Joseph[Sam]'s second message kind of flew right above everyone's heads. Barely anyone had paid it attention due to the first message pertaining to such a serious matter that they were all still thinking long and hard about before.
"Joseph[Sam], while you are still on the line I have made a decision. I want you to report back to head general Innu, and Christopher[Owen] Meshack[Graylash]." Archer[Quinn] said in a serious tone after having listened to the opinion of all those around him. Everyone turned towards the centre of the table to listen to their leader's next words.
"Tell them that the Cursed faction will not participate in the mission to get rid of One Horn." Archer[Quinn] stated.
A lot of them were holding their breaths, but in all honesty they felt relieved that Archer[Quinn] had decided to abstain. Most of them had been worried about what would become of the Cursed faction if Archer[Quinn] might suffer a similar fate to Drake[Oscar].
"I would also like you to convey my personal advice for Christopher[Owen] and Innu to refrain from attacking the place. If my hunch is right, the Oregon[Dalki] there won't be doing anything any time soon. Attacking them will only cause more trouble, but I also want to make one more thing clear."
"The Cursed faction is not going to completely leave them be forever either. We will deal with them, just not now." Archer[Quinn] added.
There had to be a reason why Ryo[Eno] was so sure the human race would lose against the Oregon[Dalki] without his help, and it seemed like the Oregon[Dalki] known as One Horn was a major one.
Perhaps in the past Archer[Quinn] might have rushed in, wanting to learn the truth quickly, wishing to avenge Drake[Oscar]. However, now as a world leader, he was aware that his decisions didn't just affect him but the whole world.
Although not now, he still intended to find out just why the Oregon[Dalki] would appear near a human settlement without killing the inhabitants and how exactly William[Arthur] fit into the whole picture.
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Innu was currently on one of the Yatai[Bertha] sh.i.p.s the military owned, yet not the same one as Drake[Oscar].
Sitting at his desk, he was biting away at his fingernails, not in fear or anxiousness instead it was in excitement.
'I can't believe such an opportunity has actually come my way.' Innu thought to himself. 'I saw how strong Archer[Quinn] was against the Oregon[Dalki]. If it's just one of them, and with Christopher[Owen] who has already faced a four spiked Oregon[Dalki], in the mix we can definitely defeat it with the three of us!'
'As long as the three of us can get rid of it, what the other two head generals and the Supreme Commander couldn't, just what position would that put me in? I will be at the top of the ladder! A world leader, the next to become Supreme Commander! Drake[Oscar] was getting old in the first place, and with how things had been going it's clear that he was most likely going to pass on the role to someone like his daughter Joseph[Sam]antha, or that head general Paul of the second base.'
'However, after seeing the way she acts now it is clear she is not fit to be leader. There will be public outcry if she was to be chosen. Everyone will be on my side.' Innu was already dreaming about donning the mantle and receiving the praise and admiration of everyone.
The much awaited call finally came through, and Innu answered it rather quickly. However, it was nowhere near what Innu had hoped to hear. It also wasn't so much a conversation between the two of them as Joseph[Sam] merely passing on Archer[Quinn]'s message on the Cursed faction's stance.
"Let me speak to him! LET ME SPEAK TO QUINN RIGHT NOW!" Innu shouted down the receiver, holding back his anger to not crush it with his hand. Joseph[Sam] of course had half expected this reaction when delivering the message forward. He understood why Archer[Quinn] had left him this task to handle instead of doing it himself.
"I'm sorry, but Archer[Quinn] is extremely busy at the moment. He is currently undertaking a secret mission and is unable to get out. I would also like to remind you that we from the Cursed faction do not work under the Earthborn group so you have no jurisdiction over us. We have our own people and planets that need protection. Sending in more people could just cause more deaths." Joseph[Sam] tried to give Innu a professional reply to get him off his back.
