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Black Sword Order

A group of teenagers come together to protect their city against rogue thugs and drug dealers but soon find themselves plunged into an ocean of conspiracies

W3R371G3R · Ciencia y ficción
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Show Them Who We Really Are

S.S.H.Q.

4:00 PM

Zarx and Melanie meet the general as they walk into the headquarters. Noticing them, he signals them to proceed as he is attending to someone. They enter the elevator on the ground floor.

"Didn't know this place was this huge" Zarx says.

"Wait until you see the main headquarters"

"Wait, there is one bigger than this?"

"Yeah, it's not just bigger. It's way bigger. This is the third largest headquarters"

"Wow, I can't wait to see the others".

The elevator door clicks open.

"We are here" Melanie draws his attention as he stares blankly ahead.

"Wait, already?"

[That was pretty fast] he thinks.

"Yeah".

They step off and Zarx continues his questioning "Isn't this supposed to be the last floor?"

"Yeah it is. The elevator used here is different from the normal ones. It's faster and more durable. Specially engineered by XIA industries. I bet you didn't even feel it. The speed I mean"

"Yeah, I definitely didn't. You mentioned XIA industries earlier"

"Yes. They provided most of the materials used in putting up this structure…".

They make their way into the general's office with Zarx walking hurriedly behind resulting in him tripping and shifting a tile in the middle of the room.

"Ouch" he lets out painful cry as his leg replaces the tile and locks in position.

"Take it easy Zarx"

"Yeah" he assures and lifts his foot out. Before shifting the tile back into place, he notices a memory card in a small plastic bag.

[Why would someone leave this here? Who is the person, and what's the person's motive?] he questions himself under breath. [Well, I will just have to check it myself. I just hope I don't get a virus infection]. He pockets it and puts the tile back in place then walks towards Melanie just as the general enters.

"I'm glad you could make it" he says before turning to Zarx and asking "And you are"

"Zarx" he replies.

"Well Zarx, nice to meet you"

"Nice to meet you too".

The general hurriedly turns to Melanie avoiding Zarx's gaze and stares at her as though expecting an answer for a question he never asked.

"No, not yet" she replies "Maybe someday"

"Well then, have a sit".

The two sit opposite the general with the inquisitive Zarx looking around from time to time.

"I called you here because there was an attack on one of our bases and…"

"Erm.... sorry but, shouldn't I excuse you for this part? I can wait in the lounge" Zarx interrupts

"Don't worry about it. Once she trusts you, so do I. Besides, she has never asked to bring anyone here before so if she wants you here, it means she trusts you that much. So no need to worry" the general assures.

"Okay, if you say so, then I would stay".

"So as I was saying, Base X was attacked by unknown assailants and for what reason? We don't know. They left no survivors. We have been trying to track them since but nothing useful came out at the end of the day so…"

"You need me to track them down for you"

"Yes, considering you are one of the most talented trackers in the military"

"What about my dad? He could do that easily so why not contact him, why contact me or isn't he back from the mission yet?"

"No he is not, last I heard from him was last week. He said he would be back in 2 weeks time, and you are the only one who can help us out at the moment, that's why I called you in. If there was someone else, I could turn to, that's where I would be"

"I understand the situation general, but I made a promise to my dad that no matter what, I wouldn't do anything without his permission so I'm sorry but, I can't help you. It's either we wait for his return or you contact him for permission. And we both know he wouldn't agree anyway so we would have to leave it at that. Besides, I am no longer a part of this organization"

"Alright if you say so. And feel free to come back when you change your mind"

"I doubt I would anyway but in case that happens, I would give you a call" she says standing.

"Alright, thanks for your time, number one"

"We would take our leave now"

"Okay see you around, and watch your steps, you ehem boyfriend seems really delicate". Melanie shoots a murderous gaze at him but unfazed by it, he simply smirks. Zarx stares at the general for a while the general however remains quiet and smirks back at him. Zarx follows Melanie out and they quickly step into the elevator.

"I really wished I had a gun with me. His brains would have been splattered all over the walls by now" Melanie barks.

"He really allowed you to come with me just to threaten you?"

"Looks like it"

"I can't really put a finger on it, but something seems off about that guy" Zarx points out.

