Artificial 7: Genesis Requiem

Chapter 60: Where Freedom Lirs

Male Terra's POV:

An hour later,
after Ventus's passing,
Okita put Ventus's body in a pocket dimension and promised me he'd bury him at Shimura's base,
then take me there to his grave when this is all over.
Okita disappeared,
and that night,
Exorcist came knocking,
causing me to flee the city,
take the car,
and be on the move again.
Military jets and helicopters flew towards the border of Mexico,
the direction I'm going in,
and army vehicles everywhere.
Not tanks but military vehicles occupying red lights and any main route to the border.

I took every back road I could until driving wasn't an option.
I changed into a uniform I stole from an Exorcist,
put AJ's sword on my back,
and walked through the desert town. Nothing but sand as far as the eye can see other than a road that goes from the town to the border.
Upon getting close to the border,
my arrival was expected as military and Exorcist were armed to the teeth with guns, swords, knives,
gadgets, military jets,
and tanks.
They noticed me and took aim.

"So...... this is where freedom lies? I always knew freedom came at a steep cost."
I slowly reached for AJ's sword and ripped it off the magnet on the back of my uniform.
I pressed the blade to my head and remembered my oath to protect the world from Demons,
but the only Demons I see are the ones wearing the uniforms of Exorcist. "Protect what matters most to you, and never let go."
I remind myself,
and it was as if she were here with me. Her and Ven.
"If you want my life, then COME AND GET IT! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

I charged and started hacking,
slashing,
and stabbing any Exorcist in my way. They started blasting magic infused bullets mixed in with normal bullets,
so I casted a barrier,
but was met with a fireball exploding against my barrier!
"GAAAH!!"
I yelled in pain and then blasted further back with another explosion!
I got back up and used Seeker Mine to explode a small portion of enemies,
then ran through them,
punching, kicking, kneeing,
and slashing!

I blasted everyone in my line of sight with lightning,
then froze the ground with ice, skewering my enemies as far as the eye can see before setting it ablaze with intense Pyro Magic!
Tanks and mechs started rolling,
and I split a couple of tank shells in half, sliced off the arms and and guns of the mechs,
did a lunging stab through the chest of a mech and exploded it.
Finally,
I slammed my sword on a tank and not only split in half but also blew it up!

Wave after wave kept coming,
and before I knew it,
military jets and helicopters did a bomb and run,
exploding the land,
and I protected myself by using Earth Magic and reshaping the land,
creating a rock like tent,
then reinforcing the area around the tent in giant rocks.
I made other large slabs of stone shoot out of the ground,
creating a large labyrinth,
but that didn't stop the bomb and runs at all.
They kept pounding the land all night.

Narration:

That night, Rufus, Shae, Shamier,
and their brother infiltrated Mexico, where Himiko and Shimura's forces were on the other side of the border, ready to light up the other Exorcist at any given moment.
Rufus positioned Shae and Shamier several mountains away,
where they got a giant cannon online from a factory on the beach and had it aimed at the warzone.
"Goro, join the main forces, I'm going to infiltrate the enemy ranks, and I'll join you once the enemy forces start acting." Goro.
Shae and Shamier's brother nods,
and a black dragon looking helmet forms over his brown hair.

Male Terra's POV:

The next day,
bad weather was brewing as I came out from my hiding spot.
Enemies marching in my direction like robots,
almost the crack of dawn.
I blasted a few fighter jets out of the sky, making them crash into the enemy forces and exploding!
They kept marching,
though.
More mechs, soldiers,
tanks, fighter jets,
and helicopters coming as multiple news started filming.
I created flaming tornados,
punched and kicked pressurized winds, blasted lightning,
and ice.