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The highway was heavily guarded by the Catholic soldiers, armed withswords and semi-machineguns that could fire twenty bullets on a singlepress of the trigger. As usual, the highway was mildly guarded with theinspection force, so as to check the trespassing of the rebellions from theneighboring countries to Transylvania.

Leaving soldiers, the highway was loaded with several big and smallcarriages and pedestrians, but the main attraction for the people was along and wonderfully decorated stagecoach that was burdened by sevenhorses. Such stagecoaches were generally used for very long journeysand that to were used rarely and carry with them a bit large number of persons.

At that time, about twenty eight persons were present in thecompartment, out of which about ten persons were sitting dumbly.Nearly all of them were drowning into the pool of fear and worry, except a

young man that was sitting just next to the door. He was about twentysix years old; with long brown hair that covers a major part of his faceand a pair of sapphire blue eyes. He was dressed in a long fur overcoatand loose trouser with dirty green shirt and long boots. His wholeattention was on another traveler that was resting in his front. He couldclearly see his fear and worry and a small Leather bound book that wasresting below his palms, bearing a cross on its cover, was clearlyexplaining his intentions.

Soon the Catholic soldiers dawned to the stagecoach. The person withthe bible quietly slipped it into his robes. The captain then asked thecoachman to unlock the carriage. He quietly followed the order andshifted aside, allowing the guards to take up the scene.

Give me the list of the passengers! ordered the captain.

After receiving the list from the coachman, the captain stepped into thestagecoach. Two rows of seats (carrying thirty seats each) were lyingalong the length of the compartment, with a certain space in betweenthem. The space was more than enough for a well built man to stand

with ease. The captain gave a sensory look to the passengers and thenstarted reciting the name enlisted on the paper.

The jotting out of each name was increasing the concentration of fearamong those nine persons, especially the one sitting beside the door. He

was the first among them. He slipped the deeper into his clothes.

Francois Dante! called the captain.

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Hearing his name, Francois (the same passenger sitting beside the door)opened his mouth, but due to fear and seriousness of the situation onlyfew broken words born out of his mouth. This aroused a seed of suspicion in the mind of captain. He slowly stretched towards him.

You! he roared, Is something worrying you?

N_ _ No! replied Franois with some hesitation.

Let me search you! said the captain stretching his hands towardsFrancois.

At this point Francois showed some sloppiness that misfortunatelyresulted in the slipping of the bible onto the floor. The sight of theprohibited bible was an unbearable for the captains patience.

Filthy protestant! he roared disrespectfully, You have to pay __ _

Rest of the words died in his mouth, as a cold touch of metallic deaththat traveled from his mouth to the brain, piercing his hard palate, madehim still. He fell onto the wooden floor as a useless dry log of wood. Twoother soldiers that were accompanying the victim were left stunned forfew moments as they hadnt thought of this. They looked towards the

young man who was sitting in front of Francois. A shiny metallic sword was resting in his hand. Suddenly, the call of duty pulled back thesoldiers from the state of stillness.

He got the sword! both the soldiers screamed to their full extent, inorder to alert the rest of soldiers present in the surrounding.

The youthful stranger was a bit faster than their judgment. With anamusing speed he left his position, crossed the soldier standing in frontof him and acquired a position just in front of the second and the lastsoldier present in the compartment. Naturally he was left awkward bythe demand of the situation, his fingers lost their movement for fewseconds and this micro span of idleness was enough to gift him thesimilar fate that embraced his captain.

After a quick dealing with his second rival, the stranger turned hisattention towards the last one. Till the moment the second soldier hadregained his consciousness and was ready to make an attack. The time

was less for the stranger, perhaps lesser than demand. But anything worse could happen, Francois, who was sitting behind the soldier, watching the whole incident dumbly, gathered a bit of strength. Hesuddenly (impossible for anyone to believe) grabbed a heavy vase resting

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next to him and delivered a tough blow of it on the soldiers head. He fellonto the floor like a loose bag.

The young man looked towards his helper. Francois was lookingawkwardly at the fallen soldier. He still couldnt believe that he had done

this. Coming to his senses, the stranger darted towards the door andglanced outside. The remaining soldiers were running straightforwardtowards the stagecoach from the distance.

The stranger then kicked open the other door of the compartment. It wasstaring the dense woods, situated a way below the road. He turnedtowards the Francois.

Hey! Whats your name? he asked.

Fran __ Francois! replied Francois showing a bit of hesitation.

Listen Francois, I want you to guide all these people in that forest and wait for me near the only pond of that forest! instructed the stranger.

He then turned towards the frightened passengers.

All of you listen to me! he yelled, No matter in which side you are, youall are in a grave danger! So kindly Follow Francois. Now Move!

Immediately the environment became full of the sudden rush of thepassengers towards the door. Without bothering about anything, eventhe shouting soldiers (that were rushing towards the forest. Soon, almostthe whole compartment reached the state of near lifelessness. Only thestranger was breathing soul left there.

He then quickly took out a palm sized semi-hemispherical metallic objectfrom the inner pocket of his overcoat and searched its bottom. Hisfingers stopped over a small button, situated at the middle. He thengently pushed it, immediately two rows of small blades appeared out of that object. They were running throughout its surface, with fixeddistance between them. Furthermore, he gave a clockwise rotation to theupper part of the semi-hemisphere. Next moment, both the rows of blades start rotating in two opposite directions. He then kept it on thefloor and briskly slipped out of the stagecoach.

When the soldiers reached the spot, they found no one in thecompartment. Only the battered bodies of their captain and two othersoldiers were catching their eyes. Suddenly, one of the soldiers eyes fellon the same hemi-spherical object.

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Look, what the hell is this! he uttered, facing his companions.

Curiously, all of them leaned over that object. Suddenly the motion of theblades died away and they were pulled back into the main body,automatically. Understanding the situation, one of the soldiers cried

using his full strength.

Run!!

But the time had already slipped from their hands. Next moment, the whole compartment was blown away with a deafening sound. The silentenvironment was now a scene of unbearable chaos.

