The next day...
"No! We are not leaving!" Sterling shouted, slamming his hands onto the table.
Nyx's brows furrowed as she stated in a calm manner.
"Sir Sterling…we have no choice. Five enforcers are dead seven are injured. This place is dangerous. We can' stay here any longer."
"But this could be the breaking point for chaos theory! For our understanding of the world! I can understand it, Nyx. There's no doubt in my mind."
"Is it worth the lives of 40 men?" Nyx asked calmly.
"Anything great has an equivalent price to pay, Nyx!"
Nyx drew a sharp breath, calming her anger. Then, she locked eyes with Charles who was just behind Sterling.
"What do you think of this, Mr. Charles?"
Charles puffed his cigar. "I wish to be neutral in this conversation."
Nyx nodded and went back to the conversation with Sterling. Sterling crossed his arms and asked in a raspy tone.
"Isn't there an alternative to this? Like can't we move a little farther away from the abyss?"
"The 'entities' that are in the abyss already know we're what good would that do?" Nyx replied.
Sterling gritted his teeth and raised a brow.
"And I just realized…we can't even move from here…"
"What do you mean we can't move from here?" Nyx scoffed.
"He is right." David's voice echoed from the other side of the table.
The two spun their heads towards him as they continued to talk.
"We were able to move while transporting the AEOC lieutenant general because he could sit in the transport. Unlike his teammate who we had to lie on the floor. Lucky, his leg was healed enough that he didn't feel any major pain during transport."
Nyx's brows furrowed once more. "Does that mean…?"
David shook his head. "Unfortunately, supreme commander…the most we can do is move a bit farther away from here. Moving severely injured patients is something we cannot do on this type of terrain."
Nyx gritted her teeth and clenched her fist. "…Fine."
"Yes!" Sterling clenched his fist in victory.
He turned around and waved at Charles to follow him.
"Come on, Charles! Let's get back to work."
"I'll be there in a moment." Charles puffed his cigar.
Sterling exited the temple as Charles looked at Nyx.
"What do you plan to do now? This won't be the last time a possession happens." He adjusted his hat.
Nyx groaned, clutching her head. After a few seconds, she opened her vault and checked inside. Then, a bright smile spread across her face.
"It's finally back!" She exclaimed.
***
After Nyx gave the order, the enforcers began moving the camp. They pulled down the tents and set them up a little way away from the abyss. The chaos didn't die down not even one bit while they moved. Once the moving was done, Nyx stepped outside and reached out her hand. A portal opened to her vault and from it she took out a translucent black veil. She grinned and threw it in the air. In an instant, the veil expanded, forming a dome dark dome around the camp.
Darkness eclipsed them before the veil allowed the light to pass through. Nyx yawned, tried after closing chaos fragments all night but she knew her duty wasn't over yet. She drew a heavy breath and tucked her hands into her pockets.
'Well…guess you it isn't life without some circumstances.'
Then, she chuckled lightly.
'I feel like Dante…'
Then, she headed back, preparing from any other chaos fragment that would spawn because she couldn't restrict the entry of chaos into her barrier.
***
Meanwhile…
In the medic's tent, multiple enforcers were getting treated by the small number of staff. The paramedics had managed to seal the wounds of almost all the seven injured enforcers. Though, five died in the process. The enforcers groaned and rolled around in their bed, pain still gripping their bodies.
Kay sighed and leaned back.
"What the hell happened out there…?" He mumbled.
Then, he swerved his head to the right where he saw Harvey was sitting straight.
"How are you feeling. Mr. Harvey?" He inquired.
"I'm feeling fine. It's nothing." Harvey chuckled.
"You have a literal hole in your side. How are you okay?" A man stated.
Arthur sat beside Harvey with Maple. Harvey groaned slightly and looked at his captain with a slight smile.
"Captain, it's really nothing." He coughed.
"At least be comfortable." Arthur, placed the vest of the ground and stood up.
He helped Harvey slide down and lay flat on his back. Harvey eased his muscles and relaxed his eyes.
"I'm really sorry about cutting you. I should've been more careful." Maple lowered her head.
Harvey opened an eye. "Don't worry, sweetie. It's not your fault."
Maple nodded with a hint of guilt. Arthur sighed, looking at with a smile but he quickly lowered his head.
'Professor Sterling is not gonna let us out of here unless he completely figures out that void…'
He placed his hand on his head.
'It's painful just to stay here…'
While Nyx's veil could stop those ghosts from entering, the large amount of chaos that was being expelled from the abyss still affected the enforcers. Arthur could feel every part of his body – his veins – his eyes – his heart – his bones. His head ached heavily as if a mountain was pressing upon it. Many enforcers were already on the verge of fainting due to these circumstances even David had fallen unconscious yesterday.
Outside he could still hear Nyx fighting of the chaos fragments and Amelia sealing them. Arthur drew a deep breath, exhaling and letting go of his head.
'If only we had more magicians…'
He stood up, groaning and locked eyes with Harvey and Kay.
"Alright, then. Recover well, guys."
Maple also stood up and followed Arthur as he headed towards the exit.
"God bless you a speedy recovery!" Maple stated as she left.
Harvey and Kay waved goodbye. After the two left, they slumped into their beds, beginning to fall asleep.