"What If I told you that you had a younger brother…"
The moment Quill said the words James stood up and stared at his old man.
"Are you for real now…Another son? How is that possible!?" James said, his voice rising with confusion.
Quill stayed silent which made James even angrier causing him to bellow.
"HEY OLD MAN, You better finish what you were saying! Did you have an affair? Did you not love us enough to stay faithful?" James gritted his teeth.
"Did you even love mom?!" He shouted at quill at the top of his lungs furious with his eyes wide.
Quill turns around, walks to his son, and slaps him across his face, making James fall back onto the chair.
"Watch your words boy." Quill growled under his raspy breath.
"Your mother was the love of my life and was everything to me...
...so I don't want anyone, especially my own son questioning my feelings for this family."
"Now you listen to me, boy." He grabs James's jaw and makes him look his father in the eye.
"You will not ever doubt my actions and tarnish her memory, Are we clear?" he said in a cold tone.
"....yes sir," James murmured and Quill let him go.
"As you have heard I had gone to the camp the day before."
James nodded as Quill continued to tell the situation.
"A dead body of a student was found and the president had called me up to check it out."
"when I reached there and saw a teenage boy, with a hole in his chest..."
James's eyes slowly changed from confusion to astonishment as he stared at his father tightening his fists as the reality dawned upon him.
"The boy looked exactly like a younger version of you."
Quill looked at James who remained silent while a red mark started to form on his cheek.
"At first various possibilities entered my head,... a clone perhaps, a sick prank? I have many enemies who would want to hurt me by hurting you all but then.."
"I checked for the family proof," Quill stated which made James connect the dots.
"The dental record? Is that why you asked me about my visit 13 years ago?" his eyes widened as he soon realized it was more serious than he had expected.
"Indeed… our family members always had the silver capped tooth made from this special alloy that will help us Identify our Kin's corpse, this practice became very relevant when the apocalypse began."
"W-wait, if you are saying this then that means…"
"Yes… I did find it… the entire metal tooth in the boy's mouth. The one made by me and for the rest of our family members, worst of all its production is also there in our manufacturing records." Quill stated in a serious tone.
James stayed silent as he heard something absurd he continued trying to make sense, but his father spoke his thoughts for him.
"That boy existed in our life 2 days ago James, now his existence is wiped off the earth and our memories." Quill looks at James with a grim look.
"If Someone with that much power had done that to your brother, They may possibly come for the rest of us so I don't want you getting involved any more than you already, and stay low in the manor till I figure out how to deal with this.
Do you understand?" Quill looks at James who has his head down contemplating everything his father just said.
"...Yes sir"
Quill then goes to the door opens the door and stops…
"I am returning to the military and getting my traits back and keep all of this to yourself.
Not a word to your sister. She has gone through too much already."
Quill said and left the room leaving James lost in his thoughts.
James sighed in frustration as he went to open his hip flask and take a swig of vodka as he sat on the couch with his head back.
"This is going to be a long day…" he murmurs under his breath while unknown to him….
A shadow on the wall behind him opens its bright purple eyes.
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[Boys Dorm]
"HE LIVES!!"
Roars and cheers ran through the dorm as Leon entered the room.
"Yo, How was your little date rookie!" Hiro grinned as he approached Leon and wrapped his arm around him.
"Bro, Don't talk to me, I'm famished" Leon murmured as his tired eyes set sight on the pillows before looking around at the people around him.
Memories of their time together flooded his mind, and he couldn't help but wonder if history was to repeat itself, but.
'Not this time.' He smiles softly as he lays on his bed and asks Hiro.
"Was that really a big deal?"
"You coming back unscathed from Lady Death? Hell yeah!" He nodded in approval.
"I see." Leon sighed and turned around.
He looks at the walls, even though he had a look before, none of his old possessions existed and he sees a suitcase next to him with a note. "Done on my side"- Chief.
'She is nicing me up eh' Leon was lost in his thought till he heard the Good ol annoying voice.
"Looks like you don't realize it, but she's been cracking up dude's nuts every time they've asked her out." Hiro pointed it out
"Hey Leo, I am Talking to you, Look at me, Rookie!" It was Luke who initially came to tease him but Leon straight up ignored him as he was dazed in his world.
'I just wanted to sort things out but....
this fucking bastard dares to ignore me... who the fuck does this criminal think he is?' a vein popped on the side of Luke's head as he gritted his teeth.
"Hey playboy, at least tell me your momma taught you some basic manners to look at someone while they are talking to you."
....
Leon silently turned his head slowly as he was immediately struck by Luke's imposing presence. The man was taller and more muscular than he was bringing back some disturbing memories but Leon was not one to be intimidated easily…
'Not this time.'
"What do you need from me? If it is about Serena, I have nothing to tell the likes of you." Leon jumps Straight to the point of not keeping any bullshit in between as he gets up from his bed.
