Ben 10 Porn Story: No More Heroes Chapter 7

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Chapter 7

Matt Raigan

Being in one ship with a dark boy and an annoying girl was bad, but the mechanic was even worse.

The mechanic of Lucian Lunarcruiser was a big, really big man who claimed that he was no older than nineteen years old. Matt couldnt believe him because he was at least two meters tall and at least twice as wide as a human. In addition of being a giant, Cy, as Lucian called him, could bend the hull plating of the carrier with his bare-hand. Just in case you dont know, hull plating is designed to repel meteorites and act as an ablative shield for the ship, so it took at least three Tetramands with a specialized tool to bend them.

But the weird thing about the new mechanic was he always wore a hood and a jacket to hide most of his face and his whole body. But everyone could see the upturned red triangular light emitted from

A loud knock that caused a dent on his rooms door snapped him back to reality. It had to be Cy, because the last time he knocked at a door, he busted the whole thing. What!? Matt half-shouted half-roared to the one behind the door. I said I dont go out from here until we arrive to the base!

Mutt, were here to pick a member of the Rebellion, another voice said, this one was not as friendly as Cys. Stop sulking and get out!

Okay, if he was called Mutt that had to be Lucian. Even Cy didnt call him mutt. Hey, just because my human name is Matt, doesnt mean you can call me that! Matt shouted back. Anyway, the door wont open because Cy made a dent on it.

Stand back, then, Cy friendly voice called back.

Matt brain didnt work it out fast enough, but his instinct worked the meaning of Cy instruction faster. His face turned from angry and annoyed to a mixture of anger and horror. NO! DONT BUST THE DOOR, YOU OVERGROWN TIN CAN OPENER!

Too late, a loud clang was heard when the door went flying from the frame and crashed on to of the human/Vulpimancer. Cy quickly extracted his new colleagues from the wreckage of the door. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME, YOU MONSTER! Matt raged after Cy extracted him. LUCIAN! WHY ON THE WORLD YOU RECRUITED HIM!!!

Lucian chuckled slightly at Matts outburst. You see, I dont call him Strong-Arm Mechanic for nothing, he said calmly. A fugitive of law, yes, but weak an cunning? No. And Cy? That door repairmen is cut from your wages, okay?

I can see that, Matt said as he rubbed his sore head. I thought my problem is gone when you decided to leave Ellie on that Jasmine care four months ago. But Cy is bigger problem than her. Literally.

Well, I was about to say that Jasmine is coming onboard, Lucian said as he dropped a small mischievous wink. Then we are going to earth to pick one of our best fighters.

Matt groaned painfully, more travel and less action was not his thing. Hes been itching for a fight since the last two months, if this fighter wanted to have a spar with him, he was most welcomed.

Mind you, mutt, this fighter is a woman, Lucian added. So mind your manners.

Darn it, which meant no sparring to stretch my muscle. Matt thought disappointedly. Then how am I going to train then?

Listen, Mutt, let me get you clear on one thing, the Lunarcruiser captain said in a very serious tone. There will be no sparring match between you and her, you got that?

After Lucian left, Cy smirked before he whispered to Matt. Do you think Lucian is a bit overprotective to this new woman? he said mischievously.

Maybe because thats his sister or something, Matt answered as he started walking to the kitchen.

Lucian didnt have any relatives, Cy replied lightly. His parents are killed in the Bloody Christmas Tragedy, and hes a single child.

Matt memory replayed the tragedy that happened five years ago at the Christmas Boxing Day. He was there at the tragedy with his squad, who acted as one of the peacekeeping squad.

Five years ago….

He was running through the explosions caused by the Andro Raider blasters. His senses was supplying him with anything he needed to survive, from the blasters projection trajectory to where the where the explosions happened. The older Vulpimancers were running far ahead from him, occasionally making large leaps to avoid explosions. They all carried a coil of special wires that they had to put across the blasted landscape. The wire was almost invisible to the Vulpimancers because it has a very faint smell.

