Some thoughts before the making… Legal Stuff
The story you are about to read is completely imaginable and inspired by Z.O.E.1 and Z.O.E. the 2nd Runner, so I'm sorry for any mistakes that have to do with the Animated series (Idolo, Dolores I) or the Fist on Mars game. I also apologize for any other similarities with other fun fiction projects. I grand you that my story is my own and not stolen from someone else. Some of the characters that appear are not mine but they have appeared in Z.O.E. games or anime, these characters are reserved to KONAMI or their original creators. This story is made in name of entertainment and not to have any financial gain from it. On a final note this story has the right to appear only in the website(s) which is/are interested. Do not try to copy it, steal it or use it in any other site without my permission.
Geo "jeh" (also known as J. Iridion)
I wish you enjoy the story!
The story contains some phrases or names that are not mine so here I present you their origin.
"…Together we stand divided we fall…" (Chapter 1) phrase from a song of Pink Floyd called "Hey you".
"Sangre Viendo" (Contents) name of non-natural phenomenon in The X Files book Whirlwind. It means, "Bloody wind".
"I am become Death, the Destroyer of worlds" (Part 7,Chapter 3 "Evil Unleashed") comes from Hindu poem. Also Robert Oppenheimer said it when he saw that the atomic bomb worked (July 16 1945, Los Alamos).
Special ThanksThis story is devoted to Anne Steenfatt, Maria Pataki, Chrisa Kaliakou my family and my best friends Nick, George and Antonio.
Many thanks to Silvace Atronach (ZOE Triad) and Wing Zero Alpha (ZOE Resurrection) for their support. Don't hesitate to read their stories!
Also I would like to thank Sofia Mavratza for checking my work for spelling or grammatical mistakes.
ZONE OF THE ENDERS EVOLUTION CONTENTS PART 1 EARTHChapter 1: The beginning of a saga
Chapter 2: The chosen souls
Chapter 3: Unexpected encounter
Chapter 4: Friends from the past
Chapter 5: The age of Evolution
Chapter 6: The awakening of the Knight
Chapter 7: The Angel of Death
Chapter 8: Bloody training
Chapter 9: Ally of Destiny
Chapter 10: From Earth and Beyond: The birth of Apocalypse
PART 2 ORBITAL SPACE STATION
Chapter 1: The Armada of mystery
Chapter 2: The battle of chaos
Chapter 3: Deadly remains of the past
PART 3 MOON
Chapter 1: The abandoned station
Chapter 2: Secret Lab
Chapter 3: The sin and the punishment
Chapter 4: The dark side of the moon
PART 4 EN ROUTE TO MARS
Chapter 1: Proteas
Chapter 2: Reinforcement
Chapter 3: Battle for revenge
Chapter 4: Forgotten Foe
PART 5 ASTEROID BELT
Chapter 1: The Labyrinth
Chapter 2: The Wreckage
Chapter 3: Sangre Viendo
Chapter 4: The Lady of Salvation
PART 6 JUPITER
Chapter 1: Battle for Antilia
Chapter 2: Sacred Vows
Chapter 3: A new Enemy
Chapter 4: Shadow on Calisto
Chapter 5: The Rendez vous
PART 7 SATURN
Chapter 1: The secret of Titan
Chapter 2: "Andromeda"
Chapter 3: Evil Unleashed
PART 8 PLUTO
Chapter 1: The Ruler of the Underworld, The Ruler of the Overworld
Chapter 2: Final Battle
Chapter 3: Tragic End
PART 9 ZONE OF THE ENDERS
Chapter 1: A Light of Hope
Chapter 2: Wrath of the Gods
Chapter 3: Finale at the Edge of the World
PART 10 CONCLUSION
Chapter 1: A new star in the sky
Chapter 2: Guardians of Humanity
ZONE OF THE ENDERS EVOLUTION
PART 1
Chapter 1: The Beginning of a Saga
Aumaan. The ultimate fortress has fallen (2174 AD) after years of battles, now peace was likely to begin but this was just an illusion. One year after the destruction of the fortress (2175 AD), Jehuty, mysteriously disappears, while the characters that were involved in the incident become totally forgotten. Another 3 years passed "peacefully" till something new started to rise. The leftovers of Bahram start to resume their remaining strength; led by an unknown person; trying to resurrect what they have lost, even Aumaan itself. In their base, Earth, somewhere in the cold Siberia is where our story starts…
In one of the cold rooms of the underground base a lone figure was sitting in his office. His black eyes were staring to some designs of an Orbital Frame. From his scientific appearance you could easily understand his position in Bahram. He put his hands on his bald head and tried to relax, obviously he was concerned on something.
