[Montmartre Residence, 23rd of After Witching, Year 427: 8:20 PM]

Tier heard relaxing piano music from the inside and brought a basket of fruits and a bottle of champagne. He managed to smile, somehow there was a tinge of melancholy on his face. He wished to tell anyone what happened in the past few days and heavily sighed, looking at the sky and falling snow. He pressed the doorbell and waited for someone to enter him into the house.

Then, he rolled his eyes in disgust seeing those Chergarian soldiers patrolling and monitoring around the streets.

" Those barbaric Umbral worshipping invaders are destroying this country, " Tier said with frustration after seeing the patrolling Chergarian soldiers.

Suddenly, it was Benas who opened the door. He was wearing a thick winter coat and boots. He managed to smile and opened the gate.

" Are you a friend of my siblings? " he asked in sign language.

" Oui. " Tier answered in sign language.

" Très Bien. I believe they are expecting to see you. " he gestured for you to enter.

Upon entering the house, he could see Dr. Glenda Montmartre playing the piano to her more than a month old daughter who was listening and cooing at her mother's music. On the other side, Blokk, Amnon, Ivo, Pierre, and Shemlock were discussing what would happen next in the coming days. In the kitchen, Marie and Nirvana were washing the dishes. Within the stairway, Ilyana and Monika assisted Karola to go upstairs into her room. Benas offered the phooka visitor a seat in the living room.

The blonde Elandric-Foranean pediatrician saw Emie yawning and paused her music as she carried the baby into her arms. Then, she noticed and greeted you, " Bonsoir, Inspecteur. It's good to see you again. My husband will come in a minute. We have just come from the hospital. Have you eaten supper? "

" Thank you, " Tier smiled at Benas as he took a seat. "I haven't, Glenda. It has been a long day."

" Oh, right. Thank you for the wine and the fruits. You managed to bring something to eat and drink, " she sincerely spoke. " I'll call my husband. I think we have something to discuss over supper. "

" De rien. It's the least I could do for a friend." Tier warmly smiled at Glenda.

" Oui, " she smiled and carried her child, taking her into the pram. Just then, she was seen interrupting her husband and asking him to come over. Amnon joined his wife and carried his daughter, coming to Tier.

" Bonsoir, Inspecteur, " the Akrovian-Foranean general practitioner greeted and carried Emie who was feeling sleepy.

" Bonsoir, Amnon. How have you and your family been?" Tier asked.

" More hectic than ever, " Amnon replied. " My wife and I started to work on hospital duty together this week despite the chaos. Then, my youngest brother Benas just arrived from Sangraea. How have you been lately? "

" It's been horrendous." Tier sadly said.

" Why?! What's wrong?! " Amnon raised his voice with concern as Emie curiously looked at her father. " Is there something that you need to tell us, Tier? "

" Chergarian soldiers seized the police department recently. I fear I may not be Inspektor anymore." Tier sadly revealed.

" How? What happened to your superior? Your subordinates? Then, the prisoners? "

" Can you tell us what happened? " Glenda asked and served the phooka visitor a meat and vegetable dish.

" Chief Dubois was killed right in front of me this afternoon. Lieutenant Liere Costa and I tried to defend our boss and everyone else at the department. Our foreign counterparts Obsidian Gladescale, Shemlock Holmes, and Drift McGonigle were dismissed. A few of them were integrated with the Chergarian invaders to be part of their new police force. The rest of the prisoners were released by the Chergarian soldiers. Sigurd Nystrom quickly escaped by playing dead. It's quite fortunate that Chirox Friedrich and Kasius Tucker weren't imprisoned, otherwise they would've been killed as well, " Tier explained.

Amnon and Glenda heard him and exchanged glances. Emie was still listening to the conversation as she wished she could join them. The physician spouses felt sorry for their dismissed police officer friend.

" We're sorry to hear that, tovarishch, " Amnon calmly broke his silence. " It's a very rough and unexpected day if I can imagine. You tried your best to defend Monoceros Keep and coordinate with the other towns. I know what it's like to see so much distress back in my contractor guild days. "

" Tried?! I failed! I couldn't protect my fellow officers and superiors! Not even civilians from those damn barbarians!" Tier said with frustration.

Emie looked and cooed curiously at him. Tier turned your attention to the human child with elven ancestry. She seemed like talking or even pacifying him. Her parents turned their attention to her.

" Young lady, you're not supposed to interrupt and join the conversation, " Amnon sighed at his daughter.

" We're sorry for this one, Tier. It seems our daughter needs her sleep, " Glenda wryly chuckled.

Emie continued 'talking' to the phooka and tried to reach out her hand to calm you down. Tier heavily sighed and managed to smile at their daughter.

" It's fine, Amnon, Glenda. Your daughter is just curious." Tier said to his friends.

" She's too smart for her age and is attempting to understand you, " the Akrovian-Foranean doctor replied.

" Perhaps, she's telling you something, " his wife added.

" Which is? " Tier curiously asked.

" Infants can't express themselves explicitly, but they can feel negative emotions from anyone, " Glenda explained.

" So, your daughter sensed my frustration? " Tier theorized.

" Yes, " Amnon nodded. " She's trying to understand you. "

"I see." Tier heavily sighed. " I'm sorry for my outburst. It's been demoralizing after what the Chergarian Army did to us."

" It's okay, " he smiled sincerely and looked at his baby, kissing her forehead. " Even children tried to comfort anyone else in times like these. " Emie smiled and yawned as she snuggled at her father's chest.

