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    A field, seven kilometers from Argos


    With precise timing, the Eagle dropped from the sky in front of the marching army. At


    a distance of only one hundred meters, a loud artificial metallic roar made the


    descent of the Eagle seem like a dragon landing. The army froze, waiting for their


    leader to speak, but he too was stunned.


    The Eagle landed, and Konoya came out holding hands with Bikz. The


    moment Bikz saw his father, he started running toward him. Ags, his father, looked at


    his son running away from his captors with extreme fear in his eyes. He thought that


    he would see his son die. Before Bikz had the chance to reach them, Ags raised his


    weapon and screamed in anger and frustration his war cry, “For our people!” Then he


    stormed toward his son.


    Watching the sprinting army approaching them, Alex immediately initiated


    plan B” He stepped out of the Eagle, and in clear view, shot an explosive into the air.


    Between them and above Bikz, about twenty meters in the sky, a tremendous


    explosion took place, followed by a screeching from the Eagle. The shockwave


    knocked Bikz and the first few lines of the attackers onto the ground. When he stood


    up, his father was there holding him. The army had stopped. Fear and panic started


    to spread among the Goblins.


    “I am Alex. We are here to make peace, not war. What happened before was


    a regrettable accident.” His voice was coming out of speakers loud for everyone to


    hear.


    Shocked to hear his own language, Ags looked at Alex. “Here to make


    peace? You took the life of the mother of my child!”


    “There is nothing I can say that will bring her back. Your son is unharmed. We


    needed him because he is the bravest of all of you. He is the one to first approach us


    when we tried to make contact. He is the one who taught us your language.”


    “You will pay for what you did,” replied Ags while his army looked confused


    and stressed.


    “You can’t defeat us. We come from the stars! We have what it takes to


    destroy this world. But we come in peace. Let us talk, and then make your decisions.”Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.


    “We know you came from the stars. We thought you would come in peace.


    But we see now you are not here for good. Are you not fighting together with the


    Orcs?”


    “We are not fighting for or with anyone.”


    Ags was approaching Alex slowly while his army moved slowly behind him.


    “We have many legends of our people coming and going to the stars. None


    have them killing us,” said Ags while moving closer to Alex.


    Alex realized that he might be approaching for an attack. His son was now


    behind his army, and it felt like Ags was not as scared as his soldiers. “We would


    love to hear of your legends. We would be happy to tell you some of ours too. Now,


    however, is the time for you to stop and turn back. Come again to talk whenever you


    see fit.”


    Ags saw that Alex changed the way he was looking at him, so he stopped


    moving toward him. He also noted that there was another inside the flying contraption


    who was more aggressive looking than the others.


    “I will visit you soon,” were his last words before he made a signal to his army


    to begin marching back.


    “That was well done,” said Konoya while they were flying back.


    “That was close,” said Bara.


    “You saw what he was going for, didn’t you?” asked Alex.


    “I saw. I was hoping he would stop. A few more steps, and I would step out


    with weapons in hand.”


    “Now we have to prepare for them. And for the worst-case scenario that they


    simply went back to gather information from Bikz.”


    “Yes, but we got information from them too now,” said Konoya, trying to boost


    morale.


    Back at Argos, a sense of relief was felt, but not by everyone. Sadly, the number of


    humans looking forward for the battle was not negligible. Perhaps the need for


    something new, the need for adventure, the need for adrenaline was what caused


    that. Konoya believed that there was something deeper. The excitement of being in a


    new world should be enough to fill the need for adventure and excitement. Why is it


    that in the face of war, a new feeling developed which was, if not welcomed, then


    mostly neutral instead of negative? For now, the battle was averted, and the chance


    of forming an alliance was gained. It was the time for changes. A large amount of


    work was placed into creating A-Concrete, as they called it, with similar


    characteristics as the one used on Gaia a long time ago. The mining of materials and


    the reconstruction of the city became the primary job of everyone. The city began to


    be built like a fortress. New houses started to look like bunkers with an underground


    tunneling system connecting them all.


    Storage rooms for food and tanks for water made the city able to withstand a


    lockdown for years. The once-beautiful city of Argos was slowly looking like a military


    fortress. The parks were becoming smaller, and the nonlethal weapons that everyone


    was carrying started to be accompanied by plasma pistols. The recreational


    expeditions and hunt for exploration were halted for a while. In the process of all this,


    the Goblins made multiple visits. Although they were not showing any signs of


    aggression, Alex chose to not let them see the construction of the city. He did not


    want them knowing of the preparations for war or the underground passages and


    storage areas.