Chapter 6: His prized possession

Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Volodin went to his Best friend's place and they will gonna talk about this matter since he was definitely certain that this man knows the man who can help them win the war.

"Ronaldo" A man in his 60s said wearing Formal Attire consist of white polo with long sleeves and black slux, pairing with black men shoes as he was infront of a medieval inspired mansion.

"Oh vito! you're here already? come in" the owner of the mansion said as he greets the President of Russia in his home. "thanks " Volodin replied as both men went inside the mansion.

Mr. Ronaldo Dela Feungca Twanbach, his former secretary and his friend was the father of the writer of the old journal. Like Dayap, Ronaldo was once a military veteran in his former country which is the Philippines, he once participated at the second world war at a young age and received some recognitions from one of the late presidents of the Philippines, Sergio Osmena and General Douglas Mc'arthur.

"How's the meeting?" ronaldo asked the russian president.

Volodin on the other hand smiled sadly while looking at his friend, "not quite good my friend" he replied with a nonchalant voice. "Do you want anything to drink?" Ronaldo suggested as he smiled. "Just fine wine is okay"

"Coming right up" ronaldo says and went to his kitchen as he begun to prepare his drink. While Vitomir went to the wall filled some old pictures glued to the wall and then he saw a single photo were his friend's dead son was in there.

"Your drink is ready" ronaldo informed the russian president whilst looking at the photos glued on the wall. "Ah ... thanks"

Ronaldo placed down the tray with 1902 wine and two empty wine glasses. "Do you have any problem? you know i'm here to help you vito" ronaldo stated while pouring the wine to the empty wine glasses.

Volodin was relieved that there is ronaldo for him. Whenever he was down, his friend who he considers brother was helping him. This was proven since Ronaldo is his previous secretary but later resigned for looking for someone.

"Thanks... how long it has been since we've met?"

"33 years my friend ... why?" Ronaldo answered as Vitomir didn't know what to say.

But ronaldo seems to take noticed. "The sudden declaring of war in space ... I can't really believe I" he said suddenly, making Volodin to look at him. "yeah ... we didn't know that we're not the only ones out there." Volodin spoke in a dilemma tone.

"Well surprise. We know now." Ronaldo joked around hoping to make Volodin to ease his tensionness. "so ... what will the leaders do now? it is an international crisis after all" ronaldo added.

Volodin looked at him sadly while both of his hands collided unto each other."i don't know ... when you retire as my secretary, i'm feeling that something bad will happen, and guess what, it's already started" Volodin joked this time making ronaldo laughed a little.

"Star's Alliance ... Planet Feilan ... Odyssey ... it seems it was true after all" ronaldo said out of a blue, surprising Volodin.

When Volodin heard that, he was shocked because that information was kept hidden from others and it is considered as a top secret information between the leaders and the NASA staff who talked to them that day.

"You..."

This time, Volodin is sure that his previous secretary knows about Luther.

The so called savior.

"My late son always used to say that. He says that an intergalactic terrorist named Odyssey might attack us, i didn't believe it at first because he's a science fiction lover and i think that it is impossible since he's the only one imagining it but now it's a different matter…I ignore his warning… i'm a failure father"

"Ronaldo…"

It turns out that Volodin really knows the saviour. He is the late son of his previous secretary that he considered a son.

Ronaldo looked at Volodin with a regretful look written on his face, "if Luther was just in here ... can he save us all? and could protect us from the odyssey?" ronaldo questioned Vitomir while wearing a hurtful look written on his face as he didn't believe at what his late son had told him.

"I don't know ... actually, his old journal was found by the prime minister of Norway in the year 2004, the same year when your son died" Vitomir replied as he revealed this to his friend. In the mean time, ronaldo was quite surprised to hear that.

Founding the old journal in the same year where his late son died. It is merely not a coincidence. But hearing the old journal, ronaldo remember something.

"Old Journal ... ah, i remember now ... he considered it as a prized possession than anything else. he will be mad at me when i'm thinking to read just a single page" ronaldo stated as he stand up.

" May i ask... is your late son like space?" Volodin asked making ronaldo quiet in few seconds with a Don't - know - what - to - say - look in his face, causing Volodin to laughed.

Few seconds later, ronaldo curled his lips," yeah ... it's all started when he saw a strange paper when he was 22 years old though, along with that strange brooch" ronaldo replied.

" a strange paper and a strange brooch?" one of his eye brows raised as he questioned his former secretary, "yes. both of that we're strange. In that strange paper was filled with some unknown writings and the brooch has a strange mark in it"

" Do you know where it is?" Vitomir asked. " i don't know, he kept it, along with the brooch. After that, he begun to search more about space meticulously"

" …"

" I think that paper was in his room, but the brooch ... i don't know ... let's search it"

September 17, 2020, just one day after the decision to create USF, The Russian President went to his former secretary's residence to talk regarding to Ronaldo's Son.

