Michael Johnson
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"Yes, Mam!" Varian barged into the auditorium and said out loud. All eyes turned to him, and Varian didn't budge under their gaze despite the embarrassment. His experience of fighting under the audience of Leon Hall helped him to put on a brave front. The way they stared at him made him feel like he was a museum piece. 'Alright. I fucked up.' He broke all the speed limits and picked the best airplane for intra-planetary travel. He was still late. "Please step onto the stage." The woman…-
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It was a day no one would forget. The opening ceremony of Earth Imperial Defense Academy began at sharp 7 AM. In the huge auditorium, the new cadets joined for their first ever official programme. They were dressed in the standard camouflage uniform of green and brown. The second year cadets managing the programme stood in the background, ready to handle any problems "Click" "Click" Deep and periodic footsteps resounded and everyone in the audience felt the air turn heavy. It was as if…
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Varian waited as the murlocs jumped at him. Their claws encircled him and he dodged them with least movement. Except one. That one attack aimed at his shoulder and would tear it apart should it hit. This time, Varian controlled his mind and channeled his space power to his shoulder. Space Binding — Solidifies space around anything in direct contact by using space power. That implied he could solidify space around his body. Just as Varian channeled his space power and solidified the space…
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Varian held the black box and tried to open it. "Crr…" There was a sound from friction, but the box didn't open. Varian increased his strength, and the box shook slightly. There was no sign of it opening. "Argh" Varian yelled and exerted his full strength. "Creak" The box shook a bit more, but that was it. There was no more movement. 'Is there some super secret stored in it? Something I can only access if I have enough strength? Or else why would mom set the opening condition so…
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Varian opened the door and saw Maya. She was thin and petite as always and gave off a feeling of kindness. "Hi, Maya. How's Ky —" Varian paused as he saw a man with his head covered in band aid come out. He was limping as he approached the door. Because of the bruises on his face, Varian didn't recognize him immediately. But the familiarity wasn't wrong. "Kyle!" Varian walked to him and patted him on the shoulder. "I knew you would survive." "Ouch." Kyle whimpered at the touch and glared at…
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Varian saw a black square approach his cadet comm and touch it. The cadet comm flew away and the black square landed on his wrist. The next second, it dissolved into multiple tiny bots and turned invisible. "This is your comm, your ID, your classroom. It is synced with the central AI of the academy. It also supports cross planet communication. It contains every info you need and every record about you." Sarah stated. Varian wanted to open the comm and a holograph in front of him. He looked around…
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"You...you are that got lucky and didn't die, right? You were also at the Supervisor's office earlier. I must have thought why did a nobody like you appear there." Narcis uttered with contempt and disdain as he recalled his encounter with Varian. Narcis never remembered the names of people below his own status. Varian was the only one who bumped into him three times and made him uncomfortable thrice. "Science students, we have a briefing." An announcement interrupted the tense movement, and Kyle…
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"I want to check the information of a cadet named Sia. She might be a cadet now or maybe she is already enlisted, but she joined Imperial Defense Academy at some point. That's the only info I have about her." Varian revealed his 'request'. "Huh?" Eric frowned and narrowed his eyes. Varian felt like he was crushed from the outside. This was the same "Aura lock" used by Abyss Lord on Varian. Due to the huge disparity in the levels, Varian was helpless against this move. But he didn't panic. He…
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Varian asked "Who is 'He'?" Colonel Reina didn't reply and turned around "Follow me." Kyle whispered, "They asked me about the facility inside the hill. These cadet comms have locators." Varian looked at his cadet comm with distrust 'Would this thing record his secrets' "It can't do much. The original plan was to monitor everything about the cadet. But the alumni and prime families objected. The technocrats also said the data could be used by hostile powers." Kyle chuckled and revealed.…
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"V..Va..r..ian" Varian's breath stagnated for a moment. With no hesitation, he teleported in the direction of that feeble sound. "Vari..an...Ma..ya..Mo..m" As he got closer and closer, his heart raced and the voice turned weaker. "I'm here." Varian reached the source — a pile of adamantine blocks. 'Whaat?!' The chi in his body boiled, and he pushed the blocks away to find the bloodied young man underneath the rubble. Kyle was bleeding from head to toe. His limbs were crushed under…
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