Chapter 75 - Pandora
[Inside Devil's Mountain - Southeast]
(Lt. Kurt and his team were able to infiltrate via the backdoor of the facility that Gero told him. After leaving a team to guard the backdoor he and his team rode the elevator shaft down inside Devil's Mountain
"There really was a backdoor here..how did he know?!" Lt. Kurt reacted
"Lieutenant..are you inside the hill already?" Alonso radioed
"Yes sir..proceeding to the lower levels.."
"Be advised we have confirmation of enemy combatants at the lower floors..ranging around 50 maybe more..proceed with caution.."
"Jawohl Colonel.."
(The elevator shaft now stopped at the lowest level of the mountain and it was pitch black because Gero had just ordered Nana to switch off the lights)
"Scheisse! We can't see anything lieutenant!"
"NODs on..move slowly.." Lt. Kurt ordered
(They then turned on their night vision goggles to be able to see in the dark. All they could see clearly was the laser sights that were coming from their MP7s. It was really quiet and they could only hear their own breathing and heartbeat until Assam contacted them)
"Lt. Kurt?" Assam radioed
"Identify yourself.."
"This is Specialist Assam from the infiltration group up top..I'll be guiding you through this dark maze.."
"A voice of a young girl..who the hell are these people?!" Lt. Kurt said in his thoughts
"Lt. Kurt? Can you hear me?"
"Y-Yeah..we appreciate the help..it was getting a little too quiet down here..tell us where to go.."
"Roger that..continue though that hallway and stop at the edge of the T-intersection.."
"Moving now.."
(Lt. Kurt and his team now reached the T-intersection and stopped there)
"We're here.."
"Alright..now there are four targets..two on each side of the intersection lying in wait for you..a flashbang should be able to give you an opportunity to take them out.."
"Copy..flashbang out!"
(They threw two flashbangs towards both directions at the T-intersection and after the bang they pushed in at the same time and saw the enemy hostels stunned. They took them down swiftly with quick bursts from their MP7s)
"Clear..where to next Ms. Assam?"
"You want to go left because the right is a dead end..but please send some men to the room at the far right because there are some unarmed people inside the room..from the looks of their clothes they seem to be doctors?"
"Understood..I'll send two men to secure them..proceeding to the left corridor.."
"At the end of the corridor I have visual on ten plus hostiles..they're hiding inside rooms so you have to clear them one by one..five rooms with two in each room.." Assam said
"Roger that.."
[Outside Devil's Mountain]
(Lt. Kurt and his team continued their infiltration with Assam's guidance. Meanwhile at the top of the hill Sgt. Frank and his team were en-route aboard their NH90 Helicopter and will enter the compound via fast rope insertion)
"10 seconds!" the pilot said
"Watch out for friendlies on the ground! They've secured the landing zone for us!" Sgt. Frank said to his team
"Jawohl!"
"GO! GO! GO!"
(Sgt. Frank's team now fast roped down inside the compound and the lights were also switched off so it was pitch black. They waited for the chopper to leave and they activated their night vision goggles. The moment they were able to see in the dark they felt fear as they saw numerous laser sights pointed at them from all directions)
"Sarge..are you sure these are friendlies?"
"Stand down..don't make any sudden moves.." Sgt. Frank ordered
(Sgt. Frank slowly raised both his hands as a symbol of non hostility)
"Who are you?!" Lt. Sanada shouted
"Sergeant Frank of the KSK..we were ordered by Colonel Alonso to assist and relieve you guys.."
"Welcome to Devil's Mountain.." Sgt. Sakurai shouted
"Danke..not much of a welcome party.."
"Remove your NODs..we'll be turning on the lights.." PFC Shun said
(Sgt. Frank and his team removed their night vision goggles and the lights went on revealing the whole place to them. Bodies everywhere both dead and the tranquilized. Lt. Sanada then approached Sgt. Frank to inform him of the situation)
"Lt. Sanada from RYOBU..sorry for the spook..you can never be too careful.."
"It's alright..I know what you mean..how can we help lieutenant?"
"Compound is secure up here but the inside is yet to be explored and cleared..have your team take over our posts here and guard the area while we enter the mountain.."
