°°° Independence is Bad for Your Health °°° • Central City, Philadelphia • -Colonel Jennifer’s Residence- Clad in a silk gray robe, Colonel Jennifer Moretti stared out her window. She had just ended the call with Colonel John Williams a couple minutes ago and was awaiting another call. Soon it came through, and she picked it up. "Blessed Dark-moon upon you, Radial Ella," she greeted the caller. "Blessed Dark-moon upon you, sister Moretti," the caller replied in like manner. Her voice was deep, akin to that of a man. "Have you completed the task?" Colonel Jennifer asked immediately. Her tone had a touch of urgency to it. This was not surprising, though, as her mission was related to the Order of Babel. Any advancement anyone brought up with matters concerning the Order of Babel was sure to win favor from the upper echelons of the Cataclysm Order. With the Order of Babel being their archenemies, the Mother Omega treated it with importance and elevated those who helped
°°° Clash of Order °°° In the dark of the Dark World stood three pillars of lights with unknown origins extending—vertically—into infinity. In these lights, three figures stood In the only blue pillar of light stood the black-haired African American Colonel and newly ascended Oracle, Jennifer Moretti. She stared at the silvery white pillars opposite her in utter confusion. "Nestor Harkins is of the Order of Babel?" What is going on here? Since when has she been a part of them? Are we actually allies? No, we just attacked the Most Revered Father of Australia. There is no way we are in league with them, unless... unless it was just a false attack? Rector Ray Mathers was also in on this? But… I read the report. The damage was... it is possible that it was falsified. But... why would they train us to hate the Order of Babel when we are actually working together? Do both factions have a similar goal? Who is privy to such information? All Oracles? Is this the exposure that Oracle is
°°° Threat of Death °°° -Crest Care Hospital Philadelphia- After getting well rested, Carlos got up on Monday morning ready to go pick Sean up. After he had ‘fixed’ Kate, he had called Sean to affirm that he had gotten back and that they would be leaving first thing the following morning which was today. Based on their agreement, Carlos drove straight to Crest Care Hospital to pick Sean up. They had agreed to meet there should in case Kate wakes up before they leave, Sean will be able to speak with her and share the good news. Carlos alighted his mustang – which his workers had painted gray in his absence – and smoothed his clothes. He was clad in black jeans and a black turtle necked shirt, and a blue blazer over it, wearing white canvas sneakers. With a smile of fulfilment on his face, Carlos strolled freely into the hospital building and went straight to the receptionist. “Carlos Wilson, I’m here to see Sean. Sean Walker,” he said to the receptionist with a smile. This wasn’
°°° Advancement by Grace °°° Sitting on the toilet seat in the staffs restroom, the talkative nurse with short brown hair, greeted the person she had called, her expression now calm and solemn. “Radial Ella,” the voice escaped the speakers of the nurse’s phone, “… have you made any headway?” the matured and authoritative feminine voice asked. “Yes Oracle Moretti,” the nurse, who was also Radial Ella replied with reverence in her voice. “I made contact.” “Already?,” Colonel Jennifer, Oracle Moretti, exclaimed in surprise. “Yes ma’am,” Radial Ella replied. “I just encountered a man who had come to meet up with Sean. Apparently, he wasn’t aware of what had happened last night. He shared the same aura as the lad, but it is not that denser than the kids. He might be like Sean. A part of a society that they don’t know enough about.” “That is possible but it also possible that he is aware that we will be watching and found a way to hide his full presence just like we did with you,” Colo
°°° Tough Kid °°° • Aegean Crescent, Vancouver, Canada • -Whites Residence- In the master bedroom of the house, Dan White stood in front of a full body mirror as he knotted his tie. He was clad in his favorite royal blue suit and had a black silk brogues shoe on his feet. It was Tuesday morning and he had to take Andy to the Green Therapeutic Company. After Thursday, Andy was back to his usual self, although Ann still wasn’t fully sure, but the giant of a therapist, Mr. Greene, had assured her when he came to visit on Sunday evening. According to him, after the therapy today, Andy will be okay. If they wanted to still bring the child for more sessions, he had no issues as he would be making more money in the end but it wasn’t necessary. They could bring him around monthly for further checks, but he assured them that nothing was going to happen out of the ordinary. Just as Ann brought his jacket to him, his cellphone rang. He stared it for a while before picking up the call. “Hell
°°° Fears of a Father °°° On the way to the Green Therapeutic Company, Dan and Andrew were in silence, with Dan asking Andrew questions from time to time concerning his views and expectations of the new school they were transferring him to, but Andrew’s reply was always flat and nonchalant. ‘ "It definitely is his other self in control; this is not good," Dan said, shaking his head indiscernibly as he stole glances at his son from time to time. But I’ve been checking for the difference, and the other times the other persona came up, he tried to keep it under the covers, but this time around, he isn’t hiding it. Could it be that he has taken more control over Andrew? He’s this bold because he feels there's nothing we can do to stop him, even if he notices. Has it gotten that strong? Oh, God, I really need to get him sealed. Andrew doesn’t know about those hunting us; that means his other self doesn’t either. If he is this bold, it is safe to say he has mastered his abilities to a cer
°°° Plausibility °°°• Dual Infinity Headquarters, Vancouver, CanadaDan arrived his office and sat down in the black high back office chair, allowing himself spin around clockwise for a while, trying to collect and calm his thoughts.He had received a promotion which had brought them to Canada, a promotion to the position of head of the production department of the company, or at least this was what everyone else thought.Despite being promoted, he was the CEO of the Dual Infinity corporation.The present CEO was just a face, a representative covering the real thing, just like the headquarters were.The dome-shaped building with twelve floors above the ground floor only served as a cover for what was really there. There were five floors beneath the ground floor and basement, and the space they occupied was twice as large as the dome-shaped building above.¶¶¶¶¶¶¶After almost three minutes of rubbing his temples in silence, Dan stood up and walked to the file cabinet on the left side o
°°° Priority °°° The Green Therapeutic Company After a while of studying a number of books concerning the mind and brain in the library, then roaming the halls and accessible rooms and offices of the company, buying and stuffing himself with a lot of sweets, Andy entered his therapist’s office after he confirmed Mr. Gerald Greene was not working. It was pretty silent for the most part. It was almost like the awkward moment when a teenager gets the chance to be with his crush but suddenly realizes he doesn’t know what to say and an awkward silence sits over them like a stubborn rain cloud. With them talking about one thing or another that happened at home and future plans, “Can you ask the receptionist to cancel all your sessions for today?" Or perhaps you could ask another therapist who is available to take it for you."Andrew suddenly raised his hand from the book he was reading and made his request. “Hmmm?” Mr. Gerald was taken aback by the suddenness and nature of the question,