Finally a new chapter, I hope to publish another one this week. I don't know if you also have a holiday, but anyway, Happy Easter, don't forget to rest and have fun.
Chapter 41
Third person
In Sutos, Grier had defeated all the guards of the castle, making his way to the throne room, where there were two guards, dressed in clothing similar to that of the pirates in the movies, and a man sitting on the throne, that man was wearing a Gold crown and a violet coat, he had black hair and beard and a burn scar on his right eye, keeping him closed.
-How did you manage to pass our defences?
Grier went on quietly.
-Very easy. Submit to the Organization.
- High invader!
Grier stepped between the two guards and stretched out his arms, grabbed the men's heads and slammed them between them. The two men fell to the ground unconscious. Grier advanced until he placed himself in front of the supposed king, who remained seated.
-What are you going to do with me? – He asks with fear.
-Dragonfist- Grier's fists glowed brightly.
-No Please.
Grier crouched a little and grabbed the legs of the throne, lifted them pulling the man back, then threw the throne against one of the walls breaking it into pieces, was preparing to continue pounding the usurper, but an older man, dressed in a tunic green and white, on which he wore and short violet vest with a long white beard like his hair, came out from behind the wall on which Grier just threw the throne, wearing a kind of crown different from the The man carried the floor, and a long wooden staff.
-Cannot be. Ten years ago. -Grier looked at the man who had stopped hiding.- But I will never forget you, Zant Grier. -Grier looked at the man, somewhat astonished.- Son of our great leader Zant Sutos.
Grier's face lit up as he recognized the man in front of him.
-Governor!- Grier approached the old man.
-Good heavens, it's you! I had lost hope. I thought Sutos would always be harassed by the war.
-You have nothing to fear, I came to put order in our land.
-In spite of the constant chaos, a ray of hope made me keep something safe, in case some day you came back.
The Governor went to a picture of the old king and removed it, behind it was a safe, the old man turned the wheel entering the password to open it, when the key was completed, the door shone with an orange light and disappeared, exposing what he was hiding. Inside was a red velvet cushion with four golden tassels, one in each corner, on top of which was a golden amulet with a blue stone in its centre and two horns on top.
-Please accept this.- The old man approached Grier with the cushion in his hands and knelt in front of him. -It's your father's amulet, Megatauro.- And with him, you'll be the one who rules Sutos.
Grier reached out and let the titan's power absorb him to form a bond, his whole body was covered with an intense green light.
Outside the castle the Organization had managed to bring order to the town, through a public address system informing citizens that they should register.
Third person end
Zhalia's POV
Dante docked at one end of the island and warned us to be careful, apparently, Sutos was in the middle of a civil war. Once we disembarked, we went as discreet as we could and moved around hiding so as not to be seen by the Organization. I noticed the clothes so peculiar to the people of the town, it seemed that they had been stuck in the era of pirates. The women went with fake long and white, and red shirts and vests, also some wore a handkerchief on their heads, while the men looked like pirates, yes, no patches, no hooks, no wooden legs.
Dante asked me to go investigate, while he and the boys would hide, since the inhabitants of Sutos are humans or vampires, Sophie would attract attention, and Lok would shine like a Christmas tree. I got some typical clothes from the island and went to investigate. I got sick when we saw how they treated people.
-They treat them as if they were prisoners, it's outrageous.
Zhalia's POV end
POV of Dante
I left the boys in a safe place and went to investigate, I could not bear to see the way they treated people and I turned around, I went to our hiding place when I saw a man attacking a woman. I was going to intervene when two agents of the Organization took care of the problem, they attacked him with "Augerfrost" knocking him down.
-Grier does not want problems, everyone who causes problems will have them.
-Thanks sir.- The woman picked up what she had dropped.
-It's our job. I should go register.
I came back with the team, Zhalia arrived after her little expedition, she had got some typical clothing from the place that consisted of a fake blue long, a green blouse with a beige ribbon and a red vest, and she had also put a handkerchief in the head that also hid part of the face, so that the Organization did not identify it.
-Once again the strong conquer the weak.- Zhalia's statement made it clear that Grier was abusing his power.
-You have had lucky?
-I have been able to talk with some islanders.
-Well, take some clothes and leave the town.
Once we took some clothes for Sophie and Lok we sat away from the village to be calmer. Lok wore a red scarf on his head, the pirate style to hide his ears, a white long-sleeved shirt and over this a black vest, he had green pants and brown high boots.
Sophie on her side wore a red knee-length skirt with a white apron, a short-sleeved red wine blouse and underneath it a white long-sleeved blouse, she also wore a flat scarf on her head.
-The Organization has arrived this morning and has been imposed by force. They control telephone lines, docks and have used titans against these people.
-I knew it! We have to kick the Organization out of here- Lok was pretty angry.
-For the moment we have to take care of our mission, the Argo. Zhalia, have you discovered anything?
-Yes, as I thought, the fishermen have told me that there are remains of a great shipwreck in the bay.
-Those agents are under the orders of Grier. - I took out the Holotomo and I began to devise a plan. - Probably they are concentrated in the Mansion of the Warlord, from where the whole bay is seen. Lok, Sophie, Cherit, you will distract the Organization.
I did not want to send my students against the Organization, but I had no other choice, I expected my plan to go well, because if I did not, Lok could fall into the hands of the enemy again, and I decided to put a limit on it once. mission, and the others would exterminate us.
Lok seemed delighted with the idea of facing them, but he had to relax.
-If you have to fight against them in public, do not try anything strange. Use titans of direct combat like Sabriel, Freelancer and Lindorm.
-But who is going to dive to find the Argo?- Sophie asked.
-Zhalia, with her skills is the best one to sneak in among the guards.