"Roger that!"
"We also have people at the power station, comms and security building..please guard the ladies" Sgt. Sakurai said
"Alright..do we have any idea how large of a force we are facing here?" Sgt. Frank asked
"Well there's about 90 bodies here..and there's more inside so pretty large..stay alert!" Lt. Sanada said
(Sanda then made a hand signal to RYOBU and they all exited the buildings. Everyone ran quickly towards the comms building where the elevator was)
"They took down 90?!" one of the KSK reacted
"It appears so..want to count the bodies to confirm?" Sgt. Frank joked
"I'll pass..how many were in the infiltration team?"
"Twelve..and seven of them were just high school kids according to the colonel.."
"The Japanese are sure scary as hell.."
"Agreed..let's make sure not to piss them off..let's get to work! Secure the area again!" Sgt. Frank ordered
"Jawohl!"
(Except for Nana, Alisa, and Assam all RYOBU now boarded the elevator and went down the lower levels. Naomi and Klara left their modified PSG-1s and were now using their modified USPs while Sgt. Sakurai was using her MP7)
"Listen up..Tsuneo-sama and Gero-sama are currently down there are up against God knows what..once we get down there you stick close and stay down..we'll back them up as fast as we can but cautiously..remember what the young master said..we didn't come here to be hunted.."
"WE ARE THE HUNTERS!"
"NODs on!"
(When the elevator doors opened they all pointed their weapons towards the corridor. As the laser sights scanned the area for enemies they found a lot of them but none of them were moving anymore. There were a lot of bullet holes everywhere and blood splatter at the walls and floor)
"See any movement?"
"Negative.."
"Clear left.."
"Clear right.."
(As they walked through the darkness they could see the bodies of the soldiers that Gero fought which made Kal and Takashi noticed something)
"These guys are.."
"You know them Takashi?" PFC Shun asked
"These guys are similar to the ones we fought in Japan.."
"You mean the artificially enhanced ones?" Cpl. Kaito asked
"Yes..I did expect that there would be more of them..but what I didn't expect to see them in this state.."
"Did Taichou fight them alone? Or was it Major Tsuneo?" Kal asked
"Probably the young master.."
"Did he kill them?" Naomi asked
"No..look at his back.." Lt. Sanada pointed
(They saw two tranquilizer darts stuck behind the back of the fallen soldier. The others also had two darts stuck on them that was shot by Gero)
"Looks like it took him two darts to render them immobile.."
"What about all the blood?" Sgt. Sakurai asked
"Looks like both his calf muscles on his legs were sliced..as well as the triceps on their arms..making them unable to walk, run, and hold their weapons properly.."
"Gero-sama must've done it.."
"Why? Did he do that to make them easier to take down?" Klara asked
"No..with the young master's skills he wouldn't have to go this far.."
"Then why?" Takashi asked
"He's hunting them..making them bleed then making them run..he's hunting them like animals.."
"Damn..we have to hurry Lieutenant!"
"I know! Let's move!"
(They came across another T-intersection but it was clear that Gero went to the right judging from the bodies and blood on the wall)
"Let's go to the left and clear it.." Lt. Sanada ordered
"But Gero-Taichou went there sir!" Naomi said
"The young master can handle himself perfectly from the looks of things..and besides Tsuneo-sama went in ahead of us and is probably with him now..we have to clear this side so that they won't get pincered.."
"Understood.."
"Assam-chan..can you assist us here? We could use another pair of eyes that can see in the dark.." Sgt. Sakurai radioed
(As Sakurai radioed for assistance Assam was helping Lt. Kurt's squad. They were pretty far inside the hill now and encountered a lot of hostiles but managed to take them out easily)
"Roger that Sgt. Sakurai..switching to your side of cameras now..Lt. Kurt, my team's asking for assistance. I'm afraid I have to leave you guys for now.."
"Danke Miss Assam..we can handle it from here.."
"Best of luck.."
(As soon as the transmission from Assam ended Lt. Kurt and his team felt intense killing intent from the other side of the room and it sent chills down their spines enough to make them shiver in fear)
"W-What the hell is beyond that wall of darkness?!" Lt. Kurt said in his mind
"L-Lieutenant what do we do?! Something's headed for us!" a KSK member said
"Stand your ground! Take aim!"
