DreamWorld- Orion Industrial Tower
Xander overlooks the O.I Tower as he turns to The others and then to Leon.
Xander: Leon. Your assistance is needed. I need to give one final ultimatum.
Leon nods as she cracks his knuckles and appears what is a virtual keyboard as he begins typing as Cosette looks at him and then turns to Tegan.
Cosette: What uh...what exactly is his Awakened ability?
Tegan: Leon learned to master anything of technology and digital makeup. Essentially... technomancy.
Cosette nods as Leon types in a sequence and suddenly a large Screen fills up the entire empty valley between them and the O.I Tower.
Leon: You're live, Boss.
Xander's face fills the screen as he scans about and clears his throat while saying calm and collected
Xander: Orion Industrial. Father. And any and all who stand in our way. We do not want to stain this battlefield with the blood and bodies of those who are merely pawns. I seek to free you of your bonds, to unchain you from your duties and to give everyone the freedom and desires to be and live however they want. To make this world and the real world...one. In order for that dream to be achieved I must storm that tower and take it from one Winston Vernon. But there does not need to be a battle. No need for pointless violence. Lower that shield. Let me in...and let me unite us all. I am not your conqueror. I am your liberator. You have three minutes to comply.
Leon dissipates the screen as he surrounds himself in a bubble and floats upwards as he begins typing fast and furiously as he runs diagnostics on the shield.
Leon: They're expanding a lot of power.
Xander: Can it be breached.
Leon's Of course it can.
Leon types and begins forming a giant Rail Gun as Xander turns to Cosette.
Cosette: They're ready.
Xander: The moment those shields are down, send them.
Xander goes to Artur as Leon configured and adds to the Rail Gun while searching for structural flaws.
Xander: Don't lose your cool. Stay focused.
Artur: I will.
The two touch foreheads.
Xander: Thank you, my oldest friend.
Artur: To the end.
Xander goes to Tegan as Tegan takes deep breaths.
Xander: Here we are.
Tegan: Yeah.
Xander: Remember the shore?
Tegan: Of course.
Xander: Good. You know what to do.
Tegan nods as he smirks and faces the O.I Tower as the internal clock was ticking down
Elsewhere
Hazel has her bow in hand as she comes over to Alex, Charles, and Braxton.
Hazel: This is really happening huh?
Braxton nods as Charles smiles at her.
Charles: It's going to be alright. We can do this.
Hazel nods as she looks at Alex who was watching intensely as we see, Kami, Blayde and Courtney together, Esmeray, Wesley and Ash watching and at attention as Mario and Kelsey were with the Ion Cannon's, Kelsey taking deep breaths as she gripped her controls as Mario looks up to see Vade and Chris standing on their Hovercrafts above. Tobias and Valencia turn as Ian looks at Winston who just laughs.
Winston: Times up.
Valencia grabs Tobias's hand and squeezed it.
Elsewhere
Leon locks in the Rail Gun before he types and points at Xander whose face appears on the holographic screen again that takes up the entire middle area of the battleground.
Xander: I have given you the chance...you have declined my mercy. Very well. Leon...fire when ready.
The screen flashes and Leon grins and types in a sequence as the Rail Gun begins to power up and form a large purple beam as Leon hits enter and watches the beam fire towards the bubble shield.
Mario whistled and Kelsey and the other Ion Cannon Mounters begin firing at the Beam as their large rounds begin to chip away at the streaking beam as everyone watches with baited breath as eventually Kelsey takes the last few precise shots that dissipate the beam, giving way to everyone cheering except for the stone cold focus of the main group who watch on for what was being attempted next.
Xander looks at Leon who recalibrates and smirks as he chuckled.
Leon: Blowing their load over a calibration shot. Amateurs.
Xander: Fire.
Leon: Yep.
Leon presses a button and sits back with his arms folded as he grins as the same streaking beam begins firing out of the massive Rail Gun.
Kelsey directs her Cannon Mounters as Mario locks in and fires, Kelsey doing the same as she watched the Ion Rounds hit the Beam and before anything could happen the Beam suddenly splits into thousands of smaller faster beams that the Ion Rounds begin to miss, everyone bracing as a few are hit and taken out but the rest of the massive attack strikes the Barrier, exploding in impact and forcing the ground troops to back away and move position as Ash directs them to hold the lines as Esmeray shudders at every strike as the Barrier is pelted with thousands of intense rail gun rounds.
Ian runs to the large computer area as Tobias and Valencia hold hands as they can feel the building shaking from the barrier being struck mercilessly.
