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Chapter 1048: The Fall of Falcon Scott (66)
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rayitotuamor

rayitotuamor 24 Jul 2023, 02:36

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I'm sorry guys, I'm not going to be able to bring you chapters soon after the chapters come out here in ranobes because I was banned from the discord server (I was an idiot, really), may my man joemuda continue feeding you with the drug that is this novel, I hope you enjoyed the chapters, see you soon

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  GridDokja 7 Mar 2025, 17:12 ➥ rayitotuamor
  
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  Thank you for your service
  
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JOEMUDA 23 Jul 2023, 22:57

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hmmm a thought came to me and what if the winterbeast is an anomaly corrupted by the corruption?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKBLlvzMSXkgokMwNdW4GcK8uVMtayGO8Blbc9qpIKA/ed the chap and discord. Im honestly curious when a rat is gonna find their way in :/

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  Guru 24 Jul 2023, 00:01 ➥ JOEMUDA
  
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  “winterbeast is an anomaly corrupted by the corruption?”
  
  Can you elaborate a little, cause I don’t really get it
  
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    JOEMUDA 25 Jul 2023, 03:38 ➥ Guru
    
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    That stuff that forced weaver to cut of its arm it might be like a parasite
    
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      Guru 25 Jul 2023, 07:12 ➥ JOEMUDA
      
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      Aaaahh, maybe, but consistency should be less than weavers
      
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  Guilty 24 Jul 2023, 00:12 ➥ JOEMUDA
  
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  I'm excited for Sunny to turn the wretch into a shadow and get him to feast before he comes back supercharged to fight the winter beast
  
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DreamZ 4 D Nightmare 23 Jul 2023, 22:39

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Final boss battle

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rayitotuamor 23 Jul 2023, 20:50

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1049 The Fall of Falcon Scott (67)
After leaving the hospital and sending his soldiers to the barracks, Sunny remained on the street,

watching the snow dance in the stark beams of electric light. He had to rest, too...

After a while, Sunny sighed awkwardly.

‘Right. I’m homeless now.’

He had been staying in the Rhino, but now, the APC was gone. That fact actually made Sunny feel very sad. The trusty vehicle had accompanied the Irregulars to the edge of the Antarctic Center and back. surviving countless battles. He had grown attached to it, so losing the vehicle was a bit of a blow.

It felt... like the end of something.

Shaking his head, Sunny started walking. lie could get himself a room in the barracks, of course the First Army had suffered severe losses, so there was plenty of space. But it was exactly for that reason that he didn’t want to. Being surrounded by bereaved soldiers would do his already foul mood no good.

‘I can’t stand the thought of having them look at me right now.’

Respect, admiration, hope... that was what he saw in the eyes of the soldiers when they looked at him. They all had an expectation of him, and canying those expectations was tiresome.

‘To hell with it...’

Sunny simply wandered aimlessly for a while, trying not to think about anything in particular. In the

end, he found himself standing in front of a familiar dormitory tower. He hesitated for a bit, then

entered and descended to one of the underground levels.

The dormitory seemed much emptier than before. There had been three families living in the same apartment as Professor Obel and Beth, but now, he could only sense two shadows inside. Sunny stared at the flimsy door for a few moments, then knocked on it.

A few seconds later, it opened, revealing Professor Obel. The old man looked like he always did, having not changed even a little.

Why would he? The previous day was a dreadfully eventful one for Sunny, but for the Professor, it was just like all the others.

The old man looked at him with concern.

“Major Sunless? Oh, my! What happened?”

Even though most of Sunny’s body was hidden by the black silk of the Graceless Dusk, he still looked rather rough. There were ugly bruises covering his usually pristine skin, and his eyes were tired and dim.

He forced out a smile.

“Oh... that. Don’t worry, I am fine. It was just a very tough battle.”

Everyone in Falcon Scott knew that the previous assault was a terrible one. After all, a large part of the defensive wall, as well as a vast stretch of the city itself, were now replaced by a giant crater. Even people hidden underground felt the titanic explosion. There were rumors, too - Army Command itself publicized the death of Goliath. hoping to improve morale among the refugees.
Professor Obel nodded.

“Yes... we heard all about it. Thank the gods you survived!”

Sunny lingered for a moment, then said:

“I. uh... you mentioned setting aside some food for me, the last time we met? To tell you the truth... I am kind of starving...”

The old man laughed.

“Sure. sure! Come in. Beth, Major Sunless is here!”

The young woman emerged from one of the rooms and looked at him with a hint of relief. She froze {31” a moment, then turned away and cleared her throat.

“Oh... it’s you. Good. I... I’ll heat up the leftovers.”

They settled in the kitchen, and soon, Sunny was presented with several plates of simple, but delicious food. Professor Obel had not been joking when he said that he would cook up a feast — the ingredients Beth had procured were indeed rare for the besieged city, and made for a splendid dish. It was definitely better than what would have been available to Sunny in the barracks.