(All of them aimed their MP7s at the door where the immense killing intent was coming from when suddenly the lights turned on, blinding them all. In reflex they removed their night vision goggles so that they could get a better look on the door but the killing intent disappeared. It was literally the moment when the light is turned on the bad things go away moment)
"Don't shoot.." a voice came from the door
"Show yourself!" Lt. Kurt shouted
(The door opened and out of nowhere Tsuneo walked out with his hands up and was waving a tiny white flag)
"We're on the same side..I'm Major Tsuneo of JSF, commander of RYOBU..you must be Lt. Kurt?"
"Yes sir.."
"Alonso told me about you..thank you for joining us in this operation.."
"Our pleasure sir..we'd like nothing more than eradicating terrorists from our land.."
"How's the situation on your side of the hill?" Tsuneo asked
"We entered from the enemy base's backdoor at the southeast..cleared every room up to here..encountered at least 25 hostiles and 10 non-combatants.."
"Well done.."
"If you don't mind me asking sir..were you the one emitting all that bloodlust just now?" Lt. Kurt asked
"Oh no that wasn't me..that was my son..he went past the door I just came through and headed further into the last area of the compound.."
(Suddenly they heard multiple gunshots from the direction that Gero went)
"I'm guessing that's your son too?"
"Yeah..let's move out and back him up.."
"Roger!"
[Six Minutes Ago - Gero's POV]
"Now killing you all is no fun so let's make it a lot more interesting shall we?"
(Gero suddenly removed his NVG goggles then took out his M9 Bayonet Combat Tactical Knife. He loaded a fresh mag of tranquilizer darts into his USP pistol and radioed Nana)
"Nana cut the power inside the hill on my mark.."
"Roger.." Nana replied
"Now.."
"Switching them off!"
(As Nana pulled the lever the lights inside the facility started to turn off one by one starting from the back and slowly approaching where Gero stood. He closed his eyes and focused and when the last light directly above him turned off, his eyes lit up in the dark. He activated Sacred Possession at that moment and his eyes were glowing and a huge amount of killing intent filled the whole hill as he smiled)
"Kari no jikan da.."
[It's time to hunt..]
(The bad guys opened fire with their assault rifles but since the lights turned off they ended up missing all of their shots. Before they knew it Gero was already behind two of them and started slashing their calves forcing them to fall down he then moved to the others and did the same them shot them with tranquilizers)
"That's five down..please entertain me more!"
(Gero continued his onslaught with hesitation and just kept on cutting up the soldiers he came across. Leaving them bleeding and unable to walk as he hunts them one by one. Inside the dark all they could see was his golden yellow eyes coming for them. These soldiers could handle torture but Gero's killing intent brought them fear)
"That's it run! Run in fear for your lives!"
(The frightened soldiers ran inside a big room and waited for Gero to come in. Gero sensed something wrong so he took one of the gas masks that the soldiers were wearing. He used it to gain their attention by letting the mask peek the corner and it was instantly shot even in the dark)
"Ohh looks like you guys are learning! That's more like it!"
(Gero threw two smoke grenades inside the room to lessen their vision. He knew that they were wearing night vision goggles to counter him in the dark)
"Nana, turn on the lights at room A-6 on my command.."
"Room A-6..A-6..found it! Ready!"
"In 3...2...1...now!"
(Gero ran inside the room and when the soldiers were aiming at his head the lights suddenly turned on and blinded them completely. He used their own gear against them and it worked like a charm. While they were blinded Gero rushed in quickly and kicked the first guy on the right smashing his NVGs on his face. After cutting his calves and arms he moved on to the next ones)
"Lesson learned..never rely too much on technology..there's something much stronger than technology that you could use against me..and it's called a brain.."
(Suddenly Gero felt a presence behind him and he immediately turned around and aimed his knife at the person but it was blocked)
"Calm down and take a good look at who you want to slice up.." the person said
(Gero then realized that it was his dad Tsuneo that he almost stabbed. Gero then loosened his grip and lowered the knife)
"Please don't come up behind me like that again.."
