Armoury: An Apocalaptia Prequel

Chapter 2 : Ill spoken

Realising this grave inaction the custodians decided it was time they plan something to elimanate the threat for good.The custodians had initially dismissed Athylia's extraordinary abilities as a mere coincidence, attributing it to luck or beginner's fortune. However, as she began to systematically decimate their forces, nearly destroying a third of their army, the custodians took notice. Their arrogance and amusement at her initial success turned into concern, as the magnitude of her impact became undeniable.

"This is getting out of hand even our strongest solders fall by our swords despite the powers we bestowed upon the Illanoises mind reading,night vision,strength,endurance yet they all failed How they're practicly superhuman?" One custodian complained at the meeting seething in outraged.

"She cuts through our hybrid abominations like they're made of paper, and her skills in combat are unmatched. We've tried everything – mind reading, night vision, even superhuman strength and endurance. But nothing seems to stop her." A custodian vented in frustration to his peers.

"How can one human be so powerful? She's defying all the odds and rendering our most formidable forces useless," another custodian mused, seething with anger.

The custodians sat around the table, each one as perplexed as the next. They exchanged glances, their frustration and bewilderment evident in their eyes. They had poured immense time and energy into creating the Illanoise hybrids, granting them superhuman abilities and honing their skills to perfection. And yet, somehow, this one human woman was able to singlehandedly dismantle their carefully prepared army.

"It's almost as if she knows our every move before we even make them," one custodian muttered irritably. It seemed all hopeless the intel of her weakness they knew so far was procrastination and food aparently which was practicly useless who'd be thinking of that in a desperate battle unless they plan to keep her fighting to her level until she tired out, but that would exhaust them too a waste of energy.

"It's hopeless," another custodian grumbled. "We've scoured through every bit of information we have on her, and all we've got is that she's vulnerable to procrastination and food. How useful is that?"

They knew these weaknesses weren't exactly the key to defeating her in battle. Keeping her occupied in a never-ending fight would only tire them out, and it would be a complete waste of energy. Frustration filled the room as they desperately searched for a viable solution.

One custodian snickered at his fellow's remark it was quite comical despite the situation "Miabi-BH6 do you have something to share,if not how about you share something more useful instead of laughing" .The same custodian who remarked about her ridiculous weakness scoffed .They were stuck on what to consider until a custodian recalled something amidst the confusion "I know a 'fellow' Illanoise who may be of help" Another custodian replied.

"We need something more substantial" one custodian said with a sigh. "We can't keep throwing Illanoises at her hoping for a different outcome Marques."

The custodians exchanged skeptical glances at the mention of a fellow Illanoise who could provide help. Their hopes were guarded, and they knew better than to place all their trust in uncertain leads. "And who might this 'fellow' Illanoise be?" one custodian asked, a hint of doubt in his voice. "Do we have any guarantee they can actually be of assistance?"

"I think his name was Marcello Opheus Aisling,Opheus is his middle name he has the ability of mind control he could dismantel Athylia temporarily atleast...Though he is quite inexperienced to our standard,so incapable." Marques elaborated "Marcello...I think that name means warrior based on greek origin as in 'Aries god of war' besides what's better to make a warrior face against another one perhaps one even more formidable than herself" Miabi-BH6 added charismatically.The custodians listened intently as Marques shared the name of Marcello, who possessed the formidable ability of mind control. The mention of his weakness caused doubt to creep in among the group, but Miabi-BH6's words held a twisted logic to it.

"Interesting," one custodian mused. "Using this Marcello as bait to face Athylia in battle could be a risky move. But if his mind control can immobilize her temporarily, it might give us the opening we need..."

"But we cant just blindly send him out there knowing Athylia will have aid and her irrevocable reputation in general we cant afford to lose another Illanoise do you know how rare that gift of mind control is especialy fools?" Max-CQ1 chimed in another typical custodian a distubing implication about his perception of their allies (correction pawns/livestock) viewing the Illanoises as nothing but cattle to be bred.The custodians exchanged concerned glances between themselves. Max-CQ1's words were harsh but true. Sending Marcello out there without proper support could be a fatal mistake, especially considering the likelihood of Athylia having allies alongside her, and her formidable reputation.

"You're right, Max," one custodian conceded begrudgingly. "We can't afford to lose another Illanoise, especially one with a rare gift like mind control. We need a plan, something that guarantees Marcello's safety while ensuring we can effectively use his abilities against Athylia."

