Somewhere in the north American continent was a ck dome. No one knew where it came from or how long it has been there, and in all likelihood no one will ever know.


    Cracks began to spread over its surface emitting purple light. Little by little it began to crumble like the shell of an egg revealing what was hidden underneath.


    It was arge square shaped tform twenty meters across, made out of obsidian like ck rock. It''s surface appeared smooth at first, however seconds after the ck domepletely disappeared strange symbols began to glow a purple light forming lines that drewplex geometrical shapes.


    The air over the tform began to vibrate and in the next moment a pir of light shot up to the sky.


    One after the other strange figures began to appear before the light pir. They looked human at first, however they were far from the frail and weak specie that infested the once lively. It was an uncanny resemnce with the only difference being the unrealistic beauty those beings had. And though their proportions varied, they all had female forms at the very least.


    In just a couple of minutes the area was filled with the strange beings, and as the light pir began to fade all of them went down on one knee and ced a fist on the ground.


    The light receded and the tform was in sight again, now however it had a strange construction on top of, surrounded by many more of the strange human like beings dressed in a much bulkier armor.


    Ripples spread over the construction and its surface began to split into many cube shaped pieces which moved to the sides in unison as if opening up to reveal what''s inside.


    "We wee the arrival of queen H." Said one of the kneeling figures, her voice thundering through the surroundings.


    The construction opened up revealing a throne made of the same obsidian material. It was simple with the only decoration on it being the glowing simbols on its back.


    Sitting on it was a small figure, a girl of short stature with a slender figure and thin limbs and. Her body was almost entirely exposed with only a few pieces of ck cloth covering her chest and privates.


    Theck of clothing didn''t seem to bother the being shaped like a small girl as she sat on the ck throne rxing with one hand supporting her head. It was as if she wanted everyone to see it, her lustrous light blue skin which defied the conventional image her kind was made in. A breeze passed by ying with the short strands of her bluish white hair. A momentter light began to flicker over her head, drawingplex symbols that emerged together and formed a halo like red ring.


    As an eerie silence enveloped the surrounding, the blue skinned girl slowly opened her eyes, their red irises cast down for a while before moving on to look at the kneeling crowd.


    "I see everyone is here…" the girl spoke in an ethereal voice. "But I don''t sense my sister…"


    "Your majesty, if I may speak…" said one of the figures at the front.


    "ck Thorn. You better have a good exnation." The queen said. Though her expression remained unchanged, her words ced an indescribable pressure on her followers.


    The one who asked for permission, ck Thorn, stood up and walked over to the obsidian tform. She had long purple hair and a voluptuous body stuffed into a tight fitting suit that left nothing to the imagination. Once she was under the queen''s gaze she immediately kneeled again and lowered her head.


    "Though we made an attempt, the target had no interest in negotiations which left us with no choice but to use force."


    "And?" The queen asked. "By the looks of it you seem to have already done so, yet I don''t see my sister anywhere…"


    "Your majesty, I''m ashamed to say that we have failed to locate her whereabouts despite all of our efforts. The traitor seems to have hidden her well. Not only that but he also had the audacity to create an inferior version of our kind, using it to push back against us and slow down our search."


    "An inferior version?" The queen''s eyes suddenly turned into a sharp re.


    "Yes, your majesty." ck Thorn said, her body shuddering under the gaze of her ruler. "It seems the traitor had taken a new identity and attempted to blend in with the humans infesting this then alerted them of our arrival. Though we have been met with some resistance, our inva-"


    "Get to the point." Said the queens, interrupting ck Thorn''s report.


    "Yes, my apologies." Unable to breath from the terror weighing down on her, ck Thorn spoke once more. "We had an easy time throughout the first phase of the war, however when our victory seemed inevitable the enemy deployed a new type of weapon. From appearance alone it was clear that they were an attempt to replicate our kind, however after several confrontations we have learned that theyck most of our capabilities, instead relying on ancient equipment that struggles even against forth ss drones."


    "I see…" The queen closed her eyes and let out a sigh. "ck Thorn. I''ve listenedto your exnation yet I still don''t understand; where is my sister?"


    "Your majesty, I-"


    "You have wasted time, that''s what you did." The queen said. "If you carried your job like you''re supposed to, you would''ve finished by now."