"Noted.."
"How did you find me?"
"I followed those glow in the dark eyes of yours.."
"The others?"
"Still up top..they'll be here as soon as KSK takes over security at the compound.."
"Then we better finish everything here before they get down here.."
(Tsuneo then looked at his son that had blood all over him from head to toe and was worried that he was hurt)
"Are you injured?" Tsuneo asked
"No..it's their blood not mine.."
"Are they dead?"
"Alive..I just sliced them up a bit..then tranquilized them.."
"How many have you fought since you got down here?"
"Twenty five..I can detect more up ahead fifty meters..10 plus on the left and on the right.."
"I'll take the left side, you go right.." Tsuneo ordered
"Roger..don't stress out your back now old man.."
"Shut up! I'm not that old!"
(Gero and Tsuneo then went their separate ways towards the last doors of the compound on their side. The left room was where Lt. Kurt and his team were. That's why they felt Gero's killing intent but Tsuneo was the one that appeared. The room on the right was where the last soldiers of the compound were and they were ready for him)
"It doesn't matter if you're ready for me or you're not..it will only end in one way..and that's you all being hunted to the ground.."
(His USP Tranquilizer was out of ammo so he holstered it and brought out a second M9 Bayonet. Gero then pulled the pins on five of his last flashbangs and tossed them inside the room without hesitation. After the consecutive bangs he pushed inside the room dual wielding the knives as he engaged the remaining enemies. They opened fire but Gero was predicting their aim and was dodging all the bullets)
"AWFUL! TERRIBLE! WEAK!"
(Gero shouted as he sliced the enemies in front of him. Only cutting up their calves and arms to render them immobile. After cutting them he'd knock them out either by slamming their bodies on the floor or hitting them at the back of their heads)
"FRAGILE! LOUSY! FRAIL!"
(If his knives missed he'd resort to his skills in martial arts. He'd dislocate their shoulders and break their bones. Punching them in their stomachs and kicking their heads with enough force to send them flying across the room)
"INCOMPETENT! IS THIS ALL THAT YOU GOT?!"
(Gero cursed his enemies as he fought but in reality the one person he was insulting was himself for being pathetic. He hated himself the most because if he had just been a little bit stronger and smarter, then Chief Matsumoto might still be alive. The room was filled with a mix of gunfire and screams of pain from the soldiers as they were being dealt with by Gero)
"You're the last one..shall I put an end to your misery?"
(When Gero rushed in to fight the last guy was able to knock off Gero's knives from his hands by using his rifle as a bat. He swung wide towards Gero but he was able to dodge it without a problem and did a roundhouse kick towards the soldiers face shaking from head to toe. Before the soldier fell down Gero grabbed him by the neck and started to strangle him slowly. Gero was so strong that he was able to lift the guy in the air and his boots wasn't touching the ground anymore)
"Should I give you a chance to beg for your life?"
(Of course the soldier couldn't respond because he was being strangled and he might have a slight concussion. He was just desperately gasping for air and staring into Gero's golden eyes for it may be the last thing that he'll ever see)
"Return to the depths from where you came from..hell.."
(Before Gero could completely snap his neck he suddenly felt a tug on his body and he saw himself being dragged away from the soldier he was strangling. The soldier fell back on the floor coughing and gasping for air)
"W-What happened..?"
"Good thing we made it in time.." Gero heard Kal's voice
"You are so hopeless when we're not around..you know that right?" He heard Ono's voice as well
"Well he wouldn't be the same old Tiger-kun if he wasn't like this.." Takashi chuckled
(Gero then realized the people that stopped him from taking a life were his best friends Kal, Takashi, and Ono. After being saved Tsuneo and Lt. Kurt's team arrived and entered the room while on the other side RYOBU regrouped with them as well)
"Looks like everyone is here..good work all of you!" Tsuneo said
"Alisa-chan..what's the status up there?" Sgt. Sakurai radioed
"All clear senpai..according to Colonel Alonso's recon up above, KSK has full control both inside and outside the compound.." Alisa responded
"KSK has also secured all primary targets within the hill.." Assam radioed
"Copy that..and with that ladies and gents..we have taken Devil's Mountain..this operation is a success.." Tsuneo announced
(Everyone let out a big sigh of relief as the operation was now over. Klara and Naomi suddenly fell to their knees as their strength disappeared)
"You girls alright?"Cpl. Kaito asked
"Y-Yeah..just tired.." Klara answered
"Thank goodness it's over..the adrenaline was killing me.." Naomi said
"You all did great..we're proud of you!" PFC Shun said
"Thank you senpai!"