Ian: We're losing power to the shields!
Winston: Do not back up the auxiliary power…. we'll need every bit of it…
Ian: Barrier at 35%... they'll breach soon.
Winston nods as he doesn't seem concerned as Tobias grips Valencia's hand as they barrage continues.
Esmeray draws her daggers as she watched the Barrier waning as she steps forward.
Esmeray: When the barrier falls, be ready!
Wesley creates his doubled bladed spear as he waits calmly as Ash just cracks his knuckles as the Barrier is continuing to be rocked by beams.
Xander turns and nods at Cosette who whistles loudly and throws her arm forward as the Fallen Agent Horde begins their charge, Tegan grinning as Artur pulls his sword out as Xander looks at Leon who lovers himself beside him and opens the bubble shield as he materializes a second seat which Xander takes.
Xander: Get me inside.
Leon: You got it.
Leon types on his keyboard and the bubble shoots up into the sky as Tegan and Artur joined into the fray, disappearing into the large Horde as the final beam rounds exploded against the Barrier, Vade getting his Hovercraft moved about as Chris just stood and watched stoically ad the others began to mobilize as the Barrier began to dissipate as the protections around everyone was slowing fading away as the Fallen Agents were already swarming the battlefield as Ash l, Wesley and Esmeray scream their battle cries and lead the charge as the D.R.C Agents and Militia charge along, bullets and firepower beginning to rain down as the clash of bodies, swords, weapons and explosions begin to erupt all about. Vade watching as suddenly thousands of drone non piloted Hovercrafts and Aircrafts begin to appear, Vade taking defensive maneuvers as the Dog fights began high above as Kelsey took shots and fired at the Drones watching as a few Drones began to fire missiles and blow nearby Cannon Mounters into smithereens as Mario tries to keep his men calm. Hazel fires carefully placed shots with her how, hitting critical junctions and blowing a few Drones out of the sky as Charles aimed a rifle about and was adding cover fire as the chaos had erupted all about. Courtney, Kami and Blayde were directing their men to guard certain spots along the weak points as Braxton throws his War Axe and destroys a drone in the sky as he holds a hand out and retracts the Axe back into his hands as he whoops and hollers before he jumps the side and free falls hundreds of feet, Braxton slamming and slashing his ace through drones and Hovercrafts that zip by his path as Hazel looks at Charles concerned.
Hazel: Is he…?
Charles: Focus!
Hazel: Right. Right.
Hazel snaps her fingers and glitches as she then aims her bow and fires taking a drone out before she screams and dives out of the way as a Drone can firing at her, Charles taking it out but the Drone crashed into the side of their area on the Tower as Hazel covers up as the explosion and debris shatters about around her as Charles watches a few Drones take out rows of their Agents as Alex runs over and closed his hands before he quickly moves them out and materializes his Crusader Sword as he hacks and slashes through the drones that were taking out everyone in sight, Alex taking the Drones out as Charles checks in Hazel who nods and stands as Alex comes over after the last Drone splits in half as he easily cut through them. Alex grinning as he spins his sword.
Alex: I can get used to this.
Charles rolls his eyes as he and Hazel get back to their posts and help the surviving Agents up as Alex dematerializes the sword and forms a machine gun as he opens fire in the other drones as Mario abandons his Ion Cannon as Kelsey looks at him.
Kelsey: What are you doing!
Mario: We have to fall back!
Kelsey looks about as she sees pocket explosions and other Agents fleeing as they were being overwhelmed as the Hovercrafts above were being decimated.
Kelsey: Shit!
Kelsey hops off and follows Mario and some Agent's begrudgingly as they abandon the post.
Valencia watched from. The various monitors as Tobias goes to Ian.
Tobias: We've got to do something?
Ian: We are the only ones capable of fighting Xander now. We cannot expose ourselves.
Tobia: And them?!
Ian looks at the slew of Agents aiming and guarding the front doors.
Tobias: What chance do they have?!
Ian: They have a purpose.
Tobias: As fodder?!
Ian: I don't have to explain myself to you boy.
Tobias: You're asking me to protect this monster(pointing at Winston) by stopping another.
Ian: This monster is my son! And I know what he can do and will do if he gets his hands on the final code! We don't have a choice right now! This is the only way to save any semblance of the world.
Valencia clutches her hands together as Tobias and Ian continued to argue as Winston didn't seem too worried as he had created some concubines to keep him entertained and preoccupied as the battle rages.
End of chapter.