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Chapter 1046: The Fall of Falcon Scott (64)
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SrgtLock 22 Jul 2023, 21:23

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Now the true fall begins.

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JOEMUDA 22 Jul 2023, 21:04

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/16RgDFbpdAAE6Hs6lNBF9pjuaP8XDw_PNattrr2uexaA/edit here both chaps

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rayitotuamor 22 Jul 2023, 20:02

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Here is the chapter, I give the credits to a poor soul who was banned from the discord server for posting it on general chat and after 2 minutes being banned, I have too much luck on downloading it quickly xd:
Chapter 1047
The fall of Falcon Scott (65)
The battle was over.

…It was over for the Irregulars, at least. The fresh soldiers pulled from the other sections of the wall were still fighting on the ramparts of the secondary defense line, but with the Heart of Darkness and Goliath destroyed, and the boundless horde of Nightmare Creatures decimated by the titanic explosion, the siege was reduced to the usual stream of chaotic, relatively small- scale skirmishes.

The spine of the assault had been broken. Falcon Scott had faced the most dreadful battle yet, and endured. Bfgu

For the most part. The southern area of the city was entirely destroyed, replaced by a gargantuan crater. The buildings were gone, and a long span of the greatwall was gone, too. Even most of the killing field beyond was erased from existence, with only the towering stone corpse of the slain titan remaining intact. It just lay on the slope of the crater like a mountain-sized pile of rubble, filling the hearts of the soldiers who saw it with dark glee.

With the collapse of the wall, defending the city had become much harder. However, the crater formed a natural barrier of its own- even though the secondary ramparts were not nearly as tall or formidable, they still gave the First Army a chance to resist the attacks of Nightmare Creatures.

More than that, four out of the five direst threats to the siege capital were now eradicated. The Devouring Cloud, the Terror of LO49, the Heart of Darkness, and Goliath… despite the terrible price the First Army had to pay, they were dead. Now, only the most powerful of the horrors remained. The Corrupted Titan, Winter Beast.
But it was being contained by Sky Tide of the White Feather clan, so… For the first time since the start of the siege, the people of Falcon Scott felt hopeful.

They were shaken and terrified, too, but with countless millions of refugees already evacuated, and so many powerful abominations slain, it was no longer impossible to imagine the end of this bloody. Affair. Falcon Scott only had to hold for a handful more days…

The ghostly flames of the aurora burned

Above the ravaged city, and the moon had

Hidden itself in the cold darkness of the

Night sky.

Sunny was sitting in the familiar conference room of the government complex. Rather, he was sprawled on the chair, staring at the ceiling with a detached expression. His skin had healed, turning into a surreal painting of black bruises, but the internal damage remained. Even with his incredible healing speed, he still felt terribly hurt.

That was because he had been… the Scavenger had done a number on him, especially near the end of their murderous clash. Nevertheless, the hateful fiend was dead, and Sunny was not. He had even received an Echo, and a great number of shadow fragments.

Unexpectedly, the Spell had chosen to count the black beetles, who were not living beings, as a weapon of his. Therefore, after the appalling creatures had devoured the Scavenger, it rewarded Sunny for the kill. He was currently looking at the runes with

Dull eyes.

“What to do… what to do…

Two strings of shimmering symbols were at the center of his attention.

Shadow Fragments: [3857/4000].

And:

Echoes: [Ravenous Fiend).

The Scavenger… Ravenous Fiend… had been a weird abomination. He had obviously
Or maybe the issue was that the Scavenger’s soul was corrupted, and thus unsuited to directly become a Shadow… in any case, as a result, Sunny had received almost eight hundred shadow fragments for killing the abomination, as well as a Transcendent Echo.

The Ravenous Fiend had been a top tier Nightmare Creature, a peerless genius of vile abominations, so turning him into a Shadow was an easy decision. Having two Transcendent Shadows would be a

Tremendous boost to Sunny’s power, too.

However… there were two problems.

The first one was the Echo itself. When Sunny summoned it in the Soul Sea, he had expected to see a towering ogre clad in unbreakable bone armor… but what appeared instead was a pitiful, tiny gremlin! The Ravenous Fiend was no fiend at all… it was an imp, at best.

Power lay in a rather insane ability to grow stronger and acquire new traits by devouring various creatures or things. He also possessed a few very surprising and potent Attributes.

If Sunny carefully chose a rich diet for the little bastard, in time, the imp could potentially grow stupidly powerful – even more powerful than he had been after devouring random trash across the Antarctic Center. But that would only be in the future, and right now, transforming the Echo into a Shadow would cost him no less than three hundred shadow fragments.

Three hundred fragments was not a terribly

Large amount… except he wason the verge

Of becoming a Tyrant now.

Dismissing the runes, Sunny sighed.

‘Later. Now is not a good time.’

It was, indeed, not a good time… in more than one sense.

Suddenly reminded of something. Sunny somberly looked around.

There were only two people in the conference room-himself and Master Jet. Winter’s seat was empty.