Sophie looked at Zhalia suspiciously.
-Why do you look at me like that? Do you think I'm going to keep the treasure?
-I would not be surprised, really.
- At least Dante trusts me.
-Nobody is perfect.
-Girls, please, do not start- Lok protested.
-Dear, what are you going to do? - Cherit asked from Lok's shoulder.
-Obviously, I will fight with Grier alone.
-But did not you just say that our mission is more important than the Organization? - Sophie asked, scandalized.
-I trusted in being able to reason with him, but if I do not take Grier out of the way, we will lose.
Dante's POV end
Sophie's POV
Zhalia pulled out a green powder with a strange smell, reached out and blew the dust into Lok and me, both coughing.
-But what to do crazy witch? - I asked indignantly, Zhalia had many tricks and had to be careful with them.
-It is the powder of Anfisbema *, it will make anyone who looked at you see a human.
-Wow! Zhalia is amazing- Lok was very excited with Zhalia's powders- How did you come to bring him?
-Easy, when I met you I assumed that we would need at some point.
Zhalia smiled and looked at Dante amused. Lok smiled sheepishly.
Lok and I went to fulfil our part of the mission, we covered ourselves in blue robes with hood, and we approached the doors of the Mansion where there was a group of agents, all were put on guard when they saw us arrive.
-Who are you?
-Eh ... we are inhabitants, eh ..., of the city- Lok got nervous when they stared at us- We need your help.
-They are revealing themselves against the Organization! - I said alarmed. The agents shared a look- You must go there!
-It is true. They hate to be governed by you.
The agents were upset, they did not like the idea of a revolution. Lok and I looked at each other satisfied, our idea had worked. They asked us to take them to the place of the revolt and Lok and I did it with pleasure, one I doubt a bit in leaving the door unprotected, but the rest of the agents convinced him, and he came with us, leaving the door free for Dante enter to.
The agents followed us too confident, they were very surprised when Lok and I lowered the hoods revealing who we were, and even more when our titans came out of hiding.
-Welcome to our trap.
I greet you Lok very satisfied. One of the men was offended a little and took out an amulet, but Icarus took it from his hand immediately.
-Does anyone else want to try? -I offered them, obviously the others did not want to.
-We did it. Even Dante would be proud of this plan.
Lok was very happy, I knew he was moving his tails, although I could not see them I got a light crazy breeze. Two agents of the organization were patrolling our area and they saw us, they did not think for a second, as soon as they saw their companions in distress, they attacked us.
-Maybe, but Dante would have foreseen this.
We and our titans dodged their attacks, the Organization took the opportunity to invoke their titans, a Redcap, a Jokoul and a Mindrone, in a few seconds they already outnumbered us.
-Grier's agents are more disciplined than Defoe's. We have problems, Lok.
-Well, let's get out.
Freelancer attacked with the prepared spear and Cherit in his head, Freelancer threw the spear at the Mindrone while we fled leaving the layers on the way, a lightning struck Icarus and returned him to his amulet.
Sophie's POV end
Zhalia's POV
After our meeting and distributing the roles that each one would play in this mission, I returned to the boat to prepare for my underwater expedition, without the brats to hinder, this was going to be a walk. I slipped away from the guards mixing with the brush and as soon as I had the chance, I got into the water to hide better.
I was ready to dive when I saw the guards watching the docks running away with a lot of fuss. Gareon asked me what was going on through our link.
-One of two, or the kids are doing a good job distracting the Organization, or have gotten into trouble again.
Gareon commented that it would probably be the second option, I placed the vent to avoid laughing, although I could not help but smile as I submerged.
Zhalia's POV end
Dante's POV
After the boys took away the agents of the Organization from the Manor of the Lord of Evil, I began to move across the roofs looking for Grier, when I found him, I jumped from the roof and fell in front of him.
-I found you.
I was quite surprised when I saw the clothes I was wearing, it's very funny, it was hard for me to see the terrible rival against whom I had faced several days ago. He wore a brown tunic with a large metal belt and a pair of brown pants, but on that, he wore a coat, or is it a coat? Well, whatever it is, it was also brown, and had shoulder pads very ugly metal, on the head wearing a crown to match the shoulder pads.
-Dante, you must have come to fight with me.- When Grier saw my face of mockery when I looked him up and down he got a little angry.- What?
- Nice clothing.
Dante's POV end
Lok's POV
After the patrol boats annoyed our plan, they raised the alarm and more agents and titans joined our persecution. Sophie and I kept pushing the Organization further away from the town and the Mansion and into a desert area.
Sophie stopped and protected us from another attack using "Honorguard"
- There is something that I was dying to try! Augerfrost!
I managed to launch and control the beam so that it hit the eye of a Mindrone, leaving it on the ground while smoke came out of the eye **. Although I know it is a titan, that his eye can smoke, it is something very worrying.
Another Mindrone jumped to attack us, but Cherit hit him with his thunderbolt in the back, returning him to his amulet.
-Very well, Lok! You've got it!
-Yes ... - I could not help rubbing the arm with which I had used the power- What has my arm fallen asleep is normal?
- Considering that this power is not of your nature, I am surprised that you have only fallen asleep.
While Sophie was distracted an agent attacked her, but Sabriel interposed and the spell hit her returning her to her amulet. When I looked at Freelancer, I warned him to be careful, a Redcad and a Jokoul were going to attack him from behind, he did not have time to dodge the combined attack and they returned him to his amulet
Lok's POV end
Clarifications
* Anfisbena: Creature from Greek mythology, is a giant snake with wings, horns and two heads, one is normal and one in the tail. It was born from the blood of the head of Medusa, when Perseus (who killed and cut off his head), was flying through the Libyan desert.
** No kidding, in the episode of the series it was smoking.