Commander Avery

The man stands over 6', blond hair, very muscular build. Your sword has slid right thru his right side. You figure he'll need surgery to survive... His face is white with shock as he tries to back away but you advance, never removing your sword from his gut. His hand moves to grasp the blade, but you twist it slightly to persuade him otherwise.

After a while, he seems resigned to stand still. "Who are you.", you ask.

"Commander Alpha Avery, United States Special Forces, Alpha Niner Bravo Eight Eight.", he grunts.

You hear people headed your way, from behind you. You hope they're on your side, for you're not taking your eyes off this guy. "Where do you come from?"

"Commander Alpha Avery, United States Special Forces, Alpha Niner Bravo Eight Eight."

You dig the blade in deeper, the magic seems to effect him especially. "Where do you come from!?" You yell.

He cries out in pain. "EARTH!"

You lessen your push on the sword. "Why are you here?"

"For you...", he gasps.

"What do you want with me?"

"You... are... of Amber.", His voice comes with his breath. He's bleeding heavily, you realize you're going to have to save him to figure out anything more. Holding the sword steady, you step into his body and clobber him.

He goes down with a thud. The smell of charred fields and gunpowder assault your nostrils. You kick the body a couple times to make sure he's out and withdraw your sword from his gullet.

Logan contacts you and tells you he's pushed the invaders back, and that he needs to return the hardware to its own shadow. You tell him that you captured one of their leaders and he promises to return quickly.

You're soon surrounded by cat farmers, nuns and soldiers, all surprised to see you alive and well. You pick the man up throw him over your shoulder and walk back to the monastery. As you get closer you can see that the monastery's walls are cracked, probably from the first blast. Once inside, there are many of the cat people undergoing treatment.

You drag "Commander Avery" to a room and lay him upon a bed. The nurses are soon around you and cleaning him up.

Take some of the blood that pours from Argentum's handywork and put it into a jar, in case the man doesn't survive... which you're not sure he will.