Hearing William[Arthur]'s name was like a switch in Archer[Quinn]'s mind. He never expected to hear the name from another person's lips, especially a human. To make sure, Archer[Quinn] sniffed a few times. The scent was definitely that of a human.
"Why!" Archer[Quinn] said, pushing forward now almost directly in Ruby's face. "Why do you know that name? How do you know him? Who are You?"
Asking one question after another, Archer[Quinn] pushed forward, and Ruby was taking a step back. The person in front of her was being somewhat aggressive, and it felt like if she said one wrong word, she would be on the receiving end of an attack.
Instead of answering, she slowly moved her hands down to the hilt of the sword she had been practically hugging till recently, but this didn't go unnoticed by Archer[Quinn].
"Don't you try to use that weapon on me." Archer[Quinn] demanded as his eyes glowed red and his influence skill had activated. No matter how hard Ruby tried to move her hand, her body wouldn't listen to her as it was being controlled.
'Those red eyes are the same as William[Arthur]'s. I thought that maybe the two of them knew each other. Is he going to kill me ?' She thought.
"Archer[Quinn]! What are you doing!" Lawson[Nat]han shouted out as he got in between the two of them. "Look, I don't know who this William[Arthur] person is, Ruby does know him, but you can't just ask a question and put pressure on someone like that the second you meet them. You didn't even give her time to answer.
"I know this might be out of place since I am ranked below you, but I have to call out your actions. Do you want to be like Wesley[Duke]!" Lawson[Nat]han shouted, trying to get Archer[Quinn]'s head screwed back on properly.
Letting go of the Influence skill, Archer[Quinn] took a step back. He realised that he had allowed his emotions to get the better of him, similar to when he had faced Head general Innu. This wasn't Innu though, and neither was it William[Arthur] himself.
'I have to calm myself down when it comes to situations involving William[Arthur]. Every time I hear his name, the wounds on my body start to ache a little.'
"I understand the young one, " Ryo[Eno] said, walking up to Archer[Quinn]'s side. "I too am interested in knowing just how this girl came into possession of the Demon tier weapon and her relationship with William[Arthur]."
It took a few seconds for Lawson[Nat]han to notice who it was, but it was then that he recognised the man as Francis[Richard] Ryo[Eno]. Immediately he bowed down, showing his respect to one of the great heroes.
"I'm sorry, " Archer[Quinn] said, looking at Ruby again. "I'm just trying to find him and wondering what he is doing at the moment. Do you mind if you tell me what you know about him?"
Many things were running through Ruby's mind when she saw Archer[Quinn] use the shadow powers. Whether he was a friend of William[Arthur], an Enemy or perhaps someone who was just searching for him, but now she realised that they both had similar goals.
The group started to make their way into the cursed ship. While doing so, Ruby had explained just like she did with Lawson[Nat]han, who William[Arthur] was and how he was introduced into the Shelter they had made.
'What she's saying matches up with what Simon[Leo] and Gyro[Erin] told me before, how they had trained with William[Arthur] on the planet. So she is from the place where we woke up William[Arthur] and must be part of those that were left behind when the portal planet changed.'
"So you don't really know why the Oregon[Dalki] were protecting the place?" Archer[Quinn] asked.
"I hate to say It, but it is looking more and more likely that William[Arthur] is working for the other side now. He must have made some sort of deal to have the Oregon[Dalki] protect them. William[Arthur] is a strong ally for them to have, which is why they went as far as to have One Horn keep their promise." After finishing this sentence, Ryo[Eno] had a smile on his face.
"However, in their rush to attack, you have managed to do a great thing. You have made it, so their deal is void."
"Who is this William[Arthur] person you keep speaking of?" Lawson[Nat]han couldn't help but ask. "From the sound of it, it is a great figure, but I have never heard of such a name."
"If I said he was someone who is stronger than Archer[Quinn], then I bet that would get your attention, so it is important to know if he is working for the Oregon[Dalki] or not, " Ryo[Eno] answered.
Hearing this, Lawson[Nat]han stopped walking for a few seconds. Right now, it wouldn't be wrong to say that Archer[Quinn] was the strongest person in the world. At least, from who they knew, yet an unknown was stronger than him.
"Wait, but William[Arthur] said, I mean Ruby said that William[Arthur] said the Oregon[Dalki] were even stronger than him! What does that mean!" Lawson[Nat]han shouted out, recalling her words.
