I Don't Blame Them

(Unknown Starship- Fifth Floor)

(Holding Room)

"By the Sun God's light! There is only one way to defeat this wretched monster and that is to fight it as a group!"

"This is merely a trial to test our faith!"

"Are you out of your fucking mind?"

"Aphloth you have to either be a senile old fool or all those nights spent mediating have driven you mad…"

"Have you forgotten how many corpses are scattered around the starship? Look around this very room for instance!"

"I will gladly break down that door if you can tell me how it is possible to beat a mercenary capable of singlehandedly wiping out entire squads of heavily armoured soldiers?"

"So, you just want to give up? The Sun God will punish heretics like you!"

Pirene let out a dull groan as the sounds of loud voices bitterly arguing caused him to finally wake up.

The last thing he could remember was being trapped in the bathroom with Cordata and Lilise… and then…