Here it is guys! The second Volume of Embers of Remnant! I apologise if this took long to write as I have been quite busy with personal things. With that stated, let's move on to the chapter! And one more thing, 300 followers! Damn, that's really impressive!

Dark Souls: Embers of Remnant Volume II

Thirteen

The 'MIGHTIEST' Kingdom

'Atlas is Remnant's youngest and arguably, most successful Kingdom. But it's a bit of a special case.'

"Manta 5-1. Welcome home." The broadcast had greeted the ship's callsign. "Please continue your approach to Atlas docking bay Omega-12. A security team will meet you there. Over."

Ruby and her group of companions were dumbstruck by what they saw. They had arrived at Atlas, yet they knew something was wrong as they watched the rather sizeable military air fleet surrounding the Kingdom. "I don't understand," Ruby commented on what she looked at. "What's happening here?"

"I don't know." Qrow had told his niece, having the same feeling as everyone.

"But we are here." Jaune had firmly pointed out. "We got the lamp to Atlas, so I guess we land and get some answers."

The blonde may have brought up a valid point, but that didn't suit well with Ash. "We may have borrowed this ship with permission from that elderly lady without stealing it, but I doubt they'll answer to a bunch of strangers. Look how prepared they are?"

For this many times, Weiss had to agree with the Unkindled's insight. "I have to agree with him. Even if we land a borrowed ship, there's no way the security team will let us anywhere near Ironwood. They might even take me back to my father." This caused her to look at the ground and thought how that would go.

Hearing this made the Faunus girl look at her sadly while Yang and Ruby looked at one another. All were uncertain of what to do. "So…" Blake had spoken up when the former Heiress suddenly had an idea.

"Winter!" She spoke her sister's name before pulling out her scroll. Without a second to think of what to do next, she looks to Maria. "Put some distance between us and the fleet."

"You don't have to tell me twice." The elderly lady said sardonically before steering the ship to the lower section of Atlas.

"The Kingdom of Atlas. Said to be the youngest and prosperous Kingdom in all of Remnant." The Unkindled quietly muttered to himself before looking at what was at the other city underneath the floating Island. The atmosphere surrounding the town reminded him of the desolate world he used to live in. "Doesn't look prosperous to me."

-Scene Change-

He didn't realise his surroundings changed as they were in the inner parts of the city. "...cannot express our appreciation enough." He turned to see a man who seemed tired by the looks of the bags underneath his eyes, with messy black hair and a full-on beard wearing some sort of military getup. "Many describe these as uncertain times, and while that may be the case for the rest of the world, I can tell you what is certain. The Kingdom of Atlas will remain strong, and it will remain safe. That is my promise."

"That doesn't sound…encouraging when you're assuring your people." He commented, clearly knowing the hint of desperation on the broadcast. He can already tell that this person was no other than this General Ironwood the others had mentioned before. Shifting to his left, he saw the two-sister looked saddened upon hearing this.

"General Ironwood. He looks…" Yang spoke.

"Tired." Her sister finished her sentence.

Qrow looks to the side, saddened to know his friend's current state. "James, what have you been doing?"

Weiss was on the call with her sister. But it doesn't seem like she is picking up. She looked out of the window and saw there was obviously something wrong. "This isn't right. None of this is right."

"Manta 5-1, we've noticed a detour in your route." All heard the air traffic control calling them through the radio, suddenly realising where they were heading. "You are to make your way to docking bay Omega 12 immediately. Do you copy? Over."

"We're running out of time, kids." Maria told them.

"We need to ditch the ship." Yang had said, knowing that that would only be their best action.

"Agreed." Qrow had approved his niece's words. "Get lost in Mantle and buy ourselves some time.

That was a good plan. Although Ash had doubted that. "In a place like this? I wouldn't say so. Also, I have a feeling they might send someone after us." Now that he thought about it, it was really a good time to think of a contingency plan if he were to get captured and have his weapons confiscated.

The Former Heiress still insisted on her plan. "I'm telling you, my sister can take us to Ironwood."

Again, there was doubt in the Unkindled's mind when hearing this. His eyes soon trailed off to the side, and spotted someone that had the same features as her. "About that, you may want to check this."

Weiss saw where the Unkindled looked and went over to his side. She looks out of the window. Her eyes widened as she saw her sister on the big screen. "Huh?"