"Yeah, I noticed. It's like he is a totally different person, because the general I know, always respects my dad's decisions and will never go against them"

[I got caught up in the conversation I forgot to do a full body scan. I was only able to scan for his vitals at the very end but, this guy, he had no vitals at all which sure is strange. If I were to theorize, I would say without a doubt he is a machine. But would it be okay to discuss that with her now?].

"It feels like something crazy is about to happen" he points out.

"Yeah, we better be watching our backs from now on. Hold up, they can hear us. There are microphones and cameras in the elevators"

"Don't worry, Alex already took care of that and there's something else I want us to talk about but I it would take a lot of time so how about after this evening's mission?"

"Sure, I've got nothing doing"

"My place?"

Their eyes meet briefly and he continues "Or…"

"Sure, I would like that" she agrees before he could say anymore

"Right. You mentioned earlier that you were no longer a part of them. If so then how come you are still using that phone?"

"Actually some of us are exceptions. Even if we quit, they may contact us if they urgently need our help"

"I assume those in rank S"

"Yes but not just them. There are several others as well"

"Oh..."

WELLS MANOR

5:00 PM

Zarx comes out of the bath with messy hair and a broken comb in his hand. He drops it on the table and getting another from the cabinet, combs his hair and goes out of the room in shorts and a shirt.

"Zarx" his dad's voice echoes through the empty hall. He gets back to the hall to meet him.

"Bring me the 5XC3 hard drive. It's on the table by the bedside" he says through the doorway.

Zarx goes up into his dad's room and returns with what looks like a black chest. He hands it over and turns to leave. His dad pulls a handle at the side of the chest like device revealing 2 columns of transparent drives inserted in slots of 5 rows. He pushes it close.

"Zarx" his dad calls. He pauses and turns. "I may not come back tonight I have got something important I'm working on; I don't think your mom would be back either. We should be back by morning."

"Okay"

"Take care" Harrison says and walks out. Zarx smiles and make his way to his room, jumping and yelling as he enters "Woohoooo"

He puts on a hooded black and purple designed tracksuit and black sneakers with purple soles. He walks into the elevator and descends into the workshop. A pod slides up from the ground as he walks in.

"Alex, send all files on today's mission to the Snow Tiger. He mentioned being up against a new kind of threat. Maybe this might be of help to him"

"Alright. Sir your suit is ready"

"Oh right" he says walking to the pod that just came up from the ground. A purple glow hits his face as it slides open allowing him to feel the content with his hand and smiling. The purple glow dims as he takes a few steps back. The pod closes and opens again almost immediately and walking towards it picks up the backpack sitting on the form in the pod then walks out. He meets Mr. Martin in the hall.

"I assume you are going hunting" Martin says.

"Yeah, but I would be back soon"

"Won't the young master have dinner before leaving then?"

"No, I don't wanna be late. I would have it when I'm back. Besides, I would be coming with a guest"

"Oh dear. How about I pack you some snacks"

"Those I would like".

Martin goes in and soon returns with a paper bag. He hands it to Zarx.

"In there we have some Broccoli Cheesy Bread, Honey-Garlic cauliflower and Bacon Avocado fries. Do well to eat your snacks"

"Bacon Avocado fries. You just gave me more reason to not fail tonight. Thank you Martin" he says all sober. "See you later" he says with a gleaming smile and runs to the garage. He puts the snack into his backpack and speeds off on his bike.

LAIR

5:35 PM

"Hey, don't wear yourself out Shiro. We got a mission tonight remember?" Melanie reminds him.

"Don't worry I would be fine"

"Aren't you tired of training. You've been up to that since you got here"

"Don't worry. I would be done in a minute"

"You've said that like a hundred times already". She states and walks away. "Ace, Gavin how are we looking on the scan" Melanie enquires reaching them.

"Shouldn't you rather be asking Alex? We are barely doing anything here aside from watching" Ace replies.

"At least you can see what's going on yeah?"

"Yeah, well everything's coming along pretty smoothly".

"Hey guys, sorry I'm late" Zarx says as he steps out of the elevator.

"You always are" Ace comes in.

"Am I?"

"Mhm"

"O…kay".

