During the cold late hours of the night, a pair of eyes blinked open, as it squinted to adapt to the dim lighting. Leo slowly stood up; he looked outside, as the silver light from the moon illuminated the darkroom a little.
Like Clark, he also found an excuse to keep his bag. His lie was even more extreme, as he lied that the bag was his family heirloom. The terrorists didn’t fuss about it, as they’ve seen even more eccentric individuals.
He stood up and silently moved to where he kept his bag, as he quickly checked his wristwatch for time.
“It’s 5:40 am already,” he muttered silently to himself, as he donned his exotic armor and all his other equipment stealthily.
He quickly equipped his throwing knives in designated places in his armor. He felt nostalgic as he finally wore his military equipment again, after more than a month of wearing only his camouflaged cadet uniform.
He already made elaborate plans for this atta
WARNING!! Durability reduced by 5%. Warning!! Durability reduced by …, Warning!! Durability reduced by … “Shit,” Leo cursed, as he received multiple damage reports from his armor’s A.I.What bothered him was that he already figured out the identity of the mysterious shooter. “The commander, how did he discover me so quickly?” He questioned, as his brain’s thought process rapidly spiked.He reacted fast despite his thoughts, as he immediately jumped behind a car while bringing out his dual automatic pistols. The damage he received from the Commander’s few shots, made him feel uncomfortable.He didn’t know that the commander’s machine gun had so much firepower. “Another unknown variable disrupts my plan again,” he thought in resignation and frustration.There was a high chance that the commander recently upgraded his gun’s capacity outside. That was why he was unable to fi
Somewhere else, in another corner of the Spartan republic, a cadet ran as he tried his best to escape from his pursuers. As he ran, he sometimes retaliated, killing the ordinary soldiers going after him.Only 1 high-grade soldier pursued him with a bunch of ordinary soldiers, as they shot repeatedly at him. He put his maximum effort, running as fast as his legs could carry him.“I can’t die here, I must graduate. I need to be a soldier of the Sparta republic to make my parents proud,” his thought was completely focused on securing his life, as he ran.His armor’s durability was finally depleted, as he started receiving direct gunshots. The bullets started impacting his relentlessly running form, as he staggered, sometimes falling. But he still stood up to continue his escape.Despite being bloodied all over, he persevered as reinforcement finally came. His persevera
The next day, Clark woke up to meet his friend already awake. Leo leisurely laid on the bed, while silently watching a morning show on the television. He was completely unlike someone who just came back from a life-threatening graduation training.Clark slept in his friend’s room, so after waking up, he conveniently prepared breakfast for the both of them. They ate, as they enjoyed the morning show with a smile. Ding!! Ding!! As they both relaxed after enjoying their food, they both suddenly received a message alert through their implant. They concentrated to immerse themselves, as they proceeded to see the message.“Good morning cadets, this is your captain speaking. The date of your graduation ceremony has been decided upon by the government. All cadets are to prepare for the graduation ceremony, which will be held 2 weeks from now&rdq
The much-anticipated Monday finally came, as cadets came out from their rooms in their brand-new Spartan military uniform. Clark came outside alongside Leo; they paused a little to admire themselves and the scenery.The dark-toned color of the Spartan uniform made them look like mature and influential men of power. Their slightly bulky stature even kind made them look hot if looked at from the perspective of a female.After admiring how good they looked on the uniform, they smiled before moving forward together to the assembly ground.… After climbing the erected platform, Captain Spoky smiled as he got prepared to address the cadets. After exchanging military greetings with them, he paused for a moment as he became slightly dazed.He quickly recovered his bearing, as he started giving his last speech to
“Get ready folks, because the last and most memorable event of this ceremony is about to begin,” the mc of the ceremony said with a grin.“Please, I want you to give a wave of applause as I invite to the stage a man of authority, his excellency, General Maks Vincent, the leader of Southern Sparta, as he comes on stage to present the gifts to the exceptional soldiers of this batch”.The applause was deafening as everybody rose up, including Clark to welcome their leader. The General smiled and waved at the audience as he stood up, walking straight to the podium.After taking the voice amplifier, he cleared his throat and adjusted his expensive looking red suit before turning to face the audience. “Good afternoon my fellow Spartans,” he greeted with a slight smile on his face.From his deep and authoritative voice alone, you will know that he
“Thank you, Clark..., thank you for letting me witness such an achievement in my lifetime". General Vincent said in an emotional tone, as his smile grew wider."Citizens of Sparta, Sergeant Clark broke the national individual award of excellence"."He shocked me and the whole Spartan military as he achieved perfection in his graduation training, he scored a whopping 360 points out of the 360 allocated as the milestone"."What astonished me most was that he scored more than the allocated 360 points, but there was no place to further increase his points tally. What a genius”.General Vincent spoke with so much emotion, from his tone you could even visibly see the faint ripples of being proud overflowing.“When Arthur, the prodigy from North Sparta broke the record, setting it at 340 po
A week later, after all the hustle and bustle created from the graduation ceremony, Clark was finally assigned to a military division of the Spartan army.After graduation, all the new soldiers are to be sorted out there in the Southern Sparta military headquarters, where they’ll be assigned to different military divisions.Clark applied to be in the same division as Leo, which was finally processed and approved after a week of patiently waiting.They were ready to face the next phase of their careers, as soldiers of the Spartan republic. After graduating as a soldier, the next phase was service. You serve and protect the republic after becoming a soldier, that was the primary duty of Spartan soldiers....200 soldiers were assigned to each military division, to bolster their ranks. Clark, Leo,
They woke up the next day, feeling refreshed and full of strength. Sleeping and resting was still the best weakness antidote Afterall.Their body felt smooth like beautified jade that just came out of a hot water bath. The feeling was very satisfying.After coming out to the sitting room, Clark smiled as he breathe in the fresh air coming in through the window. “This is a sign of good fortune today,” he thought, as his smile grew wider.Leo yawned lazily, as Benny greeted the both of them. “Good morning Leo, good morning Clark,” his cheerful voice echoed around the large sitting room.“Yeah, good morning. The night was good, it’s probably the best I’ve had in a while”. Leo answered while stretching to relieve his bones.“Who asked about
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