Chapter 116 Machine

~Long long ago~ (Third person)

" Uncle, why am I doing this?" A small human said, questing his orders. He was told by his uncle to hunt a animal, to show his will and worth.

" Well my little boy, you are doing this to get used to killing. Death will be a common thing for us and you need to be ready to take a life. Even if it's innocent! Now, kill it." The man ordered the boy again.

The child sighted and jumped down. The sharp and cold grass touched his small feet, parting way, for his weight.

Despite jumping down from the tree and hitting the ground, no sound was made from the boy and he quickly and efficiently started to approach his target.

The small animal, which was a rabbit, ate it's food in peace. The delicious grass filled it's stomach. But it's peaceful days, of joy, wouldn't last forever.

Out of the blue, a knife pierced the rabbits throat. The rabbit started crying for help, while chocking on it's own blood. The kid grabbed it by the neck and twisted it. Ending the little creatures suffering.

" Good, let's eat it for dinner and then we leave this place. Let's not stay in the world, where everyone you loved died. Got it kid?" The man said, as he jumped down from the tree.

" Yes uncle!" The kid said, already beginning the skinning process.

It was night and a looming darkness covered the land. There was a campfire with a rabbit reg roasting and a soup cooking on it. Next to the fire a man and a child rested. But out of nowhere the child decided to ask some questions, like the curious, happy kid he was!

" Uncle, where is your family?" The question woke the man from his daydreaming. He smiled at the kid. A smile of longing and regret.

" I lost mine long ago.... but now, now I have a new family. One I care for a lot!" The man said, as he reached for the rabbit leg.

" How did you lose them uncle?" The child asked, not curious. No the child was showing feelings of understanding. A understanding a child of that age should not have. How the world was cruel!

" I lost them the same way as you kid. The thing that attacked you, they attacked my family. Because they were human and killed all of them. Only I survived, because I was with father at the moment." The man said, as his grip tightened around the rabbit leg, making it explode in a meaty mess.

" Ever since then, I swore..... I swore to kill them all. Every single one of them!" The man said, as he let go of the few pieces left of the rabbit leg.

" Uncle, you seem sad!" The kid said, noticing a lonely tear escaping the mans eyes.

" Yeah, guess I am. I really loved my family, you know. Thankfully Bjorne helped me, under those testing times. I don't know what I would have done without his help. Maybe I'd just end it, back then!" The man said, as he rubbed the tear away, before giving the kid a smile.

" So kid what you say. Want to be my family, since we both lost ours?" The man asked. His smile shining brighter then any sun could ever accomplish.

" Really, you want to be my uncle?"

" Haha, yeah, if that's what you want me to be kid!" The man laughed happily, before grabbing the pot that the soup was cooking in and taking a big gulp.

~Pov Howard~ (Third person)

" Can you pass me the virgin blood?" Howard asked a pretty women sitting next to him on the dinner table. Several others were with them. Yet no one had a reaction to his question. They acted like it was perfectly normal and even passed him a keg with virgin blood.

" Thank you so mush Jean, you're such a sweetie!" Howard said, as he received the keg with blood.

Howard grabbed his wine glass and poured the blood into the glass and sipped happily.

Around him were several different monsters. All of them were eating their own food. Some were eating flies, others dead humans. But all in all, they were a giant family and a family always have siblings fighting each other

" Oyy, stop drinking that blood, you're ruining my appetite you bat!"

" Stop being so easily distracted you puppy. If you don't like blood you big fur ball, then be a vegan!" Howard answered, while casually drinking his blood.

His response made the giant puppy rage at him and try to attack him. But before she could, a seatbelt appeared around her, binding her to the chair.

Some of the monsters laughed at her. While others ignored the situation completely. Already used to their behavior.

" So Jean, up to anything special this week. Or do you want to join me in one of my hunts?" Howard asked, as he took another sip of the blood.

" Sure, what we hunting?" Jean asked exited to hunt and to do it with Howard. As his been an idol of hers, for years. Ever since she heard what he did against his own race, when they tried to control him. Ever since then, she has respected him.

" Let's say so then, meet you in three days at 12pm. Don't be late!" Howard said, as he stood up and walked pass the puppy and scratching her behind the ears. Resulting in a bite coming his way.

Howard dodged the bite, coming his way and left the dining room. He walked straight outside and watched the night quietly.

Why am I here, why am I alive? He thought to himself. He long since questioned his existence. Why he worshiped Ragnar and why Ragnar was forgotten. Why was he alive, but his family dead. Why not the opposite. He'd give anything for them, yet even then, he wasn't worth enough to exchange for their lives.

