*Stacia's POV
It's been three years, and I haven't seen Alex yet.
I'm Stacia Mathews, I'm a former System Programmer in Scope Company, I say former, because our situation here at Dotun City is pretty rare.
After Alex saved us in the explosion on our working building, me and the other injured people was treated, Alex's injury is so severe that he was taken in to a special facility to be treated.
But I'm not stupid enough to believe that, it's the reason because of how Alex saved us, he basically stopped everything in that explosion, the debris, the walls, even the explosion.
That's the real reason, but, what happened to Alex?
After that, all people that's affected by the Dotun Incident are taken in a Scope Lab in S level branches, so to be sure if the Cosmic Energy that flew within us is stable and not tearing our bodies apart.
(Dotun Incident is what they call the event where Cosmic Energy flowed across the entire Dotun City all people with Special Nervous System are affected by the force of the Cosmic Energy)
(Special Nervous System is a rare type that mostly 45% of people in Lanima Region have, it was caused by the distress wavelength flowing in the current technology of Lanima Region)
And while we're confined in the labs, a group of Reigners built an organization and attacked the lab and took us in so to help free other Reigners that are quarantined in the other labs.
(Reigners are Reign Users)
(Reign is the powers developed by the people affected by the Dotun Incident)
(In order to use Reign, the user should flow the energy if the Cosmic Energy that is in their body and release it to project their powers and use it)
(Types of Reign {but no one knows this yet}:
Power type - is basically like releasing their powers in their own way of manipulating, and it releases raw energy of their specified element.
Command type - the user commands the energy inside them to project their powers, there are multiple commands each Reigner, they have to learn all of it in hand.)
The Dotun City is now in riot, all buildings are burnt, many streets are destroyed, all route in and out are blocked, all Reigners rebelled because of the Mr.Scope incident that happened in Lanima Region decades ago.
(That incident will be explained full in the future)
I joined the organization who released us in the lab, by the way, they're currently the powerful organization of Reigners right now, so I have to join them if I need to survive, and currently, I'm 1 of the 12 commanders.
The name of the organization is Reign Corp, they themselves escaped on their own lab that they've been confined in, and started a rebel, many Reigners created they're own group, but not as much powerful as them.
(Leaders/Founders - 3
Generals - 9
Commanders - 12
Other Team - 112)
(Teams:
Bombardment - 18
Stealth - 14
Force - 28
Shield - 22
Rangers - 24)
Since so many people that are affected by the Dotun Incident, the Scope Company have to move the other Reigners in the other level and branch.
Right now, We're currently going on another raid to free the other Reigners, and this time it's on S level branch 13, where my former work was.
Wherever you are, Alex, please be safe.
"Hey!! Blue, what are you doing there?!" Gordon asked, leader of the bombardment team.
"Nothing!! I'll be right there in a minute!!" I said.
I gained the name Blue because of my Reign, my hands releases blue gamma or something, I can block and attack with it, I think I can enhance anything too.
Right when we arrived at S 13, we saw some Anti-Reign currently surrounding the building.
(Anti-Reign is a group that captures Reigners who rebels)
They have a standard position, their boss really didn't cared about how they operate so they just did the basics, and this is going to be easy.
I already structured a plan thanks to their sloppy positioning.
I have team of 2 stealth team, 5 bombardment, me and 4 shield, then me and 2 forces.
"Okay, here's how we gonna enter, the stealth team will take the north, be sure not to be seen." I said.
"While the bombardment will cause a distraction in the west, the stealth group will take out the watchmen from the north, then me, the forces and the shields will take out the soldiers left on the other side if they're distracted, then we'll release the Reigners inside." I said.
"Yes, ma'am!" The team said.
"Be sure that the bombardment creates the distraction strong enough for the soldiers to react to it, use your combined Reign or something, okay?" I ordered.
"Yes, ma'am." The bombardment said.
"Let's do this." I said and left.
I hid in the destroyed structures on the east with the others while waiting for the others to do their job.
"Ma'am, the stealth team got taken out, look!" Coral said, second in command in Shield.
"What is that?!!" Jonna said in shock of something, second leader of the Force.
That's impossible since they're strong, who could it be.
"That can't be." I said then look at where the others are looking.
I looked and saw a big chunk of ice and the stealth team is in the middle of it frozen.
"Let's back them up, LET'S GO!" I shouted to them and rushed.
"We'll retreat for now, after this!" I said while running.
"What about the Reigners?" Coral asked.
"We're just have to let the main group take care of it, now that this place is under attack, they'll increase the defense here."
And when we rush to the side of the bombardment on the west and saw...
