Achlys glanced around every corner. She was amazed to see that so many cartridge holders and hybrids slipped out of her grasp back at PISTOL. Still, her mission wasn’t focused on them anymore. She did what she could in that department.241Please respect copyright.PENANA4f32q6T7VF
There was only one choice left. To destroy the world.241Please respect copyright.PENANA7w0rMBYZSd
If she could manage keeping her allies safe, they might be able to bring back humanity while remaining off Kronos’ radar. Still, there were no guarantees. World destruction was a tricky situation. If Abyss and the others stayed at the hotel, they might hold out long enough to move them somewhere underground.241Please respect copyright.PENANAFgO16i0EX7
Achlys shook the sentimental thoughts away. She had to focus. There was too much at risk to be distracted. She had to get Helios’ power no matter the cost.241Please respect copyright.PENANAddpHkUxFFn
Achlys quickly slipped behind a dumpster and peaked around it cautiously. Was that a rosork? No, this has got to be too soon. Is this our fault?241Please respect copyright.PENANAgNou5y08rG
That’s when it dawned on her.241Please respect copyright.PENANAwcdR4VzPs6
They released Kronos’s army when they destroyed PISTOL. They’d unwittingly moved Kronos ages ahead in his process.241Please respect copyright.PENANAlPK7PkIRMV
She had to move faster if she wanted a chance to so much as stall Kronos’ plans.241Please respect copyright.PENANAxR3BpEfqer
Project: Disaster is in full swing starting with this mission, but am I too late?241Please respect copyright.PENANAa4uEWYUcKk
Achlys felt the weight of the world on her shoulders as she carefully navigated, he way to the Palace. No more detours, no more taking your time. Get it together Achlys or Kronos will be able to drain the life of every planet in the Milky Way like chocolate cow juice. Khaos, I sound like a child.241Please respect copyright.PENANAjJG4DdFrsD
Achlys was back to the hotel in 11 days. The guards, Rosork, and rampant power wielders gave Achlys more trouble than she expected. She had dragged the queen through the sewers, which proved to be a more difficult task than Achlys had hoped.241Please respect copyright.PENANAK63v58ctup
In Ember’s desperate attempts to escape, she released a flurry of flames. Most of Achlys’ own abilities would either blow up in her face or be negated by the flashes of light Ember’s fire triggered. This is what I get for taking a nap before mission complete.241Please respect copyright.PENANAWYfDA2ZOAy
Achlys’ laughing gas had worn off before she woke up. That’s what a week of no sleep will do to you. Nodding off at the most inconvenient times. Achlys was lucky only a portion of her hair was singed. If it weren’t for the cuffs Achlys stole from the dungeon guards, Ember could have been finished with Achlys and made an escape.241Please respect copyright.PENANAbeRdIdZSSO
If only the queen understood that her kidnappinh and the destruction of the world was for the betterment of many.241Please respect copyright.PENANAEz4EKUBeV1
* * *
Despite Achlys’ best efforts to hurry back, she was too slow. Achlys surfaced, but she left the queen bound in the sewers.241Please respect copyright.PENANAHc3rzicT2R
The hotel appeared normal at first, but once Achlys got to the suite, everything was wrecked.241Please respect copyright.PENANApOcVYYJ6vl
A handful of hotel workers were cleaning the lobby when Achlys arrived. They stared at her in surprise and terror.241Please respect copyright.PENANA5R7Ic8rAJd
“It’s her!” One of them whispered loudly. “Do any of you have Commander H’s card?”241Please respect copyright.PENANA2uFSe9hw9O
Someone else fumbled with a slip of paper. Achlys rushed towards them and snatched the card, stuffing it into her pocket.241Please respect copyright.PENANA62P1gZYITZ
“You’re lucky I don’t snap your neck. I’m not here for trouble. What happened to the others?241Please respect copyright.PENANAPigUcjMbM3
“P-P-PISTOL came,” the scrawny man stammered. “They said they would leave peacefully if we turned over the people renting the residential suite. We had no choice! They came with dozens of soldiers!”241Please respect copyright.PENANAeJj8H0NuMG
“Excuses from weaklings!” Achlys exclaimed.241Please respect copyright.PENANASUZ8cBcyIV
Nobody was killed,” one of them spoke up in defense. “A man and his son were taken.”241Please respect copyright.PENANAncnRsnoZJd
Son? What in Kronos’ name? Achlys paused in confusion.241Please respect copyright.PENANAdz70yifsXX
...Do they mean Corder and Antonio? That might mean...241Please respect copyright.PENANAUVqjjc6VkY
Achlys turned and snapped at the other workers. “All of you, out, now!”241Please respect copyright.PENANAbJsdLrr9nM
The man she was talking to tried to hurry out, but Achlys grabbed him by his shirt collar. The man yelped.241Please respect copyright.PENANACxY0Qdjls3
“Not you. I still have questions. How long ago was this?”241Please respect copyright.PENANARkyohA1aD7
“This morning,” he blurted out.241Please respect copyright.PENANANLi3ydHIOK
“Did PISTOL say where they were going?”241Please respect copyright.PENANAADcEzGfi63
“N-no, but there’s a new rebel base a little way south. I-I-I wouldn’t go there though! It’s in the middle of-of a warzone!”241Please respect copyright.PENANAPx6QOG7CZ8
Achlys let out a frustrated growl and shoved the man into the elevator just before it closed.241Please respect copyright.PENANACsoGXXTti5
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“It's safe! The rest of you come out if you’re still here!”241Please respect copyright.PENANAB3raAs0lrz
It took a moment, but slowly Lucy came out from a large bush that certainly wasn’t so full before.241Please respect copyright.PENANABM2Buz6oEn
Water flowed overhead as a pitcher emptied as if gravity reversed. A cup followed suit, and water came through the crack beneath the bathroom door. The water reformed into Vivian.241Please respect copyright.PENANAmZ2TLp65S4
Achlys waited another beat which turned into 5 minutes of silence. She glared at Vivian. “Where is Abyss?” Her tone was steady and laced with poison.241Please respect copyright.PENANApP9Wr57PH8
“He left days ago,” Lucy answered.241Please respect copyright.PENANAp48h910u49
“What?! Where did he go?!” Achlys stepped menacingly toward Lucy. The older girl was in a panicked outrage. He can’t be gone. Anyone but Abyss.241Please respect copyright.PENANAtkXufRIAyd
“He never said. We tried to stop him. He was in a hurry,” Vivian answered quickly to redirect Achlys’ attention from Lucy.241Please respect copyright.PENANA3WW9vnU3Pu
“We need to find him,” Achlys said firmly. “He’s the only thing that matters now... He’s essential to the plan!”
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