~Pov Alice~ (Third person)

" Funie huh, that's an interesting name, your parents must have thought long of it!" Alice said, while stroking Funies head. For some reason, every word Alice said, healed Funies soul. She felt at ease. Like she could tell her anything, so she did. She opened up to Alice. Telling her all her problems that she kept hidden.

" Some months ago, my home was destroyed by the new group. The one that kickstarted everything in your pantheon! They killed everyone I cared for and forced me to join them. Then they laughed and bragged who killed the most and everything. Their awful, I just wanted to be happy. But they took everything from me, now look at me. A mess, that can't even keep it together. Only a shadow of my former self, that seeks destruction on those who wronged me!"

" Well, this is a fine mess, isn't it. If you want to, you can stay with me. You were already looking for me anyways! Oh, right. I forgot to introduce my full title. I am Alice of the hearth, wife of Ragnar and you my friend are now under my protection."

Alice words seemed to bring Funie into a shock. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. What was with her luck. She ran into the one person she wanted to find and acted like a fool.

" Oh don't be so sad about it. In The end, it's the result that matters, not the method. At least according to all who have power. Anyways, you and me have a lot to do, so come with me!" Alice said, as she dragged Funie off, to who knows where.

~Pov?~ (Third person)

" Stop the machine!" Someone screamed, while running around. Hundreds of panicking mortals ran alongside him. The ship was losing altitude and the crew was doing everything in their power to regain control and not crush into the city below them.

As for the city, it was enormous, made out of several district, from poor to rich. Billions of different canons protected the city. But they couldn't shoot and destroy their own ship. To save some people.

There was over hundreds of enemy ships surrounding them and they were fighting them, the best they could. But even so, many of the ships were destroyed and crashed into the city. Thankfully the city had a machine that would help them just before they crashed. It arrived just some seconds ago and they were now getting notified of it being here.

" Sir don't worry, I heard were getting help from below. The manateix has sent help!" A soldier said, to whom seemed to be the captain of the ship.

" And what is that help?"

" Kragmaches!" The man answered the captain, while trying to keep up with his speed.

" What, there's no need for that bastard to come here!" The captain said in panic.

In the city with a war above it, a ball was rolling next to the people, dumb enough to be outside.

It rolled passed the destroyed buildings. It's size was that of a ping pong ball. But it was gradually becoming bigger and bigger. Becoming hundreds of centimeters big. Some people started to get out of his way. Recognizing who it was. Small whispers came from all directions. Some in fear, others in awe.

" Kragmaches!"

As for Kragmaches, he was focusing on his mission. His sight was solely on the ship, that was crashing down on the city.

Several hooked ropes made out of an indestructible metal launched out of Kragmaches body. The ropes hit different buildings and started inverting themself. Like a rocket, Kragmaches flew above the city, from the speed. He was flying towards the ship that needed his help.

Kragmaches crashed into the ship and the impact made it shake. Despite the fact, that he made himself ping pong ball size again.

Kragmaches impact, let him enter the ship instantly, through a hole that was created. Using his ropes, he swung himself around, over the panicking mortals. Until he made it to the command center.

The commandeer of the ship was there waiting for him. When he arrived the commander bowed to show respect and Kragmaches transformed into a human like android.

" Kragmaches, it's an honor having you here sir! Please help is fix the ship, or we'll die!"

" I, will, do, what, I, can!" Kragmaches said.

Kragmaches exploded into a liquid metal and covered the whole ship. The ship started to act like it wasn't broken and gained altitude once more. It started shooting at the enemy ships, while still covered in the metal.

" Commander of the ship, I have healed the ship and will now go on the offensive against the enemy,good luck!"

The liquid metal flew towards several enemy ships and attached itself to them. Then it started to swallow the ships and leaving nothing behind. It continued like this, eating all the ships and the mortals inside. After some minutes all the enemy ships were gone and Kragmaches launched himself on all the ally ships and repaired them with his spare metal. He got from eating all the ships. Then Kragmaches returned to the ship he was originally on.

" Commander, the mission is completed and I'll travel home now, don't forget the price of my job!"

" Yes sir, from now on I will worship Ragnar, the being that represent nightwater. I will hold my end of he deal. That you can be sure of. All of us will!"

" Good, then I will return home. Now when you worship him, good things may come your way commander!" Kragmaches said, before disappearing.

Kragmaches fell down the ship, this time he was the size of a fly. Nothing could see him, as planned and with that, Kragmaches escaped quietly from the scene.

(Author here: Hello, sorry for no chapter yesterday. I fell asleep when I got home and woke up at four am. Anyways, because of that, you get a chapter on Monday too, so yeah, look forward to that. Anyways power stones and review have a great day or night, author out :) )