(Meanwhile the KSK operatives were just dumbfounded to see high school students in the field)
"They really are just kids.." a KSK operative said
"Makes you wonder what kind of world this planet has become..wouldn't you agree Lt. Kurt?"
(Lt. Kurt wasn't responding to one of his men because he was too surprised at the sight he was seeing. Ten bodies of trained and dangerous soldiers were on the floor battered and almost torn apart by Gero. He also saw the glow in Gero's eyes and wondered what that was but after a few seconds the glow disappeared because Sacred Possession's seven minute time limit was reached)
"This boy did this? All by himself?" Lt. Kurt said in his thoughts
"What's wrong Lt. Kurt?" Tsuneo asked
"N-Nothing sir.."
"Ohh..so you're Lt. Kurt..nice to meet you..Nishizumi Gero..thank you for your assistance.."
(Gero approached Kurt and offered to shake his hand)
"He's so young..just what in the world did you have to go through to become like this.." Lt. Kurt said again in his thoughts
"Looks like you were able to find the back door I was talking about.."
"You could've been more precise with the location but yeah I did find it..danke.." Lt. Kurt smiled
(Both of them shook hands and were thankful for each other's help)
"Lt. Sanada..how was your side of the hill?" Tsuneo asked
"Encountered ten to fifteen guards along the way..no problem..but we did apprehend a number of non-combatants.."
"Non-combatants?"
"They were wearing lab coats..hey look like doctors and scientists.." Sgt. Sakurai said
"What could they be doing here?"
"Tsuneo-sama! We found something here! It looks like their main command room.." Cpl. Kaito said
"Secure it now!"
(Everyone entered the room carefully and looked for any signs of enemies but it was already abandoned. There was a big monitor and it looked like some kind of computer. There were also a ton of paperwork on the desks that KSK started going through)
"Can we unlock the computer?" Lt. Kurt asked
"Negative..it's protected by a high end lock system.."
"Then we'll call for our high end hackers!" Tsuneo said
"Assam-chan! Alisa-chan! You're time to shine!" Sgt. Sakurai ordered
"On our way!" both responded
"Nana..please come down here also..make sure the ones I maimed don't die of blood loss..just make sure you shoot them first with a tranquilizer.."
"Roger that!"
"What's the point of wounding them so badly just to save them in the end?" Lt. Kurt asked
"For interrogation purposes.."
(Kurt was surprised to find out that Gero wasn't just hunting them for fun and playing around. He was actually thinking ahead and planning on how to make use of his enemies even after the fight. Assam, Alisa, and Nana now went down inside the hill as ordered to help unlock the main computer of the facility)
"Alright let's see what we're up against!" Alisa smiled
"Go go go Assam-san! Show them the skills of the one that hacked the C.I.A!" Takashi cheered
"Ohh so you're the one that hacked them a few weeks ago.." Lt. Kurt said
"Call it a Tactical Peek..besides the way their security was looking they were just begging me to hack them.." Assam smiled
"Yeah well your Tactical Peek just scared the living shit out of everyone at the C.I.A.."
"Assam-san..this computer has a multi-layered firewall..have you encountered anything like this before?" Alisa asked
"Yeah..C.I.A had the same one like this..but this one is larger and a lot trickier.."
"Can we break it?"
"Easy peasy.."
(Both Alisa and Assam started tapping the keyboards at high speeds inputting different kinds of data and codes to destroy the firewall. Everyone was amazed how fast they worked and one by one the firewall went down. It took them about an hour before they could crack the code and was able to open the computer. Both Assam and Alisa were exhausted and drenched with sweat that they had to remove their vests to cool down)
"Outstanding work both of you!" Tsuneo said
"Otsukare.." Klara handed a bottle of water to them
"Thank you.." Alisa smiled
"Both of you rest now we can take it from here.." Lt. Sanada said
"No sir..we've come this far..we'll see this through.." Assam said
"Atta girls!" Sgt. Sakurai cheered
"Booting up the computer now.." Alisa said
(They all looked at the giant monitor in front of them as it lit up. The first thing that popped up was a logo of a box and there was a name)
"PANDORA?"
