Archcore: Children of War

[34]-[Abaddon]

Arch Angel stopped as it looked back to see the explosion from Cocytus, "Yusuke." Izumi said as she looked on in disbelief. Izumi gripped the controls tightly in silence.

"Izumi, look out!" Levy yelled. Arch Angel quickly dodge a Phantom Unit's attack before swinging the spear back at the Phantom Unit who quickly blocked the attack, "Damn all of you animals to hell!" The pilot yelled. Izumi said nothing as Arch Angel kicked the Sentinel back before repositioning itself, "I've had it with all of you bastards, get the hell out of our way!" Arch Angel lunged at the Phantom Unit and began crushing its head with its hands before ripping the cockpit out using only its hands.

"Surrendering is no longer a luxury you have. Especially after that show you gave us." Izumi said. Arch Angel began to crush the cockpit, though unlike the last few, Izumi moved slowly, taking her time killing the pilot who screamed for mercy.

"Izumi, you alright?" Levy asked. Izumi was silent for a bit, "Yeah. Let's get back to the Chrysanthemum."

On the bridge, everyone looked in disbelief at the destroyed remains of Cocytus. The Operators only able to mutter Yusuke's name, "Wh-what about Yuri?" Krista asked, "Luka, what now?" Ina asked.

"Yusuke... he died for us... and it was all for nothing. Call back the Sentinels." Luka said.

Sora and Yuhana grabbed a Phantom Unit's arms, pulling them back and leaving it open to attacks. Liu flew towards the Phantom Unit, shoving his blade into its cockpit. Quickly tossing away the motionless Sentinel shortly after.

Many of them had become silent now. All only having the intention to kill. Kill as many members of the Phantoms as they could.

Dante and Louis weren't very different from this either, they too were fighting and killing as many as they could get now. Ripping the Phantom Units apart, crushing the cockpits, shooting it even, anything to kill the pilots. Lines that they wouldn't cross were no longer there as they relentlessly killed Phantom Unit after Phantom Unit.

Even Levy, who through eyes blinded in tears, shoved her saw blade into a Phantom Unit's chest, forcing it out through the side, nearly ripping the Sentinel in half, "You all, you're really getting on my nerves." Levy said. She felt something gently hit the back of Celestia. Looking back, expecting an enemy, Levy instead saw the remains of Cocytus' chest unit, the cockpit ripped to pieces, and no signs of Yusuke, but the blood that stained the inside. Levy's eyes widened as she saw it, "Yusuke."

"Once again, I've had to lose people close to me. Taken before my very eyes, and once again, I'm powerless to do anything."

"Well now, it seems even after losing soldiers, they're still determined to fight." Kira said, "Prepare another round!" Kira ordered, "Ma'am, some of our men are still in the line of fire." An Operator warned, but Kira simply scoffed, "They can dodge it! Prepare to fire another round!

The supposedly defeated Phantom Unit grabbed Celestia's leg, "You... I won't... allow you... to get away..." The pilot said weakly. Celestia merely moved its leg and the Phantom Unit lost its grip, floating back, "Levy, return to the ship, now." Ina said.

"What about the others? Did they get back?" Levy asked, "Yes, you're one of the last few. Hurry up and return, before those Delta Units fire another round, hurry!"

Celestia grabbed the destroyed cockpit of Cocytus and quickly left the battlefield, returning for the Chrysanthemum. Levy said nothing as she looked down to the destroyed cockpit, eventually looking back to the Phantom fleet, "Damn them. At the rate we're going, I don't think we'll be able to survive if this keeps up. Either we take out that entire fleet, or Akira kills Meyer. Akira, please hurry."