Crystalline Universe: Team Fortress 2 Overwatch - Volume 3: Crystalline Universe: Bloodline's Curse Chapter 52 It's Jerry And Harry

The white cl.u.s.ters of clouds occupied the shining blue sky. Smooth as a bed, soft like cotton, clean as pure, nothing can be better than a day filled with those giant sheep on the atmosphere. Through the crowd of white mists, a carrier jet flew at full speed while leaving holes on the nimbus.

[Darlynn] – “Where are we heading toward? ”

[Mergiann] – “To the battlecruiser factory in South China. ”

[Karson] – “There? At Talon’s most industrialized city, Guangzhou? ”

[Mergiann] – “You bet! It’s there where Ravager class destroyers were made… I mean these sh.i.p.s are kinda impressive. Measuring up to 5 km in length while packed with 8970 laser cannons, 40 EMP launchers, 1250 missiles platforms, 2440 artilleries cannons and a shielding system capable of sustaining the detonation of 459 nuclear bombs before it requires a recharge. ”

[Darlynn] – “You… kinda have a strange passion with the military and explosives but… who I’m I to judge, it’s still a respectable profession, you get to… ”

[Karson, cutting through Darlynn’s phrase] – “Why are we going there? ”

[Mergiann] – “I know a boy, he told me a few days ago that he acquired some information on the possible fate of our boss’s wife. ”

[Darlynn] (in a whisper) – “Eeeeh… Nevermind! ”

[Karson] (in a curious tone) – “A boy? What boy? How old? What does he look like? ”

[Mergiann, while softly biting her lower lip] – “Um… how to put it… A clothes model looking young man… more handsome than you, less reckless than you and who also is interested in explosions… ”

Karson held the small jealousy felt in his heart back while standing perfectly still behind the pilot seat.

[Karson] (in a calm voice) – “Seems nice… you know him for a long time? ”

Mergiann discreetly glanced at Karson and saw the young man in an awkward silence of jealousy.

[Mergiann, with a smug smile] – ” Also… I have been dating him for quite some time now. ”

Karson grasped his hands in a deeper feeling of jealousy.

[Karson] – “Oi, milady, you’re not even 16 and you start to mess around with those dirty boys. You should watch out before you come back one day to me all sticky and crying. ”

Mergiann, in a small outburst of annoyance, punched Karson on the abdomen.

[Mergiann] – “That will make you learn when you make fun of my age. ”

[Karson, with an amused face] – “You sure are a loli, your punch didn’t even hurt. ”

[Mergiann] (in a burst of anger) – “You what, kamerad? ”

While the two skirmished and bickered in front, Darlynn quietly sat beside Azur and started to elegantly write a letter. At first, Azur closed her eyes to take small rest but after some time, the girl’s curiosity was caught by Darlynn’s constant writing.

[Azur] – “Wha’ you’re writing? ”

[Darlynn] – “A letter to the family, I surely won’t be back home for the weekend. I need to help you guys. ”

[Azur, with a sigh] – ” I envy you, you have a family and a home… I have nothing left… ”

[Darlynn] – “Yeah… but I live in a family of noble, my parents rarely ever raised me. I only have a little brother and a sister. ”

[Azur] – “Huh! Lucky you, my sister’s gone missing a few years ago, you at least have some family left. ”

[Darlynn] – “You think that I’m going home for a break or a vacation but let me tell you the truth, Azur. My little brother is mentally retarded and brain-damaged and my parents left him with the maids and doctors. I only go home because I need to take care of him. It’s my duty as his sister. ”

[Azur] (shocked) – “Oh… I… I’m sorry! ”

[Darlynn] – “Don’t be… that’s just life… we live only to suffer one way or another. ”

Azur unnoticeably stared at Darlynn’s letter but before she could get a clear look, the blonde-haired girl wrapped the letter inside a metal tube. The only thing Azur saw was her last name: [Mann].

