Enforcers 138 Where Everyone Stands

Oleander City...

Master Storms office...

The old man let out a small hum reading a book. He was inturputed by a loud bang as his door was pushed open.

"Ahh young Ward?" The old man said with a slight smile. "What brings you here to my office-"

"Ok, sir! Something bad is definitely happening!" Ward announced barging into the room of Master Storm. "You can feel that right?" He asked loudly. "That power going on in Chrysanthemum? It's like death has been given a body."

"You mean all the power going off at Chrysanthemum?" The old man ask casually as he set down a book he was reading. "Of course I can feel that? What you think I don't know how to sense Mantra?"

Ward banged his hand on the table as he let out a loud yell. "If you sense it then why haven't you done anything about it?"

"? The government hasn't told me to do anything?" The old man said simply as he gave another shrug.

"Are you serious right now?" Ward asked with wide eyes. "Sir. People are dying right now. An entire city has as much energy as a war zone. I think the government would understand if we acted without getting an order first!"

"You're right. That probably would-"

"Then why the hell are we still standing here-"

"Ward." The air in the room suddenly changed as a pale expression went onto the man's face. The old man looked at with an annoyed look now as he tapped his finger on the table. "Rest assured. I know what is happening in Chrysanthemum. I haven't done anything because there would be no point now. By the time we were to arrive there, this situation would already be over with. Don't get me wrong. It is bad that the death is happening. I am saddened that so many innocent people will most certainly fall, and are probably dying as we speak. But there is no point for us to set out. We would simply not make it in time. Even if we were to somehow set out right now and get ready in a few minutes by the time we got there the battle would be over. Our Squad would have won."

"How do you know that?" Ward asked slowly. His voice had gone quieter now as he made sure not to tell at one of the strongest men in the world. He decided that it wouldn't be a good idea to keep yelling. Especially when he seemed super pissed off at him. "I don't understand? This is bad Sir... Even you have to admit that it is bad right sir?"

"I believe in the squad I stationed there. I put them there to handle it. If they aren't able to then that list means they aren't real Enforcers." He said slowly. For a brief second the thought of Hero Otoko came to his mind. "I believe they can handle this. I chose to believe. It is an Enforcers job to handle anything and everything that this cursed and vile world can throw at them. No matter what we are to get back up and keep fighting. We aren't a heroic group. Our job is to save the human race no matter what cost. Even if that means sacrificing the very thing we are trying to save. There would be no point to head to Chrysanthemum now. Not when the battle was so close to being over. Have faith that our group can handle it. We are the Enforcers. They are strong. They can finish it without us. They must finish it without us."

Ward stepped back as he glanced down at his hands. "I used to think the Enforcers were so good. That they were this amazing heroic group. I dreamed of joining them rising through the ranks and one day surpassing you. I thought that I would be the one to finally take over this group. I believed that the Enforcers are good... A heroic group. Superheores. That's what I used to think..."

"Yes, you really were a fool back in the day weren't you?"

"...I was..."

Master Storm let out a small sigh as a tiny smile came onto his face. "Alright young Ward. Let's make a little bet shall we?"

"A bet?"

"You like those do you not? Last I checked you had a bit of a gambling problem."

"Just a small one..."

Master Storm placed his hand on the table sliding some random Bells over. "Let's make a bet. I bet that within two hours the squad over there will get back. I believe that they will finish this mission. Even if the city is destroyed. Even if one of them, or two of them, or even three of them fall. I believe that they will finish this mission. How about you? Do you have a time on how long you think it will take Young Ward?"

Ward was silent as he stared down at the Bells. He made a small face for a second. "Okay? I bet that in sixteen hours they'll get back then."

"Why sixteen?"

"Well, it takes fourteen hours at the fastest to get from Chrysanthemum to Oleander."

"...I forgot about that!" Master Storm said shooting to his feet as he grabbed his head. "Ahh! I was so focused on them finishing off the problem I didn't even think about how long it would take the group to get back!"

Ward let out a small sigh as he shook his head. He turned his back as a small smile came onto his face. "Thank you, sir..." He finally said.

Meanwhile...

"That's a long way down!" Hero yelled in a panic as he fell down the side of the building. He crashed into the stone floor below with a painful thud. "Oww-"

"Look out below!" Ken crashed into the body of Hero using him to break her fall. 

"Ahh! Why would you-"

"Me too!" Sera also landed on Hero as she jumped off of him. "That was fun..."

"I hate you both..." Hero yelled as he pulled himself up. "Why do you two have to be the way you are."

"Oh relax! You can heal?"

"Not to this extent!" Hero popped his body back in place. more white goo began to fall out of his body as he stared down at it. "Besides. I have no idea what's happening with my powers but they're being weird. I can't stop this liquid from pouring out for some reason."

"That can't be good..." Ken said in a worried tone. "What do we do?"

"We ignore it." Hero stated clutching his fist as he turned away from them. "We don't have time to worry about me. That little girl is in trouble. We need to get there before she does." He announced punching his hand. "I'm not going to let her go do something stupid and get herself kill! The only people who can be stupid is me!"

"How did she know so much about what was happening?" Ken asked curiously. 

"Uhh, the city is kind of destroyed?" Hero said shrugging. "Not hard to see what's happening."

"That isn't what I meant!" Ken let out a sigh as she folded her arms. "I meant that she knew what those machines were. Or at least the fact that there was two? I want to ask her about that when we see her." She gave a small nod of her head. "So many weird things have been going on. I'm tired of this mission! I picked it for a nice east mission! Instead, we're stuck doing this crazy lava, skeleton man bull crap!"

"I forgot about Reaper..." Hero said as a shiver went down his spine. "I wonder how that's going?"

Meanwhile...

'Boom!'

Flames continued to spread ripping the city apart. The entire city was still a hell on Ava.

Although the shaking had stopped. Now all that was left was the constant waves of flames that were still strong enough to topple buildings. 

"Come on..." The Red Demon muttured as he gritted his teeth. "Don't you dare be dead... I swear. I'm saving you..."

Dawson stood in front of the large broken-down building. It had once been a towering mansion where a Noble family once lived. But now...

Now it was nothing more then a run down tower. Covered in cracks, and fire. It looked like it would fall down any second.

Dawson walked forward bashing a hand into a wall and knocking it down in a single strike.

He entered the main room finding a massive hole in the floor leading to a room below. 

He took a deep breath as he clutched his hand hard enough to dig his hands into his skin. He gritted his teeth as he stared down the hole. Every floor he could see had a hole. Whatever happened they must have been at the bottom by now?

"I'm here Ren... I promise I'll save!"

He stepped past the hole falling into the darkness below.

Chapter end