The Black Box is an artifact with a size of 5x5 meters and it was found deep underground near California about four years ago. The expedition was led by Chris that was supported by Area 51 and the White House
Once Chris found the Black Box, Area 51 allowed him to keep the it in the military facility that was under construction. Their only condition is that the Pentagon will install the security system for the containment of the artifact after it was studied
For one year, the military facility studied and researched the Black Box, only to find absolutely nothing. Their instruments and scanners couldn't detect anything inside the Black Box, even there measuring devices shows inaccurate measurements
The only data they got is that the Black Box is cube in shape, black in color, 5 meters in every side, and has an approximate hardness of diamond or even more due to its otherworldly nature
But Chris thought otherwise
If the Black Box was left by ancient humans or alien visitors and made it undetectable, then there must be something inside. The exterior of the Black Box is but a shell and something extraordinary is being kept inside
While the research team is on a break and the Black Box is kept in the laboratory for a moment, Chris went to the Black Box alone and placed his hand at the side
He used his ability to see if his ability would penetrate through the Black Box and shape the figure inside as the waves bounce off or curve around
He opened his eyes and saw a figure of a humanoid that is hunched over like a fetus. He smiled and his heart beat faster. He became excited as he found the 3rd member of his squadron
At this point in time, Mark was training his ability inside a testing cell and Celine has been training her whole life while learning all kinds of martial arts and techniques from different kinds of experts
At that point, the squadron only had three members with one being a secret. In the span of two years, they recruited Tenshi and then Elaine. Sheena was the last one as Chris saw potential in her
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"She's the supposed sixth member of the Los Angeles Squadron Division"
"She is??? How so?"
Mark asked in extreme confusion
"The squadron is made be a team that can save the world when the world is in trouble. The squadron also consists of extraordinary members that can almost defy the laws of physics and Laws of Mysticism. That girl is an Enigma, which met the special requirements to become a squadron member"
"..."
Everyone was speechless, the squadron members did not expect for there to be a sixth member. They were either happy, excited, or confused. They were having mixed emotions because a completely new variable was placed down in their squadron
They had to take consideration on the girl's ability and potential for them to add her power to the squadron, for them to move as the prefect squadron
But the problem is, the girl is an enigma and Chris went on ahead to give her the codename of Enigma
Justine then looked at Chris, confused and annoyed that he was hiding something dangerous in the military facility
The girl was more powerful than Justine with her red markings and red eyes. She was shaken and afraid that something of unknown origin was stronger than her
How strong is she? She was able to attack Philip's mind and she seemed to have felt the Fate Control. Can the Old Man control her? What would Goddess Sai view her as? Can Chris and the squadron even control or tame her?
These were the thoughts that were running in Justine's mind and she is very worried
Meanwhile, Philip heard everything that Chris said. His glowing arm then broke and shattered into million light shard that dissipated in the air. His right arm was then completely healed
His joints, skin, and bones are in perfect condition but the white lines stayed wriggling around his arm. His eyes remained golden
"Who are you?"
Philip asked the girl. She is still standing on top of the Black Box with her guard up
"Uhhh... I don't know... Who are you?"
"I'm Philip, nice to meet you"
For some reason, Philip had the sense to talk to this girl in a lighter tone, like talking to an innocent child
"Philip... Hehehe"
"Do you have a name? What do you recall while you're in the Black Box?"
"Black Box???"
The girl suddenly loosen her guard down and looked down on the Black Box that she's standing on
"Someone else in there?"
The girl asked in an innocent tone. Philip frowned from her words and a chill went down his spine
"Who's in there?"
"Billy"
"Who's Billy?"
Philip asked even though he had a bad feeling about this situation
"Billy... I think... He helped me a lot"
"How so?"
"I... I can't tell"
"Hm?"
"He... He was with me this entire time..."
"Where is he now?"
"I-I-I don't know! He should be here!"
The girl started to get agitated. Philip kept asking questions, ignoring the consequences that might happen, even if he can't see the future at the moment because of the girl
"H-h-he should be the only one who understands me..."
"What is your name?"
At this point, after Philip asked for her name, she lifted her head and her eyes widened. She then smiled creepily
"Hehehe"
She then frowned and became very troubled
"Billy never gave me a name... He just listened to me... He only called me a friend... What is a friend? Is that a name?"
"..."
Philip was silent. He thought carefully on how to properly explain the cocnept of friend to an individual who doesn't know anything about the world, as he claimed
"A friend is someone who cares for you more than themselves. They think of you and make sure you have fun and be happy in life. They help you at all cost and make sure you do not walk through the path of self-destruction"
"A friend is a..."
The girl paused
"Then what's my name?"
The girl asked with trouble in her eyes. Philip gave an immediate answer as he was thinking about it for a while
"E-1"
"Ee-wan?"
"Yeah! It has nice ring to it"
"Ee-wan. E-1... Hehehe"
The girl, E-1, giggled as she looked down on the ground from above the Black Box
"Ee-wan Jump!"
E-1 jumped down on the ground and landed on her feet like an innocent sweet child. Philip looked down on 9T, she had a height of five feet, more than a foot shorter than Philip
As he looked at E-1, he contemplated whether he should use Origin Seeker on her to see where she originate or what entity she is
He's very curious about E-1 because she's a special existence. He couldn't see the future in relation to her and he couldn't read her body language at all
His Eye of Sai also shows [???] when he looks at her and the Fate Timeline even ended the Branching Timeline and turned it into a Doomed Timeline. The Fate Spheres are also Doomed Fates
Although, he wasn't sure if the Fate Timeline is also being affected by E-1 or it was supposed to be that way and the Fate Timeline is far superior than E-1
Maybe this Doomed Timeline is meant to be as it is and it's going to be very complicated and hard from here on out, knowing that every squadron members has a Doomed Fate
Also, the Pureblood seemed to be restless in the presence of this girl and Sword Concept is not reacting recently
"Ee-wan Dash!"
