Rising

///December 28th, 2223\\\

 "Sean, he's done it," Pierce said. I was on a phone call with him. He had said it was urgent. I was on my way.

"What has who done?" I asked.

"Joule, he's found the limiting factor!" Pierce shouted.

"Holy shit, that means-" I began to say but Pierce finished.

"-A cure for the weeaboos!"

I landed in the hangar and ran to the DOS lab. People in white coats rushed around the massive underground pristine structure. Joule was still in his glowing green armor. He held a test tube with wires attached to it.

"What is that?" I asked pointing to the glowing mass in the center of the tube.

"Anti-eldritch particles," Joule said. The man's face plate was down, his bright green eyes were a light with pride.

"If you get the loop-strings to harmonize at the right frequency it makes this particle which transforms eldritch energy. They occur randomly," Joule said. I shook his hand and told him to keep up the work as I ran off to the hangar. I set a course to the Ryan States of Alfeo. I called Ryan. He was looking worse. His skin was starting to sag, his eyes were tortured and pained. His hair was a mess and I saw a half empty gallon of whiskey on his desk. Fuckin hell, Kyla really did a number on him.

"Ryan, Joule found the limiting factor we can get to work on a cure, im gonna make an announcement to the world with you at the gold house in an hour," I said. He just nodded and clicked the video off. I landed outside the gold house a few minutes later. Akaalist stood on my shoulder.

"Where the hell have you been," I demanded.

"I don't like that Joule guy, he's got the stench of The Brotherhood on him," He said.

"What the fuck is The Brotherhood?" I asked. He didn't respond.

"How's Ryan?" Akaalist asked.

"Depressed," I said. He sat down on my shoulder.

"Ya know I never did like her," He said. I didnt respond. Ryan was getting ready. He was putting on a suit. I noticed he had a new arm. He had been getting more active in battle. Apparently he was a beast, I examined the arm. I saw moving pieces that concealed weapons. He put on the black blazer and pulled a leather glove over his robotic hand. He looked up and saw me through the mirror.

"Sean," He said in greeting. His eyes had a darkness to them now. He seemed more serious. I saw he had a pistol concealed in his blazer. He buttoned it up but left one undone where the pistol was.

"Damn he looks serious now," Akaalist said. We walked out to the front. A podium was in place. The press was standing there waiting. I walked up.

"We are here to make an announcement. The last ten years of war have not been for nothing. We have found the limiting factor to eldritch power. We can now begin formulating a cure! This war will not continue for more than 5 more years!" I said. I walked and the press exploded into questions. I heard some stuff about rumors of the SCM supporting Brickfox, a terrorist organization. Shit, how did that get out? I sat in the Gold House with Ryan. He always seemed dark now. The countries economy was going downhill due to the search for Kyla.

"You really think the war is almost over?" Ryan asked.

"I wouldn't be surprised if this is over in under two years," I responded.

"What of these rumors of you supporting Brickfox in Reignstotzka?" He asked. My robotic eyes focused in on him analyzing facial features for signs of distress of mistrust or any other negative thing. I pursed my lips and thought for a second. The data ran through my had faster than light.

"You know my relation to Reignstotzka, never has been the best. I refuse to fully support his anocracy," I said. We talked a little more. I walked to my ship and flew back home.