5 Chapter 4
"This will be our first real fight using the elite team"
"Sir, are we sure we can control these brutes and fight the war?"
Two man stood atop the hill looking down at his large army consisting of powerful young
soldiers and tough veterans.
It was a seven hundred-man battalion specially created in order to fight against monsters and their uprising.
The man on right is the current president of the United States of America, James Mattis and the
man on the left is the lieutenant colonel named after the famous general, MacArthur.
"Scientists have given us with their thumbs of approval"
"Those shady scientists shouldn't be trusted, sir!"
"I know your all worked up because your subordinates' life is on line, but bear with me, this is
important for the advancement of our democratic country"
"Sir, but"
"No buts lieutenant, this is a final warning"
"I'm sorry sir," MacArthur apologized for overstepping the boundaries and saluted, "I'm going back to the headquarter to cool my head sir!"
MacArthur walked back to the camp and looked at his left, where soldiers stood prepared for the upcoming battle.
The super soldiers, who were a successful lab-rat injected with the new found magical energy, temporary called mana, a commonly used words to describe supernatural force.
30 super soldiers lined up with chains on their legs and neck, and each escorted by 10-man squad.
The chains were made of steel coated with iron specifically created for the super soldiers.
*The sound of large horde running could be heard*
"Soldiers Get in position!!" lieutenant colonel, MacArthur shouted with his almighty voice.
In 5km distance a horde of Chupacabra started appearing as they jumped out from the forest.
They had a similar appearance like that of a dog with a size of a wolf. Their sharp fangs coated with their thirsty saliva, and their sharp claws that seemed to be able to pierce even the hardest steel, frightened the wits out of the new recruits who recently joined due to the massive draft of the citizens that happened year ago.
However, the battle hardened veterans only felt surprised at the sheer number they were going to face, and didn't seem to have been afflicted with any de-buff.
"Guaaaaagh" the super soldiers with their mentality degrading to that of a dog roared in reply to the sudden emergence of the monsters.
"Keep the leashes tight" squad leaders shouted in resonance, trying to keep the unstable super soldiers under control.
"Soldiers, Steady!!"
Cold wind could be heard in the ranks of the soldiers as they showed discipline befitting one of the strongest nation that exists on the surface of the earth.
Fuwoosh…
Each soldiers carried with themselves a long rapier, which was imported from the French army through flight, and a powerful modern Ar-15.
Transportation through flight is currently available because of several correlation supporting the travel. The flight type monsters are mostly neutral as they only hunt those on ground rather than fight one of their kind.
Oil is currently depleting fast but with many countries having their reserve of oil in their dispensary it is estimated to be fully exhausted in another decade or so.
Such luxury could not be seen in any other country in the current northern America, as making bullets have become a burden due to sudden disappearance of charcoal in northern America.
As if replicating the old era swordsmanship became a famous method of training one's body since the shortage of bullets rendered many weapons obsolete.
…..
Scientists in their lab coat, in the lab looking at the tube of the new found energy.
"Isn't there a way for it to be assimilated inside the body more naturally?"
The question that have been boggling the minds of elite scientists, have yet to be answered due to their conventional method being far distance to the religious or the traditional people.
...
"Were the message relayed to the Holy father?"
"Yes, Your Excellency." A man with awe shown in his eyes kneeled.
"Good, with this our catholic church shall see its new rise, those damned U.S officials looking down on us just because we were quiet and made no moves."
United States of America, afraid of different powers rising used a conventional method of banning the usage of communication tools to anyone other than the president.
"All we have to do is now wait for the Holy father's reply and see his circumstance, and to check if our cardinals and bishops gained similar power as me or not"
Archbishop Dylan, during his prayers, praying for the safety of his people felt a new energy invading inside his body. He was on a kneeling position reciting the holy bible in hope for the resurrection of the son of god, Jesus.
As if answering to his prayers, Dylan gained the powers the ancestors of Holy Church members said to have wielded, the power to control the physics of the nature around him.
Such immense power overwhelmed Dylan as he drowned himself in the study of it during the first few years.
During these few years, Dylan's control over his power increased exponentially, boosting his already powerful power. The power to control the state of matter. Anything he touched will change its state according to the whim of Dylan.
Dylan during his research found that the amount of energy it consumed depended on the material that were being changed or the amount of the particles involved in the process.
He knew if this power were to be found by the American scientists, he will be dissected from head to toe in order to find the mysteries behind his powers, which motivated him to keep a low profile. However, all this was about to change.
It was because the church finally was granted a telegraph that allowed them access to the Vatican City. The church kept a rigorous attitude on maintaining public order and helped the government recruit new soldiers before the draft. Basically, licking the paws of the new world leaders, trying to gain some standing in this already desolate and chaotic world.
This eventually led to the trust in the church by the government and decided to grant them with a tool to communicate directly with the Vatican City. Even then, the gift was not without conditions that gave more benefits to the government, such as asking for resources and support of the Vatican City.
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"Kairi, I'm staaaarving, did you bring any food for me to eat?"
Sho carelessed his thin stomach as he grumbled on about how much he could be eating in his comfort of home.
