Omega 17

(Chapter Seventeen) The Awakening

*Major.Stone walks up to Dipper and Shaoun just as Amara and Violetta come back out of the facility pushing Jakes vat along*
"That was mighty impressive you just saved alot of my men"
*he speaks with pride and gratefulness and Shaoun bows*
"It was the least we could do"
*Stone grins*
"hell if thats the least i would love to see what would happen if you wanted to give your best"
*he chuckles at the looks he gets the looks of bemusement. moving back he nods his head and goes about taking reports of injuries and casualties. Dipper and Shaoun rejoin Amara and Violetta*
"How is he?"
*Shaoun asks quickly as they help move Jakes vat along. it is Violetta who speaks this time*
"hes stable for now but we do not know how long that will last when the Elites took him they shook the vat pretty good we need to get him to Ice aboard Harkons ship he will know how to fix it"
*Shaoun nods and goes to fetch Stone.resting against the wall of the building Amara pants softly. Violetta sits down next to her as Dipper follows Shaoun*
"You ok Amara? you look a bit peached"
*Amara opens one eye and looks at Violetta*
"Im fine Violetta do not worry about me i have been through much worse"
*Violetta smiles and closes her eyes. everything seems so much better now. they had taken out a high profile Blackwell target saved Jake eliminated two of Blackwells Elites and had even managed to defeat nearly the entire Blackwell military force for nearly fifteen miles in all directions. not that that is saying much but it feels good. as they rest they are blissfully unaware of what is happening deep within.the great monster stirs from its deep slumber its systems activating its mind becoming its own once more....the lights within the room give one more feeble flicker of bright light then go out completely but that flicker of light is all we need to see the true horror...soon the others will face it...should they survive this encounter they will not soon forget it. picking up the massive claymore by the throne it begins to move standing first then flexing its muscles. it stands nearly eight feet tall its muscles bulge under the incredibly thick armor and it begins to move. lumbering at first then breaking into a stride each foot step crunching into the floor leaving a indent the sword dragging behind it leaving a scar line in the metal its edges now igniting in a black glow almost as if the blade is being consumed by shadows. its eyes are glowing a bright cyan no pupils no iris just a bright glow as if lit by fire.
"Freeeedooooommm......"
*It utters the word with a guttural voice almost as if it had not spoken in years. moving faster it begins to go into a longer striding walk*
"Sooooon......soooon....freeeedooom......muuuust kiiiilll.....fooor freeedoooom....."
*its eyes stare straight ahead on its goal....moving quickly back outside we look upon the others. Shaoun speaks to Major.Stone explaining the situation and he nods*
"Yea we can get him on board you and the others will need to take the fighter back to Harkons ship hopefully you will have a wide enough area to squeeze back thru the defensive turrets...and hope like hell the warships haven't blockaded everything yet. lets get moving and fast"
*Stone takes out a small device and begins transmitting as his team moves in a little closer. jsut as his transmission begins they all hear the rumble....thump.....thump...thump....a steady tempo of massive foot steps seeming to come from inside the building. Amara looks over at the entrance into the darkness. Major.Stone and his men freeze raising their weapons cautious. he motions to two of his men and they nod moving up. taking a quick glance back they move into the darkness. they all wait wit hbaited breath confused and concerned*
"What the hell is going? i thought we took care of everyone inside there"
*Violetta speaks a slight quiver to her voice and Shaoun narrows his eyes*
"We did....at least for most of the building....this...feels different....something is not right"
*and how right he was....moments later after these spoken words screams split the air...the most horrifying blood curdling scream you would ever hear. Harkons men back up fearful and the four heroes back up to form a defensive line*
"I take it back...something is REALLY wrong"
*Shaoun draws his blades Dipper her warp hammer and Amara and Violetta get ready. Major.Stone watches on in mounting horror as one of his men comes out. he is staggering holding something. it is not until he is nearly out they see:he is holding his own arm which has been severed from his body...and the head of the other trooper*
"R....run....run awa....away....."
*his voice is croaking but carries across the open field....and then he falls dead from blood loss and shock. the sight of this unnerves alot of Stones squad and they begin to turn around to run when the foot steps begin again and they freeze this time...the sound is closer. they turn back around and steel themselves weapons ready. the four heroes stare wide eyed as the beast at last comes into the light for them to see: great spikes rise from its shoulders and curling horns rise from its helm. its eyes glow a searing cyan and it stands as tall as a giant man. its armor seems to be made of shadow itself darker then the darkest night. its claymore swirls with black energy seeming to sow despair just by looking upon it. fresh blood drips from it and falls to the ground.there is no mouth hole no visible signs that it is a living being other then the rise and fall of its chest and its heavy breathing. it begins to speak its voice guttural and deep*
"Freeedoooom......mussst kiilll....fooor freeedoooom....."
*it begins to lumber forward and panic ensues. Stones men open fire wanting only to stop the creature as quickly as possible but the bullets and plasma seems to have no effect simply enraging the beast. Stone quickly begins to order his men about trying to get them into some sense of formation as he hefts his own warphammer*
"FORM UP! SLOW IT DOWN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE! HARKON WILL BE TRANSPORTING US SOON LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO!"
