Chapter 22

Chapter 22. Breaking down. (Literally breaking below. As in... Underground. Just so you knew. I ain't gotta explain shit, but... I am just doing it.)
Someone was walking through the dark alley. It seemed to be only that person, nobody else around, as said person went for the trash can. Doing something over there, he left, moving out. The person seemed to have himself in a cloak, covering his face and everything. As he moved out, there was some strange green light coming from the trash can, as the man went into another dark alley, and disappeared. In a few moments, an explosion game. A huge pillar of that green thing, which left a massive hole in the ground. A bunch of partying drunks were moving in that way, they were about to trip and.. And they fell off, leaving only a scream. People came to watch, only shortly after. Most were drunk and paid no attention, it was possibly some sort of working in the Underground, nothing tol significant. The party continued. Sonne would go on over a bar and buy a drink. Of course, as he sat there.. He had acquired some company. Ild was there.. Toast was there too.. And Luna.
"What are you doing here?"
"Giving you some company. You seem.. A bit off"-Toast responded.
"Tell me about it. "
"So.. What is it, weakling?"-Ild spoke.
"I guess, I drunk a lot. No worries.. You'd be down by now, in that amount"
"Yeah, yeah... Whatever."-he said, leaving, with Luna.
"So.. What was it? What REALLY happened?"-Toast asked.
"I.. Think I saw a ghost."
"Ah.. So you were drunk after all. Well.. Nevermind, let's just go sleep for the night."
And so they slept. Tomorrow was a new day. There were decisions to be made. In the center of the city, now a large gap, a crater, where once was upper Rollp Lay had gathered a few. About five Kinetic Fighters, Sonne Toast, Luna, Ild, Wynd, and the armored stranger, with the blade. And.. Apparently the one named Aetheral too. Before any of them could speak though, the ground tore apart, as a gap was opened as a .. A massive drill tank.. A vehicle they use for.. Basically underground combat, to halt the enemies progress. Or as an escort. It seemed to be the later, as five more emerged, while a.. Different vessel followed them. It was a spherical, floating construct, which opened as something came. It seemed like a large, armor clad being. Every single part of the body was clad in iron, and carried two large swords of sorts, bound with chains, to its back. The being would proceed to move closer, and the head gear, undid itself. Yes.. It started deconstructing out of existence. The face beneath was clean shaven, black eyes, and a stern expression.
"We have come, to discuss the agreement"-he said. His voice was a bit hoarse, to say..
"Agreement?"-asked Ild.
"Signed 76 years ago, in this very piece of land. To cease the conflict between our lands. There is a mutual agreement on alliance, and it must be rechecked, each time a new ruler comes in. Now.. If I may see your ruler?"
"There.. Isn't any?" -said Sonne.
"That is a shame. In that case there are.. Means. One, is for our conflict to resume. The other is a... More indirect one. Our leaders had predicted this.. Lack of leadership. And willing to overlook it, granted we receive your.. Aid."
"Our aid?"
"Your aid, in.. Resulting a.. Minor religious conflict."
"How minor?"
"A... Deal with a small rebellious faction."
"How small?"
"A group of Razzareth , together with a.. Low number of soldiers"
"How low?"
"Ten thousand."
"Ouch. That is a bit."
"Not that we cannot deal with it. So.. What are these Razzareth?"
"Elite members of our religion. "
"Right.. So , ten thousand mooks and a bunch of elites. Nothing we cannot deal with"
"Very well then. They are located, in the old remains of Tartown. Your escort will consist of what you already see"
"Should we head out in that case?"
"Of course"
"And.. We never got your name, really?"
"The name is Gahrn. Razzareth Commander."
"So.. You are a Razzareth too?"
"Yes. I.. Have commit myself to the teachings of our religion"
And so, they moved on. The road seemed to be straightforward. There was a forest in the way, which they were going through, as night fell. The stars lit the sky, and the escort had to stop. The ruins of Tartown, were close, according to the positioning system of the drill tanks. And so, they set camp. The night was peaceful. Calm. Too calm. Until a hissing sound came by. Gahrn stood up, grasping his two blades, and then sliding his hand back to the chains, releasing them from the armor. Grasping the chain, at around the middle, he begun swinging it, as from within the trees, came.. A large, black snake, clad in bones, sharp bone armor, opening the mouth and ready to bite, only moved back by the swinging of the blades. Sonne stood up, firing his gun at the snake, the beast retreating quickly, into the shadows. The group gathered, forming a circle, as they would begin talking it over.
"We got attacked"
"Where is he?"
"Shouldn't we.. Counterattack?"