"A reminder." Winter's recorded voice seemed stern and militaristic. By the sound of it, she appeared to be blinded yet aware of the words she had spoken out. "Failure to cooperate with Atlas military personnel is a punishable offence. If your sector is under lockdown…"

"Winter…" The Former Heiress was shocked by this sudden announcement.

"No offense, Weiss. I'm not sure that's a good idea anymore." Qrow spoke up, causing her to tense her shoulder and curl both hands into fists.

"There's obviously something very wrong." She suddenly spoke, upset about what he just stated. "If we can just talk to her, then we—"

"He may have a point." Ash had spoken still in his usual tone, disrupting her from finishing her statement. "We are in an airship that we borrowed. Just directly going there to speak to this Ironwood isn't exactly a good idea. I say we abandon this somewhere in Mantle until we know what we're exactly dealing with."

That was a valid point he brought up. "But—" The former Heiress was about to say.

"Everyone, calm down," Maria shouted before releasing a sigh from her lips. "I know someone who can help with both."

"Manta 5-1," The Air Traffic Controller got angry that the ship had ignored their order. "you are to make your—"

The radio suddenly cuts as Maria switches the radio off out of annoyance. "Geez, lady, take a hint!" That earned a silent snort from the Unkindled, who could envision the operator being shunned by this response. With that done, the ship lowered to find somewhere safe to land.

-Scene Change-

Lucky for them, there was an alleyway where the ship could safely without being detected by the military. After it landed, Maria slowly moved through the alley along with her cane. Seeing that the coast is clear, she picks up her cane and walks normally, and everyone else exits the alley with her. Well, almost everyone. Ash manages to catch up with them in time as he was busy putting the Onislayer Greatbow back into his bottomless Box.

"It landed over there, let's go!" He heard a soldier's voice. Turning to see where they exited, he saw a couple of soldiers dressed in rather impractical armor running to where the ship has landed.

Tagging with the other group, they found themselves in the Kingdom of Atlas's other city, Mantle. By how it looked, Ash can already tell that due to the heavy military presence, he saw people either getting annoyed or fearful of it. He was also unaware by these headlines shown through the holographic board:

"Missing Journalist Found Slain"

"Election Imminent Mantle Hometown Hero vs Atlesian Tycoon"

"Embargo: The Right Call? Pressure and Criticism Continues to Mount on Council"

"Outer Wall Damaged Resources Stalled"

His eyes suddenly shifted to a quote written on the wall that says, "Show Your Teeth".That caught his interest as he wondered if there were a group of individuals that the city highly praises. "Come on now, hurry! It shouldn't be much of a walk." He heard Maria's voice telling them.

Jaune looked at the amount of soldiers seen. He couldn't help but to ask the Atlesian Native a question. "Is this many soldiers normal?"

Weiss could easily answer it. "No. At least, I didn't think so."

Ash continued to looked around, seeing the state it was in. He couldn't help but to pity them as the conditions was absolutely appalling. Patches statement about Atlas having amazing architecture, but here? It seemed like the opposite. "Everything here doesn't seem to be really vibrant at all. Looks like Patches was right. As usual." If he were to encounter that merchant again, then he could imagine him having that smug look on his face and demanding to pay in souls as payment. At least, there is something useful after all with the two souls he recently collected.

Unknown to him, the group had stopped in the sidewalk. It wasn't because of Yang destroying a drone. It was mainly due to the poor condition Mantle was in. Blake couldn't help but comment of what she was seeing. "This whole city, it just seems awful."

"Yeah?" The group turned to the porch as they heard a man, who was clearly drunk by the way he spoke, stumbling down to their level. "You don't like it here? There's plenty of space out in the tundra."

The Faunus girl sighed, seeing the slip up she unintentionally made. "Sorry, I didn't mean to—"

"Atlas is the greatest Kingdom in the world, alright?!" The drunken man rudely interrupted her.

Her leader stepped forward to confront him. "Hey!"

Seeing that the younger girl was about to get involved, Blake proceeded to step forward and leaned to her leader to whisper a warning. "We can't cause a scene."

Unfortunately, it seems like they were already causing one. "The embargo..." His drinking buddy said, walking to face the two. "The embargo's got us in a rough patch. But it'll blow over, you'll see."

"We try and help the other Kingdoms, and this is what happens?" The first drunken man said loudly, not having any care at all. "I say let 'em rot!"

Blake was trying to be disingenuous to deescalate the situation she had started. "I apologize. I didn't mean to insult you."