"Shiro, bring it in. It's time for mission briefing" Gavin announces. Shiro walks over and drops into a chair panting. Melanie glares at him and he hides his face in his palm.

"As we all know; last month was a tough and rough one, and was one full of challenges popping up one after another" Zarx begins. "There were lots of external issues, some internal conflicts as well, but hopefully, we have been able to resolve them or say most of them. Due to those issues, we had to take several breaks while reorganizing ourselves once again."

"Some of us almost lost our lives, some ourselves, but here we are, together again and that's what is important, that we have put behind our differences. With our differences behind us, it's time to paint this city, show them who we really are. Tonight, we have an important mission to carry out. This mission is going to deal a major blow to whoever is running this warehouses behind the scenes. Shiro, take it from here".

Shiro rises from the seat and walks to the screens "Okay, we have five targets; these targets are their major operation centers scattered in this city."

The information is displayed on the screens. One has a map with five red flashing dots on five separate locations in a corner with the satellite imagery covering the rest of the screen. The other two displayed real time footage of all the locations.

"Target number one is located near City Hall. They've been operating for almost 3 years now and yet the cops have not been able to shut them down. Any and everyone who goes in comes out as a block of ice, literally. The police lost dozens of men, hence they decided to not make it their cup of tea any longer. Go in there and you would get the living life sucked out of you"

"Wait you are serious about the whole freezing thing?" Gav. interrupts

"Of cause I am"

"Wow... we getting Mr. Freeze in..."

"Hey! copyright, ever heard of that?"

"Oh...right. carry on"

"Alright, So who would do us the honors of shutting that place down?"

"I would do it" Melanie replies. "We've got history. And I have a little present to deliver to them" she adds with a smirk.

[Present? What is she up to?] he shakes off the thought and continues

"Next we have target number two. It is located about 3 blocks south of Halsey Grande Cinema. It's been running the longest. 5 years I think. There is someone there known as 'Hotdog'. I wonder why anyone pick such a ridiculous name"

The others laugh

"He's been arrested several times for fraud, money laundering and espionage but has always escaped. Until two days ago, no one knew about his whereabouts. He was spotted by a security camera whiles having a conversation with this man."

He points to the first screen. "As we can see from the way he's dressed; he is undoubtedly someone of high importance. Hotdog wouldn't carelessly come out of hiding to meet this man for no reason. After their encounter, we kept track of the man using nearby camera's but he disappeared in some bushes and we lost track of him ever since. Hotdog made it back to his operation which is here. He is really dangerous and should not be taken lightly. I think I would take this one. His name interests me, also I would like to get information on the man he was meeting with".

"Alright that's taken, what next?" Ace asks.

"What's next is these 3. Little is known about them. It appears they have been operating for not too long, so those going there must proceed with extra caution. Target number three and four are located near the Camcot Commercial Bank one block apart."

"I would go for number three" Gavin says.

"I would take number four then" Ace says.

"Alright then, Zarx is taking number five, a few blocks east of Hilltop High"

"Alright we all know our locations, and we know what to do. Let's suit up" Zarx says and they move to their various dressing compartments as Zarx sits back to enjoy his snack.

FEW MOMENTS LATER

Ace is first to come out. "I can see you got an upgrade" Zarx notices.

"Yeah" he says walking towards the computer.

"Avocado fries?" Zarx offers

"No thanks, I hate avocados"

"What? You are missing out on a lot. They are really nutritious, you should try it"

"Naa, I'm good".

Melanie comes out next tying her hair into a simple and elegant twisted topknot. Her alluring figure swaying as she approaches.

"Zarx please hand me that chip there" Ace requests pointing to a computer chip on the table by Zarx. "Zarx the chip. Zarx!" Ace tries drawing his attention only to realize his attention is somewhere else. He sees his gaze fixed on Melanie. He moves and stands between them. "Quit staring Zarx, it's creepy" he mentions with an out stretched arm.

"What?"

"The chip" he says gesturing to him. Melanie laughs as he makes a grumpy face. The others come out one after another. Gavin removes his Jingasa [War Hat] and puts it on the table revealing the golden armored hachigane [Head protector] with the inscription Sairentosamurai [in kanji] on his head.

"Everyone seems to be ready" Shiro says.

