Logan and his group continued moving, He walked at the front with Nicholas on his right and Daisy on his left. Rob, Tom and Jeffery moved a few steps behind them. The rest of the unit followed in a loose column, spread out enough to move through the trees but still tight enough to stay together.The directional marker on the bracelet was still pointing ahead. Right now, nobody was talking. After the Army of the Dead, the unit had settled into a focused silence. Even the soldiers who had been shaken by the skeletons were moving with more purpose now. They had seen what the forest could throw at them and they were still standing, it was clear that they now trusted Logan's judgment to the fullest now. But that wasn't entirely true, because, at the very back of the column, two soldiers walked together.One of them was tall with a hard face and a small scar that ran diagonally across his left cheek. His name was Crane and he carried himself so highly that he had a belief not to answer

The gunfire continued sounding in the forest for a full ten minutes straight.Logan pressed his back against the tree, breathing hard, then pushed off it and dropped low as another Voidmaw came at him from the side. He swung his blade first, catching it across the neck, then finished it off with two rounds to the skull. The creature dropped dead immediately. "They're not tough," Logan shouted over the noise. "Aim for the head or the neck. They go down fast if you hit right."It was right, though the bracelet didn't give him any further information about the voidmaws,Logan could see clearly that they were not tough, they were just like normal animals. Only that they were more mindless and are extremely strong.The only information Logan had gotten from the bracelet was the name of the animal and the fact that they only attack when they are disturbed. Right now, Daisy was beside Logan, firing in controlled bursts. She caught one Voidmaw mid-leap and it crumpled before it even reac

"That would've gone through you," Nicholas said quietly, staring at the same spot."Everybody stay behind me," Logan said, standing back up. "Watch where I step, watch what I touch. If I stop, you stop."Nicholas looked at him, his eyes filled with respect "How did you know that was there?""I didn't," Logan admitted. “Well I just went with my gut”Nicholas studied Logan for a second, then nodded slowly. Whatever doubt he still carried about Logan, it was getting smaller by the hour.They moved forward again, though slower this time. Logan checked the floor with his eyes before every step, scanning the walls too for anything that looked different. After all the attack of the voidmaws that kills over thirty soldiers, Logan couldn't afford to lose anymore soldiers. His goal had been to make sure none of his soldiers were killed, but it was inevitable. The selfishness of one of his soldiers, Crane, had led to the death of thirty. The deed had already been done and the only thing Loga

Logan rolled up onto his feet fast, breathing hard."He's fast," Logan called back. "Actually faster than he looks."The five soldiers opened fire from behind, bullets landing rapidly on the king's back and shoulders. Sparks flew again, but the king barely even reacted. It was as if he was being disturbed by annoying flies. Then he turned around, raising his sword "No!" Logan shouted. "Get back, get back now!"Two of the soldiers scrambled backward, but the third was too slow. The king crossed the distance in a blink and swung his blade in a wide arc.The soldier didn't even have time to scream. The blade caught him across the middle and he dropped in two pieces before hitting the floor.Daisy's face went pale as she saw this "Oh God—""Get to the pillars!" Logan shouted. "Use them for cover!"The remaining soldiers scattered, ducking behind the thick stone pillars along the walls. Daisy grabbed Logan's arm and pulled him toward the nearest one, both of them pressing their backs a

In the other reality, the doors at the back of the hallway burst open, and the remaining fifty-five soldiers who had been waiting outside came pouring into the throne room.They formed quickly around Logan, Nicholas, Daisy, and the two soldiers left from the original group.Logan lowered his sword slightly, breathing hard, sweat dripping down his face as he looked around at the fresh wave of soldiers now filling the room behind him."Logan," Nicholas said, coming up beside him. "They caught up. We've got numbers now."Logan remained quiet, his eyes were fixed on the Last King, who stood in the center of the room with two thin cuts along his side and arm, blood still trickling slowly. The king's pale eyes moved across the newly arrived soldiers,”new arrivals, interesting” Earlier Logan had thought about the whole thing, he knew with their numbers, they might stand a chance in defeating the last king, however it would come at a large cost. Logan knew he would lose a whole lot of sol