Milo’s Shock

Back where most of the destruction had taken place, the clouds had started to clear up a little as most of the electrical energy had started to be used up.

The last flashes of lightning had come down and hit certain areas which had shown what had been left behind.

There were some areas that had caught fire while others had been destroyed by a powerful bolt of lightning and the bodies of many that had been caught up in the middle of it had been burnt black.

There were several Minks among them that no longer had cloaks covering them and their fur was burnt.

The worst among them had suffered more gruesome wounds after they had been slashed by the claws of Pixel or had suffered a deeper wound.

Few among them had some broken bones or more serious injuries that had come from falling from a building or suffering a strong blunt force to their body.

A building had been on fire and someone was slowly emerging from within which was Milo. "Cough cough."

The smoke caused him to cough and made it difficult for him to see through the area that he was in so it had been difficult for him to make it out of the building he had been inside.

He was quite safe in the beginning but the situation had worsened as time passed.

The place he was in was somewhere where he could rest up and enjoy himself with others while everything took place on the island.

The plan was for him to remain there and await what happened next but he did not expect for a large battle to take place so close to him.

He did not feel courageous enough to go look outside or get involved in it so he stayed indoors with the others that accompanied him.

The thunder and lightning came and that caused a fire to break out in the building along with some other buildings within the area.

Milo did not wish to step outside where it was dangerous but he could not remain inside where the fire and smoke was spreading.

He had no choice but to make his way out but he had slowed down in order to wait out the final flashes of lightning that came down.

The smoke was inhaled quite a bit so he was not in the best possible condition and it was the same for the others who emerged from the building.

Milo was shocked as his gaze turned towards the destruction that had been left behind and the bodies that lay there unmoving or having difficulty getting back up. "How is this p.."

"Cough.."

There was a cough heard nearby along with a familiar voice which attracted his attention so he moved towards it.

A familiar face appeared in front of him but they were very badly wounded and weak. "Milo.. so you have come. That sister of yours.. cough… how come you never reported anything like this?.. cough..urgh.."

Milo had stood on the spot and looked puzzled. "My sister? Which sister? How could one of them possibly.."

He never believed that any of his sisters were capable of such things since he had often looked down on them.

Felice had good political connections and influence over the noble ladies of different families but she was still young and had yet to fully develop her own abilities so she was not considered as that great of a threat.

She may have been able to be capable enough to earn the favour of Rufus but she was not able to stand up to those from other families or any other kind of hostile influences.

His twin that was Cleo was never even considered as someone capable too due to her rarely ever being able to stand up for herself and having to rely on Micah who was providing her an extra layer of protection.

Pixel was the only one left but he still looked down on her for being an inferior mouse even if she had shown herself to be capable at times.

What he had witnessed was either not worth reporting or had already been known to others due to spies being placed in the Meridian family but there was a limit to how much anyone could really know about her.

He did feel intimidated by her at times but he did not wish to admit that to others. "Are you sure it was one of my sisters?"

The Glutt family head coughed up a mouthful of blood. "Ugh.. it is that mouse..Pixel was it? Cough.. all this is her doing but.. cough.. she and the others will not get far. Go to the meeting place and follow along with the original plan. You.. will be needed."

The Glutt family head had clutched his open wound and grit his teeth as he experienced a lot of pain.

His jaw loosened along with the rest of his body as he was losing strength and his vision was becoming blurry. "G..o.."

The Sword of Milo appeared by his side and dragged him away along with the others while some Minks that were still living among the Glutt family had followed along until they arrived at a large place where there were more humans and Minks that had not been involved in the battle.

They stayed within the place that looked like a large storage warehouse that had not been cleaned or used in a long time.

Milo sat quietly and was still in shock about what had been revealed to him but he had not completely lost his confidence. 'Hmm.. most of the adults of the family are dealt with or captured so they have no way to return. No matter if it is true or not, they will not make it back home and the plan can still go ahead without any interference.'