POWER: A Tale of Greatness

CHAPTER 13

Bulls clenched his fists and calmed himself, he turned his attention away, deciding to check the files compiled above the table. As he came closer to the desk, he began to clearly see the things above it. Other than the heaps of paperwork, a lampshade, as well as a cup that holds pens.

"Surely, the owner of the office sits quite high in this place." He reached for the lampshade and turned it show, giving a faint gleam of light that lightly illuminates the room. The nameplate in front of the desk became visible, which he read, "Dr. Robert Newman." On the left side of the desk stands a one-foot-tall stand, slanting and shrinking closer to its top tip, and above it, an eagle figurine, wings open wide, balances its beak with the stand's tip.

He nudged it, and it began to move, spinning slowly around.

"A man of science." Bulls clenched his jaw. "A man of cruelty. Disgrace. Heartlessness."

He walked around the swivel chair and scrolled through the files. "Okay, uhm, secret mining? Okay, okay, okay, tribe, dogs. I won't forgive whoever's behind all of these cruel, illegal activities."

While digging through the files, he found a folder with the word "CONFIDENTIAL" written on its cover. "What is this... Confidential?" Bulls breathes deeply.

"I should check this."

"It says, 'A Powerful Gem lies beneath the bedrock of the dark soil of Franzia... its energy output exceeds our measuring tools. Theoretically, a pound of this mineral is enough to power the whole Centaria for a year! We can use this to sustain the world's power consumption... author... unknown.' This is insane." He continued to read it. "Whoa, 'Experimentations have been done to incorporate the dust particles of the gem into the human body to enhance its strength, speed, agility, and capabilities of cellular regeneration... the results have... Failed...'" He flipped the final page. "'...This information must not be shared with other people especially those who might use it or else, the business will fail.' Huhh? What are they talking about? This is very confusing."

Bulls quickly took the folder and carefully went back out.

"This place will go down... for good!"

As he was about to leave, the door suddenly opened. A man wearing a lab coat and large glasses appeared.

A long silence followed rang loudly.

The two of them stared at each other until the man slowly closed the door. Bulls ran out of the room and chased the man.

"Hey, stop!"

"Intruder!" The man quickly ran into the hallway.

"Wait!"

In no time, the man disappeared and the guards were alerted and immediately reached the scene.

"Hey! Who are?!"

"Stop!"

"Oh, come on!" Bulls ran back outside.

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Thor and Guardian on the other hand wait in their camp for hours, still no sign of Bulls coming back.

"Something must have happened, we must follow him and–" Thor suggested as he stood up.

"We shouldn't, my master knows what he's doing and–"

"Guardian! Thor! Now!" Bulls' voice statically exclaimed over the comms, followed by a loud explosion blasting from the mines, startling the workers and the guards inside, including Guardian and Thor. The two of them stood up alertly.