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บท 624: Dead end

"Is this all the Legion has to offer? This is the Legion's strongest and most feared man? Pathetic!" Afton mocks, looking at the crowd of Legionaries who were watching. "Your generals are weak, Caesar is weak. And you, Lanius. ARE WEAK!" he says, kicking Lanius and causing him to roll onto his back.

Once Lanius is looking up at the sky, Afton stomps on his kneecap, shattering it and bending the leg awkwardly, causing the Legate to scream. "You are a murderer and a rapist, surely you can endure pain better than that!?" Afton taunts before doing the same to the man's other knee.

*CRACK!*

"Arrgh!" Lanius groans, trying to hold in his pained yelps but not managing it completely.

"It seems both the NCR and Legion aren't strong enough to hold Hoover Dam, so Bulwark will do it instead! Hoover Dam belongs to the Mojave! To New Vegas! To Bulwark! Your pathetic attempts to take it have shown me all I need to see. Take one last good look, Lanius, this is your-.... End-?" Afton trails off in confusion as everyone seems to be looking up... Was his speech not good enough or something?

He follows their gazes and freezes as well, as he spots many large nuclear missiles flying from the West, to the East, right over their heads.

...

The battlefield goes silent, and the only thing that could be heard were the faint sounds the missiles overhead were giving off.

...

Everyone just sits and watches this for minute straight, until Afton eventually just looks back at his companions with confusion written on his face. "So, er... Those look like Nuclear warheads... Right?"

"It appears so..." Veronica mutters with cold sweat dripping down her back.

...

"And, errrr... We didn't launch those, right?" he asks again.

"I don't think so..."

...

Afton just slowly nods with a pensive look on his face, wondering who the fuck was crazy enough to start launching nuclear bombs over their heads. He didn't even care that their target was obviously the Legion, he just wanted to know WHO had Nukes at their disposal!

He shakes his head and claps his hands together, "O-kay... How about we finish this up before more nukes are launched." announces, drawing a revolver and shooting Lanius in the face while Veronica tosses him his helmet.

It takes a couple seconds for the Legionaries to realise the fighting had started again, but by then Bulwark's forces had already begun annihilating them. Caught off guard, demoralised from Lanius defeat and death, and worried for their families in the East due to the nukes, the Legion makes a hasty retreat. Every person sprinting back East, climbing over each other and their allies corpses to get away from danger faster, all while completely disregarding their friend's safety.

Unfortunately for the Legionaries, even the route East was blocked by the army of Securitrons that'd been activated after House's virus had taken control of the Dam. The Legionaries were now caught between Bulwark's forces, and an army of upgraded Securitrons...

Some wanted to continue fighting their way out, some wanted to beg for mercy, and some just gave up and awaited their fate. Neither Afton nor House had any intentions of sparing them, these were Legion soldiers, battle-hardened and brainwashed since birth to follow Caesar's doctrines absolutely, under pain of torture and eventual death.

Bullets, rockets, lasers, plasma, and explosives ripped through the remaining Legion forces, bathing the ground red with their blood. So many people were killed in this one area, that it'd permanently be stained crimson as if cursed by the tremendous loss of life.

Once all is said and done, Afton walks towards the Securitrons and stops before the one with House's face on it. "So, things go as you expected?" he asks with crossed arms.

"They did... What will you do now, Mr Parker?" House asks, and both know what he's referring to... Whether or not Afton intends to cooperate with House and New Vegas, or if he intended to take full control over the Mojave.

Afton smirks under his helmet and nods, "I think a partnership between us will suit our purposes well. I don't want to govern the Mojave, or any substantial land for that matter. As for how such a partnership would go? I'm sure we could come to an agreement somehow." Afton offers.

...

"Agreed. I am not arrogant, nor foolish enough to think I hold any leverage against you. Even admitting such would make my former business partners froth at the mouth. I only hope we can be reasonable... For starters, I would like to request some of your units to help secure the Dam, as well as deter any other attack, from either NCR or Legion."

Afton nods, "Was planning on doing that anyway... I'll leave Veronica in charge of that, I still have other things to attend to after all." he says, before walking away without another word.

Elsewhere :

General Oliver was panicking... Not the kind of panicking where you'd just spilt coffee on your business suit before a meeting, but the kind you experience when you've just hit a child with your car and fled the scene...

He'd been listening to how the battle was going over the radio, which is why he knew that Bulwark had arrived with House, and then betrayed the NCR and started slaughtering his men. Not that he cared all that much, right now he was concentrated on getting all there shit packed up so he could flee the Mojave... At least, that was the plan.

Out of nowhere, his soldiers were surrounded, each of them being executed as an armoured man approached him. Once he lifted his helmet off, he revealed himself to be Afton Parker, the traitor, former Brotherhood member, and leader of Bulwark.

General Oliver... Or, Former-General considering the events that'd taken place here, quickly crawls backwards in an attempt to gain distance from Afton, only for the man to stomp on his leg and shatter his shin. A large wet patch quickly made itself known on his trousers as he looks up in pain and fear at his soon-to-be executioner...


