Aftermath

As the sun rise in the morning in the Solair Estate. There was not signs of activity as the people within estates worked in silence as there is a depressing mood in the air. The children resumed their schooling as the people within pretended that nothing had changed.

It was a solar week that Alexander was freed by the primarchs and he still hadn't waken up.

They sent the best medicae and the apothecaries in the legion, and they remain confused of the event that transpire.

No one ever came back from a demonification of the soul, at least not one that is affiliated with the four chaos gods.

The Thousand sons in their inquisitive nature wanted to examine Alexander. But were barred from the recuperation.

But as a result of cleansing the darkness, Alexander remained in a coma for several days.

Mortarion remained as a doctor to observed Alexander readings..

He watched as the monitors scanned Alexander body. The organs were wrecked and the bone density was warped, some places were okay and others were fragile. It was like someone playdough and made a mess of his organs. It was about 70 percent is human... He recognized that he is now partly made warp by the transformation. The heart is somewhat organic crystal and it still beats...

Mortarion watched as the man before him stayed asleep. And ponder such situation before him.

Horus took over the role as Regent of the Celestial Imperium and surprisingly Alexander had a backup in form of a Artificial copy of his mind to assist the government incase he did turned rogue.

The foundation of this turned empire was shaky at best as Horus and the rest of the primarchs is tasked to stabilize it until he returns.

"Where was the man that helped me from my own madness..." He muttered.

He had mixed feelings about Alexander being his brother... Especially the fact that he is so willing to ripped off his soul to save them...

He saw what happened if Alexander hadn't appeared in their lives, he read the books that their creators that made their lives miserable, after bribing some tech priest to use his requisition points to buy books, the truth did set upon him. How their fates would had been for the worse if he didn't even intervened.

He didn't get to kill his foster father and he grew resentful to his creator. Perhaps it was karma?

How his brothers remained in Chaos thrall in a never ending war...

He shudder of the fact that he became more cynical and hypocrite... Than what he really was.

He looked at the picture at Alexander bedframes.

One was the picture he took during the Grand crusade and the other was his family in this reality.

Both picture lost someone important to Alexander.

"I known you brother... You never give up..." He wheeze through his filtration mask.

As he checked the vitals he left to check on the rest of the Little Sisters Alexander asked him to cure their indoctrination.

He looked at the other occupant in the room.

Eleanor was beside her father bed, waiting for him to wake up. She was beside him all this time as waiting for him to wake up was her task since her arrival. Mortarion put a blanket over her and left.

Perhaps she and Horus was the ones that knew the truth...

The struggle and his burden... And the real danger that is heading towards them.

The bugs have all but located in the few pockets of resistance. And breaching their last remaining worlds take time and planning. Especially a crippled Imperium that survive a civil war.

"Please wake up dad..." She whispered as she held his hand and hope he would be fully recovered.

She looked at her father that is sleeping, worried of the future that becomes a reality.

That she would be all alone in that never ending nightmare with few of her sisters remaining. Forced to take role as the surviving leader till the end of the Galaxy.. or the extinction of the human race.

She closed her eyes and clutch a Aquila as if to pray for her grandpa... Any miracle that her father would be awake. She stare at the Aquila that overlooked the patient and spoke....

"Grandfather... I know that this is the first time I seen you in person... Please save my father." Her hand clutched the aquila as she held her father hand.

As she finished prayers, she found that her father is unable to be awaken. She sighed as she waited for him.

A hour passed, Alexander eyes were twitching.

Eleanor rushed out and called for the doctors.

"Dad!" She hugged Alexander.

"Eleanor, What happened?" Alexander said weakly.

His wives came rushing towards him and gave him a hug, Dimh-Yriel grabbed his face and her cat like pupils stared daggers at Alexander.

"Beloved... Don't do that again." Her pressure made Alexander slowly nodded. And she gave him a hug, lifting Alexander off the bed. Due to her height.

And Ephritta gave him a hug as her forehead touched Alexander.

"Alexander! You should at least consult us of what you planning to do!" She joined the trio that gave him a stink eye. Alexander shudder, if the girls ins Cyberpunk would did the same... At least five of them is definitely squashing him.

"I'm back..." Alexander smiled. As he hugged all of them just the same.

The news of the High Lord returning to office was heard across the human space.

And some of them had mixed feelings about it. But life goes on, the threat of the bugs is all but eliminated and plans to build a Imperium have begun.

Planets that been rebuilt and supernovas were kept in storage as bullets for specialized titans and replaced the suns.

The life of the people that lived in the federation, noticed that things remained the same.

Policies beg to enacted that is accepted by the people.

During a war usually the oppressors would demand Taxes or quotas that would cripple the people to not fight back, but Alexander did nothing infact he proposed that there is the 12 percent taxes compared to the 35 percent to fuel the war effort. And those that was in the cross fire will have no taxes until the planet is officially rebuilt. Because why drain a blood of what's left and he could just raise them from the ashes and ensure loyalty and a good economy.

the Military Industrial complex manufacturer is shock that now Alexander no longer gives out contracts and given the Mechanicus as the sole supplier of manufacturing and they could not argue as they were working practically for cheap and Alexander controls them. They were not nationalize, but were given a choice to negotiate with their contracts and have a more fairer deal or given funds to them transition to other sectors Alexander didn't touched.

