>>6024328Your sword swings down with force. In an instant the metallic woman is decapitated, her glare the last expression she will ever have. From the open wound her head used to be connected to, blood and sparks spill out in force. You know what’s next, and so you take a step back as the lifeless body explodes. A hybridization of flesh and metal reduced to cinders and flame. You hope whoever that was is in a better place now, maybe with a Cheat Skill of their own.
Marie doesn’t say anything, she simply looks in the direction of the dying flames, looks at you, and nods. Her face however is uncharacteristically cold, like this whole experience has hardened her in a way she hasn’t been before. It’s probably nothing to worry about, you’re not the same person you were days ago either.
With the power down the “elevator” Marie should you in the other building is not functional so the two of you head to the stairs tucked into the corner of the building. You have to walk through a few doors and hallways to find it but when you finally do the lights turn back on. Well, they’re different, red, this time but regardless the Stranger’s face appears on monitors put throughout the stairwell. Why are there monitors here anyway? Was this a planned thing?
“So, you’ve dispatched my generation two noble unit. I’d applause but you should already know this won’t mean anything.”
There are a lot of stairs, you’re not sure you can either see the top while the bottom looks miles away. It’s not, you don’t think, but when you look over the edge a wave of vertigo hits you and it truly seems like it is. Worst part is that there’s at least one monitor on every level of this building.
“You’re other Inquisitors are already dead. My army made short work on them while you fumble in the dark,” Another explosion out the windows causes tremors beneath your feet. You end up grabbing the railing to steady yourself. You highly doubt the others are dead, they can’t be.
“What do you expect is going to happen? You’ll find me in a building I’m not in?” Another lie, this is the largest and most important building. He has to be here. “And even if you did, what then? You’ll kill me? Remove the one spark in this world that could raise it out of the Dark Ages?”
There sure are A. Lot. Of. Steps. Marie isn’t exactly looking so good and while this is nothing to you the excretion isn’t exactly comfortable. Maybe you should try the elevator again? Will it work now? You’ll have to ask Marie.
“In this city, I am a God. I have the power to bring about the end of the world at my fingertips. Your resistance is nothing compared to my power. Means nothing. You aren’t even prolonging the inevitable, your fighting data will only serve to enhance the next generation of Soldier and Noble Classes.”
