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Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 18

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Chapter 18

Beau and Jay traveled in to the tunnel not meeting anyone for half an hour and then darkness took them under. The next time they awoke they were in cell of cobbled stones around them. Their hands weren’t tied. Beau but their weapons and gear was gone. They wondered what the hell was going on and strange feeling or forced that kept them quiet and sitting on the floor for hours and then once again darkness took them under.

Beau and Jay sat at the feet of the giant snapping turtle who sat against his cell wall. He stared down them with rye smile on his thick full lips.

Beau frowned. “Your not human are you?” He said.

The larger humanoid turtle shook his head. “No. I was once different but like you I was changed. They call me the Sage. I am the only one of my kind down here though I expect my kind have been mutated in other parts of the human surface world. They call you the Techno wizard though Beau Lucas would be a more correct name for what you do. But, that is not your name. You are Beau Lucas. A warrior. A inventor. You came to our realm to destroy my kind.”

Beau frowned at him. “You sure about that last part.” He said.

Turtle paused and chuckled. “I see your point. I would not be your prey you would kill or hunt. But, my tribe is a mixed one. So I see a kill of one as a kill of myself.” He said.

Jay stared at him. “So you can read our thoughts?”

The turtle nodded his head slowly.

Beau studied him. “How many mutant animal humanoids are there down here?” He asked.

“Enough and it is not the question you wish to ask but I answered your unspoken question. You can not defeat us. This is our home and where we wish to be left alone to be what we are.” He said.

Beau smiled. “It’s not mind reading. You just know how to understand our thought process and predict what we might say. Have you learned how to read and taught some of the others?” He said

The Sage nodded. “Are you like me. Answers easily come to your mind comes that are reasonable. Why have you come? You want something.” He said.

Beau nodded. “Yes. I have questions about the powers and my condition.” He said.

The turtle nodded grimacing at him. “Your mind is far more valuable then your fake legs or toys. Powers. As you call them are risky at best to long health and the mind.”

“I have a daughter that can see the future.” Jay said. “What will her powers do to her mind?”

“No one can see the future.. What outcomes does she see and does she have a mate?” The mutant asked.

“She doesn’t have a mate? She’s sixteen. She can see outcomes of the people around her.” Jay said.

“The people around her or the people that are her tribe?” He asked.

Jay frowned at his question. “The people around her that matter to her.” He said.

The giant turtle looked at Beau. “You are silent. Is there something you wish to add?” He asked Beau.

“His daughter can also loan her power over to other people to see their possible outcomes.” Beau said carefully.

Jay frowned at him but was silent. The turtle nodded. “She will be in danger from consent use and will need to learn to control over her ability. Her mate will also need to learn control because he might draw to much energy from her over time.” He said pointedly to Beau.

“She doesn’t have any mate or boyfriend or anything.” Jay and looked at Beau.

The turtle was silent. The silence lasted. Jay finally looked at the Sage. “Why do you say she has a mate?” He asked.

“All mutants. Whether human mutants or mutant humanoid develop pair bonding with similar kind. It is normal and our natures gravitate to similar like minded equal to balance us. There is no exception. This is the gift the travel gave to us along with her powers.” He said.

Beau frowned at him. “Who is this travelor?” He asked.

The Sage stared at him. “The creature that came to our planet to die and granted us a new birth with her powers being imputed to us after her death.” The Sage said.

“What the hell is he talking about?” Jay asked.

Beau shook his head staring at the giant Mutant. “It doesn’t matter. What matters is Angel. Sage is this mate thing for everyone mutant like me and Jay as well for your kind?” Beau asked.

The Sage nodded. “Yes. No exceptions.” He said.

“No expections?! What about yourself?” Jay excused.

The Sage stared at him. “There is no exception.” He said then turned to Beau. “Now. Beau, what will you tell the surface leaders?”

“I’m up for any ideas that will not get me or my friends killed. I’ve seen to many outcomes already to know I need advice.” Beau said.

Jay glared at him. Beau looked back at him and Jay flinched back. “We’ll talk about this later. Right now.” He said and looked at the Sage. “You were a bit right about the reason I came to see you but you answered my real question. Thank you. You’ve saved a young girl’s life.”

The Sage was quiet and then he nodded his head. “You have chosen your course wisely this time then?” He said and a knowing voice.

Beau shrugged. “I don’t know but I can at least live with this course better then I could with the other course or courses I saw myself going down.” He said.

The Sage nodded his head head. “The normals will come for you in a few hours. Do you wish me to remove the memories you have of communicating with your brother and planning his escape.” He asked.

Beau started to nod but then he stopped. “No. I think. I’m going to need the memories for however long I survive but can you make it possible for me not to have my mind hacked by Supers with the ability.” He asked.

The Sage sighed. “It will bring you much pain to do so.” He said.

Beau smiled. “I’m used to pain. I’ll come up with a story to give the normals to keep them away from getting into the underground. I’m ready.” He said.

The giant mutant sighed and then placed his hand on Beau’s head. Beau closed his eyes and as a storm of pain and power raced through his body. He smiled taking the pain quietly as his mind began to work on a plan for what he would do when he got out of the tunnels and met the normals in the next few hours.

Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 11

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Chapter 11

Beau intentionally was the last one to enter the head quarter’s of the commanders allowing Artemus enter ahead of him when he got her to the park. The head quarter’s was a trailer mobile home they had built two had half months in the center of central park. He stared up and skies as a druids flew over their heads taking photographs and watching them. He got inside into a spacious room with a single round table inside with four indivisuals inside.

Rider was standing by E a petite dark hair woman in a lab jacket and black dress. True Silver a tall dark blue skinned man with black hair nodded to him. He was dressed in grey jeans and matching shirt his eyes scanned Beau with a light. He stood by Artemus who was watching Beau carefully.

Beau frowned at Angel being in the room as E stood in front of her projector and then picked up a remote at her desk.

“I need you to see something.” She said to him and then hit a button on the remote. The still image of a man in a green uniform with stone cold expression and buzz cut fade appeared on the projected screen.

Beau frowned and stared at the man. “That’s Major Ethan Benjamin. I served under him two years ago. Hmm.”

E nodded watching him. “The president knows that. It’s the reason she had him deliver this message to you personally.” She said and hit the play button.

“Good morning, Lucas. I’ve been ordered to inform you of the due date of the blockade around the city is going to be lifted in five days. You and your people will then be inducted into the new Supers division and awarded service medals of honor.”

“What’s the catch?” Beau asked.

“You might be wondering what the hell is the catch? In this, Skype call you will be receiving material instructions on what must take place before the blockade is lifted and you your people will be allowed outside the city. Should you choose to accept the conditions then the Government will see signs of it or not of your acceptance when all measures are met. This is Major Ethan Benjamin out.”

E stopped the video and brought up screen shots of a building in the city and seven Blue mutants images on the screen. Beau knew four of them by deals and violent encounters the others he had no idea who they were or why they were targets of the government..

“Who the hell are the three bitches with the long hair?” Artemis asked.

True steel shook his head. “Don’t know. But, there the targets.”

E pointed at the three females. “They’re the same person. Each person is a personality of the first. True and Artemis can handle them. Rider can deal with the storm gangsters. Beau, you’ll have to take out Vlad yourself. Your the only one that can.”

“Why is Angel here?” Beau asked.

Angel smiled as she sat back in her wheelchair. “I’m here to do my job Beau. To give you a little insight to what might happen.” She said and held out her hand toward him.

Beau frowned at her. “Not today, Angel. I think you’ve been working to hard and we’ve been using you to much for my liking. It’s time you retired. It’s an order. You just recovered from our last dream walk a month ago just manage getting the President to talk with us.” He said.

