Destiny Eclipse: Infernal Fate

3 - Vesstra

Vess' soldiers immediately begin firing upon the Union crowd.

Frost runs infront of Lady Ghost, taking shots to himself.

She looks down at him, grabbing him by the legs and dragging him backwards as the Union begin firing back.

Flares hits pushes the lever to the Flagship hatch up, and fires back at the Vanguard with his sidearm as he too backs into the ship.

Camille feels Dexter pulling her away from Frost.

"He's gone!" He yells to her, even though she refused his help over and over.

The hatch closes, and the gunfire stops.

Lady Ghost sprints back towards the hatch.

"Frost is out there! Open it now!"

"With all due respect ma'am, we'll all be shot up." Flares responds.

Camille begins breathing heavily, but then they all hear a knock on the hatch.

"Camille? I have your Captain." It was Vess on the other side.

Camille throws her fist at the hatch, leaving a dent.

"Let him go!"

Frost was gravely injured, but he was alive.

"Then give me your ship and that sword! I want to go home!"

"Your home is gone!"

Both sides stop their chatter.

"..what?"

"It was shattered. I warned you!"

Vess takes a step back from the hatch. She looks back at her soldiers.

"Our...whole timeline, it's gone." She tells them.

They all begin either crying, yelling out, or simply became silent.

Far away, in a distant field, two men on horses hear the commotion. They were a scout named Alexander, and a great Knight, Jerrick.

"Did you hear that?" Alexander looks back at Jerrick.

"I did. Bandits you think?"

"Sir, I don't think bandits even want to try anymore."

"Yeah..let's go check it out."

"Wait...what if it's the Assassins??"

"The who?"

"They have weapons that fire metal instead of arrows, and a great big metal stronghold."

"Alexander it doesn't matter who these men are or what weapons they have. Men are men. And men can be killed, if it comes to that."

Jerrick begins to ride down the field. After thinking on the words, Alexander follows.

Vess and Camille sat at either side of the Flagship hatch, mostly silent.

Dexter and Pariah look down at Camille from the second floor of the hold.

"She's been there an hour now." Pariah comments.