As the Ethisians pursued their defeated enemies with grins on their faces, the Granians retreated into their command post, hiding behind the large weapons they had set up amidst the snowy, icy surface. Their ships, which weren’t active yet due to the sudden change of heart, took some time to warm up their engines before they could leave. A few technical difficulties occurred due to the cold environment. The cold air infiltrated the Granian Spaceship engines, causing thick volumes of snow and ice to form inside. It would take some time before the ice thawed out, leaving the Granians trapped for the moment. If the Ethisians chose to finish them off, they could easily do so since their enemies were like sitting ducks. It was quite strange to see the Granians, who boasted about their technological prowess and significance, hiding and cowering in fear. And their reasoning for doing so was even worse. "Simply because Ace was captured, you called for a retreat?" Skyler, who was inside the ship with Chris and the other commanding Granians, angrily lashed out at them, threatening to do more than just shouting and yelling. "Do you think that makes sense? I thought you called yourselves great warriors, so why the hell ARE WE RETREATING WHEN WE STILL HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE?" Slamming her fist into the wall, Skyler shook the ship, overwhelming those around her with her Eneraflux energy. In the chaos, Cherry had managed to heal, her energy returning to her body after she had eaten and rested. At first, she was confused by the chaos, seeing the Granians run back to the ship with the Ethisians chasing them. She thought they were fleeing from another aggressor, but as she observed the scene longer, she realized they were retreating. ’Retreating? So soon?’ "Listen, Skyler," Cherry was drawn by the loud argumentative barks coming from Chris and the commanding Granians. She walked in and was surprised to see the red-haired woman raging, her body glowing. "It was too dangerous for us to stay. They’ve already taken a Blood Mutant, and he’s the strongest of you all. What if they made their way here and took Cherry as well?" "Ace got taken away?" Cherry’s downcast voice sank Chris’ heart, and he knew what was coming next. The Granian slowly turned toward Cherry, fear and worry shadowing his face. "This is...some kind of mistake. I must still be faint, maybe my ears heard wrong." Cherry started laughing in disbelief, thinking her ears were playing tricks on her. "I didn’t quite hear you properly, Chris," her hand grabbed onto the door frame while she glared at the Granians. "My brother got captured by the Ethisians?" "Not only did that happen," Skyler interrupted Chris, who was about to spew excuses. "They’re making us retreat instead of letting us fight to get him back. And look," she banged the walls of the ship, "this thing’s not getting airborne anytime soon." Angrily, the Blood Knight glared at Chris, disgusted by the cowardly move he and the others pulled off. It was quite surprising to see such actions from a species known for boasting about its strength. It seemed only a few Granians had the strength to back up their boastful mouths. "I’m going after him," Cherry spoke and then walked out of the room. Chris and the other Granians followed and blocked her path, neither willing to let their second most powerful Blood Mutant risk getting captured. "We cannot let you do that," he said, worrying that the Blood Knight would do something horrible. "We can’t risk losing you as well. If we do, Lord Grania will have our heads." Moving quickly, Cherry grabbed the Granian by his neck using a tendril. She then wrapped it around his neck, raised him a few feet in the air while shifting her legs to her Blood Mutant form, adding height which made her stand at the same height as Chris. Staring into his eyes, Cherry breathed heavily on Chris and said, "Choose one of the two people to deal with. Me or Lord Grania? Need I remind you, I can and will drain every drop of blood from your body and will keep you alive through the entire process." Forcefully slamming Chris’ body onto the ship’s metallic floor prompted the other Granians to stand back, leaving Cherry and Skyler free to do as they wished. At first, Chris tried to reject their plans, but his voice was too low due to the pain overwhelming his body. "Don’t...go...alone!!" he changed his mind, hoping to at least come to an agreement with the Blood Mutant and Skyler. "Let us help you," another commanding Granian came up with an idea, knowing it worked in their favor. "Our ships might not be airborne yet, but the weapons are still active. Maybe we can provide fire support as you two move forward." This suggestion calmed the two women down a little; their rage no longer at the levels it was before. Agreeing, they both left the ships, then the command post, and ran back onto the battlefield. While others were running from the Ethisians, these two were running towards them, intent on killing any of them who dared to stand in their way. Their goal was to save their fellow Human from the Ethisians, and since they didn’t want to find out what the Ethisians would do to him, they opted to risk their lives to save him. "This is madness," the commanding Granian sighed heavily, his hands shaking as he and the piloting Granians sat at their posts, their weapons aimed at the Ethisians charging at the Humans. "This is madness, this is madness, this is madness." "Saying it repeatedly won’t change anything," another snapped, slapping the former’s head. "Let’s at least try to protect them until they make it through." "I’m saying it’s madness because this isn’t just some Ethisian command post," the former turned to the latter, his eyes almost tearing with fear. He pointed at the Elite Ethisians carrying Ace. "Those are Elites...they never move alone without a commanding Ethisian..." "And commanding Ethisians are at...the same strength level as...." The latter gulped hard, realizing the madness the two Humans were getting themselves into. "...." "Have a little...faith..." Chris, painfully picking himself up, gave orders to the other pilots of the ships, aiming their weapons at the Ethisians. Further orders were given to those manning the War vehicles, who gladly opened fire on the charging Ethisians. "Let’s...hope that those...two know what they’re....doing..." "But Chris," another commanding Granian pleaded, trying to make sense of the situation, "...commanding Granians are next to the likes of Grim in terms of strength. I witnessed the male Blood Mutant struggle to fight Lord Grim, so what makes you think these two will fight him and win? For goodness sake, he was captured by the Elites alone. Imagine how those two will fare against them?" There was no turning back now. Cherry and Skyler were far from their reach so any warnings would land on deaf ears. Besides, the Granian had already attempted to stop the two women from moving out on their own but they refused to listen. If anyone was going to make sense to them, they were most certainly not on the ship. Breathing heavily, Chris’ downcast face looked on at the two women who had already begun engaging with the Ethisians. Since they refused to listen to him, which he expected, he decided to let fate overtake its course. If any of them were to be killed in battle, he was most certainly going to take his own life or at least become an Ethisian slave to ’save’ his life. ’Death is better than what Lord Grim and Lord Grania will do to me,’ gulping hard, Chris opted to help the two women make it until they got to the command post. "Move," kicking the pilot off, he manually overrode the ship’s weapons and began firing at the Ethisians. These shots were designed to take down space vehicles so their hitting Ethisians was a guaranteed kill. ’If only we used this from the beginning.’ Shots were fired, bodies were blasted into chunks of flesh, and the tide of the War shifted once again in favor of the Granians. Even though they weren’t on the battlefield, they had two of their own ’’Elite’’ soldiers rushing to save their comrade. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝕟𝕖𝕥 Cherry, who was angered by the thought of being separated from Ace again, shifted into her Blood Knight form, her body growling larger, stronger, and moving faster and more agile. Her defense also doubled, allowing her to take on as many hits as she could. Skyler, following the same style as Cherry, transformed into her current overpowered form, the hog-like beast with a beast crystal. The form already granted her the abilities that came with beast crystals and that energy, mixed with Eneraflux, made her four times stronger than any other beast form she currently had...except for the Emberwyrm form which she hadn’t tested yet. Now that they were at their peak, and with the suppressing fire from the Granians, the two moved quickly through the battlefield, killing anything that got in their way. No matter what, they were going to save Ace from the Ethisians, even if it meant them losing their lives. Little did they know that the person they were seeking to save would end up saving them in the end. [The host Vorathrax has taken control over your body.] [You have resurrected]