Andro Raider had attacked the planet Disardia IV for the third time. Each attack had taken a massive casualties and body count from both civilians and the armies.

His goal was clear: do not die. He had run for thirty kilometres to put the wires in place so the F.L.A.M.E Operations could be executed. But young adolscent old Vulpimancer endurance was no match for the older Vulpimancers. He ran as fast as he could, but his small body didnt want to go faster.

A blast sent the young Vulpimancer flying through the air. Something cracked from beneath his chest. His four lungs were suddenly having a difficulty to take in any air. He grunted as he tried to got up as another explosion went up three meters from his body. He quickly got up from his helpless position, but he doubted that he could run anymore.

But he remembered that his order was clear. Major Ericson had told them again and again to not die under his charge. Even his superior was running around the battlefield putting up wires. And to his shock, he saw Major Ericson putting up wires about thirty meters from himself.

The cadet mutt-like fighter could only gawk at his superior who was running with all his strength. The major then noticed the injured young Vulpimancer as he set another Point. What are you doing, private —-? GO, GO, GO!! The Major bellowed on the top of his lung as he used his spear to hammer the wired pole to the ground. I told everyone not to die if they are under my charge! So DONT you dare to give up! RUN!!!

The young Vulpimancer was about to help the Major to escape the chaos when Colonel Huzzarg the Long Tail, a seventy five year old Vulpimancer with an abnormally long tail picked the cadet Vulpimancer up on his back. The younger mutt-like alien made a series of protesting snarls as the Colonel carried him away from the brave Major, who was engulfed by the flame from a nearby explosion right after they left him.

The Colonel caught up with the squad and ran alongside the others older Vulpimancer, saying that the young cadet had done a great job putting up the wires. The Colonels abnormally long tail gave him more balance while he made a leap, making him able to leap greater than anybody else in the squad. He made a leap, as the young cadet on his back threw the last wired pole to the ground with all strength he could muster from his injured body, which struck the ground like a spear.

(POINT TEN THOUSANDS IS UP! F.L.A.M.E OPERATION COMMENCED!) Thevoice of the operator announces from the communicator. (EVERY PERSONELS EVACUATE AREA IMMIDIATELY!)

The wires started to give off a very high temperature. As Colonel Huzzarg made the last big leap, the whole landscape became the base of a flaming pillar. The pillar consumes the entire armada of Andro Raiders ships and in a matter of seconds, the whole armada was gone.

Experiment No. 899303, alias Heatflame Hellfire, one of the Ultimate Ten had put the military plan into action. Heats destructive flame power was used to amplify the detonations of the Diaborite, a very unstable and explosive alloy, wires which in turn caused the pillar of fire to burst up to the sky. The victory for the Galliray army was sealed, until something goes very, very wrong.

Diaborite was one of a few materials that could invoke a nuclear fusion reaction. That was why the operation was never commenced before Heat was born even though the Andro Raider had destroyed hundreds of colonies. Heat was the only one who was able to keep the explosion from becoming a storm of nuclear reactions. But a storm was exactly what happened.

The reason was simple: backfire. The army had been too reckless by using Diaborite as the explosive material. The Diaborite caused chains of violent nuclear reactions which broke free from Heats manipulating power and caused a heatwave that spread in the radius of three thousand kilometres, engulfing cities and colonies along the way and burned the innocent people to ashes. A minority of the army group managed to survived the ordeal by the help of Heat, who manipulated the flame so it will not touches the people that he could see.

But many perished along the way.

The young Vulpimancer couldnt believe his senses told his brain. The heat detecting sense had gone haywire because of the raging firestorm and caused him to go partially blind. The sense of smell was attacked by the sharp smell of burning soil and flesh while his hearing was blocked by the roaring sound of the raging storm. His fur singed and started to catch on fire because of the intense heat that raged around him and his squad. He could sense that one by one, his comrade became the fuel for the raging flame storm.

