CotJ II: The Last Stand Act III Part I

Story by Cartoon Malero on SoFurry

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#17 of Chronicles of the Justicar II: The LAst Stand


[Planet Drakos; Caer Sidi; 3,568 A.D, November 27th, 5:40AM]

VALOR troops helped draconian guardsmen rescue their citizens from fallen debris all over the massive city. Medical pavilions were set up along with drop ships that deployed squads of field medics and automated droids that carried food and supplies before having anyone in critical condition be loaded up inside the drop ships to be taken to the medical bays of the orbiting VALOR fleets.

High General Bismarck walked up to Queen Matriarch Natyria who was sitting down looking at the tiny person. The German descended general looked up at the massive dragoness who had her wounds from the battle completely healed from her own magic.

"I am High General Bismarck of the VALOR military." The balding human said as he took off his officer's cap while holding his swagger stick under his left arm, "I was informed you aliens had a civil war against your benefactors."

"Don't test my patience warm blood; many good knights of my kingdom fell today to protect their families. If you are going to criticise my leadership then you are going to need a lot more protection if you invoke my wrath."

"I meant no disrespect; these so called "infinite' have manipulated races before into fighting us, as my government had to take many steps to avoid the same corruption. The president of VALOR had given order for all out war against the infinite; he also assumed you would know where they came from." Bismarck said kindly

The dragoness nodded, "We do, and we will need access to your metal carriers as I will need to open a portal to the weakest part where the walls of this realm and the Shadow Core meet. Once opened we can send our best warriors into the infinite realm and destroy Dark Spire so the infinite can never build any more of their infernal suits ever again, trapping them back in their own realm."

"We can talk more about the battle plan once my other generals arrive to discuss with your own tacticians." Bismarck said before he bowed and took his leave while putting his officer's cap back on

[VALOR Flag Ship; The Persecutor; 3,568 A.D, November 27th, 5:49AM]

Liken waited with her back against the wall near the entrance of the medical wing, she got excited when the electronic door opened but was disappointed quickly when a medic was simply walking out to head to anther medical bay. She stopped the red and white armoured marine while the medic took off her helmet.

"Are you helping Arjun?" Liken asked quickly

"Yes, me and my team have him in stable condition." The doctor answered, "The report said he was stabbed through the chest but I couldn't find a wound for the life of me, it must have healed, but in this day I've seen crazier."

"Can I see him?" Liken asked

"Yeah, go ahead." The medic nodded before she left

Liken entered through the door the doctor had came through. The valgary looked around at the patients who were either getting prepped for surgery or asleep. Anther human in medical power armour brushed past the valgary as the marine was busy looking at his medical report for the next set of injured coming aboard the flag ship via drop ship.

Arjun sat up right on the medical bed while pulling a white undershirt over his chest so he was now fully dressed. He pushed himself off of the bed with the nearby medic finishing the last of his report now that the exalted Justicar was back to fighting condition.

"I know this is not the place sir, but can I get your autograph to show my wife?" the medic asked

"Sure. What the hell." Arjun laughed as the medic handed him his personal data assistant

"You look so young; too think you fought in the first contact war as well." The medic complimented, "You sure your not a combat droid?"

"Nah man I'm flesh and bones here." Arjun smiled as he finished his signature

The marine laughed as he saluted the Justicar before leaving passing by Liken on his way out. Arjun turned around to see the valgary walk up to him in strides who was ecstatic that he recovered so quickly.

"Hey scales." Arjun said cheerfully as he walked over

Liken wanted to squeeze her smaller friend tight with her arms but she was afraid she would crush the poor human without his power armour. She held herself in restraint to the best of her ability but her overwhelming emotions got control and the valgary lifted the brown skinned human into the air where she squeezed him lovingly.

"You're crushing me!" Arjun said helplessly

Liken blushed as she let go dropping the human back down, "Sorry"

Arjun rubbed his sides as they ached painfully from Liken's powerful arms; he looked up at her with a somewhat pained look on his face.

