with her plasma rifle as she was shooting at another loup-garou with it. With some of the group arriving to the rescue, they surrounded Marnathi as they were dealing with the rest of the loup-garous that were itching to eat their target. The crowd watched as everyone in Reiko's group were armed with their weapons just in time to eliminate the rest of the loup-garous that were running towards them. With two more of the monsters dead, the last one was out to attack Marnathi as Reiko stepped in with the angel blade in her hands. It was like before as the monster was ready to kill until Reiko threw the angel blade straight into its eye in which an arrow pierced the other the moment Elise showed up with her bow and arrows. With everyone ready to stop the loup-garou, the combined weapons finished it off as it was dead in the arena, for Marnathi was saved from the brink of execution.

"Hey, Reverend Scumbag!" she yelled as Reiko took off the handcuffs from her wrists. "Are you not entertained enough or are you wanting to put in some more monsters to finish me off?!"

The crowd watched in awe as Reiko's group finished the monsters off in which Reverend Warren was not too happy with them sparing Marnathi from certain death. With the crowd cheering instead of jeering, everyone was ready to leave the colosseum until they spotted the overzealous leader walking down the stairs fuming with anger. He was done for as he went towards the group in which he was itching to punish them for their insolence, for he wasn't about to let go of power yet.

"You interrupted the execution," he said as he was not too happy with the group. "How dare you defend that harlot after she abandoned her husband?! Her sins into divorce and adultery have crossed the line in which this treacherous snake defied her dying husband when he needed her the most in his time of dying?!"

"That's ex-husband to you, numb nuts!" yelled Marnathi.

Father Warren saw Reiko take out the angel blade from the eye of the loup-garou that she helped bring down as she walked in front of the group. She was happy that Marnathi was safe as the worst was over, but the one who was walking towards the group spotted her the moment that the ball cap that she wore fell off while exposing her long hair. He viewed her to be a threat as he seized her by the hair in which the group were concerned about her safety, for they couldn't abandon her right now.

"Let her go, you bastard!" yelled Vittorio.

"Everyone, get Marnathi out of here!" cried Reiko as the group did as they're told.

"It appears that the false goddess has come here to kill me," said Father Warren as he dragged Reiko towards him. "I hold the keys to the kingdom, not you, not your husband, and not the other gods who come and go all over this planet and the rest of the Ashizoka System."

"You may hold the keys to the kingdom, but your power is slipping!" cried Vittorio. "For years, you forced everyone here in the capital to 'keep sweet' while you and the other nobles have starved people who were living in the slums! My family will return to the throne and unite with the other chieftains and other officials who have gotten fed up with your bullshit!"

"You Castellano scum were made to be ousted because it was God's will to do so! I kept Baratheon orderly and filled with joy. I rule Baratheon and no other, for I will always hold the keys to the kingdom! No one else will rule it!"

Without hesitation, Father Warren placed his hands around Reiko's neck as he was ready to choke the life out of her. Struggling to get free, she pawed at Father Warren's face as her angelic power came in full force the moment she had her hands on his face. The powerful aura melted most of Father Warren's face as he screamed in pain the moment he let go of Reiko, who was breathing freely again. The crowd watched in horror as the overzealous man of pious conviction was reduced with most of his face melted from his head the moment Reiko saw him dead while he knelt on the ground. The rest of the group saw the downfall of Father Warren as they knelt in solidarity in front of Reiko in which Vittorio also bowed in reverence, for he viewed the death of the so-called "holy man" a huge blessing in disguise.

"Reiko be praised," he said.

The crowd cheered louder as they chanted Reiko's name the moment Father Warren's shotcallers screamed in disgust. Even the nobles were shocked to see the death of the holy man who ruled Baratheon with an overzealous fist dead while kneeling. Reiko never expected such adoration before as she saw the body of Father Warren while her hands shook in terror. She may have taken out her fair share of monsters, but taking a humanoid life? No, he was a monster in humanoid clothing as he instilled fear over his flock over the years the moment he was slowly falling out of favor for a while, for the true rulers of Baratheon have returned to guide their people once again.

"Here lies Father Warren; may he rest in piss," said Nibori as she put away her plasma rifle.

"I didn't mean to kill him, but he tried to kill me," said Reiko.

"Don't let it get to you," said Elise. "The bastard had it coming in which every single chieftain here on this planet will be getting guidance from their new Emperor."

"Lady Reiko," said Zadraathi. "It seems that you finally cut a certain rot from this planet in which he will never be missed. You destroyed a monster that didn't fit the mold of other creatures from the lore in which his teachings will be put in the trashbin of his own making."

"MURDERER!"