[Darlynn] – “The other reason I work with you guys is because of Mike. I know him, I even played with him sometimes when we were young. My family has a long history and relationship with his family, the Mundys. ”

[Azur] – “Do you know more about him? Why is he soo desperate, I mean his wife and all but… ”

[Darlynn] (in a sorry voice) – “He’s desperate because he suffered more than anyone could in this world. His wife was the last person he cared about that’s still alive or I do hope. He has no one, he has nothing, his life right now is the purest definition of despair. ”

[Azur] – “Oh… me who was so naively thinking that I suffered the most out of everyone. ”

[Darlynn] – “We all have our pain and sorrow but I believe that one day, the sun will rise again to illuminate our darkness. ”

[Azur] – “Yeah! Me too, I hope. ”

The ship soon landed on one of the factory’s buildings. Carefully, the team made its way down into the wind conduct of a warehouse.

Once inside, Azur and Mergiann knocked four employes down and pulled behind them behind boxes where they tied them up.

After being disguised in the workers’ stripped clothing, the four of them moved toward the main shipyard.

The factory was filled with technicians, labourers, engineers, specialists and more. It was busy as ever, thousands of machinery and men worked on a single colossal ship where the other end cannot be seen by the n.a.k.e.d eyes.

Karson and Mergiann walked through the crowd of Chinese mechanicians while keeping their helmet as low as possible to hide their faces. Meanwhile, Azur and Darlynn marched far behind them while in the lookout for any threat.

As they made their way toward the observer platform, Azur was suddenly confronted by a supervisor.

[supervisor] – “, ! ” (Your hair colour, it does not conform to the company’s rules!)

[Azur] (confused) – “Wha… What? ”

[supervisor] (in a frustrated tone) – “, ! ” (Go wash this blue off your hair or I will fire you!)

[Azur] (in a whisper) – “Darlynn, what is he saying? ”

[Darlynn] – “He’s mad about your hair colour, it doesn’t conform to the company’s rule. ”

[Azur] – “You understand Chinese? ”

[supervisor] – “? ! ” (Did you hear me? Now go!)

[Darlynn] – “, , .” (Sorry, she’s new, I will take her to the barber.)

The supervisor angerly walked away while Darlynn took Azur toward the opposite direction of the observation platform.

[Azur] – “How many languages do you know? ”

[Darlynn] – “German, French, English, Chinese, Korean, Japenese, Spanish, Russian and Italian. ”

[Azur, in an awkward smile] – “You nobles… Always showing us, the peasants, that we lack education. ”

*On the observation deck

Once Karson and Mergiann entered the room, a redhead young man stood and faced them in silence.

[Mergiann] – “Malik, how are you doing, my… darling. ”

As she spoke, Karson stood in a sea of jealousy behind her. But the man didn’t answer, it almost looks as if he was frozen in place while droplets of cold sweat covered his forehead.

In an annoyed attitude, Karson advanced toward the man and menacingly stared him in the eyes.

[Karson] – “This is how you welcome people? Even her? ”

[Malik] (stressfully) – “I… I’m sorry… my mind was elsewhere. ”

[Mergiann, while slowly pushing Karson aside] – “It’s fine, Malik, this is Karson, he’s my team’s leader, he often loses his cool for simple things such as this. ”

Suddenly, a loud sound of explosion occurred down the workshop. A man stepped out of the group of engineers in front of a man in a fancy dress.

[Man] – “This is a serious mistake, mister Wu Beng Gan. Do you know lord Sniper would not be pleased to see this! For this, you will pay with your life! ”

The engineer fell to his knees in tears and pleading toward the man.

Without a word, the man mercilessly pulled a pistol out of his pocket and aimed the weapon toward the engineer’s skull.

But no shot was fired, instead, the man’s head fell and rolled on the floor.

[Jerry] – “I think, out of you two, you are more useless, mister Wang! ”

[Harry] – “They are essential workers and you are just a dumb mongrel. ”

Two brothers, one of them dressed in civilian clothing while the other one dressed in a red soldier uniform stood on a metal balcony afar from the scene.

The first brother marched toward the observation platform while the second one farted toward the dead man’s direction.

Jerry stepped inside the platform and instantly saw Mergiann and Karson.