Angel looked at E and then back at Beau and she shrugged. “I’ll take my leave then.” She said and started moving past him to brushed by his shoulder with her forearm as she left the room.

Beau sent a warning look at E. E held up her hands. “Alright. Alright. Your in charge. How are you going to handle Vlad?” He said.

Beau rubbed his jaw. “I’ll manage it my way. He’s got kids and two wives I don’t want to involve them in the mess. I’ll make it a clean kill.” He said.

E studied him closely. “Don’t try to warn or negotiate with him. It won’t work.” She said.

Beau stared at her. “I wasn’t planning on doing so.” He said.

“Your thinking about it though. That’s worse. You could have killed him two months ago. You should have shot him after we found out about the sex house he was running. He’s a gift for charming females and men in to doing what he wants and he’s a hunter. He has to go or none of us will be able to leave this place alive.” E said to him.

Beau stared at her. “I think you got something on your E. Why don’t you just let it out because because after I leave I trying none of your bullshit.” He said.

E stared at him. “You’ve killed gangsters worse or stronger then Vlad over these months we’ve been in this hell hole. I don’t understand why you sympathize with that asshole. I need a reason. Don’t give me no bullshit reason that’s like Rider or anyone here that’s fought along side us or died. I need to understand. Just tell me. Once.” She said.

“You do you Mitchell Daniels the Hawk mutant gang leader.” Beau asked her.

E nodded. “Save me the speech and yourself the time. Tell me what you want to say.” She said.

“Every fucking gangster you sent me to kill bring the violence down and gang wars down in the city near us has only ended up being a case for more people dying and stronger gangsters rising up. I’ve also had to kill a few of their children that them in control and had to bury and burn a lot of bodies. Vlad isn’t that special of a gangster but he takes care of his children and does right by his people. He brings order above all the gangster in this shit hole city.” Beau said staring at her. “I’m tired of dealing with you. I’m tired of having to keep what little people we have alive. I’m tired of you not understanding that your just as much a cold bastard as the rest of the gangsters I’ve had to kill.” He said.

E stared at him with emotionless eyes. “Thank you for being honest with me. I am well aware what I am. This is the last time Beau. I mean it. Vlad has to go. You get rid of him you can get our people out of here.” She said.

Beau stared at her. “What if your wrong?” He said to her. “What if me doing what your asking me to is just one step to killings our people. What if your stupidly to trusting in your own brain.” He said.

“Beau! Easy.” Rider said.

E touched Rider’s shoulder but her eyes were on Beau. “Then we all die. I told you Beau. Vlad has to die. You can figure out the means of it and how to perform the act. If you can think of different way of making his disappear then you better figure before we all run out of time.” She said.

Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 9

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Chapter 9

President Helen Bender sat in the oval office going over the reports from New York City. The joint chiefs sat to her right and left quietly letting her remove the reports on the mutants that were in charge of safe guarding the remaining affected people.

Helen slapped down one of the folders that was open to the picture of blue haired man in black hoodie. The name of Captain Beau Lucas. “He’s the only one I want out of the bunch. The rest can be terminated or sent to the new Supers military division for all I care.” She said.

Cor. Eric Briggs turned toward her with a careful expression. “Madam President. Rider and Doctor Eva Jones, Vlad are also top picks we can use for the new Supers divisions. Captain Lucas might be a problem we may want to take care of before we can secure the city and the mutants as assets for military service.”

President Bender folded her arms across her chest and sat back in her seat. “How much of a problem? Be direct. If the analysis report on what Lucas can possible do with weapon and defense engineering is actuate-”

Eric nodded his head. “It is. Madam President. Completely detailed and researched. He’s a modern day Tesla wizard to put it in plain terms.”

President Bender nodded her head. “Good. So what’s the need of a termination of a valuable asset. What’s left of the UK and the European Federation have secured themselves a ready supply of assets for combat and civilian use. But, none of them have a possible asset like Lucas. I want him. The stable mutants that aren’t insane don’t matter or can be shipped out to the Supers stable. But, I see you still have an objection Eric. So give it to me straight. What don’t you like about him?”

Eric didn’t smile but his stare was direct. “Tesla was an idealist with a genius mind. Lucas is a one of kind Super not yet documented in the world. He might be the only one of his own kind. We don’t know if we can control him or will he end up being a liability we have to neutralize down the road. The times are uncertain with the country and the military all going through a reconstruction period.”

President Bender shook her head. “What am I missing that wasn’t in the files?” She said.

Eric held up an Android tablet. “This is something I want you to see.” He said and then bent down setting it on the floor.

President Bender frowned between him and the tablet. “Eric what the hell are you doing?” She asked.

– Voice ID confirmed begin message – A voice from the tablet said.

Suddenly a full body virtual image of Beau Lucas dressed in a hoodie, jeans and sneakers standing before her. “Hello, President Bender. I’m Captain Beau Lucas one of the commanders left protecting the innocent Americans still held up in New York. I designed this device to get into communication with you. All we’re asking is for a chance to be let back into society again and away out of the city before winter sets in the coming near months. Our leader is Jack Rider. Please get in contact with him and his team for us to begin talk. I have enclosed information and blue prints for technical advances I and my team have done. I’m sending this to you as a means of good faith and the hope that you will allow us a way out of the state of life in which New York City has become. We are willing to work with you and talk of how we can benefit you. I’m sure you’ve gathered much information on us from the droids you’ve launched around the city and images you’ve taken. We’ll await your call. Have a good day.” He said and message and image of Beau was gone.

Eric stared at President Bender. “What do you think?” He said.

President Bender pointed at the tablet. “I want everything he sent given to our people and begin the work on it. How did he get the tablet out to us?” She asked.

Eric smiled. “He used one of the drones we sent inside the city as messenger pidgin. He also modified it slightly to make it more improved for flight and none detection.” He said.

President Bender grimaced waving him away. “The plan is still the same. I want him and him only. Tell the freaks whatever bullshit they want to hear and arrange to make it happen but we’re not taking all of those freaks out of that hell hole. Only a handful and make sure it is clear that the second he gets out Lucas is coming to work for us on a permanent basis.” She said.

Eric stared at her. “President-” He began but President Bender held up her hand forestalling any attempts he would have made to argue with her.

“Make it happen like I said. We can not allow the most dangerous monsters out of that place. After we get Beau and few of his people out we’re going to close that place off for as long as it takes for whoever demon that monster created to die off during the winter or through starvation. Get it done or I’ll find someone to get done for me.” She said.

Eric gave her nod. “Okay. I’ll make it happen.” He said. “What about the other selections you have in your mind?” He asked.

“I already have them on board. We’ll use them until we don’t need them or they prove to be to dangerous to deal with. I’m going to need more information on the children and training camps on their progress going so far for the super soldiers division.” She said.

Eric nodded sitting back in his seat. “The peace keeper program is going very well. Our instructors are doing well and producing soldiers ready for combat in the coming months against the Cabal. We just need more soldiers to process the programming better.” He said.

President Bender smiled “You’ll get your freak soldiers Eric. I’m going to see to that.” She said.

Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 8 ACT 2

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Chapter 8

Two months later…

Beau waited until for half an hour in abandoned car until it was safe to move out in the night. He eased out of the SUV with his rifle case and made sure to keep his hoodie up just in case someone saw him. He checked his wrist watch to see that he was running late. He brought the watch close to his mouth. “Scan area for enemies.” He said.

The glowed for a second and then energy echoed out expanding around him. He looked down on as a digital screen expanded out and showed him a map of the area red and blue dotes moving around.

The there was a building marked in green as the place he had to head to. He quickly waved away digital image and started moving adjusting his rifle carrying case as he crept soundlessly through the empty streets that where abandoned and looted cars remained.