Meanwhile Franois, as directed, was waiting for his helper near the onlypond situated not so far from the accidental spot. Only eight passengers(all of them were Protestants) were accompanying him. When the

stranger reached the spot, Francois briskly staggered towards him.

Only eight! Where are the rest of the passengers? asked the stranger.

Didnt come! replied Francois and further added, Said that they arestill sure that the authority wont harm them!

Blind fool! remarked the stranger.

Shall we look for them? asked Francois.

No! he replied, Itll only waste our time. We must move on!

But_ _

The only thing which you can do for them is to pray!

The news of this sudden attack on the inquiring force stretched across Transylvania like a forest fire and within six hours the whole highway(especially the incidental area) was under the control of Catholic army.

Squadron leader, Hankel Varsova was busy in controlling the activitiesand instructing the soldiers when suddenly an official automobileattracted his attention. Automobiles were used to be rare attractions inthose days. Only Catholic army officials, politicians, government people,persons of high status and royal relatives were used to be the owners of these automobiles. The class and condition of the automobile was judgedaccording to the position of its owner.

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This automobile was a typical was automobile with its fore tires aboutthree times bigger than the hind tires. The major body was made up of an alloy of iron and titanium and a thick and strong glass was claimingthe position of wind shield and window glasses. Then the door of thatautomobile opens upward and three armored guards stepped out on the

highway, followed by their commander, Adolf Muddock.

Adolf Muddock, the commander of a regiment of the Catholic army was atall and broad man with nearly hairless head and a blue eye; his othereye was destroyed during a battle that held a long time back. His lefthand also wasnt accompanying him. On its place, a prosthetic had(designed in special laboratory cum operation theatre of Catholic ArmedMedical Facility).

What is the current situation serge? asked Adolf on reaching near toHankel.

The situation is in under control, sir! replied Hankel showing a bit of dignity, Our soldiers are searching the every bit of this forest and thenearby areas! The chances of their rescue are minimal!

Suddenly one of the Catholic soldiers approached the scene. He waspanting a little bit.

What happened? asked Hankel curiously, while Adolf was maintaininghis cold expression.

Weve been able to catch the eighteen passengers that were traveling inthat stagecoach. replied the soldier, In fact, they were making their wayback to us!

What? uttered Hankel with a bit of surprise, What did they say?

They are claiming that they are innocent and what happened hoursback is not their fault! They further said that it happened so quick thatthey were unable to think anything! said the soldier, They also saidthat they will help with all means so as to catch the culprits!

Good! remarked Adolf, Guide us there! Maybe it can prove their luckyday!

When Adolf entered the desired spot along with Hankel and the othersoldier, he could clearly see the mist of fear and nervousness that wasencircling their faces.

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You! uttered Adolf harshly while pointing towards an old passenger,What is your name? he demanded.

O_ Octavious! replied the old man, hesitatingly.

Tell me what you know? ordered Adolf.

There were two men that are responsible for this consequence. Becauseof them on_ only this incident has occurred! replied Octavious, But o_ one man with long b_ brown hair and blue eyes was the one who killedthose soldiers!

Something else that you know? inquired Hankel.

Y_ Yes, replied Octavious, T _They were planning to stretch towardssouth. suddenly tears began to roll out from the corners of his eyes. He

gripped Adolfs legs and started pleading, P_ Please spare me! hebegged, I _ Ive a wife and two child_ children!

Adolf slowly fell on his knees and gently grabs Octavious shoulders,Tch-tch-tch! Dont regret old man. said Adolf slowly, Catholics are justlike my relatives and you, you remind me of my father! You soul isinnocent and pure, but your body has been left dirty by breathing alongprotestants. It shall be purified. Dont worry! Jesus will do justice to

you!

Adolf gently kissed on Octavious head and balanced himself back on hisfeet.

N _No My Lord! uttered Octavious, drowning completely into the stateof fear and hopelessness.

Overlooking him, Adolf confronted Hankel and nodded slightly.Understanding his intentions, Hankel in reply looked towards a cluster of soldiers that were claiming the field.

Next moment, the whole atmosphere was dawned with the deafeningnoise of gunfire and unbearable cries of the innocent victims that died

within few moments. No Catholic soldier bothered about these killingsand if there were any, then they thought it better to not to comment.

Desmund Tutu was one of the several Captains that used to serve Angelfeathers. He was a short guy with small black hair and shiny blue eyes.He was the in-charge of Bucharest Underground Hideout, a secret placefor the orphans and the affected Protestants. About fifty rebellions wereat his command. Currently he was sitting in the safe chamber of his

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hideout along with Lady Martha. A warm argument was developingbetween them.

I dont agree with you! said Martha while delivering a punch on thetable.

Theres nothing wrong in it! commented Desmund.

No, the whole setup is wrong! argued Martha, Itll cost the innocentpeoples lives! Catholic they may be, but theyre innocent Christians andits our duty to make sure that they must not be harmed!

This is our last chance to save Nicoli Brunos, else theyll hang him!Desmund kept his point of view.

But why this date? inquired Martha desperately, When the whole city

will be drowning in the lime light of Christmas!

The court has decided to hang Nicoli Bruno on the eve of Christmas!replied Desmund, They think that itll purify his soul!

Were fighting against the system Demund, not against the people! yelled Martha.

I wont force you, said Desmund flatly, but we arent alone this time,Hawk Eyes are supporting us.

Martha thought it right to end the prevailing argument. So she quietlyleft her position and slowly staggered towards the door, You got fourdays, said Desmund from behind, only if you change your mind.

Meanwhile, about fifty miles away from Bucharest, in the hideout of Hawk Eyes:

Group leader Joseph Dolmen wasnt expecting some visitor when he wasbusy in some work. He knew this person, but their meeting wasntbecause of his willingness, he was forced to do so. It was the same youngman with Francois and other eight persons.

Ah, Jason! What a heavenly surprise to see you! uttered Joseph,bringing a forceful frankness on the face.Dont showoff Joseph! said Jason quietly, I know that you arent muchfor my company!