…That was because Winter was dead.

She had died while holding back the horde Of Nightmare Creature, when the section of the wall under her cohort collapsed.

A great number of people had died that day. Thousands of mundane soldiers had perished, and of the seven hundred Awakened, only about two hundred survived. Winter and her Irregulars had been wiped out, too. Even Soul Reaper’s own cohort had been destroyed, leaving her the sole survivor.

Sunny stared at the empty seat, feeling a dull pain in his heart. Winter… the two of them had not known each other for long, but there was a bond between them. He liked the brash Master a lot. And now, she was gone… just like that… and he had not even gotten a chance to say goodbye.

All of them were gone… Randall, Jesse, Davis, Dale, and now Winter, too. He could still vividly remember their first meeting. When the First Irregular Company was officially established.

A few months later, there were just Sunny and Master Jet left. Of the forty-two Awakened Irregulars, only four remained- Belle, Dorn, Samara, and Kim. Luster was alive, too, but for him, the war was most likely over.

‘Damn it all…

Sunny studied the empty room, a strange,
Dark, burning emotion rising in his chest.

“What is the damn point? What is the point Of it all?’

Soul Reaper and he were supposed to be having a strategy meeting right now, but there was nothing really for them to discuss.

After some time spent in silence, Jet suddenly shook her head and stood up, accidentally sending her chair flying into the wall. She stared at it in confusion, then cursed.

“… We’re just wasting time here. Go rest, Sunny… you deserve a break. Gods, we all Do…”

With that, Jet picked up the chair, placed it near the conference table, and walked out without saying a word.

Sunny was left alone in the empty room.

He remained motionless for a while, then sighed and stood up.
Less than a week left, now. We’ll all be able to rest, soon…’

Author Notes: 1 more in few hours.

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  junior you dare 22 Jul 2023, 21:46 ➥ rayitotuamor
  
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  he just had to raise a flag
  
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  Darmol 22 Jul 2023, 22:01 ➥ rayitotuamor
  
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  The second section
  1048 the fall of falcon scott (66)
  
  sunny left the underground complex, breathed in the cold winter air, and limped toward the nearby
  army hospital. the walk was not too long, so he reached it within ten minutes.
  
  belle, dora, and samara were in front of the building, and so was abomination — the echo was laying on the ground shielding them from the wind with its massive body.
  
  the bound had not participated in the. recent battle, because it. would have been destroyed too quickly
  by the black beetles. it had been very helpful to the cohort in the past two weeks, though.
  
  it was strange... in the past, abomination had mostly ignored quentin's echo. blackie, who used to
  follow the larger beast around. but now that blackie was gone, the monstrous hound always looked a bit forlorn.
  
  sparing the echo a sad glance, sunny approached his soldiers.
  
  "major! gods... you look awful!"
  
  belle grinned, hiding hints of anguish that had taken root in his eyes.
  
  sunny forced out a smile. as well.
  
  "you should have seen the other guy... ah, but you can't. i killed the other guy."
  
  that produced a few chuckles. sunny scoffed, too.
  
  "anyway. take me to luster... he‘s awake, right?"
  
  they nodded. dorn and samara remained outside, while belle guided him into the hospital.
  
  "he woke up an hour or so ago. uh... i think he‘s in good spirits considering. that might be because of painkillers, though."
  
  they walked through the white corridors, which were all crowded with hospital beds. an uncountable
  number of maimed and injured soldiers lay on them, some awake, some mercifully unconscious. the air was filled with the sickening smell of blood, burned flesh, misery, and despair. doctors, nurses, and a few awakened healers were hurriedly tending to the wounded, the bags under their eyes blacker than the bruises covering sunny's body.
  
  the sight of it was indescribably grim.
  
  sunny kept his face cool, projecting the image of an intrepid ascended. 0n the inside, however...
  
  'at least they'll survive.‘
  
  modern medicine was very potent, and that was without even considering the awakened wielding
  healing aspects. if a soldier was delivered from the battlefield alive, there was very little chance of them dying. the only problem was the cost, but the first army spared no expense, at least in that regard.
  
  as an awakened of somewhat exalted status, luster was placed in a small room of his own. as they
  approached it, sunny heard the young man's voice:
  
  "Kim... Kimmy... stop it... I lost my legs, you know. not my hands! I am perfectly capable of feeding
  myself!"
  
  When they entered, they saw a peculiar scene. Luster was laid on a bed, his stumps wrapped in
  regenerative bandage. while Kim was trying to push a spoonful of synthpaste porridge into his mouth.
  The young woman's usually timid face was determined and extremely focused.
  
  Noticing Sunny, Luster grinned:
  
  "Cap... Major! Thank the gods! Please, save me!"
  
  Kim froze, then turned and gave Sunny an unexpectedly fierce look.
  
  "Sir. That fool refuses to eat."
  
  Sunny stared at them for a couple of moments, and smiled.
  
  "Do you want me to feed you, Luster? Because, you know... I can..."
  