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บท 625: Bad omen

Afton crouches over General Oliver and slowly turns his head to survey the area, making sure Oliver knows he isn't even close to a threat to him, so much so that he could turn his back and still be completely fine.

General Oliver himself just sucks in erratic breaths, wondering how he'd get out of this alive... All of his men were dead, and he was now at the mercy of someone he'd offended on many fronts, especially with that botched assassination on Daisy-whats-her-name. "W-w-wait... I-I can pa-"

Afton spits on the floor next to the Generals feet and grins, "Funny to find you here, General. Woulda thought you'd be at the Dam fighting with your men... Strange how you've ended up here, huh?" He shakes his head in mock exasperation.

"You know, I am very tempted to just kill you here and now." Afton states, causing Oliver to pale and whimper slightly. "But. Killing you wouldn't feel right, especially with what awaits you back West... How do you think the people will react to the cowardly, dishonourable General who allowed Kimball to die, and the Dam to fall? How would they react to you, being the only survivor out of the entire army stationed there?" he questions.

Oliver's breath halts as he imagines the NCR's reaction, wondering if they'd actually lynch him, or just imprison him for life? Would it actually be better to die here than to return?

Afton nods with a small smile at the General's conflicted expression. "Yeah, that's what I thought... To be honest, I kinda wanna see how far they're willing to go to punish a traitor. So, I think I'll personally deliver you to their doorstep." he says while standing, "But first, let's make sure you aren't able to run away. Wouldn't want to disappoint your new fans, right?"

*Crack!*

The General screams in pain as Afton crushes his knee caps with a couple stomps, completely crippling his legs. He'd either need extensive surgery from the best doctors very soon, or many cybernetic additions to allow him to walk again... None of which would be provided, as he'd probably just get crippled against once he got back to New California.

"Well, you enjoy that General, I'll be off then, still got things to do and people to maim..." Afton says before excusing himself with a small wave.

He quickly arrives back at the Think Tank after his troops had taken General Oliver into custody. He'd have the man teleported into the NCR capital once the population had heard of his cowardice. But first, Afton had to visit another prisoner...

He heads down to the cells and stops in front of a sickly-looking bald old man. He was lying on the bed hooked up to life support, though, no pain killers were provided to ease his suffering. Caesar, the real one, looks over to Afton and scowls. "Back here to mock me further?... Well? Take a good look, I doubt I'll last longer than a month..." he growls out, now obviously aware that Afton had lied about curing his cancer.

Afton shrugs, "You're right, I am here to mock you, but not about your cancer." he says while entering the cell and clicking his fingers to summon Glados. He sits next to Caesar's bed and watches as Glados drone floats in front of them and begins projecting a video onto the wall.

Caesar's eyes widen as he's greeted by an eager eye view of Hoover Dam, along with his army that was charging towards it. "The battle has already begun?" he anxiously questions, not knowing if their forces were good enough, nor if his troop's morale would hold with him gone.

The duo just silently watch as the battle progresses, explosion annihilating the charging Legionaries, but not managing to completely hold them back. Caesar was on the edge of his seat, wondering if there was something he could do to assist his men.

"Do you want to help them?" Afton asks with a toothy grin.

Caesar unconsciously nods, "Yes."

...

"Pfft, well too bad! This is a recording of the battle! It's already over! Both the NCR and Legion were annihilated, leaving the Dam in my care... You don't mind that, do you Cece?... Cessle?" Afton laughs, having to back away as Caesar sits up and tries to grab him.

"Y-YOU! YOU HAVE RUINED EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING I HAVE BUILT! AND YOU DARE MOCK ME TO MY FACE!? I'LL HAVE YOU CASTRATED, LIT ON FIRE, FED TO BEASTS!!!" Caesar roars in a rage, having to be restrained by the robotic bed before he can disconnect himself from life support.

"Hahahahaha! And that's not even the best part, Caesar!" Afton laughs and gestures at the projector which was now displaying... Caesar, giving a speech to defeated and exhausted-looking Legionaries.

They seem to have caught the clone halfway through the speech, fake-Caesar abruptly stops and looks towards the camera with a dull expression, as if waiting for direction. Afton glances at Glados drone and nods, "Do it."

The Caesar clone nods at the camera and looks back at the crowds, "I-I cannot go on like this. I have failed... The Legion, has failed... Our defeat at the Battle of Hoover Dam was just the beginning. Our reign now comes to an end, and there isn't anything we can do to stop it... MY LEGIONARIES! I ASK YOU FOR FORGIVENESS, I HAVE LIED TO YOU ALL!" the clone loudly announces before drawing a revolver from its holster and holding it against his temple.

"ONLY DESTRUCTION AWAITS THE LEGION! I BEG YOU ALL!... FOR FORGIVENESS!" fake Caesar shouts at the top of his lungs as Legionaries attempt to take the gun away.

*Bang!*

The clone fires his weapon, killing himself instantly and causing all those who were watching to shout in shocked despair and fear. Their almighty leader had just announced the death of their nation before committing suicide! If that wasn't a bad omen, then what was!?


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