>>5818891“What the hell?” you mutter, watching as they seemingly float around the room, not paying attention to the cameras. And, for just a moment you see someone sitting on the roof of the transport ship. Wearing a brown robe with some sort of green crown on top, the figure holds a staff in both hands, the stone in the end glowing with violet light as they point it at one of the floating fuzz balls. Which explodes in a flash of light, only for that light to split into five, forming five identical beings from the one. Then the three smaller stones on his shoulders and brooch, similar to the one in the staff all begin to glow, the figure outlined in that same aura for a moment before sighing out, resting the staff across their presumably crossed legs. “This guy's really that big a problem?”
“You haven't seen what they can do.” Vox replies, pressing another button and showing when the ship first docked, the creatures spilling out. The surprised soldiers on containment duty immediately opened fire, attacking the flood of the creatures, only for the first wave of them to all explode! Thousands of the creatures detonate simultaneously, obliterating Vox's crews within the hanger. Immediately the wizard then started releasing more, at first summoning them one at a time with a tiny flute, then splitting those he summoned into five more each time. But then you notice something peculiar, once he has five different ones together. He lines them up in a line, and with a puff of smoke they merge, transforming them into a single one of the much larger ones with the horn and fangs.
“These things are a menace. He's only been here two hours, and already devastated my forces on that level. That entire part of the station has been locked down, no one in or out, every ventalation shaft guarded and reinforced to prevent those things from spreading. But if that wizard isn't stopped, he could overrun my whole station! Just like that demon bastard from before! I don't care how you get rid of him, but get this bastard off my space station. Dead or alive, I want him GONE.”
You and Meloka share a glance, not needing telepathy to know what the other is thinking. So, with a nod you both turn back, and you say.
“We'll handle this. If you uphold your end of the deal.” you say, offering your hand to Vox.
“Two dead problems in exchange for deleting that material on Chaya from today, it's a deal.” Vox replies, reaching out and taking your hand, the two of you shaking on it. Then, once the shake's over he asks you. “So, which one will you deal with first?”
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