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Chapter 6 - Forged in Fire 2

THE FORGE

Walking to the Forge room.I can hear giant machine's smashing.A loud boom of metal that rattles the walls.The room glowing orange with embers and forges on.The air hot and thick.As I enter I see a giant robot crushing and moving heaps of metal.As It turns to me I see another giant muscular within it controlling it with his arm.It responds to the actions of his arm movements un grace fully.Loud wooshes as it moves.

Looking down the ground seems to be burnt every where the concrete floor stained black.The room seems to be the size of a stadium.Giant machine's crushing and shaping metal everywhere.Loud almost un-bearable noise.

HEY YOU!!

To my left another giant man,a mutant I think is what they are.He's dressed in a grey jumpsuit with the top half folded and white dirty tank top above it.His giant biceps bulge as He waves me over to him.

Torgar-You!What are you doing down here!?Who are you!?

Zodd-Aziel told me to come down here "when im ready".

Torgar-*squints*Ahhh...you must be that boy they saved from the monster rampage a few months ago.Smh hundreds dead.Dozens of witnesses from it....Anyways follow me over here young-blood.

Zodd-Young-Blood??

Torgar-Yeah,thats what you are aren't you?A Knight like us.Mutated as a young child trained for 2 decades until enlistment in the main force.We vary in ranks though most of us are just Knights.

Zodd-No im no mutant,just a "regular" man.And a Knight?

Torgar-Yeah a knight the basic mutant,Unlike a Great Knight we dont lead we get led.And how did you survive all those monsters.I heard there were even a few Barons that made an appearance.Mostly grunts though.Still that is most impressive but I can slightly see how you did it,there is some muscle on you after all.

"some muscle" I have 19 inch biceps what is this guy talking about!

Zodd-...

He leads out the forge "room".It was more like a world to me.As we walk down the hallway the booming of giant machine's slowly fades away.And were left in silence walking past some rooms with mutants,tinkering with weapons,guns or armor.

Torgar-These are the "Bunks" every single Knight rests here no matter the ranking or status.Only rule is don't bother another Knight resting.Some of us have been alive for hundreds of years,though you'll never find them here,they are still alive because they love to kill.And I mean Love it.

THE ARMORY

Zodd-Woah...

Like a warehouse it's filled with rows and rows of armor parts,blades,handles,ammo boxes anything you could think of it's in here.

Enough weapons to tale over a country im sure.And those giant plates of armor,im sure even a tank would have trouble penetrating it.

Torgar-We'll I turn you loose here,look for Ironhand.

He leaves me here in this giant place,just in awe at the scale of items in here.

YOU!!

I turn to see a Knight,in a giant suit of armor,though it has no plates in it only like an exo-skeleton.He towers over me close to 8 feet tall.Just as jacked as the others.Though his body is burned everywhere and half his face missing.A gruesome sight.

Ironhand-I've been expecting you for some time now young-blood.Bout time you showed up,stead of being a workout warrior.HAH!

Zodd-What is this place??

So many other questions in my mind but I choose this one of all.

Ironhand-This is The armory,we take your Ideas for armor,weapons,fancy toys stuff like that.We sketch it out and make sure it works then we send the schematics over to the forge and they create it.

Zodd-So am I getting armor?...I need to go out there and Kill them all.*teeth grit*

Ironhand-Aren't you full of suprises huh...Yeah you'll get some old parts for now,make you a "Brother".

Zodd-A brother?

Ironhand-Yeah a melee weapon,your going to be using soo much now.It might as well be your brother since you will have to forge a connection with the weapon.Follow me.

We begin to walk down the halls of parts,He begins to hand parts like im a packmule.

Ironhand-So!What does your "brother" look like huh?

Im sure he means melee weapon but it's still so weird hearing it like that.

Zodd-Something that can be symbol no a warning.Like a sword that can butcher anything or send fear deep into the enemies heart.If they even have one.

Ironhand-good...good and some have many,many hearts...and arms.I know just the thing you'll need.For now go stick those parts on the fabricator near the westward wall.It'll measure you up and create some nice peices of armor for you.I'll get working on the rest.

Zodd-Sure,like I know where west is in here.

He points west?I begin making my way there,still in absolute awe at the insanely high racks filled with parts.Just mind-boggling size.

A FEW MOMENTS LATER

I reach the fabricator,A tall cylinder like machine.As I step in range it's doors slide open and I step in.

This holo-graphic display shows up infront of me.After looking at it confused for a few seconds I press on the "part's insert"

A large compartment on the sidd comes out and I place the parts in it.It closes and after moments of mechanical noises.Another part opens up,revealing a tray of armor.

A steel gray chest peice,with sleek pauldrons coming down to my elbow.Some Thigh plates.And rubber boots boots with metal plates on them.A belt with several pouches and a holster.

I look back at the holographic menu.

Zodd-Cape?

I press on it and a thick black garment drops on me.Perfectly fitting around my neck.

Zodd-Ain't this something...Soon...very soon.

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