"So what's up?" he asked

"Did you hear about the attack?" Liken said

Arjun stood up straight as he walked towards the exit, "What attack?" he answered afterwards

"All the leaders are organizing an attack on Dark Spire, to stop the infinite once and for all." Liken said as she followed from behind

"You don't sound all that happy about it" Arjun inquired

"Well that's what I wanted to talk to you about." Liken answered as she rubbed her two hooves together nervously

Arjun cocked his head to the side, "What's the matter?" he asked

"I would prefer if we could talk somewhere more private..." she answered while looking around

"Sure." Arjun said not knowing what really to expect

Liken exited the medical ward of the human flag ship and headed down the long hall ways that led to a complicated maze that was the network of the ship. She twisted her head around to make sure the human was following her as her tail wrapped around her own waist.

She came to a door in the common wards and looked at the key pad near her right claw that was the opening mechanism. She pressed several buttons but the pad lit up red to signify she entered the password wrong, the valgary tried again and again until she got so frustrated she punched the panel and tore out all the wiring she could get her hands on. Arjun stood back as he watched her grab hold of the bottom of the door and lifted it upwards now that the power was off.

Arjun quickly followed Liken into the room where he got the lights as he did not want to have her start ripping out the mechanism for those too.

"So what's the matter?" Arjun asked as he watched Liken slam the door shut

"In a short time we will be fighting the infinite where they live." Liken stated

"Well yeah, you said that." He answered

"I don't know about this time around, we've seen before the infinite can create deadly traps, what if this is part of the Void God's plan?" Liken asked

""Liken, we are more prepared than we can ever be; we got the VALOR and Forces of Khaos fleets. Not to mention the space ghosts lost a lot of leadership, if we are going to attack this is our best chance." He answered as he brushed Liken's right arm

Liken shook her head, "I'm not sure of anything anymore, before we go I need to have at least one special moment with you that in case one of us doesn't make it the other can look back on something positive." She said

Arjun looked past the valgary to see he was in the living quarters that must have belonged to her. He looked back up at her to see she had a somewhat playful and innocent smile across her face.

"Oh Liken." Arjun said, "I'm sure we will be fine."

"Don't say that! You don't know that!" Liken yelled emotionally, "We have came so close to dying and yet you still hold your feelings inside of yourself, please Arjun." The valgary continued as she held his hands in her claws, "I need this...I need you."

Arjun closed his eyes as he took a deep breath, he didn't want to admit that it was possible for him or her to die in the final confrontation against the infinite. He opened his eyes and saw Liken still had her worried smiled on her face.

"You're right; I got to stop beating around the bush. I would be lying if I said I didn't agree with you." Arjun answered

The valgary lowered her head to meet the human's height as she twisted her head on the side as the two organics kissed. Arjun closed his eyes as he wrapped his arms around Liken's now very smooth skin like scales as she in return placed her claws gently on his shoulders with her own tail pushing the human closer to her body. Her long tongue invaded Arjun's mouth as both of the muscles pushed at each other and wrestled playfully with one anther as their mouths were locked together.

Liken carefully turned Arjun around as they continued to hold and grope one anther before she pinned him to the wall with her claws still on his shoulders as they dug deep into his exposed muscular arms but not hard enough to draw blood. Her tail's sharp prong barb at the end cut a slit through the back of Arjun's white under shirt allowing the black scaled alien to remove the fabric that covered his chest. Arjun's now sweaty hands reached down and grabbed the base of the valgary's tail and began caressing the soft under side of it that stimulated the alien further.

Arjun let go of Liken's mouth and began kissing the valgary's neck as he licked the sweat off of her as she looked upwards to extend her self. Her tail twisted around so it was now in-between the two lovers' chests and wrapped itself around the human's manhood that hid under his trousers. Arjun unhooked his hand that was still around the valgary's waist and gently moved it to the side of his pants where he felt her claw had beaten him to the very spot; he helped her slowly move the trousers downwards as he now had his mouth with hers feeling her hot breaths and warmth inside of her jaws. The final piece of the human's clothing dropped to his ankles as he stepped out of them, his well made body from fighting countless battles rubbed up against the alien's smooth and delicate scales that were revealed in the heat between them. Liken blushed as she felt the top of Arjun's member brush between her legs as she held him so close to herself, she could feel that the thick muscle wanted to be inside of her which she wanted too. Arjun slowly pushed the taller alien backwards as they continued to have their tongues pull and push against each other in their connected mouths and without warning the valgary fell over backwards where she landed on her bed.