" Going back, Tier. We understand that you lost a job, but Glenda and I had a patient who happened to be a former Umbral Cult from Robania. He got shot by a sniper before we left the hospital, " he continued. " We were wondering if you heard of a person named Noèmie Kruusmägi or a man named Raul Kruusmägi. "

" Raul Kruusmägi? He's a most wanted person back at the department. He's a former Sons of Robania member turned criminal and known murderer and thief. Why do you ask? " Tier said with concern.

" He was recently recruited by the Ordrè de Damocles, " Glenda replied. " Perhaps, you can find any family members related to him, including his wife. "

" Yet you trust him? How do you know he won't betray you, once he's reunited with his family? Raul is a known murderer." Tier said with concern.

" Well, he's been shot just this evening, " Amnon replied. " Have you met his wife? "

" Once. But that was five years ago. Noémie asked me if I could find her husband." Tier answered.

" Did you know of her whereabouts? "

" Noémie told me she lived in Martinnois. But the town was destroyed and fogged with that poisonous gas. I don't know where she is now after that event." Tier sadly replied.

" I see, " Amnon nodded and turned to his wife while carrying his daughter. " Do you think she could be one of those settlers to the Dread Wolves Tribe Village? "

" I think so, " Glenda theorised and recalled. " The last time I visited there, there were more settlers living there. "

" There's a chance we can see Noèmie, " he surmised and musingly turned to Tier. " Tier, are you moving out of the city by any chance? "

"I am. Why?" Tier curiously asked.

" I think we can suggest living at the Dread Wolves Tribe Village if possible, " Amnon replied.

" Merci, Amnon." Tier smiled at friend. " We still need to find Noémie Kruusmägi."

" De rien. "

" Perhaps, we can help you find her, " Glenda added.

" I would appreciate that. Also forgot to mention that we need to be careful on our way to the Dread Wolves. A checkpoint person is on duty in that area." Tier warned.

" Metus Von Krieger? " the Akrovian-Foranean doctor recalled the man's name.

Tier nodded at Amnon, " Oui."

" Docteur Ryliea, Monsieur Malinski, and my youngest brother Benas have seen his harsh and brute methods, " Amnon replied. " I'm thinking that the Blue Knight needs to have some evening rounds on them, but it will be difficult for him to fight them. "

" Why? Couldn't the Blue Knight easily defeat these Chergarian invaders? " Tier asked with concern.

" He has already seen some mutated people on his end, " he said. " Have you ever seen them morph? "

" I saw a few suspicious people morphing into a different creature." Tier answered.

" How? " Glenda asked.

"I was on an evening duty when I saw a bunch of Chergarian soldiers morphed into a pack of werewolves. At first, I thought they were Phooka like me. But then I sniffed and sensed a tinge of Umbral branding." Tier explained.

" Heavens....they're experimented! " the Elandric-Foranean doctor exclaimed in shock.

" Exactly, " her husband nodded while carrying his sleeping daughter.

" I think the Blue Knight should give a try in checking on them? "\

" Let's see. "

"I thought saving Kasius Tucker from Xiven would put an end to people getting mutated. But it seems someone is continuing these experiments. Question is who?" Tier said to Amnon and Glenda.

" Well, there were other people who could be candidates, " Amnon replied. " There was a file from De Gaulle as a Tordu Le Strange. I believe Obsidian had delivered the Chergarian Army files to Chirox to translate them to Franken and Neo-Yddrassi. "

" Perhaps one of these files has the name of the person continuing these experiments, " Tier theorized.

" Well, you can talk to Chirox and Obsidian since they have the files, " Amnon reminded.

" Merci." Tier gratefully said. "I'll be sure to talk to them both when I have the chance."

[Emergency Room, Monoceros Keep General Hospital: 23rd of After Witching, Year 427, 11:30 PM]

Raul woke up from a sleep which he remained on a stretcher bed. The eerie and deep silence of his station seemed to be very disturbing on his end. He was wondering if he needed to talk to the two physician spouses and thinking of where they could be at the moment. Suddenly, he heard a soft motherly female echo with an eerie aura around the place.

" Frère Jacques

Frère Jacques

Dormez-vous?

Dormez-vous?

Sonnez les matines

Sonnez les matines

Ding-ding-dong

Ding-ding-dong..."

Somehow, he started to feel goosebumps and became sweating. He turned his head to and fro and thought of calling a night shift nurse. The singing echo became too repetitive and bantering. Out of fear, he instantly removed the IV injection and fluid without any assistance.

" What's that? Who is there?! " Raul frantically asked.

" Frère Jacques

Frère Jacques

Dormez-vous?

Dormez-vous?

Sonnez les matines

Sonnez les matines

Ding-ding-dong

Ding-ding-dong..."

The voice continued singing when he pulled out of the curtains. He could see and hear the patients yelling in fear. Some of them were in trance. The evening duty nurses and medical staff became disturbed by the singing echo.

" What is going on here?! " Raul frantically said as he saw the nurses and medical staff in a trance. "I need to get out of here."

Raul rushed to the lobby area and accidentally bumped into a dark skinned Darsani woman in her thirties who was about to leave her shift at the office. She was neither a doctor, nurse, or any of the medical personnel. She was wearing formal office attire and holding her belongings.

" Watch out, you are stepping, sir! " she sternly retorted at you. " You are supposed to be in your bed! What are you doing here?! "

" Minu omluvy! (My apologies!) I just heard a creepy echo from a woman." Raul replied as he calmed down.