Jasons last sentence didnt suit Joseph, due to which he suddenlybecame serious.

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Why are you here? asked Joseph, disrespectfully.

You heard the recent incident that occurred at cross-border highway?asked Jason and further added, These are the survivors of that incident,

running away from the Catholic soldiers. I _ _

No way! interrupted Joseph, Im not going to shelter them and youshouldnt have come here. The soldiers are after you. You people are adanger to me, my people and my group!

Im not asking you to give them any kind of shelter, said Jason, I only want you to send these people to Angel Feathers!

Youre at wrong place! replied Joseph.

Jason thought it better to leave the place. He along with other personsslowly staggered towards the door. He was still on his way towards thedoor when suddenly he stops motioning and turns around to face

Joseph.

Tell me Joseph, said Jason, what will happen when Angel Feathersand other organizations will come to know about your denial in providingshelter to the harmless Protestants just because of a bad talk with me?

Jason once again began staggering towards the door, when suddenly anervous call from Joseph forced him to stop.

Jason, wait! yelled Joseph.

So, you want to change your decision? mocked Jason.

Okay, I present my agreement, said Joseph and quickly added, buttheres one condition!

Condition?

A cunning smile born on Josephs face, Youve to help me on my mission with Angel Feathers!

What? yelled Joseph, No way, I dont fight anymore!Is that your last decision? mocked Joseph, Dont tell me that youve nosympathy for these innocent people?

The last conversation with Desmund had left Martha a bit confused.Battling with her thoughts she was covering her way along a pavement

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fairly loaded with the pedestrians, but contrary to general conditionpeople were swaying in a particular direction. This was a clear evidencefor the birth of a grim incident.

Surprisingly, Martha (opposite to her nature) was untouched by this

ludicrous situation. Maybe she had taken the talk with Demund moreserious than the original requirement. Only when she took a sharp turnfrom the corner of the road, the cluster of people pulled her attention.She slowly approached near them and questioned one of the men presentthere.

They killed him! he replied grimly.

Killed? Who? asked Martha, she was unable to clarify that personsstatement.

The boy! said the man, They killed the boy!

What? yelled Martha, disbelievingly.

Suddenly a weak and old woman joined the conversation.

Those filthy hypocrites! she uttered disrespectfully, Killed this boy?Why? Only because he made a mistake by taking eatables from aprotestant family? Its insane!

The old lady then moved away from there, wiping out her tears.

The end of humanity is just to come! said the man, slowly.

Martha didnt ask any further questions; rather she stood there, staringthe dead and horrible face of that soulless innocent body. His deadexpressions were the evidence of the mercy that he was seeking in thelast moments of his life. Tears began to roll out from the corners of Marthas eyes. She didnt try to stop them.

Oh God! Such a _ _ _

Commander Adolf Muddock wasnt among them who like to wait, ratherhe used to get an err feeling when someone forces him to wait so long,but it was his helplessness that he couldnt say anything to the supremeauthority. Currently, he was occupying the only chair resting in front of the judicial desk, a part of the huge hall that was situated in the RoyalCastle of Transylvania. a group of five persons was occupying the judicialdesk. For past half an hour the silence was engulfing the environmentthat was ultimately broken by the chief judicial.

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Commander Adolf Muddock! said the chief judicial in a croaky voice,You are here to give us the clearing regarding the cross-border highwayincident.

Adolf remained silent.

You havent been able to collect any influencing clue, said the firstdeputy judicial, Do you have to say anything about that?

Ive been working hard and I guarantee that _ _ _

Dont lay me excuses! roared the chief judicial, I demand results!

Well, Ive a plan which can cause a major damage to the rebelliongroups!

You know what the royal authority doesnt like? asked the chief judicialand further added, Boasting persons! If youve a plan then prove itsfruitfulness, otherwise youll be debarred from your position. Now go!

Adolf Muddock left his position and slowly staggered out of the hall,leaving everyone to stare him awkwardly.

Meanwhile, in a congested room of Bucharest Underground Hideout:

Lady Martha, Captain Demund Tutu and two other associated officials were claiming their positions around a round table. A street map of Bucharest was lying open on that table.

Look, began Desmund, drawing a red circle around the posh area of thecity, This whole area will be fully loaded with the people, who will bethere for Christmas celebration!

Everyone knows this. commented one of the other officials.

But very few know that there is an underground tunnel that ran acrossthe whole city! replied Desmund confidently, This tunnel is under thecontrol of Catholic Authority and is a passage to its secret commandcenters and this is our luck that theyll keep Nicoli Bruno in one of thosehideouts on the very same night and at very same place.Nice plan Desmund! praised Martha, But tell me one thing, how will

you execute it with such a tight security thatll guard that area?

Good question Lady Martha! commented Desmund, But Ive somearrangements for it!

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Arrangements?

Yes, replied Desmund and further added, Ive arranged two vehiclesthat are the perfect imitations of the army vehicles used by Catholic

soldiers at the time of riot or when there is the question of national orimportant security. These vehicles will guide ours and Hawk Eyes members into that tunnel.

And from where did you get these vehicles? asked Martha suspiciously.

Ive some important connections! replied Desmund airily and furtheradded, Now I want all of you to complete your pre-operational tasks

within two days before we start the operation.

Desmund you still havent told us that how will we make in that

tunnel? asked Martha, suddenly.

Ah! Ive a plan for it and Ill distribute it to our interested persons today,by the break of dusk! said Desmund and left the scene along with othermembers except Martha. She stood there, staring Desmund deeply.

Jason was following Joseph along a narrow corridor. Though Jason hadagreed to participate in the mission, yet still he wasnt a bit interested init, rather sticking up with Joseph was an irritating task for him.

Thank you for becoming a part of our mission! said Joseph, grinningly.

Keep you gratitude with yourself! replied Jason coldly, you better knowthat Im not doing this task for you.

I also dont have any interest in you! said Joseph, showing the samedignity.