She gotten a response from him as he spat onto the ground and glared at her. "Stupid Faunus like you wouldn't unders—"

"Hey!" Both drunkards turned around to see Ash standing there, which stopped one of them from opening the lid to his flask. His body language showed that he was really calm. But, if he didn't have his helmet on, he would be glaring sharp dagger towards them.

"And what do you want? Here to defend that stupid Faunus!?" He spoke to the Unkindled.

"You better watch what you're saying." Ash warned him, his tone cold and firm.

Hearing this caused both to snort at his words. "And what if I—" The first drunkard was about to say when Ash gripped the hilt of the Wolf Knight's Greatsword and stabbed it onto the ground and an instant. The two stumbled back at the response he given them. Without saying a single word, he simply walked by them.

The two looked at what happened. Before either could think, all of them decide to leave the scene without raising any suspicion. As they did, his buddy recognised the white-haired girl and started running. "Hey, wait! You're—" Right before doing, he tripped and eventually collapsed to the ground.

-Scene Change-

After feeling from the scene they created, the group continued towards Maria's destination. Weiss looked at Ash with an intense look on her face. "You know you created a scene, right?"

The Unkindled shrugged at her words as he put back the Wolf Knight's Greatsword onto the strap on his back. "You were about to do something to him that would have grabbed more attention. I simply gave a warning."

The former Heiress opened her mouth before closing. She admitted that she would cause a lot of attention, resulting in her huffing at his remark. "Fine. You have a point, Ash. But that doesn't mean you get to destroy things."

"It's a minor thing. There's nothing to worry." He told her.

The group approaches a building with a glowing green plus symbol above its front door. When it opened, a Faunus with a prosthetic arm exited, waving cheerfully to the man who spoke to her from inside. Ash wondered if this was precisely the location. "And no more heavy lifting, yah hear?"

The nod that Maria made confirms his wonder. Everyone followed the elderly woman. He noticed how messy it was as they did, probably because of the paper scattered through the room. She let out a smile by seeing a familiar face. "Ah, it's good to see you again, old friend."

Behind the desk, a colored elderly man shuffled many things around his drawer. Maria clears her throat, which startles him. He lifts his head to look at her, shutting the drawer upon seeing her presence. "Ah, yes, yes." He pushed a stack of paper to get a better view of her. "Have we met?" Hearing this, he wanted the Unkindled to speak aloud. But he knew that this wasn't his place to correct him.

"Well, this is off to a fantastic start," Ren commented as he entered the building along with the rest. Ash had the same thought but decided to not comment once again.

"Cybernetic optical implants." She spoke, ignoring the others while pointing at her optical eyes. "You adjust them. Every ten years or so?"

This made the elderly man stare at her momentarily before he threw his arms up in the air, happy to see her again. "Maria!" The Chair he was on had mechanical legs that allowed him to walk to the other elderly without getting off the seat. "Yes, with the cybernetic optical implants! I adjust them every ten years or so." He offers his hand to her and leads her to an examination table. He couldn't help but laugh at the remark he heard. "Oh wow, has it been that long already?"

"Ah, I know. I age like a fine wine." She complimented herself. "Would've been here sooner if I hadn't encountered these jokers. At the time, I thought they might need my guidance while fighting a little old Sphinx."

"Oh," He said, looking at the other visitors. With interest, "Did they?"

"No, no. They had much more complicated issues." She responded back to him.

As this continued, Qrow cleared his throat, which grabbed their attention. "And this is?"

"So impatient," Maria muttered in a satirical manner. "I didn't think I'd need to introduce one of Atlas' finest minds."

"Working in a place like this?" Yang asked, seeing how poor the conditions were.

"He likes to keep a low profile." She informed them, now making sense to all as to why someone significant would want to work in a place like this. Something that Ash would not mind at all. "Something I've realised none of you know anything about."

"That's not surprising at all." The unkindled thoughtfully commented.

The elderly man knew that it was time to introduce himself to them. "You can call me Pietro."

"Finest heart, too," Maria added to his comment. "This pharmacy is just where he volunteers when he's not building the future of Atlas alongside Ironwood, up in the clouds."

"Oh, it's stuffy up there. Down here, I help the locals and have a little fun." Hearing this caused the Unkindled to develop some sort of respect towards him. At least there were like him and the Schnee girl who would help others no matter what background they were from. He presented a pair of metallic boots to them. "I'm currently working on shoes that make you dance. Wanna try 'em on?"