    "But… your majesty…"


    "Father had decided to betray our kind. Even though I graced him with the chance to be one of us, he chose to steal my sister from me and flee to this primitive world."


    Standing up from her throne, H the queen of Cmities walked past ck Thorn and faced her soldiers.


    "Search thend, find my sister, and once she''s back in my hands erase the rest of that pathetic race they call humans."


    "Yes, your highness." The humanoid Cmities said in unison before disappearing into thin air.


    The area became silent once more. The girl with blue skin and red halo slowly walked back to her throne, sitting down before speaking again.


    "Now, ck Thorn. I want to hear more about this inferior version my traitor of a father had created." Said H, resting a hand against her cheek.


    Remaining silent for a few seconds, ck Thorn exhaled before speaking.


    "As I''ve mentioned before, theyck most of our capabilities. Their weapons are useless, their shields are weak. Aside from the force field, they can''t even use the most basic arts. They have no ess to any other power sources aside from their internal battery. However what I believe to be the most infuriating part about them is theirck of free will."


    "Ho~oh…"


    The queen lowered her eyes as if something had caught her interest. Noticing that, ck Thorn decided to borate.


    "Their information intake is quite limited, and most of their emotions are restrained forcing them to act a preprogrammed personality. They''re like brainwashed drones who have no say in their actions at all."


    "I see…" the queen let a smile appear on her face.


    "However I have gotten word that some of them have managed to ovee the programming recently." ck Thorn said. "Your majesty. Even if they''re an inferior version, I ask that you show them mercy and save them from the dirty hands of those evil humans. They had no choice but to fight this war. I''m sure that if you were to stand before them they would-"


    "Enough, ck Thorn. I understand what you''re trying to say." The queen interrupted, waving a dismissive hand with closed eyes. "I''ll go see them with my own eyes eventually. If they offer me their loyalty I will consider allowing them to join our ranks."


    "You have my gratitude, your highness." ck Thorn said with a smile, her head still lowered.


    "Now, leave me alone for some time. I need to prepare for our meeting with father."


    As soon as she spoke those words, the small cubes began to move back into their ces forming the construction around the obsidian throne.


    ~◇~


    Sam spent the night in Five''s room, waking up around seven in the morning. The Valkyrie was awake by then, however she didn''t leave the bed choosing to wait for him by his side.


    Seeing her smile first thing in the morning warmed his heart and he couldn''t help but want to kiss her right then and there.


    After having such a steamy night the two of them felt that a shower was nessary so they put their clothes on and were about to head for therge bath in the first floor, however the moment the door opened Sam was horrified to see Nine''s face as she stood there waiting for him.


    "Good morning, Doctor~?" she said with a smile different from her usual. Her eyes turned to Zero Five who couldn''t help but blush and turn away. "I see you were quite busyst night."


    "Uh… well…" something told Sam that he was in a really bad situation, but before he coulde up with a response the blond Valkyrie quickly moved to his side and locked her arms around his right.


    "It''s morning already so that means it''s now my duty to guard Doctor, right?" Nine said, looking at Five with a threatening smile.


    Still under the effects of her first time Five only nodded in response. She didn''t know why but something told her that the blond one is aware of everything the Doctor had done to her and that filled her with a strange sense of shame.


    "Oh my! Doctor, it seems you are in dire need of a bath!" Nine said, looking up at Sam with an exaggerated expression. Pulling him along she started walking down the hallway leaving the blushing Five behind. "We must hurry. I''m sure you''ll be quite busy today."


    Obviously what the blond Valkyrie had in mind was more than just a quick bath. Though he wasn''t really in the mood, once the two of them got naked Sam quickly found himself looking down at Nine as she serviced him with her mouth.


    Thankfully he managed to get his thoughts in order soon after he came and quickly convinced the Valkyrie to wait till night so they could have their sweet time.


    Nine wasn''t so happy about that arrangement but agreed nheless. The two of them quickly finished showering then went to get some breakfast after which Sam went to continue his work on the Valkyrie heart.


    Nothing out of the ordinary happened that day. He contacted Alice and Shizuru to see if there are any news, However nothing happened while he was holed up in hisb.


    Nothing happened in the forty sixth base, that might be true, however all around the world the Cmities began to make a move. The countdown for humanity''sst battle has already began.