All Chapters of The Outrider: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Sensing the noises coming from the backroom. He skulked to where the fuse box was, turning the power off. In the shadows he prowled like a panther waiting to pounce on unsuspecting enemies. Sticking to the wall, barely making any sound as he trudged through the gore-filled hallway. From what he remembered, the decker cult was a cult that worshipped the machine, sacrificing their bodies for steel ones, they had realized the weakness of their flesh. Enabling them to pursue a body that would only rust, but not die.Even in the end of the world, they persisted. Witnessing the end of Aured City when the belua eventually turned against them. Jakob didn't know what happened at the end of the world. He wondered if the rest of the cities persisted, fighting a losing fight, but not letting the flames of humanity die. Jakob hated how he started thinking of the coming future. Everything has been going to fate's hand that someone like him could not change.Jakob's heart went cold.

Gaul has been skeptic about this new hire that came from Haven. He's still young, but he knew what Haven was and the bastards who work in that Haven. He waited for this new hire after the Mistress contacted Haven. They needed someone who could protect the Mistress from her fellow Etherians, who wanted her life. Her enemies were the Mechanical Cult of Deckers who wanted to rid her voice.What better way to present themselves other than the head of the future start of Aured City, whose voice could calm and kill? Gaul had been with the Mistress ever since she has debuted, and this was a time where she truly was in danger. None knows what the forces of the Mechanical Cult was other than they have amassed a wealth of technology and even the City cannot rid of them when they have technology that surpasses some aspects of the City. They believe that they have a mobile Fortress Crawlers that could traverse the abandoned lands. A technology that would be beneficial for humanity.

Gaul stood unmoving next to the limousine. He stayed his rifle while watching the two. The fight started. Flatline went in for a thrust, countered by a riposte. Flatline stomped his right foot. And made a downward swing that made the etherian jump.Twisting her body, she threw the chainsword like a flail. Flatline reacted by sliding the thrumming chainsword sideways, pulled on the chain and almost landed a haymaker if it weren't for her suit guarding the blow. She landed a kick on Flatline's side, following it with an overhead throw that forced Flatline to land on the wall and bounced back.The etherian didn't waste time on Flatline. She rushed in for a killing blow towards the limo only for a grappler wire to coil around her body and have her slammed on the ground. Pulling the etherian to him, he swatted the etherian with his cutter-vibrant. The etherian blocked the cutter-vibrant and slammed her palm on Flatline. Flatline guarded, pulled on her wrist to throw her awa

The memories flooded back in. The tip of a blade an inch before his chin, he stared at the chainsword's teeth while holding to a cutter sword."Hey," the person said. "You're far from home. Surviving this long without attracting the beluas, I had almost rip your head off. Hmm, what is an Outrider doing this far in the wetlands. Ah, you must be part of the expedition. Hah, you do not look so good. Now, do not make that face, I am not killing without intention. We have enough of that right now. So, Outrider, how about I keep that wounds close first, eh?"Jakob had seen enough of her fighting style. Their travels in the wetlands was a pleasant memory. Of some etherian showing some bit of kindness to him. Jakob could recall the last meeting that he had with her. Disappearing from his sight without a word, and then later on finding her corpse among those who fell on the battle at the end, Jakob carried her body and buried into a dry area with a tiny tombstone on it.

"Not only that, we lost etherians and the Talos Machina. The Cult of Decker wants out and is pulling their money out of our hands for failing to secure the goal. How did this happen? How did we lose to a group of bodyguards?"Yuki stood in front of the desk, clutching her bandaged arm. Her etherian aura slowly kindling back to the third layer of aura. The man in front of her slammed his hand on the table. The lamp on the side shook and the stack of books and documents moved to the side."We sent you there for a reason and you made it back looking so pathetic!"Yuki glared. Froze spread all over the office and yet there was a force that kept the man in the office able to stand the freezing in the room."You saw the clip?""I did! They should be the one responsible for our troubles. To think they would find a gem."The clip played. It showed the person she fought hacking his way into the crowd of Cultists. Killing the etherians with devastatin