The next day, noon was approaching with great strides, the great hour announced by the madman, the announced blow and destruction of the port city of Pasondus, just as Roberto Halski had announced it the previous day, so today at eleven o'clock, just before noon, in the whole wooden city where steam moored the ships were being evacuated vigorously, two wanderers and soul collectors were running around the port, the first of them was a brown-yellow komodo dragon in a blue jacket and a black trident in his hands, and accompanying him a silver wolf with red eyes with hidden sickles on the belt of brown trousers under a black cape.
Everything was now rushing through Pasondus, a quick evacuation, and both Death and Flying Dutchman were doing their best to evacuate the city as fast as possible, either raising the alarm or personally taking the escapee people with them, and over the city behind the thick cloud of an approaching storm a sorcery hog in a white suit hid, and with gold around his neck and gold rings on his fingers with diamonds, it was Greed, it was he who watched from heaven today the constant fight and flight from an indescribable threat and another image of people broken by fear of a madman left them speechless, fleeing from people and workers evacuated, also in cooperation with the soldiers, completely stopped thinking about money and everyday rush, but as it turned out, this was only the beginning.
- it's impossible, my hands, him!, damn him!. Greed screamed, looking down at his own greasy hands, watching his paws tremble as a sign that his power had been overcome by an indescribable threat, for everything was now focused on me alone, on escape, rescue and evacuation.
Greed still couldn't believe what was before him in the lowly port city of Pasondus, but it was becoming true, soldiers in blue-and-white cuirasses and silver helmets, with swords and spears behind their backs, hurriedly helping people to take possessions, usually these were luggage, often handheld, and the amount of belongings never exceeded a small amount of money, clothes and a few items usually of sentimental value, but at that moment everything was about to be broken, because he appeared over the city an hour earlier, and observing everything from behind a black cloud Greed trembled seeing that madman again in a sewn-on camouflage paratrooper uniform, seeing his strange crazy smile, madness in green-blue eyes, and black hair tousled by the power of strong gusts, Greed stepped back behind the cloud to watch with only one golden eye how a crazy man suddenly hits his laser from the eyes and cuts the entire city in half.
A powerful laser hit the first buildings, cutting them easily, setting them on fire and destroying them in a loud, booming spectacular way, because when the buildings collapsed behind each other, the beam itself caused a series of sudden explosions which, as it turned out, knocked down several soldiers, including their commander from Lunkhald, and he was before the newly appointed Kevin Jons, the new commander in the white-and-blue cuirass marching through the city, the black-haired man with brown eyes suddenly collapsed holding two of the fleeing family's luggage in his hands, and as the laser sliced through the land and the city very close to him, Kevin and the fleeing family collapsed on Earth.
- what's going on here, it's impossible he attacked too soon, damn liar, not only did he take my friend, he attacks innocents, be damned!. Kevin shouted, waving his right hand and a clenched fist, and Roberto, flying overhead and the city, laughed ominously, hitting this time with a powerful blast of a tornado enhanced with sparkling electro powers.
Kevin in complete shock had to look again at the indescribable power, at madness and fierceness, at madness, until lightning struck nearby and the family, father with wife and two children shouted equally loudly about setting off the alarm in the new commander, Kevin looked back at the terrified family and then laser cut and similarly standing soldiers on the other side, Kevin waved to his own lifting two luggages as his parents did when lifting their own luggage.
- come on, now is not the time to wonder why he attacked an hour earlier, quickly, behind me!. Kevin shouted, leading as many as ten families and twenty soldiers helping him, they all ran after the commander along a long laser trail carved in the ground, Kevin led everyone through the ruins of the city and Roberto, rushing over his head, struck again.
Another series of explosions shook the whole city, steel and iron parts shot up and Roberto raced on, this time focusing on the harbor itself, smashing the first three warehouses to pieces, and steel and iron parts from strainers to nails all shot around spinning like the hurricane was destroying everything in its path and their speed was now almost overwhelming, Roberto Halski himself led his right hand they accumulate the powers of magnetism and with an even bigger smile turning his hand to the first of three moored ships in the port, so hundreds of steel elements rushed to their destination which was filled with sailors a merchant ship resembling a Karak in appearance.
