Chapter 9: No Mercy

The Eye of Providence, The Citadel's Mobile Command Center.....

All personal on board the Eye of Providence are in total chaos after the announcement of their leader, who is Director Raymore, as she just informed them a moment ago about commencing the Deadly Operation, as being approved by the members of the war council, to somehow gain some advantages to the enemy after being agreed to help by August, a being known as Ares No.9 of Project Ares of Prometheus.

As code green of the Deadly Operation being approved, the Eye of Providence begins to descend to ground, to avoid being detected by the enemy's radar, which is the U. A. H, as they nearly to cross the border to the Asia Federation, since they need to send their operatives to the High Council's headquarter, where is the Empire City, in order to gather information to expose their darkest deeds to the world, as they believe would somehow turn the tide of the war to the Great Republic's favor, since this would be one of the factors to end the war as quickly and safety as possible.

"Where are you taking me to, Agent 66? Also, what is the Deadly Operation anyway?" August asks Agent 66, as he being escorted by Agent 66 himself along with 2 other agents behind him, to somewhere.

"Someone is claiming to be your brother, with the name of Hugo Shen, who out of nowhere, and for god's sake how he's able to stowaway on our cargo shuttle back from Mandrekoh City, so I want you to confirm whether he's really Hugo Shen, your adoptive brother or not" Agent 66 explains to August as they walk toward to the quarantine room, where August used to stay earlier, which somehow shocks August, as Hugo is supposed to be at 12th District, not here anyway.

"Are you sure he's really Hugo Shen, Agent 66?" August asks for clarification.

"I don't know, that's why I bring you with me just to confirm" Agent 66 replies to August as he keeps walking in front of August.

"Noted, Agent 66" August doesn't say much, as he just agrees to do so with Agent 66.

They're walking in the massive and crowded hallway, as everyone on aboard the ship, are rushing to prepare their jobs as the new mission is commencing in a momentarily. Not long later, they reach to the quarantine room where Hugo is being held captive by the guards, as he secretly stowaways with the shuttle that carried the truck with August's crate. Once August gets inside the room, he really finds Hugo is cuffed to the table like prisoner, so he shocks

"Hugo!! How are you here? Also, why are you here?!!" August immediately asks Hugo once he saw his adoptive brother aboard this ship too.

"I'm here to find you, August. But who are these people? What are you doing here with them anyway?" Hugo asks August back as he doesn't grasp the whole situation yet.

"It's a long story, but I can tell you in a short version. I'll help the Citadel to infiltrate the Empire City to destroy the High Council from within to end the war, without fighting the war. What about you, why you want to find me, is something wrong at home?" August is really summarizing the plan in short version to Hugo.

"No!! Nothing bad happen at home or the 12th District. But I'm here because I want to tell you something. Something really important" Hugo wants to tell August, but hesitate when he sees Agent 66 along with 2 other agents are standing in front of the door's frame, as they're watching them like hawks.

"What is it that so important that you have to risk your life to be here just to tell me, hmm, Hugo?" August asks Hugo as he's a little bit mad when he sees his adoptive brother here in front of him on this dangerous road.

"It's.....!!" Hugo is about to replies to August's question, but

"We need to go now, kid. It's time. Since he already confirmed to be your brother, we can set him free, so you can discuss whatever drama you want to talk about later once we're back" Agent 66 immediately interrupts their conversation, as they need to leave for the mission now.

"Where are you going?" as hearing the words from Agent 66's mouth, Hugo immediately ask August.

"I already told you, we're heading to Empire City, to steal some dirty and darkest information to destroy the Hight Council of the U. A. H" August replies to his brother without hesitation.

"Then I'm coming with you. I can be much of help when it comes to steal inside information, especially from an evil or corrupted corporation" Hugo offers his help to August.

"That's not up to me to decide. But Agent 66, can he be coming with us?" August really wants Hugo to tag along too.