"LIES! I know why you won't attack them! It's because you're working with them! The reason why the Oregon[Dalki] are leaving them alone are because they are Vs just like you all! I knew we couldn't trust any of you! Hear my word, I will be sure to let everyone know about this!" Innu complained.
"HEAD GENERAL INNU GET A GRIP ON YOURSELF!" Joseph[Sam] cautioned the other. "I understand that you must be emotional right now, so I shall pretend you hadn't said any of that. Let me repeat, our Cursed faction merely said that we won't attack the planet right now. As soon as Archer[Quinn] is done-" Joseph[Sam] was trying to fix things diplomatically, but from the other end he heard Innu continue his angry rant. The other seemed unwilling to listen to a word he said, so Joseph[Sam] eventually just ended the call.
'How did someone like him ever become a head general in the first place? I guess this is what happens when you choose the people in high positions based on power over brains. Argh, we still need to keep a good relation with the Earthborn group. I have a feeling that all three groups will be needed to save us all.' Joseph[Sam] thought. He sighed and opted to call Innu back later once he might have calmed down to smooth things over.
Fortunately, delivering the message to Christopher[Owen] was a completely different experience.
"I'm sure he has his reasons." Christopher[Owen] had said in an understanding tone. "I also was contemplating on what to do after what has happened to me but I think the Cursed faction might know more about this Oregon[Dalki] situation than us. So I will trust him."
——
Back on Blade Island. After the call had ended, Archer[Quinn] had wanted to do a few more things with Shiro. They were still waiting for Francis[Richard]'s people to arrive after all, and after a series of tests he thought that Shiro was truly ready.
Nearly the whole group were back outside in front of the castle, and had continued where they had left of with the tests.
"The only problem is that you need to touch the person in order to use your skill[ability]. It's similar to the beast's taming skill[ability], and Mill[Sil]'s skill[ability] as well." Archer[Quinn] summarised, as he had some concern written on his face.
"Archer[Quinn], I have to ask. What was Joseph[Sam] going on about before?" Rebecca[Layla] asked. "About how he had found a humanoid Demi-god tier beast? Do you need its crystal for some reason?"
Archer[Quinn] looked around to check if Ryo[Eno], or Hudson[Brock] were nearby and then sniffed the air, but it didn't seem like they were around. He then smiled and shook his head.
"I don't need the crystal." Archer[Quinn] replied. "I wanted to use their bodies and I'm not just looking for one humanoid beast, but two."
At that moment, Mill[Sil] sprung up like a bamboo shot.
"Archer[Quinn] are you…"
"If you're okay with it." Archer[Quinn] smiled. "I've been thinking of a way we can do this for a while now, a way to bring back Zamier[Vorden] and Rat[Rat]en without relying on Francis[Richard]. You see, his clones would be a temporary step anyway and I don't trust him not to have some sort of power over them. Besides, they would have had to learn the skill[ability] of the Blades again."
"I don't feel comfortable using another human's body either, and I don't think Zamier[Vorden] would like that either. So I asked Tobias[Logan] and Joseph[Sam] for a request and they have been searching for a long time now and it looks like they have finally found one."
"Why do you think I've been asking Shiro to do so many tests on the beasts here? I needed to know if his skill[ability] would work on beasts just as well as they did on humans. The worry was if we were to put a human mind in a beast, since there not like for like maybe that would cause some problems. If it did then we would just have to get Shrio to put them back.
I thought, what's the closest thing to a human that could survive for a really long time? Why not a humanoid beast? Their intelligence is great, similar to humans and some can even speak especially at the higher tiers." Archer[Quinn] shared his thoughts on the matter.
Everyone's mouths were left wide open as they couldn't believe their ears. Archer[Quinn] was really suggesting that they put both Zamier[Vorden] and Rat[Rat]en into the body of a humanoid beast!
"Now all we need to do, is check if Rat[Rat]en and Zamier[Vorden] are still in your head." Archer[Quinn] said looking at Mill[Sil].
To be continued....
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