“We need to go after them and get Alto back!” Elise shouted, her voice echoing off plaster walls. Gathered around the round table were several individuals, all sitting normally though with a variety of expressions.
“That would be foolish young mistress. Young Zero unleashed a quite powerful attack that didn’t even phase that Shadow fellow. Meanwhile if the reports indicate what we believe, those four who attacked with him are not ordinary,” Dewy replied.
“Dewy is right Elise, The Hunters are a pack of some of the most powerful supernatural individuals born of this world. Winston in particular has a ranked eight level of regeneration and a strength rating of at least nine. The mortals have been chasing after him for generations to no avail. Look, Alto was our friend but we can’t just stumble into this blindly,” a young man spoke in response.
“Jimmy you need to shut up!”
“Callie I’m just being real for a minute.”
“I hate when you think logically because sometimes it isn’t all about logic like you think,” Sora growled.
“Well Sora, Callie, I apologize but that’s the way I am.”
Elise looked at the three, then to Anna and Chelsea, then to Holly and Dewy. Holly’s own eyes had been shifting around the table the entire time, evident that she had been listening.
“Listen, that Shadow guy isn’t ordinary,” Ryuu replied, “I can’t remember the last time someone withstood both Zero’s Atomic Migraine which is literally a vortex that rips apart anything in it on the molecular level, and then his Chaos Energy. We can’t go after an enemy we know nothing about. All we know from our intel is that he’s the reason why The Hive has returned as strongly and as fast as they have, and then that he is apparently able to walk through attacks that should have killed him.”
“Shadow is a threat, yes though as with everything there is a weakness. If he has some special ability to negate damage, it is possible that we can find a way to get through his defense. It is not the first time I’ve seen magic like his.”
“Holly, with all do respect, you can’t just go after them to save one person with what’s coming,” Dewy spoke.
“And it is possible that if we can track them we can find more of their kind and plan an ambush. They took Alto to no doubt extract information, if not to bait us into an ambush. At any rate, you know just as well as I do what that can mean Dewy.”
“I, er, well um, yeah I guess but what if they’re planning on that?” Dewy replied.
“Then we plan around their plan and plan for the possibility of them planning for our plan around there plan that’s around our plan. In short, we expect both the expected and the unexpected and walk in ready for anything. Besides Dewy, remember who it is that you’re talking to. Among their kind there were perhaps only three that posed a threat to my capability. One of them is stuck on Sillith and the other I doubt would move a muscle unless forced. As for the third, well I doubt he’s regained the power he lost while imprisoned. If we go now we’ll have a shot Dewy.”
“What about the temple?”
“Only one with Light Energy can find its location.”
“What if they have a person with Light Energy?”
“Stark was the only one on their side with Light Energy, Dharkanians are too prideful with a very dark bloodline. While possible, I just don’t see it being a risk at this point. Should anything happen I know your team can handle it,” Holly concluded, turning her attention to another on the right of the room, “Callie.”
“Yes?”
“Elise is going to become a part of Domino Squadron to balance for Alto’s absence.”
“Understood.”
“Tony is still out with Michelle and Dryden right? Dewy, tell them to follow after us when they return.”
“Understood.”
“And what of you and your apprentice Ryuu?”
“We need to return to our Empire; though we do wish you luck.”
“Then that settles it. Everyone ready yourselves, soon we shall head on into the forest after Alto!”486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTkuG9dvX7
