Arran ignored, instructor Missy’s quip. Instead, he focused on their meaning.Without a doubt, the instructor was confirming that he had in fact developed his miracle some time ago.Arran didn’t know what to say. Somehow it felt a little underwhelming to find out about this. Like he had achieved something but couldn’t enjoy the process of doing so.As if sensing Arran’s mood, instructor Missy smiled and asked.“Why are you disappointed? You don’t like what kind of miracle you developed?”“No, no, no... I actually quite like it. It seems very practical to me because I am given a direct upgrade of my power level,” Arran said, quick to deny her question.“Then what are you looking so dour about?”Arran responded.“It’s just, I feel like I didn’t actually do anything to achieve this miracle and it’s making me wonder if I deserve to have it.”“Hmm. I can imagine how you must feel,” instructor Missy said.“It must be a real pain in the ass to be so lucky. To have everything fall in your lap
Arran was shocked by everything instructor Missy was telling him. He had never known all of these things. But in hindsight, all of it made sense.In the whole of the Kingsman academy, Arran was probably the youngest cadet. Even Charmy, who was the youngest before Arran came along, was already thirty years old. She didn’t look like it because of the Aeth’s incredibly long life span. But what this meant was that all of them were either stronger than Arran was or they would eventually be when they finally actualized their concepts.The fact that Arran was ahead now didn’t mean he would be forever.“I really didn’t know,” Arran said, his mood a little down.Sigh!Sighing heavily, instructor Missy finally spoke gently to Arran.“It’s not your fault. You’ve never been properly guided before. That is why you felt like this all this time. We always thought we would have more time to train you, to guide you properly. But you’re moving too fast, too quickly, for us to properly raise you like we
Before the break of Dawn, Arran, along with his other unit members, were gathered in an open field outside the academy gates. They were not the only ones present, as other cadet units also gathered together.In the Kingsman academy, each cadet unit contained at least 20 members to an upward number of forty.There were different grades or batches, each based according to the year of entry into the academy. Each grade was separated from the other by twenty years, with there being four grades in total. The academy started recruiting cadets when they were 20 years old and they were allowed to graduate and serve various departments in the aeth council when they turned 100. That means in every generation there will be 4 recruitment drives conducted by the academy.When Arran joined the lineup outside the academy’s walls, he was surprised to find there were not only cadets from his grade present. But cadets from the second and third grades were also present too.Previously, Arran had learned
Cadets, Attention!A command rippled through the air like the clap of thunder. An oppressive feeling hung in the air as multiple figures appeared in the sky.As soon as the command was given, every cadet lined up on the ground stood straight like pillars driven into the ground. The restlessness that once filled their hearts disappeared in an instant, and an aura as tranquil as water spread around the open field.Every cadet was like a single organism, moving with only one directive in mind.Seeing this, the instructors in the air all nodded their heads in approval. Satisfaction could be seen in their eyes as they observed every cadet in the field.One of them said to the others, “Perfect reaction. Everybody moved as soon as the order was given. It seems they have all been properly trained."“Indeed. The coordination between every cadet was in accordance despite their different grades and units. The standards are very high among this batch.” Another instructor concurred.“Humph, please
Arran followed the others to board the spaceships after being divided up into different platoons. Each platoon had an instructor serving as the platoon leader. As there were 50 instructors and about 12000 cadets, there were a total of 50 platoons, with each having 240 cadets at the very least. Each platoon was made up of a mix of cadets from different grades.The platoons were further divided into different squads, with there being 6 squads and 40 members in each squad. The squad members were selected from cadets in the same unit who usually trained together because they were already used to cooperating with each other.And these squads would be further divided into various teams depending on the objective of the mission that will be assigned to them later.The leader of a squad was usually the unit head of the unit that made up that squad. But in the case there was a squad formed by two different units, the unit head of the higher grade would serve as the squad leader.Arran’s squad
The company of cadets from the Kingsman academy was in transit to a temporary outpost created just for the purpose of the current mission. This outpost was located in one of the galaxy clusters where the Ludwig galactic travel company mainly based its main operations in.It was not far from the central cluster of the aeth civilization and would only take a day's journey to reach.During this time, the cadets were made to rest and prepare themselves, for when they reached the outpost, they would immediately be assigned their roles.Arran sat in meditation inside the transport ship as he tried to prepare himself for the mission ahead. He did not enter either of his dreamscapes, but instead tried to recall some details from the past.Eris and Charmy were sitting beside Arran in silence. Since the time in the royal council hall, the three of them had not interacted much. It was mainly because there hadn’t been any time for them to get together and chat.Still, despite that, the three made
The so-called central hub 1 was a large open area located at the lower area of the outpost, close to the loading dock where all the spaceships were parked. It didn’t take the cadets long to all file inside and line up in formation.The place was very large, probably as big as a stadium that could hold 50000 people. There were already others lined up inside the hall. The Kingsman academy was the last to arrive. As soon as they did, the doors to the hall were closed and everybody was locked in.All of this took five minutes, so there was still some time before the briefing would begin. The cadets used this time to look around their surroundings.Apart from the Kingsman academy, there were two other groups present in the hall. Each of their uniforms was different from the others, which was how you could tell where each group came from.The cadets from the Kingsman academy wore emblazoned black combat outfits with red linings in the pants and sleeves. Blue inscriptions that flowed faintly
The final encirclement of the aeth army was taking place and the operation would officially begin three hours from now. The cadets were given an hour to get their affairs in other as they were divided into groups by the officers of the outpost.Standard issue guns and spacesuits were handed out and various checks were made to ensure everybody’s preparations were ready. An hour from now, everybody would board different carriers and follow the attack and pursuit fleet to their assigned location.In the third hour, the operation would finally commence.Meanwhile, Arran managed to sneak away from the other cadets without too many people noticing. When commander Margo had called for him, a lot of people wondered about his identity. Fortunately, not many people knew about Arran’s middle name. Only a few of his close friends and some instructors knew about it, so with them covering for him, Arran made it out of the hall unnoticed.When Arran left the hall through a side exit, he was surprise