I saw a hooded man taking them all out with his ice powers and his combat prowess, he's so good, is he a general of another organization?
The 2 force behind me charged in, the two of them used a combined attack, the other one uses wind, and the other guy uses heat manipulation, the hooded guy just blocked it with his right arm, and then he used they're Reign.
No way?!
He used the wind Reign to remove their footing, and blasted them with fire Reign.
Multiple Reign, Reign Absorption, that can't be.
I have to step in to fight him.
I tried side kicking him first to push him back off of my team, I used my Reign to power up my thigh and knee, he can basically copy Reigns he come in contact with so I have to be smart about this.
"Hey! You better know what you're doing, because you're not getting out of it alive!" I shouted.
He looked at me.
!!!
Alex?
No way, it's him! This can't be happening!
*Alex POV
After the attack on the lab, doctor saved me and pushed me out of the lab and landed on the outskirts of Lanima Region, I think doctor knows I'll survive that fall, because of the super soldier serum, I'm sure to get revenge on them, whoever is this greatness that entity is talking about must be the one behind all this, what I mean this is.
I just saw the Dotun City on fire and smoke, something bad must've happened after a 3 years of me gone, I need to go there immediately.
"I'm almost top *****, my clothes must've ripped off in the fall, I need to look for clothes or somethin'." I said to myself.
When I arrived at the side of the city, I already saw some abandoned buildings and burnt walls, but that didn't really caught my attention, because the clothes store below it is still fine, and it's one of my favorite branch, it's abandoned so of course I took some clothes and jackets to wear on the way to the open area of the city.
When I arrived at the middle of the city, it was a complete mess, buildings fallen, trees burned, the sky is dark, even though the sun just rose a moment ago when I landed on the outskirts.
After that, of course I run back home to my apartment, and saw that the building is destroyed, God, has it been three years, what in the world happened.
Is it because of that Cosmic Energy that flown through the city? That can't put a city in such state, the last time I saw it, it's just a thin layer of Cosmic Energy, if it's a full layer, all of us could've died.
Who in the world would make such an experiment that caused the Cosmic Energy to release?
I need to find someone and ask about this.
No one's around here, so I look at the side street, there's no one there either, I kept looking, especially at the very corner of the streets, and I heard someone, I think some thugs.
"You better be scared of us, we're powerful than you!" Thug 1 said, not his real name though.
"Please, spare me, I was just passing by." The doctor said.
"Damn this Scientist, after capturing us, they just turn into a prideful bastards, but when they're overpowered, they look pathetic!" Thug 2 said.
"Let's just kill him." Thug 1 said.
Of course after hearing that line, I stepped in, one of the reason is that he is a doctor, might be the same company as doctor Inium, I don't know, might've been my superstition, of course an image of doctor Inium is projected through that doctor who's been Bullied by the thugs.
When they saw me, the Thug 1 conjured a blue ball in his right hand and threw it at me.
"What?" I murmured.
I blocked it with my right arm, because it's metal, it exploded, it's just like Scope bomb, I was pushed so hard and almost fell to my knees.
(Scope bomb is an explosive weapon, that uses charged plasma, and detonates if came in contact with a solid material)
I kept running at them, and Thug 2 forwards in with his arm in X form, then his arm glows, and when he hit me, I blocked it again with my right arm and pushed him with my left arm after his arm stops glowing, something's really bothering me, my right arm is absorbing their attacks, which is completely repelling the force of their attacks.
Wait, are they the people that got affected by the Cosmic Energy? Did they just developed they're own powers?
And wait a moment, I know I got hit by it as well.
I looked at my left arm, because that's a flesh hand rather than my right arm.
And I saw a of thinnest of tiniest of line, it's colored violet.
Of course as a goof ball that I am, I tried mimicking one the magicians in the movies.
And my hand just spit out an Ice.
The thugs didn't expect that then just stood up there and took the hit, it hit the 2 thugs, and froze them, ok, what just happened to me?
I tried controlling the ice to remove the ice on their faces, and it worked, it's like magic, I never really thought about this really be real.
Maybe because of the Cosmic Energy influencing our nervous system to change and behave in a circulation form and when the energy is released, power-like things come out.
It's confusing because that's how LATech work, but without the Cosmic Energy shenanigans, but instead it's electricity.
(Alex knows a lot because he studied in Scope Engineering, and learnt a bit of Cosmic Theory)
I walk up to the Thug 1, and ask him some few questions.
"You're a Reigner, then why are you fighting us!?" The Thug 1 asked.
"What the hell are you talking about?" I said.
"Anyways what in the world happened here?" I asked.