In an instant, Nora, of all people, instantly replied to his question. "YES!"

Unfortunately, she couldn't try it on as the Blonde Brawler soon stepped in front of her, wanting to ask a question to the Atlesian Scientist. "Before we get to that, we wondered if you could help us. We came to Atlas hoping to talk to General Ironwood, but um…"

"What exactly has been happening here?" The Faunus girl asked, finishing her partner's question.

Pietro coughed a few times, displaying some sort of sickness, as he thought of what they said. The cough eventually stopped as he answered their question. "Well, the Fall of Beacon took a toll on all of us. James was no different. I couldn't tell you exactly what he saw there, but it changed him. He's…"

"Scared." Qrow finished his sentence.

The doctor had a better word to describe it as he resumed his statement. "Paranoid would be the more appropriate term. You have to understand it wasn't just the Grimm. Someone completely dismantled Atlas's security code, made it their plaything, and made us look like traitors to some and buffoons to everyone else. Whoever did that is either a genius or one of our own. I fear the answer may be both, and so does the general." Ash had taken every word he heard onto his mind. By the looks of things, the Fall of Beacon had a more severe consequence for the Kingdom than the ones he had looked at in those news articles.

Ren looked down, also having the same thought as the Unkindled. "Maybe Atlas isn't as safe as we thought."

Now, Oscar wondered what they were going to do next. "After we came all this way, we can't just leave, can we?"

Weiss stepped forward, asking her own questions. "How does the council feel about all of this? Or Winter Schnee? Do you know anything about her?"

That was a lot of questions they were asking him. He could give them one even though it won't be enough. "Well, the councils so scared they'll agree to whatever he wants. Though, some representatives from Mantle… "He took a good glimpse at her before he grasped the person he was talking to. "Wait, you're… You're Weiss Schnee!"

The former Heiress gasped and stepped back, causing her and her friends to have a nervous look on their faces. The blonde proceeded to step forward with her mechanical arm outstretched. "Wait, what was it that you were trying to say about Mantle?"

The doctor looked at the arm in shock. "You painted it."

The blonde stepped back and lowered her arm, showing her confusion at his words. "What?"

Her sister couldn't help but to say on what was on their minds, even Ash was confused by this man's words. "Is everything okay?"

Pietro looked at the colorful girls with interest. It was then he come to know who he was looking at. "You're… Team RWBY!"

The four girls looked at each other in mild in confusion. Their leader, yet again, was the first to speak. "You know us?!"

The elderly man chuckled at the younger girl. "Oh, my girl, I do. I most certainly do. And I feel like such a dunce for not recognizing you sooner. My daughter's told me so much about you."

She tilted her head. "Your… daughter?" That caught the Unkindled's attention. This man was too old to have a daughter, then that begs the question. Is this daughter of his adopted or was she an adult?

He was about ask that when all heard the sound of an alarm and people screaming. Jaune immediately knew what was going on. "Ah, trouble."

Upon hearing that, most of the group proceeded to head outside. Pietro tried to reach for them but to no avail while following them. All that was left was Ash as he took some time to think of what they about to do. All he could do was to exhale tiredly before proceeding to head out. "How troublesome. They're really going to put them into deep danger?"

-Scene Change-

Following the group back out to the city, all heard soldiers and droids firing back at the Grimm that had entered the inner walls. Everyone readied their weapons, except for Blake, as it was still broken from earlier and had to resort to using its gun form. "I guess the city defences aren't doing much." He heard Oscar commenting on the current situation.

Nora looked over to her partner with a sarcastic expression on her face. "Somehow, that doesn't surprise me."

Down the road, an Atlesian droid is thrown against a lamppost. Another was tossed with three more back up into view, shooting at Sabyrs, which tackled and destroyed them one by one with ease. Ruby had Cresent Rose ready and looked at the others. "Well, we didn't come this far to fail now!" She changes her weapon into its scythe form and aims the sniper barrel toward the Sabyrs, which finish destroying the Atlesian Knight-200s and charge toward her and her friends. Everyone readies their weapons. Yang recoiled from her gauntlet, followed by Ren, launching himself forward.

Seeing the group rushing towards the Grimm, Ash only silently stared at them. "Try to think of a tactic rather than rushing towards your enemies." There's nothing he can do for now. All that's left is to fend off the Grimm until help arrives.

