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Blades of Salvation: Part IV
“Base to Edens. How are things coming along?”
“Not well, I’d say at the very least.”
“No?”
“Just forget about Green for now. We can’t save him”. As Eden muttered for a report. “I’ll tell you when we need to be dispatched”
“Alright.”
The hurried scientist quickly ran over to the location where his partner was, taking a rather long ride down. When he stepped out, he was nowhere to be seen.
“Silverjack, come in. Repeat, report, Silverjack.”
“Doctor? Is that you?” A familiar voice rang ahead. As he turned to look around, the shadow of Patrick appeared, his voice heavy and tired.
“What happened?”
“I got most of my men out, tried our best to secure the location....but yeah, this Green guy and his disciple was too strong.”
“I’m gonna find him. Can you get me the access to the room where Blue is held?”
“Sure. Sure.”
“So where is my friend?”
“He’s....uh....still safe.”
Meanwhile Silverjack had encountered the problems of his own, as much as his charisma held up, he was still up on par with the mute assassin, and they took the battle to the next level. A few brave men tried helping him despite their cover, and mounted their guns. Tanaka dodged with much swift moves, with the closest bullet narrowly hitting her right cheek. For a distracted second the men had bought him time, Silverjack decided to throw a smoke bomb and escape, while leaving a EMP grenade planted on the floor, which went off in a matter of seconds.
***
By now, he was into the level of the vault. A big storage with weapons, cache full of technology. It was well stocked despite the damage it had taken. Jesse’s eyes brimed with surprise. The storage was about roughly half the size of his own. And then there was a special looking box in the right. Stepping forward, he stared at it for a few good minutes before the assassin had caught to him.
“Not bad making through that. Because normally, goons don’t.”
The assassin ignored his witty quips as she lashed onto him, but he took the a small gadget from his pocket and sprayed her in the face, sending her backwards, unconscious. Now he saw that she had cybernetic cords under the mask as Jesse moved closer.
“Well. That’s a good way to take the equation off the solution.” He mumbled. Then his comms came in, with the voice of Edens ringing.
Edens: “Where are you?”
Jesse: “Deep in the vault. If you’re with Patrick, tell him it’s open. Interesting discoveries here. Meet me outside of the vault doors. And ask him to bring his remaining men as well.
Edens: “On our way.”
***
Edens: “So this is it. Patrick, you’ve been keeping this for a long time.
Patrick: “Well....yes. I’m sorry. I didn’t tell you guys that we kept this. My boys didn’t even know much about this.
Jesse: “So our friend is looking for this, huh.”
Edens: “What’s it called? Must be something inside the box.”
Patrick: “Wait. It’s dangerous. We brought it back at least five or six years ago, extracted in Iraq. Scientists couldn’t figure it out. They had this kind of....special weapon. Looked like a sword, but it ain’t a sword. We dub it the Blades of Salvation.”
Edens: “Interesting.
Jesse: “And Green needs it for....?”
Patrick: “I don’t know. I really don’t.”
“Congratulations. You’ve helped me achieved something great today.” The fake Green’s voice suddenly boomed again., with the screen appearing.“Hand it over now, Remus. This property is mines.” Edens looked unamused again. “And what if I don’t? Using it for doomsday purposes? Not the first time I’ve faced encounters like these.” He quickly grabbed his pulse pistol and shot the towering image of the imposter, but still received a call as Patrick ordered his men to secure the area the vault.
Edens: “You do realise hacking isn’t useful anymore. Anyways, I took out your best.”
Green: “I can still do whatever I can. And she means nothing to me, just another puppet for disposal.
Edens: “I think you’ve forgotten something all along. Because the real you gave me the good stuff. We’ve found Blue as well.”
Green: “Ha! The body of my so called partner? I’ve killed him already before you fools could reach him.”
Edens: “Not quite. You know there’s always a secret room you’ve never tried to navigate, haven’t you. Courtesy of the captain.”
Green: “Heading to the——wait, what?”
Edens: “Here’s an encryption key that contains so much data. Very clever to cover it through your fabricated lies when we talked.”
Green: “This is impossible. I’ve breached the base with explosives, and how is the body still alive?”
Edens: “Answer: reverse technology. Nothing ever said about failsafes.
As he finished his line, Edens shot through the next room. The door unlocked with a small boom, revealing the now cornered Green, with men surrounding him. “Too late, “Knott.” I’ve always played five steps ahead. This is why your original couldn’t ever beat me in chess.” As the vulnerable imposter looked up at him, he raised his rifle at the calm scientist. “Well played. And you could find me here, so what now, take me under arrest? Pull another trick
Edens: “Actually, a permission to kill. You’ve done your part. Captain, permission to kill?”