"I don't get it, you have Reign, why did you side with them?" Thug 2 asked.
"Listen, I'm the one asking here, and I never sided with anyone, I haven't been here for three years, so tell me in full details or I'll lock you here in the ice forever." I said, like a hero.
"If I did then you'll release us?" Thug 1 asked.
"Lie and I'll increase the temperature of the ice as well." I said.
That's an absolute lie of course, and I'm really happy that I've tried my acting skills playing an edgy dude here, my troubles payed off back when I'm in high school.
"Three years ago, when the Dotun Incident, all Reigners are confined in the Scope branches." Thug 2 said.
Reigner? Then what is a Reign?
"What's a Reign?" I asked while taking down notes.
"Reign, you know, the powers you just used, each person that affected by the Cosmic Energy gained powers, all of us each have 1 element of powers, some are rare types, some are unique types." Thug 1 said.
"After that, a group of Reigners in a lab in S-1 branch started a group of rebels to free other Reigners, I don't know who started it but all I know is that they're the powerful ones now." Thug 2.
Reign is the power, and Reigners are the users, it really sounds like a game, but I already saw it real with my very own eyes.
If this group are able to free other Reigners then they can overthrow Mr.Scope and take over Dotun City all together, if possible the entire Lanima Region.
"But some of the freed Reigners separated to the first group, and created their own group, we tried starting to our own but we're just two people." Thug 2 said.
"And that all started this destruction, all the buildings burnt, and many destroyed everything in their path, and that's where the name Reign is taken and name the powers Reign, cool huh??" Thug 1 said.
"Look, it didn't fit my taste about how they call the powers, but since so many people call it that then I have no qualms about it, but why Reign?" I asked.
"You know, WE REIGN DOTUN CITY!!" Thug 1 said nonchalantly.
"That's it." Thug 1 said.
"That's so lame." I said and cringed so hard.
"NO ITS NOT!!" Thug 2 shouted in denial.
Anyways if this group of Reigners really did group up many Reigners then I really need to do something as well, I'm a fan of Mr.Scope, so I think I'll side with him, this group isn't really logical in their motive, yet, but I have to know more.
I left them unfrozen since they told me a lot and just left, I have to look for the S-1 branch too, so to help Mr.Scope.
After walking around, I saw many refugee, and many people looting the place, of course I don't want to ruin their fun, and I'm kinda looting for left out things too, I'm like them.
While I walk around the city.
"You dare take us, we're not your property!!" Someone shouted.
On the east, and when I arrived at it, I saw some soldiers rushing on some people, but the people have Reign too, they're fighting the soldiers.
What the heck really happened in the city?
Of course I jumped in the soldiers and fought them too, I used my ice powers to freeze them from afar, but something different happened, after I landed on the ground, the ground shook.
I tried using my powers but this time, I thought of Earth, I waved my hands upwards.
And the ground shook and the earth shattered to pieces and hits the soldiers, knocking them unconscious.
That's how I imagined it, awesome.
The people behind me was shocked, I don't know why.
The soldiers run away after I attacked.
"You can control two elements?" A guy said.
"How's that possible, the scientists told us each person only have one element or different type?" A girl said.
"I don't know myself, I just got here 3 years later and I already have this." I said.
"Who're those soldiers?" I asked them.
"They're Anti-Reign, they took in Reigners and lock them so that they'll not rebel." A dude said.
"How'd you get your Reign?" A kid said.
"No need to ask so many questions, kid." I said.
"Who are you?" An old man asked.
"No one, really, just a guy." I said.
I just saved this Reigners, who am I really siding with, Mr.Scope or these Reigners, but I have Reign too, so I think Mr.Scope won't take me seriously.
If that's the case then, I'll be mutual, and I have one mission, to unite Reigners with Lanima Region.
But what will be the Reigners purpose here if they're to unite with Lanima Region?
I'll think about this later.
I think I need to hide this people for now, since the main Reign group are targeting them, but I need to secure a place for them first. so that they'll not be taken by the Anti-Reign.
Oh right!!
"If you wish to be safe, then follow me." I said.
Of course, all of them followed me, the weak follows the strong, and that's a fact.
There's a place for them to hide for now, the underground park in my old hotel, since I can control earth I can hide them there.
Of course, I gave them some supplies for them to last, a food, water and clothes, since some people left this building, no one really cared about the things left here.
"I'll be leaving for a while, you all do your best not to get caught here." I said.
"Where are you going?" A lady asked.
"What if we get attacked?" A guy asked.