The tragedy could only be described as mega-catastrophe. The body count exceeded five millions, from both civilians and the army side and the storm also Terra-Deformed the whole planet Disardia IV, making it the most barren and driest planet in the whole universe, completely inhabitable for any life form known.

And the memory would never leave a few brave souls who survived and stood as witnesses to the horror of that supposedly happy day of Christmas.

That day, huh? Matt muttered darkly. I still had nightmares about that too…

III

Alia Eldritch

Some horribly wrong people said that opposite attracts. But if you see Alia and Kid, you would be saying otherwise.

Both of them were stubborn, short-tempered, hot-blooded and hard-headed sort of teenager. A date for them would always start with a fight and end with a kiss or an apology. Alia blamed Kid for being too arrogant and hot-headed while Kid said that Alia was too noisy and hard-headed. They gone as far as giving nicknames to one another like Mister Heartless for Kid and Hard-head for Alia.

Now, Kid was sitting in the Alia mansions living room with an enraged Alia standing over him. And believe me, you wouldnt want to be in the same room as her when she was angry, even Leonardo retreated back to the staff room. Explain yourself, Arthur Kid! Why did you disobey orders from the Councillor?!! she shrieked on the top of her lungs. YOU COULD GET YOURSELF KILLED!!!

What? The army doesnt kill me because theyre to dead to do it, arent they? Kid said flatly as he looked the Alias green eyes directly with his own prideful blue eyes. The point is, I lived.

THATS NOT THE POINT AT ALL!!

Yeah, yeah, stop screaming in my ear, darn it, Kid yawned heavily. Look, I need to get some signing done after my founding, so can you let me go now? Finding a mass of dead body in a supposedly occupied planet required a lot of signing form.

Alia collapsed to the nearest armchair and broke down in tears. I was so worried about you, she sobbed. When I heard that youre heading there, I thought I lost you forever.

Kid quickly took a seat beside his sobbing lover and tried to comfort her. Oh, cmon Alia, my species is the best survivor in the Terrnalious Galaxy. You think I would die that easily? he said, wiping the tears on Alia soft cheek. Cmon, this is not the Hard-head I know, what have you done to the real Alia? he remarked jokingly.

Alia rested her head on Kids chest as she continued to sob lightly. As hot-headed and arrogant the cat-boy could be, his heart have several soft spots. Prod the soft spot in a right way and you would made him into a very selfless and caring person who would bow to anyone for help. Hit him wrongly, he would either become a super arrogant snob or a vicious and wild person.

Anyway, Alia, General wanted me to write a report about the mass wipe-out that I found, Kid said as he pried Alias sobbing frame. God, I hate paperwork! Make my life miserable!

Kid kept up his ranting even after he left with Edo the Metal Horse. Alia calmed herself down before she started to replay all things that Kid had told her in her mind. The Ectonurite army was utterly destroyed. Thirteen thousands Thep Khufans and two thousands Loboans were wiped out in just one night. Kid had brought some crystal shards and some charred flesh that he found on remains of the Ectonurite for her to see. She had Kuf and Leonardo examined the them while she threw her tantrum at the Marksmen Squad leader.

So, Leo, what did you find? Alia asked her loyal bodyguard later during the day as she sipped the tea he served.

Yes, maam. First, the burned flesh didnt have any trace of fuel, Leonardo said as he offered more sugar to his charge. Any fire-throwing weapon would leave a faint trace of fuel that is used to maintain the flame, so my hypothesis is the flame was caused by Pyronite, due to the extreme heat-caused damage the cell around the burn received.

The crystal shards are organic because it contained the DNA of a Petrosapiens. Well, most of the DNA parts are Petrosapiens anyway.

What do you mean by most of the part?

Leonardo seemed uncertain at first, but he continued his explanation anyway. I found parts of human DNA as well as parts that I could not recognize. The human parts that I found are only enough to construct a third of a human DNA strand, but I made a cross reference with our database and I found at least three matches, he said as he conjured a list from his suits breast pocket. First match is General Ericson Frontiere, with relevance of fifty-five percent.