" You mean the Pale Mother? " she fearfully asked and warned. " Look, monsieur. I need you to get you out of here. The thing can get any corpse from the morgue and feeds it every evening. I heard rumours from Doctor Smitus and any of my coworkers. That's why I am requesting to be transferred to the morning schedule. "

" The Pale Mother? What is that? " Raul asked with confusion.

" I don't have any idea of what kind of creature it is, " the Darsani office worker anxiously spoke. " I haven't seen it in the flesh. I only heard rumors of it living underneath the hospital. The Ouranist priests can't even try to penetrate the basement and the morgue area. No one knows or sees that creature. I have a bad feeling that the evil Chergarians may come after it. "

" Which is why I'm being evacuated along with everyone else? " Raul asked the Darsani woman.

" I really need to raise this to the hospital director tomorrow before the Chergarians will 'requisition' this place next, " she sighed. " Right, now. We need to go. "

Raul nodded at the Darsani woman, " Agreed. What's your name? "

" Je suis mademoiselle Mahakali Rani. (I'm Ms. Mahakali Rani.) " she responded politely in Franken. " Et vous? (And you?) "

" Raul Kruusmägi. Je suis un patient du Docteurs Montmartre." Raul answered in Franken.

" Enchanté de vous rencontrer aussi. (It's nice to meet you too.) "

" Aussi (Likewise)." Raul gratefully said. " Nous devrions partir avant que I'armee chergarienne n'arrive à I'hôpital (We should get leave before the Chergarian Army arrives at the hospital)."

" Je ferais mieux d'y aller. Je dois rentrer à la maison. Prenez garde, monsieur Kruusmägi. (I'd better get going. I have to go home. Take care, monsieur Kruusmägi.) " Mahakali replied.

Raul nodded at Mahakali. " Vous aussi (You too)."

Mahakali nodded and hurried away, going to her car. Raul got himself away from the hospital grounds and headed to the cold snowy streets. He saw and heard some patrolling Chergarians. Then, he kept hiding in the alleyways, peeked carefully and widened your eyes in shock as they transformed into a pack of hungry werewolves. He was once an Umbral branded werewolf before Doctors Amnon and Glenda Montmartre cured him a few hours ago. Yet, he was stunned by that revelation and nervously gulped.

" This will be more difficult than before. I have more strategy now with dealing with these Chergarians, " Raul quietly said to himself.

He spent in hiding and waited for them to pass. It was his turn to dash away on the streets and start to search for one of their outposts. Raul carefully sneaked away from the soldiers and began to scout the area for a nearby outpost. Suddenly, he ended up at a public library building which turned out to be a recent Chergarian Army outpost. Raul kept hiding behind the snow mound and continued to scout the area for any signs to enter the building quietly.

Entering the building, he silently and carefully hid under the tables and chairs. Then, he heard a Chergari language in prayer. Two of them was the Tsirhc and Lamprey Itna who were leading the prayer of sacrifice. Raul widened his eyes in shock and saw a elderly man and a woman lying down on a strange circle. There were Umbral cultists and some Chergarian higher ups witnessing the event.

" These Chergarians need to pay for what they're doing here. I won't experience another country's downfall, " Raul quietly said with frustration.

The Itnas casted an Umbral magic spell with a combination of Blood magic as the elderly couple instantly died. Their souls were being taken to a dark portal going to the Umbral Realms. Just then, their lifeless bodies were no longer in use. The Itnas gestured to Dr. Mütran Gunter who took out his Umbral spell book and some syringes. He opened the book of Necromancy and flipped the pages as he started to read the spells of bringing the lifeless bodies back to life in a combination of an unknown language and Chergari.

Raul startled his eyes and saw the two deceased elderly couples were brought back to life without their original souls. Just then, he eyed Dr. Günther injected the same Umbral plasma into their bodies blessed by Damocles himself. The newly awakened couple started to de-age into their thirties and morphed into dangerous and ravenous wolves. Raul yecalled his days after leaving Sons of Robania and understood that you had committed an offensive crime in magic.

" Now, meine freunde! " Günther exclaimed. " Follow the paths of my fellow Chergarians and cause terror! "

" Dr. Günther, do you think it's necessary for them to train themselves first? " Tsirhc asked.

" Nein, it would be better to let the world teach them as they would try to follow our paths! " Günther evilly grinned.

" I would definitely agree with that, " Lamprey remarked and watched the new werewolves howling.

" Mein freunde, I shall leave you all, " Günther grinned. " I shall see you all tomorrow night. We can abduct more undesirable Foraneans and make them like werewolves and anthropomorphic beings from the Forsaken Lands! "

" Very well, see you all tomorrow at midnight, " Tsirhc Itna waved back and held his wife's hand. Lamprey kissed him on his cheek.

As Dr. Günther and the Itnas left, most of the Chergarian soldiers who were secretly Umbral Cultists chanted the names of Xiven, Damocles, Charybdis and the other nobles as they started their 'worship'.

" I need to find a way to destroy this place and end this terrible ritual, " Raul said to himself as he looked around to find a way to destroy the building.

Despite being powerless, he tried not to be noticed and continued crawling. Suddenly, the werewolf couple keenly sniffed and found him under the table. They instantly followed and hissed at him.

" Neetud küll! (Damn it!) Those werewolves found me! " Raul said as he quickly tried to crawl to safety.

They growled and quickly followed because they were using animal instincts. Suddenly, the soldiers and the cultists noticed the two experimentees had become like frenzied chimps.

" Was haben wir hier? (What do we have here?) " the soldier asked.

" Anscheinend haben wir eine Ratte gefunden, die uns ausspioniert. (It seems, we found a rat spying on us.) " his fellow answered.

