11 / 8 / 1990
BERKUT, RUSSIA'S BIGGEST OIL RIG
A video statics in with a short red haired man with red frame glasses, " This is Agent Jugeum Choi, this message is directed to Agent Finley Sullivan. Finley, this thing I found is… nothing we've ever seen before. ", the camera pans to a golden shining blade. " When I first saw it, my eyes went blind for a few seconds. You have to come here to get evidence and show the higher ups of the Nexus Association. "
The door bangs, "OI! WHO'S IN THERE?! ", " Shit… They found me. Go to the Berkut Oilrig in Russia, Finley. Take pictures of the weapon for evidence, and Godspeed to the Nexus Association. ", Mors quickly sent the message to the Nexus Association, as the door opens Jugeum went to hiding in the shadows after the camera closes. The door opens as light shone into the room last second.
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USERNAME : NEXUS / ASSOCIATION.
PROLOGUE – Agent Finley
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A boat was driven with a man in the back, the captain shouted to the man in the back, " Hey, we're almost there at your destination. When are you going to pay me for it? ", the man sighed. " I'll pay you double to shut your mouth. Be patient. ", " Alright alright… damn. ", The tugboat encountered a destroyer ship.
" Hey! What are you doing here?! ", the driver of the destroyer ship shouted with the microphone to his mouth, with a turret pointed at the ship, the captain of the tugboat moved the microphone to his mouth. " Oh sorry dude, I was transporting my friend he- ", " Get out of here! Scram! ", " Okay! Okay! ", the man in the back got out magnetic gloves, as the boat turned around.
" Hey, sorry buddy. Guess you gotta pay me when we're on shore again… ", nothing but silence was heard, " Buddy? ", a dufflebag of cash was left on the back of the tugboat. As the enforcer ship had turned around, the man had leaped on the ship and gripped on the sides with the magnetic gloves, he kept his index and middle finger on his earpiece. Tapping it lightly.
" This is Agent Finley Sullivan, do you copy me, Jugeum? ", nothing but radio silence was heard. " … Agent Jugeum, do you copy? ", the flames of the oil rig in the distance were seen by Finley. He narrowed his gaze, a bit concerned for his coworker. As the destroyer ship arrived to the oil rig, it was carried up by a couple of hooks pulling the ship out of the water.
As soon as the ship was pulled up, Finley jumped out of the spot he was hanging on to and to the second floor of the oil rig, putting on a green monocle of sorts. Taking a grapple gun out of his jacket, walking to the edge of a spiral roadway to carry and transfer goods. Finley shot a grapple hook to the side of a steel beam, as a group of people were gathered at the center of the oilrig.
Finley shot another grapple hook on the steel beam he stood on, connecting the two lines, standing on it with balance. Finley held his hand out as a pistol appeared spinning at wild speeds in his hands. The group were discussing… " Hey, when's that vampire doctor comin' here anyway? ", one goon said. " Maybe now. Be on your guard, or he'll tase you for slouching. ", the other responded.
Finley puts the green monocle on his right eye, looking closer at the group. " … Vampire doctor… It couldn't be… ", as soon as Finley was thinking of that person, the doctor enters the center of the oil rig. A rather effeminate man with pale skin and red eyes, with white long hair tied into a hairbun. " Just as I expected… Doctor Krovi… "
" What is the data on… the item? ", Krovi asks the goons. " Yeah, here it is. ", a white, metallic case was rolled up to Krovi, as the case opens by itself, showing a sword in a sheathe. As Krovi takes out the sword and unsheathes it by a little, looking at the blinding light. " … beautiful. ", Krovi says. As his face was half burnt by the blade's blinding light, but he stood unfazed. His face regenerated rapidly as he slid the sword back into the sheathe.
