Malta's monologue.
In the last six months, a lot of things have happened. I lost many comrades. I lost my captain and then a good friend. I visit their cold graves every day and now and then I leave some fresh flowers next to their graves. I need to become stronger. I want to contribute a lot to the upcoming situation and even more, I want to protect Anwynne, a new good friend. I have to take risks, even if I have to sacrifice myself for the sake of the world, I'll gladly do it. I want to let a stigma before I die in this world, from a little kid I dreamt about stigmatizing this world with my presence somehow. So the upcoming battle is what I need. I'm not gonna lie. I'm scared, but I will overcome this fear and then….I don't know; only God knows, or some kind of fated creature, sounds stupid, but it may be true.
After almost half a year.
Mecha Zone Establishment.
"You look prettier with short hair, Anwynne. You made such a good choice" Ahsoka averred with a sly smile as she cleaned a rusty sword.
The truth is, I always liked short-haired girls, so I wanted to look like them and simply I took the decision to cut my hair.
Not only did my appearance change but also my strength increased. I had learned to stabilize a specific amount of mana and then convert it into a bigger amount.
I also learned new techniques with my sword that Ahsoka taught me. I was a bit impatient as her apprentice, but everything was going smoothly.
The other members also made progress. For example, Marx constructed a new aircraft. Also, his technological skills increased significantly compared to the last time.
Rick fabricated some new tech bats, and also malted some new suits.
Cal tried to concentrate mostly on his fighting skills, something that Malta took the liability of teaching him.
The upcoming battle would be difficult, we knew it, but we had to stop those bastards for the sake of the world.
"Alright, let's have a duel, this time I will defeat you," I said to Ahsoka as I approached her.
"Oh come on now, I was ready to take a nap" Ahsoka exclaimed in a sleepy voice.
"The nap can wait, now get up and let's fight."
Ahsoka didn't have a choice and followed me into the training area where our duel would take place.
I drew my sword out and took a stand, ready for fighting. Ahsoka was also ready and the duel started with me having the upper hand.
I almost landed a perfect shot on Ahsoka, but marginally she managed to dodge it with a quick movement.
"That was fast, you almost got me" Ahsoka declared in a pant voice.
I continued hitting her with multiple shots, but she managed to deflect them all, and then I took the decision to demonstrate my new technique.
I lifted the sword to its edge and with an impressive stand, I almost managed to pierce Ahsoka's chest, with the result of getting her in a difficult position.
I drew my sword and hit her sword to get her weaponless.
"And the victory is mine" I averred with a broad smile.
"Your need for victory blinds you, but let it be for now," Ahsoka said as she stood up.
"We must overthrow the Dictatorship, otherwise they will do such horrendous things. You said it yourself after all."
"I know, but it's going to be difficult, even if we have an army or the appropriate equipment. They are really strong, especially their secret unit called "Harbingers." Ahsoka declared.
"Harbingers? Do you mean the three Inquisitors?"
"No, a secret unit controls everything that has to do with the current situation. This unit is contributed by three members, Vana or The Ice Queen, Dante or the Predator and the Unknown King."
"Unknown King….so he is the Ruler as Nod said, am I right?"
"Yeah, he is the Ruler, we don't know his ambitions or what he is planning to do with the mold, but we must find out."
Suddenly Malta interrupted us and informed us about something.
"So, before our strike, I want us to visit a man named Richard Owens. He is a scientist and he was a scientist in our establishment but he left and never came back" Malta informed us.
"And…why? Is he going to help us?"
"From what I read, he is doing research on mold, also he was Kana's husband, so yeah he will be helpful."
"Kana"s husband? Why did he leave her? He left her with the burden of a kid," I said.
"This is also a reason why I'm willing to visit him, I want fucking answers."
"And where does he live?"
"The place is not far from here, but we must follow a specific route to reach it. To be precise we should cross a catacomb, but there will be some monsters of this fucking mold. I heard some rumors and they must be true," Malta exclaimed.
"Okay then, we will take with us the appropriate equipment, All I know about those monsters is that we can't damage them with our magic, they absorb it," Ahsoka said as she tied a bandage in her left hand.
"Alright then, I'm gonna inform the others about our depart."
We headed to the main room where Cal and Rick were. I sat on an armchair and started crafting a knife with some materials that I found on a table.
"So you learned a bit about crafting huh? This makes me proud" Rick averred with proudness.
"Well, this will be for good."
"Alright Anwynne, let's go," Malta said as she came into the room.
"Wait where are you guys going?" Rick asked from the nosiness.
"We are going to find Richard, I have some questions for him to answer also he will help us with the mold."
"Tch, this guy is crazy, just be careful okay?"
"We will."
***
Meanwhile in the kingdom.
Castle of Apostles.
Sound of heavy footsteps…
"The time has come, my comrades. The future of the world is in our palms."