Acid Rain

The warmth of the guest house welcomed Zosia, the laughter of the children as they innocently played around the room was a sight to behold

But an old man stood out with his cane as he sorted out several herbs

"Child….." he called softly with his back turned away in shame, his voice was low and barely audible yet filled with guilt

"Grandpa, grandpa Liliana blew a bubble" Liam laughed excited as he watched his baby sister blow water bubbles

"Liliana did it?" Athena smiled as she watched the children, they had seriously been cultivating since last night and this made her heart ache

"They'll have to take the medicinal bath now" Lebron glanced at Zosia before walking to the bathroom to prepare the bath for the children

"Here…"athena walked over with a cup of herbal tea which she handed to Zosia

"Thank you" Zosia nodded in appreciation as she took a sip, fishing out her optical brain she accepted her husband's request and replied his message

"The planes are unstable" Lebron stated gravely as he walked out after making his grandchildren sit in the bath tub

"Father….." Athena's hands tightened as she stared at the old man. The fear in her eyes were obvious

Lebron sighed

"It's raining" Zosia's cold voice brought both Lebron and Athena back to reality

It wasn't raining the normal rain they had become used to

Instead it was raining acid rains

The burning sensation as it came in contact with the walls and earth made Athena's scalp tinge

"Something's about to happen" Lebron's voice was low but the implication of his words was heavy "we'll have to leave the base" Zosia commented

"Leave….? Where can we go it's safer here than anywhere else" Athena argued her anxiety building as her body trembled

She was scared

Screams erupted sending chills down her spine, as people scampered around having been in contact with the acid rain and having their skin burnt badly

"It's safe here child" Lebron added but the nagging feeling in her chest was too much

Her body would only react this way when there was dangers

She wasn't scared the least but with so much children

Her teeth clenched

She said nothing as she continued to sip her tea, her eyes were terrifying cold and indifferent. Detached away from all worldly affairs

The silence stretched as the acid rain continued to fall heavily,

Athena's body trembled as she busied herself in the kitchen to take her mind off the gloom

How she wished Lester was here

He was stubborn yet brave

The children's safety would be guaranteed with him around

Unlike her who was weak and meek

She really wasn't fit for all this

"Everyone's advised to stay indoors and not come out no matter what" the intercom blasted as the officer conveyed the message loudly

Everyone huddled in their homes with fear in their hearts

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"How's it going?" Rico asked seeing Riezekiel so out of it "we'll arrive in a few hours" Tyler replied as he watched Riezekiel

His brows creased with worry

"Chief" Rico called and Riezekiel pulled his head up slightly, his face was deathly pale

"Are you okay?" Cedric asked as panic surged in, he couldn't wrap his head around what was wrong with Riezekiel

"Something terrible might happen" Riezekiel clenched his fist as his jaw hardened

His foresight power was as good as useless as it didn't convey the informations about the future in a clear form

All he saw was deaths!

His legs almost buckled underneath him

Was he delivering his team to a trap set by the Zerg's?

"What do you mean…."Harvey's eyes darkened as Riezekiel's words sank in

Who didn't know about Riezekiel's useless power

Which was his foresight ability

This revelation brought the over 100 odd soldiers in the mecha to silence

"Notify the other mecha's to be careful and alert" Rico barked the orders out and the others scrambled to get the message across to the others

"Pull yourself together chief, your wife awaits your return, we can't die!" Rico patted Riezekiel's shoulder and the latter nodded albeit a bit stiffly

After several hours of piloting the mecha they alas arrived the worm Zerg's nest

"It's eerie in here" Azreal muttered under his breathe as they all climbed off the large mecha, clad in their advanced military suits and advanced weapons

They slowly proceeded in

The eerie silence of the cave was unsettling

"Ahhhhh!" The scream of a soldier made their muscles tense up but then silence followed

"Xavier!" Another solider screamed as he tried to find his partner in the darkness but not only Xavier

Several soldiers had disappeared in thin air!

"Chief....."the soldiers all called anxiously as they tried to activate their Necro lights but it wouldn't activate

"Our numbers are thining" Rico frowned as they continued forward slowly not once looking back

Maybe that was the sacrifices they had to make

"Ahhhhh!" More screams followed which was soon overshadowed by the eerie calmness

"I can't do this anymore!!!!" Another soldier yelled in frustration and fear

The disappearance of the other was too bizarre

"Azreal? Tyler?!! Cedric!!!!! Chief!!!!!" Ryker's legs buckled as he fell to the ground, they were tied together with a long rope which held them all together

Yet now they were gone!

If this was an illusion he so badly wanted to wake up

"Calm down Ryker" Rico held him down seeing Ryker lose control

"Harvey's also gone! Half the soldiers are gone" Rico gritted his teeth in suppressed fury but the next moment

Rico was gone!

Ryker's scalp tinged

"Run! Let's run!" The soldiers scrambled in the darkness back to the mecha but one by one they kept disappearing like they were not there in the first place

Ryker's hold on his weapon tightened

Their disappearance couldn't be scientifically explained

Rico was just in front of him

Yet now Rico was gone too!

"Chief..." Ryker's tears fell

And for the first time in a long time he cried his heart out

"We have to leave Ryker" Simon pulled Ryker from the floor

Even in the darkness he could feel Ryker's trembling form and tears

"We have to find them" Ryker struggled to break free but Simon'd hold was unbreakable

Simon was known for his super powers which was his immense strength hence it was no wonder Ryker couldn't break free from him

"We have to leave Ryker! We have to warn others" Simon ignored Ryker's struggle and carried Ryker back to the mecha to join the other soldiers

Even with the mecha's solar powered lights from the entrance the cave was empty and eerily silent

No bodies nor any form of life

Ryker's heart tightened as the reality on the situation gnawed at him

With no other choice the mecha's all took flight and fled the cave