Chapter 23

Cracks in the barrier started to show as the aircraft now resorted to using missiles. "We've got soldiers marching through the streets," a Magic Wielder reports, "they're slaughtering everyone. Women, children, everyone."

"I will slow them down," Lambda calls and goes out to the balcony, "make sure nobody reaches this room," he stands in the railing and looks to Alexis, "the fate of all Magic Wielders rest here." He leans back and falls towards the ground. The barrier shatters and the misty woman speeds off to catch the mercenary.

Selene leads a platoon of troops through the streets when the purple must starts to gather around their feet, holding them in place. Lambda snipers a couple before they start firing back at him. He jumps across roofs and slides down walls, slicing a couple with a sword. He hold the blade to Selene's neck and she drops her weapon. "I surrender," she quickly pants and Lambda looks around. He had killed every last one of her troops leaving her for last.

Lambda looks back to Selene and removes his mask. A wild grin across his mouth, "sorry beautiful," he slits her throat and she falls to her knees, trying to stop the blood flow, "but you brought this upon yourself." Selene falls dead in a pool of blood and Lambda flickers before disappearing.

Edward hobbles through the Colossus, gripping at his side as he moves. The Chairman's ice cut him pretty deep and blood covered his hand. He disengages the locks on the exo-suit and falls to the ground. He pushes himself up and leans against the wall, shuffling across. The door to the engine room slides open revealing the large green glow of the reactor powering the aircraft.

"That's far enough Gold," he pushes his head up to see Damian activate his energy blade, "I won't let you sabotage our one chance for a Magic free world. Why don't you want that?"

"I don't want to fight you," Edward said as he groans to stand straight, "but I will if you stand in my way," he activates his own energy blade. Damian rushes forward and pushes down on Edward's block, "it doesn't have to be this way," they break frees but Damian goes in again, "the Magic Wielders deserve to live just like us."

Edward pushes Damian off and swings him around, elbowing him in the back. The pain hit Edward again and he falls to the ground. "I won't let you," Damian exclaims as he recovers from the blow, "as long as I draw breath, I will not let you sabotage years of Science Wielder planing."

"And you believe in all that," Edward strains to say, "do you believe everything out people worked towards was for a brighter future," Edward stands back up again, clutching at his side, "after the Magic Wielders then what? Our own people will turn on each other, consumed by the Chairman's lust for war." Damian shakes his head in disbelief then rushes Edward again. Damian's eyes go wide as his mechanical wings fall to the ground. Edward had stabbed him in the stomach and he fell to the ground in a pool of blood.

Edward pushes himself toward the control console to the reactor and it activates. "Good day Commander Gold," a female voice greets as he starts entering commands on the console, "warning! If these commands are executed, a reactor meltdown is certain. Do you want to continue?" Edward presses the large, green button and the entire room in engulfed in a red glow. "All crew evacuate to escape pods!" He slumps to the ground with a groan in pain.

Bạn đang đọc truyện trên: AzTruyen.Top