Liken smiled as her chest pounded in excitement, she looked down at the erect cock of Arjun as he climbed on top of her. She twisted her head upwards to meet Arjun's mouth again while holding his naked body to her own as her tail whipped and thrashed about from out under her legs as the human slowly began probing the inside of her with his dick that seemed to expand with every feel. With his arms Arjun grabbed the valgary's thighs as he slowly began to thrust into her causing the valgary to yell out in pleasure as her vagina was spread open. Liken tried her best to get keep her moans to a minimum but as the brown skinned human began to thrust harder and harder as he started to get his momentum going she couldn't contain her self as her legs bounced up and down as Arjun continued to slam Liken's pussy with his manhood.

Arjun moved away from Liken's mouth as he tilted his head down as he focused on pleasuring the both of them with her moans adding to his determination. Liken's tail twisted around Arjun's chest with her claws still holding his body to hers to keep him from moving as her legs kicked about from feeling every inch of the human's cock as he continued to penetrate deep inside of her with every passing slam. Liken licked the human's fore head while Arjun reached behind himself and unravelled the valgary's tail that was like a tight knot around his torso , she let her lover take her slender tail in one hand and placed the now dulled tip of the tail into his mouth where he began to suck on it.

Liken yelled out as she felt all of the delicate sensors on her tail were stimulated as he rubbed her tail up and down while at the same time still pulling in and out of her. Her claws dug deep into Arjun's backside as she did not want the feeling to end that if the human kept going she would never have to see how the war would turn out that still ate at the back of her mind. She felt her insides were hotter than ever as the human's cock doubled in size as he got near climax.

Arjun let the valgary's tail slid out of his mouth as pounding Liken became his priority as his body slowly became weaker.

"Don't...stop...please." Liken panted as she had her head resting against the bed's front panel

He held the heavy breathing alien by the under side of her thighs as he pushed deeper and harder into the moaning valgary who now had her tail under her back so it couldn't wave around distractingly. Her hot and heavy breathing were the only sound coming from the both of them as they soon became quicker and more erratic as she got closer as well. Arjun's cock throbbed and pulsated inside of Liken's vagina; that filled out every inch of her. She felt all the veins and skin of the human's meat as it hit its maximum size ready to explode at a moments notice. Liken smiled at Arjun who felt his cock getting hotter inside of her as she licked the sweat off of his forehead with her long hot tongue.

The valgary gritted her sharp teeth as she felt the human held her tight with his body becoming tense and lock up from his cock head expanding as it burst inside of her filling Liken with his hot seed. He let go of her legs as he lied on the valgary's chest with a huge sense of pleasure across his face with Liken too gleaming in ecstasy. She placed one arm over Arjun's back as she gently held him in place as her breathing slowly began to calm down.

"Thank you..." Liken whispered affectionately

Arjun let out a laugh as he yawned and spent the last remaining moments before the major offensive with his new valgary mate as they held each other and cuddled.

[The Shadow Core; Dark Spire; 3,568 A.D, November 27th, 6:22AM]

Malero Alterus bowed before the Shadow Gate Prime that was still operational.

"Oh great one, I have done what you have instructed. My students have given their lives to power the last of your army. What are your orders." The shadow master asked

Void God Pandemonium showed the graveling doctor images of the realm under his command as the organic forces would be completely destroyed on their attack on Dark Spire and that he himself had an organic host far more powerful than the Queen Matriarch.

Malero smiled as he knew what the master had planned, "Of course, I'll make sure you get the host you require."

The half lizard folk doctor walked back through the halls of Dark Spire as he was the last organic life including the cult monsters that were also sacrificed to power his endless army that would destroy the organics.

[Border of the Shadow Core; 3,568 A.D, November 27th, 6:22AM]

The combined VALOR and demon fleets flew in a huge formation as they neared the spot designated by the Queen Matriarch who herself flew with the massive warships as her protective magic guarded herself from the harsh vacuum environment. Xross flew in his personal snub fighter as he and a number of highly trained human and demon pilots followed from behind as they weaved through the capitol ships.

The Queen Matriarch flew past the constructed flag ships along with their escourts as she prepared her magical incantations that would allow the ground forces to invade Dark Spire and destroy it from within.

In a dark red glow that appeared to look like a black hole came out of nowhere to the right side of the massive star ships that was the organic's final hope.

"We got unknown ship signals coming from that black hole." A human pilot announced over his ship's communication

Suddenly all the command bridges in every flag ship began to light up as computers beeped rapidly as their voices overlapped one anther when a new enemy ship exited from the unnatural black hole.