Sunny ate and chatted idly with the two of them. Ashe did, some of the tension pressing down on his heart strangely dissipated... but most of it still remained.

At some point, Professor Obel suddenly smiled.

“Ah, it totally slipped my mind! We were placed in the queue, finally. Both Beth and I will be leaving the

day after tomorrow. We’ve already received the tickets... I imagine you will follow soon, too, Major?”

Sunny smiled as well.

‘Finally, some good news.’

He nodded and took a sip of fragrant tea.

“I imagine we will be the last ones to ship out, a couple of days after you. Three weeks are coming to an end, after all... even though there were some delays, the Army mostly managed to stick to the schedule. Somehow. So, the next time we see each other will probably be in East Antarctica, unless they send you to the Northern Quadrant right away.”

He glanced at Beth, hesitated for a moment, then said awkwardly:

“Oh, by the way... my AFC blew up, so... I kind of have nowhere to stay. Is it alright if I crash here today?”

Professor Obel chuckled.

“Of course! Most of the people in the dormitory had already been evacuated. There are three empty bedrooms in our apartment alone you can take any one you want.”

Beth hid a smile and nodded.

“Sure... you can stay, if you want.”

Sunny smiled back and took another sip of tea. After that, he remained silent for a while, distracted. Noticing his strange mood, the old man asked:
"Have I ever told you why I came to Antarctica, Professor?"

The old man and Beth glanced at each other, then shook their heads. A wistful expression appeared on Sunny's face.

"It's stupid, really. Someone told me that I was lacking. So, I thought that maybe I would be able to find whatever it is that I lack here, in the Southern Quadrant."

He grew quiet, prompting the old man to ask with a hint of curiosity:

"So, did you end up finding what you were looking for?"

Sunny hesitated, then laughed.

"I am honestly not sure. It is hard to find something that you don't know how to recognize. Maybe I found something, maybe I didn't. Actually, maybe I even lost something instead. I guess time will tell."

He finished his tea and looked at the two of them with a smile:

"I did find some other precious things, though. I mean-.. this dish? It's a real treasure. You ought to teach me the recipe! 1 always dreamed of owning a shop, you know, but after meeting you, Professor, I am starting to think that opening a restaurant might be a better idea..."

1050 The Fall of Falcon Scott (68)
After an eventful night, Sunny left the dormitory in a much improved mood. The air outside was frigid with bone-chilling cold, hilt it actually felt pleasant against his bruises. Sunny headed in the direction of the barracks, whistling a simple tune under his nose. As he walked, one of his shadows flew toward the distant ramparts to check if everything was alright there.

Apart from the fact that soldiers were miserable because of the heinous cold, even more so than usual, the situation seemed to be under control. Disparate groups of Nightmare Creatures were throwing themselves against the ramparts, some larger than the others, but it was nothing that the army could not handle.

‘Everything seems fine, for now...’

Sunny was still hurting all over, but at least he was capable of walking without a limp now. The barracks were a considerable distance away, but there was no rush. He. enjoyed this rare moment of peace a great deal, studying the city as he traversed it.

Falcon Scott... was much emptier now. miraculously, the First Army had actually managed to evacuate most of the two hundred million refugees. Now, less than two tenths of that number remained, not nearly enough to make the city feel crowded. Even though countless people fought and sacrificed to make it happen, Sunny couldn’t help but feel that this emptiness was the direct result of his actions.

It was nice to see his labor bear fruit.

Among the ancient heroes Nephis sometimes liked to talk about, there was one named Heracles, who had apparently accomplished twelve labors. Sunny wondered what that guy would think about defending this damn city.

Well, from the descriptions, Heracles seemed like no more than an Awakened with a moderately

powerful physical Aspect... maybe a rather average Ascended. He would probably think that Falcon Scott

was a hellish nightmare, and die in the first few days of the siege.

‘Huh...’

As Sunny walked, a swift shadow fell from the sky, and a black crow suddenly landed on his shoulder. The crow stared at him for a moment, and then cawed:

“Sah-nee! Sah-nee!”

Sunny spared him a somber glance.

“What?”

The Echo waved its wings.

“Come! Come!”

Then, it jumped off his shoulder and disappeared in the direction of the government complex.

Sunny frowned, then quietly cursed and dove into the shadows.

seemed that his good mood was not meant to last.

He glided forward with incredible speed, reaching the complex in no time at all. Emerging from the darkness near the guarded gates, he waited a few seconds for the security officers to confirm his identity a useless formality, considering that pretty much everyone knew what he looked like by now entered the building. - and entered the building.
Quickly finding his way underground, Sunny hummed to the conference room where the Irregulars usually gathered. As he was approaching, however, there. was suddenly a loud hang, and the walls shook a little, dust falling from the ceiling.

‘What the...’