Finley took a couple of pictures of Krovi holding the sword, but Krovi didn't appear in the pictures. " As the theories were said in 1600s Russia… He was a medical doctor for Ivan the Terrible, he most likely had erased evidence of his existing years ago. ", Finley told himself. He looked into the material of the metallic case, " … Wrought Iron… I should take some pictures of it for Ellen to analyze… "
He did so, four pictures in total were snapped. Some goons brought a crate with a cover as well, " Hey, Doctor K!. This is one of those Nexus spies we told you about! ", Finley grits his teeth, he points the gun to the goons down below, he had perfect shots. The professor turns his head to the goons bringing the crate over. " Yeah, we caught a Korean spy sticking his nose in things he where it didn't belong. "
" Ah... Agent Jugeum Choi. ", The doctor says, as the crate opens up. It was a compressed flesh cube of Jugeum, blood was on the crate's wooden design. With Jugeum's organs sticking out of the cube and his glasses on the side of the crate, the eyes of the flesh cube were on a random side. The cube kept blinking and looking around. " How adorable you look… ", Krovi kneeled down.
Finley was in pure and utter shock. He took the pictures of Jugeum's form, shaking a little bit. Just then, a huge flame roared up behind Finley, revealing his shadow in the sky. Krovi noticed the shadow, quickly looking up. Gritting his teeth and narrowing his eyes. " It's Finley Sullivan! He saw the sword! ", he pointed at Finley who was standing on the cable. The guards shot a bullet at the wire, Finley grabbed one of the grapple guns and swung across the center.
Finley snatched Jugeum's cube self and his bloodstained glasses, the cube was breathing, it was immensely disturbing. Yet he had to do it. He slid across the group, jumping across a wide gap to the spiral roadway he was once on. People chased him in jeeps and vans. Finley shot the support of the barrels, as he formed tiny metal sticky bombs as he runs up.
Finley did a thumbs up gesture, as the barrels roll down and tumble. He tapped his earpiece, looking over his shoulder, as Finley taps his thumb on his closed index finger. The barrels exploded, causing every other car to get a chain reaction and explode as well. Finley had reached the top of the oil rig, looking over the edge.
He turned back to a bunch of goons were cornering him with guns, blowtorches and chainsaws. With Krovi behind all of them. Finley backed up, holding onto Jugeum. As he jumped back. " FÉACH TÚ, FUCKERS! ", Finley laughed as he held out the middle finger towards them whilst free falling. He landed on a motorboat that was shipped when Finley tapped his earpiece.
Finley kept Jugeum down, driving the boat at full speeds. " GET TO THE BOATS, YOU DAMNED HOOLIGANS!!! ", Krovi shouted. The goons immediately get to the destroyer ships, dropping them down as Finley puts his goggles on. Jugeum's mouth was sealed shut with staples, as it's eyes were looking around, panicking.
The destroyer boats targeted Finley, sending missiles and targeting turrets. Finley removed his coat and kept it on the boat, as he went serpentine, dodging the missiles. " HE IS GETTING AWAY! ", a goon shouted. " NOT FOR LONG! ", the goon steering the other destroyer ship pressed a red button. As a heat seeking torpedo was directly sent to the boat.
Finley instantly pressed a button the moment of impact, the boat grew fins and a small propeller. Finley's coat hovers in the water. Krovi looked down at the ocean waters as Finley's coat hovers within it. " … ", Finley puts on a snorkel, driving to shore quickly.
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After 3 hours, Finley arrived to shore, he laid down on the sand. Panting as he laughed, he exhales sharply. " Phew… I made it… ", He looked at the thing he held in his hands. It was Jugeum's glasses. " … Jugeum… JUGEUM! ", He quickly got up and checked the boat on shore. Jugeum was on the boat, with closed eyes.