The infinite ships were twice as large as that of the biggest ones the organics had as the enormous warships were infinite themselves who had their suits designed for space travel. The black metal war ships headed straight for the Queen Matriarch as the VALOR and demon fleets began frantically breaking apart formation to engage the infinite ships that were being vomited from the black hole in an endless tide.

"Enemy fighters coming in!" one of Xross' pilots yelled

An even greater number of small black ships swarmed towards the organic fleets that collided with snub fighters as they had no concern with their own losses. Pilots quickly chased after large groups of the infinite fighters that began targeting the hovering dragoness to bring down her barriers.

"We can't let the Queen Matriarch be harmed, throw their fire away from her!" ordered Xross as several infinite fighters chased his own snub fighter

The infinite capital ships slowly got into weapon's range of the mixed species fleets where they proceed to fire their main guns as they had no regard if they were to hit one of their own fighters in the resulting explosions. A hail of salvos from the infinite ships ripped through several VALOR cruisers that destroyed them each in a single shot.

The fleets of both human and demon returned fire but with much less success as their primary cannons could only disable the smallest of the infinite flag ships while the larger ones that must have been their lords remained unscathed. The capitol ships of both sides began trading massive amounts of fire power over huge distances across the empty void of space.

More and more of the VALOR and former Khaos star ships were torn into pieces from the much more powerful infinite weaponry that cut through the heaviest of hull plating like a hot scimitar through butter. The smaller one man fighters of the organics also were slaughtered by overwhelming fire power of the infinite as more and more infinite flag ships exited the black hole in endless numbers while the fleets of the organics only declined in numbers rapidly.

An infinite fighter chased down a VALOR snub fighter with its wing men through the organic fleets. The black metal fighter took several shots against the human made vessel until finally it clipped its wings that caused the human fighter to crash and burn against the side of its own cruiser.

An infinite flag ship darkened several demon capitol ships with its huge mass before it began raining endless volleys of laser fire that ripped through their hull in seconds that turned the once proud ships into nothing but space wreckage.

Infinite lords who were dressed as the enormous star ships began to issue orders to their drones that played the role of fighters and escorts that even though they wanted to destroy the Queen Matriarch they had to let her open a portal to Dark Spire for the master's plan. The infinite ships began solely targeting the organic vessels as the entire battle in the depths of space was a killing field of organic death.

Infinite fighter bombers tore a bloody scar through the flanks of the VALOR component of the fleets. Their powerful weaponry destroying key components like engines and main weapon batteries, VALOR sub fighters tried to intercept the rampaging bombers but were quickly shot down as the black metal bombers had their own fighter escorts.

Soon the stars saw in the background of the immense battle became nothing but darkness as the amount of infinite vessels blocked their light as they converged on the now much smaller organic fleet.

The middle fighter of the VALOR fighter squadron was up in flames as it spun into a demon cruiser in a bright flash as the infinite fighters tore through the lines. The infinite ships that recently came through the black hole portal held their ground as they watched their kin lay waste to their organic cattle from their lords giving strict orders not to destroy all the enemy ships as they needed some organics to invade Dark Spire. Soon the amount of flag ships that poured from the black hole out numbered the one man fighters the organics had allowing them to replace their own losses in a matter of seconds with the bulk of their forces sitting back and enjoying the show.

"It's done!" The Queen Matriarch yelled into her own communication for the remaining ships to send their ground teams in.

In a short amount of time VALOR and demon frigates began deploying their drop ships to enter the portal that led directly to Dark Spire. The infinite fleets ignored the boarding parties as they simply flew past them with only stray shots from the battle picking off a few of the landing ships.

[The Shadow Core; Dark Spire 3,568 A.D, November 27th, 7:22AM]

The Justicar ran down the ramps of the drop ship as it let out its passengers into the red fortress. The massive halls of Dark Spire now contained the newly teleported boarding ships of the organics as they invaded its very walls to destroy the facility by placing tactical nukes on the drone storage racks.

The advancing teams through the halls of Dark Spire quickly came face to face with its defenders; heavily armoured drones stood waiting for their organic food to finally arrive. The Justicar charged the group of drones in front of him with sword in hand as Liken kept up as she ran on all fours right behind him.

Drones fired their wrist cannons at the mixed species invasion forces as their small prey also return fired with explosives and anti-vehicle weaponry.