He made half way to the building he had been asided to go to before he watched alerted him to an enemy attack. He turned in to a crutch and shot the enemy. He got off one round as a shot hit his head sending him down to the ground at the same his round went into the chest of the woman.

He lay on the ground motionless and waited as he felt his wrist watch alerting by vibrations that he had several other enemies around.

“Maddy? You alright?” A male voice called out to the female on the ground.

“Shit. Yeah. Asshole caught me lucky his shitty bullet caught my body armor. I got him. The sisters are going to pay us big for his Tecnomancer’s head.” Maddy said.

“You sure it’s him?” The male asked her.

“It’s him. Stop being a pussy and take his head off. I’ll grab his weapons afterwards. He might be able to some of his powers if we can cut him and eat him. Get to it Tom. Time is no on our side. We got to get back to the sisters before day break.” Maddy said.

“Yeah. I think’s going to taste good.” The male voice the said coming close Beau.

When he was close enough. Beau sprang to his feet and shot the man in the head. He turned as the Maddy started running away really fast. Beau took aim and shot her in the back of the head.

Beau then put away his pistol and picked up his rifle case and started for the building quickly moving to make up for time. He got inside the business and found the stairway fast. He started running fast and taking leaps up flights of stairs at a time until he got to the door of the penthouse suit and roof.

He started his step. He began to put his rifle together piece. Until it was complete and ready to go. He lay down on his belly and took aim where his target was set to be. He didn’t have to wait long. His target Vlad the gangster ruler of the east side gang was up already as the day broke doing his exercises.

Beau looked through his sniper scope at his target as he performed a martial arts routine. He was on the mark. The man was naked form the waist down with grey sweat pants on. His feet was bare as he moved on the roof top of the penthouse he and his gang had taken over.

Young children played around him outside the training area he had in the center of the roof top. Beau took his hand off the trigger and put his rifle down. He couldn’t believe it had come down to this shit. He couldn’t do. He had done a lot of shit over the past two months that turned his stomach over just to protect the people that were trapped in the prison island that New York City had become sense the government had locked it down two and half months ago.

He was tired of this shit. There had to be a way around this shit. He needed to have a meeting with the team. They had to find a way to end the lockdown and get their people out.

“Are you starting to turn in to a pussy?” A female voice said behind him.

Beau turned and he couldn’t help smiling at the curvy female dressed in all black with full head mask around covering her face. Her thick black hair came out the back end of her mask in a ponytail.

She had a military utility belt around her wide hips and sword behind her back. He nodded to her. “What’s going on gorgeous? You had fun staring at my ass for last for minutes.” He said.

“Sure did.” Artemis said just as smoothly. “You were supposed to take Vlad out today. You getting soft.” She said.

Beau shook his head turning fully toward her. “I take him what happens to his gang? What happens to his children?” He said.

“Hmm. We’ve talked about that. The children would come to us and Doctor E would handle taking care of them.” She said.

Beau shook his head. “You missed the first half of my round of questions. Vlad maybe a gangster and a son of bitch but he’s stabilised a lot of the violence in this city so far. Killing him what happens to the bastards under him that he’s keeping in check.” He said.

Artemis shrugged. “His son could take over or his second in command. There are people to step up. We have to terminate him. We all agreed to this and it is apart of Doctor E’s plan to end the block aid.” She said.

Beau shook his head. “It doesn’t feel right. Vlad isn’t a monster. I’ve had to put down a lot of them a lot of them over the past couple of weeks worse or unstable. It doesn’t make sense to get rid of him and you and me both know that his elder son won’t take over. The grim sisters would just kill him and his family and take over this section of New York City and grow their power.” He said.

Artemis shook her head at him. “He isn’t all that much of a good man as you think he is. He had two of his best come hunting for you.” She said.

“I’m not doing this anymore. We’re only spiralling into a cycle of taken out one enemy just to make room for another and there something else.” Beau said.

Artemis stared at him. “We have a tradior in our camp.” She said.

Beau nodded. “I can hide anything from a mind reader.” He said.

Artemis nodded. “Okay. We need to get in contact with the outside world now and figure out a plan to make them deal with us so they can get the others out.” She said.

I snapped my fingers and pointed at her. “Bingo.” He said.

Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 7

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Chapter 7

Beau stared at Jackie in confusion. His heart started beating against his chest as he stared at the one person he loved the most in the world as she stared at him like he was a monster. “Jackie. It’s me. I know I look different but I’m still me.” He said.

“I don’t know who the fuck you are. Don’t touch me, freak. FUCKER! You lied to me. Your not Beau. Your just a fucking freak!” Jackie screamed at him and spat in his face.

Beau stared at her in shocked awe. He couldn’t believe what was happening. It was the second shocker to his life. “I’m Beau Lucas. Your high-school sweetheart. We grew up together in Texas. We lost our virginity together in the backseat of my Daddy’s pickup truck on my 16th birthday. Jackie. It’s me.” He said.

Jackie shook her head. “No. Beau is dead. I watched him die in my arms. He was speared with a steel bar. Get the fuck away from me you lunatic freak.” She said.

Beau tried to hold her but she clawed his face with her nails. She screamed at the pain holding her own hand. She glared at him.

“Your not Beau. Your just some crazy lunatic pretending to be him. He’s dead. I saw him die with my own eyes.” She said.

Beau turned to Rider. The other man stared back at him before turning to Jackie. “My friend is a little sad about losing his fiancée. You kind ah look like her. Sorry if he scared you. She died in his arms too. You can go now.” He said.

Jackie softened looking at Rider’s handsome face and believed him. Beau turned his back on them.

“Oh. Well. I can understand but-” Jackie said and Beau could hear that intimate purr to her voice that let him know with shock that she wanted to have sex with Rider then and there.

“You can leave now.” Rider said in cold voice devoid of any warmth now. “I’m sure you have a family to get to and your boyfriend’s family will want to hear about what happened to him?” Rider said dismissing her.

Beau said nothing. If he couldn’t convince Jackie he was who he was there was no way in hell his family would believe him. He had known Jackie all his life. Just like that he knew. He could never go home again. It was over for him.

“Oh. Yeah. Thank you all for rescuing us. What’s your name by the way?” Jackie said.

Beau felt sick hearing rising sexual interest in her voice directed at Rider. She was totally ignoring Beau completely like he was a strange or another fixture in the room like a lamp or table.

“My name is Rider. Your free to leave. Please go home to your people. Try your best to get out of the city it isn’t safe right now for people like you. My two friends will guide you out and protect you until you get back to your people. Goodbye.” He said.

“The fuck we will and we ain’t your friends asshole. Yo. Blue Techno wizard fuckhead.” Eddie cut in. “Get this fucking collar off my friend. A deal is a deal.” He said.

Beau snapped his fingers and the collar fell off easily from around Vince’s neck. “You take the ladies out to safety I’ll do right by you. The Doctor is in central park. I hear they came to harm on your watch I’ll be on your ass. You get me?” He said.

“Fuck. All you black dudes are all the same. Alright. Come on Vince.” Eddie said.

“Oh. Thank you. I’m sorry about hurting your friend. I-” Jackie said but she paused saying nothing. Beau looked at Rider to see a look of disgust on his face.

“Goodbye Miss Daniels.” Rider said dismissing her.

“Goodbye then. Thank you for rescuing us.” Jackie said.

Jackie started walking away following Eddie and Vince. Beau didn’t turn to watch her go. Rider came up beside him and stood with him looking at the city as most of it was still on fire and they heard gun shots and screams.

“I got some news from Doctor E. She did some tests on me. She says I have a couple more years until my body explodes from the alien energy. I don’t know how long it will take before the army and government to get shit back to normal. I figure I will keep going until they take their sweet time to getting to it.” He said in a tone that carried little emotion about it.