"Is that the name of their organization?" Cpl. Kaito asked
"Probably..finally some questions are being answered!" Lt. Sanada said
"Alisa-san! Assam-san! Find out more!" Tsuneo ordered
"Let's see here..Pandora is a multinational independent paramilitary organization that conducts missions all over the globe. They do assassinations, kidnapping, smuggling, arms dealing, unsanctioned missions for a high price. They're fighting strength consists of ex-military, ex-special forces, ex-army, and volunteers..these guys aren't playing around. They have both the man power and fire power to go up against any country!"
"Professional Mercenaries huh..?" Lt. Kurt reacted
"What is this facility? Why is it so heavily guarded?"
"This facility was one of their first creations! Built about fifteen years ago for a project called 'Project Augmentation' to boost their strength! The project started twelve years ago and is still in progress!"
"Project Augmentation? What is that?" Naomi asked
"No idea..the details of the project aren't here.." Alisa said
"This place is a goldmine..all information about them is here..it's not even locked!" Assam reacted
"That's because they never expected to be raided like this..they were sitting here all these years confident that nobody would ever find this place.." Lt. Kurt said
"Save everything in our D.S.M Assam-san..we're going to need it.."
"Copying the files now sir.."
"Based on the crimes these past ten years a ton of kidnappings occurred right? Does that mean they're here?" Ono asked
"Wait a moment..checking the interior of the hill.."
"Please be here.."
"Found them! They are one level below us! Displaying the surveillance cameras footage on the screen now!" Assam said
(When the footage was displayed everything was black)
"Why can't we see anything?!"
"Hang on..their rooms were built without any lights!" Assam said
"Why would they do that?!" Kal asked
"It's a form of torture..it's like they are telling them that they can only see if they want them to see.."
"H-How could they do this to children?!" Takashi shouted
"Turning on night vision!"
(When the night vision of the cameras was turned on they saw the kids inside and there were a ton of them. They were all wearing ragged clothes and they didn't have anything to wear on their feet. No beds to sleep in with and some of them were just wandering around in the dark. All of them were shocked to what they were seeing and it couldn't believe what they were watching)
"Mein Gott.." Lt. Kurt said
"There's so many of them.." Klara said
"Let's move! Get them out of there now!" Tsuneo shouted
"All medics get down here now! Bring food, water and blankets! Hurry up!" Lt. Kurt ordered
"Colonel! We found the kids! In need of supplies quickly..there's two supply crates on the plane..have the pilot drop it inside the compound!"
"Jawohl! I'll be dropping as well!" Alonso replied
(As the plane circled around Alonso prepped the packages by the cargo bay doors of the plane. RYOBU and KSK now made their way towards the room of the children to save them. Gero was in the lead of the group and ran as fast as he could towards the door)
"Alisa-san! Please unlock it!"
"Unlocking the door now!"
(As Gero was waiting for the door to fully open he felt searing pain in his head again. It wasn't pain from the possession but pain from his brain damage. The pain was so intense that it made him lose focus. Enough for him to fail to notice the silhouette of a person when the door opened. The person lunged forward holding a piece of steel aimed at Gero. He was so out of focus that the only thing he felt was the cold steel piercing his flesh as both of them fell on the floor. Tsuneo just witnessed his son get stabbed in front of him and even he couldn't contain his voice)
"GERO!"
Coming up Next : Chapter 76 - Evil
Author's Note:
Good day to everyone! Here we are once again! We got to see Gero in action with his pistols and akimbo knives against those soldiers! He's such a badass! Finally we now know the organization that has been targeting the Senshado Heirs! PANDORA! What are their motives? What is Project Augmentation? Will Gero survive? One question has been answered but a lot more questions now have appeared! Stay tuned for the next chapter!
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