Grabbing the sword's Hilt on his back before pulling it out, the Unkindled ran towards a Sabyr that rushed towards him. He got closer and immediately ducked when the Grimm attempted to grab him. In an instant, he stabbed the creature in the chest, and it was instantly killed. As that was done, Ash swung his sword towards another as it leapt towards his left and decapitated another Grimm before it could lay a single claw on him.

More came towards his position. Like the others, the Unkindled easily disposed of them with a single slash and decapitated them. This didn't go unnoticed by Pietro, who was bemused by his sword's efficiency despite being in a rough condition.

During a little moment when there were no Grimm, Ash felt that something or someone was watching him from afar. This caused him to be wary of his surroundings. "It seems we're being watched. I have to be careful about what I do." Already, he thought of something to avoid them, but unfortunately, he could not save Ruby and the others at the same time if that were to happen.

The others had killed their share of Grimm. As the last one was shot by Blake, another Sabyr leapt into the air behind the Faunus, who let out a gasp and turned to face it. The Unkindled was about to spring into action to save her when, unexpectedly, a green laser fires from the sky, cutting the Grimm in half. More lasers shoot from above, striking down the remaining Grimm. The alarms throughout the city stop, and the streetlamps change their color. Everyone watches as a figure with long hair flies into view, with green jets coming from her feet. She twirls in the air and slowly descends.

Everyone was confused at this individual sudden arrival. But, to the young Leader, she couldn't believe what she saw. It was a face she had not seen for a while, and it caused her to shout the girl's name. "Penny!"

To everyone's complete ignorance, they didn't hear Pietro speaking to her. "Darling, why don't you say hello to your friends?"

The new girl, Penny Polendina, turns to look in the direction her father's voice came from. Upon seeing the young Leader, she gasps, and her eyes shine joyfully. The other girl smiles and puts her weapon away. Penny leans forward a little. "Sal…"

Naturally, this caused Ruby to need clarification about what the girl was about to do. "Huh?"

Penny lowers to one knee as a high-pitched charging noise is heard. "U…"

Ruby was now nervous about what was unfolding. "Uh…?"

The new girl begins gleefully sprinting toward Ruby at high speed. Faster than any living human or Faunus. "TATIONS!"

Penny leaps and activates her jets, rocketing forward and tackling Ruby, who flails her hands around in front of her and screams, eyes widened in shock and surprise. Upon crashing to the ground, Ruby groans in pain to the force she has felt. Everyone else puts their weapons away and approaches the pair. The unusual girl jumps back onto her feet while Ruby slowly rises with her hand on her head. "It is such a pleasure to see you all again!"

The younger girl only tearfully muttered at seeing the girl once again. "Penny, I… I-I thought you…"

"Died?" Pietro said, using his chair to walk over to Penny's side. "I guess, in a manner of speaking, she did. But we could recover her core from Amity Arena once it had returned to Atlas. It took me some time, but…"

"I'm as good as new! Better, even! And now I'm the official protector of the city!" The girl officially declared. The way she spoke seemed very childlike, which showed the lack of maturity of any girl her age.

"That's my girl. We won't let a little ripping to shreds stop us, are we?" Her father laughed before coughing a few times.

"No, sir!" She replied to him as she knocked on her head with a clanking sound somewhat heard.

On the other hand, the others had something to say about this. Weiss was the one to speak up. "This is…"

"Strangely wholesome," Blake added to the Former Heiress's words, finding the better words to suit how the newly rebuilt Penny had talked about.

"Sounds like Penny to me." Yang had commented.

The robotic girl was too excited. She tightly grabbed Ruby's shoulders. "We have so many things to catch up about. I cannot wait!" She was about to say more when the city's alarm hit. This didn't deter Penny's optimistic attitude. "It seems we will have to wait." That said, she bounces back and salutes them before charging her jets and rockets into the sky. She continued babbling to Ruby even as she was taking off. "Let's talk more later! I can't wait to hear about all of your adventures and tell you how I have been, and I am just very excited about the whole experience!"

As Penny left, Nora was immediately the first to speak as she was confused. "I can't tell if I completely understand what's happening or have a million questions."

Pietro turned away from them as he was heading back to his pharmacy. "And thankfully, I have about a thousand answers. But let's get out of this weather first."

Maria, who was following from behind, couldn't help but comment. "I have absolutely no idea who that child was. Is she important somehow?"