  The young man paled a little. then hurriedly grabbed the spoon and swallowed the porridge in one go.
  
  "No, no. No need to exert: yourself, sir!"
  
  Sunny walked closer. summoned his chair, and sat down near the bed. Then, he tried to say something, only to find out that no words came to his mind.
  
  Eventually, he awkwardly asked:
  
  "How are you doing?"
  
  Luster stared at him for a bit, then suddenly grinned and wiggled his stumps.
  
  "Don't worry about me, sir. I'm doing fine... really. I did tell you how my whole right arm was bitten off
  once, right? This is only a tiny bit worse... hell, ifI lose my left arm as well, one day, I'll be able to brag
  about losing all my limbs to protect humanity. Girls can't resist a hero, you know!"
  
  Sunny blinked.
  
  ‘I guess he really is alright...‘
  
  He sighed.
  
  "Well... don't worry too much. There are not a lot of great healers here in Falcon Scott, and all of them
  are terribly busy. Once you get to Eastern Antarctica, and from there back to NQSC, though, the
  government will pull out all the stops. You'll be as good as new in no time."
  
  Despite his intention to comfort the young man, Luster‘s smile suddenly dimmed. Looking away, he
  remained silent for a few seconds, then said quietly:
  
  "Ah, yes. Certainly, sir. Once I'm back in NQSC..."
  
  Sunny frowned a little.
  
  "'Throw these stupid thoughts out of your head. You did more titan enough. Very few people deserve to go home more than you... so, enjoy the cruise, and then make sure to get better and relax during an extended vacation. That's an order."
  
  He paused, then added seriously:
  
  "Plus, the Rhino blew up. What the hell do I need you for, now? Keeping you would probably just be a
  waste of perfectly fine provisions..."
  
  Hearing that, Luster laughed.
  
  "Ah, I see. When you put it that way..."
  
  He sighed.
  
  "It's not that I think that I don't deserve an early dispensation, sir. It's just that..."
  
  The young man briefly glanced at Kim, then grew silent.
  
  He did not want to leave his comrades behind. Sunny could understand that... but there was no other
  way. Restoring two legs to a person was not impossible, if sufficiently powerful healers were involved,
  but it took time, and a long period of recovery would still follow. By the time Luster was in good enough shape to fight again, the Antarctica Campaign would be over.
  
  He shook his head.
  
  "The way I see it, your lucky charm finally worked. If it wasn't for you, Kim would be. dead... Dorn too,
  probably, and maybe even Belle and Samara. You did well, Luster. You served through the hardest part of the whole campaign... things will calm down after the Second Army arrives. So, cheer up."
  
  Luster looked at him, then slowly nodded.
  
  "That thing... you killed it, right, sir? What Rank and Class it was?"
  
  Sunny shrugged.
  
  "Yes... I killed it alright. It was a Corrupted Devil, and a very scary one at that."
  
  The young man leaned tiredly on the backrest of the hospital bed, and smiled.
  
  "A Corrupted Devil... good, that's good. There's no shame. then... ha, I survived an attack of a Corrupted Devil? Wow... I'm pretty awesome, don't you think, Kim?"
  
  She scooped another spoonful of porridge, brought it to his mouth, and sighed.
  
  "Yeah... yeah, you are pretty awesome... now eat the damn sludge before I get angry..."
  
  Sunny watched them silently for a couple more minutes, then found an excuse and left.
  
  He found Belle a few rooms over, where dozens of sleeping pods were installed in a large hall. The
  swordsman was standing near a particular one, staring somberly at its closed lid. Inside, Quentin's body slept peacefully, not quite dead, but also not quite alive.
  
  The healer had neither died nor turned Hollow yet. Considering the circumstances, that probably meant that he had fought his way to a Seed and entered a Nightmare.
  
  Conquering a Second Nightmare alone... his chances were exceedingly low, but not entirely non-existent.
  
  Sunny stopped near Belle and looked at the sleeping pod, too.
  
  After a while, the swordsman suddenly said, his voice uncharacteristically sober:
  
  "Major... do you remember how I joked that Luster would he the first one to die?"
  
  Sunny spared him a surprised glance.
  
  "...Sure. I do."
  
  Belle remained silent for a long time, then awkwardly scratched the back of his head.
  
  "I was thinking... technically... I can still win that bet, right?"
  
  With that, the swordsman glanced at him and grinned.
  
  Sunny scowled.
  
  "I guess... but who allowed you guys to bet without my permission? Unacceptable! I want in on the bet..."
  
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    Vcs23 23 Jul 2023, 00:08 ➥ Darmol
    
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    Bro ur a damn legend
    
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Nucleus 22 Jul 2023, 19:39

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Quote: ABADDA016
someone help us feed us save us

Spy kids?

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ABADDA016 22 Jul 2023, 19:34

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someone help us feed us save us

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Xtro_1 22 Jul 2023, 19:24

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summoning Joemuda to bless us once more

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