Nicoli Bruno? Isnt he the same person who is a renowned scientist?asked Jason after a short pause.

Yes, replied Joseph.

He is a Catholic then why theyll execute him?

He is a scientist! replied Joseph, And anything which is harmful toCatholic belief system is their foe!

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The corridor ended into a huge hall, mildly burdened with small horsecarriages, few automobiles and a heavy fuel vehicle (typically military).

This heavy vehicle was the only thing that grabbed Jasons attention.

My God! This cant be or is it_ _?

Dont stare it dumbly, said Joseph, It is just an imitation of realCatholic Army vehicle. It is a wonderful gift from Angel Feathers!

Jason along with Joseph stepped inside the vehicle. Really, it was aperfect imitation of a Catholic Army Vehicle and this is what that createda little bit of suspicion in his mind.

Tell me who has produced this vehicle? asked Jason suspiciously.

Calm down! said Joseph in an assuring tone, You can blindly trust

that man!

The Christmas night brought a great zeal among the Bucharest residentsand the outsiders. A large swarm of people was engulfing the streets of the city. They were swaying towards the citys heart, holding crosses

Jesus sculptures, being completely drowned into the wonderful limelightof the Christmas Eve. Heavy security was keeping an eye on this event soas to avoid any accident and also to prevent any Anti-Catholic activities.But both groups were unaware of the unusual conspiracy that was goingto exist by rebellions from Angel Feathers and Hawk eyes and thatcertainly was going to prove a big slap on Catholic Authority.

Meanwhile two miles away, in an imitated army vehicle possessed by Joseph, Jason and twenty other rebels:

Okay, listen to me carefully, Josephs voice pulled the rebels from theirstate of laziness. An open map of Bucharest was lying on a small table,placed between them, Were suppose to meet Angel Feathers after onemile, here! he put a cross on St. Gobian road, From here wellstraightforward stretch towards crowded area. We can do this with ease.

There we have to enter in the clock tower. Very few know that there is asecret way to the tunnel through that tower!

And what about the security system of that tunnel? inquired Jason inbetween, There must be some kind of security system in that tunnel!

Dont worry, Joseph assured him, I have a security plan for thattunnel. The whole tunnel is loaded with gas-lights. You cant suspectthem at first sight, but actually half of them are sensors, capable of

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sensing any type of motioning. They are place alternatively along with thesimple gas-lights. Once you come in their contact, it will be all over!

As par the program, Josephs vehicle joined Desmunds after one mile,further continuing their journey they reached the check-post area, the

mouth to enter the heart of the city. Desmund handed his fake ID batchto the Post Officer.

Alexander Berman! He uttered giving a sensory look to Desmund, So why you and your team is willing to enter the celebration area? heasked.

Security concerns! replied Desmund calmly, The authority thought itbetter to send a little more help.

The Post Officer returned Desmunds ID batch, Youre lucky! he said,

At least you dont have to sit here to suffer boredom! he added and thenordered his men to open the gate.

Within ten minutes they were confronting the clock tower. The joyouspublic had marched away from there and so the security. Therefore thearea was deeply calm, only few motioning people and beggars could beseen there along with the mildly flowing air that was providing a little bitof relaxation to their basic instincts.

Desmund then pushed the door and ordered everyone to follow him.During this Martha, who had recognized Jason at first sight silentlyslipped towards him.

I thought you left fighting? she asked slight surprise.

You caught it right! replied Jason.

Then why are you here? Martha threw another question.

Ive my personal problems! replied Jason and further added in a whispering tone, Look, I dont believe these guys, I only believe you!Maybe it is a trap for us or maybe not, but I dont want to take anyunnecessary risk!

Then what are you planning to do?

Let us step into that tunnel. From there Ill part away from you peopleand then Ill carry out the operation in my own way!

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Desmund led them into a narrow corridor, situated at the back of thetower, below the machinery room. The corridor further guided them to itsdead end, where only a way to manhole was catching their attention.

Now? inquired Martha.

This gutter will lead us to our destination! said Desmund with a smileon the face.

Meanwhile, the scene of security cell; situated within the limits of thesame tunnel:Nicoli Bruno was occupying a metallic seat behind the iron bars, whileAdolf Muddock was standing outside the cell, wearing a cruel smile onthe face. An unfriendly conversation was stretching between them.

Mr. Bruno, Im seeing that you arent taking your meal. Water alone

cant make you feel better! said Adolf, showing fake curiosity.

Keep your worry for you! replied Bruno flatly, You need it more! headded.

You are a Catholic Mr. Bruno then why are you defying us? askedAdolf.

Im a scientist first, said Bruno, Ill do what is good for science andmankind and not for Catholic Authority!

This attitude can cost you your life. cautioned Adolf.

Huh! Im scared! mocked Bruno.

Suddenly a common soldier entered the scene and whispered somethingin Adolfs ears.

Well meet very soon Mr. Bruno, said Adolf, Unluckily, you cant enjoytodays celebrations! he added and left the scene, followed by the soldier.

Back to Desmund and others:When all of them stepped inside the tunnel, Jason quietly slipped awayfrom there. Desmund and others (though Martha knew this fact, yet shedecided to not to disclose it) realized after they stretched deeper into thetunnel.

Where is Jason? questioned Desmund, showing a little panic.

I dont know! replied Joseph with confusion.

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You dont know! yelled Desmund with frustration, Hell to you Joseph!Isnt it your duty to keep an eye on your men?

He is not under my command! argued Joseph, Hes only assisting me!

Well, then I must thank you for our forthcoming failure!

Enough Desmund! interrupted Martha, Jason is Grahams brother, heknows very well where to step on, better than you. Therefore we mustconcentrate on our task.

Desmund after a short thinking finally agreed with Martha, but his mind was revolving around Jason.

His answer wasnt lying too far. Jason was crawling his way through the

air-duct that was built for the purpose of supplying ample air into thetunnel. Actually, Jason was keeping a secret eye on Desmund and hisgroup. He had sensed something wrong that others were unable todetect.