"The amplifier will have deadly side effects, not only to the Orbital Frame but to the Frame Runner itself; I think I should inform the boss about it; he is the operator of this war machine" Jose thought while sitting in his office, which was located in the Construction Chamber. He has been working for Bahraam for years and had helped in the construction and development of the Orbital Frames along with Lloyd; but now it is different; now he is alone and the boss wants the ultimate Orbital Frame, just like Aumaan Anubis; and he wants it now. "I hope he will understand me," thought Jose because boss's thirst for power had made him quite ruthless.
BEEP! BEEP! The personal cell phone rang.
"Yes, Jose here… oh! Is that you sir, I was about to inform you that… …what?! But sir! Azrael hasn't finished yet so how can I start… …Okay! I got it, I'm on my way!" while he was closing the cell phone a grief in his face showed how annoyed he was from this talk.
"You idiot!!!" he shouted, "That's it! I have my own limits, I'll show you with the first chance!"
He rushed through his office and started climbing at the top of the Construction Chamber where the exit was located, by using the elevator. At the top of the huge room he took a last glance at his "new baby" as he called Azrael. The Orbital Frame was nearly complete, it was standing tall and still with it's silver-blue armor open in most parts of the body, the thrusters, which looked like large metal angel wings, were hold in mid air fully operational but still disconnected from the main body, the energy based weaponry was hidden in the Frame's armor so it appeared like without any weapon. Jose could feel Azrael's lifeless gaze behind it's armored helmet, which covered most of the Frame's face piercing his spine with a cold feeling. One more step was needed before the connection of the parts and the Ultimate war machine would be born.
"What does he want now? What crazy idea has come up with again?" he thought as he walked through the underground corridors of the base - which was unmatched by any other base before Aumaan, located in Siberia just under the nose of the UNSF. They had been here even before Aumaan, that was their first home and till now nobody had uncovered them - at the same time he tried to be calm and not show the boss that he was nervous as each step he made brought him closer and closer to the boss's office.
Meanwhile a discussion between two men was held there:
-"Rene, can we trust this fool?"
-"This is something I can't tell yet. Even though his past was remarkable I can only make predictions. Only time will tell for sure."
-"I don't think he deserves to handle that project!"
-"Alex, could you please shut up! You're jealous because you didn't take that project, aren't you?"
-"You will regret it!"
-"My father trusted him!"
-"That's why he is dead!"
-"No, Jehuty's Runner killed him, not Jose."
-"Okay, maybe Jehuty, maybe Jose, maybe even himself."
-"I don't understand…"
-"I mean that what counts is the skill of the Runner not the Frame abilities, if he wasn't skillful…"
-"How dare you, you…"
He had hardly finished his sentence, when the guard entered the room
-"Sorry to interrupt sir but Jose has come, shall I let him in?
-"Yes, please let him in."
Jose entered the office-he saw that Alex, his rival, was there as well; the boss was sitting in his office.
-"You wanted to see me sir."
-"Yes Jose, I have something important to discuss with you."
-"I also want to inform you about Azrael sir."
-"Forget Azrael, Alex will be responsible for it now, you have a greater job to do."
-"Forget Azrael?! Sir, I have been working on this Frame for nearly three years now, this entire job was made for nothing? That's… that's insane!"