"Good idea"
"... Yeah. So.. What now? "
"We split up.. And find the attacker"
"Good idea"
"Yeah.. I agree"


Toast was roaming off the forest, as he chanced upon Ild. They had not even had the slightest bit of success. As they were about to talk it through however.. They found themselves assaulted. The attacker was, a strange person. A normal looking guy, with his .. Massive scythe in his hand, and a cup of wine in the other. He wore a combination of green and purple, his hair going down the back of his neck, and he apparently had a beard. He moved towards them, barely throwing his steps, as he burped.
"Pardon me.. Hic... Pardon.. My .. Hic.. Behavior. You.. Happen to be?"
"Ild Fugl, Heroic Protagonist. "
"Teds.T.Toast, Charming Badass."
"Oh.. I see. Well,I.. Hic.. I am , Razzareth Commander Dink Dumper. "
"Oh.. "-Ild exclaminated.
"Aren't we supposed to kill him or something?"-said Toast
"Yeeeah. So.. Toast, you attack from the left, I go from the right?"
"Ah.. Powerful tactic indeed.. As I cannot currently.. Hic.. Tell the difference"
And thus, Ild went to the left, charging his sword with hyper energy, as Toast moved to the right, fists charged with awesomeness.  The opposite of the plan they stated. However, in but a second, they found themselves hit. A flash of light. And the occurrence of a few strange glowing letters, as they had now fallen off, down.. Wounded, on the ground, as the man had his scythe moved back to past his shoulder.
"Nice try.. Hic.."-he said, turning around, moving back into the forest, stumbling a bit, getting up and moving off. Toast and Ild were left to recuperate, from their wounds..
Wynd was making his way through the forest, followed by Gahrn. The two, had attempted to locate the assaulting Razzareth, however.. Thus far they hadn't found anything. It seemed to be just a big damn forest and.. There he came. The large, shirtless , muscular man. The man moved closer to them, a Slasher Smile creeping through his face, as he pulled the Big Fucking Sword out of its sheath, grabbing it with one hand, as he would smile a bit more. Wynd and the opponent were completely still now, however Gahrn was sweating all over, as he moved on to let s shout of rage, and attack. Before he could even swing his blades, a wave of golden energy hit him right on, throwing him back, unconscious. Wynd took out his own BFS, now ready, as they charged towards one another. The clash resulted in a massive explosion, as they crossed swords a few more times. The battle seemed to be going on. The two would proceed to eventually fight each-other, using other tricks. The man employing his energy waves, Wynd employing Zero Combat, yet they were evenly matched. Eventually, they left off to a different part of the forest, continuing their clash there.
Elsewhere, Luna was wandering the forest alone. Little did she know, in her tracks was a strange entity. One clad in red armor, one.. Not revealing himself for some reason. Luna kept wandering, as she could swear, she had just heard the hissing sound once more. As she kept walking through the thick woods, the giant body of the serpent rising.. Together with two more. The man behind them, was one with a large beard, and hair. He seemed like some sort of hobo, with the hair and beard like that.. Had it not been the clean garb, the varying symbols all over his clothing, as the man moved his hand, the serpents went on to assault Luna, who quickly coated herself in flames, and went on to counterattack. Letting out a lion headed flaming fist, she threw one of the snakes down, but it quickly got up, charging against her. She had gotten a bad bite , by a snake, to her left, as another went on to bit her straight in her right arm. She ma aged to defend against the third luckily, but was thrown back wounded. And as she was about to be finished off, the mysterious being came. In a flash of light. His katana had stabbed one serpent right through, as he quickly removed it. Not that he had any need, for his claw managed to dig deep into the second's skull, and the third was finished off by a direct slash, cutting off the head. The controller of the snakes had disappeared, but so had the mysterious figure, once Luna got up.
Sonne was making his way through the forest, as he himself chanced upon one of the foes. This one was strange.. He wore a long, black cape and beneath it some sort of mixture between white and black garbs. His hair was long and black, and he carried a similarly black sword. It was pretty thin and straight though. Sonne got out his gun and aimed at the person.
"Who are you?"
"..."
"Tell me, NOW!'
"..."
"ARE YOU AN ENEMY?"
"..."
"Well.. Then, I guess you are"-Sonne grinned, as he proceeded to fire off his gun. In a second though, the blast had vanished, and in the same second, a trace of something redcould be seen in the air between him and the man, vanishing a moment after.
">.<"
"Angry?"
">.<"
The man moved on, to attack. Sonne was ready to blast him, but.. He saw nothing coming. The man was there a second before and.. Another trace of redness, right in front of his eyes, as he found his legs detached from the ground, in a moment, and as he was falling. He could catch a glimpse of the redness, with the end of his eyes, and again.. Something blocked it. And something was touching his shoulder.. A hand, lifting him up. Sonne looked down, as he saw.. His clothes had been torn off.. There was blood coming from a massive wound in his chest.. And he was passing out. In the last few moments, he witnessed something.. A beam of energy, and then.. He fell down. Unconscious.