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In a world were woman dominates over man, it was due to one invention of a so called “ATHENA” a mechanical special suit that embodies the person, giving the person a superhuman strength and abilities. But the suit is mostly used by women due to its unknown compatibility. Men around the world started to experiment called CODEX over the ATHENA suit. But the cost was high, men who was experimented to wear the suit was being left as no more than corpses thus resulting to crisis. Were men had been reduced by half of the world population. Turmoil begun to shrink the world into crisis of men, resulting the CODEX being destroyed and all of their laboratories by the ATHENA organization. But some still continue the experiment underground. Five years had passed after the incident happened, humanity is starting to slowly recover from the crisis. There a mysterious lad name Arishok who holds an unknow technology that is far beyond the understanding of the ATHENA organization, even the CODEX and the ORDER itself don’t know what it is. Being sent to the main school of ATHENA. Where chosen female students and few men are being educated to use the ATHENA suit. Only 12 men around the world can only use the ATHENA, tho some of them was the people that were experimented. But still women had the upper hand for they are far more compatible and versatile to the mechanical suit. In the Academy, Arishok was being hated, despise, loath, detest by what destructive power he holds, due to his power that hurt one of their comrades even the boys abominate him for nearly killing their love ones. But Arishok didn’t care even when they are seeing him as a dangerous person. For there is even more far superior that holds the so called Core an unknown technology that harbors the enemy of the galactic apocalypse of the universal cosmos. ------------------------------------------------------------- the cover is not mine but i got this from the game HALO "PROMETHEUS" GALLERY

Carsomyr · Sci-fi
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25 Chs

"Arishok”

To where the HQ of ATHENA, a group of people are in the state of conflict meeting. "Why didn't you inform us from the beginning, why did you all keep this a secret until know" ask one man. Countering his question "well to be exact, we did this for the sake of keeping it from the hands of the CODEX". Hearing his reply the chubby man slams the table, "are you making another war". Before fat man starts to speak again he was cut off by a very beautiful woman.

"A war is not we're looking for" said the man in glasses, "should we take over this and let it decide to her, right Arisha??". A woman aging 24, eyes are red as the flaming fire, beautiful yet powerful in authority, ranks, and one of the number one Athena suit user even the fat guy was silence to speak. Arisha without interruption speaks to them "we will help you with your request" cutting her off the fat man starts to oppose saying "but, what if they are infiltrating us and might stole some information over the suit and they will start another war isn't that what you want" he said pointing his hand over Kevin the man in glasses. But Kevin talks back in a calm and intimidating way "our team doesn't take interest over the suit, so don't worry we don't take candy from a baby" followed by a grim smile.

Hearing what Kevin said and seeing his grim face, rage starts to fill the man. debating, both of them are in conflict till Arisha shout "SILENCE!" then the room became silence once more. "We will take your request but in return you will give us all the information you collected".

Calmly Kevin replies "I'm well prepared for that, you can have all the information you need" saying that, a man next to him became worried in silence. "So, it's decided then Sophie can you take care of that" sitting next to her a woman with a short hair, aging from 26. The creator of the Athena's suit the one they called the genius. Knowing what Arisha said, Kevin quickly gives the data on Sophie.

Right after Kevin gives them the data he slowly begins to leaves the room followed by his three coordinates. Just before Kevin starts to walk towards the exit he was stop when Arisha gives him a warning saying "if you are plotting a war or something we will not hesitate to do like what we did to the CODEX". Stopping near the exit door with a smile as he faces sideways to the people sitting in circles " don't worry we have no intention on that either".

Walking on the hallway cover with metals and concrete Kevin was ask why he gave away all the thing they had been working through with all the sacrifies they made. Stopping again as he bringout a cigar and started to smoke exhaling the smoke with a shrug "I'm tired of this, its time we give him a life, don't worry you are assigned to help the genius" a smile he show and continue walking, ignoring what the others are saying.

Inside the room of the ORDER

A young man cage in an isolated room, merge with an unknown technology, hair covers his right eye, sitting on the floor like a half dead man who just lose everything. With in a couple of moments, a mans footstep was heard walking towards his room, hatch opens... he switches the lights on, standing next to the young lad was Arishok. With a smile "so how you been Arishok", taking a sit next to Arishok, Kevin started to continue a conversation in order to make a word out of him. As Kevin started talking, Arishok finally spoke "how can you say that to a man who kills your wife". But still Kevin stood still on the words that was uttered before him. "That may be true but the truth is, it's my fault for allowing her to do her work in the first place". "But, it was me by my own hand, killed her in front of you". As the room became more silence, moments pass by as Kevin breaks the silence saying a request to Arishok. "The truth is I' am at my end and would you give some old man a final request". "Lie that was a lie" cutting him off "a lie nor a truth but would you hear my thoughts". Still in silence Kevin slowly stand, with a smile he grabs Arishok by hand and force him to leave the room together.

Few months later

At a times after Arishok was able to lift some of the burden that harbors with in him. Kevin finally told him to move out in the laboratory to have a better perception of being a human.

Being blinded by the rays of the sun, making his hand as a shield to the sunlight. Taken to a beautiful place where a house was merge with nature, in his mind "this one fine made house". While dozing off while he praises the fine architectural beauty of the house, seeing him while dozing his mind Kevin told Krest to take a bath saying you smell like animals, hearing what he said with an embarrassment and anger Arishok begins to take the clothes and started to walk towards the bathroom. Finishing the bath, he was met with cooking utensils and food beverages. In a shocking voice "Now what", c'mon lad let's start the cooking lesson". With a shrug he asks as he chops the ingredients you seem kind of plotting something. "Mhhhh… indeed I' am since you'll be going to school next week, "THE HECK ARE YOU TALKING??". Calm down now you'll burning the ingredients, "oopsss... my bad".

Kevin: "the truth is, you are to be transferred to the Athena organization,".

Arishok: "the Athena huh"

Kevin: "and I'm going to be assigned to the other branches by the next month, I might be off some other times".

Arishok: "will ya get to the point already"

Kevin: with disappointed as he shrugs "I've not told you this before but I have a daughter".

Arishok: hearing what he said with a cold tone "I'm not going to be force into a shenanigans or something ain't I "

Kevin: with a serious tone "aaaaahhhhh…. moving on other organization are hunting me, and it will not take long before the other syndicate starts to know my family, so will you take this a request".

Arishok: Hearing what he said, already he knows what to do with his daughter, as his darks past starts haunting him thinking he might kill his daughter same as he killed his wife.

Kevin: seeing Arishok as he struggles to find a word "Don't worry I have faith in you, same as my wife had faith in you".

Arishok: with hesitation he finally decides what to do" alright I take it"

With a smile Kevin ends the serious conversation, as he prepares the food.

"Delicious not bad for a first time cooker, you might be a good house father someday".

Hearing him gives Arishok a laughing jag "sorry, I'm not interested to that", "owwwss we'll see about that as he grins".

"So what kind of Athena looks like" I ask, "it is a place where powerful women are in there learning the suit and honing their skill", with a sigh Arishok digs in the food.

Four weeks passed, Arishok was brought to the Athena school tho it was not like a student's entry. He was first brought to an unknown lab, to be watched by some people including Arisha, Sophie and some other high rank officers. After scanning him he was then brought to the school, bored and tired he was just delivered there like nothing.