[Jerry] – “Oh! Visitors! You understand that this facility is not your average shipyard but instead, all the workers here have agreed to work under the risk of execution in case of failure and mistake. In China, they lack work to feed to their family so even when it means possible death, they will work to gain that paycheck. ”

[Harry, after entering the place] – “They are well paid, this isn’t a concentration camp. It’s to ensure their efficiency. ”

Malik nervously stared at the two men through the corner of his eye socket. His breathing accelerated while his heart jumped like a rabbit inside his chest.

[Jerry] – “So, Malik, are these your friends? ”

Malik silently nodded his head while his hands trembled in fear in his pant pockets.

[Jerry] – “Harry, give me a hand, please! ”

With a sudden crouching movement, Jerry let out a big load of fart and instantly, Malik was propelled out of the platform’s window to the void.

The young man fell down the equivalent of a 6 story high building before hitting the ground, where, after impact, his body laid in a puddle of his own blood.

[Mergiann] (in a scream) – “Malik! ”

Karson rapidly pulled Mergiann behind him and activated his shielding ability.

The two brothers then proceeded to advance toward the pair without fear or worry.

[Jerry] – “Karson and Mergiann, you guys left poor Locuzione dead, eaten by his virus… How cruel! ”

[Harry] – “But thanks to your foolishness or shall I say your friend, Azur’s foolishness, tracking you guys down was nothing harder than eating a slice of pie. ”

[Jerry] – “Hehe… talking about it, she literally left droplets of her own blood beside Locuzione’s resting place. ”

Having heard their conversation, Karson closed his teeth in pure anger and hatred.

[Karson] (in frustration) – “Azur… I promise that if we survive this, I will f.u.c.k.i.n.g bloody drown your dumb ass in a lake. ”

[Jerry] – “Jerry and Harry, members of [La Squadra di arresto], you two and the rest of your team were convicted with several charges of treason and murder. ”

[Harry] – “Execution on the spot will your sentence. We will make it painless if you two decide to remain still. ”

Without a second of hesitation, Mergiann and Karson abruptly ran away from the two brothers.

[Harry] – “Should we catch them? ”

[Jerry] – “No, let them go, it would be more fun. Clear the facility of its workers. ”

[Harry] – “It’s already done. ”

Jerry, surprised by the answer, turned back to see the place empty with only Darlynn and Azur waiting afar.

[Jerry] – “How you know… ”

[Harry] – “I know what you mean, I had the same idea as you. After all, it’s my ability that does the work. ”

As the pair ran toward Azur and Darlynn, they were suddenly met by an invisible barrier. On the other side, Azur and Darlynn were also trapped inside the same kind barrier.

With her hands, Darlynn touched the space around her and determined that she, along with all her team, were each confined inside a 1.5 cubic metres cube. Even though it seems that the top of the box was empty, the barrier wall actually stretched out so far into the skies that it’s impossible to escape.

In the meantime, Azur observed the place around her and realized, after seeing the different objects cut apar by the barrier, that there were actually 64 cube chambers in total, almost as if they were trapped in a chessboard.

The two brothers jumped down from the balcony and landed right in front of Karson.

[Harry] – “That’s my ability: [Command_blocks]. ”

[Jerry] – “Let this execution begin! ”

To be continued…

Next Chapter: [Rapier and Bullet]

*EXTRA

-Profile: Harry

-Real name: Jerry Wilston

-Ability: [Command_Block] “Allows Harry to create an invisible fictional chessboard that is made of 64 x 1.5 metric cube of box barriers. Each box is extremely durable and is capable of withstanding attacks as powerfull as Mike’s punches. The box must stick together but if Harry wants to move them around, he’ll have to do it one at a time or move them parallelly stuck to one and another. ”

-Rle: Minor antagonist

-Affiliation: Talon, [La Squadra di arresto]

-Character based off: Youtuber Harry from the channel [Jerry vs Harry]

ABILITY STATS:

Power – None

Speed – D

Sub. Speed – D

Range – B

Durability – A

Sub. Durability – S

Precision – E

Potential – B