Legends of Ardonia 3: Color Balance

Chapter 9: Revelation

Killic let out an evil chuckle.

Killic: "You know, you really had me going before. Detective Emmilia Voltaris, Ardonia's finest. Well, maybe not, since you just didn't know who to point the finger at."

Emmilia: "You...it was you all along."

Killic: "Yes, I believe I have established that with the gun pointed at you."

Emmilia: "So Andris is innocent?"

Killic: "Oh ho, you mean that fool of a general? He just wanted Songs to decorate his stupid holiday home. I, however, did want your Ardoni dead. I wanted you defenseless and vulnerable."

Emmilia: "And Galvatron?"

Killic: "Galvatron's dead of course, don't be silly. I made sure of it before we turned him into a suit of armor. We humans managed to salvage his outer shell from the lava you tossed him in. He was a little damaged, but nothing a little engineering couldn't fix."

Emmilia: "Are you going to shoot me?"

Killic: "Hmm, I'll have to think about it first. You have played a vital role in ridding the Droug after all, which I give many thanks to. I could almost consider you a friend."

He suddenly moved his arm down and shot her leg. She screamed in pain and fell down on the ground. He walked around her and to Galvatron's exosuit.

Killic: "Unfortunately I have more important matters at hand, like testing this suit out on an Ardoni. How fortunate is it that I have the opportunity of doing so on none other than the mighty, oh, what do they call you? The Prime of Freedom?"

He snickered. Emmilia scowled at him as she clutched her leg.

Emmilia: "The world will know what you're doing here."

Killic: "Oh, using the public against me? What a dirty, dirty tactic. Fear not, for I have already thought of that. The world will approve when they see what my goals are and what I've accomplished. And you sure as hell aren't going to be ruining the big reveal."

Emmilia was now focusing on using Proteheal on herself. The blue Protisium energy flowed from her hands to her bloody leg, which started getting a little better.

When she looked up, she saw Killic towering over her in Galvatron's unlit body, the chest piece pulled open to allow a user to get inside. He placed the helmet on his head and the lights around the helmet started to activate as the faceplate folded over his face. She didn't even realize she was backing away in fear. Killic's distorted voice spoke through the helmet while the angry orange eyes pierced through her soul.

Killic: Distorted "I knew you would fear this design. What better way to bring the mighty Primesinger to her knees than to recreate her worst fear? And the fear of every Ardoni..."

Emmilia cried out.

Emmilia: "Why are you doing this?!"

Killic: "Ardonia has known nothing but war for centuries. Do you know what was common throughout every. Single. War? The Ardoni. In the First Great War, Ingressus and the Voltaris, your clan, allied with the Nether, giving the Nether the added power of three Prime Songs. Ingressus then went on to start the Second Great War. And the Zuldoris? They participated in the following two wars. And then you come along carrying all four Prime Songs claiming that you're 'the rightful wielder', the same thing Ingressus Voltaris did all those years ago, and how did that end up? You reduced Biggerton to a smoldering crater! But once I eliminate every Ardoni off of this beautiful land, we will finally know what it's like to live in peace."