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"Uh..." Zero tilted his head, slightly confused by Freyr's unnecessary outburst at Toya. "I said to take care of him, not scold him. Anyways, the upper living quarter's of the tower are protected by holy artifacts that I've collected over the centuries. It's one reason that demons aren't in the tower, not only because they aren't allowed, but they also couldn't survive. The same with the souls, either the evil soul would be purified and go to who knows where, or they would be destroyed. As for dark souls that spread else where, we may need to contact some type of holy figure to help us from one of the other clans. Though I can safely say we aren't exactly friends with anyone after the stunt Dusk pulled." Zero few step to the front of the tank and rubbed his hand over a cannon. "I wonder if I could build something to help ourselves then..."

"I never was one for politics, and I can't exactly see the good side of destroying a village. The odds are still against us." As the tank pulled up to the tower, the other tanks positioned themselves in a defensive pattern around the tower. Echo even jumped off his own tank and headed for the main entrance. Zero turned to Freyr, "I suspect something has happened to the portal. It explains all the activity amongst the demons. I'm not sure if you can tell, but the dark aura in the area seems to have dissipated some while we've been away. The atmosphere is usually much thicker."

Echo reach the large door lock and took a grasp of the locking dial. His hand quickly rotated at the wrist, almost like a power drill, continually switching directions as he put in the complex lock combination. "This is Echo, he is a combat mech I built. His role has continuously changed between my tactical officer, a front lines combatant, and even a few hundred years ago he served as a diplomat in the Fire Clan. I'm curious if anyone there would recognize him now." Zero reached both hands out to help Freyr and Toya step off the tank. "If you will, please follow him up to the rooms. I plan to investigate the gateway to see if anything has happened."

A section of air shimmered like the road on a hot summer day a small section waved like a pocket of supper heated air. That spot gradually grew larger over a small amount of time before falling down into the earth. Minutes pass with no change but as the hour reaches a mere thirty minutes from the appearance of the invisible substance a gate began to raise slowly out of the ground shaking they earth around the site. the gate it self was elaborately crafted solid stone from the ground forming a large rectangle. A portal illuminated the interior of the gate and a large balrog stepped through.

The balrog stretched out its wings and cracked its neck then slowly scanned they area. After a few minutes the balrog stepped completely through the portal its tail rearing up behind it as it started to walk. A mixed group of demons and ogres fallowed directly behind him one seemed to be enjoying nowing on the severed leg of another demon. the group was small only 32 passed through before the portal closed on its own.

The balrog's body closed in on itself as it took on a more human appearance. Kagai turned his head to address his flock a few of the much weaker flinched visibly as his gaze washed over them.

"Make camp and rest for a wile until i say other wise" Kagai said distastefully before walking a few paces and sitting in a simple wooden chair a large ogre had been carrying and started to keep watch.

The group simply sat where they where a few feet apart a few talking amongst themselves.

(HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I don't want to use my torture devices to early! twisted )

Freyr pauses, "One moment, good mech, Be with you soon." She turned around and walked to the other side of the tanks. Freyr quickly turned into her Lupine from and grinned. She felt very glad that she could see the future now. She began walking in a large circle around Zero's tower and facilities. As she walked she aimed her light beam at the ground, creating a barrier of plain old holy goodness!

Echo's hand stopped spinning a moment later, the sound of something heavy and metal could be heard, making a few clicks and a 'clunk' sound, around the frame of the door. He spread his feet apart for leverage and placed his hand into a couple groves of the door. With a bit of strain at first, Echo started to roll the large, cog-like door to the side. Once it was out of the way, he walked into the darkened lobby, towards the rear wall, and flipped on a small generator. A string of light flickered on the lobby, giving off a soft hum, and gave off a faint blue light, just enough to make out everything there. The disuse of the lobby could be recognized immediately. Dirt and dust seemed to cover most of it, the seats and tables and columns all showed that they had gone untouched for quite sometime. Dirt piled along the corners and lowers wall, where it had blown in the main door and collected. The only apparent "clean" area was a path that went directly from the door to a central column, and the freshly made footprints from Echo.

Outside, Zero picked up a few of his weapons off the tank and turned back to the obviously troubled Freyr, "I will return soon, if you need anything just ask Echo. And be sure to keep an eye on the kid." He checked the ammo rounds he had and then started walking in the direction of the portal. But he had only managed to take a few steps before realizing Freyr had changed. Something had to be going on for her to do this. "Looks like I'll be making my trip a little later. Echo! Need you front and center!" The mech soon reemerged from the tower and stopped next to Zero.

When Freyr fired at the ground at created the barrier, an odd occurrence had taken place with the machines. Several arcs of what appeared to be electricity passed over them, causing them to shudder and shake for a couple seconds. When it passed, the tanks seemed to have locked up, not even the sound of their generators could be heard, and Echo rocked uneasily on his feet, like someone trying to walk after having one too many drinks at the pub. But to Zero's surprise, a very familiar sound started to fill the air, starting as a whine and quieting into a low hum. Soon after, the tanks all began to raise up again, and Echo had regained his footing. From what Zero could guess, was that the barrier had eliminated all the dark energies in the immediate area, causing all the reactors in the machines next to it to reboot, an effect that would probably be temporary. He couldn't be certain until one of the tanks had turned towards him on its own, a glowing red lens showed on its turret, and it announced itself. "WARPATH TANK ONLINE. DESIGNATION: WP-OMEGA. REQUESTING ORDERS."

((Yay, long post. More explaining later. Now I have to let my brain bleed.))

((Why? It's the same stuff I've been using ALL this time, just that the tanks AI is active for the short time Freyr's holy barrier is up, not like you have to over react about it.))

((Do mechs normally fit in boxes?))

Echo stood straight again, rubbing the top of his head. "Running systems check...systems register normal. I haven't felt like in a while, almost like I'm new." He shook off the new feeling and started to check his weapons. The tank thundered at Zero again. "REQUESTING ORDERS." Zero walked right up to its glowing "eye" and spoke sternly. "Your orders are the same as issued a few minutes ago, defend the tower and guard the perimeter." The tank stood still for a moment before turning and returning to is previous position. Zero then walked over to the now furry Freyr, "So what is going on?"