Raul was being surrounded by the two werewolves. Then, he recognized a crimson fur werewolf wearing a grey uniform and crossed his arms. He was cornered by the Heer Hauptmann werewolf.

" It seems, we found you 'traitor', " Vultraz sternly spoke.

Raul heavily sighed as he got caught and got out of hiding. " You'll never get away with this! "

" Raul Kruusmägi, I expected you to know about the report of the Blue Knight and his allies. Now, where are they?! "

" They're no longer my concern. I don't care about the Blue Knight and Umbral Cults! " Raul sternly said.

" Can you tell me, Raul. What makes you that way? "

" After what you've barbaric Chergarians done to my country of Robania. Destroying our homes and culture! Killing my people! You all must pay for what you've done to all of us! " Raul angrily explained.

" Oh, so you were one from the Sons of Robania, ja? You were supposed to be arrested and executed, but when we found out you were also one of us. I thought you were trusted! Du warst nichts weiter als ein erbärmlicher Verräter! Du hast es verdient, hingerichtet zu werden! (You were nothing but a pathetic traitor! You deserve to be executed!) "

" I'll destroy every single one of you for my fellow Robanians! " Raul angrily yelled at the werewolves.

" Wirklich?! (Really?!) " he loudly laughed in ridicule. " Oh, call out for your hero, Raul! Any last words? "

"I have nothing to say anymore to you, fiends." Raul sternly replied.

" Erschieß ihn! (Shoot him!) " Vultraz angrily ordered and summoned his subordinates.

The armored men in grey suits pointed their guns at Raul. The two new werewolves were eager to see him becoming dead for meat. Raul quickly kicked one of the armored guards' gun out of his hand before catching and used it to shoot the other guard in the shoulder and leg. The armed soldier fell down as Raul pointed a gun at anyone.

" So, you're trying to be brave, ja? Come on, Robanian, shoot us! "

Raul started to shoot at the three werewolves to injure them severely. Seeing the Robanian man's acts, Vultraz summoned his soldiers who transformed into werewolves. They dashed and attacked Raul to subdue him. Then, he quickly dodged the werewolves' attacks before shooting them in the stomach and shoulders to injure them.

The other werewolves got injured, but the couple had instantly grabbed him. Raul couldn't break free with them. Vultraz evilly grinned and used his sharpest claws, readying himself to impale his victim.

" Go ahead. I'm ain't scared of any of you! " Raul sternly said to Vultraz.

" STERBEN! (DIE!) " he loudly yelled.

Suddenly, a sudden flash bluish-white lightning followed by the silvery-white light zapped and blinded the cultists. Then, there was a sudden medium to high intensity earthquake that rocked inside the library. Raul was surprised to see where those mysterious forces came from.

" What is that?! " Rau curiouslyl said as he saw the bluish-white lightning.

" Schieße!! " the crimson werewolf angrily cussed when he saw the three figures standing in front of the door.

" It's time to surrender, now! " the Blue Knight sternly spoke.

The long silvery white ranger elf pointed his twin blades at the werewolves and the cultists. Then, the ginger haired Chergarian geomancer and mechanic in goggles and a pair of gloves readied himself in a fighting stance.

" Vultraz Schulz, du musst jetzt aufgeben! (Vultraz Schulz, you have to give up now!) " he added.

" Nun, es sind Erdbändiger Fischer, der Blaue Ritter und der Silberelf! Was für eine angenehme Überraschung, ein Ritual zum Absturz zu bringen! Vielleicht schließen Sie sich diesem armen robanischen Mann an, um Lämmer zu opfern, die geschlachtet und experimentiert werden! (Well, it's Earthbender Fischer, the Blue Knight, and the silver elf! What a pleasant surprise to crash a ritual! Perhaps, you may join this poor Robanian man to be sacrificial lambs to be slaughtered and experimented!) " Vultraz sternly retorted.

" Perhaps, what if we take it in reverse, werewolf, " Christopher responded and pointed his blade at him.

" So, you're playing fire and fire, you three, ja?! " he retorted and walked to and fro, glaring at them. " Ich habe das einfache, unschuldige Leben als Heer-Offizier mit niedrigerem Rang schon vor langer Zeit hinter mir gelassen. Ich habe es auf die gleiche Weise begraben, wie ich euch drei begraben werde, einschließlich des armen Robanianers, wenn ihr mir nicht aus dem Weg geht! (I left the simple, innocent life of being a lower ranking Heer officer behind me long ago. I buried it the same way I will bury the three of you including that poor Robanian, if you don't get out of my way!) "

" Enough of your malicious speeches" Raul said as he quickly grabbed a gun and shot Vultraz multiple times with it.

The agent of Xiven casted an enhanced healing spell as the gunshot wounds reverted into a normal skin and fur. The bullets had fell off. The Blue Knight, Ivo, and Christopher got baffled to see the mad werewolf who was loudly laughing.

" Do you even think you can stop me?! Ja oder nein?! "

" Mein Gotter! " Ivo gasped in shock.

" How is this possible?! " Raul yelled in shock.

" Remember, I am an Agent of Xiven, " Vultraz grinned and snapped his fingers to summon his subordinates as they morphed. " I can do and think whatever I want! "

" Be prepared for this one..." Christopher reminded.

The remaining Chergarian werewolves readied themselves to attack the four men. One of them attacked, Raul, Christopher, Ivo, and the Blue Knight. The Blue Knight casted Pulse Slam to strike down the first werewolf who attempted to attack him. The mutated soldier was stunned at 75 kilowatts.

