Army of the Damned

VOLUME 5 Chapter 1

Looking out of his window, the still bedridden Jackson watches on as the afternoon sun touches down on the city. Its bright rays hit its glassy skyscrapers as helicopters and players on their special winged mounts rode around the skies and planes filled the higher altitudes.

On the horizon, he could see the Space center with its rocket tower peeking out through the small crevices of the many tall buildings. Bahamut calmly watched the flatscreen TV with Alana. The Countess writing down her small book as recipes is shown on the screen alongside how to prepare.

Outside the Hospital with its oval and rectangular shape full of glass walls to flaunt its modernity, reminiscent more of a modern house than a place of medicine. A large convoy of black SUVs pulled and two players in uniforms enter in without any prior notice to the staff.

Inside his sanitized room, Jackson's surprised as a set of familiar faces entered his premises. "How nice of you to show up. Nice Afternoon today." Bahamut's head perks up seeing the friendly people entering. "OHHH! BAHAMUT! I MISSED YOU!"

"What, you haven't noticed our gifts yet?" John goes in front of his bed and picks up some flowers he left as Trevor then goes to his right, pointing at an Elven Dagger he hid next to his bed. "Everybody visited you while you were asleep. Though at different dates." the Special Forces General then picks up Bahamut. "You're so freaking cool! I heard what you did! Fighting off Augustus like that! Damn!"

He looks around his bed and notices the gifts, he was so busy in his mind. Full of trauma from surviving the fight against the Vampire Queen. "Oh... thanks guys. Owe you all big."

"You should thank Missus Alana and that Dragon more, she was watching over you the entire time. Bahamut was latched onto you like glue."

"Eh, really?"

Turning his face to look at her, she immediately avoids contact as her cheeks are visibly flushed. Paul on the other hand made a sincere face that the Countess couldn't stand. Blushing beet red.

"Thank you. I really mean it."

"N-no problem. I-its but my duty."

"Later, I gotta give Bahamut a tummy rub."

The Generals laugh at the two. John immediately goes into teasing him.

"Look at this man, collecting Vampire Waifus. Gonna build a Harem ehy? I also met the Queen. Dang son, you lucky son of the bitch. Makes me want to strangle you and throw you into a ditch."

"Fuck off. Now, why're you guys here?"

"Oh, A day or two ago, we received a letter about a possible espionage operation happening here in Techno City. Vampires, Elves and people from the Kingdoms have been spotted lurking about."

"So you guys are just passing by?"

"Yep, good to see you're all good. The Queen's a looker. Tall blonde baddies like her can ruin my life! Ahahaha!" Trevor laughs and shakes his head. "If my Wife could look like that, oh Lord. Goodbye quiet nights."

"As if this would be easy. That woman might as well manipulate me and have me do her bidding. People like her are not to be played around with... and not gonna lie. She kinda scares me, like I admit her beauty is driving me nuts with lust but knowing what she did before... I don't know."

"You can do it. Look, women like her just need a confident man. I'm sure if you ask her about her husband, she'd say something about how forward he is and confident. Don't be afraid, it's just a girl... well an Ancient Pure blood vampire girl but you get the gist of it."

"Yea. I'll try my best I guess. Man, my back is killing me."

The two made a snappy salute, but before they were about to exit Paul had something to say.