"Don't worry, I'll be back, and I'm gonna block every entrance so no one can enter, of course I'll leave a hole for air, and I left quiet a lot of supplies for you to last here, so don't worry, I promise I'll be back." I said and left.
"You promised." A kid said.
"See you soon, Sir!!" Everyone said, it's like they're my children, what a bothersome.
After that, I left them for a while, I used my Earth Reign to block the parking lot, so no one will notice them.
It's convenient that I can use 2 elements, but I don't think I can use just 2, lemme try.
I raised my hand and thought of, wind.
And wind blasted through my hands, that's awesome, lastly, fire.
A fumes came out of my hand and blazed, it's weird, is it too good?
And I've been seeing a text in my right eye, where it's mechanized, it said that..
' Absorbed '
• Blue Bomb <---
• Steel Arm
There's an arrow pointing on the Blue Bomb, wait, Blue Bomb?
Isn't that Thug 1's Reign? If so, then can I copy Reign when it came in contact with my right arm?
Can I use them, I can't seem to activate it, it's just pointed to Blue Bomb, and no press button or something.
Wait I know, what if I use this like a normal Reign, I put my right hand up, and thought of the Blue Bomb to shoot out.
' BOOM!!!! '
It worked!!
I can use it like a normal Reign, I just need the arrow to point at a Reign that I absorbed.
Am I too overpowered?
Whatever, this will help me stop those group, and to find that group I need their attention first.
Whatever the reasons I have many elements, and I have this machine with me, that can, weirdly, copy Reign, I'm not going to think about it too much, what did doctor Inium did to do this?
There's a place I'd really want to go ever since I got here.
The S-13 Branch.
It's been a long time since I got there, of course I'm a bit sad, since I just got promoted to a BM and then the missile hits us, it's frustrating, but I hope it's still standing.
When I got there, I saw a few soldiers surrounding it, and..
I saw a familiar face, Ma'am Stacia...
She's leading a group to infiltrate the building, and she's about to attack the soldiers, she have a few soldiers splitting up with her though, that's like a strategy that Ma'am Stacia does though.
Of course, after seeing her do such thing, I stepped in, but I need her to go to me instead, I'll have to take out her other forces on the other side first, for her to get to me.
First I saw two guys going on North, I don't know why they're not noticed by the watchers, and they're wielding a dagger, I jumped at them and used my ice Reign to freeze the two them, it might cause a lot of attention, but that's what I need.
Then next I headed towards the bigger group on the west.
When I arrived there, I saw them like..
They're charging up an explosion, when I saw that, I rushed towards them, and used my ice Reign to seal it.
It still exploded but the ice is strong enough that the explosion is just able to split up them up.
Are they helping the girl who had the explosion Reign to charge it by using their Reign?
If so then, what are their Reigns anyways?
The big guy that's on the right earlier stood up, and..
"Who are you?!" He asked while in combat ready.
"You should know that what you did is your biggest mistake of your life!" The girl who have the explosion Reign said.
Let's just call them like.
The girl with the explosion Reign is called Explode.
The big guy is Big guy.
The other girl is West, because she's in the west side when I saw them.
And the last guy is South, same reason as West.
"Exo, ready your bomb!" Big guy said to Explode, her name is Exo?
"Leader, get ready!!" South said to Big guy, he's the leader, huh?
"Pura, help me!" Exo said to West, his name is Pura?
Guess my naming is worthless.
I get ready of course, Leader is about to jump on to me, his fist glow, and I blocked it with my right arm, while supporting it with my left arm.
Exo is about to dish out her bomb at me, so I sidestep on the side of Leader and slip his footing by kicking his feet, he's a big guy, so of course I used my right leg.
He nearly fell, but that's enough, I used my Earth Reign to shook the ground, Exo and Pura, who's helping her, fell down.
I heard the Leader behind me running towards me, and he's preparing a right punch, I quickly dodged it of course.
After that I used the 'Steel Arm' and bush him back, he got knocked out just like that?
"Leader!!" West shouted, she doesn't have a name yet.
"Pura, take Exo to safe place, and help me, let's take him!!" South said.
"Exo prepare your bomb!" South ordered.
"You sure are nice." I said.
"You shut up, you don't know who're you're facing, we are the 5th group of Reign Corp, led by Blue, I'll make sure that you'll suffer after this!!" Pura said in high spirit.
I thought the big guy is the leader, what leader is he anyways?
After gaining powers, they sound like some odd organization from an RPG, power really change others, whether it's weird or outright.
"I have a question." I said.
"Huh?" South said.
"How do you like my multiple Reign?" I nonchalantly asked.
"You C*cky Bastard! !" Pura shouted.
