The first of three filler chapters that set the groundwork (badumpish) for a big chapter (:
wonder what the villains are up to... hm... (:
"Jacky!" Poker's staple voice chimed through the halls of the Lustrous Chip, "Hurry up! You're so slow!"
Blackjack groaned, shoving away two decks of cards into a pocket in his jacket, "Shut it Poker. You took a literal 5 hours in the communal kitchen, don't you dare yell at me about time."
His comment causes Poker to gasp, fake fainting, "I can't believe my partner would do this to me, what's next, you kick me out of the gang?"
"Keep this up and maybe I will," He huffed, hopping onto a motorcycle. Poker simply hummed, sitting in the sidecar and sliding on his own helmet that managed to avoid his mask.
"What do you think Freezy's planning tonight?" Poker mindlessly asks as the duo speed through the streets, passing by like a blur.
Blackjack shrugs, "Probably it's related to the Hero Founding celebration in the mayoral building. Dunno what Frost's plotting, but it must be important if he wants everyone, including you."
Poker didn't respond, not out of anger but out of the excitement that was coursing through his veins.
This would certainly be interesting.
<-~->
Corpse Dryad stood on the roof of the building neighboring the meet-up area - which was also conveniently Frost Warden's base. She didn't want to have to go, she planned on hanging out with her friends and potentially visiting Gem in the hospital, but she couldn't say no to crashing the Hero Founding celebration. She assumed this would be Frost's first step towards a takeover, and anarchy was always a good thing in her book. Hmm... She sat down on the dirty roof, various plants supporting her like a chair, Maybe I could get Iskall on this. Get him to spy on the mayor for me... A smile started to grow on her face, a yellow buttercup blooming in the palm of her hand.
This was going to be fun.
<-~->
The base of Frost Warden's was empty, as empty as it had been when Lancelot arrived two hours early for his host. If he wanted to go along with this plan, he had to be early—very early.
"Hels, Xiran, you can come out now," The knight whispered as the duo rose from his shadow. Perks of being semi-corporeal.
Hels glanced around the musty old building, slightly grimacing at the sight of it, "This is really Frost's base? Isn't he the type of guy to go all out with... everything he does?"
"It's probably so that the place stays inconspicuous," Xiran shrugs, "No one just has a headquarters out in the open for everyone to see."
Xiran's comment sends giggles throughout Lancelot's armor, the other two looking at him with clear confusion, "Just reminded me of something," He brushes it off, two very familiar casino owners popping up in his mind.
The group entered the building covertly and up the spiral stairs to a room that resembled a huge manager's office but contained simply a desk and chair. However, Frost Warden sat in the swivel chair and peered out his broken window at the city.
"You think he noticed us?" Xiran mumbled rushedly, Hels scoffing in response.
"Let's just go with the plan!" Hels smirks, "Lance, you jump in after me, then Xir deals the final blow!"
Hels rushes into the office without waiting for a response, little flames trailing behind him with each cautious step. His armor caught fire, and the fake body started to melt away as his wispy form emerged from the temporary shell.
If it weren't for Frost's chair turning around quickly with a dark indigo skewer pointing out from his corrupted hand, the pair behind the blaze-immersed figure would have started to play their role.
"I was wondering when you'd show up..." He remarked, the tip impaling his assailant with ease. In the blink of an eye, ice enclosed Hels' form, freezing the inferno before Frost shattered him with another thrust of his sculk-ridden arm.
Lancelot and Xiran were still in astonishment as the villain got to his feet and dusted down his coat like it was nothing.
Hels was dead. Frozen before being fragmented into simple shards of ice.
"XIRAN! GO!" Lancelot yelled as the now noticeable sculk raced through the space, covering every wall and door as well as the lone exit. Instantaneously zipping into the shadows, the void knight was able to flee. Lancelot, who was entirely corporeal in contrast to his partners, was however stuck.
Frost Warden approached him with a grin on his face. His eyes were a fiery red and an icy, vengeful blue when he ripped the goggles off of them. In Lancelot's eyes, it had an uncomfortably familiar appearance.
"Recognize me?" The ice user pondered, his expression bordering insanity.
The knight finally understood, but just as he was ready to express his understanding, a tendril of sculk tore through his normally impregnable armor. He half-heartedly believed that he would see Hels again before a strong stinging sensation spread over his entire body. He assumed that he would share Hels' fate. Frost raised Lancelot's titanium helmet while beaming pleasure into his frightened, sky-blue eyes.
"You know, I can't just waste such a powerful pawn, so no sweet release of death for you, Lance," Frost smiled as the knight's world was swallowed up by the void.
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The Frost Warden looked at each of his new companions in his ambitions as Poker and Blackjack finally took their places at the circular table, despite the sorrow of having deserted his best pals eating at his gut. In the end, it made no difference.
With a smile, he pulled out a to-scale map of the building the Hero Founding celebration would be located in, laying it out on the table.
"So," he started, "Who's ready to crash a party?"
.o. uh oh hels is dead
lancelots gone
frost wants to commit anarchy
corpse is addicted to anarchy
poker's having fun
blackjack is the tired parent of this squad
btw this is chapter 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 will be out pretty much at the same time as this one, just with a bit of delay :)
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