The entrance to the division's armory was just like the one in their military training base.
A smiling middle-aged soldier sat at the counter facing them, he is the armory keeper. They recognized him as he was one of the high-grade soldiers that the captain introduced to them.
“Good morning Sergeant Morris,” they greeted respectfully and saluted, after getting closer to him.
“We want to check out the armory,” Clark added.
“Good morning Sergeants, of course, you can check it out,” he said with a wider smile on his face, after returning the greeting.
“Just fill in your names and the time you came here on this digital book. When you are going out, fill in the time also for reference purposes”.
“Ok, thanks”. They r
Clark smiled involuntarily as he drove into the familiar-looking street. This is his home, after staying away for so long there was no way that he would not miss it, home is simply priceless.He was finally back after years of roaming around and training in his military base. The sports car drew a lot of attention from passersby, a lot of people stared at it, after being attracted by its sparkling and neat appearance.He already transmitted a message through his implant to his house’s A.I. On arriving, the gate automatically slid open as he smoothly drove inside the compound. They all finally came down, after he parked the car at the parking lot.“The house looks exactly the same as three years ago, technology really makes things more convenient,” he thought in appreciation.“Benny, Leo, welcome to my h
“I’m sorry guys, I take her as my mom, so the little time I spent with her was precious to me. Please understand”.“And besides, we only agreed on staying at my place for 2 days before we go to your city. So allow me to relish this opportunity, I did not waste your time”. Clark explained as Leo’s complaints continued unabashedly.Benny only smiled benevolently, as Leo finally decided to stop his complaints.He finally had the time to compliment the woman’s food, after calming down from his bantering. Though he complained, it was just a means of a joke for him to make his friend talk more.“Clark, to be sincere you would have paid dearly, but the delicious free food from your mom placated me,
Even Benny was completely gobsmacked on seeing this; he did not know what to say, he was speechless as he opened his mouth wide while staring around foolishly.The street was truly a shocking sight. Despite this much increase in technology utilization, the road of the street was so backward that it had portholes.It was apparent, that the appearance of this kind of sparkling car here clearly broke the normal equilibrium. Clark was sure that 100% of the people they passed stared at the car with greed, envy, or jealousy.“Man…, I think we should park the car in a better place before coming back on foot”. He gulped, as he turned to give this suggestion to Leo. His original enthusiasm for coming here was already gone; he felt like someone that cold water was just poured on.Benny seconded this suggestion without hesitation and even added that they should just go and not come back. Unlike Clark, he felt deceived, he f
Benny cheered excitedly with the other spectators, as Leo boxed in his 4th goal. The feeling of happiness was palpable in the atmosphere, as sincere expressions of joy appeared on all the spectator’s faces.Making use of this short opportunity of distraction, the strange man in black finally acted. His grasp of timing was immaculate, as he pretended to cheer while pushing Benny from where he sat, down.Benny sat at the very top row of the stadium seats, and some other spectators also sat below him. He was thrown off guard from the sudden push as he directly fell down, but as a high-grade soldier, he reflexively balanced himself by doing a backflip in mid-air.Bam!! He landed with a loud sound, in a row below the one a group of girls sat. The girls were startled, as they all jumped in fright and shock at the sight of someone suddenly flying over them to land on their front.“I’m sorry, I&rsq
Awnn!! Clark groaned again in pain; dark red blood escaped out of his mouth as he received another cut to his leg, making his already pitiful situation more desperate. He narrowly avoided losing his legs to his opponent’s fast cuts by jumping backward on time, but his situation was not looking good. He was already bloodied all over, as his battle with the commander continued raging on in a narrow alley. After a lot of analysis and physical effort, he succeeded in directing the fight here, after suffering enormously from the hidden shooter. Despite the deadly situation he was in, his brain was still functioning at maximum output.Leo and Benny tried helping him on various occasions but to no avail, as the 2 soldiers clung to them, fighting like their life depended on stalling the both of them.Their spirit was willing to help their friend, but the flesh was weak. The frustration and anger at seeing their friend get so battered and bloodied were palpable.
Leo and Benny woke up the next day to find Clark still asleep. They quickly washed up before ordering food from a nearby restaurant, for Clark and the both of them.They didn’t have much to do, so after eating, they just sat on the chair provided in the room as they discussed their yesterday encounters in a low tone. Around 10:00 am, that same day, Clark finally woke up to the feeling of bandages all over his abdomen and other parts of his body.A small frown crept to his face when he also felt the drip syringe attached to his wrist as he slowly stood up.Leo and Benny, not realizing that the person they were watching was already awake, continued their lengthy conversation.Despite the frown on his face, Clark realized that his pains were already gone as he finally called out to his 2 blabbering companions.“O
The next day, Clark and his bros woke up feeling refreshed and energized. They officially reported for duty today, as their week of leave already ended.As high-grade soldiers, they could not be treated as regular soldiers. They were sent to different military checkpoints, where they would act as the squad leaders.In every city of the Spartan republic, there are military checkpoints to stop criminal activities and to curb the actions of the Persian tigers organization. Clark was sent to a military checkpoint in a small town, in East Delhi.He was assigned as the overall squad leader of the soldiers at the checkpoint. He felt kind of weird as just after his graduation, he became the leader of soldiers, some of which were old enough to even be his father or mother.Despite feeling that way, this did not deter him as he still performed his duties to the best of his ability.He already
Clark always dreaded and anticipated the day that he would kill his first Mocan soldier. He hated them to the core, so he would never hesitate if the opportunity to kill one was presented to him.The appearance of this soldier lit up a burning flame that was carefully concealed in his heart. At this moment, the flame already burst forth like split milk, it could not be remedied again.He acted very fast, as he quickly whispered to his 2-form gun to take on its machine gun configuration. His gun diligently obeyed, as it quickly rearranged its configuration. Despite this opponent being a high-grade soldier, Clark was brainlessly determined like never before to eliminate this soldier.The Mocan soldier saw him coming but ignored him as he did a sideways slash with his sword, easily killing another soldier from the squad. To him, these sol
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