Transcendence Volume 2: Awakening

Chapter 36: Asuran Standoff Part 1

[Asuran Badlands, Heavensgard]

It was strange.

Revan, no Haruka can sense Natsuki here despite everything. It's as if he's nearby the same way he can sense him. It somewhat bothered him but he shrugged it off, thinking about him or even entertaining the idea of seeing him again infuriated him.

And he wanted nothing to do with him.

"You alright?" Ashley asked raising an eyebrow at him as she noticed his scowl had deepened.

"Sorry I just had a bad thought that's all," He said sheathing Icetalon and eyeing the small tranquillizer gun on her waist. "Hey out of curiosity are you a licensed doctor in real life?"

"I'm an unlicensed producer and distributor of homemade medicine," She answered with a hint of pride in her voice.

"You make drugs and sell them."

"Yes." Her proud smile was then replaced with a cheeky grin. "It sounds more professional if I phrase it my way, to be honest."

"It gives it away." Revan chuckled, one of the benefits of having Ashley on board was the fact that her skills as an alchemist allowed her to develop experimental medicine aimed to improve the performance and survival of the soldiers. Among the medicine and drugs that she had developed was the Koivons, which were based on Pervitin or Methamphetamine improved the adrenaline of the user and resulted in an increased movement to users.

"Have you started selling these outside the Region?" Revan asked as she was listing things down on a clipboard.

"Yeah just a handful of people and on small controllable amounts," She said showing him a list of clients.

"Can I—"

"No your Goetic Corrosion will most likely cause an adverse effect, especially since Barbatosian Bloodlust is tied to it." She said not bothering to look at him. "Don't worry I'm making one especially for you."

"I just hope that I won't die on the first dose," Revan said looking around continuing to sense that presence within the Fort. "I'll be back and double the Patrol, something's not right."

He looked around gripping Icetalon which faintly hummed as if sensing something nearby as well.

"He can't be here in a game too massive that's too much of a coincidence," Revan told himself as he decided to head towards the dungeon of the Fort. Under the orders of Galen, Revan was told to capture and apprehend anyone who isn't a Citizen of the Aegiot Empire.

Galen also added to make sure to use force if they resist.

As a result, Revan had no other choice but to take a less aggressive stance in combat, and being used to killing targets rather than capturing them, it became a difficult method resulting in Revan beating his targets with his fists rather than using Icetalon as a precaution, it still left his targets battered but very much alive.

"Came here to torture us?"

He turned around to find a Myrken Marked One glaring at him who was badly bruised. According to the interrogation, his name was NoxNitro and is also the leader of the group they had captured.

"I'm not that sadistic," He answered with a frown and walked past him.

"Why are you even doing this anyway?" NoxNitro asked him.

"I'm only following orders, if not for these orders I'd leave you and your party alone unless you provoke me," Revan commented stopping and turning towards him unfazed by his comments. "Just be glad that your group isn't the one that's suspected of spying."