Beau nodded. “You got some time to keep your promise to your brother. She say anything about me?”

“Your condition is stable but she’s worried about the psychological effects this shit will have for you long term. I have a condo and some money in a safe. It’s yours when I go. Sorry I can’t be much help to you otherwise. You helped me out greatly I appreciate it.” He said.

“She didn’t recognize me. I told her everything I knew about her. She just acted and looked at me like I was a freak.” Beau said staring at nothing now as he felt a coldness creep up inside of his body. His soul felt scared and he was broken now completely.

“The same way she looked at me.” Rider said.

Beau turned to glare at Rider only to see him looking at his scared glowing forearms in disgust.

“She wanted to fuck you, Rider. She would have let you fuck her if you had been alone.” Beau said angrily.

“She knew who you were Beau.” Rider said softly.

“What?” Beau said acting like he didn’t hear him.

“I heard her lie about seeing you die. I saw her shaking her head and acting like she couldn’t hear you telling her facts only you could know. She knew. She just pretended not to understand or hear you. She looked at you the same way she was looking at me.” He said looking up at Beau. “She was just using me to ignore what happened to you and the fact she ran away leaving you to fucking die like the coward she is. I’ve seen that look on people’s faces enough over for the last few days to know rejection. No matter how many I’ve saved it don’t matter. I’m still a freak to them. It’s only lucky I’m not doing this job for them.” Rider said.

Beau stared back at his glowing eyes and scared face. He saw a broken man haunted by the nightmare of the hell he was still enduring. Barely. Only one thing could pull him on and not think of the pain of loss and knowledge he had a ticking time bomb in his body. Rider had no family or future only one thing could keep him going. A promise and a will to keep on fighting until you had nothing left.

Beau understood now. Rider was a man that lost everything and he couldn’t see a way forward or had a future. All he had was a fight and a promise to keep. Beau he was maybe going to live past this shit and go on or die in a few hours. He looked out over the city hearing cries for help and fires burning. It was a war before him. He was a warrior.

“Let’s get to work, brother. We can sleep when we’re dead.” Beau said turning up his hoodie and turning his gaze to the city with one flick of his wrist his weapons came to his hands.

Rider snapped out of his own pain and looked out over the city. “Your right. Fuck sleep. We got a job to finish.”

Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 4

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CHAPTER 4

Beau’s world fell away into complete darkness and then he felt something with a strong hand on him pulling him somewhere from the darkness. He couldn’t understand what the hell was happening and then realized something important. He wasn’t dead. He was having an extremely violent nightmare.

“Open your eyes, Mr. Lucas!” A girl’s voice said.

Beau opened his eyes as he stared at beautiful young girl with tan blue skin deep black hair that flowed down her shoulders like silk. She was Asian American. He had been watching. Her glasses were off but here eyes closed tightly now. She was crying.

“I’m sorry. I won’t take off my glasses again I promise. I didn’t mean to hurt you.” The girl said with pleading in her voice and a hint of child like fear.

Beau realized she had made him have the strange dream. He also realized it hadn’t been her intentions. She didn’t have control over her powers.

Beau frowned at her shaking his head and picked up her glasses putting them back on her face. “I just had a bad dream Angel. You didn’t do anything wrong.” He said.

Angel shook her head. “I took my glasses off. Doctor E warned me not to do. I won’t do it again. Was it a death dream?” She said.

Beau flinched back and stared at her. “Yes. Honey it was just a dream. We’re all going through major life changes right but we’ll pull through. It’ll be alright.” He said lying to her knowing nothing was going to be the same after today.” He said.

Angel sighed. “You have to remember your dream. Doctor E said there patterns. She says you can break a pattern. But, it depends on the timing.. Promise me you’ll remember to break the pattern. Please.” She said.

Beau had no idea what she was saying. But, he knew had to calm her down. “I promise. Now lay back and rest your head some.” He said.

“Can you tell me about your family. Your family back home? What’s Texas like? I always wanted to go there. My grandpa is from Texas.” She said smiling at the thought.

Beau laughed and then was surprised at the sound. “Texas. It’s a big place with a mixed bag of friendly cultures all mingling together. There is no place on earth like it. Trust I been around a bit and seen somethings. My family isn’t that big to most. I got three younger brothers and two little sisters. My mom and Dad are the best. They raised us to be good people. Fun loving people. I was planning on seeing in a few days. That plan kind ah went to shit. I mean hell.” He said.

Angel giggled. “I don’t mind if you curse. My Daddy likes to it do it a lot when he watches Football.” She said.

Beau laughed. “Angel. How old are you?” He said.

“I’m fifteen. I know I look pretty mature for my age.” Angel said.

Beau snorted in laughter. “Aw. Yeah. Your pretty mature and funny. Where are you from Angel? Here or some place else?” He said.

Angel smiled. “I’m from Orlando, Florida. The sunny state of the world.” She said and then frowned. “Will I ever get to see my house again?” She said.

Beau couldn’t lie. “I don’t know but you got your family here with you and home. Well home is where ever your family is sweaty.” He said.

“Are you a soldier?” Angel asked suddenly.

“Well yeah. Special forces. I’d your Dad a soldier too?” He said.

Angel shook her head. “My Grandpa was in the marines. He retired recently. We came here to see him and vacation. He…he died.”

“I’m sorry.” Beau said.

Angel’s lips trembled. “I saw it happen. It was a heart attack. I-I didn’t know what to do. I thought-“

“It wasn’t your fault.” Beau said. “No matter what happened. I know your grandfather wouldn’t want you worrying about whether it was your fault or not. You got to remember that.”

Angel started crying silently. But she nodded. “Thank you, Beau.”

Rider arrived at the hospital early in the morning but he wasn’t alone and he had on a military vest and pants. He had a rifle case with him.

Beau had been dozing half through the night as he watched a young girl and make sure she didn’t remove the sunglasses on her face.

Rider met with Doctor E explained somethings to her in a low tone. She waved Beau forward. Beau got to his feet feeling the pain spike through him but fought through it.

He walked toward them. Rider’s gaze locked with his. “You good with a rifle. I need back up.”

“You find my girl?” Beau asked.

“I don’t know yet. If you can’t handle your emotions then you can stay. I can’t afford to mess up the mission. Can you keep your shit together for a few hours? I got two men who are willing to go with us we just need to take out two big sum-a-bitches that killed their daughters.”

Beau stared at him. “I’m not murdering two random assholes. How the hell do you know-” He said but the direct stare at Rider gave him made him pause.

“I saw it happen.” Rider said. “The assholes snapped their necks before I could do anything and then I had to get them out before assholes mowed us down with bullets. I spent the last few hours tracking them down after I helped the fathers bury their kids. I can’t take them out on my own. I need a shooter.”

“Damn.” Beau said turning to look at Angel who was asleep in her bed and then looked back at Rider. “I feel bad for the fathers but-” He said.

“There’s a strong likelihood your girl is held up with the other woman by the big gang in the city. If you want to get her back. We need men willing to go with us and take them out and get the women and children free.” Rider said all business.

Beau started and stared at him. “Wait a minute. You said they were only holding women.” He said.

Rider shook his head. “I was wrong. The gang isn’t particular about their ages. Are you with me or not. I need an answer right now.” He said.

Beau held out his hand. “Give me the case.” He said.

Rider nodded and handed Beau the case. “It’s good for two rounds. That’s it.. Let’s head out.” He said and turned walking away.

Beau followed him.

“Beau!” Angel called after him.

Beau turned back and looked at her. She looked pale and stared at him.

“Remember the dream. You can break the pattern. You promised.” Angel said in a whispering voice.