After that she and South attacked me, Pura released Red flames, while South shook the ground and created magma on the ground.
Pura shoots the Red flames at me, at the same time, South pulled the magma and dropped it on my head.
Of course, I used my fire Reign to stop Pura's Reign, while using my right arm to absorb the magma.
"He controlled my flames??" Pura said in shock.
"And he absorbed all the magma, he's hand should be burnt!!? But why did it not?!" South asked furiously.
"Absorbed"
• Blue Bomb
• Steel Arm
• Enhancement
• Lava Control
So that's how, South have Lava Control, which increase Exo's Explosion, while Pura have flames, which increase heat, and the Leader have enhancement, which is obvious.
They're a smart, but they're unfortunate that I'm they're enemy.
"This my Reign, watch." I said.
I conjure an Ice on my left hand, when they saw it, the two of them rushed at me.
"If your Reign is too good, then that must mean your physic is weak!!" Pura shouted.
Do they have combat training?
"Really now?" I said.
I turned off my ice, and ready myself for a proper exercise, their leader isn't really that good at fighting, he just waved his fist aimlessly so I never get much in that fight earlier.
Sadly, thanks to mom teaching me, I learned a few fighting skills, and I tried using my ice Reign to slip them, they bump themselves together, so I kicked Pura in the stomach while South is behind him.
They got thrown by my kicking, and while I'm looking at them, I heard someone approaching from my back.
The two of them have weapons, one of them have gauntlets, the other have a knife, a pretty cheap knife though.
The other guys fist shoot of wind in his fist, the other guy have his knife in heat, did they just used their Reign on weapons?
Of course I block the wind with my right arm, and absorbed it.
Gained "Wind Manipulation"
"Absorbed"
• Blue Bomb
• Steel Arm
• Lava Control
• Enhancement
• Wind Manipulation
Wind Manipulation? Not Wind Fist or something?
The other guy charged at me with his glowing knife, when he's about to stab me, I grabbed his knife with my right arm, and absorbed it.
Gained "Pyrokenesis"
"Absorbed"
• Blue Bomb
• Steel Arm
• Lava Control
• Enhancement
• Wind Manipulation
• Pyrokenesis
Pyrokenesis, means he can only control heat, that'll be useful.
After I grabbed his knife, I hit him with my right elbow, and used 'Wind Manipulation' to take their feet off the ground and used my fire Reign to blast them.
I use Pyrokenesis to increase the fire of my Reign, which it works BTW, I can basically combo Reign.
After it hit them someone side kicked me real hard from behind.
It hurts, my bones break, will my healing heal it?
It did!
Ma'am Stacia...
"Hey! You better know what you're doing, because you're not getting out of it alive!" She said.
Wow, she's bold this days, huh?
She was shocked to see me, of course, I disappeared for 3 years, this happens, and I reappear, in her current job of all places, she'll really be shocked.
"I see you're fine, Miss Stacia." I said.
"Alex, you're fine, thank goodness, but why now!!??" She said while tearing.
Please don't cry, I'll cry too.
"I'm sorry if my timing is bad, but first, please don't cry, you know I can't handle stuff like that." I said.
"Stop fooling me, you could've called me, I still have my phone, and you should've waited after this!!" She said, dear God she's crying.
"Waited? Do you even know what you're doing?" I asked.
"This is our business, not yours!! I have no choice, I have to, or else!!" She said, still crying.
"I know, I understand, I could've done the same thing if I were in your place, but you have to stop this, you're hurting many people more than the people you save." I said.
"You have no idea!!" She said.
"They're locking up those people, they're taking their freedom, do you think I'll stand for it??!!" She said to tough herself.
"You'll do the same too, right Alex?" She asked.
"No, I could've thought of something better, of course I'll join in the people you're working with, but do you think I'll stay there forever?" I said.
She had the eye that saying, Alex's right.
"I might've thought some in just two months, but it took you 3 years to even realize that there's another way, and you needed me tell you that too." I said.
"I DON'T NEED YOU, WHEN DID I NEED YOU!!??" She said.
That's right, she never needed me, I needed her, back then, but now.
"Don't you think it's time for you to see the truth, of course, you don't need me, but that's before, you're a role model for me, I needed you better than the former BM needed you, but now that the world is different, we need each other." I said.
Those are some deep words, but not shallow, I need her to need me, then she'll realize that what they're doing isn't in the good side too.
"SHUT UP!!" She said and blasted her Reign at me, I blocked it with my right arm though.
She generated a smoke cover, I used my wind to remove, and all of them just disappeared.
She's as smart as always.
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