Chapter 6

The American base prepared for their mission. They sent their vehicles with soldiers, camouflaged to be delivery trucks, to strategic locations around the school. Yu and James took a Limo directly to the school. They both wore armani suits with formal Italian-styled shoes, and a Longines wristwatch. While Yu had a black suit, James took on a navy blue suit. He had his flowing while Yu tied his backwards. Once they arrived, Yu signalled to some soldiers he sighted. They nodded to acknowledge his silent orders and reshuffled their arrangement. The school remained under strict surveillance. People who came in were monitored, while people who moved out were interrogated as discretely as possible.

The time struck 10 a.m.

"It is show time." Yu smirked. He and James walked out of the Limo and were accompanied by two other soldiers in their camo as they walked to the entrance of the school. The principal and head teacher were standing at the entrance waiting to receive them.

"It is so lovely to have you here, Dr. Yu Lock." The principal gestured with a handshake.

"The pleasure is all mine principal." Yu responded with a smile.

"I take it that this young man is your son?You have quite the stunning resemblance."

"Yes sir. Thank you for having us." James bowed slightly with a smile.

"Oh, the pleasure is all mine." The principal responded while giving James a hand shake. He led them to the school hall for the presentation. As Yu took the stage, his gaze made a lot of young hearts stutter. Regardless, it was hard to ignore his missing arm. While in the hall, the operators noticed that while the source energies spread equally on everyone, there seemed to be an anomaly on one person present in the hall. The source energy was lower in comparison to others.

"Is it possible that he has expended so much that his source energy has dropped?" An operator asked Michael with a desperate stare.

"I know how you feel, but I can't give you an exact answer. But good job spotting it. Relay it to Yu and the others."

"Yes, sir!"

Back at the school's hall, Yu got the message before beginning his presentation.

"I can see that some of you can't take your eyes off my missing arm. I lost it 12 years ago during the last invasion America ever faced. May 3rd, to be exact. Special units from all over the world gathered for that blood bath. It was truly a memorable moment in our history." Yu spoke with a smile as he squeezed his left shoulder.

The hall became as silent as a graveyard. The attention of most students was gained. A projector displayed a black and white picture of humans shooting at each other.

"Let's take a dive into history. On August 6, 1945, The US was on the verge of dropping the revolutionary nuclear bomb above the city of Hiroshima when an abnormality occurred in an ally nation, France. A distortion, more like a crack in space, created by an unknown energy in Bourges occurred, and the very first portal opened. Creatures only thought to exist in mythology and in our imaginations fell through and began to wreak havoc in France, taking out every one of all races. For the first time on that battlefield, humanity fought together to push back the threat even though we were outmatched. The atomic bomb was called back and directed to nuke the most populated point of those creatures, which was at the site of the portal. Inadvertently, it worked as the portal shrank in size and pulled back some of those creatures, including the energy from the bomb, thereby preventing Bourges from becoming a toxic wasteland. A survivor of the creatures was spotted and taken into captivity. The realization that humanity faced a far greater threat, coupled with the technology America had shown, facilitated the end of the war. Scientists from all over were brought together to study the captured creature." Yu paused and saw that a good majority of the students seemed uninterested. He clenched his right fist and burst out red source energy that engulfed his body. The entire hall felt the pressure, and their interest was immediately rekindled.

"I am sure you are wondering what this energy around me is. Source soldiers are not allowed to expose their power to the civilian population. But then I am now a scientist, so consider it your lucky day. " He smirked as the entire hall began to clap in excitement.

"Aright then, source energy, as I mentioned before, is the name given to the power emitted by the 'demons.' It's what forms their weapons and their armor, and it's the basis of humanity's counterattack measures. Use fire to fight fire if you will. As such, the formation of the special unit."

The special unit badge was shown on the projector. It was the insignia of a peregrine falcon with its wings spread out. The tip of each wing was held up by a pillar while its claws were attached to another pillar. In a sense, it looked as though the peregrine falcon was flying with the support of three pillars. Next were slides of special units with their armor and in their uniforms. The projector went on to display heroic fights conducted by the special forces. All of which looked insanely cool, as the students were left in awe of what they saw.

"A select few undergo the harsh training to become members of the special units. We have branches in all disciplines in existence, and we also utilize this power to boost our technology. So, you can say that you've all been touched by the special units in your daily lives. Some of you might join us in defending humanity. When that time comes, it will be a pleasure to work with you."

The whole hall stood up to give Yu a standing ovation. They were impressed by what they saw. As Yu left the stage, he received a message. 'The special case has begun to move.'

He signalled James, who left the hall while tracking the movement of the special case. Once out of the hall, he pulled of his suit in order to reveal his special soldiers' uniform.

"To the left, It is staying in a particular location." The operator mentioned.

"Is he on to us?" James asked, with a slight worry in his voice.

"I can not say. But if you meet him, you are not to engage. We would proceed with dialogue."

"If he chooses to not cooperate..."

"Show him hell!" Michael's voice came in.

James followed the directions until he arrived at the boy's toilet. His heart was beating heavily and sweat began to drip from his head. He released a light energy to engulf him.

"He is coming towards you. Stay alert!"

The door opened slowly...