It was awkward that the Morita Industries now made Armored sports cars and civillian mecha.

Veterans get the vote, only this time, only policies is what they voted for, not the politicians and the people that could be voted into office is only at mayors or regional governor. And the policies that wasn't able to be voted for is taken under consensus if its viable after the first policies that was voted is implemented.

The Federation Navy is absorbed and split groups that defended the Sol Sectors and transport for the mobile infantry. But their privileges is just the same as the civilians, they can earn their way into sky admirals that is exclusive in their organization and can be a position between the Mobile infantry as the Voice of the people.

The formations of the Council was shown to the public as transparency to the people knowing that the government is more open minded, but they still kept the federation capital punishment and the catchy songs. The electrocution was replaced by promethium flames.

Much more cheaper to the electrical grid and the biggest contributer of pyromaniacs.

The FIB that was Alexander thorn that he willingly ignored for several years, is now uprooted and their participation of part of the core members of the Rebellion was known. He was genuinely disgusted of the organization that fan the flames but at that time he was unable to eradicate them.

They went behind Alexander back and seeded the Rebel cells with weapons and Clearance codes for them to cause as much havoc. None survive that even the low ranks was in the Assassin's list of cleaning house. And rumors speculating that the Head of the FIB was exhumed and added to the pile of skulls in Alexander office.

The old federation classified files were released to public and they saw how close they were to be defeated by the bugs, especially the previous sky marshal Omar, almost doomed the Federation by giving away the secrets to a god bug, but they couldn't blame the family as the files is already decades old at that point and the family is free from suspicion.

The Mobile infantry is now regulated as a Fast response force in Human space and never to use for invasion and they are a intergalactic Defense force, which made the people satisfied with the response. As they wanted their children to defend in their homes, not in a distant war. And they have shifts to take their time off, it was one way for the citizens to have a vote. And see the consequences of their decisions. In a short form... A Civilian Army at best.

Rico Is now the leader of the Mobile Infantry and he does what he can to keep the organization from falling into darkness.

They formed dast as news was spread that there are other galaxies that held human civilization that is more advance and technological and The High lord proclamation that he already conquered it and now is Opening to the public soon.

It brought waves to the public that other galaxies is there , business man smell the profits as they might have interesting things to sell, Adventurers and travellers is eager to see the new planets to explore.

The Age of Arachnid terror is almost over.

Now come the Age of Explorations of the Multiverse. Where people travel to see new things and Trazyn to collect.

Ignis corp, that survived the fires of treachery of the FiB managed to reformed as a travelling Corps that joined Alexander to another universe. Rubrix raptor is having a Vacation of Io in a submarine after finding the lost signal of a eldritch entity and investigate there with his group of merry men and a clown. But their organization is a mess and they needed some to reform.

Mobile Assault Recon, what was once Alexander organization that aid the federation is now reformed into, the Imperial Guards.

They are now the hammer of the Imperium and the defense against the horors. The benefits is high compared to the old Mobile infantry. And the risk of death is higher. They can vote while in service knowing that their choices does mean something.

And the Xenos can join the Imperial guard but they first have to enter the Imperial Auxiliary Forces.

To prove their merits. Tau Fire warriors, Skinnies and Kroot is the most common of the lot. Some Eldar youth join the Auxillary forces... Despite the dismay of their parents. The Auxiliary is task in the rear lines of any conflict. Such as Transporting and Artillery shelling. And after a persuasion, and several drill instructor dead. The Eldar wished to join the Imperial guard must be, by their definition of 18... In a sense (A/n: Eldar have 4 years as a cycle and a cycle is 1 year to them... That's long time to be in the army)

As the news of the Aquila now spread across sthe former federation. It brought changes for the good or better for it.. Riots still happening as the old guard zealously defended the old government despite the fact that they did next to nothing to halt the madness that swarmed over Alexander.

Those that came from Warhammer knowing that this it was sooner or later until this galaxy was subsumed... And they pray that Alexander would be the best representative of what the God Emperor had planned for them.

They never saw actual hope in the darkness where they lived and they understood the corruption and idiocies of those that oppose the good people.

The people that lives in Warhammer is more pragmatic and realistic compared to the federation natives because they know what needed to be done.

They did had some regrets of association with the rebels... But that's just the way things are. They seen how nobles fall into debauchery and madness.

At least the high lord to them is more lenient and more beneficial towards their way of life. And more transparent as well. Since everyday is news of the corruption that spread across the administration is let out and uprooted.

"Take this!" Perturabo gave Alexander a corkscrew punch. Sending him flying off in a pile of bricks.

The reconstruction is starting in full swing and Alexander wanted to meet with his brothers, though...

