There was a knocking at Terra's apartment door.
Millie: Come on Terra! Open up!
Kris: Let me try something.
From the inside the doorknob twisted open. And the door opened.
Kris: Ta-da!
Millie: So someone told you that Terra went off and did something she shouldn't have? Where would you even get that info?
Kris: I know people. And Terra has someone in the afterlife who looks out for her. He made it easy.
Millie: He…? No way…
Kris: Look. Her phone.
Millie picked up her phone.
Millie: No passcode...classic Terra.
Millie opened Terra's texts. She saw the text from Leon. "Hunt down rouge MFI remnant. Need an extra set of hands. Signed "Gashadokuro" Call this number. "
Millie: What the… Gashadokuro?
Kris: You could try calling the number on there.
Millie: I guess.
Millie called the number. Sae picked up.
Sae: Wow, smart move on Terra. She left her phone at home.
Millie: Who are you?
Sae: Oh yeah, I'm the-
Sae put a voice changer on.
Sae: Gashadokuro. You're friends I presume. Terra is not around.
Millie: What…?
Sae: She's not dead. But not sitting tight either. Or well, she's probably stuck sitting tight where she is. As a matter of fact.
Sae hung up the phone.
Millie: Dammit!
Kris: What is it? What did she say?
Millie: I have to gear up.
Kris: What?
Terra's phone went off again. It was an unknown number. She picked it up. President Borden was heard on the other end.
President: Sae turned on us Terra. If you want your money, make her go away. Millie hung up.
Millie: Terra's in trouble. She was obviously fucking with something she didn't understand.
Kris: You can't just go off! You don't even know where she is!
Millie: Only lead I have. I'm going to try and find out any recent crimes. Maybe wherever Terra is will come up.
Millie went into her apartment and slipped on a blue coat.
Kris: Why are you wearing that?
Millie: I'm a member of the blue coats. Remember?
Kris: Millie!
Millie: I'm sorry Kris. I have to go.
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Millie headed to the police station. She went up to the front desk. A random cop running the place came up.
Cop: Who are you?
Millie: I'm a member of the blue coats. You've met me before.
Cop: When, exactly? The blue coats are...gone.
Millie: I-I know.
Cop: In that case. I'm going to have to ask you to leave.
Millie: I'm led to believe there's been a kidnapping! I just want to help!
Cop: The cops can handle it from here.
???: No, no they can't.
A women came up by the desk. She was wearing a blue collared shirt with a tie and jeans.
???: Ashley Feria. Nice to meet you.
Ashley shook Millie's hand.
Ashley: Prosthetic. Interesting. Walk with me.
Ashley came out in front of the desk by Millie and led her outside by the park.
Ashley: We're still working on bringing in Metas and Mutants for a police force. We've found the police aren't enough. You came in wearing a blue coat like you didn't know they were all dead.
Millie: I figured it'd be easier to get information.
Ashley: You think there was a kidnapping and it's meta related? I don't know if I have time for this.
Millie: It's important. Why would you come walking with me if you didn't have time?
Ashley: Because I've seen you in action. Repulse. In San Francisco. You weren't one to scoff at. Even able to almost take down a speedster.
Millie: You gonna give me info or not?
Ashley: Alright, alright. We did get a call in about a killing at a mansion. And there was also a person who went missing. The alleged Gashadokuro was also reported around the scene.
Millie: I think that's what I'm looking for.
Ashley: Address is down west 53rd street. The big white building on the right. Apartment is the very first floor.
Millie: Who or what even is the Gashadokuro?
Ashley: A person who goes around and kills people at night. A ruthless killer. It's human. And has been identified as a woman.
Millie: Is she a meta?
Ashley: That's what scares everyone in New York about her. She kills and even mutilates supers. There's no sign that she's a meta or mutant herself. We've never been able to identify her prints or signs. All we know is she's a woman and has a prosthetic arm and leg. Wait…
Ashley came over to Millie and lifted up her pant leg.
Ashley: Good. You aren't a suspect.
Millie: I would never do that!
Ashley: Well you are considered a vigilante.
