The north was clear and the battle in the south was raging like wildfire. Both the units were in intense combat as None came to save them even if they asked for. The south was different from the northern territories. While the north was more populated because of the fertile lands and cool climate. The south had a hot climate and we're barren at first but due to Lumina the lands were made fertile once again.
Down in the south were units 2 and 3.
The southernmost unit was the androids Kitara and Granz.
Kitara was the latest developed version of androids and Granz was Kitara is an all rounder and Granz is a melee android..
Kitara is the youngest among the androids but still her steadfast and competitive personality keeps her ahead of other androids who have more experience in battle. Pls she is equipped with the latest technology and is much more stronger than every android.
While Granz is much more simplistic. His policy is bigger is better. That's why he likes to carry a great sword. Even though melee androids were designed to hold weapons like light swords, daggers and such. But Granz was fixated on the great sword simply because he one day saw Ikaros carrying the sane weapon. A sword made of other swords. And it was very huge than a normal sword. Thus to replicate him he tried to pick up a great sword.
Normal greatsword weighs is around 5-6 kgs. But the great sword in the lands goes upto 10-12 kgs. And even more is the sword of made up of metals such as adamantite and zaetaerium. So as he saw Ikaros. And Granz tends to swing them pretty recklessly. Causing his limbs to detach a couple of times. But now he has stronger arms which can take a good amount of weight.
Using the rocket boosters fitted on the soles and burning mana to thrust them forward towards the fleeing Seraphim.
This Seraphim was different from all the Seraphim. He had less wings than other seraphim. His body was also just an eye but the eye was very red in colour. It had more arms and legs though but they were redundant as the Seraphim soared through the skies.
Kitara chasing the Seraphim opened up her arm revealing a electromagnetic gun. With a silver bullet but this time the target was a fleshy being instead of being metallic. She shot the silver bullet with such an optimized speed while regarding for air resistance and herself. So that the recoil won't throw her off. She turned off her thrusters and lost all speed and as she began falling she shot the silver bullet into the body and as thr bullet tore through the Seraphim instead of shrieking in pain like usual it simply fell down.
Granz knew that the target was vulnerable so her formed a gigantic sword using metal magic with the tunes engraved on his insides. He used iron metal to make a sword which had sharp edges albeit due to massive size of the blade he could not carry it for a long duration. So he towered above the Seraphim and as he turned off his thrusters. He plunged the sword into the Seraphim. And his sharp sword penetrated the skin through the wings and from the other side it came out through piercing the eye. Before they hit the ground.
Due to the Seraphim's body Granz survived the fall but he was shaken up and had to recalibrate himself.
Kitara landed near the Seraphim and lifted its wing and let it go. The wing just fell to the ground without any resistance.
Confirming the kill Kitara contacted the handler of her rapid success.
Kitara :
Handler, we have eliminated Seraphim in the south please confirm.
Suddenly the Seraphim behind Kitara started showing movement. Granz was recovering his mana he had used up to create the enormous greats word.
It barely lifted itself via growing new hands. And it's eye still very much red gazed at Kitara. It could barely see Kitara and Granz.
Granz :
I am recovering mana I need you to cover me.
Kitara once again prepared a railgun shot. By unveiling her other arm. Her skin slowly came off piece by piece and slowly unveiled the tail gun beneath it. A barrel with a loaded shot which will be elevtromagnetically accelerated.
The Seraphim instead of screeching in random noises.
Spoke in a confused tone.
Seraphim :
What are you?
The voice was loud and audible enough for both of their hearing units to catch the sound and convert it into information.
Kitara before answering wanted to finish it off. But Granz answered anyway since he thought that the Seraphim was as good as dead.
Granz :
I'm Granz and this is Kitara.
The Seraphim with its injured eye gazed upon the both kd them and as he tried to focus his eye bled even more.
Seraphim :
Are you human?
Kitara senses something was off so she warned Granz.
Kitara :
Granz you don't answer his question.
Granz brushed it off as he was confidently seeing his sword inside the Seraphim's eye.
Granz :
It's as good as dead anyway. There's no harm in giving some parting words. We are not humans we are made to resemble them.
The handler called Kitara for a status update.
Handler :
Whats your status?.
Kitara :
Conversing with a almost dead Seraphim.
As soon as the Handler heard this she shouted into the mic.
Handler :
Don't answer anything or things will escalate.
As soon as Kitara heard this she ordered Granz to stop but it was too late.
The Seraphim had heard enough. It started thinking on its own. When it heard Granz it remembered that even it was made just like humans and the Gods themselves were also just like humans themselves. The Seraphim with its remaining power gathered its mana to its wings. And from the wings it burned its body. It's wings were on fire. It's eye burning. Slowly thr fire caught on and the entire body was on fire.
The Seraphim was burning live. It had become its very name ' the burning one'. Kitara shot it with whatever she had but it refused to die. Missiles, rail guns, normal guns. But nothing worked. Ultimately the Seraphim burned fiercely causing fire to spread into the nearby fields and forest. When this happened the autonomous drones which were deployed to prevent such fires spotted it and started spraying anti-Pyro chemicals. While a few drones started pouring water and sand over the forest and fields. To prevent further damage.
But one thing they couldn't stop was the burning one. As it burned even more fiercely. It's wings had already turned into ashes and even his body was burning slowly. Granz formed a gigantic sword over the Seraphim and stabbed it by gravity and further thrust. It stabbed the Seraphim and it shrieked by nothing was happening.
Granz :
Händler something is wrong it is burning.
Handler :
Hold a moment do whatever you must to stop it from turning itself into ashes.
Kitara :
We have tried everything.
Meanwhile the Händler contacted the King
Händler :
My Lord we have a Seraphim who has became the burning one.
King :
Understood.
King looked towards Jay watching the brutalities of war with his own eyes. Soldiers struggling desperately. The fields had become soaked with blood, fluids and ammonia and lots of dead bodies. The battlefield filled with the cries of the fallen and screams of those who are alive. As well as silence of the witness.
I'm between everything Jay watched the battlefield. And he remembered his own battles. Couldn't more lives have been saved. From thus merciless slaughter.
King :
Jay.
Just as he called Jay his phone rang. He instantly knew there was a quest. He needed to complete. He looked into the app and saw a quest.
Jay :
Fine I'll go.
Jay jumped high into the air and launched himself into the direction that needed assistence.
Meanwhile,
The Seraphim had completely burned himself and whatever left behind was just and big mound of ashes. And on top of the mound was a gigantic molten sword. Which stood on top of the mound for a few seconds before tumbling down from the mound.
Handler :
Help has been dispatched. Once the reinformcent arrives you can leave.
Kitara and Granz :
Roger.
The mound started shaking and shifting as if something was emerging from the mound. Firstly a white hand emerged from the mound then a leg. Slowly and steadily a body emerged from the mound. From the Seraphim a human came out. But something was different as soon as it emerged. It spread its wings which were pristine and white.
Six wings emerged from the back of the human. The iris were completely silver.
Seraphim :
I have realized the truth and I have burned my monstrosity by the flame of purification and have been reborn.
I have become the closest being to God itself. I have become human.