E-1 then dashed past Philip and into the hallway. Justine freaked out and jumped back at an insane speed. Chris turned his body to the side to give way to Justine. The sqaudron members also ran away and hid further
Chris then stood at the hallway and blocked the exit. He exerted an aura and his body released a yellow glow, like smoke
E-1 became alarmed and stopped midway. She put her guard up once again in a stance and looked at Chris with wary eyes
"Get out of my way"
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to look around b-bwo"
"?"
Chris only looked at E-1 with bewilderment. She looked directly at Chris' eyes
"You're not going anywhere"
"Don't tell me what to do. You're not my friend and I do what I want"
"You're right, but Philip's your friend"
Chris leaned his body to the right and pointed at Philip, who is slowly walking out of the containment chamber
"E-1, you're going to follow him as a friend and he'll show you around, okay?"
Chris also addressed E-1 with a light tone. He is actually afraid of this girl and her ability or power that she mysteriously possess
He seemed to also have heard Philip and E-1's conversation in the containment chamber. He has a very powerful hearing, but not as sensitive and powerful as dogs, bats, or dolphins. It was audible enough for him to hear them, even though he was farther away than Justine, which she couldn't hear them, unless she manipulated sound
"Really? Philip's my friend?"
E-1 turned around to look at Philip with questioning eyes
"Yeah! I'll take care of you"
Philip replied to which E-1 smiled. She remembered what Philip said about a friend and then she skipped over to his side
"Hehehe. If what you said about a friend is true, then I like you to be my friend!"
"Sure"
Philip's explanation of the meaning of a friend to E-1 is too good to be true for her. She just wants purpose in this world and she just found it, to find reliable friends to take care of her and make her happy
Of course, there's something suspicious about E-1's train of thoughts at the moment and her twisted understanding of the concept of friends, but Philip doesn't know about that because he couldn't read her body language
But Philip is not worried on becoming E-1's friend because he's confident on himself. Whatever happens, he'll let Fate decide, unless she's not bound by Fate which is not impossible at all
He'll take care of it once he crossed the bridge. That's just how he rolls and not care too much of the future
"Alright, go to the Room Quarters immediately! Mark, make sure to get to know this girl, E-1, and understand her personality and traits. In about 2 hours from now, the mock battles and training will start, so be ready"
"Yes master!"
Mark saluted from where he was hiding. The other squadron members also saluted. Chris then left first and returned back to his office while thinking of the possibilities and opportunities that will come in the future while having E-1
Meanwhile, Justine was still breathing heavily. She's still very wary and afraid of E-1 and seeing that she's staying close behind Philip gives her the impression of Philip's life being endangered
Before she acts and moves, she decided to calm and collect herself first. She'll think of a way to learn more about E-1 and how she could ignore her Energetic Vectorization ability
Philip and E-1 walked in the room where everyone else is. Mark walked towards them
"What's her name?"
"E-1"
Philip answered
"E-1?"
"Yeah, she didn't have a name when she came out of the Black Box, so I went on ahead and gave her a name"
"Why E-1 though?"
"First Enigma, Enigma-1... Something like that"
"Ah! I see! Very creative"
The others were not sure if Mark is being sarcastic or not because the name E-1 is not suitable for a person. It was like a name for a test subject or some sort
But to Philip, since he can read body languages, Mark actually liked the name. It was like formal and suitable to the girl who's origin is unknown
'Billy's alias should be E-2, if he was in the Black Box, like E-1 said'
Philip thought to himself
Meanwhile, Tenshi and Elaine stared straight at the unsuspecting E-1. They had furrowed eyebrows and they were feeling restless
Elaine was frustrated because she can't detect her with her Radar ability and Tenshi feels like she's a void, an entity not even the God of Light could touch
Celine's guard was up this entire time because she feels threatened by E-1 and Sheena was oblivious in the situation, only excited for a new official member to join their squadron
Of course, Mark was the most wary out of everyone, next to Justine. As the leader of the squadron, she prioritizes the safety of his squadron. Now that E-1 is an official squadron member, he needed to know everything about her
He couldn't do that though, because just like what Chris and Philip said, she's an Enigma. He can't know everything about her, unless Philip, her friend, is able to pry all the information out of her
He also needs to know everything about Philip, especially after showing his ability where he almost broke the Black Box which is probably harder than diamond, his bottomless anger which was felt by everyone, glowing golden eyes, white lines, gusts of wind, sharp air, and his broken right arm that was wrapped in light and then healed instantly
He took a mental note of everything and he will ask Philip about this later
"Alright, we should get going to the Room Quarters. We'll all talk there"
Mark took the lead and resumed their track towards the Room Quarters
"Why's he leading us? Who is he anyway?"
Mark was annoyed by E-1's question, but Philip saved the awkward situation
"He will become your friend later, including everyone else here"
"Really?!"
E-1 is excited to make more friends
"Yes"
"Even the Swirlonic Agent?"
"..."
"..."
"???"
Philip narrowed his eyes without looking behind him, where E-1 is. Justine was startled that E-1 knew her true identity after meeting her once and feeling her ability. While the squadron was confused at E-1's question
"...yes"
Philip could only reply with struggle
"Okay!"
They then walked towards the Room Quarters. E-1 is following behind Philip while grabbing the tip of his sleeveless hoodie from the back, like a child needing guidance