The mutant system

Crawler!

"Did you apprehend the individual?" Sir Damien inquired upon noticing Jude Walker departing the school premises.

"Let's just say I'll return in a month," Jude replied, his retinue accompanying his exit.

'What does he mean by that?' Sir Damien puzzled, a baffled expression crossing his face.

*****

Two weeks passed since the incident involving Jude Walker, and the topic seemed to fade from conversations.

Ajax breathed a sigh of relief, hopeful that his nightmares were behind him and life would return to normal.Yet, an underlying unease gnawed at Ajax.

Did Jude leave without capturing the perpetrator? Was he planning to return later? Had Darick's plan succeeded?Two weeks of silence later, Ajax surmised that Darick's scheme might have worked.

Students congregated once again in the announcement hall, awaiting instructions from a teacher.Sir Samuel stepped forward, taking center stage before the students.

"Greetings," Sir Samuel began. "We are all aware that the first clash squad test wa