After hearing what his previous secretary stated, Vitomir and Ronaldo went to Luther's room, and when they opened the door, they were shocked.

Scattered papers on the floor of more than eighty pen-and-ink illustrations that most of which suggests that it have been drawn in an impeccable speed.

Strange space map was drawn on the wall with some markings, piles of paper that was enclosed into a folder in the desk and also an old computer.

" Wow…" Vitomir said in amazement.

They went near the wall and he notice that the strange space map that was drawn on the wall was the exact space map where Gunhild showed him on the meeting, but the map was more in detailed than on the journal.

They have nothing to say. They wish that luther rise up in his slumber and help the world, but it's too late. So they began to search for that strange paper around this room.

vito approached the desk and grab the folder, several photos fell on the ground. When he pick it up, he saw Luther with three people, 2 girls and 1 young lady, possibly his wife when she is quite young.

In the other photo, he was seen hugging another kid.

" Ah, that's my late son's Family ... I tried to find them but too late, i can't find them anymore" ronaldo said as he clenched his right hand towards the wall. Volodin looked at him and smirk, "is that the reason why you resigned being my secretary? Looking for them?" he asked that made ronaldo quiet.

" What a beautiful maiden... What's her name?"

" if i remember correctly... His wife named is Aria Duciel, and those two kids were Kate and Lillian. Then the kid you see where luther hugging tightly is his youngest daughter, Kleirra"

" Kleirra? She's a girl yet why that's name??" vito asked ronaldo" which ronaldo shrugged. "i don't know" ronaldo replied. vito looked at the photo as he reminisces his family, " What a happy family" he says as he smiled a bit while looking at the photos.

Then suddenly, his phone rang loudly, making him answer the call right now; "Hello?"

" President Volodin, it's me, Gunhild Blom" Gunhild stated as she called Volodin. "oh? What's wrong?" he asked. "i read the old journal and i found a very important information"Gunhild started as Volodin was listening attentively."then tell me"

"it was mentioned in the old journal that there's a blueprint that can save us, but the problem is... I didn't see any blueprint that was drawn in there, also the blueprint was in another journal, and we really must find it"

"a blueprint? What kind of blueprint??"Volodin asked. "i don't know, some of the pages has no entries at all" Gunhild replied. "okay. Thanks for the information" he stated.

* End Call *

" vito?" ronaldo asked with a confused looked. "ronaldo, sorry but may i asked again something?" he added as he looked at Vitomir Volodin, "Sure" vito replied." do you know any blueprint that your late son had made?" vito asked.

Upon hearing it, ronaldo was hesitant to answer. His sight involuntarily dashes to the left as he started to sweat dropped. Vitomir noticed this and sigh. " well, do you know any of that?" he asked him.

"Yeah ... There's only one blueprint that he made, that was stored in his computer though" he responded.

Both of them looked at the old computer, thinking on how to open it. "Is your late son's computer has password? Maybe we can hack it and force it to open"

" well, i believe it has a password though and i don't know what it's password" Volodin said." but are you sure there's a blueprint in one of the files in that computer?" Gunhild clarified again.

" Yeah, he was working on it every night until he finishes it before going to MV Rocknes" vito replied.

"Then you see the blueprint?" Ronaldo wanted to reply but hesitated.

He sighs before speaking to his friend," yeah but i think that blueprint you were talking about is nonsense vito. I admit that my son's mind has many unbelievable ideas though but I'm really sure it is not what you think of."

" Then tell me, what kind of blueprint that your late son made, is it a gun or vehicle?" Volodin asked to his friend about the blueprint.

Ronaldo just nodded in disagreement, " more like a robot vito. Giant robot"

"Giant robot?" Vitomir was stunned to what his friend just said, as if his mind was still processing. "yeah ... It was so strange, maybe he drew that blueprint 'cuz he was inspired by some science fiction novels, my son is quite a reader though"

— A blueprint of a giant robot ... That's strange ... I thought the blueprint is kind of a gun or war vehicle ... But a robot ... I will ask Gunhild about the blueprint ...

Volodin sighed in disbelief.

He was expecting that the blueprint that Gunhild mentioned was actually going to help them. Knowing that the blueprint is about a giant robot, his hopes was slowly fading.

"Ronaldo, can we take this computer and analyze that giant robot? I wanted to confirm something with ms. Gunhild Blom" he stated leaving ronaldo with a baffled face.

"But vito, that blueprint was not going to help us to win the war, but since you're willing to see that, then you may take this computer. But promise me, DO NOT DESTROY MY LATE SON'S BELONGINGS "

"Okay," vito said as he pinky swears with his friend Ronaldo.

At the meantime, on the world of internet, a rising conflict between the Philippines and Korea occurred. It's all started because of a tiktok made by Bella was currently bashing since she had a Japanese Rise of the sun tattoo on her arm.

And because of that, the decided united countries of USF for short, for the upcoming unknown enemy instantly shatter into pieces.

It created a conflict between two friendlies. Philippines and South Korea…

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