Meanwhile, Desmund and others were successful in reaching the highsecurity area. Martha stared at the deeper portion. Desmundsinformation was right. A number of gas-lights were arraying themselvesalong the tunnel, maintaining a definite distance between them. Onemore peculiar thing was accompanying these lights. These lights didntburn continuously, but they burn alternatively. Each light burns up anddown for a fixed time interval (about ten seconds).

I want you people to divide yourselves into different groups. There mustonly three persons in a group. After that start crossing the tunnel.ordered Desmund, Wait till the light with a sensor doesnt get off. Wehave to follow this strategy for many meters. Well disable the system

while making our return and for your knowledge the first light is anordinary one. Now proceed!

Following Desmunds instructions everyone started making his way alongthe tunnel, showing a bit of cautiousness. For first fifty meters nothingunusual incident marked its presence, but what was going to happennext, everyone certainly would have wished not to happen.

When Joseph (who was the front most individual) stepped into the reachof twenty first gas-light, suddenly the security alarms began screaming

with their full intensity.

What the _ _ uttered Joseph, moonstruck by the change of situation.

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What is wrong here?

Martha turned towards Desmund, You said that the sensors wereplaced in an alternate order? she questioned.

I dont_ _

Suddenly the echoes of numerous footsteps forced Desmund to kill hisstatement.

Guards are arriving! yelled Joseph, in panic.

Its a trap, run!! shrieked Martha.

No, we cant! said Desmund, Theyre coming from both ways!

Within moments they were completely surrounded by the securityguards, with several semi-automatics taking a clear aim of them.

What should we do now? whispered Joseph; he was standing closer toMartha.

Think sensibly! replied Martha.

Imposters, youve chosen your fate! yelled the group sergeant.

Adolf was claiming his presence in the balcony of a multi-storiedbuilding, situated near the clock tower. His eyes were fixed on thecelebration that was going on the roads, but his mind was swayingsomewhere else. Probably he was waiting for the arrival of someprominent news. His wait soon ended with the entry of a Catholic soldier.

What happened? asked Adolf, keeping himself busy with his previoustask.

In reply, the soldier whispered something into his ears, Tell them to waitfor me! ordered Adolf.

Meanwhile back into the tunnel something impossible was about to markits presence and the guards that were overpowering Desmund and othersdidnt think of its possibility.

While the guards were busy staring the imposters, two small metalliccylinders fell through the grill that was attached to the air duct. Next

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moment an explosion battered the guards who were present I the deepersection of the tunnel.

Immediately, the remaining guards were gripped into the state of panic. They were still unaware of the situational meaning when two more

similar objects gifted them the same fate. Angel Feathers and Hawk eyes were among the ones who were eager to know the situation. Suddenly Jason who was hiding till now made his way into the tunnel throughnearest grill.

Jason! uttered Martha with a mixed feeling of relief and surprise.

Theres a door thatll take you into one of the nearest buildings. It is thefirst one in the forthcoming section. said Jason and further added, I

want you people to go on its roof and wait there for me.

Where are you going? inquired Desmund.

To fetch Dr. Bruno! replied Jason and disappeared into the deeper sideof the tunnel.

Suddenly Martha was pulled back to her consciousness, Why all of youare standing dead? she uttered, Didnt you hear what the man justsaid!

The Protestant soldiers along with Desmund and Joseph made a briskresponse to Marthas statement.

Nicoli Bruno was swaying into deep thoughts when suddenly a noise of collision (born near his cell) forced him to throw his attention. He slowlyleft his fallen position and stared towards the door to find Jason enteringthe scene. Jason unlocked the door and took a short scan of Bruno, fromtop to bottom.

Nicoli Bruno? inquired Jason. Bruno shook his head in approval,Today is your lucky day! he added.

In the meantime, Desmund and others were waiting for Jason andBruno, on the roof of the building. Dying time was increasing theiranxiety.Damn it! Where the hell are they? uttered Desmund, in frustration.

Joseph performed a brisk look of the surrounding roads.

Oh My God, the army is here! he yelled nervously.

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Suddenly Jason and Bruno entered the scene.

Jason! Martha darted towards him and Bruno.

Come on, we must leave quickly. said Jason, darting towards the left

end of the roof.

A bridge was claiming its position at the left end that connects thatbuilding to an adjoining one.

Seeing that bridge? I want you to take Nicoli and others to that buildingthrough that bridge. said Jason, confronting Martha.

What about you? asked Martha, wearing a worried expression on herface.

I will come after you people. replied Jason, Now go!

In a simultaneous situation:When Adolf arrived at the scene, what he heard was beyond histolerance.

What? You allowed those worthless humans to escape from that tunnel!roared Adolf.

I accept my fault! replied the responsible sergeant, But we wereunaware of the fact that one of them was hiding in the air duct!

Now where are they? asked Adolf in a comparatively calm tone.

Weve trapped them in this building! he replied.

Accidentally, Adolfs eyes fell onto the bridge that was joining both thebuildings. After a deeper look he could dimly see the rebellions makingtheir way through it.

You fool! roared Adolf, confronting the sergeant, Theyre running away.Destroy that bridge!

Adolfs recent firm order made Joseph to lose his nerves. He was in themidst of the bridge along with other soldiers. Desmund, Martha andBruno were the first to cross the bridge, while Jason was still on theprevious building.

O-Oh, theyre going to blow up the bridge! yelled Joseph, overwhelmedby fear and panic.

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Reacting to Josephs statement, Jason and others looked downwards, atthe road. Catholic soldiers were taking an aim of the bridge, by anassault vehicle.

Run! Joseph gave a sudden scream, Run for your lives!

The environment was immediately gripped into a state of chaos andpanic. Apathy develops among the rebellion men. They staggered towardsboth ends of the bridge. Few terribly ended their lives by slipping throughthe bridge. But before anyone could make to its either ends, the wholebridge suddenly plunged to pieces. Those standing near the bridge fellaway from their places due to the impact of the explosion.

