Status Correction: Dead -> Living and Healthy
Correct Status? (65,000 points)
The accept button was grayed out, of course. He didn’t have that kind of points available to him.
“I can’t… I can’t fix her. I don’t have enough points to resurrect her, let alone resurrect her and fix her.
“I don’t…” Felix trailed off, staring at Miu’s lifeless face.
“Felix, we’ll get through this, but I really need you to get a hold of yourself,” Victoria said, getting in close to his side. “You’re the only one who can bring everyone back, but only if we make it through this.”
Felix gritted his teeth and turned his head away from Victoria and Miu both.
She was right. Absolutely right.
“Didn’t you hear her? They want me dead. That’s the goal. They won’t stop till it happens. Which means we have to kill them first. So that’s what we do.
“Kill them all.”
Swallowing, he got to his feet. Reactions weren’t going to win the day. Actions were.
Bold, direct actions.
If they’re not with me, they’re against me.
Standing up, Felix went to the elevator. He knew what he needed to do. What he wanted to do.
And it’d go his way, or he’d die trying.
Victoria stood at his side, her sword back in its sheath. She’d become his shadow and support.
He’d not forget it.
“Remind me to make you incredibly deadly after this.”
“I will. I also signed my form. If Ioana doesn’t kick your ass, I will.”
“Noted.”
The elevator dinged and the doors slid open.
Inside was a mess of blood and gore, staining the walls, ceiling, floor, everything. It was like someone had dropped a body into a giant blender.
Standing at the center of that blender with energy crackling all around her was Lily.
Power undulated across her body back and forth.
She was coated liberally and painted red. Her clothes were ripped, torn, burnt, and hanging on her by sheer will and a few threads.
Seeing him and Victoria, she let the blue storm of death wink out.
“Felix… you’re alive,” Lily said, her lips twitching as if she wanted to smile, but didn’t have the energy for it.
“Alive and angry. I’m going to go get my toys,” Felix said, stepping into the elevator. He stepped in close to Lily and waited for Victoria.
“Toys?” asked the sorceress.
“My toys,” Felix said. Reaching over, he thumbed the button for the research and development floor.
The very floor where Mr. White worked on weapons, and Felicia was building his personal Warden.
“Nice look, by the way. Real post-apocalypse flavor.”
“Oh? Does that suit your tastes? Dream of a fantasy world where you keep a harem of sex slaves?” Lily asked, her tone changing. Gaining a touch of her usual teasing self.
“Ptff, sounds like a teenage fantasy. Give myself a good strong name like Vince and run around a continent sleeping with slave women.”
“Of course. Can’t forget that you’d be a hero, though. Protecting all those women.”
Felix snorted.
Then again, that’d be pretty awesome. If I had to pick an alternate life…
Lily slapped him behind the head. “Stop thinking about it. You have enough on your plate.”
Grinning, he let it drop.
Going through the normal security quickly, Felix was happy to see everything looked normal.
Which meant Felicia and Mr. White would be safe and sound. Safe and sound and ready to help him get prepped.
When he finally opened the lab door, he was almost beyond relieved to find several squads of Miu’s internal security forces waiting for him.
Guns drawn and pointing in his direction, but still waiting.
“Felix?” Felicia called out from behind a console. Beside her was Mr. White, his hands clutching a pistol leveled at Felix’s chest.
To the rear of the room were both their teams, waiting for directions and pressed together, looking much akin to a flock of nervous sheep in white coats.
“Yep. Here to pick up some goodies, then go take the fight back to these bastards. Get Kit back as well and end this whole thing.”
Rather than waiting for her to ask, he’d get it out ahead. Maybe it’d help strengthen her resolve.
“They killed Ioana, Andrea, and Miu. I mean to return it back to them.”
Felicia started to blink rapidly, her throat flexing, her face twisting. “Did you bring her back? Ioana?” she asked curtly.
“Can’t yet. Can’t bring anyone back. Not enough points. After we kick the shit out of them, I’m going to rob everything they own, take slaves, make sausages, and get more points. Then get everyone back who signed the form.”
Felix shuddered, his entire body shivering for a second with the amount of anger he held.
“Everyone,” he said, emphasizing the point.
Felicia nodded her head quickly, then brushed her hand across her eyes. “Good. Ioana signed the form to come back. She’d kick your ass the moment you died, ya daft fucker, if you didn’t bring her back.”
Felix chuckled at that. “Yeah, she would. Down to hell and back up. Now, let’s see how far you got with my Warden. I want to get it moving, even if I have to spend today’s points to do it. Then we’re going to do the same with your weapons, Mr. White.”
Felix gave them both a tight smile. “Then I’m going to go pay a house call.”
Everyone on their teams turned to face a corner of the room. One of the walls there was clearly a sliding wall.
Mr. White gave Felix a considering look, then moved back to that wall. He grabbed a hold of it and heaved it to one side.
Felix, Victoria, and Lily stood staring at what lay inside.
There stood a black-and-red Warden unit. It had a similar look and feel to the others, but it was clearly different. It had the look of both versions in regards to utility and defensive capabilities, but more.
All around it and mounted to the walls were various weapons that looked as if they’d been designed specifically for this unit.
“It’s got all the same gear of the earlier models. Half the weight, though, so double the battery capacity on a normal battery.
“Mr. White and his team helped fix a few other battery design problems, so you’ve got quadruple the power output of the traditional units on top of needing less,” Felicia said generously, even waving a hand at the man as she came up to stand beside Felix.
“Yes, yes. We’ve taken all the different projects and combined them. The energy output is considerable, and can recharge itself to a degree. So we built an energy weapon to hook into the unit. It can put out enough power to punch through six-inch-thick steel.
“In addition, we put together a standard armament set for you since your weapon uses energy. No need to carry ammo, so we used the space for other things.”
“Standard armament?” Felix asked.
“Energy pistol, high-explosive grenades, flashbangs, a hand axe Felicia made that she assures me will go through steel, and other things. Those are the big ones, though.”
Felix blew out a breath and looked to Felicia. “So what’s wrong?”
“The wiring. It’s not done, and it won’t be anytime soon. It’s a complicated mess of electronics with some intense shielding,” said the dwarf.
“It’ll take a few days of dedicated resources,” Mr. White added.
Felix instead focused on the unit and the fact that he wanted it ready to go per Mr. White’s and Felicia’s standards.
Equipment(Legion’s Fist): Build out complete
Warden Unit will be completed per specifications.
Upgrade?(25,000)
Felix hit the accept button and sat down on the ground to start pulling off his boots. “Help me get dressed for this. People to slaughter.
“As to all of you, I’m willing to take whoever wants to go, but realize, if you fall, there’s no guarantee I can bring you back.