P.2: Chronicle

- Brie... - the scientist could not avoid saying her name when he saw her in that state, a slight remorse began to eat him up inside.

The paladin walked cautiously towards them until he reached Brie. The woman in spite of everything kept her head held high, no matter what was going to happen at the moment, she was not willing to be submissive, much less now.

- I have to admit that of all the people I expected to turn their backs on me... I never imagined that you guys would be unhappy... Brie, Lewis, Anton. I thought you were ready to join the new order of the universe, but... it seems that even the strongest can have moments of weakness. - The paladin approached while grabbing the girl by the hair. Forcing her to her feet as he continued speaking. - My mistake was to give them a chance, to believe that one day they would manage to change. But now I see that I only let myself get carried away by my emotions, so much we went through together, but that doesn't matter anymore....

The tension was palpable in the atmosphere, they were only a few meters away from each other. On one side they were surrounded by the subordinates of the eternal one who stood dominating in front of them while holding the girl by the hair. The scientist was upset, at first he tried to approach but immediately Dwayne intervened, taking him by the arm while with his head he indicated him not to do anything stupid; The raider was with his heart pounding in his chest, the sweat on his forehead began to irritate his skin; Meanwhile, the still handcuffed Origin did not stop penetrating him with his gaze, he had his brow completely frowned, while he remained clenching his fists; Brie remained silent and stoic, the golden-haired woman did not say a word, it was as if this whole situation did not affect her at all.

- Dwayne, you may not understand now. But when the time comes, I know you will open your eyes sooner or later. What I do is for you, I do it for reality, I do it for ground zero... if we give in to our most vulnerable side, we will never be able to defend what we swore to protect... All of us gathered here, we all took an oath, we all swore not to let ground zero fall into the wrong hands, we all swore loyalty to ground zero. Now you act as if you owe nothing to anyone, when you are more than aware of what you would now be if you had decided to stay where you were. Their imperfection is more than unacceptable, as living beings we are destined to enter into constant evolution, no matter what or how, change will always come... sooner or later. That is why... it is my duty..." The paladin turned to look at her with disgust as he aggressively grabbed her by the neck.

- Don't hurt her, damn you! - The scientist, blinded by his rage, ran towards the paladin.

- Hey No! - Dwayne had failed to stop him this time. The scientist was faster than him, he was running straight at the Paladin, determined to stop him.

- I'm going to reform the order... I'm going to gather the most perfect beings in the entire omniverse, I won't rest until I find them. If it's the last thing I do. - The paladin turned to look at the scientist, punching him while still holding Brie by the neck.

The scientist shot out against one of the warehouses, falling to the ground. Dwyane stood idly by at that point, the zero point crystal exposed to the side of the scientist. Both Origin and Dwayne looked at each other instantly, they knew it was time, their fate was sealed from the first instant they crossed to the other side, no matter what the outcome, they would die anyway. The raider was completely paralyzed, he wanted to run but his legs didn't respond, somehow he was just waiting for the worst.

- Dwayne, now! - The scream from the source unnerved those present, it was the signal. Dwayne quickly ran towards the Raider pushing him out of harm's way, as he ran straight ahead towards the Paladin. At the same time the origin was rushing towards the crystal.

The subordinates immediately fired the first crossbow charges, they were hesitant at first not knowing which target to shoot at, so in the end each one ended up choosing a different target. The first two dates went straight towards Dwayne, who with his square blade had managed to split them in half, managing to shorten the sufficient distance between him and the Paladin, reaching to deliver a direct hit which was immediately blocked by the Paladin. Brie would take advantage of this to bite one of his fingers with all her strength, tearing it off on the spot, forcing him to let go and let it fall to the ground.

The rest of the arrows went towards the others, 3 impacted next to the container, the rest managed to hit the Origin by interposing themselves in front of the raider in an attempt to save his life, wounding him in the arm as well as in the chest and foot. However, due to the adrenaline rushing through his veins he managed to get close enough, dropping to the side of the scientist. - Hey you! Grab the scientist and run as fast as you can, I'm going to do it! - The origin gave the instructions to the Raider who was in front of him on the opposite side next to the scientist. The Raider dominated by the intensity of the moment immediately grabbed the scientist, dragging him as far as he could from the focus of the hustle and bustle, to keep him safe from what was coming next.

Origin took the crystal in his hands, feeling it immediately begin to spin out of control to such an extent that it had embedded itself in his hand, while all around him a huge wave of energy attracted all kinds of metals. Dwayne, the Paladin and Brie tried to hold on by clinging to the ground. Meanwhile the subordinates were dragged like mere meat bags towards him, completely surrounding Origin in a huge amalgam composed of metals and Order personnel. For an instant every electronic device stopped working, seconds later that amalgam exploded releasing a huge amount of zero energy that covered an area of approximately 10 meters. Expelling everything within its reach.

- Code Red, Code Red. Major damage to heliport Esté in the subway level C - The alarms of the complex had been activated, the fire system was active. The whole place was upside down, overturned containers, overturned bodies and dismembered limbs, some of the aerial vehicles were severely damaged, the only thing that prevailed was an energy source that illuminated everything around them. A humanoid figure possessing a light blue flame-like aura on his head, his skin was completely purple and between his hands surrounded him flames that glowed red, yellow and purple. The man's eyes were imbued with white.

- Paladin... - It was the only thing that came out of his mouth when he opened them. The origin searched through the rubble for the blissful tyrant. Finding only bodies and destroyed technology in his path. Until to his left the cough of a man called his attention, the origin went to where the noise came from, realizing the presence of two subjects trapped under the rubble, the origin did not hesitate for a second to lift them, hoping to find the Paladin in doing so.

- Is it... Is it you? - The raider had survived the impact of the explosion, although he had some wounds on his body, his condition was almost in perfect condition, next to him was the scientist, he remained unconscious but breathing. At first the source was disappointed that they were not who he expected to see at that moment; however, he could not ignore that he was glad to see that they were still alive.

- Yes, it's me.

- So that's your true form?

- I honestly don't know what it really is anymore... I've long since forgotten. - Origin helped both of them to stand up. Carrying the scientist on his back. While all the way to the bottom near the shore where the airstrip ended a silhouette of a man trying to move the debris to get something or someone out, catching Origin's attention: Stay with him, they shouldn't have much of a problem, most of his men are dead so stay calm. I'll be back in a moment. - Origin left the scientist on the ground beside the raider as he quickly moved to where the silhouette was.

- Brie quick give me your hand - Dwayne was trying to help Brie, who was stuck under the rubble, while a few meters away was the Paladin, hitting with all his might the huge container on top of him. They didn't have much time until she could get out.

- Shit... it's quite narrow - the girl tried to reach it but it was impossible, there were huge beams that kept her pressed against the ground. - Fuck! If only this damn suit would work, it would be easier! -