Raul fired the remaining bullets in the gun at the Chergarian werewolves to injure them. The Chergarian werewolves were instantly shot by Raul's attack. Christopher took out his twin blades and slashed his assailants, making them bleed. Like Raul, the wolves ended up being wounded.

Ivo manipulated the nearby metal morphing it into sharp projectiles and threw it at the werewolves to finish them off. The werewolves instantly pinned down and got themselves wounded and injured after Ivo casted and flew the metal projectiles.

" I think there's more, but they managed to escape, " the ranger elf spoke, seeing the subdued Chergarian werewolves.

" I can expect that Schulz may be finding his way against us, " the armored man sternly replied.

" This Schulz may be more powerful than we thought. It'll take multiple people to defeat him." Ivo added.

" I will defeat that madman..." Raul sternly spoke. " Alone..."

" You don't understand, friend. He can kill you anytime he wants, " Christopher seriously reminded.

" I have dealt with him to hunt all of you down, but I will hunt him on my own..."

The Blue Knight sternly spoke, " So, you'll end up being shot again by them. Do you even understand how dangerous it is to deal with them?! "

" I don't care! " Raul angrily said. "I only care about getting payback for what they have done to me and my people!

" Listen mein freund, Amnon and I are also Robanians and part elves from our ancestry, " Ivo calmly spoke. " I understand that our home was invaded. I'm sorry for that loss. My brother and I had been there around twelve years ago. We knew how terrible it was to witness that war. If Amnon were here, he would feel bad that he wants you to recover and reunite with your family. "

" Sorry?! Sorry isn't enough! These Chergarians are barbarians! They slaughtered half of the Robanian people and destroyed our history, culture, and homes! We all became homeless! Our country is in ruins and forgotten! The only thing we have left is our languages! You don't know what we went through at all! " Raul shouted with frustration.

" Mon camarade, sil vous plait! (My comrade, please!) " the ginger-haired Chergarian mechanic and geomancer stressed his words in Franken. " Écoutez-nous, nous pouvons travailler ensemble pour les arrêter! (Listen to us, we can work together to stop them!) "

"J'en ai assez entendu parler de toi, Chergarian! (I heard enough from you, Chergarian!) " Raul sternly said in Franken. " Stay out of my way. Otherwise you'll be considered an enemy as well."

" He has regretted his actions, my friend. He has found his true family here," the ranger elf defended Ivo and sternly spoke. " We have already warned you that you will end up in harm's way if you do this alone. "

" If you try to stop me. I won't hesitate to deal with you as well, " Raul warned.

" How absurd and stubborn you are. Kruusmägi, " the Blue Knight retorted. " My companions had tried to convince and warn you. Don't you dare end up like Doctor Montmartre becoming a bait for Damocles. "

" I won't end up as bait. I'm a former member of the Sons of Robania and know how to deal with people like them." Raul sternly said to the Blue Knight.

" Well, suit yourself. I hope you won't end up like a corpse being offered to the Pale Mother. If you do, you will not be seeing your family. "

" You'll be the ones ending up as corpses. We all know that the Chergarian Empire and Army deserve destruction on a massive scale. If you continue to hold back, Foranea will be destroyed as well, including its people! " Raul said with frustration.

" No, you're wrong, " Christopher sternly spoke on behalf of his two companions. " We, The Dread Wolves Tribe, have our own ways to defeat them. We may be discrete, but we can prove to anyone and capable of defending this country. "

" Ich bin auch ein Schreckenswolf, kein Wilder wie sie. (I am also a Dread Wolf, not a savage like them.) " Ivo added.

" You couldn't even defeat the leader of this pack of werewolves and let their leader escape." Raul sternly said. "The Dread Wolves failed me."

" It's your choice if you want to join us. " The Blue Knight intimidated the Robanian as he sparked both his hands in bioelectric spells " It's upto you to spare yourself by joining us and seeing your family."

Raul became speechless and saw the Blue Knight casted a spell in bioelectric radiance. He recalled Amnon casting the same spell to cure him in the emergency room. Out of respect and fear, he slowly stepped back from the mage trio.

" Dr. Montmartre. I should've known it was you." Raul sternly said and walked toward the building exit. " Stay out of my way and you won't have any trouble from me. Let's see if the Blue Knight doesn't fail as a hero of Foranea in the future."

" Why did you have to do that, Monsieur Bleu? " Ivo asked with concern.

" A stubborn one like him needs to see and learn, " the Blue Knight sternly answered. " We'll see how the world teaches him. "

" Eventually, he will understand and find his way to see his family, " Christopher interjected.

[Monoceros Keep General Hospital: 24th of After Witching, Year 427: 7:50 AM]

Mahakali saw Doctor Amnon Montmartre rush instantly to the hospital lobby and brought his belongings, thinking he was so late at his first outpatient duty. He seemed to be in high adrenaline. He kept looking at his watch and moved to and fro when he missed his elevator going to the third floor.

" Dr. Montmartre? Are you okay? You seem very anxious," Mahakali asked with concern.

" Bonjour, mademoiselle Rani! " he slightly chuckled and made his sweatbead. " I just didn't realise that I might be getting late for my first duty! Blin! I overslept before that alarm clock rang! "

" You're sweating non-stop and anxiously looking at your watch. What's wrong? " Mahakali pleaded.

" Ay, Blyat! " Amnon sighed frustratingly in Luski and looked at his watch. " I missed the elevator going to the third floor. It's just that I don't want to climb the stairs! Now, my supervising physician's gonna kill me! "

As the two and the others waited for the elevator to descend, there was a commotion around the hospital entrance. Mahakali and Amnon overheard the argument from Doctor McCoy and the other hospital heads along with the Chergarian officers. One of them was Mayor Spiriah Reinhart who was sternly talking to them both in Neo-Yddrassi and Franken.