"I'm sure its 12 something, just wait after we destroy one of these skeletons, we wont go back"
"What skeletons, I don't see any….dude, I feel like maybe you were high on drugs"
"Shut up, I was awake as hell, why are you doubting your good friend plus stop wasting time and keep searching slave"
"What the hell did you call me?"
Sho rushed out on Kairi and beat him up for looking down on him…. inside his head.
"Nothing, just keep searching"
Dumb Sho, thanks to my dad being close friends with the temple, he got some back information that the temple was handing out rewards secretly for hunting these things called bakemono and bringing to them the core.
"Thought so, you know if you piss me off too much I might as well as return back by myself" Sho kept talking but he was interrupted in middle of his speech.
"A monk?" Kairi questioningly spoke shushing Sho.
A dim figure could be seen few kilometers away from the duo, as he slowly approached them.
Shit is he one of the monks from the temple searching for the cores and hunting the bakemono?
"Oh, what's monk doing in such place?" Sho couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know, don't ask me, maybe he came for the skeletons?"
Kairi looked intensely at the approaching silhouette to see if the monk is from his town. If he was from the town, he didn't have to worry about the monk spilling the beans. It was because, the current town they reside in decided to not reveal about the spawning monsters or bakemono as they called due to them being afraid that it may cause town wide panic.
"I will speak to him, you keep it shut, maybe he might get angry at us if they found out we were out adventuring in such dangerous time"
"Ok, but put in a good word for me, I heard these days' monks were becoming an essential soldier because of their well learnt martial arts and shit"
"Yeah I will keep that in mind."
"Hello, young friends, may I blatantly ask, please pardon my rude behavior, why are you youngling visiting the graveyard that's usually restricts young adults from entering?"
I've never seen him in the town, maybe he was in mediation or… no but all the current monks are dispatched to fight the war against Hatekayama clan.
"Venerable sir, me and my friend Sho, are out here to pray for my friend Sho's mother. We thought of asking an adult to accompany us in the journey but decided otherwise because we didn't wish to bother them for such petty things"
"Hoh, I see, so young friend you are here to visit your mother's grave"
The monk saying so looked sharply at Sho, in which Sho replied with a twitch.
"Is that right my young friend?"
"Hih, tha, that is indeechu…*cough**cough* ahem, indeed collect, no I meant correct"
"I see, I was being a bit nosy putting my head on some one else's business, I apologize. Well then, I shall see my self out. I hope for your safe trip"
The monk bowed in respectful manner as he looked up and started walking to the other direction.
Haah, kids never change. Even after so many centuries these reckless kids they lie and can't even hide their lies. I guess they are still young maybe I might teach them a bit or two about discipline.
No, its not right for me to suddenly teach them a lesson, its their path that they walk, it led the fate of us three to entangle, maybe it's all according to karma. I will observe them for now and will jump in before they take anymore innocent lives.
"What a weird monk." Sho commented looking at the leaving monk's back. "Also, why the hell did you lie? God damn now I don't even know if I can face him in the town."
"No reason, he is being too nosy you know, its our business. And you never had face anyway so why care now"
"You!" Sho grit his teeth as he shouted "Bastard!"
"Chill man, relax, he headed to the right side of the road, that's leading to some nowhere not the town. He's probably from some small village or something."
"I guess, that's true too…"
"Lets go hunt some of those skeleton monsters, maybe it might drop something unexpected"
"Whatever, its just another one of your hallucination"
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"Little skeleton, I'm unsure of their intension, but the weird part wasn't that…They wore some weird clothes, most likely a western styled one?"
"Was tern?" the little skeleton cutely tiled its skull.
"Why would some young generation kid wear something barbarians wear? Did Japan get invaded by some western country?"
I must be overthinking…always thinking about wars and invasion…my mind must've been greatly affected by the war. I really must keep a demeanor and thoughts that won't shame the Shiki. It's probably just an on going trade that flourished with the west.
Unbeknownst to the Monk, the two lads with their adventurous mind found what they were looking for.
"Sho, look that's the skeletons I was talking about" Kairi shouted with his stick pointing at the crowd of skeletons
A group of skeletons were dancing around something, as if they were celebrating their utmost happiest days. In the eye of their encirclement was a small black spherical object floating calming, while excluding the out of the world feeling.
"We can't eat"
"But we can dance"
"Do we feel good"
"Yeah we feel good"
"Stranger is kind"
"I'm jealous for skeleton number 53201"
"Yeah, lucky guy"
"All's good with this!"
"He he he"
"Hahaha"
"Buwahahahaha"
Clattering sound of the skeleton's jaws could be heard, and it got louder as they started laughing manically.
"Damn, you're right." Sho looked at the skeletons conversing with each other. " Kinda spooky to be honest" Sho mumbled feeling a little scared.
They were 50 meters or so away from the skeletons and were observing them, with their eyes wide open.
"They are talking…. Are they, like, alive? Isn't that right Kairi" Sho called Kairi, but didn't hear any reply so he looked around only to see Kairi going full stealth mode, approaching the skeletons quietly ready to strike at any moment.
"Kairi, what the hell, you reckless bastard" Sho unwillingly followed after Kairi.