"Yeah.. I deserve that one." Alexander groaned as his body is fixing himself.

"So, why do you do next?" Ferrus spoke as he watched the interaction with amusement.

"Thanking my brothers and helping Humanity return to normal... After I destroyed a third of the people in the process." Alexander shrugged.

Alexander looked across the construction site and he looked at a monument construction that's being made. It was the names of the people that he eradicated and their crimes.

Even if he did destroy them in a fit of rage. The people had to know the reasons why he done so.

Or else they repeat the same mistake again... Of misinterpreting his acts and choices as a bloody tyrant and defending the ones that wanted to make them slaves...

The situation in his galaxy is safe at the moment... As there is few pocket of Arachnids left and the Navy exterminatus the rest of the planets, as there is no need to have to gather soldiers to die for nothing.

What's a few cooked planets for the safety for humanity as a whole.

As Alexander is recuperating.

His system warn him that at his current strength he could muster is at best, regular human.

As punishment, most of the perks is disabled due to the fact he abuse his body to the point of breaking apart, the passive is the ones that's left.

Even his flaming sword is now confiscated and undergoing repairs. Making him weak then ever.

He could get them back when he fully recovered.

"Where to now?" Alexander spoke.

Theseus warned.

"Well then... Time to just stay put and wait until we are ready." Alexander laughed...

At artificial hilltop that overlooked the capital.

Alexander stood before a grave of the Former sky Marshal Dienes. The man once allowed his organization to grow till this day. After the disaster of Klendathu. He resigned and joined the fight against the bugs as a private and lost his life in a diversion attack... And he was buried in a unmarked grave. Alexander took his time to get his corpse and buried it near the capital as a sign of respect of him seeing the future of humanity rest on his shoulders.

He come here occasionally as to clean the man tombstone.

After pouring the drinks Alexander sat down next to the grave.

Overlooking the city going reconstruction.

"Sky Marshall Dienes.... It's been a long time." Alexander sighed as he took a sip.

"The war had come to a end... And humanity is now safe... But for what reason?"

"I tried protecting the best I could and countless sky marshal before me have either brought humanity to its knees and the decay of society they impacted..."

"There's so much I could handle until what I sought to defend is the danger I had to face..."

"I never wanted this civil war, nor I wanted it turned to the imperium... I just wanted to look out what's best of humanity, I tried every option to prevent the Federation from falling apart, but it was too broken, the corruption seeped into our ranks, turning it to the government that our forefathers once overthrow, I am steering a ship that is filled with holes and my crew is bickering on how to deal with me instead of helping me to keep it to port... there's so much I could do until my mind is broken by the sheer malice of humanity."

He looked at the grave by his side.

"Perhaps you the only one that knew the truth... Perhaps it might be a excuse that I comforted myself, Rest assured old friend, This new government will retain some semblance of the Federation... It was my home after all. And I still retain the will of the federation... Though in a different name." He stood up and Saluted to the grave. The sunset covering his face as it symbolic the old federation handing over to the new government.

"Farewell old friend, I hope you can forgive me as we prepared for a new enemy for the horizon. May you look at our deeds as necessity for our survival of the Human race.." Alexander paused as he felt something powerful headed his way. Alexander looked down from where he stood and he saw a unseen pressure heading towards him.

A man approach the hill and his facial features is eerily similar to him. Normal people that passed by didn't know of his presence. And the grass around him wilted and died in such a speed that it was a absurd as if it doesn't exist..

The man stood before Alexander and scan him.

"So this is the man that used my brother skin." He spoke.

"Skin? Or are you from Numbers?" Alexander queried the man. He tried to contact Theseus but no avail, leaving him alone.

The man seemingly ignored Alexander and looked at the grave beside him.

"Midas... That's was his designation for the masses. Designation [Possibility], the path finder..." He muttered.

Alexander managed to materialized a Hellgun and supercharged it and aimed at the man before him.

He instinctively knew that he was utterly doomed.

And at that moment he would had been killed.

But the man didn't even noticed his presence. Or perhaps he didn't acknowledge it. Alexander clamped down his ego and gritted his teeth.

His eyes turned towards Alexander, he felt as if his entire being is screaming for him to do something, but he was unable to even pull the trigger. Those eyes seen the madness and the malice of entire galaxy and willingly embrace it. He felt as if he was absorbed by the darkness and ended elsewhere.

And as he glance around, he found himself in a voif. He know what's it like to be in the warp.

Sickly and twisted and filled with daemons, but where he stood is worse than the warp.

It was like staring at the abyss and it sucked everything into its everlasting darkness. He felt his body is being weak as if something is draining him dry. He aimed at the man and opened fire at him. And he seemingly dodge all the lasers and by the time Alexander realize.

The man before him just walked towards him and flicked Alexander nose. And next thing he realized was that he was flung hundreds of meters above New Texas. Amtd he felt the back of his neck was blasted through and made him crash down to the ground and into the void. This is the second time Alexander could not held on, as this realm is not even the warp, he could not tap even his plasmids... As if it was a perfect counter.

