Detective Obilla's sudden revelation of the NPM attacking the public hospital left the lieutenant's mind boggling."Are you sure about that, Detective Obilla?"The NPMs were an anarchist group that opposed the government's ruling. Their movement started almost fifty years ago as a peaceful movement in the province of Bukidnun.It was not until the year 2000 that the group started to arm themselves and attack military detachments and any government law enforcement agencies in the province.They see the government as a threat.It prompted the government to declare the group a terrorist organization. It made it clear to the government that the existence of the group was a menace to the nation.The government declared martial law in the whole province of Bukidnun and conducted a heavy military operation to suppress the group's existence. After six months, the military successfully eliminated the terrorist group in the province.However, the military themselves admitted that they never full
[CAR TIRE SCREECHING]Lieutenant Ramos reached and stopped in front of the hospital together with detectives and several police officers in his back.They were in awe as they saw ruined armored personnel carriers blazing on fire."What in the world did happen here?"[BOOM!—WOOSH!]A sudden, immense eruption occurred inside the hospital that left a shockwave that lasted for a few seconds. It was so strong that the windshield of the police mobile of the lieutenant left a crack.Gusty dust covered the surroundings after the extreme explosion. The lieutenant quickly got out of his police mobile while coughing from the dust particles.[COUGHING NOISES!]He then heard an individual grunting in pain. He quickly followed the voice, and not that far away, he saw a SWAT officer who was crawling. He quickly ran to this SWAT officer, dragged him to the ruined APC corner, and laid him there.The SWAT officer stared at the lieutenant with no life in his eyes. His skin color was pale, and his loose l
Thirty minutes ago...Polo de Oro City Police Department"Move, Move, Move!"SWAT officers scrambled toward their respective armored personnel carriers while emergency sirens blared inside the hallway.Lieutenant Ramo's sudden report of the NPM Group attacking the city's public hospital caused such pandemonium.The armed forces were also informed of the sudden attack, in addition to the police.In the hallway, a high-ranking police official was walking jointly with three individuals. This high-ranking official is tall—conceivably around six feet. His brown and cranky skin may tell you that he is nearing retirement.A two-star insignia patch adorned both of his shoulders, indicating his rank as a police major general.He is Police Major General Racquel Trias, commonly known as General Trias.On the right side of the general was a lady who had keen eyes, silky dark short hair, and a foxy body shape. She pairs her cropped black leather jacket with a white crop top inside, along with a dar
[FLAMES CRACKLING NOISES]The hospital is enveloped in a dense cloud of dark smoke and fine particles of dust. Alexander is clearly seen within a scorching, intense blister of flames."Damn! I'd turn to a crisp if I didn't act quick enough!"Earlier, when the aphenome casts and discharges a powerful exorcism spell, Alexander expeditiously concocts the fiery blister to cover himself from the attack; he knows that the spell will scorch him to death."FUFUFUFU"In the dimly lit corridor, shrouded in an air of mystery, a figure emerged from the haze. It was none other than the enigmatic aphenome, his presence exuding an aura of confidence sauntering, with his voice praising, "Not bad; it seems like you have been well trained for battle.""But are you ready for what I'm going to do next?"[WOOSH!]A sudden gush of wind occurred, slicing and clearing the unclear vicinity.[RUSHING FOOTSTEP NOISES]As Alexander's gaze pierced through the chaos, his eyes locked onto the approaching aphenome, wh
An armored vehicle and some police mobiles arrived in front of the hospital; it was General Trias. He later got out of the armored vehicle together with Traund, Aliya, and Petra.On the ground, they saw the five SWAT officers lying on the ruined armored personnel carriers—it was SWAT officer Hagibis and other SWAT officers. Officer Hagibis quickly heeded General Trias nonchalantly drawing near them.He swiftly greeted, "General Trias!" while standing firmly; the other SWAT officers followed him and saluted with complete surprise on their faces.The general takes off his shade and glances at the SWAT officer's conditions; he later nods to them.The general then gestured from his back, calling out the police officers to assist the SWAT officers.[RUSHING FOOTSTEPS]From behind, several police officers were rushing and instantly administering the wounded SWAT officers; they carried the SWAT officers to their respective police mobiles.General Trias then called Aliya and ordered, "Aliya, b
Looking at the empty ceiling while the beams of the morning sun hit his face, Damion awoke with his head slightly aching. A sudden, transient vision got inside his mind that made him irk. "What the hell was that?"The transient vision he had seen wasn't that clear, but he did see a figure. He furrowed his brows and organized his thoughts as he seemed to be recalling something.He can't remember anything.He sighed and immediately rose from his bed, scratched his eyes, and then drastically shook his head. He later observes that his arms are too skinny; it is so unusual as his arms weren't like that before.Out of surprise, he quickly got out of bed and went to check his other body parts in the bathroom mirror. He was left gaping in surprise as he saw his body reduced to skin and bones. "What the hell happened to me? Why do I look like this? I look like a living corpse!"He looked like a malnourished person who had not eaten for several weeks.[COMMOTION NOISES]A sudden noise then made
The black cat transformed into a humongous dark cat that resembles a puma. Elijah's feet were trembling as he couldn't believe what he was seeing.He quickly blacked out in dread and fell to the floor when he heard it thunderously growl like a hungry beast.Damion rushed to Elijah and checked his condition. Elijah seemed to be fine when Damion checked his pulse. He then turned his attention right to the big black cat."Y—" Damion was about to address the large black cat that had just growled when his mouth abruptly closed, impeding him to the point where not a single word could be uttered.The black big cat then distorted like smoke, morphing into a ghostly image of Damion."First, let me chain you up!" it announced.Beneath Damion, an exorcism circle gleamed, where a rushing chain came out and shackled his foot and arms, retraining him to move from his position."Alright! You better behave, so I can explain things better.""O!—I almost forgot!"From the exorcism circle, an arc flash a
[SPLASH! SPLASH!]Sea waves splattered strongly against a tall, steep, rugged island plateau somewhere in the Islands of Clarisson, a few kilometers near the city of Polo de Oro.It was early in the morning, around six a.m.Above the plateau, a bald man was standing, sightseeing the enormous, tall buildings of Polo de Oro City, while speaking with somebody on his phone."We are here now, Levi."This bald man had a cross marking on his forehead, all the way to his chin. He also had a huge scar that probably left his left eye blind.The bald man was Rook Reeves. He is an American."I'll make sure he is dead meat," he said on the phone, which he immediately put down as he ended the conversation. He shortly called out some names: "Yarush, Perkin, and Rico..."Three men emerged from his back, all dressed in matching dark leather hooded jackets paired with dark jeans tucked into high-cut boots. On their foreheads, they also had the same cross marking as Rook.The group is known as the Templa