Finley picked up the flesh cube of Jugeum, as the eyes were crying with the staples on his lips gone… " Jugeum! God… finally, sorry I took so long. ", Jugeum's cube self, glanced up at Finley with teary eyes. Muttering words. " Kill… Me… ", Finley heard those words. " Wait- Why?! We can fix you, Jugeum! Just let me get to the Nexus Association- "
" No… Hurts… Too Much… ", Jugeum muttered. " T-Trust me Kid… We'll get you fixed back up in no time! You look a little… square but… We can give you a new body!! ", " Finley… please… ", Jugeum begged for the release and relief of pain. Finley grits his teeth, " … The Nexus… Association is… far from… here… "
Jugeum said, Finley sets it down. " … Jugeum… Kid… Would you forgive me for setting you free…? ", Jugeum closes it's eyes in affirmation. " … God fucking damn it… ", Finley held his hand out, as a revolver spun into his hand. He pointed the revolver. " … Thank… you… Finley… ", Finley bit his lip. Knowing full well that Jugeum might as well be in pain for eternity… " Fuck… I'm so sorry kid… ", Finley shot the flesh cube, putting Agent Jugeum Choi out of commission, permanently.
Finley looked over to the flesh cube, as he picked the flesh cube up with his hands. He kept it in the sea, letting the waves drift it off into the deep ocean. Finley watched as the flesh cube slowly drifted away into the ocean, he held his gun up into the air, shooting it in the honor of Jugeum's service to the N/A.
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A few hours passed; Finley reached the base of The Nexus / Association. Finley took a shower, washing Jugeum's glasses. As he walked into the database room. " Ah, Finley! ", a woman shouted. " Ellen. ", Finley responded back. " Sorry I took a little bit. "
" No need. ", a man from behind kept his hand on Finley's shoulder. " Ah, Captain Asturias! " Finley said. " Welcome back. How was the mission? ", " It went alright. I brought a few pictures for Ellen to scan. How's your daughter? ", the captain laughed. " She's fine! She's actually eight months into pregnancy! "
Finley smiled. " Isn't that just nice! Tell her Uncle Finley said Congratulations! ", " Of course, but first… Where's Agent Choi? ", Finley's smile dropped a little. " … Choi.. ", " … Sullivan, is something wrong? ", Finley shakes his head, showing what he had in his pockets. " … We lost him. ", the people in the database room heard this, and were in shock.
The captain was in shock as well. " … I'm.. so sorry to hear that, Finley. But how? ", " It was too late by the time I reached there… That madman vampiric doctor… ", Finley grinds his teeth as he balls his fist up tightly. He would punch a wall. " THAT DAMNED KROVI TURNED HIM INTO A CUBE! ", Asturia's expression softens. " … I see… so it was Doctor Krovi… "
" if it weren't for him… the kid could've lived a bright future… He was only 17, Asturias… ", " … I'm very sorry for your loss… Jugeum was like a son to you. Ever since you found him in that abandoned hospital… He wanted to make you proud and complete a mission by himself. ", Finley was shaking, taking out his monocle, passing it to Asturias. " Give this to Ellen… this was what the kid told me to check out… "
Asturias nodded, as he passed the monocle to Ellen, as Ellen connected it to the big screen. " … Wow… So, vampires do exist, How else would that sword float if not… ", Ellen scrolled to the pictures of Jugeum's cube self. The people in the database room were either shocked from such a sight, puking into a garbage can from the graphic content, or crying.
" Good God… ", Asturias was in shock. " … Finley… ", The captain felt sympathy for his coworker. " … I had to kill Jugeum with my own hands, Captain… ", Finley's throat was beginning to close up. Asturias patted his back. " … It's okay. Go to your dorm room, just rest up. ", Finley nodded to Asturias. Finley walked out of the room, as Ellen kept analyzing the data.
Finley reached his room, as he kept Jugeum's glasses on his work desk. He laid down on his bed, thinking about how much pain he went through when he was being compressed into a cube.
" … Kid… ", Finley closed his eyes, as he would slowly fall asleep…
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18 YEARS LATER…
2008 / 2 / 9
IRELAND, DUBLIN.
— PROLOGUE, FIN.
TO BE CONTINUED . . .