What can a regular man does against the darkness?

Just stand up and fight... After a few bouts.. his bones is broken and his weapon in his hand is snapped. A fist to the face made him unconscious. As the blow had rattle his brain to the point he was barely alive.

As he about to end Alexander, he heard familiar bells in the darkness.

"My, oh my, you been a bad, bad boy haven't you?" The familiar clown appears. Cegorach the laughing god appear from the darkness with his uniform. And circus music was heard from his body.

"Cegorach, You are not welcome here!" The man growled.

"That's so? But the show must go on and you have not done your part yet?" The clown towered over the man.

"Besides... You just came here for a visit yes?" Cegorach smiled. There was threat behind his tone. As the man about to point his stance, a Golden armored man wielding a flaming sword slowly approach him, bringing light in darkness.

"Leave." The Golden Giant spoke, his eyes glowered with wisdom and power, stating his authority. Towards the outsider.

"The Corpse god!?" The figure stared daggers at Cegorach facial features enjoyed the squirming of the man before him.

"Oh, myyyy... You came so far and are you willing to lose it all? It doesn't even matter...Boo" Cegorach laughing as his bells rang in the darkness.

As the figure attempted to use his powers, he felt his neck was dragged by a unseen force and he cursed out at the two deities.

"I swear on my name [Duty], that I will definitely behead you!" He screamed as he looked at the god emperor with hi eyes glow red.

"Try it if you dare!" The Emperor swung down his sword and inflicted a wound upon the man chest as he faded in darkness. A avatar that managed to bypass the restriction of the system. The Emperor eyes frowned. But he will consult the rest, but now...

"Let's go home son." He dragged Alexander by the leg as being in this realm was suffocating for warp entities like Cegorach and himself. Like as if someone is draining them within the depth of this place... Despite they were the outskirts of this realm that God's and demons feared.

He spoke to Alexander before he tossed the unconscious man before leaving for the warp. He knows that the system is within Alexander.

"Get stronger, and gather more allies." He flung Alexander into the warp that is closest to his reality.

The clown god spoke in whisper.

"Take care my little godson..."

And he ended up crashing in the truck that had pillows.

The aribites rushed forward and check the culprit and found that Alexander was unconscious.

This was the the second time he was unconscious.

"Tell me Theseus, Any way to make my wound faster?" Alexander is now in a bed.

In the corner of Alexander eyes there was a prompt.

For a sum of xx you can be fully healed. In the expense of your soul being crippled for 10 years>

"Do it and I am willing to pay a price."

Alexander eyes widen as his body is wracked by pain more severe that his mind could tolerate. The body is forcibly being reconstructed and this time he received the memo from the god emperor.

Time is running out.

The fact that his opposition managed to entered his realm despite it was 40 years away, show him much that he better need to gather allies soon.

A portal opened before him and he left in haste.

Eleanor came inside with a tray filled with her and her siblings making of their father dishes hoping to get well. Seeing how her father been brutally mauled made her feel afraid.

"I hope nothing bad happened to him." As she knock on the door, it was strangely silent. As she opened the door she found the bed is filled with blood and the occupant in the room is empty.

She knew that her father is gone elsewhere and something came up to the point that he disregarded his injuries and entered to another universe.

Beside the bed was a letter address to her.

"Sweet Eleanor... I am sorry, Daddy having something important and I will be coming home as soon as I can.

Have Uncle Horus and informed him that he would be a regent for a little while longer."

Her eyes glisten with tears.

She knew how long that he would suffer.

A year, decades or even a millennia?

She feared that he would not be the same father that she loved.

She grabbed the note and approached her two mothers that was in the living room. With a decision for herself. To change that dreaded fate that she saw in her father mind. To save what's Alexander left behind.

"Teach me how to fight." Was her words.

Alexander arrived in the alleyway in some city.

And he found himself in the streets of a bustling city that is filled with life.

Theseus informed him where and when he was.

Gears of War

Time:

Era of Silence approximately 120 years till the pendulum wars starts

Location: Tyrus, Capital state of the Coalition of Government.

Mission objectives now updating... Complete

. Infiltrate the upper echelon of Cog society.

. Keep Marcus Fenix alive.

. Keep the Carmine brothers alive.

. Keep the original cast alive.

. Replace the Coalition with the Celestial Imperium.

. Eliminate the ousider.

Restrictions:

No Xenos Forces

Rewards: [Corrupted]>

Alexander watched the stats...

"199 years huh" Alexander muttered.

But he have a task and must accomplished it.

As he looked around. It was a posh looking society. And he pretended to be in rags as a refugee from the U.I.R.

Buying his way with gold does not bode him well, as this era was a resource tight environment and selling ample amounts of gold would attract attention. As he willingly entered the town hall and registered as Alexander, made up a story that his parents only named him Alexander and he didn't had a nobility in his lineage and that he lives in the mountains away from civilization. Which made the officer understand as Alexander perks managed to con the people around him.