Millie: Alright. Well. See ya around.
Ashley: Think about our offer. B.L.A.D.E could be a good home for you.
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Terra was startled awake when she was splashed with a bucket of cold water. She sprung up and saw Phobos in front of her. She was chained down. Chains around her arms, legs, and holding back her torso. Terra tried to move. She was shot with vials of paralyzation. Into her arms and legs.
Phobos: Greetings Miss Lorenz.
Terra: Look! I didn't mean to do anything to Elaine! It was all an accident! I was influenced by something! Maybe the wine I drunk!
Phobos: Oh, I don't care about her. She'd always been a hindrance.
Terra: What? What is wrong with you? Why am I here?
Phobos: You should know that by now Miss Lorenz.
Terra: You're just her guard!
Phobos: I'm more than that. We were all tattooed with our numbers somewhere.
Phobos showed a tattoo on his neck. It was the number fifty.
Phobos: I was also one of her many soldiers.
Terra: There were fifty of you?
Phobos: Much more than that. Thousands.
Terra: She hypnotized thousands? You here to get revenge for me taking down your boss?
Phobos: You're very short-sighted.
Terra: What?
Phobos: Your dumb, stupid, untntelligent. And all the other words.
Terra: Saying things like that don't help the situation.
Phobos: Don't worry. I have tools for that.
Phobos came out with a wheelie cart. With tons of toture weapons on it.
Phobos: I have one personal question for you. Two actually. First, where is the Artemis armor?
Terra: The armor? It was destroyed.
Phobos: Then why were you given the armor? It wouldn't be entrusted to you if you were going to destroy it.
Terra: I didn't know that was part of the deal. How do you even know that?
Phobos: I'm the one questioning here Miss Lorenz.
Terra: Well the armor was destroyed in my final fight with Integer.
Phobos: Convincing. But I studied you Miss Lorenz. You are a skilled liar. I hear you were trained by the Chaste. A weapon of divinity is very hard to be destroyed. Especially that armor.
Terra: It was! I don't know what to tell you.
Phobos: Well do tell. Your life's on the line. And maybe the rest of your family.
Phobos took out a rusted sickle.
Phobos: Providing bacteria the way into a body. That can lead to tetanus. Ever had a tetanus shot?
Terra: Wha-
Phobos stabbed the sickle violently into Terra's side. She screamed a horrible scream.
Phobos: My paralysation serum is just enough to make you unable to move. But still enough for you to feel this deeply. The further I drill it into your body.
Terra was trying to focus on her breathing. She tried to headbutt Phobos. She hit him square. But her head started bleeding.
Phobos: You are too weak to do any damage to me.
Terra: Then let me down!
Phobos: ...Okay.
Phobos unlocked all of Terra's chains. Terra fell on the ground. She smashed her chin on the ground.
Phobos: Seems you aren't a good listener. It disappoints me to hurt you like this. You would be a great model. But you run away from self-perfection. Just like Elaine.
Phobos took out a pole with a metal slab on the end of it. His hands seemed like they turned to molten rock. He spread fire over it.
Phobos: Please. Don't die from this. It's far too enjoyable. I also have the power of fire. I remember you were the cause of Artemis's death.
Terra: She came willingly!
Phobos: Doesn't matter. It's ideal that if one of us falls another takes the place. Even if they aren't Zeus and Hera's child.
Terra: For the last time! I'm not Artemis!
Phobos: We will find that out later. You don't have a choice. You remember Delta?
Terra: Yeah. She actually has working armor! She's just like Artemis! A complete egotistical dick!
Phobos: Exactly, she's a spitting image of her adoptive mother. We all hated Artemis. So entitled. You are also entitled. You think there's such a thing as choice in this world.
Phobos had crafted a phoenix out of the metal.
Phobos: Artemis was the last child of the olympians. She was going to be the phoenix out of the ashes after the raid of Olympus. Hesial said she would rise above. Ironic considering what will happen now.
Phobos took the burning hot phoenix and held Terra down by the back. He burned it onto her. She tried to control herself. But she cried out. Screaming into the abis. It was like Phobos couldn't hear her.
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