Uneasy, he entered the room and saw Master Jet standing with her back to him. The wall in front of her was deformed, a net of cracks running through the armored alloy from the point where her fist had collided with it.

Soul Reaper remained motionless for a moment, then turned to him. Her usually calm face was ‘5’ contorted by an expression of dark, boiling anger.

As soon as Sunny saw it, his heart skipped a beat. He had never seen Master let lose control of herself in that way...

Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes for a moment, then said:

“Sunny. You are here..- good.”

He glanced at the destroyed wall, then at her. Feeling a chill run down his spine, Sunny steeled himself

and asked:

“What happened?”

Jet let out a long sigh. When she spoke, her voice was cold and glum:

“...It is Tyris. She finally lost a fight.”

***

The two of them headed to the headquarters of the White Feather clan without wasting any time. While the elevator was taking them to the ground level of the government complex, Sunny tried to keep his voice even as he asked:

“What do you mean, lost a fight? Is she alive?”

Jet grit her teeth.

“I don’t know. I’ve been notified that something went wrong just half an hour ago. Roan sent me a message personally right before you came... but he didn’t go into detail.”

Sunny’s face fell. If Jet’s only source of information was Master Roan, that meant that Army Command

had chosen to keep it a secret for now. And if Army Command was keeping secrets from someone like

Soul Reaper... things couldn’t be good.

As they emerged from the underground complex and hurried to the White Feather compound, Sunny shivered again and noticed that it had gotten even colder outside. Before, he had not paid the cold any attention, but now, the fall in temperature seemed foreboding.

‘Curse it, curse it, curse it all...’

The guards of the compound seemed to have received instructions, and almost immediately after Sunny and let arrived, a familiar young woman appeared to guide them inside. l-le briefly felt glad to see that she had survived the battle with Devouring Cloud, but then his thoughts turned grim and tumultuous once again.

Sunny was... shaken.

He couldn't help but think about Saint Tyris, silently wishing for her to be alive. At the same time, he had to think about what her fall would mean for the evacuation... with no one to stop the Winter Beast, what would happen to the city?

The two worries competed against each other, pressing down on his heart with terrible weight.

Finally, they reached an isolated room in the depths of the compound. The young Awakened spared the door an anguished look, then stepped aside, gesturing for them to come in. Inside, they saw an empty hall with some medical equipment and a lonely operating table standing in

its center. The table, and the floor around it, were marred with blood. On it... Saint Tyris was laying, her

eyes closed.

Sunny let out a relieved sign when he saw that her chest was slowly rising and falling. Sky Tide was still breathing... she was still alive...

However, she looked like a corpse.

l-ler whole body was covered in blood and blemished by severe frostbite. Tyris was unconscious, breathing shallowly. Her face was terribly pale, and her lips looked blue. And that... that was, without a doubt, only after the healers of the White Feather clan had tended to her. Sunny could not imagine 110w the fearsome Saint had looked before.

Roan was standing above her, not looking much better. He had been severely injured while luring the Devouring Cloud toward the city even now, the charismatic Master was yet to recover from his wounds. One of his arms hung limply in a sling, and his usually lively face was dark and lifeless.

When Sunny and )et entered, Roan slowly looked away from his wife and gave them a dull glance. Soul Reaper gritted her teeth.

"Roan. What the hell happened?!"

He stared at them for a few moments, then turned back to Saint Tyris.

"Isn't it obvious? She lost. Actually, it's a miracle that she was able to hold back that monster for so long. It's also a miracle that she survived."

He remained silent for a while, then added evenly:

"You are asking the wrong question, though."

Master Jet's icy blue eyes widened slightly. She hesitated, then asked coldly:

"...What the hell is going to happen, then?"

Roan lowered his head. Then, he straightened his back, and looked at them once more.

"I think you know."

His eyes were bleak, and tired.

"The Winter Beast is coming, and there's no one to stop it. It's over. Maybe tomorrow, or the day after that, anyone who still remains in this city will die. I'm sorry, Soul Reaper... there's nothing else we clan can do."

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  Turnc4406 23 Jul 2023, 20:58 ➥ rayitotuamor
  
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  Once again, Damnation.
  
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  Xtro_1 23 Jul 2023, 22:51 ➥ rayitotuamor
  
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  Again, Sunny will never catch a break
  
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  Darmol 23 Jul 2023, 23:57 ➥ rayitotuamor
  
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  Well, the endgame is coming
  
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ArchiNik 23 Jul 2023, 19:11

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Please give us a nice spoiler

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  Sin of solstice 1 Aug 2025, 20:38 ➥ ArchiNik
  
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  Notice how no one responded? There probably isn't any nice spoilers of this arc...
  
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Fyharo 23 Jul 2023, 07:22

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Kim x Luster

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Blizzard 23 Jul 2023, 05:49

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The DEVILS cohort is sweet

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The_Imm۞rtal 23 Jul 2023, 05:21

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Hahahaha

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