*he hefts his weapon ready for the creature. it begins to lumber into a trot then at last a full run its great strides taking it a good distance with each movement forward. Shaoun reacts first out of the four heroes coming out of his dumbstruck attitude. he charges the monster and begins his attack then Dipper and Violetta do the same. Amara shakes her head trying to clear it. she stands by Jakes vat. she looks up at him at his floating form and a fire forms in her stomach*
"no....no i won't let you get hurt...not again"
*and thus she joins the attack as well. but even the combined forces of the four and Stones squad do nothing. all it does is enrage the Nightwalker even further. it roars a primal sound that causes several of Stones men to scream and cover their ears....leaving them vulnerable. the Nightwalker begins to cleave thru them its claymore severing arms legs and bodies alike blood spraying everywhere and coating the blade in copious amounts of blood. blood splatters onto its armor and it roars again. Shaoun moves quickly stabbing slicing and hacking away but all his blade seems to do is chip away at the armor. Nightwalker swats him aside with ease seeming to annoyed by him. Dipper's warp hammer has a greater effect however denting and even cracking some of its armor. Nightwalker turns upon her enraged as it begins to feel pain. it hates pain...swinging its claymore it strikes out at Dipper but she jumps back barely avoiding it. Violetta sends out bolts of electricity and Nightwalker shrieks in pain from it, as Amara begins her own attack sending wave after wave of energy at it and using her telekinetic ability to send chunks of earth and metal at it trying desperately to stop it. enraged beyond belief Nightwalker begins a rampage now its rage all consuming. it roars and bellows in hate and pain as it carves a bloody swathe thru Stones men trying to clear out the pests that are hurting it taking swings at Dipper and the others as they attack it. Stones men fall before Nightwalker like dominoes and they fall back in a panic at seeing so many killed in so little time with such ease. even Stone begins to fall back his heart nearly stopping at the sight of this carnage*
"GET BACK! MOVE MOVE MOVE! GET TO THE FUCKING TRANSPORT LOCATION LETS GO!"
*He and his men go into a running retreat towards the eastern side*
"DIPPER SHAOUN VIOLETTA AMARA! LETS GO! ITS NO USE YOU CANNOT KILL IT JUST LEAVE IT!"
*The four heroes look to him. looking at each other they nod grimly*
"SOMEBODY HAS TO STAY STONE! SOMEBODY HAS TO PROTECT YOUR AND YOUR MEN AND JAKE! GO!"
*Stone looks at them. they are bloody maniacs. the thought runs thru his mind but he gives a snapping salute to them and vanishes with his men over the hilltop*
"Amara! hit it from behind! Dipper get it to focus on you! Violetta keep pounding it!"
*Shaoun speaks rapidly and they all shout out in notice. they move quickly apllying the tactic and it seems to work. Nightwalker becomes confused as wave after wave of pain slams into it and it roars again. the four begin to swell with hope as they see it starting to buckle*
"We can do it! we ca-"
*Dippers voice is cut off as Nightwalker suddenly stands with a grace and speed most would not think possible for its size....which is unfortunate for Dipper. moving like lightning the claymore comes up....and she feels white hot pain flare from her chest. she looks down dumbstruck as crimson fluid bursts from her chest and coats the blade buried in her chest. she looks up at Nightwalker into its cyan glowing sockets. she coughs once and feebly grabs at the blade trying to get it out her hammer falling to the ground. Shaoun screams as Amara and Violetta try to help Dipper but it is too late. with one last feeble attempt to remove the blade her mind slips away from her and she falls limp the life gone from her distant eyes. with a twist Nightwalker removes the blade and Dippers body falls to the ground with a sickening thud*
"DIPPER!!! YOU FUCKING BASTARD YOU KILLED HER! YOU FUCKING SON OF A BITCH IM GOING TO RIP OUT YOUR BLEEDING HEART!!!"
*Shaoun loses all control and flies into a rage. he begins striking with brute force now forgetting all caution and training his blades crack break and even slice thru the night walkers armor now with the sheer force of it but still the monster does not stop. Amara and Violetta join in once more and Nightwalker still moves forward swinging its deadly blade. the hope they had just had was now gone replaced with true fear.with a mighty roar it slams its claymore into the ground sending out a shockwave so powerful it sends all three of them flying. Shaoun slams into the side of the building and falls unconscious to the ground. Amara slams into the ground several feet away and violetta slams into a tree with a sickening crack and she screams her arm bent at an odd angle. ears ringing Amara tries to breathe her chest seems too tight...her lungs seem too small...Nightwalker begins to lumber forward its blade raised going in for the kill*
"Musssst killll......mussst killll....."
*as it raises its blade to strike down Amara when it stops. the air starts to become very hot and the ground seems to rumble. a shiver of fear runs thru the Nightwalker for the first time. it takes a step back as the air gets hotter and hotter almost searing. Amara rolls out of the way away from Nightwalker as its gaze shifts....to rest upon Jake's vat. Amara looks up and covers her eyes as a bright light suddenly shines. Nightwalker staggers back from such a bright light growling in hate. it hated bright light very much. then with the sound of a bomb going off Jake's vat explodes sending shards of glass everywhere. Amara looks up awe struck as Jake steps down from the vat his body ignited in golden flames his eyes filled with pure rage and as golden as the sun. his shirt remains tear away his jeans fluttering in the wind his boots leaving trails of fire behind him as he begins to walk forward. he speaks his voice powerful and every word seems to radiate pure raw power*
"You dare harm my friends....you dare take the life of one of them...you dare try to take my love from me.....for that....you must die"
*with a roar Nightwalker charges forward and Jake meets him half-way the resulting clash sending out powerful shock-waves...the battle has begun....creature of Death.....pitted against a being of immense power...a God*