Relishing in the shock on the 4 soldiers’ faces while not letting it show on his face, Clark went closer to the leader’s desk with a constant smile on his face. Getting there, he turned a chair around and sat down calmly.
“So, can we talk now?”
It took more than a minute before the leader of the military base finally came back to his senses. He looked at Clark blankly for a moment, it took him another minute before he finally recovered his nerves.
“You want to speak with me alone?” He asked, his voice suddenly as gentle as that of beautiful princesses depicted in fantasy cartoons.
Clark secretly clicked his tongue in amusement on seeing this before he answered with a smile. “I’ll like a private chat with you, but I need your subordinate here to remain with us”.
Seeing that he was pointing at Estela, the leader nodded firmly before gesturing for his other 2 subordinates to leave his office. As soon as both subordinates left, he finally had the
Happy new month to all of you.
Getting out of the secret military base, Clark revealed a smile of contentment as he embraced the ever-shining sun of Africa that he was just beginning to get used to. Bathing in it always revitalized his soul. As soon as he came out through the small tunnel entrance, he did not have to climb down the way that Estela and her 2 teammates did. All he did was jump and freefall downwards. He followed the waterfall straight down and plunged into the rapidly flowing river with a loud splashing sound accompanying it. He stayed underwater for a few minutes before coming out at the shore. Activating a device that was hidden in his body, the water was smoothly dried from his body. He waited a bit before a blue car started driving in his direction. As soon as the car stopped before him, he entered inside and rested his head against the headrest. “How was it?” Albert asked as soon as his master entered the car. “It was smooth like I expected”. Cla
The sound of depressurizing air sounded as the hatch of the airplane opened up. After a high-speed long journey of 8 hours, the Radan airline plane finally arrived in the federal republic of Dakran. Just like the other travelers, Clark came down immediately with his student in tow as soon as the plane came to a stop at the airport. Due to the luxurious suits that they both wore, they quickly formed a sharp contrast with the other travelers. The others were decently dressed also, but the difference could be seen at a glance. As Clark walked along the road of the airport, he didn’t reveal any outward expression of amazement but inwardly he was already awed. Perhaps, it was just a show of wealth by the Dakran republic, but the airport scenery was so luxurious that Clark was left gaping. The first thing that became apparent to him was the sheer number of airplanes in the airport. A specialized park was made for the airplanes to stay, making for an
About 15 minutes later, the cable cab finally stopped, dropping the first group of passengers at the first drop point. Clark and his student didn’t come down as their drop point was at the second checkpoint.5 minutes later, the cable cab finally arrived at the second checkpoint.Just like was expected of soldiers, Clark and Albert didn’t have much luggage. All they brought was their backpack for this journey, and most of the things inside the bags were their weapons which they were allowed to enter inside with.The cable cab did not come down after getting to the checkpoint. Rather, Clark and the other passengers went to a miniature version of the cable cab which was shaped just like a shuttle.This was what brought them down through another cable that was released down by the main cable cab. Throughout the journey, Clark didn’t engage in any conversation with any of the passengers, making it seem a little boring but he still enjoyed th
Knock! Knock! Hearing the knocking sounds being amplified by the hidden sound amplifiers in the apartment, Clark was finally jolted from his sleep. Reflexively looking to the side, he saw his student sleeping peacefully. As he intended to shrug and go back to sleep, he heard the knock again, this time much clearer. His eyes finally became sharp. Turning around, he quickly picked up his gold wristwatch. 04: 35: 54- pm. He was shocked, he facepalmed immediately on seeing the time. “I slept over, directly from 1 hour to 2 hours and some minutes”. Inwardly lampooning about how he slept over, he finally stood up. Quickly dipping his hand into his bag, he retrieved a light casual top which he draped on before quickly making his way to the door. “Who is it?” Opening the door, the first thing that presented itself before him was an old woman. Though she was old, she preserved her skin well as they still glowed a bit despite the coldnes
Blink!Clark’s eyes flickered up and down like flickering candlelight in the darkness before finally clearing up to survey the surroundings, but a sense of confusion diffused him as he saw himself in an unfamiliar environment.He was no longer in the familiar room that he had grown to like after just one day of staying in it, rather he felt like he was in the clouds.Feeling a little curious and apprehensive about his situation, he turned his head and surveyed his surroundings more properly. He didn’t see Albert, he didn’t see any house, he just saw the boundless sky and the occasional clouds.Seeing nothing, he frowned a bit before looking down at his body. He almost screamed in shock because of what he saw.He was familiar with this scene, his body was transparent just like a ghost, looking almost the same way that he looked and felt when he dreamt of the primordial exobeast during his mission in the Mediterranean Sea.Th