-"Personally, I don't think it is better than Aumaan Anubis." said Alex
Jose looked at Alex like he was going to kill him
-"Oh, yeah?! Go and check it if you want!" Jose shouted
-"Enough, both of you idiots!" the boss shouted, "Alex, you are responsible for Azrael. Go now that's an order."
-"But…" Alex said
-"I said GO!" the boss said in anger
Alex looked his boss in the eyes and understood that he couldn't change his boss's mind. Rene wasn't his friend anymore; after his father's death he had "transformed" into a ruthless boss.
-"You will regret this someday I promise…" Alex said "…remember that, Together we stand, divided we fall."
With these last words Alex left the office, the next five minutes the office was quiet-the breathing of the two men was the only thing that broke the silence.
The silence was shuttered when Rene, the boss of the entire Bahram, with a face full of mixed emotions whispered some words.
-"Anyways…that…was about to happen…sooner or later."
He obviously tried to keep up; he closed his eyes for a moment and seconds later he started again.
-"Listen Jose I know how you must feel that I give your job to someone that can even destroy it, because it is yours, but please understand, the new project you will take is far more important!"
-"Okay Boss, I give up, but could you please give me a clue?"
-"Do you see that file on my desk? Please take a look at it and then we'll discuss it."
Jose took and opened the file in which he found some reports, names of Frame Runners, mechanical designs and even photos of an Orbital Frame.
-"Do you recognize that Frame, Jose?"
-"Yes sir, that's Jehuty, and so what? This Frame has been lost since the destruction of Aumaan."
-"Or so you think!"
-"I don't understand!"
-"You will when you will get at Sector X, in the file you will find what I want from you. Also take this key card, it will give you access at the sector. Now please go."
-"Yes, sir!"
Jose left the office and Rene sat on his armchair. His thought went back in time some decades ago when he was a lad and his parents were alive; forgotten memories buried in his heart and mind, were unleashed and tears came out of his eyes and a silent promise began:
-"God, give me strength, let me accomplish my father's dream and take revenge for his death."
At the same time Alex was arriving at the Construction Chamber. When he entered, he stood still; he was so impressed by his rival's work that he found himself staring at Azrael, like he saw Orbital Frame for the first time. Then he reached Jose's office while his mind was on Rene
-"Sins of the parents that haunt their children. If Rene new about his father's true life" he thought, but his mind quickly cleared as he found an important note engraved on the mechanical designs of Azrael written by Jose:
"…The P.A.S. - the devise which multiplies the power of the brainwaves and the aura that surrounds the human body in unbelievable levels and lets the human become one with the Orbital Frame, because of the same frequency that the brainwave power has with the metatron that flows in the anti-proton reactor – still needs improvement. The experiments show that the Frame Runner can suffer major damage in the brain, with health hazards ranging from complete paralysis of the body, coma and even death. Because of the above, Azrael will take some more time to be completed…"
P.S.: Inform the Boss
-"Hmm! Quite interesting!" Alex thought " If I put this system in Azrael a…small accident will give me the opportunity to kick Jose out from Bahram, and show the Boss the error of his ways."
Meanwhile, Jose reached the last floor of the underground base where Sector X was located. He was curious about what was hiding there, what he will see, as this sector was accessible only to the boss. He reached the huge door that blocked the way, entered a certain password in the control pad next to it. A computer voice said, "Please insert your ID card". He inserted the card with the thought "That's Boss's card, not mine." While the machine read the card, he looked at the instructions that the Boss gave him. The instructions said simply but clearly: "I want that Frame to be even more powerful than Aumaan Anubis"
-"Hmm! We will see" Jose thought
-"Card identification complete Mr. Jose you are allowed to pass," said the computer voice
-"What?! The card has my ID? Wow! I appreciate that!"
He put the card in his pocket and tried to open the door
-"The moment of truth" he said
He could feel his heart pounding hard, his adrenaline increased, and his body sweats. Finally he saw what the chamber contained and he couldn't believe his eyes. He just said
-"Holy shit! That's incredible!"