" Hah, do you even think you can keep the hospital?! You are no longer in charge of it, but we are! " he loudly yelled at them. " Even if you try to reason, we are taking over this place for scientific, militaristic, and safety purposes! "

" Mayor Reinhart, please! " the orc man hospital director reasoned. " Listen to us, we have around 20,000 patients from all walks of life in this hospital who need medical attention! We are doing our best to sustain their condition and physical well-being! You can't just do this to us! "

" So, you preserve everyone's quality of life, Herr Doktor?! " Reinhart taunted and laughed. " Wirklich?! (Really?!) There is a creature underneath the hospital if you don't mind! That needs to be released and swallow all of your people here! We don't even care if you will survive! "

" Please...Mayor Reinhart! There are men, women, and children here from infancy to seniority! Consider them for Mother Photis's sakes! "

" I will consider if all of you end up in bloodshed to be sacrificed to the Pale Mother and Umbral gods, not your arrogant lady and her losers from the Heavens! "

" Mayor Reinhart has no right to sacrifice men, women, and children. It was their people, they would do anything to save them." Mahakali said to Amnon to share her disgust in this decision.

" I think I have an idea, but this will interfere..."

" Interfere with what? " Mahakali curiously asked.

" Just watch and see..." Amnon sighed as he was about to confront the Chegarians, but he heard a gunshot and stepped back. The man who fired the floor happened to be Oberstleutnant Metus Von Krieger.

" Ground breaking isn't it, ja? " Von Krieger grinned evilly.

Mahakali sternly looked at Von Krieger as fire his gun wanting to stop these Chergarians.

" Hallo, mein fraulein. " Metus greeted and grinned. " You are joining with Herr Doktor McCoy and his colleagues. ja?! "

"Joining with them in what?" Mahakali sternly asked as she crossed her arms. " Who are you?! "

" I'm Oberstleutnant Metus Von Krieger, " the grey haired Chergarian man responded. " I'm just following orders from Colonel Reinhart...or should I say Mayor Reinhart. " Then, he looked at Amnon and greeted. " Hallo, Herr Doktor Montmartre. It's good to see you again, ja? "

" What do you want from us, Monsieur Von Krieger? " Amnon sternly asked.

" Were you even aware of the mayor's decision to requisition this hospital? Do we even need to explain the whole procedure? "

The Lieutenant Colonel laughed and held his gun. Reinhart looked at him and intently smiled, implying him to wait for his signal.

" We just wanted to do something underground, but perhaps we can do some thorough inspection of this place, " Metus continued. " If all of you dare to resist, we have no choice but to eliminate the people here. "

" Let the patients and medical staff go. If you want the hospital it's yours, but leave them out of this." Mahakali sternly said to Metus.

" Oh, gut! Finally, you understood, mein fraulein, but there is something missing..." the grey haired official sinisterly smirked and turned to his superior. " Mein Oberst, shall we do the honors? "

" Ja. " Spiriah intently grinned and snapped his fingers.

The rest of the armed Chergarian soldiers entered the hospital and rushed towards the rooms, clinics, and offices. Amnon looked around and understood it was execution time.The nurses, the other doctors, the medical staff and patients yelled in fear as the gunshots were flying around the place.

" You cannot save everyone including yourself....There will always be death, you cannot avoid it. "

Amnon recalled the astologician phooka's words back in St. Essa which he was seeing right now. The words resonated in his mind as he tried to break them. Mahakali looked at the physician in concern and noticed his both hands were sparking in bluish white light.

" No, I'm not going to allow this! I had enough of this nonsense! " he angrily yelled as his bioelectric spells became too uncontrollable. His light from his eyes flashed in from his spectacles.

" We can't allow this hospital to become another massacre! " Mahakali said in agreement as she used her geomancy to create large barricades at all the rooms to prevent the soldiers from accessing them.

Reinhart and Von Krieger stepped back and ordered the soldiers to attack the two mages. Mahakali casted a spell to create a wave of sand to blind the soldiers to prevent them from attacking.

The soldiers were being subdued by the sand from Mahakali. Amnon casted out Storm Grasp as his dormant and latent bioelectricity reached 1,000 kilowatts, zapping the other attackers and leaving them charred. Von Krieger angrily muttered in Chergari and took out his pistol, pointing at the bioelectric physician. He readied himself to strike him down.

" Stop this now! " Mahakali yelled as she unknowingly cast an unstable burst of chaotic energy at Metus.

Metus quickly dodged the chaotic energy magic from Mahakali, however Mayor Reinhart blocked the chaotic spell by casting out a force field from Umbral magic.

" Do you think you can overpower us, mein fraulein? " Spiriah retorted and revealed his mutated right arm.

" We won't let you slaughter innocent people! " Mahakali sternly said.

Meanwhile, Torsten and Ivan went to rescue and evacuate as many people as they could from the hospital. Amnon instantly rushed away and tried to control his bioelectric spells as best he could. He angrily clenched his fists, to cease them. Then, he was hindered by a sea of crowd when he was supposed to go to the car.

" Cyka Blyat... Merde! " he thought and moved his head to and fro. " I don't want anyone to see me transform as the Blue Knight. But how and where?! "

" It's Doctor Montmartre, " the Hettic elven nurse noticed him going around the garden area. " What is he doing there? "

" I don't know but it seems like Dr. Montmartre needs our help, " Torsten said to Ivan.