Patrick: “Confirmed.”
Green: “Well, f*ck y’all.
Edens raised his pistol, shooting Green point blank through the head, revealing machinery and electronics. Patrick looked confused now, and the sight of blood mixed up with splattered brain did make one of the soldiers throw up.
Jesse: “Well, I never liked the bastard.”
Edens: “Not in particular for me, but I did hold some respect for the man.”
Patrick: “So is this guy with implants or a cyborg?”
Edens: “Android. Someone’s pulled the strings on this one. Programmed with a chip to carry out the actions, but I guess they’re broken now. See the wires? Connection severed. Anyways, captain, if you don’t mind, take this. Valuable info. And look at the comms, in an hour your friends are coming to look for us.”
Patrick: “Uh....well, you’re permitted to leave. I would still signal my men to be stationed, like the escaped ones, and the body....?”
Edens: “If you’re referring to the one on the floor, no, it’s worthless and there’s nothing with him, I’ve checked. We’ll take the original Knott with us. The original Green as well. He might be breathing a bit.”
Patrick: “The body’s ready. Here, take the emergency shaft up. Your plane’s ready to board as well, doctor.”
Edens: “Thank you, Captain. And what about the Blades of Salvation? Are we allowed to take it?”
Patrick: “Sure, of course. The science team has also granted permission, probably for borrowing. And you’re welcome.”
As the two left, a soldier came up to Patrick while everyone else was busy, as he kept staring.
Random soldier: “Don’t you think he’s awesome? He’s totally a badass scientist.”
Patrick: “Yeah....uh huh. I...I’m well, didn’t know he could do all those things. Thought he was some rather cheeky looking old man, but I was wrong. Anyways, all right everybody, keep cleaning up, we’ve still got work to do!”
*****
(On the plane)
Jesse: “And where does this leave us?”
Edens: “A second step, a bigger connection, deeper the conspiracy.”
Jesse: “I’m starting to believe there’s something between E.S. and the blades.
Edens: “Well, that’s for us to find out. Maybe, we should assemble the team. Tell them to get prepared, we’re not too far from home.
——****——
(Congratulations! You’ve made it to the end. If you’re still reading, here’s it. The first volume is coming out soon, probably within this week. Do expect more tie ins and exciting stuff coming along.)
Blades of Salvation: Part IV
“Base to Edens. How are things coming along?”
“Not well, I’d say at the very least.”
“No?”
“Just forget about Green for now. We can’t save him”. As Eden muttered for a report. “I’ll tell you when we need to be dispatched”
“Alright.”
The hurried scientist quickly ran over to the location where his partner was, taking a rather long ride down. When he stepped out, he was nowhere to be seen.
“Silverjack, come in. Repeat, report, Silverjack.”
“Doctor? Is that you?” A familiar voice rang ahead. As he turned to look around, the shadow of Patrick appeared, his voice heavy and tired.
“What happened?”
“I got most of my men out, tried our best to secure the location....but yeah, this Green guy and his disciple was too strong.”
“I’m gonna find him. Can you get me the access to the room where Blue is held?”
“Sure. Sure.”
“So where is my friend?”
“He’s....uh....still safe.”
Meanwhile Silverjack had encountered the problems of his own, as much as his charisma held up, he was still up on par with the mute assassin, and they took the battle to the next level. A few brave men tried helping him despite their cover, and mounted their guns. Tanaka dodged with much swift moves, with the closest bullet narrowly hitting her right cheek. For a distracted second the men had bought him time, Silverjack decided to throw a smoke bomb and escape, while leaving a EMP grenade planted on the floor, which went off in a matter of seconds.
***
By now, he was into the level of the vault. A big storage with weapons, cache full of technology. It was well stocked despite the damage it had taken. Jesse’s eyes brimed with surprise. The storage was about roughly half the size of his own. And then there was a special looking box in the right. Stepping forward, he stared at it for a few good minutes before the assassin had caught to him.
“Not bad making through that. Because normally, goons don’t.”
The assassin ignored his witty quips as she lashed onto him, but he took the a small gadget from his pocket and sprayed her in the face, sending her backwards, unconscious. Now he saw that she had cybernetic cords under the mask as Jesse moved closer.
“Well. That’s a good way to take the equation off the solution.” He mumbled. Then his comms came in, with the voice of Edens ringing.
Edens: “Where are you?”
Jesse: “Deep in the vault. If you’re with Patrick, tell him it’s open. Interesting discoveries here. Meet me outside of the vault doors. And ask him to bring his remaining men as well.
Edens: “On our way.”
