The Outlier

Chapter Eight

"Exterminating nobles?" Bruce asked. The Avengers, now including Thor, were sitting in Kureto's office being given their next assignment.

"Yes. I've told Guren to execute a series of decoy missions in Nagoya, one of which is targeting and killing several Vampire nobles."

"How many soldiers are begging deployed?" Natasha asked.

"One hundred, including Guren and his squad. Including you guys its one hundred and six. Although, Shinya will probably sneak off and join them as well."

"Why are you being sent on decoy missions?" Tony asked.

"The main operation will also take place their, we just need time to mobilize. You're all seasoned fighters, so sending you might increase the number of survivors and in addition, give us a higher chance of succeeded and being able to stall longer. You won't miss the main battle. Now go get ready, the operation starts in two days at 0800 hours."

~oOo~

"Tell me who we're going after again?" Tony asked. He was wearing his suit and walking to their target with many other soldiers.

"The three nobles at the town hall." Steve replied. "Crowley Eusford, Chess Belle and Horn Skuld. There are 45 other soldiers with us. We've been assigned to this group because apparently this ones the second most likely to fail, statistically. Especially since there was a possibility that there might actually be four nobles there, instead of just three."

"What's the most likely?" Clint asked.

"The group targeting Lucal Wesker. Only two squads were assigned to that mission, along with Major General Shinya. But the Colonel has faith in them, so we should focus on our own mission." Natasha replied.

"We've reached the town hall." The squad leader said. "Remember, do not engage in combat with any of the nobles alone."

The fifty-one soldiers raced coward to meet their opponent.

~oOo~

"Crowley-sama," Horn Skuld said. "There appears to be a commotion outside."

"Hm?" He stared out the window. "Looks like humans are attacking."

"Should we step in?" Chess asked. "And what about Annemarie-sama?"

"We should help out in the fighting. Chess, you go tell Annemarie-sama, then come and help too. I believe she's still moping in her room."

"Crowley-sama, should we kill them or capture them?" Horn asked.

"For now, let's just take them hostage." He said, getting up from his chair. "Well then, let's go."

Crowley and Horn stepped onto the battlefield and clashed with the Demon Army's forces. Out of the corner of his eye though, he saw something peculiar. "Oh look, isn't that the man with an iron suit from the reports?"

"You've GOT to be kidding me...!" He heard. Looked around, he identified the source to be Annemarie's voice. She along with Chess had no stepped into this fight.

~Flashback to a few moments ago~

"Annemarie-sama?" Chess said, poking her head through the door into Annemarie's room where she was facedown on her bed with a blanket almost covering her whole body. She let out a depressed sounding, loud, whiny moan. "Okay, well, just coming to tell you that Crowley, Horn and I are going to go fight."

To her surprise, Annemarie actual got up at that comment. "I'll go too. Maybe it'll keep my mind off the Avengers for a while..."