Chapter 1: Proposition under the Stormy Night
The dark clouds had gathered on this fateful night, the thunderstorms were roaring relentlessly while the rain poured down heavily. Inside the sheltered building of the Repliforce's headquarters, the leader of the Repliforce, General was seated at one end of the conference room, on the other end, a mysterious cloaked figure looked on with a terrifying gaze.
All the lights in the conference room were turned off as not to alert the other Repliforce members of this secret meeting. The walls were made soundproof so that no confidential information would leak out to any eavesdroppers outside the room. General was seated at the innermost part of the room, above his head was the magnificent logo of the Repliforce, in which was constructed by Dr. Cain 6 months ago, and made him the leader of this military organization of Reploids.
On the opposite side, the enigmatic figure sat down with the only entrance of this room facing his back. His pale blue eyes would easily unnerve anyone who would be foolish enough to stare at them directly. Large red marks envelop those frightening eyes, reaching down to both his cheeks. Nothing else could be captured from his face, despite the brief illumination of the room from the intermittent flashes of lightning, his hood concealed the rest of his facial features nicely.
"The Maverick Hunters..." the hooded man was the first to voice up. "They had grown complacent as they become more and more eager to please the humans. Their hunt on the reploids had grown exponentially over these days. Don't you think they pose a significant threat?"
General remain emotionless, and merely answered "... perhaps."
The Repliforce had been working with the Maverick Hunters since their inception, together they eradicate Maverick activities and to sustain peace to the world. However, the malignant activities did not decrease, instead there were an alarming increase of Maverick outbreaks in recent times, the public trust of Repliforce had steadily declined, and rumors had spread out that the Repliforce were in fact, Mavericks themselves.
The cloaked man continued "You already know the truth, General. You knew what is going on right now. In order to please their human masters, the Maverick Hunters are destroying every reploids who fail to obey the human's orders!"
The gigantic leader did not respond, and remained all ears. Inside his brain circuits, he was processing a huge amount of data and information in response to the visitor's suggestions.
"It is your best interest to stop them right now before it's too late!" said the hooded man as he clenched his right fist, "you have to terminate them before they turn on you! The Repliforce is powerful enough at this moment!"
Another lightning flashed and brightened up the room in an instant. General remained stoic and not letting the other man to read his emotions. As the light fades out, General finally voiced out, "... you are dismissed."
"What!?" the cloaked man yelled in disbelief.
"I will not betray the humans, remove yourself from my sight. Our business here is done." said General in a monotonous tone.
The man remained still for a brief moment, before letting out a dry laugh. "... very well." He then removed himself from his seat and turned his back to the Repliforce leader. "But you will change your mind soon, I assure you!" He then proceeded to the exit, leaving General still firmly seated in the dark conference room.