It was also the moment when a brown-yellow komodo dragon came into the port and his blue eyes twitched when he saw rushing iron shards chopping wood on their way and now heading straight for a merchant ship.
- this can't be happening, not like that, not on my shift, it's not their time, you can't!. The Flying Dutchman shouted, grabbing his trident and moving to the deck of the ship among the white-clad sailors.
Many of the sailors, seeing the mythical soul carrier on board, jumped in fear, expecting death in the form of a komodo dragon to come for them, but it never did, at least not today.
As it turned out, Flying Dutchman never intended to take anyone today instead he grabbed his black trident firmly and then drove it deep into the deck of the ship and its power made the waters from both sides like a cyclone shot up from the depths of the ocean and stood in the way of the steel tools colliding and nails, so in front of the assembled sailors, two powers, two cyclones clashed with each other in a loud, almost shocking blow.
Water and steel faced each other and the fighting Flying Dutchman felt an unimaginable power already on the tax itself, because even his water, even small steel elements, broke tools and nails, and so every time the broken iron was joined together by the power of concentrated magnetism, everything became whole again and Roberto, hovering above the city, slowly and successively led his hand towards the main goal, which was a merchant ship and a komodo dragon standing on its deck.
At some climax, the spinning pieces of steel began to run with such great speed that their impact on the water was loud and roaring, and each such blow of the interconnected twisted pieces of iron and steel caused the water to quiver and burst, joining with the swirling cyclone of steel, seeing this, the Flying Dutchman staggered still holding his black trident, it was the moment when the komodo dragon looked at the shocked sailors in white and spoke to everyone.
- and what are you standing like, come on, save yourself, quickly, now, now!. The Flying Dutchman shouted and his call was not left unanswered, twenty sailors nodded their heads and screaming, leaving everything behind them ran down the wooden footbridge to the harbor, it made the struggling brown-yellow Komodo dragon finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Everything was suddenly interrupted when all the power of the water released by the Flying Dutchman was suddenly reflected and shattered, the dragon itself fell to the ground and, looking at the furiously screaming Roberto, hits with pieces of steel, slowly shredding the ship and its parts are falling apart around the port, hundreds of splinters went into space and completely the shocked Flying Dutchman began to back away from the powerful magnetic hurricane of living steel.
The Flying Dutchman in complete shock retreated to the very empty captain's cabin, the cyclone of steel sped on to its main goal, which was Roberto hovering in the sky, seeing how his main goal, the sailors managed to escape, he decided to take revenge on the komodo dragon fighting with him, in a truly sadistic way, striking at a slow and patient pace, it was a truly sadistic approach to the current situation, and the furious look on the face of a madman would have consumed a zetem whoever looked at him today would have run away screaming.
Suddenly Roberto violently directed his hand towards the ship and the cyclone of steel crashed into the ships cutting it whole, hundreds of pieces of wood exploded just like the collapsing cyclone of living steel, Roberto landed on the edge of the harbor watching the ocean waters but to his fury he did not see his prey here because the Flying Dutchman will disappear from the deck of the destroyed ship at the last moment and he landed on the other side of the harbor leading another of the escaping sailors, enraged Roberto laughed and shouted he shot into the sky and crashed into another empty ship, his fury intensified with every moment seeing the enemy's victory, Roberto shot out of the water lifting the second and three merchant ships with ease and, spinning with him, threw the ship into the city and a shocked Greed from behind the clouds watched this madness with his own eyes.
The thrown ship shattered on a large warehouse and hundreds of broken pieces rose up in the sky leaving only a deep crater, furious Roberto clenched his hands and then rushed further into the city personally looking for new possible prey and victims.