As he look at some residential buildings to rent.

A man wearing a helmet approach Alexander from behind.

"Hey there fella!" He waved as he greeted Alexander cordially.

Alexander was wary as at this stage he is definitely the weakest as he need time to build up forces, he was about to grab his hidden knife and noticed the man meant him no harm.

"Sorry, force of habit, been hard time to trust a stranger that appears out of nowhere, Who are you?" He asked the man and he laughed.

"Joseph Carmine, I hear ya looking for a place to stay?" He beamed at Alexander that his positivity was awkward.

"Got a place to stay for me?" Alexander asked.

"Sure, I got a place for you and a job if you are willing to work?"

"What's the job?"

"Just be a miner in the mines we owned. At least 2 years. Heck you look a mighty fella, you can lift my daughter real high." He smiled.

"Looking for work but I am married sir." Alexander laughed as he joined Joseph to his mines.

"Say, Joseph why do you wear the Knight helmet?" Alexander asked.

"The Carmines family have a rich tradition of being a lineage of knights, and our ancestors dying breath, we kept wearing helmet to protect and respect the tradition." He laughed as he knocked on his head.

But to Alexander, it reminded of his father.

He agreed and join as a miner, working for Joseph Carmine.

And productivity grow as ores flowed out daily.

Joseph was kind to his workers and paid well. Alexander used the money to fund his little workshop and hoping it would be a new corporation soon.

Despite the prospector told Joseph that the mines were getting dry soon. The ores never ran out.

As the year of the contracted ended, Alexander grew close to the Carmine Family and Gave them a gift.

A series of four leaf clovers necklaces made of platinum.

"This is my gift for you, Sir. If any of your descendants have any trouble that could use my help, show this, I'll be there to assist your family." Alexander spoke. As he journey out of the Carmine estate, Joseph yelled after him.

"You are always welcome here Alexander, see ya next time!" Those man words were like a dagger in his heart.

Because he would outlived them all.

As he began his business he expanded in a quick expansion. Buying drained up mines and remade them to churn out ores. Making jobs as more profitable ventures is being funded through the mines.

From a small workshop that produce items for the people, he grew the corporation organically. Spreading from manufacturing to having contracts with farms, to the point of letting Tyrusian have the first spaceship in the planet. A consulate frigate as a mining ship was seen in orbit, Warhammer ships is too inconspicuous and threatening and he wouldn't be the one that started the pendulum wars. But in public eyes, he also sent tech priest to other inhabitable planets to build his bases. Forming the Imperium from outside the planet

gaze.

He kept in touch with Joseph Carmine and as the years go by, the man is filled with vibrant life despite being old as he often joked about his health compared to Alexander youth.

"Damm, you look so young!" The Aged man laughed.

"And you looked so old." Alexander smiled.

"Ohh, how the woman envy your handsome face."

"I prefer to not get married. At least I can do to contribute to society. How's your daughter?"

"She got married and her husband sadly was not comparable to you are." Joseph cough as his old hands shakily touched Alexander hands.

"Dayum... The miner I picked from the streets is now a viscount... How time flies." Joseph reminisce the years behind him.

The nobility of Tyrus have found his contribution of technology and people that benefitted, that he was named provisional Viscount by the royals.

That was until the government have turned to Constitutional monarchy. Then a full blown republic.

Alexander had the benefits of joining the house of sovereign for a time. But in his mind, he need to gather more power.

The people already know his corporation and his brand and being a monopoly on food had people concerned until he promised that the foods he sold is cheap.

Just as promised, every carmine he helped as long as it was reasonable, not wiping gambling debts or such. But at least he kept his promise to his benefactor.

As Joseph Carmine went to sleep, Alexander noticed his soul entered to the heaven...

There was a funeral that he attended.

The first time he witness a friend close to him died in front of his face. He watched the child of the man he respected that would become the Grandparent of the Carmines brothers, he patted the man shoulder and gave his condolences.

The time that he spent with the carmines was short. But he led a fruitful life.

As the world progress, the resources in this world is running out. And they found the wonder fluid to solve all their needs.

Imulsion, thick yellow fluid that seemed endless.

This wonder fluid is began to proliferate through society despite the fact that Alexander build nuclear reactors and Geothermal plants, the people of tyrus felt that he was attempting to keep them in the past of nuclear energy. And they believe the cost of sending his spacecraft is more expensive of drilling down.

And Alexander stayed silent in the shadows.

As prospectors found pockets of imulsion in other nations, people's greed rose and wars began to take place.

The small countries get swallowed and their existence and culture is just mere rubble and those that had the capacity to survive now fought back starting the pendelum wars.

Those countries without imulsion had Alexander backing and he gave them weapons and supplies. Exchange of not being dragged in the fight of supremacy.

He already infiltrated the upper echelons of the Cog Military and he managed to get a plots of land to start up his armies. He already raised a Army group but nobody complain as he provided results.

More and more weapons made by imulsion being designed and tested in the fields.

