The Engines of God. 2. (Closed. Personal RP/Hard)

(This is closed to Cell but if you are interested contact me and perhaps you can join. Takes place about a month after the first Engines of God.)

Approximately one month after the encounter with The Overlord, Al remained in the forest.

Chaos Portals usually were accompanied by more Chaos Portals, and Al had to be certain that there weren't any more. The appearance of an Overlord usually meant a strategical overmind was at play. Something or someone was guiding The Demons out of hell, and Al had to put a stop to it. No matter the cost. Al knew that the greatest threat the universe faced was from Demons acting under one organized banner. He had to be certain that there were no more. Al kept the head set on at all times as he communicated with Capsule back home in the city. Al wore his Capsule mercenary trench coat along with the rest of his current gear. Including the King Kai Gi that he had recently acquired from Otherworld. Al traveled on foot, quickly, through the forest. He used low-altitude power flights every so oft to cover more ground. The information he had gotten from The Overlord's mind suggested that more were coming and that it was an organized attack on the mortal world. After he had traveled several miles to the south of the original Chaos Portal, he caught the scent of something he knew too well. Blood and death. Lots of it. The forests of the world were home to native forest dwellers, and various denominations of Humes that liked the trees. Al knew there were many settlements and small towns out in the wild lands, these would be in the most immediate danger. He activated a Power Flight, and sped forward towards the scent. Al saw a village up ahead and narrowed his eyes. He used Ki Sense and detected something that he did not want to be there. Another Chaos Portal.

Al did not fly directly to the town.

Instead, he took an angular approach and flew towards a large hill.

Once there, Al crouched down and touched the headset.

"Base 1. Target confirmed. Village in third quadrant. Things are quiet. I sense the presence of a Chaos Portal, how do I proceed?" Al asked.

There was a moment as the intel was tabulated. "Proceed with caution Master Cormyr." Came the response back from Capsule headquarters. "The Chaos Portal is your objective, but if there is another Overlord, he must be taken down."

"What about survivors?" Al asked, but he knew what they would say.

"If there are any, secure them but they are not the priority. You know what is at stake here."

Already, Al was putting on the mask that he had acquired on a recent mission. When he put on the mask, he felt different, more powerful. He had to keep his identity a secret and the mask was simply a help in that matter. It was a black mask that completely hid his face and the Super Hero was born. Al made sure his gloves were on and that his hands were well protected. He cracked his knuckles and drew his sword. He felt his trench coat flapping in the breeze. It was a tropical forest and there was a ton of humidity. Al wore all black except for the red streamers that were attached to the pommel of his sword. Al pointed his weapon down towards the ground. He was ready. His eyes narrowed behind the mask and he communicated with home base once more. Only Capsule knew his identity.

"Ready to proceed." Al said. "On your mark."

"Begin mission." Came the stern response.

Al took off. It was a low to the ground power flight and he covered the rest of the yards to the town. Once he arrived at the town, he saw that there were many more buildings than he had initially counted. Furthermore, the scent of death seemed to cling to the ground. Al crouched down and investigated the earth beneath him. He partially pulled the mask up and licked at the earth. Closing his eyes, he used his Psychic Mastery to discover the events hidden in the ground. Flashes penetrated his mind, and he saw something that he would not have liked to see. Another Legion lead by a different Overlord. It was The Overlord he had seen in the mind of the previous Overlord. They were working together. Al put the dirt back and stood up from his crouching position. He had held on to his sword's handle the entire time keeping his blade at the ready. Al saw that the demons that were nearby were not actually Ravagers, but something far worse. They were known as Executors and Hunters of the Damned. B-Class and C-Class Demons appropriately. Al knew what this meant, there were likely few survivors. They would only slow me down anyway. Al thought to himself. He began to walk to one of the larger buildings. There, he used Ki Sense in a sort of reverse technique to detect the presence of The Demons. Somehow, he could feel eyes upon his person.

The eyes were greedy and all around him.

Al smiled as he entered the building. It was still daylight out, but that meant very little to entities as powerful as these. The first objective was to secure The Chaos Portal, the second was to defeat The Overlord. At all costs. Even his own life.

Once Al entered the structure, he saw that he was in a large gathering area. What he saw next caused his hatred to swell. All around there were bodies hanging in chains and attached to meat cleavers. There were no sounds except the swinging chains. There was a Executioner type Demon up ahead, and Al knew that the creature had detected him. Al thought they were all filth. He walked towards the Demon, carefully moving so that he did not touch any of the chained up bodies. His eyes narrowed behind the mask.

"So you're the one who defeated Queglar." The Executioner said. "Pity." It stood up. "Your kind has no idea why we are here do you?"

"Actually..." Al began.

WC=1,016