Crimson Dragoon
Exceptional
@The Ancient Purple
William Liam Tinmall
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At Ignus declaration, Liam's body seized up, going over the grim news and the battle to come.
From the way that the Knight Scion had talked, this was something from his universe, part of the Total War he fought on a daily basis: he spoke of demons, corruption, and taint like it was nothing, however, it was clear that what they had to do was something that they had to deal with time and time again, a slaughter of people that had no fault other than being caught in an attack.
"Is it truly necessary? It's not possible that everyone on that massive ship was infected, corrupted, or whatever. If we move we can certainly help the survivors"
Liam had already pushed on the pedals, making the Null run to catch up to the others with big leaps. The suspensions groaned due to the stronger stress, not used to real gravity, but they held for now.
The scientist had another reason to be worried, something that had loomed over him since joining the crew of the Virtue like a dark omen.
He was going to be forced to kill.
The demons, maybe he could rationalize it, thinking them as just unthinking machines that would shoot him down in a heartbeat.
But Ignus was talking about culling civilians and...
He hoped that there would be another way.
“If the Knight Scion’s judgment here is true, there should be no hesitation,” Daniel said. That was a lesson he learned early on in his struggles against the enemy. “Hesitation here leads to death. Or worse.”"If they have been corrupted, their souls are no longer in control of their bodies. Infact, its highly likely their souls have already been consumed since it appears the Gellar Field has failed. If there are seemingly uncorrupted survivors, they must still be checked, as the taint can hide itself away for years until it makes itself known. That is its true threat."
I still hadn't received any pings back from the cruiser, so as we moved closer I sent another burst of Binary, hoping to instead connect to any Noosphere equipment on the Lunar Cruiser.
It seemed cold, but this was the kind of world they lived in. They couldn’t afford to let down their guard.