Richard, Antonio, Shizune and Mr. Robinson finally manage to stand up and take in the gravity of the realm. Xavier says "Let's move ahead, like i said, the mergin process has already begun." Xavier points up and shows te skies being mixed colors, an indication of the realms collapsing in on each other. Richard says "How long do we have left?" Xavier says "Not enough time, the merging process has already killed billions if not more. Ryan wants only power, he doesn't care about anyone's life." Everyone starts moving towards the fortress. Dark Pethrow (ill call him Ryan for the rest of the arc) feels something unusual. He teleports on the roof of the fortress and stars observing the gang from afar. Ryan says "Hold on, how are THEY of all people in my realm? This shouldn't be-" Ryan stops and looks further to see Xavier leading them. Ryan laughs and says "But of course Xavier told them about this realm, one thing that i don't understand is how they even managed to enter it in the first place. Antonio's portals shouldn't be capable of doing something like this." Ryan turns around and says "Oh well, Antonio always manages to surpise me in one way or another."
Richard looks at the fortress just as lighting strikes near it, revealing a silhouette of Ryan walking on the roof. Richard gets overwhelmed by the menacing aura that Ryan has, but he continues walking. As soon as the gang makes it over one hill, they see hundreds of thounsads of foot soldiers waiting for them, lined up perfectly as if they've been waiting for them before their arrival.
Foot Solider Model: Hotaru^
Xavier says "Did Ryan know we were arriving? No, he was completely unaware that i was even alive. How did he manage to form that many Hotarus in mere minutes?" Mr. Robinson says "Well you served under him right? You surely would have known about the foot soliders." Xavier looks back and says "Of course i do, but i didn't expect anything like this."
To Be Continued...