*Unknown area, Shintaion*
The surrounding area appeared to be a desolate and empty city, ravaged and mostly destroyed by the dark beast assault and under their control. There seemed to be no signs of life. No people, No birds singing, no chirping, only the sound of the wind and a dust storm. No one was trying to fight the dark beasts here.
A large skyscraper however did harbor some life. Some who had taken it as their own base. Jade gave a signal and the door opened. The lightning was dim but the power was apparently still on inside the structure.
Several guards were patrolling the area but they stood still and entered a formation, they then knelled.
Appearing almost out of nowhere, a male dark beast figure wearing the same mask as Jade spoke softly and quietly, "Report, now." He looked to be rather thin. His eyes looked like those of one without emotion.
Jade began to speak."Well I am happy to report I've found them. However I don't think it'd be wise to leave them like this, they could be killed soon. They may be strong but their numbers cannot compete with even the normal forces. I suggest we capture them and-"
The door behind Jade was being pounded with knocks, furious ones. This distracted Jade and her superior.
"An unwelcome visitor. But to quell this noise we must let her in for now." The superior opened the door letting in an angry dark beast and her bodyguards, one of whom was a water beast.
The dark beast was dressed like royalty but was anything but formal or polite. She looked rather bloody thirsty and intense as well. She was eager to fight and very loud. She felt everyone had to obey her demands.
"I've had it! I can't be in the normal forces any longer! I demand to join Garm! I am worthy, I am strong and I am beautiful! Allow me to take the test so I may upgrade!" A loud dark beast yelled. Jade recognized her immediately. "Adriana. It has been a long time. I hate to say it but you've come at the wrong time. One cannot simply just join Garm, it requires a life long dedication. It requires more than you can handle with your simple mind!"Jade insulted her right to her face and grinned.
"Jade is correct. One cannot simply just join Garm. You must leave. Our leader would be displeased to know of your presence." The superior explained.
"Hmph that means nothing coming from you Jade. And you sir. Do you know just who I am? I know you Garm people are withholding information from the normal forces! If you don't want me to inform the royals of your treason then you will let me join! If I need to do something to prove my worth then I'll launch an attack and wipe out their little Resistance unit with just myself and my personal guards! This ends now! My legend will echo throughout the land starting tonight!" Adriana raved and ranted.
"You will not make threats to us. Do it and you will die! You are no legend! You will not dare to challenge Garm right in their own base!" The superior said without fear or restraint as the Garm guards braced themselves for a possible fight.
"Am I? Ohohohooh. I intend to marry into the family of the royals, you know. I am an elite dark beast. I have power, I have influence. I know people who could shut down your entire unit without even a thought!I am in control here!"
Both Jade and her superior looked irritated. "You leave me no choice then. Fine. If you want to prove yourself, go ahead. Find the resistance and destroy them. That will be your mission. Kill them fast and with stealth if possible.""Understood! Ohohohoh. Let's go, I can't wait to become a hero! We shall depart now. Oh and sorry for the noise. Oh and Jade, sorry for that village incident. I mean it wasn't my fault those light beasts just egged me on to kill them all! It's nothing personal my dear friend!". She departed, with her bodyguards and the rest of her entourage.
The water beast however glanced over at Jade and stared into her eyes for a brief second and left.
Before Jade could really react or respond, "You know who this wench is, Jade?" "Yes... Adriana, a wealthy dark beast. She tried to buy or bargain her way into the highest ranks of the normal forces and now not even Garm is save...If we kill her though, I don't think the rulers of the Underworld will mind. She's not currently involved with any of them, it's just an act, a bluff to get what she wants." She shook her head.
"Make no mistake. She might be able to kill them all even with so few beasts at her command. She lives for mindless destruction. I know it all too well. She'll ruin our plans if we let her. It will all be for nothing! So may I stop her,Lord Iredox?" "Yes..Feel free but you must kill her. You know what to do...Make it look accidental or perhaps allow or help our good friends to kill them. I do not care what you do, just keep this under wraps. The normal forces can't be allowed to kill the Resistance unit. Garm will bring total and utter victory to the Underworld! We simply require more time. The normal forces do not deserve such glory. She cannot join Garm. I shall inform our leaders of this matter." Iredox ordered.
"Thank you Lord Iredox! I will not fail. For I know our cause is greater! I have a score to settle with her and tonight will be the end of it.. I require no other Garm operatives to accompany me, this will be simple."Jade focused her energy and was surrounded with an aura of dark energy, she then disappeared.
*Outside Alameda*
It took several hours for Adriana and her forces to fly to the base using an airship stolen from the Shintaion forces.
Adriana and her forces consisted of sixty dark beasts and one water beast. These were mostly her body guards and some of the dark beasts under her command. They stood somewhat far away from the base but were gathered together so they could hear Adriana order them.
"Everyone...The plan is simple. We all charge up our energy and blow the base to pieces!!!! It's already quite banged up! If we do this, it should all crumble down and kill them all! We won't have to do anything! Ohohohoh! So on my mark and when I say fire, you will unleash it all on them!"The water beast tried to speak, "But Lady Adriana, how do we know where they are currently residing in the base? The whole structure might not come down if we-"
"Do you underestimate the strength of dark beasts???? It will work, now silence you bloody peon!! You member of an inferior beast race! Ohohoh, my legend begins tonight. A woman who wiped out the last hope of the surface world all by herself! Ohohohohoh..Now spread out in groups of five and begin! We'll hit the entire base this way! Do not let their machines see you so keep some distance! Now let's go!"
Before they could spread too far apart however, several beams of dark energy hit the base and set off the alarms. Jade had fired them from a sizable distance away. She grinned but remained hidden.
"NO! This cannot be! Who fired that shot? I order whoever fired it to come forth, you will be whipped to death! MY LEGEND!!!!It will not die, my dream, my hope! My everything! Ok, ok! We can still do this! Everyone, break into the base now! We'll kill them as they come out to deal with us! Demolish them and the base! Set it ablaze, I don't care how we do it, they must die! My legend must be born tonight!"
Jade held back her laughter at the disaster she had created. The dark beasts were no longer at an advantage. The sneak attack had been compromised.
Inside the base, the alarms awoke those who were trying to sleep and alerted everyone to the attack.
"Monsoon! Get up now! It's an emergency! We have to head to the Primary Command area in a situation like this..There's an attack on the base or something, I'm hearing energy blasts hitting the building!"Ramia shouted as she shook Monsoon. "Those bastards are back? Dammit! I just wanted to get some sleep for tomorrow's mission!Allright, I'm up! Let's bail!" With that, Monsoon and Ramia made their way to the Primary Command.