[Outer Gate of the Akrina Galaxy.] [Location: Granian Colony Cluster.] Ace, Cherry, Skyler, Jim, and Anya, separated into teams of two with Skyler accompanying the Blood Mutant siblings, were put on different Planets as a way for them to cover more ground and as a way for the Granians to flex their Military power. Ace, Cherry, and Skyler were deployed on a dry, almost desert-like planet that was completely flat on the surface. However, once they and the supporting troops landed, they were met by the horrendous sight of bodies scattered all over the floor. Corpses of Granian, Ethisian, and another species of alien life-form graced the planet’s surface in the area where Ace and the others arrived. Blood, damaged weapons and armor sets, impaled bodies, and severed limbs piled on top of each other were a cover for the planet’s inhabitants. Unlike the other Planets the Humans had visited, this one’s inhabitants built their civilizations underground just to avoid conflicts such as these. Unfortunately, the Granians had discovered their planet not too long ago and began mining it dry of all its precious minerals. "Looks like no one’s here for us to deal with," Skyler sighed as she trampled over a few dead bodies, looking ahead for any survivors. As she did, the Granian troops they came with organized themselves into three battalions, each led by a Granian in the Warrior Class. "Greetings," one of them spoke. "I am sure that Lord Grania and Grim briefed you already on the tasks that you are each going to fulfill, correct?" "Yes, he did," Ace responded. "Although it looks like we got here a little too late. All your forces have been killed already." "Do not worry about them," the Granian laughed as it and its other Warrior Class comrades moved forward with their troops. "These are simply cloned Granians. They are not of much use to us since their strengths do not do much for them. They are quite useful when it comes to senseless attacks and because we have so many of them, they were able to overwhelm the Ethisian forces and kill them." "So if your clones already did the job, why are we here?" Cherry asked, having failed to see the reason as to why they were brought to a desolate location with dead bodies all over. "The real battle is underground." The Granian replied and snapped its fingers, signaling for those in their ships to move out with land vehicles. The vehicles, equipped with drills on the front, guided the troops to battle while digging into the Planet’s surface. "You may not know this but this planet’s inhabitants dwell inside the planet. At first, it was difficult for us to pinpoint their locations and they even managed to use this as an element of concealment." The Granian continued with his debriefing. "However, once we managed to learn that they lived within the planet’s surface, we scouted the planet and discovered civilizations so great that we decided to spare their lives." Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽 "Spare their lives?" Skyler asked, surprised by the intonation the Granian used. "You mean you would have killed them?" "Oh yes, we would have," the Granian responded. "Once either Lord Grim, Lord Grania, Grand Master, or the rest of the Council Members deem a planet’s inhabitants as unfit or lacking in intelligence, we either enslave or kill them to take the planet for ourselves." "That’s quite cold of you," Cherry sneered. "And frightening," Ace continued, his eyes wide open as he said, "Imagine if they felt the same way about us humans." "There was a time they nearly decided to wipe out the human race," the Granian laughed as if it were a laughing subject. "however when Lord Grania and the rest learned of your uses, we decided to spare your lives. Besides, the human species had enough intelligence to be let to live and...." "We have arrived!!" one of the other Warrior Class Granians announced just as they were a few inches away from breaking open the last layer of dirt separating them from the civilization ahead of them. "Can you hear it? Can you hear the sounds of war?" "Clearly," the third Warrior Class Granian responded. "They sound to be approximately eight hundred in number, and I’m talking about the Ethisians." "Let us not waste any more time than we already have." Breaking through the final layer of dirt, the Granian troops, along with the Humans, landed in the middle of a battlefield with other Granians and Ethisians slaughtering each other. Upon seeing more of their kind, the already engrossed in war Granians welcomed their comrades by rejoining their troops. Meanwhile, the Ethisians pursued them without rest, conflicting immediately with the new batch of Granian troops which just arrived. "Should we transform now?" Skyler and Cherry inquired of Ace who was already coming up with a plan to follow. "Or should we sit back and watch?" "Fight!!" he responded. "But don’t use your Blood Mutant form. Create Blood Weapons discretely. Since these are soldier class Ethisians, I don’t think we will have any problems handling them." While Cherry created a Blood Sword, Ace handed Skyler his Blood Axe which he had acquired from the Ethisian he killed. As for him, instead of creating a weapon from blood just as his sister did, he decided to purchase one from the Blood Store and test out just how powerful they were. [Welcome to the Blood Store.] [Weapons Category Detected.] [There are six classes of Weapon strengths which are, in order from weakest to strongest, F class, E class, D class, C class, B class, A class, and Z class. The higher the class is, the more it will cost and the stronger effects it possesses. Each weapon’s class can be increased through the use of Booster Items.] [Three Suggested Weapons Available for Purchase.] [Crimson Reaver Blades--Absorbs the life force of enemies upon striking, transferring the energy to the wielder for increased strength and regeneration. C class Weapon. Cost: 400,000 Blood Coins.] [Carnage Cleaver--Increases in size and power proportionally to the amount of blood spilled in its vicinity, becoming a truly fearsome weapon during intense battles. C class Weapon. Cost: 400,000 Blood Coins.] [Coagulant Daggers--Inflicts wounds that resist natural healing, causing bleeding effects on opponents. The more blood spilled, the more debilitating the effect. B class Weapon. Cost: 800,000 Blood Coins.] [Each Weapon comes with an added ability that acts as a trump card. Select wisely.] [Congratulations: You have made your first purchase.]