Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

*Thousand Foot Krutch - Courtesy Call *

"Star Eleven!" Kayla was surprised, and not happily so... Her face was dark in dread, as if she was facing her biggest nightmare!

Seeing her expression, Calcer almost had a heart attack. "Lady Kay…"

"Why!! Why are you so weak!!" Kayla panicked for real for the first time as her eyes widened and hands flailed. 

But she can't be blamed. She was planning on having Calcer fight against the Star Twenty angel, and even made her Cyber Force prepare fresh angels for him. But what now? He's only reached the rank of a mere Star Eleven? Even her Cyber Elites, Erin and the rest, are much stronger!

Raven had instructed her to take care of everything on planet Earth, yet she ruined everything this time! 

As things are going this time, if a miracle does not happen, everyone will surely die and the planet will be left as dusty lifeless ruins and disgusting rivers of blood!

"Damn it! Damn it!!" She yelled while stomping the ground, clenching her fists, and biting her lower lip. If she was human, she would have filled her mouth with blood. "I should not have relied on so many uncertainties! How could I be so stupid?! F********CK!!!!"

Although it didn't seem like it, Kayla was not actually blaming Calcer, no; she was blaming herself. 

After all, Calcer was supposed to absorb way more blood than what he already has. The twenty angels that are at rank Star Ten were supposed to be his food and path to strengthening himself!

In fact, Calcer had already performed great by actually breaking through the limits Gaia imposed on everyone on Earth. 

It is definitely not his fault that he has fallen short. No, that was her own bad planning. That's why she could not blame anyone but herself.

When Calcer heard Kayla curse, his body shook as he realized just how much he had messed up, causing his usually bright smiling face to fall into the depth of despair. 

He suddenly wanted to cry, apologize, or even do anything to atone for his mistake. But he knew that nothing but getting stronger would help him.

Gritting his teeth, he slowly fell to the ground on his knees. His hollow eyes stared at the empty space in front of himx not daring to look at Kayla directly. 

He wanted nothing more than to go slaughter angels and absorb their blood, but he didn't dare leave without Kayla's permission.

Kayla was walking back and forth hurriedly while biting on her fingernails nervously when her head suddenly snapped towards Calcer.

Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to calm down while regaining her cool. Patting him with both hands on each shoulder, she squeezed a fake smile. 

"It's okay, Calcer, we'll only have to make a slight change of plans, nothing too drastic. I'm sorry for making such a fuss."

Hearing that, Calcer's tear-filled eyes suddenly lit up in surprise and relief. His naivety allowed him to believe Kayla unconditionally and so, he didn't even think about the possibility of her just spouting mere lies. 

"Order me anything, I promise I won't let you down ever again!" He begged as he slapped his chest subconsciously, trying to appear more reliable.

"Uhm," Kayla nodded while working hard to maintain her smile. "I will find a way to deal with everything else, for now, you go slaughter the Star Ten angels and empower yourself. 

"They should be entering the Earth's atmosphere in just a few seconds. But hey, remember to be careful and don't get surrounded!"

"Yes!" He said cheerfully before quickly disappearing in a flash of red.

Watching him disappear, Kayla fell on her knees. Her fake expression was suddenly replaced with her true one; a look of despair was left on her face. 

Extending her palms forward, she noticed them shivering ever so slightly. Whether it was because of her fear, anger, or disgust, she didn't know.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a strong foreign and domineering aura filled the entire planet. Gaia's real soul shuddered, causing the entire planet to experience massive earthquakes and tsunamis out of the blue.

Even the titans she summoned almost fell apart as they started losing parts of their bodies. But at the last second, refusing to allow her titans to fail, Gaia grit her teeth and strengthened them and allowed them to stand back up.

Sighing heavily, causing the wind currents' intensity to increase around the planet, Gaia clenched her shaking palms into small fists and squeezed them hard in order to assert control over her body. 

Many people had similar reactions, yet only a few were able to stand back up again. 

Out of those few were Kayla. Looking up, she could only watch in awe as the powerful angels descended like deities from the sky.

She has not realized before, but now that she's merely a clone without Raven's body, the strong violent aura of those angels appeared to have much more effect on her.

"Now isn't the time for despair!" She yelled at her bracelet, transmitting the message to everyone. She knew that it wasn't only herself who was feeling down and desperate. "Follow the plan, we will kill them all!"

The Terran soldiers, most of which had already fallen to their knees the moment they caught sight of the angels, were finally able to stabilize their minds and struggle to stand up straight.

They didn't believe that they would survive, but they had to base their hopes on their Commanding General's words. 

After all, they've survived so far thanks to her and there was no reason to doubt her at such a time. Or rather, even if they did doubt her, it'll only make matters worse and it won't help anyone.

Kayla knew this very well, and chose to spread the new plan and deal with the invaders as soon as possible, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties. She didn't want the army to give up and lose morale!