The Royal Chambers

The elevator took the three to the Royal Chambers, where gunfire was still ringing out. When the elevator opened, Verilia lowered her carbine before saying "Are you our back up?"

"We're the closest guardsmen." Jani said. "Sentries are back on our side now."

"Great, we've taken heavy casualties but we've kept them at bay. The sentry in front of the King's room is still active."

"Alright, let's fall back to there. We'll cover you."

"Copy that." Verilia turned to her fellow SRT Guardsmen. "Fall back."

The four remaining SRT operators retreated back as Jol took cover by the corner. A Black Dagger braved rounding the corner, only to be cut down by bullets. Jol made sure to spray automatic fire in their direction to keep them suppressed. A stun grenade is then thrown toward Jol, who retreated back. Once it detonated two more Black Daggers charged forward, only for Jani to peak out and fire. Her first shot punched through the bridge of the pointman's nose. As he fell, the other raised his carbine at Jol and fired as Antol put a round through his throat, severing his spine.

Jani then looked to Jol, seeing him on the ground. Jani continued to fire at the corner as Anton grabbed Jol's collar. In spite of the searing pain, Jol kept his carbine leveled at the corner, ready to open fire at anyone who'll round it.

"Hold on Jol." Antol shouted as he carried him around the corner. As they moved, Jani wondered if the Black Daggers would dare advance. They were running out of places to fall back to and men to continue fighting. Eventually, the three found themselves under the protection of the sentry gun. A grenade then went off in the hallway, so Antol continued to drag Jol towards the door as Jani shouted "Open the fucking door."

A SRT operator threw the door open as another kept his carbine at the ready. As the three entered the King's Suite, a Black Dagger charged forward, only to be riddled with bullets by the sentry gun. Another SRT operator rushed towards Antol and helped him bring Jol back into the King's Suite. There, he reached for his medical kit as Jol coughed blood.

"Dammit Jol. Don't die on me now." Jani said.

"He should be fine. He's got a punctured lung but I can help him." The Operative said.

"Good. I'll keep you covered."

Antol and Jani took up position by the door as the SRT operator by the door opened fire at the arms of a blindly firing commando. A round rips through the man's wrist, causing blood to flow. He retreated back as there was a call over the radio. "This is Iron Actual, we are arriving on the Royal Suite. What is the current situation?"

"Thi-this is Hatchet Actual to Iron Actual." Said Verilia. "All friendlies are with the King in the King's Suite. All sentry guns are friendly. There are still an unknown number of hostiles, how copy, over?"

"Solid copy Hatchet Actual. According to Silver Star, there are only four enemies left, over."

"Copy that."

Verilia then looked back at the sight in front of her. That of the Queen naked on the bed, blood pouring out of her punctured jugular and turning the bedsheets crimson. The king came from the adjoining bathroom, his hands up and covered in blood.

"W-what happened?" Verilia Asked.

"She attacked me." Altan replied. "I had ****."

"It's okay Sir. You're safe now."

"I-I know..."

That's when gunfire erupted from the entrance to the suite. Jani and the SRT operator next to her opened fire on the last four Black Daggers as they charged towards their doom. None of them make it anywhere close to the door, having been cut down in a barrage of gunfire.