Jeremy's worst day ever

[Shagohad]

The punch was unexpected, but not countered. The duck was quick enough to avoid the fist, but he had lost a foot of ground in the dodge. "You put yourself above the whole, Hunter. You are not here to be brainwashed or given an ultimatum. There is no 'truth' in this world. But you are only human, so you couldn't comprehend that."

As soon as Jeremy pulled a pistol on the man, the walls began to move. In the dim light of the room, it was easy to not notice the figures that stood guard. The eyes on their helmets lit up suddenly, casting an eery glare as the figures stepped forward, clad in the same armor as Iruel. In their hands, they held all matter of bladed weapons. They assumed an offensive crouch, waiting for him to make the first move.

"Your fate lies on what you learned here, Hunter. But look at it from our side. To be awoken from a great slumber only to find that an alien has inhabited and taken our home. You claim that we are 'lying', but what lie is there in telling you there are no heroes? No villains? We are all equally evil. We are all similarly insidious. In the grand scheme of things, it is calculated that humans would overpower and eradicate our species through unification. We lack numbers. It doesn't take a genius to realize this. It is you who will lie. Not us. You who will make promises then betray us when it best suits you."

The figures in the room stood motionless, indiscernible from statues that may have simply decorated the room. "You fight for yourself, Jeremy. You fight to seek revenge and protect only yourselves in the grand scheme of war. You hold no truth to the Order. You do not share their ideals. You fight to protect your kin and seek some equality for the death of your father."

Iruel stepped back even further, continuing his speech, "You are not the warrior you claim to be. There is no good that the Order will hold itself to. One by one, the neighboring factions are seeing this. The Coalition and the Corsairs realize how futile it is to side with an ailing beast that will adhere to its secrecy until it dies. Why put effort into such a creature? Why bother? Many have come to us, asking for assistance in their quest of eradicating you. Many have stated they are not against us and will maintain neutrality.

"You mentioned the Coalition. They defined a set of rules that equated to this: We have a common enemy, let's not shoot one another until it dies. That is the term they set. That is the term we'll adhere to. Do you want some words of wisdom? Do you desire to know the fate of the Order?" The words dripped from his mouth as though they were venom from the fangs of a snake.

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"THE HULL HAS BEEN BREACHED AND THE SCIENCE IS LEAKING OUT!"