Three Zytrivian Cruisers taken by the enemy were around the planet, surrounded by smaller battleships. And at ground level, smoke flew up from multiple damaged buildings.
Civillians were taken prisoner by dark knights, and are holding them hostage inside the President's Building, including Paulo Bastos himself.
The leader was also present. A cyborg. He had Scarlet-Red hair and multiple cybernetic parts replacing some of his apparently missing limbs. His face only had a small amount of human features that weren't covered by metal.
A hooded Knight walked over to him.
["Enemy ships are approaching the planet."]
=Hmm. They reacted faster than what I initially predicted. Prepare the cruisers to intercept.= He had a robotic, monotone voice.
Paulo stood up and shouted.
|"Ha! I knew they would come eventually! Your entire army is doomed!"|
In response, the leader shot a laser from his cybernetic eye at his arm, making get back down.
=Silence, fool. A army of mortals is no match for the powers of the Dark Arts. They will be massacred in less than an hour.=
|"You overestimate your chances, machine. As long as our rays of hope remain shining, we will never give in."|
=Then let this battle show you that these rays of hope are nothing but illusions you created out of fear.=
The ships on the planet's skies prepared for battle, while the Zharyugo fleet entered the area after exiting hyperspace.
"We're here."
^Whoaaa...^
'"Waiting for your command, Grandmaster."'
♤Wait until the ships start firing. Once they do, keep an eye out for my signal.♤
Turrets and battleships were preparing to engage in battle, and the ones in the planet's surface could only barely see the ships through the purple clouds.
["Fire!"] ordered one of the Zharyugo generals.
Energy bullets were fired from the cruiser's turrets as the battleships flew towards the enemy. The massive firefight had begun.
Petra held Uni's arm, naturally nervous. He patted her shoulder in response, trying to calm her.
About 10 seconds later, a small ship flew out of the cruiser with yellow outlines, flying towards the planet's atmosphere.
"That's our cue."
André quickly followed the small ship by boosting towards it, entering the atmosphere along with it.
♤Stay close.♤
The purple clouds cleared, and the planet's surface was visible. The area was isolated.
^Area seems clear.^
'Yeah. But don't let your guard down.'
The two ships landed close to each other.
"And this is the part where I do this."
He presses a button labeled "Camouflage Mode", which causes the ship to scan it's surroundings, and soon after, it turn invisible thanks to some energy barriers. Madeline does the same thing on her ship.
They all exit.
^Whoooaaa!^
"That way, the enemy won't know we're here."
'"Wow. Your technology continues to surprise."'
♤Welcome to the Multiverse. But enough stalling. Follow me.♤
The squad made their way through the abandoned fields until they arrived close to the President's Building. They hid behind one of the buildings.
"That's father's place."
♤Him and the hostages are being kept there.♤
'What do we do?'
♤I will lure their leader out of the building and face them. During our battle, you must take the opportunity to go inside and free the hostages.♤
^Are you sure you can take it by yourself?^
♤Don't worry, Petra. I've faced worse.♤
"This'll be piece-o-cake."
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☆ CELESTIAL CRUSADERS ☆ (Classic Edition)
Science FictionThis story is a sequel to "->A Sea of Dried Paint", and goes beyond the Splatoon universe this time. Alexandre Bastos is a human who comes from the planet Zytruvia, and ends up crash landing on Unizo's world. After enough discussion, they decide...
