Chapter 47: Never Stop Protecting

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Micheal: "(coughing) Is there any sand in my pants?"

The remaining heroes, Micheal, Zack, Alphonse, Diane, Max, and Bryant have stepped out of the storm.

Alphonse: "(coughing) I hope not!"

The last dozen stands menacingly before them.

Bryant: "Oh boy!"

Max's scythe drips magma.

Max: "More fuckers that need to die!"

The ground beneath his blade is charred.

Alphonse: "Let's make this quick."

Diane has a grey aura form around her hands.

Diane: "I'm on it!"

The soldiers move sporadically towards the group.

Bryant: "Nope!"

Bryant tries to take to the skies, but two soldiers hold him down.

Zack: "Bryant!"

The soldiers' grips are digging into Bryant's legs, causing them to bleed.

Bryant: "(in pain) What the hell?!"

Alphonse has roots sprout from the ground.

Alphonse: "I get you out-"

Two more soldiers grab Alphonse by the arms, preventing his attack.

Micheal: "(dodging) These guys are insane!"

Micheal and Zack are doing their best to avoid the soldiers.

Diane: "I can't aim right!"

Diane is trying to aim her finger gun, but she's stuck dodging too.

Max: "Oh you fucks think you're clever, huh?! TOO BAD!!!!"

Max keeps four away from him by holding out his blade, but they're not bleeding.

Max: "... shit."

Max jumps back as Alphonse begins to scream in pain.

Alphonse: "(screaming) My arms are about to break!"

Alphonse's arms are on the verge of becoming twigs.

Diane: "Alphonse!"

Bryant: "(in pain) Great!"

Zack and Micheal are still dodging.

Zack: "It's not great!"

Meanwhile...

The woman with the orange shirt and pale skin is strolling by the base.

Woman: "Who the hell lives here?"

A ghost floats by her side.

Ghost: "How should I know Grace?"

Grace: "I'm just trying to throw some ideas between the two of us Faith."

Grace summons a bow with a hazy aura.

Faith: "What're you-"

The can hear screaming to their back right.

Grace: "Someone is getting their ass kicked."

The look in the direction of the screaming to see dust getting kicked up in the distance.

Faith: "You want to check it out?"

Grace heads in that direction.

Grace: "Why not?"

Meanwhile...

Max: "(blocking) Why won't you just die?!"

Everyone is still stuck in the bad situations.

Bryant: "Only cowards want to just die."

Alphonse begins to feel his muscles tear.

Alphonse: "(screaming) Can I not lose my arms?!"

Diane is trying to get closer to Alphonse, but the soldiers sucker punch her every time she tries.

Diane: "(in pain) I'm trying to help!"

Zack and Michael are surrounded.

Micheal: "Well uh..."

Zack: "We're screwed."

Max is the only one able to do anything.

Max: "Fuck."

Alphonse's shoulders dislocate.

Alphonse: "(screaming) Help!"

The two soldiers suddenly drop dead, letting go of Alphonse.

???: "You okay?"

Grace stands a few meters away from the fight.

Alphonse: "(breathing heavily) I just... need to... pop them back... in place."

Grace looks at the dead soldiers.

Faith: "Go for the neck."

Micheal: "The neck?"

Grace looks at Max.

Grace: "Your clothes remind me of..."

Max: "I don't need you to say it for the sixth time."

A night sky aura surrounds Grace.

Bryant: "I need help too!"

Zack: "We'll fix Alphonse and Bryant, then you guys finish this!"

Zack and Micheal decapitate four soldiers before doing the same to the ones holding Bryant.

Bryant: "Thanks uh..."

Grace: "Grace and Faith."

Micheal and Zack help Alphonse up as Diane does the same for Bryant.

Diane: "Head over when you're done!"

Micheal: "We'll fix you up at base."

Bryant flies low towards the ground towards base.

Alphonse: "(breathing heavily) Okay..."

They hurry before the soldiers can catch them.

Faith: "So now what?"

The aura glows bright as a pink light flashes in Grace's eyes.

Max: "Don't say it, just kill them."

Faith: "Wasn't even thinking about it."

A hazy aura forms around Max's scythe.

Max, Faith, and Grace: "Synergy Attack..."

A hazy aura envelopes the enemy.

Max, Faith, and Grace: "... Psycho Break!"

The soldiers heads explode, splattering blood all over the place.

Max: "Maybe they discovered the meaning of life."

Max changes back as the light flashes again.

Grace: "What happened to your clothes?"

Max tips his hat.

Max: "A lot of shit."

They can hear Alphonse shriek in pain.

Faith: "Sounds like his arms are back in place."

Max begins walking towards base.

Grace: "So that's your place?"

Max: "Our place."

Max continues to walk.

Faith: "I have no idea what that means."

Grace follows.

Grace: "We're about to learn it."

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