***
Edens: “So this is it. Patrick, you’ve been keeping this for a long time.
Patrick: “Well....yes. I’m sorry. I didn’t tell you guys that we kept this. My boys didn’t even know much about this.
Jesse: “So our friend is looking for this, huh.”
Edens: “What’s it called? Must be something inside the box.”
Patrick: “Wait. It’s dangerous. We brought it back at least five or six years ago, extracted in Iraq. Scientists couldn’t figure it out. They had this kind of....special weapon. Looked like a sword, but it ain’t a sword. We dub it the Blades of Salvation.”
Edens: “Interesting.
Jesse: “And Green needs it for....?”
Patrick: “I don’t know. I really don’t.”
“Congratulations. You’ve helped me achieved something great today.” The fake Green’s voice suddenly boomed again., with the screen appearing.“Hand it over now, Remus. This property is mines.” Edens looked unamused again. “And what if I don’t? Using it for doomsday purposes? Not the first time I’ve faced encounters like these.” He quickly grabbed his pulse pistol and shot the towering image of the imposter, but still received a call as Patrick ordered his men to secure the area the vault.
Edens: “You do realise hacking isn’t useful anymore. Anyways, I took out your best.”
Green: “I can still do whatever I can. And she means nothing to me, just another puppet for disposal.
Edens: “I think you’ve forgotten something all along. Because the real you gave me the good stuff. We’ve found Blue as well.”
Green: “Ha! The body of my so called partner? I’ve killed him already before you fools could reach him.”
Edens: “Not quite. You know there’s always a secret room you’ve never tried to navigate, haven’t you. Courtesy of the captain.”
Green: “Heading to the——wait, what?”
Edens: “Here’s an encryption key that contains so much data. Very clever to cover it through your fabricated lies when we talked.”
Green: “This is impossible. I’ve breached the base with explosives, and how is the body still alive?”
Edens: “Answer: reverse technology. Nothing ever said about failsafes.
As he finished his line, Edens shot through the next room. The door unlocked with a small boom, revealing the now cornered Green, with men surrounding him. “Too late, “Knott.” I’ve always played five steps ahead. This is why your original couldn’t ever beat me in chess.” As the vulnerable imposter looked up at him, he raised his rifle at the calm scientist. “Well played. And you could find me here, so what now, take me under arrest? Pull another trick
Edens: “Actually, a permission to kill. You’ve done your part. Captain, permission to kill?”
Patrick: “Confirmed.”
Green: “Well, f*ck y’all.
Edens raised his pistol, shooting Green point blank through the head, revealing machinery and electronics. Patrick looked confused now, and the sight of blood mixed up with splattered brain did make one of the soldiers throw up.
Jesse: “Well, I never liked the bastard.”
Edens: “Not in particular for me, but I did hold some respect for the man.”
Patrick: “So is this guy with implants or a cyborg?”
Edens: “Android. Someone’s pulled the strings on this one. Programmed with a chip to carry out the actions, but I guess they’re broken now. See the wires? Connection severed. Anyways, captain, if you don’t mind, take this. Valuable info. And look at the comms, in an hour your friends are coming to look for us.”
Patrick: “Uh....well, you’re permitted to leave. I would still signal my men to be stationed, like the escaped ones, and the body....?”
Edens: “If you’re referring to the one on the floor, no, it’s worthless and there’s nothing with him, I’ve checked. We’ll take the original Knott with us. The original Green as well. He might be breathing a bit.”
Patrick: “The body’s ready. Here, take the emergency shaft up. Your plane’s ready to board as well, doctor.”
Edens: “Thank you, Captain. And what about the Blades of Salvation? Are we allowed to take it?”
Patrick: “Sure, of course. The science team has also granted permission, probably for borrowing. And you’re welcome.”
As the two left, a soldier came up to Patrick while everyone else was busy, as he kept staring.
Random soldier: “Don’t you think he’s awesome? He’s totally a badass scientist.”
Patrick: “Yeah....uh huh. I...I’m well, didn’t know he could do all those things. Thought he was some rather cheeky looking old man, but I was wrong. Anyways, all right everybody, keep cleaning up, we’ve still got work to do!”
*****
(On the plane)
Jesse: “And where does this leave us?”
Edens: “A second step, a bigger connection, deeper the conspiracy.”
Jesse: “I’m starting to believe there’s something between E.S. and the blades.
Edens: “Well, that’s for us to find out. Maybe, we should assemble the team. Tell them to get prepared, we’re not too far from home.
——****——
(Congratulations! You’ve made it to the end. If you’re still reading, here’s it. The first volume is coming out soon, probably within this week. Do expect more tie ins and exciting stuff coming along.)