Everyone saw Bethany rushing to Father Warren's corpse as she had a gun in her hands. She saw Reiko in the crowd as she was ready to kill her and avenge the man she adored for a while. It wasn't long until Marnathi rushed towards Reiko as Bethany was ready to kill her. Just as she was about to do so, Marnathi took the bullet in Reiko's stead as it hit her shoulder in which she clutched at it the moment she saw blood seeping out of it. The crowd booed at Bethany as she was not about to give up on her thirst for revenge, for she was seething with anger against the ones who did away with Father Warren earlier.

"You killed our leader!" she screamed. "You killed a holy man of God!"

"Well, Reverend Scumbag had it coming!" yelled Marnathi as she took the bullet out of her shoulder.

"You brought the false sheep back to poison Baratheon! You've condemned this planet by bringing this calamity on all of us!"

"I hate to break it to you, Princess, but you brought that lingering shit show on yourself!"

"You ruined everything! You killed Father Warren! There's no hope for this planet now since you destroyed a pious man like him!"

"Sorry, but there is still hope," said Vittorio as he stood firm. "For years, my people endured the yoke of Father Warren's sermons and constant raids from the secret police in which everyone feared him. Even the chieftains here have gotten fed up with the religious regime that favored the rich by chewing the fat from the poor while they lived in the slums. Everyone gets their fair share and once I'm Emperor, I will restore dignity in Baratheon once and for all! Reiko be praised!"

It wasn't long until Reiko's group noticed several members of the Intergalactic Space Patrol rushing into the seats as they rounded up the corrupt nobles and Father Warren's followers and shotcallers on the spot. Everyone was glad that justice was finally served as the fall of Father Warren's influence was over and done with, for the Castellano Family was here to stay at the behest of those who believed in their return to power…

Reiko was in a hospital as she was sitting in a waiting room in which she was waiting to visit Marnathi, who was being treated for the bullet wound had. When she got the chance to visit her, she entered into the room as she noticed her in a hospital bed with her arm in a sling. Even though the worst was over, she couldn't wait to see me again as she would soon say goodbye to Marnathi the moment that power is restored, for the threat was averted on Baratheon's capital.

"How are you feeling?" asked Reiko.

"I feel more like crap than feeling better," said Marnathi.

"I can't get the image of Father Warren's face melting out of my mind…"

"Look, you took out the worst wolf in sheep's clothing, bar none! Your presence restored the Castellano family after years of being banished here on this planet. You even sped up Vittorio's chances to be Emperor in which he is following in the footsteps of his father and grandparents. I know that you melted Father Warren's face like the Wicked Witch of the West getting water poured all over her by Dorothy, but you can't let that get to you. You saved Baratheon. You restored the Castellano family. Hell, you could even impress Sam on how you stopped a religious zealot's tyrannical reign in which you can be put on equal terms with his heroic efforts."

It wasn't long until members of the Medical Corps entered into the hospital room as they were looking for Reiko. What she didn't expect was that Dunya was there as she was more than likely to be giving her the bad news in which she had a gut feeling that something was wrong, for she had to return home soon enough.

"It's been a while, Dunya," she said.

"What are you doing wearing flannel?" she asked.

"We stopped Father Warren."

"We know, but now's not the time to celebrate."

"What's happened?"

"Sam's in the hospital, but he's being watched by Reuben and his team at the Order's main headquarters on Valinor."

"Sammy…"

Reiko was concerned for my health and well-being as she followed Dunya and her team out of the hospital room and into the hallway. What she didn't expect was that Dean was there as he had to address what was going on with me, for he wasn't about to let me out of his sight right now.

"Brother!" she said as she saw him standing next to a coffee machine.

"When did you start wearing pants and hunter flannel?" he said to her.

"I did a little hunting…"

"I saw the news about what happened to Father Warren in which you helped to end his reign."

"I didn't mean to kill him, but he nearly killed me in which I ended up melting his face in the colosseum. I was scared to death when I did that, but everyone in the seats cheered Father Warren's demise."

"According to the new Emperor of this planet, he's erasing all the rot that Father Warren crafted over the years in which the chieftains here have been celebrating in the streets of their regions. You put an overzealous asshat out of commission in which Emperor Vittorio is more than glad to help those in need like his family before him. If Sam saw you here, he would be blessed to see you fulfilling the mission you undertook."

"Sammy…"

Reiko was concerned about me as she wanted to return home to Skald Island on Valinor. She was also concerned about what I carried within me as she had to come back anyway, for she wanted to make sure that I was okay after being away from me for so long. By the time Nibori and Elise came to her aid, they were ready to return home with her until a huge snag was hit, for my own health was on the line right now…

To be continued...