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WHAT RETURNS
Kael was still staring at the photograph in Alric’s hand when the operator’s voice broke the silence in the communications room.“Commander, I’m receiving another signal from the inspection team.”Alric immediately turned around. “Connect it now!”The operator adjusted the frequency, and static filled the room. There were no clear words, only heavy breathing and a sound like metal being dragged across the floor. Kael felt his wrist throbbing and growing hot. Faint red lines appeared beneath his skin, exactly where the light had pulsed after the battle in Greyhaven.“Repeat the call!” Alric ordered.“Inspection team, this is command. Report your status.”Several seconds passed before a man’s voice came through.“...don’t... go down...”The operator leaned closer to the receiver. “Repeat that. Who is speaking?”“Don’t let... him... Arghhh!”The voice was cut off by a sharp scream. Then came three heavy knocks, one after another.Kael froze.It wasn’t because he recognized the voice, but
DON'T COME ALONE
“Trace the source of that transmission!” Alric ordered the operator.The soldier at the console immediately began typing a series of commands. The screen displayed irregular signal waves, followed by a map marked with several red dots.“The transmission originated near the burned building, Commander. However, the signal was too brief to determine its exact location.”“Try again!” Alric shouted.“I already did, Commander. The source has disappeared.”“Damn!” Alric cursed.The middle-aged man quickly grabbed the radio and tried to contact the inspection team once more, but only static answered.Kael remained where he was, staring at the radio with a tense expression. The man on the other end had sounded so calm, as if he wasn't worried at all about the four soldiers who might be in danger.What troubled Kael most was the man's final statement.If you want to know what happened that night, come alone.“Commander,” Kael called. “That man knows who I am. He also knows about the night I can
THE NIGHT THAT MUST NOT BE REMEMBERED
Kael read the sentence in the report over and over again.KAEL ARVEN MUST NOT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT.“Who wrote this?” he asked.Alric took the report from the desk. “The inspection team hasn't found the person who left it.”“If someone lives there and knows my name, why didn't they come to see me directly?”“Perhaps they don't want you to remember something.”“Everyone keeps saying that as if my memory were a weapon that could explode at any moment.” Kael stared at him sharply. “I have the right to know what happened to me.”“And it's my responsibility to make sure you don't endanger yourself or anyone else before we know what's really going on,” Alric replied.Kael let out a short, humorless laugh. “So I'm supposed to sit quietly while everyone else decides what I'm allowed to know?”Alric didn't respond. His silence only made Kael more certain that something was being kept from him.Suddenly, a ringing sensation filled Kael's ears.“Urgh...” Kael grimaced, pressing both
THE BURNT PLACE
Kael read the message once more, hoping the words would make more sense the second time.“Don't go to that address if you're not ready to learn what happened to your parents.”Whoever had written it knew about the notebook. They also knew about the address. That meant someone was watching him—or had known about his past for years.Kael folded the paper and slipped it into his pocket just as someone knocked on the door.This time, it was Lyra.“You missed your examination,” she said as she walked in. “I wanted to make sure you hadn't decided to ignore every instruction you've been given.”“I'm busy.”“People usually say that when they're doing something they shouldn't.”Kael almost smiled, but the message in his pocket made him reconsider. He studied Lyra's face, wondering whether he could tell her what he had discovered. She had never given him a reason not to trust her, but he didn't want to drag her into a problem he didn't yet understand.“I want to go outside for a while,” Kael fi
THE LOST MEMORY
Kael was still staring at his notebook as the sun began to rise. The name PROJECT ECHO, written beneath the drawing, continued to trouble him, especially since he was certain he had never learned the term before encountering it in military documents.He turned the pages, hoping to find another clue. Most contained training schedules and notes from his cadet days, but one page seemed different. Its surface bore faint impressions of writing that were barely visible.Driven by curiosity, Kael picked up a pencil and slowly shaded the paper. Several letters gradually began to appear.Don't let them take me back.His eyes widened. His hand stopped moving.“Who wants to take me?” he muttered.He tried to remember when he had written the sentence, but nothing came to mind except a brief glimpse of heavy rain and a white door. When he tried to remember more, a sudden throbbing pain struck his head.“Ergh...” Kael winced in pain. The brown-eyed man closed the notebook and took a deep breath bef
THE HIDDEN TRACE
Kael had only taken a few steps away from the command room when someone called out to him from the end of the corridor.“Kael!”That curly-haired man turned around. A young soldier came running toward him, carrying a brown folder.“Commander Alric asked me to deliver this to the medical department, but he just told me to find you.”Kael accepted the folder. “What’s inside?”“I don’t know. I was only ordered to deliver it.”The soldier quickly left, leaving Kael staring suspiciously at the folder in his hands. There was no recipient’s name on it, only a military stamp partially obscured by an ink stain.Kael should have taken it straight to Lyra. However, just as he was about to leave, a small inscription in the corner of the folder caught his attention.GREYHAVEN — FIELD REPORT.Kael opened the folder.Inside were several sheets of reports detailing the village’s condition after the Wraith attack. Most contained information he already knew. However, a brief note on the final page made
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