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284 The Final Test
Ashfield Academy rallied its trainees early the next morning. Kate Harper stood at attention in the front row of the elite squad.The initial training had been a brutal filter for most, weeding out the weak and the unprepared. However, for Kate, it had been a cakewalk considering her vigilante training.From thousands of applicants, only forty-eight remained. Hardened young men and women ready to claim their place in Springfield's military police.Sergeant Harlan, a grizzled veteran with a leathery face and a gruff voice, paced before them. "Listen up, recruits!" he barked."You've survived the basics. Forty-eight of you stand here today, the best of the best. And topping the charts is Recruit Harper. She's outshone you all in every metric. If the rest of you slugs can't keep up, you'll be washing out soon enough."Kate felt a momentary flush of pride, but then remembered her purpose. She was here to infiltrate the military police and learn more about Victor Cromwell.The girl had dom
283 The King Returns
Valeria hesitated, her face a mask of shock and confusion. The Hand of the King was a latent ability Caesar had unlocked in them years ago. It was a surge of ethereal energy that amplified their strength and speed, drawn from his own essence.But with Victor Damone dead, it should have faded. "Fine. But since our master is gone, this won't work."She closed her eyes, focusing inward. Her right hand began to tremble, and to everyone's shock, including her own, a golden glow enveloped it. Energy crackled like lightning, surging through her veins.Valeria's eyes snapped open, staring at her hand in disbelief. "It... it works? What does this mean? This is unbelievable!"The room hung in tense silence for a few dramatic moments. Then Lance pushed himself up, rubbing his back. "Impossible. I wasn't given this power since I joined the NWO much later. However, the technology is clear. Without Victor Damone, there cannot be a Hand of the King. We mourned him."Maverick stared at Victor, suspic
282 True Strength
Victor pressed the advantage on Lance. His hand darted forward in a blur, grabbing the General by the collar. "Where do you think strength comes from?" he asked rhetorically.The others watched in disbelief as Victor lifted the man off the ground with one arm and slammed him down onto the carpeted floor. The air whooshed from Lance's lungs, and he lay there gasping.The room fell silent as the laughter of the other Generals died in their throats. Valeria's green eyes narrowed, while Drew's sharp features tightened in calculation.Maverick scoffed. "That was probably a move you practiced for years to show off. Lance was the weakest link among us anyway."Victor raised an eyebrow. "Is that so? Let's see what you got."Maverick growled and stepped up next, drawing two gleaming combat knives from hidden sheaths. "Knives are my game, Mayor. Let's see if you bleed like the rest. Don't worry, I'll try not to stab you fatally."He twirled the blades expertly as his scarred face twisted into a
281 Five-star Generals
Victor Cromwell stood behind his massive oak desk in the Mayor's chamber. The city of Springfield sprawled below like a living organism, pulsing with the construction sounds at Fort Cromwell.He adjusted his tailored suit, a far cry from the rugged attire he once wore as Victor Damone. But today was not about appearances. It was about reclaiming what was his, piece by piece.The doors swung open, and Clive Baron, his head butler and a 4-star in the New World Order, stepped in first. "Sir, your guests have arrived."Clive was one of the first to know the Cromwell identity's truth. In his Napoli suit impeccable as always, he bowed slightly and gestured to the four figures entering behind him.These were Victor's erstwhile Five-Star generals—the elite core of his old team from the NWO days. They didn't know him as Victor Damone, codename Caesar, whose funeral they had attended.To them, he was Victor Cromwell, the upstart Mayor who had risen from obscurity to command Springfield's transf
280 The Trials
Kate pulled up to the gates of Springfield's new military academy, Ashfield. Her old beat-up car rattled to a stop among a sea of shiny trucks and SUVs. Her adoptive parents wouldn’t give her a new vehicle. This was something she purchased for five hundred bucks at an old garage.Ashfield Academy was a fortress straight out of a war movie. High concrete walls topped with razor wire, floodlights mounted every few yards, and armed guards patrolling the entrance.Kate entered the academy after showing her pass at the gate. Inside, the place teemed with thousands of applicants. Excited youngsters jostled for position in the long registration lines.‘This is crazy,’ she thought, scanning the crowd. There were guys in tank tops showing off their gym-built muscles, and girls in athletic wear trying to look tough.Everyone here thought they had what it took to join Victor Cromwell's elite military police. However, Kate was here for answers, and not glory.The registration building was a squat
279 Mass Production
Victor cast a sidelong glance at Atticus. "It's your plan, not mine. I never asked you to make GEN5 serum from my blood, or even manufacture large amounts of it. Now you want to mass-produce hybrids with my blood? I am beginning to doubt your plan."The Tribunal nodded, unaffected by Victor's disapproval. "Victor. We did not start this without your consent. Because of GEN5, Eva Atelier is still alive.""She is not Eva," the Mayor replied with finality."Okay. But her survival is an experimental success. We could replicate this. Build an army of hybrids to counter the Puppetmaster's changelings. Imagine it: unstoppable soldiers that are loyal and enhanced. No families to mourn them."Victor clenched his jaw. The idea, although not new, hung in the air like a dark cloud. "We're already playing with fire, Atticus. GEN5 links their lives to mine."Atticus leaned forward. "You saw the Puppetmaster's changelings with your own eyes. They are multiplying—grotesque, mind-controlled abomination
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