"How about we make Marcello kidnap her when she's alone and elimanate Athylia on the spot" Maibi-BH6 suggested the whole crowd in the meeting now eyed him,Marques' eye was twitching it was ludicrous to expect her to be powerles even when alone or when no one was around she's proven well enough to be able to take care of herself "What sounds reasonable to me?" Miabi frowened.The custodians were taken aback by Miabi-BH6's suggestion. They exchanged looks of shock and disbelief, stunned by the sheer audacity of the idea.

"Are you serious?!" Marques snapped, his eye twitching with irritation. "You think it's 'reasonable' to kidnap Athylia? She's proven herself to be incredibly powerful and resourceful. The chances of her being defenseless, even if she's alone, is practically zero." The other custodians in the room nodded in agreement, echoing Marques' disbelief.

"That's a ridiculous suggestion," one of them said, shaking their head in disbelief. "Athylia is a force to be reckoned with. We can't risk sending Marcello into a suicide mission just to attempt to kidnap her. It's foolish and reckless."

"I'd also concur" Max-CQ1 added,sipping his tea.After making countless useless suggestions or total silence Miabi-BH6 he was about to speak but Marques threatened to punch him and club him right to the floor if he made another stupid retort "Hey,hey there buddy hear me out...What if we drug her?" Miabi-reasoned,bracing for the incomming punch but Marquess withheld,the other custodians were perplexed for the first time Miabi said something smart "thats not a bad idea" BenF17 stated breaking the awkward silence,tension "the only reason why he's not fired...Yet" Max-CQ1 remarked.

The custodians exchanged glances, their interest piqued by Miabi's suggestion to drug Athylia. The idea seemed more feasible than some of the previous ones that had been discussed.

"That's not actually a terrible idea," BenF17 admitted, breaking the tense silence in the room. "Drugging her could make it easier to abduct her without resistance."

Max-CQ1 chimed in with a sarcastic remark about Miabi's employment. "And this is why he's still here," he said drily.The other custodials couldn't help but exchange amused glances at Max-CQ1's sharp quip. Despite their annoyance, they couldn't deny that Miabi's suggestion had merit.

"Alright, let's entertain this idea for a moment," one custodian said. "How exactly would we go about drugging Athylia? It won't be an easy feat, you know. She's hyper-aware and highly skilled. She'd likely spot anything suspicious."

"Exactly we can take advantage of her hyper awareness by putting her attention elsewhere and then slip the sedative in her drink for her affinity with food or shoot her with dart,tranquiliser when shes not focusing whatever works honestly,and let Marcello kidnap her finish her off eh shouldnt be too hard to follow." Maibi-BH6 proposed.

N bc ,The custodians listened carefully as Miabi-BH6 outlined their plan to drug Athylia. They found themselves reluctantly convinced that it wasn't as outlandish as they had initially thought.

"It could work," one custodian remarked, scratching their chin in contemplation. "If we can distract her and slip the sedative in her drink, it might be feasible. And having Marcello there to carry out the k********g while she's incapacitated would increase our chances of success."

"Remind me why it should be Marcello again carying this operation especially when his inexperience his powers arent needed here if that were the case" BenF71 pointed.

One custodian frowned as they considered BenF71's question. It was a valid concern, especially considering Marcello's lack of experience and the fact that his mind control powers were not necessary for this particular mission.

"BenF71 has a valid point," one custodian agreed. "Marcello is relatively inexperienced, and his mind control powers might not even come into play if we drug Athylia. We should consider sending someone more experienced or a team to carry out this operation, rather than relying on an inexperienced Illanoise."

"Besides," another custodian added. "Marcello is incapableb and weak. He probably wouldn't be able to handle the situation properly. It's best to keep him out of harm's way."

The custodians began to agree that Marcello wasn't really necessary for this mission, and it would be safer and more efficient to carry out the plan themselves without relying on him.

"But if by chance his ability becomes neccesary when Athylia realises she's being targeted someone needs to keep her mind of things if things were to go wrong" Another custodian added.The custodials nodded in agreement with the latest statement. They knew all too well the unpredictability of these situations, especially when dealing with someone as formidable as Athylia.

"That's true," one custodian conceded. "If things go wrong, having Marcello there to use his mind control abilities could come in handy. He's our best chance at keeping Athylia disoriented and under control if necessary."

"How about this we first use a decoy tactic and if the plan fails we recruit Marcello as back up" Marques interjected "Not bad,we'll discuss this further later I hereby decree this meeting over" Max-CQ1 concluded.The custodians nodded in agreement with Marques' suggestion. They decided to use a decoy tactic as their initial plan, with Marcelo as a backup option if needed.

"Agreed," Max-CQ1 stated. "We'll implement a decoy tactic first and see how things play out. If things go south, we'll recruit Marcelo to assist."

With that, the meeting was adjourned, and the custodians dispersed, each mulling over the plan they had just discussed.