[Border of the Shadow Core; 3,568 A.D, November 27th, 7:30AM]

The dwindling organic fleets fired in all directions as they continued to fight a hopeless battle against the infinite numbers that was the Void God's realm invasion army. The infinite fleet now completely circled around their organic cattle as the infinite lords did their best from wiping out the organics in seconds and keeping their less intelligent troops in check.

Infinite fighters chased down several demon bomber ships as they tried to break formation and engaged their black metal flag ships but their assaults were forfeit as the plasma torpedoes they did managed to fire did absolutely no damage to the infinite cruisers before the bombers were shot down and crashed into the same ships they tried to destroy.

[The Shadow Core; Dark Spire 3,568 A.D, November 27th, 7:40AM]

The Justicar leaped into the air as he stuck his sword straight into the red eye of the drone, with momentum he twisted himself so he could throw himself into the air where he recalled his blade and as he came back down he gripped his sword tightly as he split the drone in two on the way down.

A VALOR marine ran up the Justicar as he took pot shots at the drones that still stood.

"We can hold them here, sir. You can go place your demolition charge in the depths of this place!" the marine said

The Justicar nodded as he waved Liken to follow him as they took a side passage away from the large battle. The two took a service lift upwards together with Liken giving Arjun an odd look.

"The orders were to go to the bottom, why are we going up?" Liken asked

"Because blowing up Dark Spire won't work" Arjun answered

"What do you mean?"

"Do you remember what Lord Khaos said?" Arjun asked, "A Shadow Gate can only be closed from one side and I'll be dammed if the infinite don't have one already here. I mean the Void God had to go to his body some how."

"How are we going to clos-"Liken inquired but she saw Arjun was still looking upwards avoiding eye contact, "You're going to inside aren't you..."

The Justicar didn't answer. Liken immediately stopped the lift by pressing the same button the human did to make it go up.

"No!" Liken yelled "There has to be anther way!"

The Justicar looked at the valgary, "I wouldn't suggest this lightly, I haven't forgotten about us but this is far more important than the both of us" Arjun answered as he started the lift up again

Liken paused it once more, "So you would just throw us away!" she growled

"If it's to save the entire realm, yes!" Arjun argued

Liken wanted to slap the knight looking solider to get him to rethink his plan and go with the original one the boarding forces were trying to accomplish. But for once the valgary saw past her feelings and knew her human love was right.

Liken sighed, "Why does this always happen to me..."

"Hey, hey..." Arjun comforted as he brushed her left cheek with his white and silver gauntlet to wipe away a few tears, "Were gonna' make it through this, together."

Liken nodded as she sniffed before starting the service lift back up.

"Then at least let me to fight with you." She smiled

"Deal." Arjun answered

[Border of the Shadow Core; 3,568 A.D, November 27th, 8:30AM]

The black hole portal still continued to spew out the infinite armada that was exiting the Shadow Core in endless numbers. The once massive fleet that was the collected alliance of VALOR and former Khaos forces were nothing more but a star ship grave yard with the few remaining capitol ships and fighters were held hostage as the infinite ships blocked all forms of exit.

In a brilliant flash of light a blue projectile penetrated multiple hulls of the infinite flag ships as it headed straight for the black hole. Infinite lords were torn left and right as they were destroyed instantly from the projectile until it finally flew into the portal and closed it shut in an explosion that decimated all the surrounding warships.

Hundreds of thousands of smaller blue projectiles rained down on the infinite cruisers that pieced their hulls instantly causing huge scores of the black metal ships to light up in green fire balls as their cores detonated.

A massive ship made of organic materials rammed straight through a plethora of the infinite flag ships and ripped them in half as it continued to specifically target the infinite lords. The Ghoul city ship drew the fire of almost every single infinite ship in the entire battle allowing the surviving fleets of the younger races to have breathing room.

Huge squadrons of VALOR and demon bombers flew past the distracted infinite ships passing by their formations allowing them to circle around and to hit the black metal ships from behind.

"Green, red and yellow squadrons have broken their lines!" yelled a bomber pilot

The bombers descended on the smaller infinite cruisers with their targeting computers highlighting the key areas needed to be destroyed. Powerful rail guns and anti-flag ship nukes penetrated the hulls of the weaker infinite lords as the bombers attacked from the flanks of the infinite armada

Infinite fighter became without orders quickly as their lords were being destroyed by the Ghoul city ship as their ship gunners had eons of practice of fighting their old enemy.