As the two elderlies walked, the others still contemplated what had just occurred. Jaune was the first to speak. "That was unexpected."

His teammate could comment on his Leader's words. "Never a dull moment."

"But I wouldn't say unwelcome. I was honestly expecting things to go a lot rougher." Qrow had spoken before his eyes told him a particular person was missing from the group. Someone who tends to disappear without giving a word. "Has anyone seen Ash?"

Everyone looked around, and they indeed saw Ash missing. However, they weren't surprised since everyone knew he was doing something without telling them. "He's probably just clearing out any Grimm stragglers. But Penny can deal with that." Ruby had told them. "Don't worry, he'll sure come back to us."

Knowing that he would come back, Ruby and her group proceeded to catch up with Maria and Pietro. However, as they walked, Ren sensed that something was behind them. Before anyone can respond, several bolases wrap around Nora, Oscar, Jaune and Ren. The spheres at the ends of the ropes were locked into place with Gravity Dust. Blake looks back at the commotion, just in time for all of Team RWBY to be caught. As Ruby lands, the Relic of Knowledge comes unhooked from her belt and clatters. Qrow draws his sword and looks for their unseen enemy before being captured. Five uniform-clad people come out of hiding and surround the group.

"Good work, Team." The Leader of the squad congratulates his teammates.

Oscar was confused by the situation he and the others had landed in. He tried to snake to unshackle himself but to no success. "Hey! What's going on?!"

Qrow tried to reason with the new five arrivals. "Hey, pal! I'm a licensed Huntsman! Just helped save everyone?"

It seems he didn't get a response as the other man looks down at him while twirling a horseshoe on his finger. He puts the horseshoe away and picks up Harbinger. The other uniformed operatives gather everyone else's weapons while Atlesian Knight-200s approach, and the operatives hand the confiscated weapons to the robots. Clover then approaches Ruby, picks up the Relic, and looks at it for confirmation. "Hm. Let's get them loaded into the next transport."

"Please! We were just trying to help!" Ruby pleaded with them but without any response from him or the others.

"What is the meaning of this?" Pietro suddenly asked the five-man squad before letting a cough out of his throat. "What are the Ace-Ops even doing down here in Mantle?"

"Ace Ops?" The Younger Girl managed to mutter upon hearing that.

"Doctor, good to see you." The Leader spoke to the elderly man, ignoring what Ruby had just said. "Well, we heard a report of an unauthorized ship making an unauthorized landing, followed by an unauthorized use of weapons by unlicensed Huntsmen."

This statement made Maria turn away from them before walking away. Pietro wanted to reason with them. "If we could just talk this out—"

"They'll be able to talk this out once they get to Atlas." He disrupted the doctor while tossing the Relic from one hand to another before gesturing to his teammates. "Let's move out!"

The Ace-Ops split up and left the area, which left Ruby and her friends bound up. All the while, Ash had managed to avoid this by simply using a Young White Branch to disguise himself as a nearby litter on the street. Luckily for him, he was left undiscovered as he didn't make a lot of sound. He had so many questions about what he had witnessed. "Just who exactly are they. This Penny and the Ace Operatives?" The Latter name sounded ridiculous to him, but he shouldn't judge by how they had executed it with sheer efficiency.

Seeing the doctor leaving the area when a flying patrol van landed near them, he suddenly had an idea. If he had to be honest with himself, he didn't like what he was about to do. But there wasn't exactly any option left. "Guess I have no other choice."

Well, well, well! This story is finally in the second volume, which is basically just Volume Seven of RWBY! Apology if most of it were practically just copied and pasted, but it was easier to write the chapter.

Next chapter, I will try to make it lean on the original side of thins while also copying and pasting some snippets of the next one.

Now then, onto the reviews:

Guest: Uh, SPOILERS!

triscythe59: Well, here you go! I hope you like it!

EXCUBITORE: I have to agree with you there. Atlas is obviously expecting an attack as seen with Beacon. But I have to tell you this, what Ironwood is doing is exactly what Gwyn has done in the name of preservation of their Kingdom's safety, even if they have to go to extreme measures.

Mark: You're exactly spot on mate!

Guest: Oh just you wait!

Some asshole 4145: Yeah, apology if this isn't too your liking with no struggles as all. But, I am planning to do something with this problem.

Goodbye. I will see you all in the next chapter…whenever that will be…