LU 284 - Kearly 3

It started like almost any other day, nothing much seemed to be happening. Even after my lantern pushed most of the fog out of Spawn, people still did not seem too inrerested in going outside.

I sat around my office for most of the day until I felt too restless and had to take a walk outside. I asked Vert to come with me to which he agreed. We walked just a small bit down the street before Nekane flew up to us, he seemed rather rushed and almost in a panic but he told us he found out how to kill the red mass, it's weakness was soul lanterns. He told us to go to Agaric's house right away, he seemed a bit off but me and Vert still agreed it might be worth a shot.

I hopped on Vert's back and we flew over and we met Agaric. He tried to convince us Nekane was lying, but why should we belive him? Last time we were here, he tried to KILL US. This time, it seemed to be going the same direction as he made a swing for Vert. I jumped into action, I had a feeling this was coming so this time I was prepared.

The fight went the same as last time, we stabbed him a couple times, he ran into his hole and then came back out. This repeated for a while until I noticed something, it was no longer the three of us, Nekane along with 2 others came charging at us and now it was a 2v4.

We managed to slay all of them fairly easily, however Nekane did seem to slip away when we weren't looking. We continued fighting for a while longer until it finally happened, we killed Agaric. It seemed almost impossible but we had done it.

It was at this moment I realized how much I had accomplished with Vert, seemingly impossible battles were won with him by my side. After we slayed Agaric, Vert brought up a good point, where had Nekane gone? I assumed Spawn not knowing anywhere else that he would go.

Once again I hoppped on Vert and we flew to Spawn. While we were flying in, I noted an interesting sound that I didn't even hear when I was going for a walk just a few hours ago. It sounded like an engine was starting, it was then that I found out the thing creating this noise. The ship that had been floating above Spawn for so long was starting to move.

Vert followed it and we landed on top. We walked across the deck and I saw all my citizens huddled in the lower floor of the ship, and on the other side of the deck stood Nekane along with someone else who I didnt recognize. I began chatting with him, asking just what he thought he was doing.

He told me how he saw me as a horrible leader and was attempting to leave with everyone. He then flew off the ship and I sent Vert to follow him, this left me standing on the ship with someone named "Chizzy". I managed to catch their name from Nekane when I was just landing on the ship.

They seemed worried that I was going to kill them right then and there. I took my armour off and explained to them that I wouldn't just kill anyone without good reason, this seemed to get through to them and they didn't seem as worried. Shortly after, Nekane and Vert returned. Nekane continued talking for a while but by this point I knew how he felt.

I began to walk away before turning to him and telling him, "Your empire will fall, but this time I won't be there to pick it back up. Goodbye Nekane." Before hopping on Vert's back and flying home.