They were all dead now, mostly, Xanthiana couldn't determine if the Ark brain could/would reanimate them as she had to snap some necks and impale some of them on various hanging machinery, so in theory they could be brought back, but she had done her part. She was bleeding from various injuries, Elly was trying to tell her to slow down, but she couldn't, she had a job to do even if the virus killed everyone on the planet, at least she'd have the satisfaction to herself that she had done her part to try and stop it.
Xanthiana had one bullet left in the sniper rifle, she had saved it for the last ark zombie. Rushard was there, standing with none of his usual swagger or ego. He was just like the rest, a barely functioning zombie, whatever power the ark brain had, had, it was mostly gone, it seemed with each zombie Xanthiana killed the ark brain got weaker and the zombies got dumber. The last few had barely been able to function, not enough to not hurt her of course, but not enough to be much of a threat.
"You could just leave him." Elly almost sounded sad at the nearly brain dead Rushard lurching their way.[
"No I can't, because he might recover, or put simply even he doesn't deserve to remain like this." Xanthiana took aim with the rifle, it was just as she always imagined it. Well not really she had hoped he would be giving orders or shouting at someone to stop her or something. Instead he was lurching and broken, just another shell of a person wounded by the ark tech that was more lethal than just about anything else in the new world. the bullet hit him right above his right eye and it sprayed his brains out behind him onto the humming machinery of the ark brain. As his body hit the ground the ark brain flickered an image in front of Xanthiana, the image was badly damaged barely functioning, but it looked to be that of a young female human, though Xanthiana was sure that was just to play against her emotions.
"Why are you doing this? You're votan I'm trying to save this world for you." The voice was barely there, Elly informed Xanthiana the ark brain was dying.
"Not like this, the war is over, this virus will only harm our people not save them." The ark brain frowned.
"At least you're a votan, finish me as soon as I am destroyed the virus will be halted, you win." Xanthiana did as ordered, she had saved one grenade and tossed it at the remains of the ark brain. She didn't turn around to see the explosion, it made her sad that it had come to this, sad that the world had forced them to be at issue with the ark brains instead of working with them.
Xanthiana left the ship and just sat down while it burned. She was hurt, bleeding, but she'd be all right Elly told her as much, eventually things would be all right, and so would the rest of the planet. Well that or everyone would get killed in a horrible apocalypse, either or really.
** Authors note, this will be my last Defiance blog for a while. I enjoyed writing these, but my heart just isn't it to as much much. It's hard writing in someone elses universe, and I feel I'm not doing the universe justice. So thanks for the journey my three readers, I hope you liked it!
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