Adolf, who was watching this scene from the road turned towards hismen, What are you morons looking at, go and catch those filthy

humans! he roared.

Giving an immediate response to Adolfs order, Catholic soldiers rushedinto the target buildings.

Meanwhile, Jason had regained his normal state. He turned towardsMartha and others.

Go and find another way! he yelled, Till well look for our chance thatcan make us out of this building. Also give the signal to our men in thevehicles to be prepared for our arrival!

Jason then along with five other soldier plunged towards the deeper partof the building.

Theyre coming upwards! yelled one of the rebellions, on seeing Catholicsoldiers rushing upwards.

Jason hastily ran his eyes over the surroundings. A door leading tohardware room gripped his attention. It was situated one storey down.

Everyone, make into that room! yelled Jason.

Following Jasons commands, the rebellions darted towards thehardware room.

Hey! Does anyone have some grenades? inquired Jason.

Yes, replied one of the men. He then took out some grenade andhanded them to Jason.

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There must be some way in that room that can lead you out of here!uttered Jason and further added, Go and meet Martha and others andtell them to not to wait for me. Now go!

Once all the rebellions were out of the scene, Jason tied all the grenadestogether to the railing with the help of a string and then wrapped theother end of the string to a nail that was present on the opposite wall.

Thee string was so thin that one couldnt notice it in a hurry. Nowanother thing that Jason ought to do was to showoff in front of theCatholic soldiers. Very soon he was able to fulfill his wish, as one of thesoldiers caught his blurred glimpse.

Theres one of them! he roared.

Immediately their adrenaline content rose up and they stormed their way

towards greater storey. Within minutes they were able to reach thedesired spot. Their duty made them so blind that they didnt realize thatone of them had accidentally broken the thread, making the clips toplunge out of the grenades. Next moment an explosion cloaked up the

whole area, reducing the soldiers to mere fleshy fragments. It wasnt apleasing experience for Adolf, who was breathing in the front hall of theground floor.

What was that? roared Adolf.

Bad news sir! uttered one of his soldiers, The troop that was upthere__ that__ I _

Dont produce riddles! said Adolf harshly.

Well, a big explosion__ theyre dead! said the soldier, showing greatdifficulty.

You all are fools! roared Adolf, Go catch them!

The soldier gave a haste bow and left the scene. Adolf turned towards hissergeant, These idiots are of no use! Time has come for me to enter thebattle. said Adolf.Im with you, commander!

The explosion was a matter of temporary relief for Jason; soon othersoldiers acquired the scene. The area that was within the range of explosion was heavily damaged which was preventing them fromstepping on the higher floors. So, they were firing from the safe zone and

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for Jason it was impossible to keep himself away from the bullets foranother few minutes.

In order to find the solution of this problem, Jason performed a quickscan of his surroundings. Soon, something brought a bit of hope in him.

It was a large gas light that was hanging to the roof of the building withthe help of a thick iron rope. The other end of that rope was stretchingtowards the first floor. Jason made a quick decision in his mind. He thentook out his belt. For another few minutes he remained in his hidingposition, taking deep breaths and preparing himself for the forthcomingsituation.

He suddenly darted towards the railing and steps on it and thenperforms a jump towards the iron rope. Somehow he was able to grab therope. During this attempt a bullet fractioned against his shoulder, butthis didnt mind him. He quickly wraps his belt around the rope and

started sliding downwards. Fortunately, he was able to make it to theground without bearing any lethal injuries.

After stepping on the ground, Jason stormed towards the door and hadhe not dived aside sensing the forthcoming danger then certainly he

would have been torn into fragments, as next moment something fastand flaming flew past him and hit the back wall, ruining it into pieces.

Jason looked towards the front door and found Adolf standing there,gripping a launcher in his hands.

Greetings boy! mocked Adolf and took another aim of Jason.

Jason realizing the situational demand briskly left his position andplunged towards the man-sized hole on the back wall that was created bythe previous explosion. Seeing him escaping, Adolf made another fire of his explosive launcher. Next moment the area encompassing the hole gotfilled with dense fumes and deafening noise. Fortunately, Jason wassuccessful in diving through that hole in time.

Adolf searched for his foes corpse, but was unable to find it. He thenstaggered towards the hole that dropped him into an old and dusty placethat used to be some kind of ceremonial hall in the past. Adolf performeda quick and careful scan of the surroundings, but couldnt find Jason.

Where are you boy? yelled Adolf, Wont you show me what you got _ eh_?

Adolf was forced to kill his statement, as a sudden and faint noisedistracted Adolfs attention. He turned quickly to detect its cause, but atough kick forced him to touch the ground. He lost his control over his

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weapon and it slipped form his hand. Within moments Jason wasstanding over his head. With an immediate reaction Adolf crawledtowards his weapon, but before he could grab it, Jason kicked it away.

Jason grabbed his collars and forced him to be on his feet. He then

delivered a punch on Adolfs gut, then another on his right side. Jasonmade another attack, but Adolf was ready for it. He suddenly caught Jasons hand and delivered a blow of the prosthetic hand on Jasons gut.Its force made Jason to touch the ground. Jason briskly balancedhimself, but a powerful round kick threw him away. He hit a pillar andfell onto the ground.

I must admire your courage, uttered Adolf, showering a little praise,but youll are blind fools! Adolf delivered another kick on Jasons back.

Uhh! a faint cry born out of his mouth.

You people didnt think for even one minute that no one can copy theCatholic technology! commented Adolf, A perfect imitation. Huh! It wasa real army vehicle!

It appears to me that you were expecting this. said Adolf, on findingthat Jason wasnt surprised to his expectation, then you will be aware of the fact that I still have the dice. What do you think, whod producedthese vehicles to Desmund, told him the secret way to the tunnel and

who gave him the security plan? It was me! Im his secret connection!But one thing was told wrong to you, the pattern of the sensors changesafter 20 th light. Adolf looked towards Jason, he was as silent as a dead,Now keep thinking about this in hell!