At a remote area in Southern Sparta, at one of the small towns. 2 figures walked along one of the streets of the dilapidated district. Compared to other districts in the Spartan republic, this was on a far lower level so it was not an exaggeration to call it dilapidated. The 2 figures walking were dressed in black clothes from head to toe, and they were also covered in black hoods. Their huge boots made soft thudding noises on the street as they walked across. Despite the odd dressing that these 2 people wore, the people in the surroundings hardly gave them a second look as they busied themselves with their daily activities. From the figures outlined under the hood and the clothes, it was easy to make out that it was a man and a lady who was walking across. They both kept silent like they were strangers to each other even though they walked together in perfect rhythm. On the man’s hand was a small paper figurine, he pressed it with his thumb o
“Mr. Pendragon, it’s morning already”.On hearing the blaring sound of his student’s voice shamelessly yelling his surname this early morning, Clark felt super irritated. His hands suddenly started feeling the urge of smacking someone.“Mr. Pendragon…”“Oh, shut up!”With red eyes like those of a drunkard who was dragged from a pit to his room yesterday, Clark opened the door to his room before glaring hard at his student who looked back at him innocently.“Gulp!”With a single movement of his throat, Albert swallowed the water in his throat before raising his hand to wave politely. “Good morning, Mr. Pen…”Feeling Clark’s glare, he wisely kept his mouth shut. This did not stop him from grumbling inwardly though, these days he felt like a mother who was listening to the mischievous antics of his son who was brimming in youth.“Or w
Taking a deep breath, Clark stood up with a solemn expression on his face before entering the mansion while being escorted by a unit of soldiers armed to the teeth. He didn’t protest as this was the normal procedure which he already observed through watching the other lucky individuals that were called in. Yes, he called it lucky. Most of the people who came here today were bigshots in their own right but over 90% of them would go back disappointed. He felt glad as despite the ridiculousness of his introduction, being called meant that Sonia probably told her parents about him some time ago. As he was led through the luxurious garden of the mansion, he tried hard not to admire the surroundings. All his attention was focused on the man that he was about to meet. Strangely, because of his dream the previous night, he felt a lot more confident which reflected in how he walked. He didn’t even know when he got to the mansion’s main door bec
6 months ago, the sky turned red which according to world leaders signified the start of the war that would decide the fate of humanity.2 months prior, the news was finally publicized, spreading worldwide panic but with all the most powerful world leaders working together, the panic was easily curbed and order was restored.According to the government, humanity was not hopeless, they had heroes in the form of their soldiers and elite soldiers.Not only that, humanity had a superhero, the great Elite Commander Clark Pendragon. After the special training started, a fuse seemed to have been switched on as the Spartan soldier experienced a period of rapid growth.With veteran Elite Commanders around to guide him and with every resource he needed available, he encountered no bottlenecks, he improved at a superhuman speed never recorded since the human race was born.In just 4 months, he broke through 2 times, going all the way to the Elite-grade rank.
A month later, in the Gen. Clark Pendragon Mansion.At the big balcony attached to the mansion, Clark stood, looking out into the distance as a lot of things went through his mind. The past one month has been the best in his life, and he was grateful for it.Despite it being the best in his life, as a 4th rank high-grade soldier now, his intuition told him that something was happening.As a high-grade soldier and mercenary, things happened everyday around him but he knew that this was not the normal happenings, his intuition told him that this was far higher than anything that he has encountered before.And after making connections from the recent happenings, from his famous marriage ceremony, to the big 5 jointly broadcasting it, a lot of other things and now the Spartan President personally calling for him, he confirmed his guess.Something big was happening, it was just that no one deemed it right to inform him about it yet. As a man
Vatican City Central Church, General Clark Street. This was the church where the big things were happening for today. Not only people from all over the Spartan republic, even esteemed guests from foreign high-grade countries came to grace this occasion. Today was the day of Vatican City hero’s marriage ceremony. After 22 years as a single, General Clark Pendragon was finally ready to tie the nut with his fiancée. The name of the street where the ceremony was commencing was given and commissioned a few days after Clark became a General. Some of the most esteemed guests attending the marriage ceremony were the legendary President of the Spartan republic, Leonidas, and the armor tycoon, the billionaire Mr. Calibri of the Dakran republic. These 2 people were such powerful and well-known personalities in their own rights that their attendance alone shot the attention being given to the marriage ceremony to the highest point. Not only that,