"Wooah!! He's on first name basis!!" The crowd was in their own realm of entertainment while Luke and Leon were squaring up with their own beef.
"I know you've been side-eyeing Alice," Luke said, his voice cold and threatening to answer Leon's tone.
"More like she's keeping an eye on me, using a lackey as far as I am seeing, we'll the dog trainer got to train their bitches right I suppose." Leon didn't hold back his malice.
"Y-You dare slander my mother!" Luke's rage seeped through as his face contorted and the room slowly turned silent.
Leon felt a jolt of fear shoots through his body. He had been trying to keep his crush on Alice a secret, but it seemed like Luke had figured it out, but that was not the matter.
'I am crushing my fear.. Today!'
"I don't know what you're talking about, If you are admitting to it, It is on you bruv" Leon replied back calmly.
"Don't play smart with me" Luke said, taking a step closer, took a deep breath and calmed his emotions
"I'm warning you, if you try anything funny with her, I will ruin your life."
"HAHAHHAHAA!!"
Leon bursts into laughter which spooks Leon and the rest of the privates in the room.
'ruin my life? I have already Died once the whole world forgot about me and now he is threatening to RUIN MY LIFE?!'
The whole room resonated with Leon's Laughter as he took a step forward and stood in front of Luke face to face.
"Listen here pretty boy," he said, his voice calm and collected.
"I don't know what you think you know, but I have no intention of doing anything funny with your master. And even if I did, I don't get to be told by her barking bitch alright?."
Luke's face twisted into an even more disgusting scowl, "you dare-
Leon didn't back down and doubled down as he interrupted him "Weaklings don't get to demand the strong. So if you have a problem with me, you can take it up with me directly."
Luke's face turned red with anger, "You think you are tough huh?! you fucking slut's mistake!"
Luke leaned forward for a straight punch to Leon's Jaw but Leon moved his head to the right and grabbed his face, then grappled Luke shifting his body weight and throwing him off balance.
Luke takes quick to notice and uses his knee to strike Leon's abdomen which Leon counters with a low sweep to the remaining leg slamming Luke to the floor and kicking Luke in the face.
With a broken nose and bloody teeth, he writhed in pain and rolled away to escape, but the effort was in vain as he received another kick and Leon stepped on his head.
Looking down at Luke, Leon said, "what did you just say about my mother?"
Stomp!
"Garrhh" Luke gritted in pain.
Stomp!
"Gaarhh!"
Silence bared in the room as no one dared to move while Luke's face gets stomped once more!
Luke glared up at him which earned him another kick to the face making him spit blood and his defiant eyes started to waver as he saw a tint of greenish glow in Leon's eyes.
"You are a whining fledgling who does not know his place in this world, there is always someone who is above us, remember that, 'bastard'." He looked at everyone's expression of horror as Leon took his bloody foot off and walked towards the entrance of the dorm.
"You fucking son of a-!" Luke got up and threw a kick and hearing him come, Leon quickly threw a crescent kick of his own!.
Thud!!
Hiro and Denzel both came in between to block the blows of their bunkmates from clashing each others.
"That is enough Leo, you have made your point. As cadets let's try to get along with people." Hiro stood in front of Leon blocking his vision from Denzel.
"Step aside DJ! that bastard has it coming!" Luke shamelessly tried to push through but other cadets came in and dragged him away.
Hiro gives a nod to Denzel and Denzel nods back and the crowd disperses as Denzel takes Luke to the infirmary.
"You are going to get into trouble for that" Hiro stated palming his forehead and sighing.
"I'll handle it later" Leon stated and changed his clothes to a vest and jogging pants and lay on his bed.
"Is this how the Lawlesszone operated?" Hiro asked.
"Pretty much, This was mild by my standards though" Leon Lied and was about to fall asleep when he felt the note in his pocket and remembered that it was when he received his new body.
He takes it out and sees its contents have changed.
'Loki you motherfucker!' he cursed in his mind but then he got a text and checked his watch band.
"Don't forget your side of the bargain."- Chief
"Ughh…" he groaned and typed back.
"Today is the date huh, I'll show you what I can Do"- Sent
Then he lays back on the bed keeping the paper scroll back into his pocket and closes his eyes.
'Time to fuck em up'
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Quest 1 - [Military drills are baby steps - part 1]
BECOME A SEARGENT [11%]
Subtask 1 -NEW LOOK[Completed]
Subtask 2- Get yourself admitted into the military [completed on paper]
Subtask 3 [optional] Get a girl [Not started]
Subtask 4- Get awakened [Completed]
Subtask 5- Attain the corporal rank [initialed]
Subtask 6- Tie up loose ends [uncertain]
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Penalty: Death offered by Hel
Reward: Unlocking a random rune.
Quest -2: collects 3 human souls [Not started]
Deadline:[ 90 days left]
Penalty: Permanent Death
Reward: ??
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