Adolf headed towards Jason with a little carelessness. This was going toprove hard for him. As against his expectation Jason showed a briskmovement. He suddenly delivered a low drop kick to Adolf and hestrangled forward with a jerk. A thin line of blood protrudes out of hisnose.

You roared Adolf, angrily.

He quickly balanced himself and made a punch attack, but Jasonshowing a bit of cleverness bent down and delivered a cracking punch onAdolfs waist, then one more punch on another side and finally a roundkick forced Adolf to leave the ground and to hit an old cupboard. This inturn made the cupboard to fall on Adolf, plunging him into the state of temporary unconsciousness. This was a golden chance for Jason toescape from there. He searched the place for a possible slip-way. Soon anair duct attracted his attention that could lead him out of this place.

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Jason had successfully made out of the danger area and was sprintingalong the dark and deserted streets in the breathing moment. Catholicsoldiers had forced the people out of the area, killing the celebrations,because of the grave emergency that gripped Bucharest.

While his run, a heavy army vehicle caught his attention. It was taking asharp turn from the front side of that road. Overwhelming with suddenanxiety, Jason briskly stretched towards a nearby alley, but a little bitfamiliar voice forced him to give up his decision. He looked towards thevehicle and found that one of the Hawk Eyes soldiers was hanging out of the vehicle, waving furiously. Jason immediately darted towards him.

Where are the other people? inquired Jason desperately, onapproaching the vehicle.

Gone, he replied and further added, Said us to wait for you!

Weve to hurry! uttered Jason while storming into the vehicle.

What happened? asked the soldier, showing a bit of nervousness.

Theyre in danger! replied Jason.

Meanwhile, Desmund, Martha and Bruno along with other five soldiers were riding on another army vehicle, along a deserted flyover, about half an hour away from Jasons side. Desmund was standing beside thedriver; a semi-automatic was resting in his hands. Martha and Bruno

were accompanying other soldiers, at the back.

I still doubt, whether your decision to leave majority of the soldiers for Jason and moving alone was correct or not? inquired Martha.

Dont worry about it, assured Desmund, Im going to make you freeand youll thank me for this!

What? uttered Martha, sensing some kind of strange unusualness.

Before she could understand anything the surrounding atmospheredrowns into the noise of frequent gunshots. Next moment, she foundherself lying on the cold floor of the vehicle along with her deadcompanions. She was terrible covered in blood; bullets battered hershoulders, legs and abdominal regions. She then lifted her heavy andshivering head in search of the traitor. Desmund was heading out of thevehicle, pulling Bruno along with him. Martha tried to make herself on

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the feet, but her wounded body, shivering head and weary eyes forcedher to breathe the fallen position.

W _What have y_ you done? uttered Bruno. He was swaying into theforest of fear and blurred perceptions.

Shut up! roared Desmund, who was now loading a signal flare. Afterloading it, he aimed the sky and pressed the trigger. A fine flaming lightproduced out of the barrel. After traveling a fair height, it got fixed in thesky.

W _What are y _you doing? asked Bruno, showing great difficulty.

Calling the Catholic soldiers. replied Desmund coldly.

What? yelled Bruno, You cant do this!

Suddenly Desmund grabbed Brunos neck and aimed him with his gun,Listen Bruno, maybe you are important to the authority, but youre of no price to me! So if youll _ _

Desmund!

Suddenly, a weak but tough female voice grabbed Desmunds attention.He turned back to find Martha standing with trembling feet. She washolding a gun in one hand and a grenade in another hand. With animmediate reaction, Desmunds hand stretched towards his gun, butMartha was fully prepared for it. She briskly opened the mouth of hergun, battering Desmunds right shoulder.

Martha then delivers a powerful blow of the guns but on Desmundsforehead. A thin line of blood leaked out from the affected area. Desmundlooked towards Martha, fully overwhelmed by the fear of death.

Youre a parasite to Angel Feathers! uttered Martha, disrespectfully.

She then activated the grenade and delivered it to Desmunds pocket,Say me hello to Satan! said Martha and gifted an uppercut on his chin.

Due to the impact of the blow, Desmund lost his balance and fell fromthe flyover. But to Marthas grimmest thoughts, while confronting a fall,Desmunds accidentally (or maybe intentionally) caught Brunos hand.Martha, recollecting her remaining strength, dived towards Bruno, butmisfortunately couldnt make it one time. Their bodies fell towards theground, but before they could touch the ground, the explosion claimedtheir lives, spraying their body fragments all over the ground. Martha, for

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few seconds continued watching this tragic and nightmarish scene,balancing against the barrier, then slowly fell onto the ground due toutter weakness.

When Jason and others reached the spot, they found only few dead

soldiers, a vehicle and Martha, breathing the last moments of her life. They couldnt found Desmund and Bruno. Jason lapped Marthas headand gently slapped on her cheeks.

Martha! called Jason, Martha, open your eyes!

Hearing a familiar voice, Martha somehow opened her eyes, W _Whosit? she uttered, showing signs of great weariness.

Its me; Jason. replied Jason and further added, What has happenedhere? Where are Desmund and Bruno?

In reply, a faint smile (clear indication of her dying strength) appeared onMarthas face, Dead_ I _ w _was un_ unable to protect B _Bruno!Desmund, h _how _ _

Suddenly Martha stopped speaking. Her breathing halted, pulse ratedied, eyelids slowly fell down and her head bended in one side. Jasonlooked towards remaining soldiers. They were confronting the whilescenario dumbly, wearing grave expressions on their faces.

Shes dead! said Jason slowly, Transfer the corpses of the fellowsoldiers into the vehicle. Weve to leave this place as soon as possible,before the arrival of the Catholic soldiers. he added, lifting Marthasbody in his arms.

Adolf was going to receive something worst after ten hours of this suddenand inevitable incident. He was standing in front of the previous body of

judicial. He was waiting for the final decision that was to be made by thechief judicial. His facial expressions were clearly evidencing that therecent chaos had hit him really hard.