“Leonidas, you wish to attend?”Hearing that, the Spartan President sighed, exasperated. “If you were not my mentor, I would have probably fired you already. Cough…, sorry for that but I’m really going, what’s the big deal?”“You’re really asking me that right now? Of course, there’s a big deal. Apart from military burials, do you know the last time you have for social gatherings?”“I dunno, probably a decade or 2”.“No…, 4 decades! 4 whole decades! You get that?” The old man emphasized by waving his hands vigorously, showing 4 fingers at the powerful soldier.“Suddenly going to a social event after such a long time staying at home, what do you think will be people’s reaction. They may feel that something is happening, they may even panic”.“And just because he’s a 4th rank high-grade soldier does not change anythin
A day after the reunion with her family, Sonia took permission with her parents before going on the first official date with her boyfriend. It was a date, but they just wanted to spend more time together and close to each other. The few years apart was torment to them, now that they had the opportunity, they wanted to make up for it by all means. At first, staying together left them feeling awkward but they soon got over it and started reliving the feelings of a few years ago. For the destination for their first date, none of them planned for it as they were both individuals who have never interacted with the opposite sex in such fashions before now. As the only daughter of a famous billionaire, other billionaire sons already tried courting her in the past but she simply didn’t find them appealing enough, so she always ignored and avoided them. After just a day of staying with Clark, her brother, and her parents in her childhood home, she now
Among the 3 Pirate Gods in the Sahara, though none of them never publicly claimed the spot as the strongest, the Black Pirate God was the one most recognized by pirates as the strongest. After him was the powerful Red Goddess Pirate, then the Lilac Pirate God. Compared to the first 2, the Lilac Pirate God was on the more glaringly weaker side but he still had the strength to back his title. At this moment, in the Black God Pirate City, a surprising piece of news was being circulated. Pirate Queen Anamel was dead, and Pirate Queen Cobra was secretly a student of the Red Goddess. Not only that, the most shocking piece of news that took the city by storm was that of Pirate Queen Cobra’s intention to leave the Sahara and settle in normal human settlements outside. … “Is this news verified?” A deep voice asked with suppressed anger in an underground room with far better living conditions than most of the others out there in the desert. “Yes
Though they both wanted to just remain in each other’s embrace forever, Clark and Sonia knew that they were still in a pirate city and what it meant. With reluctance, they quickly left the city with Arthur.Even if they tried to cover it up, it was impossible so they didn’t bother. In minutes, the news of Pirate Queen Anamel’s death spread through the pirate city and beyond.For long, Clark has always been worried about his reaction when he finally saw Sonia again but he was surprised when he did. It was like they never separated; it was like they’ve lived through all these years together.15 minutes later, they got sufficiently far away into the desert from the pirate city so they finally had the time to speak things out.Sonia brought out the stolen pistol first, which Clark handed over to Arthur. After this, she finally started detailing her encounters after Clark asked.According to her, after the fierce battle on her fa
While Arthur asked the pirate, Clark already went to work as he closed his eyes to focus. As experienced soldiers, they already put a lot of contingencies in place during their tour around the pirate city.Even if they wanted to catch some fun, it was too unrealistic for them to just keep touring without setting anything in place.With his implant, Clark immediately accessed the hidden cameras that they placed around the city, most especially this bar. It didn’t take him long; he saw a hooded female going out through the bar’s back door.“Found our target”.While muttering to Arthur, Clark already turned to storm out of the bar. Arthur simply knocked the 2 pirates out before storming out also.In seconds, they were out of the bar’s main structure.…A few meters away from the bar, a hooded lady walked through the streets at a leisure pace as she kept a close but alert eye on her surroundings.<
The next day, Clark and Arthur woke up with the intention to remain patient while waiting for their informant to contact them. They didn’t even go into the pirate city, it was too disgusting for them to stay in it. The more Clark felt this way, the more he feared what his girlfriend may have become now. If just a day staying in it could make him this irritated, he just couldn’t imagine what staying here for 4 years could have done. Thinking of this, he felt guilty again. “Why didn’t I come earlier?” Souring his mood with such thoughts, the day moved extremely slowly to him. Perhaps, having noticed his current mood, Arthur didn’t disturb him and opted to go out hunting alone. When he came back, he had a desert antelope with him. Seeing the catch, Clark was left speechless. “Can we finish that?” Arthur wasn’t fazed by his question. “If we can’t finish it today, we’ll just finish it tomorrow or the next. Don’t worry, I have preservation gadgets with me, and besides, your girlfriend