As the mass exodus of people had converged from the streets, Torsten and Ivan, both of them followed him to the garden and parking area. There was a bright flash of bioelectric light coming from the tree and bushes. They stepped back a bit and peeked at the blonde mustached doctor transforming into a mysterious armored warrior.

" Wait, is that supposed to be Amnon?!" Torsten said in shock as saw his colleague and friend transform into an armored warrior.

The Blue Knight sternly caught their attention and spoke, " Why are you two here?! You're not supposed to see this! "

" Why'd didn't you tell us you're the Blue Knight? " Torsten asked Amnon.

" It's classified. No one needs to know the man behind the helmet and mask. "

" Perhaps, he has reasons why he keeps it as a secret, " Ivan theorised.

" Ja, that's a fair point." Torsten said to Ivan before moving his attention to the Blue Knight. " Do you need help?! "

" Find this man named Samuel Jakob Fischer. I have to prevent the Chergarians from releasing the Pale Mother. "

" You mean that echo from the underground? " Ivan asked.

" Obviously, yes. The cultists and these invaders might use that creature as a weapon. "

" Wait, that echo we all heard is from a creature?! " Torsten asked with concern.

" Well according to Doctor Smitus, he has heard closely at the morgue. That means they are going to study and demolish the entire building! " Ivan anxiously exclaimed while theorising.

" This is why they are here! " the Blue Knight spoke.

" We need to hurry and evacuate the rest of the people from this building before it happens! " Torsten anxiously said.

" Right, " Ivan nodded and turned to the Blue Knight. " Please take care of yourself and come back alive. "

" We'll be careful, " Torsten said to the Blue Knight. " Good luck."

Ivan and Torsten headed to the hospital and got separated from the Blue Knight. They saw how chaotic it was.

" Let's get to Mr. Fischer so we can evacuate him safely from the hospital, " Torsten said to Ivan.

" I think Sophia knows his room, " the elven nurse replied.

Torsten nodded at Ivan, " Let's find her and make sure she's okay."

Upon entering the hospital, Sophia was seen helping Annika and Ilona out of the ruins as they coughed. The lobby was filled with smoke.

" Sophia! Annika! Ilona! Are you all okay?! " Torsten asked with concern.

" The Chergarians just threw grenades on us! " Annika gasped and panted.

" Monsieur Fischer got feral and attacked the assailants! I'm worried that he might get totally weakened by this! " Sophia added.

" Grenades?!" Torsten said in shock. " We need to find Mr. Fischer and prevent him from getting injured. He needs to be brought to safety outside of the hospital."

" I think he's over there! " Ilona pointed out from a distance that she saw a ginger furry werewolf fighting the soldiers.

Torsten nodded at Ilona in thanks as he walked toward the ginger furred werewolf, " Mr. Fischer. We're here to bring you to safety outside of the hospital."

" Hilfen..." he panted and started to become weaker, slowly morphing back to his human form.

Samuel instantly fell on the ground as Ivan and Sophia carried him. Then, he loudly coughed out.

" They are here....after me and the people and that thing underneath....Please take me out of here! "

" We will, Mr. Fischer. Don't you worry, we'll get you back to your son," Torsten said to Samuel trying to reassure him. " Let's get him to safety now."

" Where's Amnon and the other doctors?! " Samuel anxiously asked. " Ivo expects me to have my next chemotherapy now..."

" Monsieur Fischer, I believe we need to get you out of here going to Ivo and Docteur Montmartre, wherever they are..." Sophia added. " They want you to be safe. "

Torsten and the others could see the Blue Knight fighting off with the Chergarian soldiers by zapping them out of anger. Mahakali watched them as she conserved her spells.

" The Blue Knight is fighting the Chergarian soldiers off. This should give us enough time to get you out of this hospital, " Torsten said to Samuel.

" Danke, mein freunde, " the elderly Chergarian man weakly smiled. " I hope you can take me to my nephew's house. I can meet Ivo from there. "

" Are you sure, Monsieur Fischer? " Sophia asked and reached towards the exit.

" Ja. "

Reaching the hospital's exit, you all saw the warriors from the Dread Wolves Tribe and the Paladin Knights gathered around and aiding the people from the hospital. One of them was a ginger haired geomancer and mechanic who saw Sophia and Ivan carrying his father. Torsten, Ilona, and Annika joined along with them.

" Himmel! Was zum Teufel ist das?! (Heavens! What in tarnation is this?!) " Ivo gasped in shock to see the commotion. " Is someone still inside?! Where's Amnon?! "

" He is still inside the building fighting off the Chergarian soldiers with Mahakali," Torsten answered Ivo.

" Wirklich?! (Really?!) " the ginger haired man anxiously responded and turned to Christopher. " We'd better get inside before anything happens to them. "

" It looks like I am ready for this, but they have the intention to release the creature, " Christopher seriously replied.

" Uncle Ivo, Uncle, Aunt Sophia and I will look after Samuel and the others, " Valeera reminded.

" You two can go. "

" Right, " he nodded and looked at Torsten and Ivan. " Are you two also coming? "

"Ja. You could use the extra help in case there are any more survivors in the hospital." Torsten answered.

" Come with us, then. "

Torsten and Ivan nodded at Christopher as they followed him and Ivo into the hospital.

" Je m'occuperai de ton père avec Valeera. Reviens sain et sauf, mon amour. (I'll look after your father along with Valeera. Come back safely, my love.) " Sophia said to her boyfriend.

" Oui je le ferai. (Yes, I will.) " Ivo sincerely smiled and cupped at his girlfriend's smooth face, assuring her. " Je reviendrai, ma nourrice des eaux. (I'll be back, my water nurse.) "

" Pass auf dich auf, mein Sohn. (Take care of yourself, son.) " Samuel weakly added.

