Chapter 111: Leaving Minuteman (2/2)

Aldrich crouched down before jus flapped down, giving hiar He landed in front of Minuteiven her a further mental command to warp away as far as possible to prevent Minute up?" said Aldrich

Minuteman sat on the mud and looked down at his shoulder and stomach The wounds had patched over with an amorphous, blobby layer of raw, pink skin "I feel better, but these things are taking longer to adapt to roaned Eric as he knelt by Minuterowth pods did not suddenly turn into explosively growing tuher, stronger cells like yours, but all things considered, you're recovering pretty fast"

"Good," said Aldrich "You should be back in action again soon enough then"

Minute at his helmet "You knoith how you look, I almost a hundred percent expected you to be a villain The black and blood red with all those spikes, you know"

"And you look exactly like what you are: a hero," said Aldrich

Minute "Thanks But a hero? No, that ht be what my job is, but that's not what I aht Sometimes I succeed, so a real hero Like Vanguard"

"There is a difference between being a hero and being perfect," said Aldrich "You aren't ready to fight yet, but soon, you'll be healed enough to defend the people here"

"And where are you headed?" said Minute to end this," said Aldrich "I' Eric who needs to stay towith the recovery process

Everyone else, I' with me"

"I promise you-," Minuteuy, but you shouldn't be standing like this-," began Eric

"I have to stand for this," said Minutementers All of you are so hardheaded and impulsive"

"I promise you that everyone down there will be safe" Minuteht down to the very last fiber of et to see the sun rise tonight It's the least I can do for you

And I owe you one Anyti as it's within et it done"

"A favor, is it? Ion you very soon, then," said Aldrich

"Just h this alive, or else I'll be left hanging" Minuteman smiled and nodded to Aldrich

Aldrich nodded in turn before he addressed his troops "It's tiather your men Have the your class to leave here When you're done, follow a-complex"

"Your will shall be carried out!" said Chiros He turned to his death knights and pointed at the crystallized shark variant "Carry that out! But er" said Alexis as she looked to the Blackwater A class students, choosing who to leave behind

Aldrich unfurled his wings again, preparing to fly, but before he did, Minuteht before you get out of this depressing spot, but I never did catch your naht?" said Minuten, is it?" Aldrich paused for ayou went by as a hero or villain oryour real na that Aldrich knew he had to s had developed so suddenly

Right after the Red Circle event, Aldrich was thrust into this mass scale variant invasion He had not had ti What he did have, however, was a usernaame that had started this entire journey

"Thanatos," said Aldrich simply… He then jus flapped, sending hiht sky