Artificial

Chapter 26

I wasn't sure how long I was out but I had to assume half a day or so sense I woke late the next day,
I sit up on the couch only to see my siblings greet me.
"Hell of a fight dude."
Chace says, Sora nods.
"You had me worried."
Terra chims in,
Penny and Leon enter the room and not to sound cliche at this point but you get the picture,
Leon thanked me,
and Penny expressed her worries,
sense the war is going to happen any day now,
I figure tonight's the night I tell her how I feel.
While I'm at it I might as well tell Leon how much of a bro he's been,
we all had supper together,
me and Penny took turns talking about my fight,
not bragging just to clue them in and all. After supper Penny requested some alone time,
just the two of us,
she helped me up the stairs to my room and we sat down together.

"Seth, I think it's time we discussed something." I listened closely as she tried to find the words to say.
"Seth Thompson, I love you!" She blurts out somewhat panicked. 
"I love you too Penny."
Her face goes reder then her blush and I must admit even I'm feeling the heat in my face. "Y-You do?"
I wrap my arms around her and bring her in for hug.
"Of course I do, you've helped me out a lot just by emotionally supporting me,
my grandmother was something else to say the least,
while I'm happy I have three caring siblings that kinda came out of nowhere,
to be honest,
I don't really know them as people. You, Leon and Anton helped bring out the best in me,
especially you.

I'm not a emotionally attached person and yet you broke through my mental walls like a sharp knife through paper.
"Penny awkwardly chuckles  but then looks me in the eyes.
"Penny, when this war is over, let's start a new life together, a life free of Exorcist and the Demon Council."
She looks away but I tilt her chin up, our eyes meet,
our breaths and breathing merging into one and before we knew it we were making out. This was my first kiss and it was............... magical.

We break the kiss to breathe,
our heads resting on the other,
before we knew it we were under the covers watching tv,
her head resting on my hairy chest.
In any normal tv show or movie this would be the calm before the storm and believe me it is,
however this isn't the type of story with a happy ever after,
no this is merely the beginning of a long journey to come.
The next day Penny, Leon and my siblings gave me some of their demonic energy Dragon Ball style to accelerate my healing.

Today was the day I needed all the pieces in place, all my gear set up,
I created more grapple hook sheaths for Kenneth and his platoon and met up with him in secret while my siblings kept Leon and Penny occupied,
I told them the game plan and returned home.
I never was a very religious person to begin with but if God is listening to me,
please let us emerge victorious.
Before I went to bed I decide to hang out with Leon,
I wanted to have that talk,
bro to bro.

"Yo Leon, got a minute?"
I asked as I walked through his automatic door.
"Yeah bro, sup?"
I sat next to him.
"Thanks for being there for me emotionally, if I haven't met you,
Penny and Anton,
I don't think I'd be the same person." Leon was looking at me like why am I talking like I'll never see him again.
"Tomorrow's the the big day, the final showdown.
I wanted to let you know you are like family to me."
Leon scratches his head unsure what to really say.
"I get it man, you want to get everything off your chest incase of a worst case scenario." I didn't want to say that but yeah more or less.
"Hard to believe we would be the special forces unit,
I always knew I'd see the final battle but I would have never thought we'd be the best of the best."
Leon says and I agree.

"Hey man, if we survive this shit let's buy a mansion and live off easy street."
Now that's a idea I can get behind.
"Yeah if we live I'll treat us to a drink at my favorite bar."
Leon smiles and we spent a few hours talking about things we wanted to do should we live and win,
afterwards I returned to the living room to see Brandon.
"Hard to believe the war is apon us huh?" Brandon asks,
I approch him and he turns to face me, not even hiding his blood lust and murderous intent.
"A little bit."
I narrow my eyes and let him know I'm on to him by letting my aura do the talking. "Try not to stay up too late now,
we have a party to attend to and we don't want to keep our guest waiting."
Brandon walks by me and for a second I sensed his murderous intent but it faded just as fast as it came,
Brandon walks into his office for what would be his last time, and I shared a bed with Penny for what would be........................ our last time.

Dawn of the war, May the 1st:

Everyone gathered in the living room, me, Penny,
Leon and Brandon.
Penny and Leon ate breakfast fast while I only had coffee and pocketed a energy drink and stuffed lots of water in my pocket dimension.
We set out ASAP for Greenville,
finding time to make a believable familiar was hard but I made it and it followed behind them,
meanwhile the real me was taking a different route to Greenville,
the long route,
for old time sake I dawned on my mask with LED lights built into the visor,
I had my recently orderd short swords with a curved blade attached to my lower back, I also took the time to jog rather then walk or run, the operation starts directly at noon.

With Seth's Familiar:

We were all flying through the air fast no wings, just our aura, we arrived at our scheduled times, greeted our partners and awaited the signal for the operation to commense.

With Seth and Siblings:

We are in Greenville, most of the city has been closed off except the south end, which was our ticket in,
the Exorcist needed route for reinforcements,
tanks,
vehicles, etcetera.
Meeting up with Kenneth and his platoon was difficult sense we not only had to be stealthy but also conseal our aura,
when we met up I made sure it was on a building where we could observe the battlefield and make play by plays. In a matter of minutes the tension could be felt, dead silence and a harsh wind breeze here and there,
I thought they were baiting each other into first strike but Kenneth pointed out that both sides were arranging their pieces like a chess board. Any minute now the carnage shall begin.

With Yuzuhara:

"Ahh! A perfect spot for the show. Wouldn't you agree sis?"
The woman I call my sis manifest a astral body and stands beside me while we look down from a building.
"Indeed."
I sit down and pop open a can of Arizona Green Tea.
"Do you think history will repeat itself or do you think history will finally change?"
My sis,
as silent as always says nothing but rather stand.
"Can't say. I stopped counting after a hundred, you still have that old note book?" I summon the note book and we have a look like always.
"Wow. So this makes two billion time loops. Welp time to get it started."
I form a simple fireball in both hands and I chuck one towards the Exorcist side and one at the Artificial Demons. Let the war begin!