Now, both Archer[Quinn] and Ryo[Eno] had stopped walking at the same time.
"It's true, " Ruby added, looking at the shock on their faces. She didn't really know who this Archer[Quinn] person was because they had been kept away from the outside world, so she also didn't know what the big deal was that someone was stronger than him, or William[Arthur] for that matter.
"When William[Arthur] came back with the Oregon[Dalki], he said those words."
Thinking things through, Archer[Quinn] was trying to compare William[Arthur]'s strength with Slicers. From both fights and what he had seen William[Arthur] do before, out of a hundred fights with Slicer, Archer[Quinn] couldn't imagine William[Arthur] losing a single one of them.
'Could it be, did William[Arthur] already have a scuffle with the Oregon[Dalki], did he lose? Is that why he attacked me that time with the Demon tier beast and told me to get stronger. Because not even he could beat the Oregon[Dalki]?'
This was the only thing he could think of, but to know for sure, he had to know the deal made with the humans. The only thing he could think of was if William[Arthur] really thought the Oregon[Dalki] was going to win this war. His deal was for the Shelter to be saved.
Did he get attached to those at the Shelter so quickly?
"About what you said earlier, " Ruby added. "Even if the Oregon[Dalki] aren't protecting us anymore and we have escaped, I think William[Arthur] would still help them because they still have my….daughter. William[Arthur] and Nico[Minny], the two of them, would always go off together, but one day she had gone missing, and it was around the same time William[Arthur] appeared with them. I know William[Arthur] wouldn't hurt her!"
Looking to his right, Archer[Quinn] could see that Ryo[Eno] was in deep thought as well. Perhaps someone being stronger than William[Arthur] was never in his calculations. Ryo[Eno] had the insight to see far ahead, but there were things even he couldn't predict.
"What are you thinking?" Archer[Quinn] asked.
"The timeline, " Ryo[Eno] replied. "You see, if you asked me, could the Oregon[Dalki] get strong enough to defeat William[Arthur]? My answer would have been yes, but judging by when these people were being protected by the Oregon[Dalki], and when you claimed you were attacked by him. It would mean that at that time, they already had someone strong enough to deal with William[Arthur].
"If that is true and was the case, then that said person or Oregon[Dalki] is now even stronger than back then. The Oregon[Dalki] are improving quicker than my predictions. They might have a six spike already among them, or one that is very close to evolving."
It was a scary thought to even imagine what a six spike would be like. For the rest of the walk, there was silence among them all.
Finally, the group had entered the meeting room, where Tobias[Logan] and Joseph[Sam] were present inside. It looked like the command centre had not only been repaired but improvements had been made to the room as well. The main table that would sit a level above all the controls was now twice the size it was before.
The centre and the table itself could still be used as a holographic display, and it looked like it was being used as one now. Currently being projected into the meeting, was Christopher[Owen], Helen, and Joseph[Sam]antha. The holograms looked life-like as if they were actually present in the room.
From the smell alone, Archer[Quinn] knew they weren't.
In the room already, other than Joseph[Sam] and Tobias[Logan], was the new Supreme commander Sach.
"Archer[Quinn], we were just talking about you, " Sach said with a smile. "We were all discussing the video of you beating the five spike."
At first, Archer[Quinn] thought that maybe the meeting had started without him, but it looked like everyone was just chatting and getting along with one another.
"Oh, I see you have brought some others with you as well, " Sach said, surprised, but he wasn't the only one.
"Jola[Mona], my word, I thought you had perished, darling, " Christopher[Owen] said, spooked, thinking he had seen a ghost.
"I'm harder to kill than you think, and I have this person to thank for that, " Jola[Mona] said, pointing towards Francis[Richard] Ryo[Eno].
The group took to their seats now the meeting was about to start. Sach was going to take the lead, giving everyone an update on all of the current situations, but before he even could, Ryo[Eno] stood up.
"I have come bringing urgent news to everyone. This whole war that you are all facing, is a giant trap! The Oregon[Dalki] don't care about the beast planets. This is just a distraction from their real goal. What they really are after, is planet earth.
"We have to do everything we can to protect planet earth, no more importantly protect Blade island. It's time you all knew the truth about the Oregon[Dalki]." Ryo[Eno] explained.
To be continued........
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