Chapter LV – Day 806 – Searching And Killing

Chapter LV – Day 806 – Searching And Killing

“Where is Champion Michael?” I asked the man in front of me. He was missing an arm, but the fight had left him like the worm he was.

“I don’t know! I swear.” I doubted that. While I couldn’t sense lies from people, I could tell he wasn’t being honest.

“Really now. What about Clarissa? Where is she hiding? How do you get your orders?” I asked. My left hand gripped him by the shoulder while my right hand moved towards his eye socket.

“I don’t know! I don’t- AHHHH!” He screamed as I plucked an eye out. I tossed it away onto the ground and wiped the few drops of blood and fluid on his clothing.

“You are the highest ranking person around here. I am just going up the chain of command, tell me!” I demanded.

“I only know the location in the wilderness. A drop spot at a buried cart, to the East,” he said.

“Now was that so hard.” I brought the man over to the store so he could purchase a regeneration. A beam attack came out, targeting me from behind. I waved my free hand to disperse it, but another came from the front. The man I held captive was blown apart with my barrier protecting me.

I tossed the useless fried corpse to the side. I had no considered shielding my captive. If he was to die, then he could die. I pulled out two needles and imbued them with energy. There were two force explosions on opposite sides of the plaza. The life signs winking out. Worms, all of them worms.

The strategy these people were employing was quite clever. In fact, it was honestly impressive. I was being kept at a certain distance at all times. No one could harm me, or hurt me. But I was only one woman.

Killing off my own soldiers as punishment for their failure to protect my son was something I wouldn’t regret. But the fact that I had to do everything on my own was exhausting. Inhaling the weak energy in the air, I revitalized myself, but I could already sense the burden I was putting on my body. I purchased a restoration which helped push things till later, but it was only a temporary measure.

I would not show weakness. I could rest when I had found my son, or I was dead. Nothing would stop me until that point. I left the city and continued my way towards the East. Any group I found, I interrogated for any clue and if they had seen Champion Michael.

No matter how great the spider may weave their web, that didn’t change the fact that there was a spider. If this Clarissa was killed, then everything would most likely fall apart and make things a lot harder for Michael. It was clear she was the real brains running everything based on the questioning I had completed.

While I did not believe the first few people who had screamed out her name, enough had that it was obvious that she was managing the resistance against me. When I found her, I would let her suffer a bit before torturing her for the crime of going against me.

I would never accept a dog that bit me. Even my Inquisitor had only asked to challenge me in a spar, since she refused to bow to anyone weak. I easily put her in her place. I could respect that kind of attitude. A lost dog learning to obey. But this, this web of intrigue was disgusting.

There was no purpose except to annoy an delay me. Perhaps they imagined they could put up a fight if they delayed me long enough. That was foolish. I was not a child that could be easily distracted. I was the Divine Empress.

Another group, perfect. I raced over killing all but one instantly. I grabbed the man up by the neck. “Where is Michael?” I asked.

“What-“ I ripped off an arm for his insolence.

“You do not ask me questions. Now. Let’s try this again. Where is Michael?”

“I don’t know.”

“Clarissa?” I asked.

“I have never met either of them, I have two kids-“ His head separated from his body. Another worm and utterly useless.

“I hope you are watching Avatar. Since I am coming for you as well,” I glanced up at the disturbance of energy in the sky. It quickly disappeared. Still East. Well that was a good as a direction as any other. Watching me only revealed her location, allowing me to find her more quickly. It was only a matter of time before my enemies fell into my hands.