" Papa, bitte warte auf uns. (Papa, please wait for us.) "

Ivo smiled at his girlfriend and ailing father and rejoined Ivan, Christopher, and Torsten returning to the hospital. Entering the lobby, they all saw the chaotic environment which the Chergarians had made. Both the Blue Knight and Makali got tired of fighting the soldiers or grunts as Mayor Reinhart ordered them to finish them off. Torsten casted a spell to shoot bursts of water at Mayor Reinhart and his soldiers to push them back.

" Jørgensen, you brought the traitor and two elves with you, " Reinhart scoffed and showed his mutated arm as he was still standing and blocking his attacks.

" We are not just any elves, Mr. Mayor. We are the Dread Wolves Tribe, " Christopher sternly added and pointed his arrow to the Umbral cultist official. " Ivo has indeed left the cult because of what he had seen! "

" Oh, really! Let's see what he can do, then, " the Chergarian Umbral cultist enlarged his mutated arm reaching to Ivo.

The Chergarian geomancer and mechanic saw some fallen debris of metals scraps and rocks as he casted a spell and forged a larger mechanical arm out of rocks and metals. He controlled the arm and grabbed Mayor Reinhart which seemed like a power struggle between the geomancer-engineer and the Umbral cultist.

" Torsten, Ivan, Christopher, " Ivo turned to the three. " Take these two out of here while I'm controlling this artificial arm to subdue the 'mayor.' "

" We're not leaving you here with that maniac! " Ivan said to Ivo with disagreement.

Ivo angrily clenched his fists as his created artificial arm was struggling to overpower the Umbral cultist. Obvioulsy, it was arm wrestling with a combination of tug of war. Christopher looked at the Blue Knight as Torsten and Ivan stood beside Mahakali.

The Blue Knight noticed the geomancer-mechanic was starting to become drained out of extreme arm wrestling by manipulating his created equipment. He casted out Bio-Shock at Ivo to energise him. Suddenly, Ivo felt stunned and invigorated as he controlled his mechanical arm to injure the mayor. Reinhart felt his arm twisted and yelled in pain. Christopher casted a silver light spell to blind Reinhart. The 'mayor' got blinded from the light and yelled in pain. Torsten quickly casted a spell to fire a stream of pressurized water at Mayor Reinhart to assist Ivo in his fight with him.

The Chergarian umbral cultist was being pushed back from the water created by Torsten. He was soaking wet and angrily mumbled in his language.

" Now! " Torsten yelled at Ivo giving him the signal to attack Mayor Reinhart.

" We'd better do this together..." Ivo turned to the Blue Knight and Christopher.

" More heads are better than one then..." the ranger elf replied.

" Most likely..." the Blue Knight nodded.

Ivo casted a spell to encase the mayor's legs. Reinhart got trapped and yelled in fear.

The Blue Knight casted Pulse Slam to stun down the cultist as he got zapped at 20 volts. Reinhart remained conscious, but he was terrified seeing his mutant arm being slashed by Christopher's blade.

" Scheiße! " he cursed and retorted. " You can't do this to me! "

" Your attempted massacre has been stopped as well as you, Mayor Reinhart! " Torsten sternly said.

" You may win for now! We will get even, you mages! The hospital is now in ruins! You shall see what's going to happen next! "

" You committed countless war crimes and had no right to kill innocent people who aren't fighting in a war! " Ivan angrily yelled at Reinhart.

" So, the Hettska elf has spoken, ja?! " Reinhart retorted and scoffed at Ivan. " Your nation was supposed to be allied with us, but those foolish Syrvanians won and took your country. We are doing our retribution by invading this foolish nation just like what we did in Robania. " Then, he glared at Ivo and continued, " And you, Fischer. I have never expected a nutloz like you turned out to be a powerful Erdbändiger! I have underestimated you, but I will make sure you and Friedrich will meet your doom! "

" Enough trying to justify your action! " Ivan angrily said as he grabbed Reinhart by the shirt. " You disgrace your duty as a military officer and kill countless innocent people! You'll face justice and rot in prison! You cold-hearted bastard! " He then threw a hard punch at Reinhart's face to knock him unconscious.

" Ich hatte genug von deinen Wahnvorstellungen und Dummheiten, Reinhart! Ich bin nicht mehr mit dir verbunden! (I had enough of your delusions and foolishness, Reinhart! I am no longer associated with you!) " Ivo heatedly added.

Mayor Spiriah Reinhart instantly opened his eyes and let out a loud laugh which sounded like a madman. The others found him too ridiculous and shared glances.

" What?! How are you not unconscious yet? " Ivan asked in shock.

" Bei den Schattengöttern, Sie werden gerade sehen, wie die Blasse Mutter aus diesem düsteren Ort aufsteigt! Mal sehen, ob du den bevorstehenden Terror überstehen kannst! (By the Umbral Gods, you will just see the Pale Mother rises from this dismal place! Let's see if you can survive with the upcoming terror!) " he loudly exclaimed.

Ivan let go of Reinhart and walked away angrily. "I heard enough from him."

" That megalomaniac has his own time. Only the Lord Areti can tell, " the Blue Knight sternly replied.

" Let's hope this is the last of his schemes, " Torsten sternly said.

" Cultists like him have his own ending, " Christopher remarked.

Torsten nodded at Christopher. "Ja."

(RP with @BjornGamR27)

(Some OCs belong to @Knightfall077and @BjornGamR27)