The world became more bleak. And the world is about to engulfed in apocalypse scenario.

As the end is near the cog did a daring raid on the UIR territory to get the plans of the hammer of dawn. A key superweapon that would end the war.

Operation: Leveler

Or people known it as Battle of the Aspho Fields.

Alexander, now a Field General in the field is aboard in a King Raven helicopter. He chuckled t the very vehicle he stand on.

It was ironic that Cog and UIR focused more on helicopters than actual jets, because it was due to corruption and RnD funds being shifted to helicopters. Alexander managed to make several Valkyries by bypassing the restrictions.

In his helmet he had comms from the Cog information flooded into him.

He sighed as he picked up the lancer, cog favorite weapon, and checked the ammo.

He watched the other helicopter that held the team that would have ended it all. A group of Cog Commandos and his task was simple, create a diversion while the team infiltrate from behind. And assist the C company to buy more distractions.

Alexander jumped a few meters from the air and landed a few miles of base. He grinned as he dove into the mud below..

The soldiers of the UIR was stationing the research base. Some wonder why they even made it so close to Cog front lines. But orders are orders as what the scientist is cooking is able to bring the end of the war. They found that their front door was breached and gunfire blinking in the freezing darkness.

"Fuck! It's Babushka Ghost!" One of the soldiers yelled out. He saw Alexander Visor gleamed red.

Alexander worked alone, despite the fact that he was so high ranked and he was a prime target of being killed. He became the Boogeyman that worked in the darkness.

And what mission he sent is completely eradicated. He was the one that dragged the patrols into the darkness and never to be seen again, not even body tags were left behind, his name was already influence in the UIR but the more they attack him, the more they disappear.

Rumors began to spread that he retain the rank as he wanted more bloodiest battlefields. And having a high rank out in the open is enough for him to satisfy his hunger.

And they prayed in short as the figure just entered the compound and shot the soldiers.

As they fell down their bodies disappear as he passed through.

Their bodies is perfect for being a cannon fodder for the real thing. He hummed as he fought through the complex. The screams of his appearance is enough to spook the defenders..

As he cleaned the forces that rushed to the front gate, the infiltration team rushed out and Alexander watched as the squad leader salutes him.

"Field general Alexander, Colonel Hoffman here, We have completed the task." The Cog Soldier saluted.

"Carry on, let the bots retreat while I create a distraction. Time is of the essence if we want to end this god Damm war!" Alexander yelled .

"Khimera!" One of the Soldiers yelled out as two UIR helicopters appears before them.

"Go! I am a higher priority target! I will make it back alive!" Alexander yelled as his Lancer fired at the helicopters that was targeting the Cog Commandos.

As the group hidden themselves, Alexander grinning as he held out a portable Lascannon and opened fire, golden beam of light sliced through the two helicopter and they exploded as their fuel tanks was ignited and blow up, leaving two smoldering remains crashing to the ground.

"What are you waiting for ? Let's go! I am heading to assist C Company!" Alexander yelled as they separated and Alexander rushed through the woods, heading to a bridge that led to the beach. Where a group of survivors were stationed and waited for Alexander.

Due to his interference, most of c company is still alive.

"General Alexander, I have a opinion that we should blow it up to prevent more reinforcement heading to the evac point."

"Your name trooper?"

"Major Helena shroud."

"You have a child yes?"

"Yes. Anya shroud, why do you ask?"

"No child will not be alone. I taking command of C company and follow my orders." Alexander barked his orders and the remains of C company.

Alexander noticed a trio of soldiers that he was familiar with.

Private Marcus Fenis and Dominic Santiago bantering about the situation.

"Wow, we are lucky to meet the Ghost of the UIR in the flesh." Dominic laughed.

"Shut it Dom, He looking at us " Marcus grumble.

Alexander approach the trio. And the biggest of them saluted.

"You are?"

"Private Carlos Santiago, Sir. This is Private Dominic Santiago and Marcus Fenix."

"Ah, you must be related to them."

"Yes sir, They are my brothers!"

Alexander looked at Fenix, and he smiled.

"You have your father eyes, Marcus... I hope that passion of yours never fade."

A explosion rang out close to them making them take position.

"Carry on, I planning to take C Company Alive and I will make sure all of you sorry lots stay alive!" Alexander smiled.

As the uir reinforcement had arrived, Alexander rigged the bridge to explode. And many of the c company took position and waited in hush breath.

It was a mechanized company that had several tanks with armoured personnel carriers and truck behind it.

The UIR tanks took the front ready to dish out firepower while being a shield for the apc behind them.

Alexander started the first with his lascannon, eliminating the tanks and the apcs. The soldiers rushed out with their flames on their uniforms.

"Keep firing!"

The soldiers fired back until the rest of the rest of the uir converged in greater numbers.

And they waited for the mission success.

"Sir, Mission is complete, we need to pull out!" Helena yelled as gunfire reign.

"Go trooper! I stay behind and take the sorry lots back home, there is a Valkyrie squadron heading this way! ".