Beau felt a chill go down his spine and looked down at the rifle case in his hand. It was the same case like in the dream. He looked up Angel. She was staring at him. Her lips shaking.

“I’ll remember.” Beau said.

“Beau. Stop fucking around. We have to go.” Rider said in annoyed voice.

Beau started and turned to go following after Rider quickly.

Forty minutes later, Rider and Beau were walking down a block of stores. Beau caught his image in one of the windows. He stared a few seconds.

“Stop fucking around. We have to move. It’s getting late. We have to get to the store before long.”

Beau started looking around he caught one of the blue ape men watching them. He started out toward them. It was a signal to the others to begin the attack.

“We got trouble.” Beau said dropping the case.

Rider turned and started up his power. His power flickered and went out. Beau felt his face shield flick over his face. He reached out his hands and pulled two glocks into his hands. Beau took aim at an ape man charging at him and put a bullet in his head.

The others screamed and ran off. Rider blinked looking at him in surprise. “That’s a neat trick.” He said.

Beau nodded. He knew it wasn’t over though. Someone else was out there watching them. He didn’t know what it was but he was going to be ready for it tonight. He turned to Rider. “We won’t make it to the target store it’s to late. We better find a place to hide out for the night.” He said giving Rider a signal they were being watched.

Rider nodded catching the signal Beau gave him. “Yeah. Good idea. I’m kind of tired.” He said.

Beau picked up the rifle carrying case and took a hold of Rider around his back.

“Who the fuck is watching us?” Rider whispered to him.

Beau shook his head. “Don’t know. They’ll be tracking us though. We’ll have to be ready tonight. You need to get some food and as much rest as you can.” He said. “They’ll be coming for us tonight.” He said.

“How?” Rider whispered.

Beau shook his head. “I’ll tell you later.” He said.

Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 3

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CHAPTER 3

Beau felt weird. Like the earth shifted and then everything was different as he followed Rider down the street. He didn’t know why something wasn’t right. Everything felt off. He frowned as he tried to remember when he had left the hospital and why. They had been in a rush for some reason. He stopped and stared at himself in the glass window of a building and the rifle carrying case that was behind his back.

“Stop fucking around. We have to move. It’s getting late. We have to get to the store before long and be careful with the rifle.” Rider said interrupting Beau’s thoughts.

Beau ignored Rider as he stared at the image of his mired face in the city street window. He didn’t recognise the image staring back at him as his own face.

Beau’s skin was a tanned navy blue color. His hair was gone but strangely for his eye brows that were black now. His eyes were still a dark chest nut brown and his lips and rest of his face were the same but he was changed completely.

The more he stared at his image the more he wanted to hide it. He was disgusted by it and then suddenly he was faceless. His eyes, nose and lips gone as a faceless mask spread over his face. He was a monster.

Beau screamed falling to the ground holding his face. Trying to find his lips and nose again.

Rider grabbed his shirt collar pulling him to his feet. “Get it together we got trouble around us. I said get it together asshole. You want to find that girl of yours don’t you. Focus on the mission and block every else out of your mind. Stop being a bitch and get it together, soldier!” He said.

Rider’s words snapped Beau out of it as he focused on his task. “Yes. Yes.” He gentle pushed Rider away and started breathing in and out until he felt in control.

“What do we have here boys?” A male voice said.

They turned as they suddenly found themselves surrounded my a gang people spiky white hair blue men in dressed in jerseys and shorts and carrying metal bats. They all moved as one trying to crowd in one Beau and Rider.

“Nice rifle case. We’ll be taken the case and whatever else you got on you.” Another man said.

Rider put his back close to Beau’s back. They were being surrounded by a group of men. Rider blasted them with a round of lighting. That only pushed them down to the ground.

The men started laughing as they rose up to their feet and their bodies began to change and morph to blue sliver-back large ape sized all blue and with bulging muscles.

Rider’s body lite up with electricity and then went out..”Shit out of energy. We’ll have to do this the old fashioned way.” He said.

“Take out the faceless freak, first.” One of the ape men said.

Beau was the smallest of the group with no weapon in hand but his hands. He looked down at his hands as he felt his hands they felt smooth and tapped them together. They clicked like metal clicking together. Hmm.

One of Ape men charged at Beau from the right. Beau swung at him connecting with his jaw. Beau heard a crunching sound and the ape man fell back holding his bleeding jaw and crying out.

“Fucking freak!” The ape man screamed.

One of the men pulled out a Glock 17 and fired at him. Beau threw up his hands. The bullet hit his head. His head snapped back as it felt like jab punch against a mental headgear protection. It made Beau realise that it was some type of layer of protection for his face under it. He saw the glock on the ground move as he stared at it.

Beau held out his hand and the glock and it flew into his hand and he held it up aiming it at the group. “Get the fuck on or stay and die.” He said.

The ape men were already turning around and started running away fast in a panic.

Beau checked the pistol’s magazine. It had seven rounds left. “Damn. I’m going to need more ammunition.” He said and blinked as felt the mask retract back from his face and he could see and touch his face again. “Fuck. This shit is weird.” He said.

Rider fell to his knee and looked shaky. “We have to find a place to rest for the night. I’m out of energy and I’m about to crash out soon enough.” He said.

Beau nodded looking at Rider’s shaky form. Rider was breathing heavy and his eyelids were half closed as he fought to keep on his feet. “How long have you gone without eating food or drinking?” He asked.

Rider gave him a shaky smile shaking his head to clear it of the dizzy look on his face. “Twelve hours. Maggie made me breakfast in bed for my birthday before everything went to hell. My brother showed up at our apartment to surprise me. I thought it was going to be a great day. I never realise how many great days I had before…” Ridder said and then paused for a few seconds with a sad smile on his face and then he shook his head and grimaced. “Maggie was my wife.” He said.

Beau said nothing and helped Rider to his feet. He looked around and recognised the area. “Yeah. There’s a restaurant and convenient store in this area. We can hold out the night in the store and stake up on supplies.” He said.

Rider nodded putting his arm on Beau’s shoulder. Beau handled his weight easy and half carried him to the store. It was broken into but the shelves weren’t completely empty as they head into the back of the store.

Beau kicked the back door open and carried Rider inside. Rider was half asleep when Beau put him down. He looked around the store found some canned corn and beans. He opened one can up pulling back the metal easily and downing the corn down his throat.

He found a backpack in the back and started gathering supplies and headed to the back to find Rider still sleeping. He snored softly.

That strange weird feeling followed Beau into his sleep. He dreamed of a beautiful young girl staring at him with tears flowing down her cheeks. He wondered who she was and then remembered he had met her at the hospital just before Rider had come to take him away for the mission.

Beau frowned and tried to remember when he had left the hospital or when he had met the doctor. His memory was out of focus. Something was wrong. He stared at the girl’s face as she began to become afraid of something she saw.

“Wake up! Mr. Lucas. You have to get up now to see what happens. In the dream. Wake up!” The girl ordered him.

Beau woke up the next morning next to Rider who wasn’t snoring anymore. Rider was motionless. No. He wasn’t breathing.

Beau frowned and slowly turned Rider over on the floor. Rider’s face was ash grey and his eyes open and pure black. He stared at him and then felt something attach itself to the back of his neck and immediately started feeling his energy being pulled out of him as female laughter was behind him.

He gasped and fought a fruitless battle as his he felt his energy being drained out of him until it was all but gone…..…

Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 2

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Chapter 2

They had travelled for four hours in quiet whispering debate on heading to Doctor E or heading straight for the gang holding the women. Beau had won by insisting they needed help and some men at the hospital might be able to help them in the fight.

Beau walked with Rider as they scouted the city streets amongst the looters and assholes that ran around fucking with women and children that were still alive or alone.