Shocked, Greed watched as the madness of a man from another world hit everyone, the innocent, people who meant nothing and were only to blame for being ruled by Greed with his lust for money, power and daily rush, and now everything he created, he built Greed was broken in front of his eyes, because loose, screaming and running people ran away screaming from the broken city, often leaving their entire life fortunes behind them, and today he himself, Roberto Halski, showed everyone how fragile life is, how easy it is to lose everything, that it's not worth racing in a fratricidal rat race, what do you need money and power for if you can lose all this at any time, every second and that was his next message today, because the first one took place in the capital in front of the blue palace, it was extinguished there forever life of a certain farmer and today this madman continued his work of destruction, what's worse, Roberto promised to raze the whole world to the ground, know what was happening in Pasondus was only a prelude to what was to come to the whole world.
Meanwhile, when the next winds hit from the sky, catching the next roofs, a silver wolf in a black robe rushing nearby, rushed the people following him, dads with children, parents, fathers and squeaking children who escaped with their parents from the destroyed city.
- come on, if you want to live and not meet me on a professional degree come on, run away and quickly, this way. Said Death, pointing at one of the many gashes in the city with the power of his laser gaze.
- but please, sir, is this a good place. A small red-haired girl in a green dress asked, holding tightly to her mother.
- yeah, safe place, besides, lightning and his laser don't hit this place twice. Death said looking at the child with regret, because today as always, taking their souls was a forced duty, and he himself had never personally taken a child's soul.
- Come on, quickly. Said Death, urging the fleeing families until he and everyone stopped with their hair and fur and ears standing up as another of the laser beams crossed the trail in front of their eyes.
- how is it?. Death asked, his ears pricked up in fear because he wasn't expecting this.
- please sir. A red-haired girl raised her voice, tugging at the wolf's black cloak.
- I'm listening. Death asked as his red eyes twitched.
- this laser is not lightning, it will be better if we go before the next cut does not deprive us of hair. Said the girl stroking her red hair and Death nodded several times.
- You're right, hurry up now!. Death shouted and the refugees, despite the image of destruction before them, preferred that to the image of the wrecked ship behind them.
They all ran after the silver wolf, led further along the long burnt track until they were all shocked again by another image and another intersection this time being so close that the swirling power of the tornado hit the silver wolf and knocked him to the ground.
- Please, sir, get up, this is not the time to lie around. The girl said and Death with slightly confused eyes looked at her standing above him with her right and left hands outstretched.
There was something extraordinary about it, a small child who, despite the damage, showed such courage, not afraid of anything, especially his red eyes.
- You're right, we're still close!. They shouted Death getting up and everyone started to run away screaming because the sound of a raging cyclone of steel began to rumble behind their backs.
Rising up, Death looked at the indescribable power coming after him and the fugitives, Death rushed to escape running with such strength and speed that he surpassed practically everyone, Death seeing the end of the city could finally breathe but everything broke when his mother's frightened voice echoed in his ears.
- where is my daughter!. The terrified mother in the white dress screamed and the silver wolf looked back and saw the red-haired daughter in the green dress, stumbling over a broken wooden plank, lay on the ground and the hurricane of living steel rushing after her was heading over the ashes, Death trembled at the image of indescribable strength and the approaching tragedy Death took a deep breath, took a deep breath of air, and took off again, running into a collision road with the raging storm.
Death, running to the raging cyclone, was constantly trembling with every step, but he had no intention of looking at who was causing the tragedy, Death, feeling the power of the wind in himself, rushed forward by sliding along the beech road, and with one move carried the child from the ground.
- What are you doing here, it's not safe here. Said the red-haired girl and Death's red eyes trembled even more because probably for the first time he met such a strange child on his way, who was more interested in the power of the steel cyclone.
- gosh that's impressive, Em, mr wolf, it's coming towards us, what do we do. Asked the girl and Death swung his legs in place and took off with great speed, escaping from the accelerating steel cyclone.
In less than a few seconds, Death ran out of the city, landed on his knees in front of the frightened mother and, thanking her, took her child from him.
- thank you, thank you with all my heart. The mother sat hugging the baby.
