Chapter 6 Flames Dancing Above

As i looked over the checkpoint for a quick and quiet entryway i see lights moving overhead, search lights coming from Falcons that belongs to the Federation Army, on the comms i can hear their chatter, they found me but they werent looking to gun me down just yet "stand down soldier, this has gone on long enough, if you turn yourself into us we can guarantee no harm to you" Titan says on the comms rather sickly, he sounds diseased in a way, did i poison him with that round i shot at him? Im not certain but i had to see how it ends so i put up my hands as a Falcon with Jackal, Locust, and Titan lands in front of me, the Falcon was piloted by a unique looking soldier, their armor was a light orange color with stripes of red and white, the helmet was the most out of the ordinary however, the helmet looked like a mix between an ODST helmet and a pilots helmet, the pilot did not move and instead looked at me and only me. Locust and Jackal walk up to me slowly and cuff me in two pairs of heavy duty handcuffs made of a material that isnt known to me, Titan escorts me to the Falcon and we fly up into the air over the border wall that stood 15 feet tall "i wanna properly apologize to you Hyde for what i did" he says as he carefully removed my helmet and placed it in my lap, he then removed his helmet and revealed himself, he was bald with grayish blonde eyebrows, he had a respiratory system connected to his armor and a backpack on him which he wore a mask for under his helmet "the truth is not only am i dying but there was once a prophecy, a prophecy of a young warrior who comes down from the stars to bring about a new era for requiem, a more peaceful life for all who inhabit the regions, i thought if i tested you like this then you would show that you are the one that the tales foretold" he explained as he grabbed and examined my helmet closely, noticing all the engravings of ancient text, the material, texture, everything. He looks at me and says "it seems like you passed that test which im grateful for" as we began to reach the Federation City over all its buildings made from steel, overhead the citizens going to and from work, school, the store, to where they needed to go all the way to its military landing area for Falcons, Pelicans and other air vehicles, we land on a helipad and get off the Falcon to a transport truck where we taken to a facility, it was made of steel and concrete with pipes going left, right, above and beyond. I was placed into a cell with my weapons stripped off me only my armor remained, inside this room i did nothing but sit on the bed given to me in pure silence as they studied me behind a wall they could see me through but on my end was just a wall, sometimes a guarded scientist would come in to do tests on me, certain studies to measure vitals, my mental state, and memory, the scientist would look at me with a threatened look of anxiety and pure fear as he did these tests on me with no eye contact from him or me, this would last five days before it became no one, just me in a cell completely silent and sitting, a week goes by and i start to lose it, i noticed strange shadows dancing on all the walls, sounds of scratching on all of the walls, different sounds and different visual hallucinations my mind developed to fill the void of pure silence. One night i finally started to drift to sleep on my bed but i didnt dream that night, instead i was visited by anciet deity looking beings of immense power who used the realm to train me in combat with my double bladed Phakizaki, these beings which ranged in height around 7 feet to 7 feet and 5 inches tall and were all brothers, this realm was used by their clan since its dawn, they created every square inch using their own strength and hidden magic, weeks went by as i continued training in this realm they constructed in my mind until i hear the snap of a finger, i open my eyes to see me in a corner, the cell door slightly open and locust walking closer into the cell looking at the walls, the walls were covered in ancient writing and symbols that were written in what looked like to be and what felt like to be black ink, Locust inched slowly towards me until he grabbed my wrist, when he didnt see any signs of danger he began to cuff me with the same cuffs as before to take me to a medical room, i moved slowly as i twitched and shook, my feet felt heavy and stiff, my mind shatter yet whole. They set me down on an examining bed and began to scan me, after they were done Locust sat me up and took me to a more comfortable room, it looked like a hotel room on earth but more high tech like it was made in a cyberpunk movie, i sat on the bed and removed the helmet, the chestplate, shoulders, everything including the tech suit for the armor, there was a locker for it all that i placed the parts of the armor in, to the left of the locker there was the door to the bathroom which i entered through to get to the shower, as i started up the shower the water suddenly coming down made me flinch but i slowly moved into the shower and closed the shower door behind me, as the water fell onto me i began to think and look around and as i did a message on the shower glass door appeared stating "Titan the Leader of our Federation will be arriving at your room in one hour Hyde Jackson" and then it disappeared, they had these types of showers for more luxurious hotel suites on earth before the collapse of the world to let you know if family or friends or someone you were expecting was arriving, could also tell the time, the weather and play music like a big smartphone but on your shower door. After wiping my body half assed i turn off the shower and dry off with a towel, after i do i put on the tech suit of my armor, put my long hair into a samurai type ponytail and i sit down on my bed, a half hour rolls by and Titan comes through the front door "feeling more settled?" He asked as he walks to me to which i respond with "i dont even know where i am, first i was in that god damn desert trying to survive after YOUR troops tried to gun me down when i find this armor and received the firearms i had and then you people pick me up and lock me in a cell with no windows or people for that matter for god knows how long and then you bring me here and expect me to just be settled?" I began to get up and look at his solid yellow visor, he sighs and nods, saying "i understand your anger Hyde truly i do but it was for a good reason i assure you, come with me and you will see for yourself."