"Damn it, kid!! Whatever, but remember this, you're not sanction to come with us, so if anything, happen to you, we cannot risk everything to come and save you at all, kid" Agent 66 agrees without second thought, as he proposes his condition to Hugo, with a very serious reaction.

"I understand, Agent 66. I will follow you in every way" Hugo gladly accepts the condition proposed by Agent 66 earlier.

Without saying a word, Agent 66 immediately leaves the quarantine room, followed by 2 of his subordinates, along with August and Hugo. The 4 of them are heading to the hanger bay, where they will abord an aircraft to go to the Empire City. At the same time, the Eye of Providence begins to lower her attitude to the Red Canyon.

Once the ship is now being hidden in the middle of a massive alley between 2 massive cliffs, the sky ship starts to shoot 4 huge anchors to the ground, for holding the ship in one place. Then 1 aircraft that transported Agent 66 and August earlier is immediately leaving the hanger bay of the Eye of Providence in an incredible speed, by using the alley as their cover, as they're sneaking into the capital city of the U. A. H without being detected.

Prometheus's Mobile Command Center.....

Outskirt of Yu-Dao City.....

Many employes of Prometheus Corporation, are working tirelessly just for this hunting operation, as their entire company's existent is depended on this asset. As they monitoring the computer via the orbital satellite, one employee alerts her boss, as she found something on the image from the orbit, as shown to be the trail of the energy left behind by the Nu-Core of August's heart.

"Where is he now?" Mr. Stryker immediately asks his employees who just alerted him earlier.

"According to the scan, he's now travel through the air on a fast pace in the middle of the Red Canyon's Great Cliff, sir. However, for the exact location we still not sure, but if I need to make a guess, he's heading to the Empire City, sir" the female monitor is informing her boss, Mr. Stryker as she fears of being scolded by her boss.

"Good!! Keep monitoring his trajectory, whether it correct or not, I'll inform the Empire City about this incoming threat. Also, find out where the trail begins" Mr. Stryker gives command to his subordinates, as he's leaving the tent of the monitor room.

Mr. Stryker is walking straight to his personal quarter in a very fast pace, as he's in a hurry.

Once he inside his quarter, Mr. Stryker goes to his desk then press the button call to someone.

"Mr. Stryker!! What is it that have to interrupt my sleep like this, huh? I hope you have a good reason to do so" Chancellor Cho responses to Mr. Stryker's call via a holo-call, as he just got up from his slump.

"It's the asset, Chancellor. I suspect he is heading to the Empire City now, and I think he's not alone either, Chancellor Cho. I hope you will prepare any counterstrike to this matter, as I still monitoring the trail of his Nu-Core" Mr. Stryker's warning to Chancellor Cho.

"Hmmm….!! What about the bounty hunter, is he on the trail now?" Chancellor Cho tries to make sure the situation.

"He's on the trail now, I bet he'll catch up to them in no time" Mr. Stryker informs to Chancellor Cho with full confident to the bounty hunter, Deathstrike, despite he fails to capture before.

"I hope he'll not fail this time. As for us, I will inform to the war minister to prepare counterattack, if Ares No.9 is truly not alone.

"Roger that, Chancellor Cho" Mr. Stryker responses as he presses shut down button to end the call, but then

"You interrupt my hunt now, Stryker. I'm not the case now, you don't need to keep reminding me, it's so annoying. Like I said, I will on time" Deathstrike answers the call with his annoying and boring voice since his is still on.

"I know you're on the case now, Deathstrike!! But as you know, I think he in the collude with the Citadel, and he's not going to the Empire City alone, I bet your Agent 66 would be with him, so whatever you can, kill everyone who's with him, and do it discreetly, since I don't want the High Council to involve in this, you heard that, Deathstrike?" Mr. Stryker's explaining his theory to his hunter.

"Roger that, Stryker. I'll handle that properly" Deathstrike assures his client about the mission as he still on the pilot seat, since he's flying his personal jet to go after August.

"Good!! Make good used of my personal securities, and bring back my asset. Also show them no mercy at all"