Alia shook head. Impossible, whos next?

Next is Experiment No. 265086, alias Swordmaster with relevance of sixty-five percent, Leonardo said as he ran down through his list.

Unlikely, so whos the lucky last?

Leonardo fell silent for so long it began to annoy Alia. Tell me, Leonardo, or Ill have you fired! she shouted, losing her temper at last after three minutes of silence.

Last matches, with ninety-four relevance is…. Leonardo gulped. Richardson Tennyson…

III

Won-Lee Li-Hyuan

What is the meaning of Leadership?, What made a true friend?, and What is love? were the question that seemed to be so easy to answer, but cannot be answered through scientific means. These questions has also baffled mankind since the dawn of time

As a philosopher, Won-Lee, or Lee, had been seeking for the answer since his master asked the question. The question seemed to be so easy, but Lee had spent seven years searching for the answers and he never found it. Lee had always said that he would never be a kung-fu master if he didnt answer the three questions because a kung-fu master didnt only sought for worldly strength and power, but they also sought for truths of life.

Lee was a typical image of a humans kung-fu master: red traditional Chinese attire, spiky black hair with a knee length pigtail wrapped in bandages and a pair of sharp black eyes (his head was not shaved like monks). The only thing out of ordinary was a pair of small feathered wings in the place of his ear lobe. Hes still sixteen years old, but he was already established as Colonel in the army and the leader of Galliray Investigation Squad. He was the smartest and the politest amongst the Seven Leader of Galliray Special Squad, but like anyone, he has weaknesses such as his tendency to get overconfident and his extreme shyness towards females.

A knock on the door stopped Lee from his reading. Instead of doing paperwork, like a proper Colonel should do, he was reading a thick book about philosophy while writing his own values and ideas. He also got sidetracked because he was so busy deciphering an ancient philosophy text and other artefact tablets. Come in, he called to anyone behind the door.

The door swung open, admitting a blond man with partially spiky hair, and supporting carefree stares and grin. The man was smoking cigarettes while carrying a stack of paperwork on his left hand. Captain Edward Storm reporting for duty, sir, he said with an emphasis on the word sir as he set the paper he brought down on Lees table. He then proceeds to dusting his blue military uniform from ashes from his cigarette. Got sidetracked again, arent we, sir?

Storm, dont call me sir, its annoying, Lee said wearily. Great, more paperwork to be done, I havent even finished the last one.

Should I call Lieutenant Snipe to help you?

No, he just point a gun at my head until I finished with the paperwork, the young Colonel said. Are we ready to mobilize the X-D Frigates fleet?

Lieutenant Snipe and Warrant Officer Fellgrand are overseeing the launch preparations, Edward said as he as he took out a box of cigarettes. Want some, Colonel? Its time for you to try something new besides deciphering another text, he offered the cigarettes to the Colonel as put out his own.

Uh you do realize that technically, Im still underage? Lee said as he collected all his books. Im still seventeen; you could get arrested for offering cigarettes to an underage.

Yeah, and not many people appreciate being beaten by a kid, Edward said as he saluted to the young Colonel. Do finish that will you? Lieutenant Snipe is getting annoying.

Lee sighed. Edward Storm was one of his trusted subordinates alongside Lieutenant Elizabeth Snipe, Warrant Officer Armando Fellgrand, Officer Davidson Cedric, Maria Rose and Second Lieutenant Hail Frost. You would find it impossible to list anything that the young Colonel didnt entrust on his trusted subordinates, and vice-versa. But working with an investigative Colonel like him meant that his subordinates must move often and as the result, Edward always lose his girlfriend.

Lee switched his mind onto the Second Lieutenant, Hailin Frost, or Experiment No. 899302. He couldnt help but to think about how the experiments ever going to have a normal life after the war. How the other experiment will live normally. He knew that some of the experiments were normal people who get picked to be experimented upon while the rest were created from scratch. This led into two types of experiments classifications: Enhanced and Created.