High General Bismarck stood on the bridge of his destroyer carrier as he pressed a button on his chair to issue orders to the rest of the fleets.

"Capitol ships focus fire on the nearest infinite flag ship, their fleets are in disarray its time to hit them with everything we've got." He ordered

The infinite ships were much too distracted of fighting the enormous city ship that they did not bother to have escorts and fighters protecting their flanks as VALOR and demon flag ships broke through their lines as well as their concentrated fire power slowly brought down more infinite lords.

[The Shadow Core; Dark Spire 3,568 A.D, November 27th, 9:00AM]

The Justicar and Liken passed through anther red corridor that also had grate flooring.

"How do you know where to go?" Liken asked as she kept up

"It's a feelings...I don't know how to explain it but I can see the Shadow Gate in my head, calling to me." Arjun answered

"Calling?" Liken asked worryingly

"We have to get there any way, and besides the infinite keep forgetting that if they want a trap to succeed they should stop trying to include my death in it. Or get used to disappointment." Arjun answered determinedly

The valgary nodded as her stomach ached with pain from worrying about how everything would turn out. The Justicar held up his fist to signify for her to stop moving as the human picked up the communications of one Dr. Malero Alterus.

Arjun gestured for her to follow him where they entered a massive lab, body parts of dragons hung from the ceilings, along with blood stains everywhere as if a massive surgery took place.

"Hello heroes!" Malero laughed from on a cat walk above, "I see you are going to the master's gate! That's perfect that is! Unfortunately the great one doesn't wish to see you just yet!"

"Your not leaving this place alive Malero!" Arjun yelled back

"None of us are, organic! After you destroyed my pet I had to go back to my research to make a new project and thanks to Lord Vurdamis I have ample bodies to make my new creature!" Malero cackled as now he had gone completely mad

"Young Azerigan was quite resistant but I improved his form, used his wife and children to add to him to make the ultimate experiment. It's a shame Carpender and Baphomet had to be test subjects to make sure the Xobium was the right dosage but their loss is my gain!"

Liken screamed, "You monster!"

Malero pressed a button on the computer near him, "Here....are my results!"

The middle section of the ground opened up as a horrible roar took over the room, a platform rose up to bring out Malero's most disturbing and powerful creature to date.

A hideous cult monster now stood in the room with the human and valgary, the once proud and mighty Azerigan was nothing more than a fleshy abomination as his mate Talsora and children were stitched into his hide to make a quilt of rotten meat and scales that were disproportion with their limbs and colors.

"Poor Azerigan, too think he's still conscious under all that flesh. Able too see out but have no actions of his own. He is trapped within his new body." Malero laughed madly

"You're fucking sick" The Justicar said as the patchwork dragon walked closer to the two

"I know you are but what am I?!" Malero yelled childishly

The now cult monster Azerigan swung at the two with his front left claw the was made entirely of his hatchlings he had murdered, both Liken and Arjun leaped forward over the undead's attack ready to put Azerigan out of his misery.

[Border of the Shadow Core; 3,568 A.D, November 27th, 8:30AM]

The ghoul city ship became the focal point of the enormous space battle with infinite ships doing their best to damage the powerful Ghoul vessel as they ignored the VALOR and demon fleets that were now back in formation focusing their combined fire power on the largest of infinite ships that caused their respected troops to wander around aimlessly without guidance.

Without the black hole portal giving the infinite their endless numbers they were without their greatest advantage. Infinite fighters were shot down as they tired to bring down the massive VALOR capitol ships in a glorious killing field from the combination of dog fighting made snub fighters and anti-fighter weaponry on the escorts that stayed close to the larger vessels.

Queen Matriarch Natyria grabbed hold of a smaller infinite lord and threw the black metal war ship into a larger one, the two ships collided in a massive explosion that over took several more lords causing their drone fighters and escorts to simply float and sputter in the middle of space as they lost the intelligence necessary to fight effectively in a suit.

Small ghoul snub fighters flew out of their city ship when the younger races' ships began doing their fair share of damage dealing to the infinite armada that still had a huge presence. The one man fighters stayed together in a tight formation allowing them to weave in and out of the infinite battle groups as they took out vital systems that were exposed due to their bad design. The fighter squadron along with the assistance of human and demon bombers headed straight for the largest of the infinite ships that equalled in size of the ghoul city ship.

