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Chapter 19 - Chapter 17: Motives

Mezzina grabbed the blade, she took a Ikioi Style stance. She swung her blade in an horizontal slash then a vertical one, making a plus symbol in the air. Clenching his jaw, flame covered his entire body, he manifested an incarnation of a fire dragon. Raising his hands with his now equipped gauntlets, he darted into the head of the dragon.

The dragon flew to combat the flying slash. The clash blasted the onlookers into the nearest wall. Mezzina smiled and said, "it will not be enough, my total attack power is tripled while wielding Ikken, someone better save the dragon welp".

Jaden's mercenaries all attacked Mezzina while Jaden was held back by the energy slash. Her blade disappeared and she started brawling with the warriors. The Bane and Zane looked at each other, then join the fray.

They were jumping in and out of shadows, clocking people on the head, using the nutcracker, dragging them into the shadows, and using a thousand years of death. Mezzina was sending out staggering blows and devastating kicks to any and all body parts.

The mercenaries wasn't just taking hits, the were trying numerous combinations, but the brothers dipping into the shadows caused a servere headache. Mezzina had some kind a magical force field that surrounded her, and if you physically hit it, a massive electrical shock fries you until throughly cooked.

The perpetrator, Cyrus was taking advantage of the situation to hop into his spaceship. "Me ga mienai zangeki", Mezzina said.

The ship was turned into ground beef, Cyrus looked around at everyone looking at him, like he almost escaped with a relic he stole from them. "Ummmm, i was going to get backup", he said.

The band of misfits(Jaden's mercenaries) all stormed him. "Enough time's up. I have ascertained your strength. We will be off", Mezzina said. A portal opened up and sucked the mercenaries and Jaden into it.

"You miscreants want to swim in troubled waters, 'Desu Jigen'", Mezzina said. She slashed into the air. A black portal swirled into being. Everyone that was hiding was getting sucked in. She disappeared without caring for the open death portal.

Ikioi Style: Sword style using strength, speed, and stamina as its basis. Has four forms each to its own attribute. Only the strongest of swordsmen can attempt to train in this style. If you meet someone who uses its techniques, run or death will be quick and certain.

Back at the half destroyed outpost:

"Helen, what the hell happened here", her father said.

"Well the crux of the situation is, we lost General Werner, the fairies are probably going to start a war with us, and the insectoids have the means to destroy us", she said.

The emperor was flummoxed. "Who has the ability to kill him, and so quickly too. Even Amadalia can't kill him this quickly unless he unleashes his ultimate attack".

He face dropped and didn't want to tell her father the truth.

"Helen tell your father everything you witness today", the empress said.

She then told them everything she saw and what she got from the soldiers.

"The prime minister isn't a traitor, I know what he is doing because i gave him the order. But who knew the General was putting up with this", the emperor stated while his aura spiked. It's pressure was so strong it made everyone but the empress kneel. Immediately after he erased his aura.

"Let us go to the throne room, I must gather the council posthaste, we may have made an unnecessary enemy, and we all know his loyalty was beyond even our Guardian", the emperor said. They got into their spaceships and left. The entire outpost was abandoned.

At Zenovia:

Isari was looking at his new guests in the lounge, the lounge was huge. It could comfortably entertain four hundred people, the two hundred mercenaries looked on in appreciation. They still had their weapons draw and guard up. Jaden still in his Dragoniod mode had his gaze on them tall young man in the room.

"Put away your weapons gentlemen, if i wanted you dead you would not be standing here. Oh, and whomever name is Cyrus, Mezzina wants to have a word with you, i wish you a quick death", he said jokingly.

Cyrus started sweating bullets, he swore that if he somehow made it through this calamity he would change his ways. "She cannot kill him, though i will allow some physical training", jaden said with a smile on his face. The mercenaries all laugh out loud.

"Then we are in alignment. Now on to the important matters. I do not like nonsense nor brown-nosing. I want your mercenaries to come under my banner, I'll be back in a few minutes to here your terms", Isari said as he left.

"Boss are we really going to fall under one of these evil and retarded nobles", Austin said.

"You need to work on your observational skills Austin. You have to know how those spoiled old men act. This young man first sent one of his retinue to test our fighting ability, management skills, camaraderie, and history. He must have been watching us for a few days. Then he researched me, even shoveled up my past with the clan", Jaden said to his people.

"So boss, what does he want", Cyrus said not as a question but a matter of fact.

"He probably wants us to be an extension of him outside of his future area of influence. You guys know I'm a brute, but far from an idiot. We have made it this far, brothers what say you?", Jaden said.

They argued for about ten minutes. Some even came to blows. They even started playing cards and shooting a space version of dice.

Isari was about to enter but smiled and turned around. "Mezzina go to with General Werner to the empire after his wife and children gets here", Isari said.

"Affirmative. This will be done. What of the lowlifes in the lounge master", she said.

"Let them be. I'm headed to see the Queen of the Heldians", he said.

"Sir, are you serious. She isn't a weakling, im sure she is stronger than reported", she said.

"You're right. She is definitely stronger than me, but she cannot kill me at this time", he said as he disappeared.

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