A large blue chested man carrying a naked girl screaming ran almost past them with no care on his face. He ignored them but Rider stepped in his way and punched the man in the throat. The man gagged almost dropping the girl but Beau caught her. She yelled and smacked his chest and face fighting Beau now.

“Get your fucking hands off me. Get off me monster! GET OFF ME!” She yelled.

She screamed and stopped attacking him as her hands hurt from striking him. She then took off running.

Rider kicked the man in the crutch sending him down to the ground and glared at him as the man stared up at him in fear. Rider’s eyes sparked with blue lightning.

“What the fucks your deal? It’s the end of world asshole. Who-” He said or started to say but Rider suddenly smiled down at him making him go silent.

“Wrong asshole. This isn’t the end of the fucking world. It’s just another day in New York City. Get the fuck over yourself because if you live past tomorrow you’ll have to answer to somebody for your bullshit or you can pay right now.” Rider said with hint of something intentional in his voice.

“Fuck you. I’m going home.” The man said and took off running.

“I see you in the street again. I’ll fuck you up asshole.” Rider yelled after him.

Beau stared at him. The man was just as crazy as the freak that had taken the girl away. He didn’t say though.

Rider sighed. “I know what your thinking Beau and your right. I am crazy.” He said.

Beau looked up at the blue sky and sparks of lightning that seemed to flash at bolts of red lightning and knew that the world he had grown up was gone forever. “What kind of world is this place?” He asked.

Rider turned to Beau with normal dark eyes. “Your going to need some clothes and a wet bath. There’s a makeshift hospital down the block. Doc E will give you some clothes. She’ll need some help. I’ll meet you down there in a couple of hours. I need to have a look around the city to see if anyone needs help. Go to the hospital and find out fit and any man with hunting or military experience or hell anyone would be willing to help us. Do your best.” He said before bending down into a crutch.

Beau backed away as red and white lightning gathered around Rider’s legs. A rumbling started in the ground beneigh his feet and sound thunder was heard. Rider roared in rage and then launched himself up high like a rocket taking off from earth until he was over the city hovering for a few seconds and the he took off transforming into a beam of electrical energy and raw power.

Beau stared in shock. “Holy shit.” He said and then heard a gun going off nearby and feet running. He cursed and hurried off in the to the hospital at a run.

He ran fighting the pain that spiked up his legs with every step but he kept going putting the pain out of his mind as he concentrated on the place that was just up ahead of him. It was strange though he felt like he was moving fast until he finally arrived at the guarded entrance of the hospital. Two tall men with shot guns and knives met him.

Beau came to a dead stop and made them jump back in alarm. He held up his hands as they raised their weapons with looks of fear on their faces.

“Hello. I’m a friend of Rider. He told me the way to get here. I was wondering if I could see Doctor E please.” Beau said.

The hospital was a chaotic place with people on makeshit beds and varying people with mutated bodies. A woman with short black hair and a lab jacket on was moving around beds looking at patients talking with them and then treating who she could. Occasionally her eyes glowed. Her gaze fell on Beau. She went over to him frowning stopping once to bend down at a box picked out a green hoodie.

She got to him throwing it to him as her eyes glowed brightly and her eyes scanned his body. “Your stabilised for the most part. Tonight you’ll need a wheel chair but for now I need you to help out around the hospital until Rider gets back for something for you to do.”

“Excuse me but who the hell are you?” Beau asked.

“Eva but you can call me Doctor E. Who are you?”

“Beau Lucas. Are you a real doctor?”

Doctor E frowned at him. “Yes. I work at John Hopkins. I was on vacation when the alien dropped down on us. Please. I know your going through some issues right but there are people dying around us and they need your help. Listen your body is stable right now. There’s nothing more I can do to help you. I could use your help though with-“

“Nothing to do to help me? I can’t even feel my legs for Christ’s sake. I’m not staying like this. You have to help me.” Beau said.

E stared at him. “Yes you are. Your body has been graphed with a bone sample of the alien into your spine. You are changed forever and the legs that you have right now are a product of your brain and energy making prosthetic legs. Your legs are gone. In time you will learn how to make better legs or make due with your condition but it won’t be the same. You can spend the next couple of years drowning in fear and self-pity but Rider and many others are worse off then you are. His heart will explode and he will die before he turns fifty years or with in the next year. You. You will live several more decades then me. My condition will worsen and I will have a brain bleed before I turn forty four if I can’t change my situation. I have a sixty-six possible success rate of doing so. Is that all you need to know?”

Beau stared at her knowing she wasn’t lying spinning him a story. “How do you know all that? Can you see the future?” He asked cautiously.

E shook her head. “Of course not. It’s not magic it’s a mutation brought on by the alien’s radiation. I can scan your body and make an analysis on what will happen to you as your mutation increases over time and I’m never wrong. Go sit with that little girl over there and make sure she doesn’t open her eyes or take off her sunglasses while I treat her mother.” She said turning in the direction of the girl that lay on the makeshift bed trying to take off her sunglasses.

Blue Technomancer CHAPTER 1

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Chapter 1

Beau’s legs hurt but he was happy to have them and be able to walk in spite of the pain. Oh yeah. There was a sum bitch lot of pain.

The city looked like it had gone through a time warp several decades into a post apocalypse era.

“What the fuck happened?” Beau asked to no.

“Near as I can tell from running around as much as I have for the last few hours some fucking alien appeared over the city and then fell down on top of us. Buildings were flattened.. people died. People set on fire and building burned down in minutes. We’re cut off from the rest of the world by the government. No one in or out for twenty-four hours.” Rider said. “Might be longer but the bitch caused a change in a few of us turning us or killing us out right from the gas and energy it gave out into the atmosphere.” Rider said.

“The atmosphere. Are you saying-” Beau said in and then paused as the truth hit him.

“Yeah.” Rider said. “The city may be cut off but the energy and gas spread outward fast. It’s gone pandemic. We’re all fucked in different ways.”

Beau shook his head. “My Jackie wasn’t effected. She was still normal when I last saw her.” He said.

“Beau.” Rider said and turned to him. “There is no normal. Some of us are different outwardly everybody else breathed in the same fucking shit that dead alien put out into the fucking air. Every person in the city have the most extreme cases because we’re still breathing in the major impact.” He said

Beau shook his head. “How long until they let us out?” He said.

Rider shrugged. “They say around Monday. They’re waiting us out.” He said.

Beau stared at him. “What the fuck do you mean waiting, us out?” He said.

Rider smiled. “Starvation or for the idiots with the worst hit to kill each other off. It’s understandable from what I’ve seen so far. Let’s go.” He said.

Beau frowned at him but he followed. “Where are we heading?” He said.

“I’ve been hearing whispers of some new gang that’s taken a bunch of pretty females, resources and weapons. They are holed up down town in the main square. You’re going to help me break em out.” He said.

“For what reason?” Beau asked

“Stopping assholes from raping women to death is a good enough reason for me. If we don’t find your girl on the way there then there might be a possibility she could be there. I thought you would more inclined to talk less and get the fuck on.” Rider said.

Beau shook his head Rider but followed. “I don’t get you. Do you really think your a some type comic book hero or something?” He said.

Rider shook his head at him. “I told you why I’m doing this, Beau. I don’t have much time left so I’ll do what I want with my life and live it how I choose. It’s my bucket list.” Rider said.

“How do you know your dying?” Beau asked.

Rider was quiet a few minutes. “A doctor that was changed checked me out. She gave me a few days or year at best on her first look at me. She gave me some tips on how to use my powers and hints about my limits.. Besides that I’m in consent pain every moment with a bit of release when I run out of power and can think beyond the pain. Just like your pain right now trying to maintain your legs.” He said.

