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flying individuals holding firearms. Some
people with a low Psionic ability were swimming in the sea after
being forcibly removed from the citadel. Others were being rescued
by shuttle.
    Ligers let go of each other, their armor
changing into wings with a jet turbine situated to either flank.
Stone and Steven let go too, flying under their own telekinetic
power and put their gauntlets back on. Then Stone removed the great
battleaxe suspended across a broad back over using the azure
hatchets hung at either hip. Steven readied his lance and flail.
Visor and Satellite flew ahead, fast as their wings could carry
them.
    A bright flash of Psionic energy was seen
only by Oliver’s eyes as he drew a round shield from underneath the
cape flowing behind the shoulders. It was indigo in color and held
over the right forearm. Being left-handed, he naturally drew the
cutlass into it. It was solid black, but in his grasp the lethal
curved blade sparkled with seemingly tiny flickering stars
randomly. It had a knuckle guard and was a singlehanded weapon. The
single edged blade being a full meter long and perfectly balanced.
His amber eyes naturally saw the flow of Psionic electrical energy
and with the flash followed a ripple showing the sheer magnitude of
the user trying to escape. The sprawling city literally was made of
pure water, but had stone roads and foliage. But mainly the theme
was water-based technology. Just because the city was liquid didn’t
mean it wasn’t solid. It was, but retained pure water
characteristics.
    Many plans were made
regarding how to deal with the ‘Corrupted One’, a lethal and deadly
adversary who nearly killed Oliver recently. With help by the AI
Aquerril after the initial confrontation with him, she explained he
was an illegally created individual who was made by the theft of
highly gifted humans, spliced into a single entity and mixed with
Keptl spores and Beast DNA. He was near as fast as a Solarian and
had tremendous power, but wasn’t slated to live long. This
Corrupted One has already stolen the cores of two cities and
destroyed them after being given information beyond human
understanding. Now he was here trying to do it again, but this time
preparations were made and he fell in a trap laid weeks earlier by
a much more gifted
tactical mind. Now came the hard part.
    Marines were informed of the allowance of
Oliver and those with him, but believed him to be an Elder Hunter
and nothing more. So they didn’t try stopping them after the
evacuation order sounded throughout the city to get all scientists
and archeologists out of harm’s way.
    Aquerril said “Mistress Void has eliminated
the threat from above and is slowly approaching. Master, the enemy
is attempting to self destruct. In ninety two seconds his body will
reach critical mass and exceed my internal defenses by seven
hundred percent and destroy the stability of this world.”
    “ I’m coming.” Oliver’s power
spiked and he could not submit Stone and Steven to the inertia
forces he was about to unleash. He ascended and Gathered an excess
of power by opening the mental image of a lever and focusing the
torrent into a telekinetic stream down both feet as if they were
engines. A loud whirl came from the Liger Pride as their engines
superheated the air to fly forth, leaving the Hunter’s behind.
Oliver released the power down both feet and shot ahead fast as a
bullet, aiming straight for the center of the city where stood the
great citadel overlooking everything. He managed to catch up with
the Pride with fire shooting out behind them. The chip calculated
distance and time to impact was a mere four and a half
seconds.
    “ Hot damn! I never get used
to how fast they can go.” Laughed Steven as he tried flying as fast
as possible, unable to keep up.
    “ We are faster and stronger
than before. Get ready, Brother. This will not be easy and do not
forget his Star-saber is poisoned.”
    “ Haven’t forgot that. And
Mrs. Void gave me an