The Created would have nowhere to go after the war because they were created from DNA. After the war, what they would do?

The Enhanced were people who get experimented on, so they might have a family. But Lee doubted that their family wanted anyone like them.

He then began doing his paperwork, keeping in mind that Lieutenant Snipe might be after his blood if he doesnt finish it. Frigates Fleet mobilizations forms were the thickest set of paper that he could find amongst the paper that now lay scattered around his desk. Three hours passed like an eternity when he was deprived from his ancient text and philosophy books.

The door suddenly banged open, revealing Edward Strom, who left the office five minutes ago. But this time, his face showed panic and urgency. Colonel! Heatflame Hellfire was making an escape from the Exarion Detention Centre!

WHAT?! So you just receive the news just now!??

YES! Lieutenant Snipe just rushed past me and saying that a mysterious man blew up the cell that contained Heat, Storm said quickly. Jump Nodes to Exarion are ready, Colonel, whenever youre ready.

Stop making lame pun in this kind of situation, Lee said as he rushed out of his office.

Heatflame Hellfire

Two hours ago….

The wolf-faced prisoner was sitting in the darkness of his cold, airless, and cramped cell which barely high enough to accommodate his two and a half meter height. During the first two weeks of his sentence, he had tried to illuminate his cell using his flame, but it was short lived and with the power suppressant system, he was almost powerless.

Heatflame could be seen as a cross between lion, grizzly bear, antelope, and wolf. He had a face of a wolf with flame-coloured lion-like mane that reached all the way down to his waist and the same coloured beard underneath his lower jaw. His body was covered by a coat of short brown fur, a stark contrast with his mane. His head supported four large majestic horns; the longer ones on the top of his head formed a crest and curved toward his back like a rams horns. The shorter ones which started just behind his temples were bent in a ninety degrees angle so the base was pointing to the side while the sharp end pointed forward. His grizzly bear-like traits were his long black claws, which were longer than a human pointer finger.

He stood up on his canine-like legs, each supporting paw with three fingers that has a long black claw on each one. He could walk this way, but he preferred to walk on all-four. He sniffed distastefully at his untouched food before he went back to his bed. He had thought many things over to pass time while he was in the prison. He was created from a fusion DNA, made mostly by combining the DNA from earth animals added with the genetic code of a Pyronite (Heatblast, remember?), which gave him his appearance and his power.

But the thing that he was most concern about was about his counter part, Hailin Frost. Hailin was seemed to in the most danger since she knew about the Galliray prototype of Super-Weapon: the Ragnarok Cannon. The cannon had the ability to fire a beam that could transverse throughout the universe and wont stop until it hit its designated target. Two shot from the Ragnarok Cannon could clear the planet from any form of live while the fourth shot would cause the planet to break into small asteroids.

This monstrous weapon was created to counter attack the Ectornurite Hypnos Engine. The details of the particular Super-Weapon were still classified by the Department of Intergalactic Security. But because now he was trapped here as the so-called invoker of catastrophe, his hope could only rely on other.

I never told them to use such a instable material as an explosive, now he was getting blamed for obeying orders? That sucked, Heatflame thought as he laid himself on the metal bed. He had at least burned thirty normal bed before the prison guard decided that it would be the best if he got a metal bed with no blanket. Cold? What cold? Heat normal body temperature was seventy five degree Celsius, and he could subconsciously increase his body temperature to more than three thousand if he need to.

Suddenly his sensitive wolf ear picked out a noise of something being attached to the door of his cell. He smelled something that made his mane started to feel a little bit tingly, and only one thing could make his mane go all tingly: explosive things.

His excitement flared up as the he heard a ticking that resembled the ticking from a time bomb. Slowly but steadily, the flame-coloured mane started to burn into a real fire. His excitement was so great that he was confident that the power suppressant system wouldnt stand a chance against him.