"But sir-"

"This is the battlefield Major, And its my decision that my soldiers should be coming home in one piece! You have a daughter waiting for you!"

The C Company watched in awe as he was left behind, fighting a regiment alone as the UIR Units is flooding in the Aspho Fields. Lights began to dropped near his location and as the Valkyries flew in the distance and landed near c company.

As the doors of the Valkyrie closed behind him.

Marcus Fenix saw the man in the distance as he fought back.

Perhaps this was the first time he ever met the man. And he got the sinking feeling that this was not the last.

As a few days later, as the people welcome the heores that returned and gave the Commando the emhpry medals that they participated the battle of aspho field. As their contribution have assured the Cog will end the war.

Alexander was found at the borders of the Cog no man zone drinking coffee as he smiled at the news in a trench radio.

As the reverse engineering of the hammer of dawn, began, the scientist estimated that it would take three years till they managed to reverse engineer the UIR schematics.

Alexander taken a off duty and strolled the streets, he was awarded his own medal behind closed door because he would attract assassin in broad daylight. And he always wear a Cog issued helmet.

As he travel, doing several checks in his investment, he found a familiar necklaces tied with three boys that was rushing by and a adult that wearing a bucket for a head, his figure is burly and ready to find trouble..

He sense a familial bond between them. Helmet buddies?

"Hello, Who are you?" Alexander held out his hand.

"Name's Clayton Carmine, I just here to make sure my brothers is doing safe." The man shook and his grip made Alexander amused of his strength.

"I see... Where did you get those necklaces?" Alexander pointed those necklace hang around their necks.

Clayton held it out for Alexander to see, it was worned and a bit of shine.

"It's a remembrance of our ancestors.... Joseph Carmine told us this necklace bring us good luck. Said some stranger gave him fortune and given those that is Worthy to held it." The man wearing a bucket felt proud.

Alexander felt something in himself, a sense of loneliness.

"I...see, how was your life?" Alexander asked.

"So far doing great! Working at retail made my workouts fascinating and I rather earn my money than sitting on my ancestors wealth." Clayton popped his muscles and he felt proud of it.

"As I take some valuable time, how make I make it up to the four of you, want to watch Trashball."

Another kid approached them and wanted to join too.

"Guys I wanna join too!" The boy beamed.

The rest of the Carmine brothers booed him. Making Clayton shake his head disappointing.

"No Gary!"

Alexander laughed as he welcome to the nearest addition to the group.

"Remember, Carmines stick together. That's what your family motto once said right?" He held out his hand to Gary carmine.

It was a nice time for him to spend time with the Clayton's, and they see the rising star Cole in thrashball and his game.

"Cole Train!" Benjamin yelled as he joined the fans.

After the tournament ended, Alexander bade goodbye as he was invited to a celebration extravaganza..

He had no love for the Elites that fled.

But seeing them died in that island made him disappointed in them. But this invitation news special.

The upper echelons celebrated for the man that managed to completed the Hammer of dawn, Adam Fenix.

Alexander met the gruff man, he still have hair and had the military look on his face despite the scientist outfit he is wearing.

One of their friends introduce Alexander to him.

"Adam Fenix, This is Alexander Tyrus. The Last Noble of Tyrus" The man between them greeted the.

"So you must be the Last Noble left in Tryus. Why did you call yourself that?" Adam asked.

"Because I prefer to fight with my men and let them leave first. Adam Fenix you must be glad that you already completed the Hammer of dawn yes?" Alexander queries the man before him. He felt conflicted.

"Of course. Having completed that would ensure true peace on Sera. What is your take about the design?"

"It was inevitable, even if we didn't make it, the war would had kill us all. The UIR would had the same thoughts but their beliefs of humanity being under the UIR is not what I like to see, peace in words is just a formality of waiting for another war. There must be a deterrence. History already shows that it would provide time of healing. Until a force ignores the said deterrence." Alexander said vaguely. The man beside the two is confused, but both of them knew something beneath the surface of sera is a army of mutants ready to explode.

Alexander changed the subject.

"How is your son Marcus?"

"It would seemed that I have much to thank you for. I never understood why he join the military.." Adam recall.

"Perhaps following your footsteps?" Alexander jest.

"Possibly... I hoped he had taken a different path from me."

"You could talk to him you know? You probably the few that understand that stubborn son of yours, after the Hammer of dawn is truly completed, you can spent some time with him? "

"I see.. thanks you for the advice." Adam gesture as he bade Alexander goodbye.

Alexander watched over the Elites that gouged themselves in their decadence...

And he left the avenue as he headed to his headquarters to relay information for the upcoming storm.

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Finding location that is under your care takes time. The first fleet of sera is readying>>

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(A/n): during this past few days it made me aware that liberalism was a fools utopia. A lie that everyone should be equal but ignoring the dangers of other cultures that is incompatible with their ideal that they had the gall to whitewash their history.

Everyone wanted rights and none of the responsibility that goes with it.

