Chapter 26: Alden's Rampage

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Night had come and fog had rolled out, then Cole answers his phone. "I told you to pick someone you can trust. Ninety-three seconds." John snaps at him. "Zeke's my best friend, like a brother to me. He's about the only person I do trust. Or did, anyway. Now, Cassie the only one I can really trust." Cole answers him. "Well, you blew it. And now Alden's on a killing, Kessler is inches away from getting the Ray Sphere and Cassandra ran off with it. We need to resolve all three situations. Sixty-three seconds." John snaps again and Cole clutches his fist.

"Hey, don't pin this on her, she kept the Ray Sphere away from Alden and Kessler. She wanted to run to me but was caught between all three of them. Had no choice but to run. But I'm starting to think none of this mine or Cassie's problem. Maybe I should let the two slugs it out, and then swoop in and nab Cassie and the Sphere when the dust settles." Cole snaps back at him "What if one of them finds her, takes the Sphere, activates it and kills another ten thousand people in the process? And who the hell knows what that Moya person wants with it. No, this is the only way. Thirty-eight seconds." John reports to him. Cole growls at him "You better be serious about destroying it. I'm in no mood." he growls.

"You have my word. Alden's heading into the Historic District. Catch up to him, take him out, and then looks for Cassandra before Kessler finds her. I'll be in touch." John answers him. Cole jumps down off the tower, falling down 10 to 20 stories drop and came out fine in the end, then ran for the bridge. Cole took out the Dust Men more violently that stood in his way, he climbs up the building and stood on the roof as he looks at the torn fence of the bridge.

He then answers his phone, "Alden's tearing across the bridge, heading for the Historic District. Stop him before he reaches the other side." John orders, "I'm on it." Cole answers and ends the call then jumps down from the roof and ran up the ramp, he then blocks the turrets fires and massacred the Dust Men and disables the turrets, then ran onto the bridge. "Cole, what the hell is going on? There's something wrong with your phone – every time I try and call you, I get disconnected." Moya calls him as he shockwave a Dust Man off the construction. "I don't have time to run tech support for you, Moya. Figure it out yourself. Later." Cole snaps at her and hung up, he then continued to fire on the Dust Men as he went forward and then the bridge started to shake violently, making another part of the bridge fall off and plummet into the water, he had to hurry and ran faster along with the construction, moving over the gap. "I know you're back there, electric-man!" Alden calls out to him.

Cole did let that stop him and he continued forward, killing all Dust Men that stood in his way, "You won't stop me! No one will!" Alden shouts back at him and the bridge shook violently again. Cole then jumps of the Sign and land on an isolated road that was part of the bridge. "Alden! This ends, now!" Cole shouts at him then the fog was cleared out and revealed a must bigger trash monster and Cole looks at in shock. "Holy shit," he mutters. And Alden growls "Ignorant piss-ant! This is what my father wanted – me, governing all I could see. My destiny will be fulfilled!" he cries out and looks back at him, "You're like Kessler, craving what doesn't belong to you. None of you understand, see the truth. But I do. I see it all." Alden rants on, Cole rolls his eyes. "Just shut up and fight." he snaps at him and stood ready.

Alden then threw concrete junk at him and Cole fires it right back at him, aiming at his arm, knocking the scraps on the energy arm. Then fires Hammers at the knocking off the armor and exposes the exoskeleton, then once all the scrap was off, Cole fires at Alden with a few Hammer and makes him gasp in shock. Then the trash-monster collapse onto the ground and trash-crabs jump over and jab at Cole, but he sends out a shockwave and knocking them off the bridge and the trash-monster stood up re-scrap itself and started to thew concrete junk at Cole who started to dodge them.

He then fires at the body and knocks off a few scraps, but then Alden stops and fires energy bolts at him, but Cole pulls up his shield and blocks the bolts. Then the firing stops and Cole fires more Hammers at him and knocks of the scraps. "You ain't stopping me! This is my birthright, my destiny!" Alden shouts out as Cole fires at him, "And you're not hurting the girl neither." he growls back and the trash-monster slouches against the ground as trash-crabs jump at Cole, but he sends out a shockwave and sends then flying off. "You think you can hurt me? Nothing compared with what I've endured, what I've survived. You and Kessler are one and the same." Alden shouts as he throws more concrete junk at him and was glowing red, "You have some serious issues, you know that?" Cole asks him.

Then the trash monsters' eyes spew out fire and Cole dodges them, but they cornered him into a smaller area of his bridge. Alden then fires energy bolts at him, but Cole pulls up his shield and blocks them. Then he fires more hammers at the trash-monster and it collapses onto the bridge. "I'll kill you, that whore, the little bitch that took the Sphere, and your thief of a friend! All of you!" Alden shouts and the trash-monster was reduced to nothing but trash.

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Alden no longer seems a threat to anyone...

Just some old guy howling about how Kessler had stolen his First Son birthright. Then he changes his tone.

Claimed he wanted to work with me to get revenge, to join forces and kill Kessler.

The guy must of felt my hesitation, cause in that moment of indecision... he jumped. No normal man could of survived that fall, but Alden was a Conduit.

The same rules don't apply.

Either way, this thing coming to ahead. My enemies are all gathered here in the Historic District. Kessler preparing them for the final battle, once he has the Ray Sphere in his possession.

Yeah, this is the finish line. I just wish I wasn't crossing it alone.

No.

I know I'm not crossing it alone. Cassie is hiding somewhere in the Historic District, with the Ray Sphere in her possession, scared and alone. Waiting for me to come to her.

Don't worry Cassie, I'm coming for you and I'll make every last one of them Bastards wish they never raise a gun to you ever again.

No matter what, I'm going to save you, just hold on.

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