The time bomb exploded, giving Heat more motivation as it go. A person in dark clothing emerged from the smokes and debris of the door. He looked human, but there was something off about him in both scent and aura. He sniffed the air again, thanks to his heightened sense of smell; he was able to distinguish one scent from another. Yep, theres definitely something wrong about his scent. It was too… pleasant for a man, Heat thought as he tried to grin, but only achieving a menacing fangs show-off.

The mysterious helper only motioned him to move. The wolf-faced creature doesnt need to be told twice to escape. Heat dropped on all four and ran through the ruins of his cells door. Jail guards were swarming now, but they were easily cut down by Heats grizzly claws. A phrase hot knife through butter could describe on how easy Heat cut through the guards armour and weapon. The man who helped him escaped also helped by stabbing the guards using a small pocket knife.

Heat decided that it would be the best if he clear the way using what he liked most: explosion. So he gathered energy from his surrounding trough his flaming manes, which caused the temperature around him to severely drop. Soon his own and the mysterious man breath were visible. Heat gathered the energy and kept the heat that he usually produced to himself.

Heat golden eyes light up with the same coloured light as he spewed a jet of flames from his fanged mouth with ease, which meant that the power suppressant system was either offline or damaged. The guards didnt have any time to say ouch because the flame turned them into baked guards in a matter of seconds. Im not called Heatflame for nothing, you know! he gloated s he watched the guards ran away from him.

But his gloating was short-lived when an upward kick that hit him squarely on the jaw threw him off the ground. The one who delivered the kick was a young man with small feathery wings on the place of ears in red earth China attire, who regained his stance before Heat and his companion could do anything. Heat swiped at the man, only to have his hand blocked expertly so his claws didnt even touch the man.

His mysterious helper lunged at the Chinese man, opening the fight by a low sweeping kick. His opponent caught the feet with his left hand and using the momentum, the Chinese young man threw his opponent to the wall.

The scarf that hid the black-attired man came off as he hit the wall, revealing long pure white hair and a woman face underneath it. Wait a minute, HE is a SHE! Heat exclaimed as he got on his foot. I knew there was something strange about him… I mean… her!

Yes, you got me, Heatflame. Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Jasmine Stallingard, ordered to help you out of your prison, the young woman stated flatly. Her blood red eyes never left her opponent as they circled one another. Now, would you mind helping me to take care of our young Colonel Li-Hyuan? The sooner we got out, the better it be. Explanation can wait.

Sorry, but we got company of Frosty! Heat shouted as he swiped his claws at another newcomer. This one was a beautiful young woman with long pale blue hair and snow-white skin. The air temperature drop further when the Second Lieutenant made her appearance, even Heat was having difficulty to move through the chilly air. Or should I say, Hailin Frost, he sneered at the young woman.

Heat, Im sorry to say this, but Im granted the permission to kill you if you resist, Hailin said coldly as an icy breeze started to blow. Surrender or Ill have you killed.

HA! Sorry to break your heart, sweet, your power is not designed to kill. Mine IS the flaming wolf taunted, poking his tongue in a very childish way. My power and yours are designed to cancel one another, so lets see who the best is!

III

Lilia Ariel

Liliths coming? Its been a long time since she stepped on this house, Lilia commented softly when her mother told her about her older sister was coming home. Why is she coming back now?

Her training is finished, so she had a chance of meeting her family again before her first mission, Lilias mother replied as she prepared the table for her eldest child homecoming. Tell Lila to be nice to her sister, okay?

Lilith was Lilia older sister with a year gap between them. She, unlike Lilia, was eager to learn about how to fight and she was pretty good at it. Like Richard, she also uses sword, a Beam-Edged Sword, aided by her attack oriented spells to fight. The Headmaster or Professor Shard Lance sent her under the charge of Professor Amanda Reis to train her at the training facility at Alaska as a military trainee. Last time Lilia heard of her was three years ago, when Lilith sent a short note about how long before her training period end.