- It was great, maybe we'll do it again?. asked the red-haired girl, and the rising silver wolf shook his head, then looked around at all the inhabitants of the port of Pasondus, the inhabitants of the sailors and soldiers, and us two companions standing before him, Kevin and the Flying Dutchman wiped the sweat from their foreheads and looked at the port city cut many times over.
Death looked at the city and his greatest wrath was now directed at the sky for when the last refugees were evacuated from the city itself, over the city cut many times over and over the city appeared he, the madman, the man in camouflage paratrooper uniform, the perpetrator of all the destruction, he Roberto Halski, the perpetrator of the destruction in and out of breaking the system.
- damn you madman!. Death shouted, raising his right paw high and threatening the madman.
- I'm sorry who is it. asked the red-haired girl.
- is a madman who wants to bathe the whole world in a vision of fear and doom, madman!, madman!. Kevin said clasping his hands tightly.
- I understand, and the one behind him is ko. The girl asked, pointing to the second point in the sky.
- I think it's Greed, it's him!. The Flying Dutchman shouted, pointing to a black hog brandishing his golden whips.
Greed swung his whips, the golden whips cut through the small clouds and rushed towards the main target which was the madman, but Roberto was already prepared for his blows, Roberto made a few quick spins in the air and watched with a big smile as the golden whips passed him like snowflakes slowly falling to the ground, Roberto, doing a quick pirouette, drew his blades from his clenched fists, drove them between his whips and spun, the golden whips curling around the blades, blocking Greed from further blows.
- What!. Greed shouted, his golden eyelets spinning in a circle, and Roberto, grinning widely, pulled the black hog in a circle.
All the mute below watched as Roberto twisted Greed around him and the terrified hog screamed before his whips were finally freed and with him Greed fell with a great thud to the ground on the other side where the former villagers, sailors and soldiers had gathered from the port of Pasondus.
A great cloud of black dust rose up for a moment and when Roberto hit the ground he dispelled the black cloud forever, now everyone watched as Roberto punched Greed with his right and left fists and powerful booms shook the ground as well as everyone standing.
Greed had no way to respond to the overwhelming power of the opponent, even though he pulled his whips again, they themselves fell to the ground with the power of magnetism, being now completely blocked, and Roberto rose high, releasing from his hand a powerful storm of a raging tornado with small discharges, Greed pushed sheer force of the elements was pushed down creating a deep ditch and Roberto hit the ground again striking with all his might his right hand like an oil shockwave threw the terrified hog which was now completely under the madman's control Roberto took off like a bullet kicking with a half spin and throwing Greed to the ground finishing his blow with a laser glare, the beam from his eyes ruthlessly struck the black hog, melting his gold chains and knocking him to the ground.
For a moment Greed wasn't even aware of his own condition until the pain in his body and the image of broken gold chains shook him no more than the image of a man standing over him, in front of everyone Roberto Halski lifted him off the ground holding him by the throat holding him high, it was the moment Greed he smiled at his invincible foe, demanding only one thing.
- come on, finish me, my destruction will set this world free, go ahead. He said Greed but got no response instead Roberto threw him into the crowd led by Kevin, Death and Flying Dutchman.
- I don't mean it, yes it would end much, but I want you creator of this system, creator of all that is wrong, father of lies, father of lust for power and money, creator of the acceleration system, I want you to watch your world fall to its knees, fall before me , the world now you will know who I am, I am fear, I am crazy, I am Roberto Halski!. Roberto screamed, rising into the sky with his arms spread around.
- yesterday the capital trembled, today the port of Pasondus, tomorrow I will raze to the ground a small village in the west on the border of cliffs and a desert of mirages, and then the whole world will tremble before me, and tell me what you will do with it, nothing!. Roberto shouted and then took off into the sky, rushing into the unknown with a predetermined plan.
- he's a madman, so we must evacuate the population as soon as possible!. The Flying Dutchman shouted.
- does it make sense, you saw, today he was supposed to kill at noon but he did it earlier when the evacuation started, if we do it now he will do it today, listen to me everyone, I think I have a plan. Kevin said waving his arms at the two immortals ignoring the downed black hog.