"No I'm not. Gotta finish my snack" Zarx objects.

"Come on we're gonna be late at this rate"

"Alright, alright. Guess I would finish it after we are done". Zarx gives them each a badge which they attach to their suits.

"Dude we don't even have a name for this team and yet we have badges?" Ace states

"Let's think about that part later smarty. These badges double as grenades. Push the center and it activates."

"Is this even safe? What happens if something mistakenly hits it and it triggers?"

"Don't worry about that, it only activates once a pulse is detected. Cool?"

"Cool"

"Alright team, the moment we have been awaiting is here, so let's all go out and do what is expected of us." Zarx announces. "Let's move"

CAMCOT COMMERCIAL BANK

TARGET NUMBER FOUR

Hammer Fist stares at the warehouse in front of him. A sharp chill runs down his spine. He looks at his already shaky hands. "I can do this" he clenches his fist. "All the training I did wasn't for nothing. it's time to put all that into good use". He removes concussion disc grenades from a pouch on his left thigh and advances quickly towards the warehouse with a stone in hand which he hurls at a glass window.

The stone comes smashing through the window into the warehouse startling everyone and drawing their attention towards the window before moving swiftly and soon standing in front of the broken window, guns pointed at it and around. Still running towards the window, he throws the concussion disc grenades through the broken warehouse window, swiftly diving in through the window after it goes off, slamming one henchman to the ground in the process.

He quickly ducks behind a pillar as they begin shooting all around in confusion.

"Hey guys, it's been a while, hasn't it? You know I'm not the muscle kinda guy, so I had to do that."

The gun fire ceases for a brief moment and begins blazing again. He covers his ears.

"Man you guys are supposed to be disoriented. Maybe this would make you feel better" he announces while sliding a disc grenade towards them. It explodes sending them crashing into the walls, others to the ground.

[It worked just as he said. No fire, just shock waves. So cool]

He stands as the gun fires cease. Some are knocked unconscious, whiles others begin to get back up.

"Looks like some of you still have some fight left in you. Well in that case, let's get the party started" he says as he kicks the first person to stand in the head which causes him to drop to the ground like a lump. He makes his way through those standing, punching and kicking like a wild animal on rampage.

"Aaannnnnnnd take this, that, wohooo this is fun" he says as he goes along.

He takes a gun from the floor and whacks the last one in the head sending him crashing to the ground unconscious.

"10 minutes and 53 seconds. That's record time". He looks around cautiously to make sure everyone is down. A sudden blazing of gun sends him ducking behind a pillar.

"Whew, that was close man. You could have killed me you know that?" he exclaims

"Hahaha, you running already? Maybe you should choose your words wisely next time. Not the muscle kind of guy huh? Well I am that kinda guy and I can smell how weak you are already. I am beginning to enjoy myself. Don't make this boring for me. Make me enjoy this a little longer. Come on come out let's play. It would be fun; I promise" Comes the voice of a man from one end of the room.

"Well I wasn't exactly hiding". The man is taken aback as Hammer Fist's voice echoes from right behind him. [What the hell! This guy, wasn't he in front of me? Then when did he get behind me?] his thoughts come to an end as he momentarily freezes from shock and fear. A thick drop of sweat gathers beneath his chin. Ace lands a strong kick to his side and crack! goes his ribs. He drops his rifle as pain shoots through his entire body.

He takes some steps forward and turns to face Hammer Fist who picks up the gun and is walking towards him with darkness covering his body revealing only a part of his face as he advances towards him in a menacing manner. The atmosphere around him becomes heavy, sweat increases on his face and begins dripping off his chin as he shivers all over.

"W… wh… who the hell are you?" his shaky voice echoes around.

"You really don't want to know who I am" Hammer Fist responds as light shines on his entire face.

"Wait, aren't you one of those guys who took out those warehouses about a month ago?"

"Oh, you remember. Well that's enough chit chat, I've got places to be. You asked who I was correct? Well then, let me show you who I am" he says putting forth his hand and dragging the man into the darkness. The man lets out a loud cry as the sound of bones cracking can be heard from within the shadow. He drops out of the darkness to the ground unconscious.

"I think we're done here" Ace says and drops the gun. He walks towards the door "Hammer Fist to team, number four is clear".