Beau was quiet for a few minutes. He thought about Rider’s words. Maybe, just maybe. He began to give himself a little hope that he had a chance for fixing whatever the hell had happened to him. If he could live long enough there could be a solution that had happened to him.

“I want to see this Doctor. I want to get checked out.” Beau said.

Rider sighed. “It’s a waste of…shit. We got trouble.” He said charging his hands with lightning and firing off power a group of humans running at them with shovels and knives.

He took down a few of them but the others kept coming and started firing guns at them. They took off running away as the group pursued them for a few blocks but then gave up as both men out raced them.

Dago’s Run Episode 0

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It was a small crowd of personal relations come to the Potter ranch in memory of the beloved friend, son and father. Emily Potter sat with her mother Mara Potter outside as they gathered together to burn a candle in a special bondfire for James. A seat was set beside her that was empty. It was for her brother but he did not bother to show up because he was busy working in the library working.

James’ staff and peacemaker were set in front of the fire as Neville Longbottom set the flame. The items had arrived suddenly on their ranch two days ago. The last hope they had of seeing James again was lost.

Mara Potter didn’t cry or look sad. She sat quietly angry. Emily was with her to help through the situation and do anything to dangerous.

Ava Potter along with Angus were missing as well for their own reasons. Unknown to anyone but maybe for Neville.

Neville was dressed like everyone their on black robes. He cleared his throat. “James Potter. He was noble friend and loyal companion. He will be missed and his memory never forgotten.” He said and went silent.

It was hard for him along with everyone. Mara nodded. “That’s good. Everyone can go now.” She said before disappearing.

Emily got up. Neville nodded to her. “Go. I’ll handle it.” He said.

Emily went into a apparition and was in the library in Hawks Landing. Mara was standing next to Silver who was standing with his hand to her writing on the board. Emily sighed and walked over.

“What are you working on?” She asked.

Silver turned looking at her. “One of Dad’s problems he was trying to figure out.” He said.

“Magical signature.” She said in surprise.

Silver nodded. “I had a brake through this morning when I woke. I was able to see and feel the magical signature on Dad’s staff. If I can-” He said but stopped when Mara yelled.

He stared at her. Mara glared back at him. “You are not going to use that to hunt down your father’s killers.” She said.

“Dad isn’t dead and dad told us him going missing like this could happen. If and when it did. He told us not to come hunting for him. Magical signature has more usefulness beyond hunting criminals.” He said.

Emily knew he was lying and so did Mara. She stared at James.

“Your grandparents have a much better chance to get your father’s killers.Your father did not want either you or your sister to hunt down anyone that could get to him. Promise me you will not hunt after your father’s killers or I will be locked out of thr library and any resources here.” She said.

Silver stared at her. “You Don’t have the power to do that.”

“I do. I’m still stronger then you and I will have your father’s friends keep you our if you don’t promise me here and now then I will sure you how powerful I am. Sware it to me now.” Mara said speaking a spell as she stared at him.

Emily froze and knew their mother had steppes over the line. Silver stared at her. “I promise you that I will have no personal involvement or will pursue hunting down the people that took my father.” He said.

The spell was cast. Emily looked as Silver rolled up his sleeve a mark was on his skin. He looked up at Mara. She stared at him.

Silver studied her. “The pack is done. If I break it I’m assuming I will lose my ability to work in the library.” He said.

Mara nodded looking pale. “Yes and your magical ability. Keep your word and I won’t ask anything more of you.” She said.

Silver nodded studying her. “That is correct mother. You will have no say or opinion about my life or my choices from now on.” He said.

Mara nodded. “I agree. Will you come to dinner now?” She said.

Silver stared at her. “From now on I think it would best that you don’t come here when I am working. This is my place of work. I will be moving into the tower of the magi today. If your done please leave so I can finish the project my father left undone.” He said.

Mara sighed. “I can stay here and asist you like I did your father.” She said.

Silver shook his head. “You are upset about what happened to my dad. If you stay here you’ll only upset yourself and we would get into another argument. This is my place of work. I have a job to do and I would appreciate it if you respected that. When you want to work again please give me notice of the times you would like to work and I’ll change my schedule so we don’t but heads.” He said in cold emotionless voice.

Mara closed her eyes and took several breathes in and out before she opened her eyes. “Will you come to dinner? We won’t discuss anything regarding your work or life. I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings but this is for your own good.” She said.

Silver stared at her calmly. “I will be down to pack up my stuff and we can have dinner. This is not about feelings. You did what you did. I accept it. I made you a promise and I will keep my word. I am an adult. However, I will not tolerate your disrespect in my work place. This is my world. In respect for my father. I am asking you to leave. I have work to do. The work that my father expected me to do whether he’s dead or alive. It’s the work that will help people and make the world better. You are interrupting my work for the sake of your selfish feelings.”

Mara was pale but she nodded her head with tears in her eyes and blinked them away. “Your right. Your right. I won’t come up here again.” She said and disappeared.

Emily was left with her brother. He looked at her. She held up her hands. “I’m not here to give you any shit.” She said.

He stared her. “I’m trying to finish Dad’s last project. I didn’t come to that funeral because we don’t have a body to bury and thinking about him being possibly dead is driving me crazy. I don’t want to talk about my feelings. I want to work.”

I let my hands fall down. “Show me what you’re working on. What’s the idea you had for using it besides finding dad.” She said trying to lift the mood lighter the last line but his closed off expression showed she had said the wrong thing.

“I promised mother I wouldn’t do that and I have to keep that promise or I’ll lose my magic and working in the one place that reminds me of dad the most.” He said showing her the cursed promise mark.

Emily stared at him. Silver stared at her. “You need to leave.” He said in a tired voice.

Emily flinched back. “I can help you. I worked with dad on the project I can help you.” She said.

Silver shook his head. “No you can’t. You won’t be able to focus. I have to finish this project. I got a lot of work I’ve been lagging behind on but once I’m done with this I can focus on my other work but I can’t do it with you here. I need to focus. You’ll only distract me. Please leave.” He said softly and turned back to his white board picking up his wand and started writing.

Emily stared at his stiff back and saw he was serious. “We’ll talk later.” She said left him alone.

James sighed and kept working. “I know your there. Do you think I’m crazy.” I asked.

A being in form of a beautiful lady appeared behind him and approuched him from behind. She hugged his neck.

“I think you are doing with his Majesty’s departure from our home.” She said.

“That’s not answering my question Lady H.” He said. “I still believe he’s alive. I don’t have any proof of it but I still believe. He’s survived so much and so many battles he has to be alive.”

“So you do have doubts. I know. Your mother was right in one regard. His Majesty didn’t want you to have a warrior’s life. He wanted you to have a happy life and enjoy making things that are helpful. He did warn us that that our enemies could come for him at time.” She said.

“I know. I just. I just want to know if he’s dead or not. But, I probably will never know now. So all I have now is to finish the last project Dad couldn’t finish. He was so happy I graduated and wanted to work with him on it. We were going to work together. That was my dream.” He said.

“He’s still here. This is his favorite place in the world.” Lady H said. “Focus on your work and leave the question of his Majesty to your grandfather to find out.”

James nodded as Lady H disappeared. “That’s what I’ll do. I’ll finish the work.” He said.

November’s kiss stories: The Job End?!

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I stared into the mirror of the gas station bathroom at the image of the ignma on my left forearm. I held the burner blade up heated and charged up as I prepared to finally burn the damn thing off finally. It cost me a lot trouble and loss of friends and family. I had no one now because of it. I was a roin.

They called my kind ignma. A destination for a type of human that isn’t born with elemental powers like most everyone else in this world. I was born different. I saw things differently but mostly importantly. I grew up knowing I would have to make my own in the world. I wasn’t born to be ordinary. I was special. I didn’t have magic powers to fall back on.

