Chapter 63: The Return
“Cultivators! Rally and prepare for the counter-offensive! Our reinforcements have arrived!” Zhou Shan commanded and then turned to Orodan. “My friend, you have my gratitude for returning with aid so swiftly. And these new troops… allies of yours?”
“Aye. King Alstatyn and the soldiers of the Blackworth Collective stand ready to fight alongside us, although who knows how much we’ll have to aid them given the destruction of their home galaxy,” Orodan said.
“An entire galaxy…”
“What calamity could do such a thing?”
“By the heavens, we are outmatched…”
“Cease the chatter!” Zhou Shan roared. “Orodan, we shall speak on what apocalyptic forces you encountered in the Vystaxium Galaxy afterwards. And to our new allies, my sincerest condolences for the loss of your home. Re-homing, aid and salvage efforts, we pledge to aid with all of those. But, for now, time is critical, and we must repel these dwarven invaders lest we all perish and other allies of ours fall while isolated.”
King Alstatyn stepped forward, bearing his over-sized hand cannon.
“My heart is heavy for the loss of our home and people… but I agree that we must confront the enemy before us first,” the King said and then turned to his soldiers behind him. “Men and women of the Blackworth! Grieving for our loved ones and homes can only occur once the enemies of our hosts are dealt with. Prepare arms and make ready for combat!”
“You mentioned other allies of ours Zhou Shan, what’s the situation? I was gone for no more than a day, surely things could not have changed so much,” Orodan said.