After

Emily P.O.V.

Seeing the hatch doors of the enemy cruiser open, already told me something bad was about to happen. I knew Solarious had finally become so desperate that he decided to try and end this quickly. My eyes widened and my mouth hung open.  I looked at Z and she looked back at me. Our eyes met and there was a tell in her eyes that said soft unspoken words to me. 

'Don't worry' her eyes whispered. 

Z began to shift in a form I had never seen before. Her legs, arms grew longer and she started to become taller than her normal Lycan form. Her fur stood straight up and her canines showed. Her whole body became extremely muscle toned.

Was this the newer form she had mentioned? This form was incredible. 

Z watched as the missile came closer and closer in a matter of seconds and she leaped from the ground straight towards it. Clutching the threat in her large hands. The speed from the missile swung her away from the battlefield and she still maintained her hold on it. All I could do was watch as Z flew 

off into the distance and out of my eyesight. 

Solarious P.O.V.

"DAMN THAT LYCAN SCUM!" I shouted, throwing my glass of water at the window of my room. 

That missile was in the perfect spot to strike, if it had landed this battle would've been done by now. But, now,  that stupid bitch had to get in my way yet again. Why can't they just admit defeat and now before me? 

"Master Solarious, is everything okay?" My servant said timidly.

I glared at him as I turned around, he kept his eyes focused on the ground. I could see him quivering in fear. 

"Do I sound okay? Do I even mildly looked please at this very fucking moment?!"  I hiss. 

He shakes his head. 

"Get the fuck out!" 

He scurries away like the scared rodent he is. I have come too far to let a ragtag team of nobodies stop me. This isn't over yet, not by far. But, for now, I suppose I could recall my troops for the time being. And when they let their guard down I will crush them. 

Z P.O.V.

I managed to propel the bomb towards the ground. As we plundered deep within the land I could feel the rocks shatter against my body. And the fire scorched my fur and skin. Still, I could not concede I held my grip tight on the bomb and dug my claws into the hard metal even deeper. 

I'm not too sure how far in we went before we finally came to a stop. The bomb beeped a few times and then erupted sensing more rock and debris along with myself flying from the ground and into the air. 

A mushroom cloud of smoke and flames filled the sky turning it a fluorescent orange forcing the beautiful blues and teals away. I looked out with my single eye and the other had swollen shut. Off in the distance towards the battle, I could see Solarious ship take off into hyperspace. It seems we had won the battle and stopped him for now. 

Falling back down to Numir I hit tree limbs one after another before finally landing to a complete stop. I am almost certain I have multiple broken bones and I feel soaking wet probably from the blood. My vision has now become blurry and my body has finally refused to let me move. There's nothing I can do now but hope everyone else is okay. The advantage of my new form is I should start healing soon and be able to walk. But for now, I shall wait. 

Emily P.O.V.

The remaining forces retreat leaving us in pursuit of them at least until General Adkins orders all of us to stop. Stopping in place a huge violent gust of wind smashes into us knocking us all to the ground bringing with it a massive heatwave. I manage to open my eyes in time to see a giant mushroom cloud of dark black smoke and flames shooting up towards the sky. 

The breath that I inhale hitches in my throat as I can't believe the sight before my eyes. It shouldn't be possible that anyone could survive a blast like that. And I can only hold on to the little hope I have that Z wasn't anywhere near that bomb going off. 

She has to be okay….she is okay is all I 

could think to myself. Trying to stay focused on the task at hand. The enemy may have retreated but now it was time to find our comrades and help get them to an informal and count the lives we had lost. 

"I'll send out a squad of cruisers to the location of the blast. If Z is there we will find her." General Adkins places a reassuring hand on my shoulder.

"Thank you," I responded by managing a half-ass smile. 

With deep breaths, the battalion gets their bearings back and begins working on helping the wounded and finding our casualties. This was going to be a massive clean up and a very long few months ahead of us. 

Z P.O.V.

I can't say how long time had passed before my rescuers arrived. My body had finished healing the burns that I had suffered from the explosion and yet I was unable to move. My body was still in a state of paralysis. It would appear the damage and injuries I had suffered was far greater than I had imagined. 

Four cruisers hovered above me the roar from the thrusters shook the ground and sent vibrations through my body. They threw down rope to lapel down to me. 

"It's about damn time" I shouted with a smile on my face. 

They removed their black harnesses and walked over to me. A smile plagued their faces as they took their orange longboard and slid it under my back. 

"Give me some kind of dignity would ya?" I protest. 

"Can you move?" A young Numir soldier interjected. 

I sigh feeling defeated I just fell quiet not answering the question. 

"Okay, your going up first Z then we will get picked up next." The commanding officer gives a thumbs up to the pilot. 

As if I was floating on cloud nine I was hoisted in the air feeling almost weightless. I looked around at my surrounding. Trees and grass remained tarnished and burned. Ash covered miles of land that had been scorched from the blast of fire. 

"Welcome back, I don't know if your the bravest person I've ever met or the dumbest." 

I don't know her name but her radiant purple eyes entrance me. Her smile is wide and it catches on her eyes and reaches her cheeks. Her Numirian armour holds close against her body forming to her figure with precision. 

"Maybe a bit of both." 

She nods in response to my comment. 

The rest of the ride was spent in silence I closed my eyes and tried to relax. After everything that has happened the oncoming war was so close I could feel it within my soul. Today proved we could resist Solarious and defeat him. However, we may have won the battle. But could we manage to win the war?