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.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZYX5oLcVq
There was only one choice left. To destroy the world.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIErEbWq0Y
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.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bpzHVYMRV
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.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPg9GXnLm3
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?43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MvhSUkFyS
That’s when it dawned on her.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdjDaSHj2x
They released Kronos’s army when they destroyed PISTOL. They’d unwittingly moved Kronos ages ahead in his process.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bWHjrPFtY
She had to move faster if she wanted a chance to so much as stall Kronos’ plans.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQ32ZdZ850
Project: Disaster is in full swing starting with this mission, but am I too late?43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgpg01R50q
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.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieR1tGqeQL
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.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV83xrhIfdC
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.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslSHyJdyTf
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.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUbQM58wm0
If only the queen understood that her kidnappinh and the destruction of the world was for the betterment of many.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡif4TzRdc1A
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Despite Achlys’ best efforts to hurry back, she was too slow. Achlys surfaced, but she left the queen bound in the sewers.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkT0sszykN6
The hotel appeared normal at first, but once Achlys got to the suite, everything was wrecked.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pNWr3YahH
A handful of hotel workers were cleaning the lobby when Achlys arrived. They stared at her in surprise and terror.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NQTDs93an
“It’s her!” One of them whispered loudly. “Do any of you have Commander H’s card?”43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImh1hHXSbw
Someone else fumbled with a slip of paper. Achlys rushed towards them and snatched the card, stuffing it into her pocket.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbcpaLijdG
“You’re lucky I don’t snap your neck. I’m not here for trouble. What happened to the others?43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZiDfeK81Y
“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!”43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdqdbIujZF
“Excuses from weaklings!” Achlys exclaimed.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AU9lTafPJ
Nobody was killed,” one of them spoke up in defense. “A man and his son were taken.”43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUR0lRx9Yp
Son? What in Kronos’ name? Achlys paused in confusion.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47CSleCdux
...Do they mean Corder and Antonio? That might mean...43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyAc34aeRX
Achlys turned and snapped at the other workers. “All of you, out, now!”43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhZcc6R3j2
The man she was talking to tried to hurry out, but Achlys grabbed him by his shirt collar. The man yelped.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nA1JCOf8f
“Not you. I still have questions. How long ago was this?”43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlj77lFJqFN
“This morning,” he blurted out.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8WWQfuvDl
“Did PISTOL say where they were going?”43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWH7hrtMun
“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!”43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvRg95WBYF
Achlys let out a frustrated growl and shoved the man into the elevator just before it closed.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmO8uKvcIRJ
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“It's safe! The rest of you come out if you’re still here!”43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3Jc6hYu2V
It took a moment, but slowly Lucy came out from a large bush that certainly wasn’t so full before.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw7WAAJXrQ
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.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlBmYMZHNF
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.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IerQWDDcx
“He left days ago,” Lucy answered.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LfsG8BQ4K
“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.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYE7ukwqgn9
“He never said. We tried to stop him. He was in a hurry,” Vivian answered quickly to redirect Achlys’ attention from Lucy.43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBFXG6HQ9g
“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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and then Add to home screen.