- what kind, say it quickly, what log you have, and whether he will not hear it?. Death asked, leaning over to the brave man in the blue-and-white cuirass and helmet.
- let him think that we play by his rules, but he won't see everything, for this task we will need Puss in Boots, Kitty and Perrito, together we will be able to save them but tomorrow and before noon, we need to alert everyone at once, which !. Kevin shouted as a powerful laser beam hit the sky, destroying the rock bases where the great lighthouse stood, everyone looked at the image of the collapsed tower and the powerful wave that sank the second ship and threw the third far into the sea.
They all trembled seeing the inexorable strength and power and the rising Greed trembled more and more, he didn't want to see it, he didn't want to confront it, but now he knew, he never was and never will be a worthy opponent of a madman, but there was something that could be a worthy enemy, and he kept silent about it.
Greed staggered to his feet and tightened his hands on his whips, then took off into the sky, racing towards the mountains bordering the Mirage Desert, where a possible ally was waiting for him in the current most difficult times that were approaching for everyone.
Although it was noon for many the day was in full swing, there were three observers for whom that day had just ended, only silence and regret Death, Flying Dutchman and Kevin glanced at each other knowledge of what they now have to face and the former was a mystery, an image of despair, regret and fury of people, sailors and soldiers, but each of them in silence and short glances exchanged the only truth, the greatest burden today rested only on one mad man who did what he did out of duty to, as the Man in the Blue Suit himself said, defeat Greed and to finish everything and it was really close.
Meanwhile, in one of the cellars of the blue palace, a man in a black and yellow uniform, sitting downstairs among the wines, combed his golden hair and his brown eyes never left the only locked door where a couple of candles were burning, finally the mechanism was set in motion and inside Jessica, the red-haired princess in the blue dress, said first, it was she who threw herself into her lover's arms kissing him with a quick kiss, kissing Martin, a man who, according to news and news, had been removed from this world the day before, and the whole city was now trembling before an inexhaustible threat, but how the past day turned out yes and now Roberto's act in the port of Pasondus was a lie, an illusion, so now the few insiders, despite all the fear that reigned around, found shelter and peace in this one moment full of fear.
- Jessica, how good to see you, I thought I'd be sitting here for a week and not see you until all this is over. Martin said as he sat down with Jessica by a couple of barrels looking constantly into her blue eyes full of joy.
- Martin, I, I'm so glad we can see each other, I thought I'd have to wait too, I don't know how long, but I have bad and good news. Jessica said when Wingard entered the basement, a black-haired king with silver eyes dressed again dressed in red with yellow accents, once accompanied by a red-haired queen with blue eyes, Selena in a green dress together with her husband sat down in front of two lovers and this time the queen did not show anger.
- Martin, I am still grateful to you for how yesterday you were ready to give your life for my, our daughter, without you and him, oh, if not for you, I'd rather not think, thank you. Selena said taking her future son-in-law's hands in her cold hands.
- I, this, I would do it a million times if I had to. Martin said confidently.
- and for that we thank you, it's a pity that Roberto has such a thankless job today, after all so many will hate him. Said Wingard, shaking hands with his future son-in-law, and thanking him heartily with the queen.
But there was something else to all this, certain words echoed in Martin's head, words spoken by Jessica, about good news and bad news.
- wait, Jessica, you said you had good news and bad news. Martin said.
- Exactly, mom, dad maybe you will say. Jessica said, sitting at the side of a simple farmer.
- I'll say the bad one, first Roberto hit Pasondus port, he cut up the city and now the port is quite damaged, one third of the city is damaged and the fear he caused has hit everyone, now the evacuated residents are heading here. Selena said.
- the good thing is that he didn't hurt anyone as Roberto himself promised us, Death and Flying Dutchman are already here, they just talked to us about Roberto's next plan, they also gathered our friends, Puss in Boots, Kitty and Perrito, he and everyone are ready for tomorrow's big day, the little village to the west at the foot of the cliffs will be razed surely Greed will see then see, maybe it will break his powers forever, that's what the Man in the Suit said. Wingard said, and Martin looked down at the ground, the cobblestone floor of the cellar, and heaved a deep breath.