But Lila disliked Lilith because she left her younger sisters to escape the pain from their parents separations. Lilia knew that Lilith was so hurt by their parent divorce that she refused to talk to them ever since. Lilith Anodite spell also changed alignment, from the balanced type to a pure attacker type of spells. And further references, Anodite spell alignment cannot just change like turning the palm of your hand. It needed a very great shock in order to make it changed from one type to another.

Lilith, please dont be angry with mother….

—-

If Richardson Tennyson was the male star of the academy because of his influence and good looks, Lilia, Lilith, and Lila was once the female highlight of the academy for the looks reason too. But that was before Lilia becomes the school nurse, Lila being taken by their father, and Lilith departure to Alaska. They all bore resemblance to one or another by their features, their hair and eye colour, their personality, etc.

While Lilia had red hair with grey eyes and Lila had brown hair with amethyst-coloured eyes, Lilith has long brown hair that she tied into a braided ponytail and grey eyes. Like Lilia, she got a soft look on her eyes, which would turn into a Lilas hard-as-steel look if she got into fights. She might have a soft front, but she has a very tough heart. Lilia still remembered the day when Richardson and Victor were chased around by her older sister.

But that was before Richard changed of course.

Lilith put her suitcase on their room and changed into non-armoured attire. It was one of the rules their mother set for them that they had to be modest and polite, so she changed into a red dress with hanging sleeves and long skirt. She seated herself at the dinner table, even though she looked that she was not looking forward to talk to any of them.

It was the worst day that Lilia could imagine. Lila scowled silently every time she laid eyes on her eldest sister while their mother always looked sad and apologetic if Lilith was around. Lilia tried to talk to her, but all she got was a three word sentence: leave me alone.

Personally, it saddened her to see how her family was laying in ruins. Precious memories about happy times with her family would stay as memory and a fantasy. Her father left for the war, and soon Lilith would join him. Lila, Lilith, and their mother still could not forgive each other. Everyone was blaming her for the lost of the Tennyson heir, what would be next on her line of misery?

They all went to bed after a gathering of silence. Lilith and Lilia share the same bedroom while Lila slept with their mother. Lilia silently cried when the bedroom light was turned off, a habit that she does more often recently as she clutched the picture of their family before the separations. The very picture made her felt happy and miserable at the same time because it reminded her about the happy time they spent together and the time when they parent decided to be divorced.

Lilia? Lilith sudden voice snapped her out of her thought. It was one oclock on the morning as they lay inside the dark bedroom. Are you crying?

No Im not, but her voice gave it away.

I know that everybody is blaming you for Richard, Lilith said before pausing. You love him, dont you? she added with a mischievous tone.

W…what?!

Maybe you dont remember this, but I did, Lilia could see that Lilith was grinning. When you were four, when Richard first came here, you couldnt stop squalling over him and his dad has to hide him somewhere so you would stop bothering him..

Gee, did I do that? Thats embarrassing…

I know, but have you thought about how he felt to you? Hes a man that only think about objective, Lilith asked solemnly. Im also in the same trouble right now. I like a boy who, like Richard is now, only thinks about objective and achieving goals. But I fell in love with him in the first sight, like you too.

Lilia looked questioningly at her. So heres a word of advice from me, Lilia, Lilith continued as she took out a photo and turned on the light. Never be tired of waiting.

Who is he? The one you like? Lilia asked curiously as she edged closer to her older sister. Whats his name?

His name is Lucian Zorro,

III

Alexander March

Believe me kid, Incarcecon was the worst place you would ever be. Why? Criminals everywhere, thats why. From the hardy muscled ones to cunning and lowlifes ones. From mugger to killer, everyone was there to serve their sentences.

Alexander put his scarf higher so it would completely cover the bottom half of his face. His sharp green eyes casually scanned the bustling crowd. No guards were placed in Incarcecon, and there would never be. Guards were expensive and demanding, the rule of the jungle would be enough to keep the prisoners happy. So he could quickly located every loophole on the facility before proceeding to his destination while keeping his eyes peeled for any threats he might encounter. His intelligent brain quickly formed a strategy of escape in case something gone wrong.

