Keeping Him Loved

Chapter 23

        The beam incinerated everything in its path. The platform in its way was burned through like plastic coming into contact with molten metal. Perhaps King Nasod himself hadn't realized it would happen, but he unintentionally exposed the panel keeping his main generator hidden. The top was completely charred away along with the Crow Prototypes that had once been there. A hole was left behind on the wall leading out to the sky around Altera's island.

        Add, (y/n) and Dynamo were all safe. Raven let out the breath he had held in. "You did good, kid." He held both of them close not minding how they remained glued to him while their shock faded. They had practically freed him. There was no way he'd let them die. Not like the others had.

        "Again you show your true alignment, Raven. I knew you would never agree to help me reach my goal. Such a shame tha-" Raven ignored King Nasod's monolog.

        Earlier while Add was fighting on his own, Raven managed to destroy one of the generators just before it disappeared leaving just two smaller power sources left. The main generator was exposed due to King Nasod's own attempt to get rid of them. There was only one thing left to do.

        "Do you trust me, kid?" Raven asked.

        "Don't ask me that right now. We have to hurry. He'll fire at us or worse if we're still for too long." Add had no energy left. The weird purple aura that Raven had seen around him before was nowhere to be found.

        "Dynamo took most of his energy, and he probably just used even more of it with that blast," (y/n) observed. "We can beat him. We can win." She didn't appear to be tired, but Raven could see bruises on her arms from where she had defended the tiny nasod that she was still holding on to. Any more damage could begin to turn fatal if she wasn't careful.

        Raven picked them up. "It's thanks to you two that I got out of his control. I'm making sure you two get out of here safely." He looked back at the hole in the wall. As he did so, the nasod that (y/n) was holding regained his functions. "You going to stop me?" he asked it.

        "Put me down," Add demanded as he weakly fought Raven's grip. He wouldn't have been able to pry away the nasod arm even if he did have the strength to. "Dynamo, stop him. That's an order."

        "Denied. Your safety is this unit's top priority. I cannot comply with that order." Add flinched at those words. "Spacial transportation is avaliable. This unit has enough power to move to another location. Mr. Nasod Arm, I only have the capacity to take two with me at once."

        "Go on. I'll be alright. My airship isn't far from here. Take them there." Raven was glad that he wouldn't have to fight through a different escape route.

        Missiles sounded from behind them. "Crap, I was careless!"

        Add flicked his wrist and sent his dynamos to easily destroy them. It seemed he did still have terrifyingly accurate control over those weapons. Raven still could not understand how they worked.

        "Spacial transportation confirmed," Dynamo announced.

        "Dynamo, don't-!"

        In a flash of light, they were all gone, leaving Raven behind to face King Nasod alone. He laughed to himself. "This is just the end that I deserve," he muttered. Heat surged into his nasod arm. "Listen well, King Nasod! This is the last time you'll ever torment another person! You've just become the very thing that you wanted to stop!"

        There were no Crow Prototypes to stop him. His nasod arm burned. The heat gathering there hurt him more than he could even begin to describe, but he ignored the sensation and let the power continue to gather there. Crows of fire and ashes began to form in the air above him as he charged towards the main power generator. He drew his blade and used a blast from his arm to propell him upwards into the air.