- I feel sorry for him, after all, apart from fear, people will hate him and it shouldn't be like this, he does it for our good, but when this is over, we will break all lies. Martin said that then he felt a firm grip on his right hand.
- we'll do it together, let the world see what the truth was and is. Jessica said.
Meanwhile, before dark, standing on the brown ramparts of the capital Lunkhald, an orange striped cat in a black cloak and hat leaned against the battlements and watched the world now being broken by the fear of a madman doing what he had to do, and with the fear he had planned behind his back and in gold in the fields in front of him below the walls he felt and heard a great hatred grow for him as well, for that one crazy man who wasn't bad at all if he had hurt Martin or Jessica, but did otherwise, saved everyone and showed he wasn't bad at all because he never was.
- is probably the worst work anyone has to do, it's the greatest burden he has to bear today, damned man. He said Puss in Boots to himself.
- You're right. The familiar voice of a black and white cat in a green cape spoke up, Kitty crouched next to the orange cat and nodded with him, watching the world before dusk, also knowing her great work of today.
- you have councillors, it's too much, I wouldn't be able to cope with such cruelty, I wouldn't be able to do it, really. Kitty said looking out of the corner of her eye into the big green eyes of her beloved.
- Kitty, he's a madman, first of all, he's a madman, and an indescribably cruel one, and what's worse, there's nothing we can do about it, but you know what Kevin, Flying Dutchman and Death said, you don't have to get involved in the West tomorrow, it's unnecessary, in your condition this nausea is normal but not this pain please kitty don't come with us tomorrow we will deal with it. Puss in Boots said in an angry way at least trying because he too knew the truth hidden from the whole world, the bitter truth of Roberto's innocence.
- Puss, don't treat me like a stranger, I want to go there with you, besides, you have nothing to say here and my pains are a normal reaction, it seems to me, besides, without talking, I'm going with you. Kitty said poking Puss in his nose.
Puss in Boots didn't say anything else, just shook his head and a cunning plan appeared in his mind, which even quickly made him avoid Kitty's blue eyes so much that the black and white she-cat began to suspect something until the growling of a small light brown dog in a sock alerted them.
Perrito appeared from the other side also looking at the world in front of them and his growl was directed at a certain person.
- damned man, if it wasn't for him, everything would be normal today, but no, he had to come and do so much evil. Perrito said, barking his teeth and crossing his turquoise eyes, but when his words were directed at a human, his thoughts went only to the black fat hog, for he too knew the truth and now blamed everything bad on Greed.
- but what can we do. Puss in Boots asked as he hugged Perrito.
- no less than her. Said Kitty, pointing to a red-pink fox lady standing in a field in her blue kimono with white embroidered flowers, Love stood in full field again, staring into space, remembering all that had happened the day before, the appearance of man, his two fights with the tyrant, his victory and changing his plans, showing his truly golden soul, which ignited her heart to the limit, but on the other hand, Love found herself between a rock and a hard place because she knew that there was nothing she could do.
- I feel sorry for her the most and you know why. Kitty Softpaws said.
- I feel sorry for her too, she found herself in a bad situation, on the one hand you know, but on the other hand she can't force anything, but she should fight, she should. He said Puss in Boots, taking a slight pull in the cool air.
- yes, she should, she must try, because if she doesn't she will suffer for eternity, unless her heart breaks and she becomes mortal, which is possible. said Perrito, then ran down the stairs and after a while running up to the red-and-pink fox lady who took him in her arms and hugged him to her breast.
- I have to admit that Perrito will be really great therapists here. Kitty said and looked at Puss who put his paw on her.
- I see it too, and please, Kitty, stay in Lukhald tomorrow, we'll take care of the fishing village. He said Puss in Boots and Kitty rolled her blue eyes and giggled as she planned something herself, something sneaky, clever and bound to a fox lady.
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It's best to burn a lie with a lie, and fear with fear, but to do this you need real madness, and Roberto Halski can show off such madness.