Some may wonder why would Alexander burned down the federation of united citizens? Why did the Author gone crazy and off his knockers of being unhinged?

It is humanity ego.

Every story of being democratic or liberty failed to ignore one thing that proved them wrong.

Ego and the stupidity of the masses.

Even if you have galactic aliens in your neighborhood and are friendly, people find ways to be corrupted and pick fights. Even if that life they led is pure paradise to where we live in

I tried ways to keep the federation alive.

Any solution, any propositions, the way the real world have already impacted my beliefs in democracy.

How they worship it like a god.

And they forced their beliefs in others. And silence their opposition while pretending to be the good guys.

It's that no different from communism or fascism that they spouted from their puppet strings?

I rather be under a transparent authoritarian, than a politician that fumbles his words and blamed the incompetence of the masses that voted for them.

Am I seeking a king? Perhaps.

But I know that human interest of keeping the war machine oiled even after the defeat of the Arachnids. Is impossible to douse.

Human stupidity is the downfall of the federation.

Sure, I may looked as if I written Alexander to burn down the federation.

But can you take so much hate until you break?

Hell it was paradise, you just pay little taxes, your healthcare is cheap that even part-time wages is capable to be healed. You don't even need to be drafted, as Xenos and Metal machines do your work. And I know that even that is not able to satisfy the greed of humanity. People would had opinions yes, but when it began to churn vitriol and hate that it killed Alexander father.

Alexander had a purpose, to save his family from destruction and he lost one of the objective.

Is it normal for those that hate worship death of his family? I hear so many people worship the murderers in Europe when those said murderers is killed. Ya know , the bombing martyrs and stabby ones.

I read a story of a demon and a monk about Buddhism. That concerns about human morality and a bet between them if humans are all good and just by the monk and the Evil nature that we were all born with. It just need a opportunity, by the demon.

The demon approach a poor fishing village and granted them wealth by using his blood into gold and pearls, his bones as a healing agent.

Many people flock to the village and worship him like a god, made statues of him and fed the demon.

Until one day a man thought to himself

"Why not just take it all?"

He butcher the demon and dove into the flesh, what semblance of morality, lawfulness, and their reverence to the demon that the villagers had, gone, they followed the greedy man and devour the demon flesh and stolen his blood that turned into liquid gold and pearls, uncaring of the consequences they had done.

Until the demon was left was a skull.

Until they realize that they killed the one that uplifted them from poverty and healed their wounds, and the village died off, nobody even remember them.

The monk arrive to the still living skull.

Though the monk said the demon cheated.

Even though the demon cheated by using his gifts, he already proved a point that humans can be evil given the grandeur before them. And it take a opportunity to do so.

When what rights of humanity had, become entitlement and took it for granted. It began the decay of morality.

Some people ask me why I made the enemy of Alexander called him Midas?

Simple.

Originally his name was supposed to be [Solomon]

But knowing his history made me aware that he didn't end up well because he made so many wives for political alliances and his faith wavered.

So I chose another character.

It was a known lore that Midas was a tyrant. And he loved gold. That he begged the gods to give him his greed fo gold and losing his daughter made him realize the folly. But the gods condemned him to hell.

But my interpretation of that, as we could had lived in a different time. A alternate Midas.

Where he brought technology. Made golems to protect his people.

He sought to improved his society to the point he realized that he was the one that became the outcast of the paradise he made. He could not even recognize his home and his daughter.

He unknowingly created a stagnant cesspool of morally bankrupt citizens in disguise of paradise and he sought to burn it down.

And he was killed by the people he sought to made them beyond primitives.

And the society fell into decay, because no one wanted to do the things that Midas had done. As everything they had in luxury was linked to him. The golems that did their defending and farming didn't heed their calls, no one bother to learn. Even they don't bother to think of the consequences of their action.

The ending was a vague interpretation, was it killed off by other Greek city states that was envious?

Or was it the fact that it fell into the civil war for what little comforts that was still operational. Or gods fury of having a man that defies the gods desire of faith and wanted to make his people better?

This remind me that we began to take our rights as entitlement and we neglect to be responsible for it.

We can claim that we are liberty and Democratic, but that just words on a screen, we fell asleep as democracy must be eternal vigilance, but we took it for granted that believing that some bureaucratic faceless entity would do the job for us.

People now can say whatever words they can say and censor the ones that didn't abide by their vision. That is no longer democracy

It is a slaughter house.

And those that had a sane mind knows that we will be dragged by the idiots in their search for their utopia. And the Echo chamber is getting more and more out of hand, when censorship is the norms, people think is a good thing, but it breed resentment as those that want their voices heard knows that is one way it would end up.

That thought flow in me as I wrote that chapter.

Because if humans can never be united, those dream of being like the star trek or star wars can be just a delusion. Because there is always grifters and those that wanted the status quo of keeping the decayed system working, knowing it is already out of control.

It takes a individual that need to lead the people not be swallow by the masses.

I write infrequently due to the farm, but one of the glaring factor is that I also live in fear. I am treading in the tightropes.