Chapter - 52

Schicksal HQ

Amber was inside Otto's office, taking care of the preparations for providing aid to the injured Valkyrie. Otto had told her through remote communications that he would come back before the others in order to take care of Kiana since he had great plans for her.

Even so, she was actually surprised when Otto barged in looking a bit enraged, she got up and bowed "Milord Otto, I wasn't expecting you this early"

Otto mostly ignored her and sat behind his desk "Where's the Kaslana's daughter?" he asked serious

"She still is in Cecilia's apartment here, after our conversation I ordered two A-Rank valkyries to guard her" Amber replied

Otto smirked and walked to her before placing his hand on her cheek causing the woman to blush "Aren't you one loyal valk" he said with an odd tone before stabbing a small needle in her neck with his other hand.

Amber started convulsing before falling to the ground seemingly lifeless. In reality, she was completely paralyzed exception made from her eyes, she tried to speak but she was unable to.

Suddenly, a man wearing a nanosuit similar to Anastasia's appeared next to the overseer. What Amber didn't know is that the Otto she was seeing was a Callidus Assassin while the other one was the newest addition to the Officio Assassinorum assassins, which were provided by Malcador the Sigillite in secret along with the Crimson Slayers Legion, named Crytek Assassin.

This new assassin was specialized in hacking, turning the enemy's systems against himself, espionage, stealth operations, electronic warfare and retrieving data. He wore a nanosuit but with the safeties on since all those who volunteered to wear one without safeties all died.

"I'll pick up the girl" the Callidus said to the other assassin who nodded and put Amber on the chair behind Otto's desk and made her watch the video feed of the camera's of the base "Make sure she will not remember of my ways...she's our witness but there are things that must remain secrets"

"It will be done" the Crytek replied darkly as he placed his hand on the computer accomplishing his secondary mission, infecting the entirety of Schicksal's software with the virus called Parapluie provided by the machine mastermind, Elisa.

He then looked at Amber and placed his hand on her head as a drop pod fell from the sky into the courtyard of the base.

The Valkyries guarding the place cautiously approached the unknown object before with a hiss it opened...and death fell upon them.

One of the valkyries found a needle shot in her throat, she immediately started convulsing before falling to the ground dead with an expression of horror on her face. A second was about to shout when her head exploded soon after a loud bang. The remaining valkyries managed to understand that what was happening was the doing of the object which just fell from the sky...but that was all they could before the bringer of death fell upon them.

The Eversor Assassin launched himself at one of them, his Neuro Gauntlet pierced through one of the valkyrie's chest causing the woman to scream in pain as the neurotoxins of the needled fingers amplified her pain beyond measure, the assassin then threw at the side but his killing spree was far from over, without wasting a single millisecond he relentlessly charged to a group of Valkyries who were paralyzed by his barbarous cruelty. Another head exploded as the Eversor fired his Executioner Pistol, he then stabbed one of the woman's eyes before pulling and ripping her head from the body.

At this point, the remaining targets started panicking and running away from the beast that had descended upon them. With a screech of psychotic rage caused by the drugs in his body, the Assassin gave chase to his targets, those who were lucky got their heads exploded while those less lucky were ripped apart and injected with neurotoxins.

The alarm of the base went off and an SOS signal was launched, the mechs protecting the base activated and rushed to the Eversor who without hesitation unsheathed his power sword and launched himself at them with a warcry, he started relentlessly cutting the metal of his enemies.

A group of valkyries with long-ranged weapons placed themselves far away from the Assassin on top of a building in order to keep the mad assassin from getting close. they aimed to take out the threat from a safe distance...but they never managed to fire a single shot. Each of the valkyries found themselves with a hole in their head courtesy of the Vindicare Assassin who had opened fire on them.

Inside the base, the valkyries who were told to defend the facilities started to feel anxious, observed, paranoid, their stigmatas were weakening as if they were being jammed by something, even the mechs around them were malfunctioning... None of them noticed the Culexus Assassin behind them until it was too late, the honkai energy fueled his powers and after a few moments, everyone on his path was on the ground lifeless, both valkyries and machines.

Meanwhile, The Callidus assassin had made his way to the residential area of the base, he could hear the sound of firearms and behind him along with the terried screams of the personnel of the base being mowed down one by one as her colleagues made their way deeper and deeper in the facility killing everything in their paths as they were instructed to do.

The assassin peeked around the corner and saw the valkyries guarding the corridor back to back hoping to be able to save each other by relying on each other. The assassin smirked as he ran out of the corner resuming his interpretation of Otto while panting heavily as if he was being chased

"Lord Overseer!" One of the Valkyries called lowering her guns "What's going on!?"

"We're under attack by the Honkai sent by the Herrschers, we need to hold on until the main force returns" the fake Otto said before looking at the door "Is she there?"

"Yes, milord" The other Valkyrie said nodding

Otto gave them a nod and pointed at the corridor "Prepare for battle" he ordered as the two women pointed their guns at the corridor. The Assasin got behind them before pulling his Phase sword and Neural Shredder which he fired causing on the valkyries to drop on her knees before falling to the ground spasming before dying as her nervous system completely melted.

The second Valkyrie had turned around in the meantime, understanding what was happening and aimed her handguns at the fake Overseer, she was about to shoot but instead, she found her neck stabbed by the Assassin's sword who made sure to look in her eyes as life slowly faded out from them before removing the sword and dropping the body next to the other.

The assassin heard some footsteps coming from behind him but wasn't worried since when he turned around he saw the Vindicare Assassin walking towards him carrying his massive rifle along with some sort of giant suitcase

"It is done?" The Callidus assassin asked

"Targets inside. Can't shoot. Eversor and Culexus are taking care of them" The Vindicare replied before looking at the door "Secondary target?"

The Callidus nodded before opening the door and entering the apartment in complete silence followed by the Vindicare. They made their way to the bedroom where a small girl is sleeping, the Callidus took out a small needle infused with a narcotic substance and stabbed it in the girl's neck making sure she wouldn't wake up during recovery. He lifted the girl and let the Vindicare finish the job.

The sniper assassin removed the giant suitcase from his back and opened it revealing a clone of the little Kiana made with UNSC tech...their mission was now completed and so, as the gunshots across the base died down, left the base...