I heard a knock at the door. “Hey. I got to take a shit. Hurry up in there.” A male voice called to me.

I sighed and shipped the blade in the protective sleeve and quickly put on my black shirt and jacket. I opened the door and evaded the man as I walked past him.

I looked at the cashier at the front. He gave me a look and nodded out side. “You got five minutes kid.” He said.

I nodded to him and walked toward the door. I walked over to a bike parked at filling station.

I saw Victor Adam in his ride chating with a model while his bodyguard a big solo agent with bands of fire element that wrapped around his arms as a show of his power and status as a highly powerful elemental. He looked up at me once.

“You looking to make trouble youngster. Think again.” He said sensing trouble from me but not sensing the real danger.

I leaned against the motorcycle like it was mean. “How did you become Solo?” I asked him.

The man stared at me. “You a runner.” He said.

I nodded. “Been a runner part time sense I was twelve. I’m sixteen now. I’ll be seventeen soon. My Pop sent me on the rite early. Is there anyway I can skip past becoming a Solo to be a fixer.” I asked.

“Your powerless.” He said and grinned shaking head at me. “You been working sense your twelve and haven’t advanced yet. You’ll never make it. Head to the out lands.” He said.

“So I have to become a Solo first. Alright. If that’s what I have to do. I’ll do it. I just don’t understand why the order of things can’t be changed.” I said.

The Solo frowned at me. “Your father never explained to you the ranking up of trust and talent?” He asked.

I frowned at him. “The ranking of Trust and talent? What is that? Is that the core to the underground system?” I asked.

“Yes. It’s about trust and talent. Runners are trusted with small jobs because they have little talent and haven’t built up their ranking of trust. Solo’s have built higher skill levels and power to do bigger jobs and get bigger pay. Fixers were trusted with connecting clients to underground agents or figuring out how to plan out a job to get it done in the first place. Though fixers aren’t needed now a days when we have the black market forum to get jobs. No need for a middle man and you don’t have any power so your stuck. I would advise you to the out lands be field hand or slave. Powerless have no room for advancing anywhere in society. Sorry.” He said.

“Thank you the information. You can keep your opinion about me to yourself or shove up your ass for all I care though.” I said.

The Solo blinked at me. “Oh really?!” He said in a dominant tone meant to make me back down but I nodded staring at him in the eyes.

“Yeah. I’m smarter, better and will be more richer then you’ll ever be. Before your hair turns grey Mr. Solo. You’ll be answering to me with the respect due a free king. You can believe that shit.” I said.

He laughed in my face but he froze and pointed a glowing hand of fire at me as I reached inside my jacket. “Don’t try me powerless.” He said.

I looked at him. “Was the information free?” I asked.

“You want to pay me for information I gave you?!” He said in confusion.

I nodded. “Yeah. The last thing I want is for you to think I owe you something when I take over the underground. What’s your account transfer number?” I said.

A slow wofish smile curved around his lips and he shook his head. “I forgot my manners. My account number is 3988b20 ebs. 20 ebs will do fine. Youngster.” He said.

I took out my detapad and looked down and started the transfer as Victor got out of his vehicle.

“What the fuck is the hold up?” Stop talking to this trash, pump my gas and so I get the fuck on to my place. I got Mindy for a few hours until I have to return her to the agency.” Victor said.

“The Transfer is done. Check your account.” I said looking and ignored Victor.

“Hey shit head.” Victor said.

The Solo nodded his head. “You good young blood. Better luck next time young blood. I know why came here. You’ll have to find another job.” He said.

I nodded. “Thanks for the information elder. Oh you better get your money from Mr. Adams quickly because his crediters are coming for his ass in twelve hours from now to take all his shit.” I said and walked away.

Victor laughed nervously but the Solo stared at me. “Oh. I see what this is. Your a runner looking to steal my ride. You little shit. Your dirty lies aren’t going to work on grown adults.” He said. His eyes glowed with elemental green energy of the earth dragon.

I shook my head. “Not really. I checked you out credit history and networth online Mr. Adams. Your a broke ass son of bitch that is in deep debt to loan sharks and running around town banging old models on cheap credit. I wanted to talk to your Solo bodyguard because he had information I needed. This was the only way I could get the attention of a vetern Solo to talk to me long enough to get information. Oh. Respectfully you should take down that job offer. It’s against black market forum rules to put up false job ads. You don’t have any ebs to pay anybody anything. You pay everything down with cheap low grade credit with no show of collateral but your failing family group business and the old classic piece of shit cruiser you own. Your better off selling your ride then trying to get somebody to destory it for the insurance money. Later asshole!” I said showing him my tongue and flipping him off with both fingers as I backed away.

“Mr. Adams. You owe us twenty-five hundred ebs.” A man said.

“Mr. Adams. We need you to sign over your cruiser to my company to pay your debt.” A man said.

Suddenly, men started converge on them. The model was taken out of the car. Victor looked at me. “You set me up!” He said.

I grinned at him. “They paid me more then we’re offering.” I said.

Victor attempted to attack me but the Solo grabbed him and jerked him back. “You’ve been light on my last two checks. I want my money now or I’ll destoy your ride and take the insurance money as payment. Give me my money you little shit.” He said.

The cashier stood outside smoking and nodded to me. “The money is in your account. Did you burn the mark?” He said.

I sighed.

He stared at me. “A deal is a deal. You gave your word. We pay and do what was agreed upon or you and word are worthless and we’ll make sure of that you’ll get work from anyone in this city.” He said.

I smiled and took off my jacket throwing it to the ground and then took off the knife and hit the button on the center. the electrified blade heated up instantly. I placed the blade on my skin where the mark was and pressed into my skin. I smelled burning skin for a few second until I finally dropped it.

The cashier threw my bottle of some type of liquid and I put it on my skin. The wound. A ugly scar was in place. I placed the bottle down and got out my detapad.

“You did the right thing kid. Your already a target being without any elemental powers no use in having a silly mark to make matters worse. You’ll receive a link to your job digital check in station. The company will do right by you if you be a good boy and do what your told. Oh you pay grade will have to go down to 50k. Sorry but your not worth the 80k ebs because of your ignma status.” He said.

I searched the forum until I found what I was looking for. “Your James Martin. Vice president of Credit industries? Aren’t you?” I said looking up at him.

He stared at me. “How the fuck did you know my name?” He asked me coldly.

I looked up at him smiling. “Do you know a Miss Hellen Baker?” I said.

James didn’t return my smile. I nodded. “Yeah. Miss Baker and her tribe came into some money the last time you two were together. She never forgot you or that night you showed your ass and went to far with her. Her family has got a big fat bounty on your head old man. It’s far bigger then 80k. I didn’t just contact you and your corporation for Mr. Adams. I was hoping that your old man would seen you in to to over see matters seeing how much he hated Mr. Adams. It’s funny how things work out isn’t it.” I said putting away my detapad.

James suddenly threw his cigarette into my face surprising me and drew a pistol from under his vest jacket. I lifted up my hand as he shot it. I felt the jolt from the shock waves at it hit my cyberpunk arm taking on two shots before I knocked him back drew my blaster and fired on his ass taking him down with two shots to the chest and sending him flying through the glass of the door. James lay on the floor of the convivence store bleeding and motionless. My ears were ringing. Someone took my pistol from my hand and put me down to the ground.

“Check my detapad. I’m a runner. He had a bounty on his head. I took the job.” I said. I couldn’t hear shit but someone grabbed my detapad and from me and then a second later I was let up to sit on the ground. The Solo smiled at me shaking his head. He showed me my profile on the black market forum. I looked at it and looked at my ranking.

Solo level 1

Well that was a start. Not where I was going to finish but it was a start to something.