Even though he was walking on a place full of criminals, he somehow enjoyed the experience. Why? Because he could easily blend with the hardened criminals that inhabited the Incarcecon detention facility without having anybody throwing him a second glance even if some of them wondered why he looked so familiar. Its been a while since he could walk through a crowd without being noticed.

He took a left turn on the A-34 corridor after he unlocked the big fortified and reinforced Stellaroid alloy door. The corridor had dim lightning and it was almost deserted. No wonder, because the cells which were lined on the corridor wall contained some of the worst criminals and psychopath in the galaxy. Garry the Devourer, R.E.I, and Stenchmoth were just a series of little examples of psychopaths that inhabit the A-34 cells.

He stopped at a fortified cell containing a massive bear-like creature. Its head resembled a Loboan (Benwolf) with wider body and stronger arms and legs. And unlike a Loboan, its jaws were not quadro hinged. The creature was asleep when Alexander first approached its cell. But it quickly opened its fierce reddish-blue eyes and bolted upright while pounding the fortified plexiglass container until it cracked.

No surprise there.

You never changed, Rhein, Alexander stated calmly. Always bolting upright when anyone approaches you.

The reddish tinge on the beast eyes vanished in confusion. It coughed in a very polite way before he spoke, May I ask a question? the beast said in a very polite manner, a bit like the British gentlemen, really. Who are you?

Thats actually two questions you ask there, you Brit twit (sorry for the British reader), Alexander said dismissively. Drop the formality, Raphael Rhein. Im here for business, not a tea party, he added as he looked around the other cells.

Okay, you American Slacker (Sorry for the American reader. Really, Im sorry!), what do you want? Raphael asked back, dropping his polite manner for the more carefree one.

How did you know Im American?

No one else speak like a lazy gangster except the Americans. Raphael smirked with a phoney scrutinize look. They also have known as conspiracy freak, because they come up with at least nine conspiracies theory at breakfast.

Alexander didnt even smile. Stop being witty and let me get to the point. Ive a deal to offer for you, in exchange for a bit of muscle, he said as he sat cross-legged on the floor. One more punch on the plexiglass would help me talk better.

Save the escape plot for a rainy day will you? Im not getting out if that what you want, Raphael said nonchalantly. Ive been here for nine years, so this place is my home now.

Rhein, this place is not a rehabilitation centre, Alexander stated calmly. I know that your family kicked the bucket because of your power, but that does…

Alexanders sentence was cut short by an angry outburst from the bear-like creature. Yes it does! Raphael raged, pounding the plexiglass once more, causing it to shatter around Alexanders ear. I destroy a whole city! It was a good enough reason to send me here!

Not a good enough reason for you to keep refusing to go while your power can be used to save people, Alexander said, not remotely shocked by the massive creatures reaction. Your remaining family is trying to help the world by going into the war against the Ectonurites. Thats beats sitting around doing nothing while dirtbags went free.

Raphael stopped dead on his track. Alexander could see that the beast was thinking about what he just heard. After a considerably long pause, Raphael spoke rather grimly…. Whats the deal?

Ill restrain you every time you gone mad, youll be free and Ill let you see your family again, the scarfed figure said. Don’t give me that look; Im strong enough to restrain you.

Alexander could see that Rhein was very nervous and happy ant the same time. Raphael had never seen his family since the rampage he threw ten years ago. It was a very good deal, so this mean that Alexander was in a whole lot of trouble. My, thats a very good offer…. Racphael scratched his head nervously. Ever heard the law of Equivalent trade?

Yeah, and as the matter of fact, I got into something very complicated, Alexander said calmly. In a minute, youll wish that I never drag you in this.

Tell me quickly before I faint because of heart attack, Raphael said as he cradled his head on his arm.

Im here, to declare a war against the Galliray, Alexander said flatly. And I need you to help me with it.

III

Personally, I think this chapter is the worst chapter I ever write.

Review if you wanted some improvement on the next one.