Commander Adolf Muddock! uttered the chief judicial in his cold andcroaky voice, Your responsibility was to protect Nicoli Bruno, until hispublic confession on the same night, after the ceremony, in which youfailed completely! Therefore through the passed decision of the judiciarybody I command Military Organization to cut off you from currentposition and also to transfer you out of the domain of Transylvania.Youve seven days to claim against the decision, if you are interested todo so!

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Adolf said nothing. Now he was in no willingness to favor CatholicAuthority with his about-to-die position. A cloak of hatred and vengeancehad had replaced the cloak of sincerity and ruthless responsibility.

Graham hadnt felt as bad in his whole life as he had felt on confronting

Marthas corpse. Martha was like her sister, his right hand which nowhas been chopped off from his rest of the body. Currently he wasclaiming his presence under the shower of the filtered sunrays that weretrying to turn his attention away from a white tombstone and the wordsengraved on it.

Thats why Im not joining the organization!

Suddenly, Jasons voice claimed his attention. He was standing behindhim, holding luggage.

So youre going? inquired Graham.

Yes. replied Jason calmly, Ive meet someone I promised!

Hope youll find your man!

Man?

So what should I call that person?

Nothing, replied Jason and further added, Anyway, thanks for yourstatement! Goodbye! Jason slowly turned around and started movingaway from his current position, leaving Graham alone to stare himdumbly with an inquiring look on the face.

EPILOGUE

The night was unusually cold as compared to what it used to be in other

days. It might be devoted to the trickle of fear that was evident in theveins of the nature sensing that she would be a witness to somethingunholy and unnatural that was going to occur at that date of night. Yetshe was so overwhelmed with curiosity that she was denying any retreatfrom the location.

But there was a sharp contrast in her and that strangers behavior. Onthe contrary, he was cold, silent, and lacking any activity that could

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relate him to a nervous personality. The bonfire in the company of hisdark blue robe, a bowler hat and a muffler wrapped around his face, wasgiving him the reflection of Lucifer, who had left his sleep and Hades, andhad arrived on earth to be a guest of Gaea and also to admire the beautythat she had attained in all these lonesome years.

His eyes slowly rose toward the sky, and in the moonlight he saw driftingof the clouds by a mild gust of wind as if they were cherry blossoms. Hiseyes then traveled to a violin resting aside, it was urging him to create aspectacular note that could match with the gayness of the wind.

Accepting the request, his hands slowly got the hold of the violin and hebrought it closer to his heart, as if it were some of great tenderness, andhe was protecting it from any possible harm. Carefully and slowly, hisfingers began to play on it. At first some melodious and slightly unrelatednotes emerged out of the instrument that gradually transformed into a

melodramatic current traveling across the atmosphere and making theshrubs to dance along with the musical tides. But the violin wasnt aloneto enjoy the night; his lips, too, began to quiver in definite rhythm; givingbirth to a gloomily ludicrous song;

Someone is out there, beyond.Lurking in the dark,Waiting for the dawn.

To dance with the sunlight. To claim what nature holds. To sing for pagan gods; and To recite the tales untold._ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _

He pauses in between and gave a distant structure a deep stare. It wasappearing a glorious structure to him with all its lights peering outthrough the numerous windows of the architectural quality. Yes! Lights,going to increase its brightness for greater good.

Michael Nadal, a not so enthusiastic young man in his twenties, sat on astone bench brushing his fingers through his auburn hair, and dragginghis wood-brown eyes through the sternly guarded exterior. His eyes wereenjoying the exterior while his mind was cursing him for joining the RedCrucifix instead of General Army. No outcome for, only daylong agony.And so far nobody owned any courage to descend on any officialquarters.

Whos that? A heavy voice claimed Michaels attention and he turned tofind his usual companion David Othello breathing behind him. He then

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looked in the direction marked by David and found a tiny bonfire existingin the distance.

Acting Captain says nothing serious, just a poor nomad, camping herefor a while. Replied Michael, calmly.

Anyway, did you hear about the rumor going on recently? asked David,enthusiastically.

No, replied Michael and further added, What is it?

Theres an unknown package in the storehouse. We were about to movehim when someone told the Captain that it belongs to Captain Holland.But, unfortunately, we have no means to prove it as Captain is away on amission with no possible communication.

So what is the deal? asked Michael, curiously.

We will not move it in the present, but one guard is assigned to keep acheck on it periodically. replied David.

Do you think it could be some explosive? asked Michael, doubt cloakinghis mind.

David broke into laughter, Are you insane! he said, controlling hislaughter, Who is brave enough to call on the temper of CatholicMilitary.

Meanwhile, steps below inside the underground store house facility of the quarter.

Roger Clandestine gave another careless look before indulging into hisdreaming. Just like Michael, he was another soul drowned in frustration,

weariness and demanding stamina of being a Catholic Army man.Whatever it was, at least he thought that he had some right to take agood nap, just for a while.

Suddenly there was another faint tick of the clock and it aroused a mildcuriosity within Roger. He straightened up and searched for its source.He found it stemming out of the package sent by Holland.

For a few seconds, he kept staring the package, doubtfully, then heslowly reached the package, caution packed on his face, inevitably. Afterthe wraps of a couple of minutes he slowly pressed his ear against thesurface, attempting to extract some meaningful information. Suddenly,the faint clicking sound paces up and before he could back away a flare

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of light and fire materialized of the box, and completely engulfed Roger,illuminating the very core of his heart, turning him into ashes.

Meanwhile, the emergence of the thunderous sound within the quartersstartled the Red Crucifix Men.

Hey, you two, come with me! yelled the acting captain to Michael andDavid, while passing them.

Both of them reacted instantly and followed the Captain. But,unfortunately, as they stepped into the building, the explosion engulfedthem, shredding them into pieces. The event created emotionalsatisfaction within the stranger. Yes, the light of enlightenment..so calm.so illuminated .

He then collected his instruments, killed the fire and disappeared into

the woods, leaving behind a trail of some unanswered questions.