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Chapter 13
Three weeks later, Ethan was in a new space, standing on his feet. It was a large, empty warehouse on the city's industrial waterfront. It smelled of old oil and dust.Kael walked in, followed by six men and two women. They all had the same look, alert and professional."Sir," Kael said. "The first team."Ethan faced them. He recognized a few faces from the raid on the chemical plant. "You already know why you're here."A woman with short-cropped hair, Mara, spoke. "Cleanup duty. You're building a unit.""More than a unit," Ethan said. "An independent agency. No other ties and no oversight. Our only mission is to find and dismantle organizations like the Syndicate before they can become a threat.""How do we operate?" one of the men, Jaxon, asked."We have resources… I mean the funds seized from Syndicate accounts. We have equipment from their facilities. We will start with the data we captured, and then we can follow every lead. A scientist who escaped. A bank account we missed. A s
Chapter 12
The helicopter landed on a rocky outcropping just before dawn. Ethan and Linda rushed into the thin, cold air.“He’s here,” Linda said, consulting a tracker in her hand. “The signal from the data chip that we planted on Alexander is coming from within the mountain. From a private bunker.”Ethan looked up at the large mountain. “He thinks he’s safe. He’s wrong.”“‘The bunker is a panic room for Syndicate brass. It has supplies, communications, and one exit. He has trapped himself.’”“Good. Let’s goThey spotted the entrance in the guise of a rock outcropping. There was a steel door attached to the rock. It was sealed.“Biometric lock,” Linda noted. “Retina and palm print. Alexander’s.”Ethan studied the door. “Then we make him open it.”He reached into his pack and brought out a small explosive charge, and set it on the hinge mechanism. “Stand back.”The explosion was loud in the silent mountains. Metal made a clanging noise. The door was still on its hinges, only now it was twisted an
Chapter 11
The helicopter flew through the night. Below them, the city lights faded away. They were replaced by the dark, silent shapes of the Northern Zenith mountain range. Ethan was riding in the passenger seat as Linda flew the helicopter. She was indeed a woman of many skills. "He will run," Linda said, her eyes focused on the dark peaks ahead. "Alexander. He knows it is over." "Let him run," Ethan replied, his voice low. "There is no place he can hide that I will not find him. But first, we stop the Ares Project." The Syndicate's files were now in the hands of the authorities, and police would at this very moment be raiding the Grey Corporation tower. Yet Ethan knew that the real danger was here, in this mountain. An army of angry, unstable super-soldiers could not be allowed to exist. Using the codes of Valerius, they found the secret entrance: a hidden tunnel behind a waterfall that led deep into the heart of the mountain. Inside, the air was cold, unpleasantly smelling of some ruste
Chapter 10
The Grey Corporation tower was a tall spear of glass standing high above the city. In his penthouse office, Alexander Grey watched the sunset. He held a glass of expensive whiskey. He felt safe and powerful. A soft beep came from his desk. It was a security alarm. Someone was in the sub-level parking lot. Alexander felt annoyed. He had thought that it was just a rat. He spoke into the comms device. "Security, report." Nobody answered. "Team Alpha, report." His voice was sharper now. But there was only silence. Then, from his office speaker, a new voice emerged. Calm and well-known. Ethan. "They can't hear you, Alex." Alexander froze. His hand tightened on the glass. "We're having a conversation," Ethan's voice went on. "You, me, and the man you call the Hound. Send him down to the server room. Now." ... Ethan was standing in the server room on the 40th floor. It was chilly inside the room, and the humming of the machines could be heard everywhere. Blinking lights were everywh
Chapter 9
Ethan dumped Valerius’s unconscious body on the floor of the new, temporary safe house. It was a dusty warehouse. Linda walked in. She had a cut on her forehead but was otherwise unharmed. She looked at Valerius, then at Ethan. “You captured him.” “Kael’s team?” Ethan asked. “They arrived just in time. We lost the clinic, but we’re intact.” She looked at him with a new respect. “You really expected to see him.” “He taught me everything I know.” Ethan poured a bucket of cold water on Valerius’s face. The man sputtered awake. He coughed, looking around the warehouse. His eyes landed on Ethan. Hatred burned in them. “You lost,” Ethan said simply. “This is a setback. Nothing more,” Valerius spat. “Where is the main Ares facility? The real one.” Valerius laughed. “You think I’ll tell you?” Linda stepped forward. She held a syringe. “You will. This is actually stimulating the nerves. It lowers everything. Makes the subject very… talkative. It’s found in your own research.” Valeriu
Chapter 8
Ethan stood frozen. The image of Linda’s clinic burning was seared into his mind.Kael grabbed his arm. “Sir! We have to go! The EMP!”Valerius smiled. “What will it be, my boy? Your new protector? Or your futile revenge?”Ethan’s eyes met Valerius’s. The confusion and anger coalesced into a single, sharp point of focus. He made a decision.“Kael,” Ethan said, his voice low. “Get to the extraction point. Now.”“But sir—”“That’s an order!”Kael hesitated, then nodded. He turned and ran, his men covering his retreat.Valerius looked pleased. “A wise choice. Now, drop your weapon.”Ethan slowly bent down to place his gun on the floor. But he never took his eyes off Valerius. “You misunderstood. I’m not surrendering.”“Then she dies.”“You’re a strategist, Valerius. You taught me that. You taught me to always have a counter-move.”“And what is yours?” Valerius sneered.“Linda isn’t at the clinic.”On the monitor, the feed of the burning clinic flickered. A new group of figures emerged fr
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