Infinite lords argued with one anther believing their suit was more important than the other and diverting drones to protect their own while stealing command from their allies. Soon the arguing escalated as the supreme commander of the infinite armada was shot down by the focused fire of the ghoul city ship and the supporting bombers as they knew exactly where to hit the ancient foe. The infinite lords began turning their forces and weaponry on each other as they fought for command as they were cut off from their forces in the Shadow Core.

"Their shooting each other!? We can win this!" a fighter pilot yelled cheerfully

Bismarck watched from his bridge as his ship's primary rail gun batteries destroyed anther infinite capitol ship as a demon snub fighter destroyed an infinite fighter that some how still could control itself while anther infinite warship turned red hot before exploding when the ghoul city ship shot it with a single torpedo.

Without the number of infinite lords to give out orders the unintelligent drones simply began to shut down as they had no mental capacity to know how to do anything while in a suit. The infinite numbers dropped dramatically as the bulk of their forces became obsolete leaving the now small number of commanders to fend for themselves as they not only fought each other but the ghouls and organic alliance.

The once mighty armada of the Void God was now dismantled as the combined VALOR and demon fleets carved a path of victory through the flanks of the infinite ships destroying all they came across.

[The Shadow Core; Dark Spire 3,568 A.D, November 27th, 8:50AM]

Malero laughed as he always did as he watched his new super experiment grab hold of both Arjun and Liken in its right claw that was stitched together using Azerigan's eldest son. The former clan's prince's head was covered in bandages just like all of the other cult monsters before him except this experiment still had the conscious mind of the dragon trapped within its prison of flesh.

The shadow master shifted his monocle before talking, "Once my pet rips you to shreds human I will add your flesh to my pet to mend the wounds you inflicted upon it! Heal my monster I will! And for you valgary I will need a replacement for Baphomet to fill my more physical life styles."

The Justicar tried his best to open the hand that was Azerigan's mighty grip as the dragon brought the two up to its jaws that were opened wide.

"Come on Azerigan!" Arjun shouted, "You are still there, you can fight this!"

"Please don't talk to my pet that way, it really is quite bizarre." Malero stated, "He can hear everything you say and is properly trying to scream out his answer!"

Arjun and Liken continued to try and get free as the cult monster stood on its hind legs ready to crush the organics at a moments notice but it seemed to either be creating dramatic tension or that Azerigan was fighting for control.

"Any time now..." Malero said impatiently while he tapped on his wrist as if he had a watch

The dragon turned its head to both of its sides as Arjun continued to plead while Liken did her best to give both him and her breathing room.

"Look Azerigan you can do this, I'm running of clichés to say but are you going to let the people who did this to you stop you just by injecting you with a needle?!" Arjun shouted

The cult monster threw the heroes into the wall in a fearsome throw when the experiment looked at Malero on the above cat walk. The half bred doctor backed away from the beast but the patch work dragon snatched the traitor from his spot, with his other claw the cult monster pulled at the shadow master's legs and pulled the draconian into halves.

The Justicar stood back up as he helped Liken onto her hooves. The two walked together as they approached the cult monster that put its head down exposing its neck, the bandaged face of the experiment turn to the smaller creatures to let out a raspy voice.

"Kill...me..." the cult monster asked

The Justicar drew his sword and closed his eyes as he brought it down and decapitated the former Azerigan as the dragon let out a sigh of relief as death was finally upon it.

Arjun shook his head as he sheathed his sword on his back and activated the lift Azerigan was carried on. The elevator took the two up to the tallest tower in Dark Spire where the Shadow Gate Prime was located.

The room where the massive portal was had the entire structure built to draw the eye to it. The self contained vortex crackled with energy that was the only source of light for the entire hallway like room. Arjun walked up to the Shadow Gate Prime like a moth drawn to an open flame as he was called to it.

The Justicar stood before the portal as it swirled enticing for the human to enter it.

"Just one moment." Liken said as she pulled Arjun to her so she could take off his helmet

The valgary kissed the brown skinned human on the mouth just like before back in her room. Arjun felt Liken pull away from him as she handed the Justicar his helmet back.

"Are you ready?" she asked

Arjun nodded as he placed it back on before he head butted the valgary knocking her out cold.

"Sorry Liken, this is a one way trip and one of us has to live to see tomorrow" Arjun said sadly

The Justicar took a step into the Shadow Gate Prime for the final battle against Void God Pandemonium himself.