Ascendants Records Mankind Saga (A.R.M.S.)

Chapter 2- Chosen Error

"WUYAN!"

Audrey shouted his name the moment she saw WuYan was shot in the heart. Since he was shot in mid-air after leaped from the cliff, Julian and Robert managed to grab his right hand, never giving up on him and hoping to take him back to base for immediate treatment. From sabotage, assassination and other missions, WuYan had been their leader for eight years.

The memories of them doing missions together are flashing in their mind in a retro black and white film. WuYan felt his heart was partially destroyed by the bullet pierce, it was beating hard and fast, desperate to survive but the pace was irregular and out of control. His mind and perception towards the surroundings had slowed down; his visions started to lose grasp of color and was showing him everything in gray. Other than hearing faint helicopter rotor sound and his teammates calling his name, his hearing ability is also starting to lose.

"DON'T LET GO OF HIM! PULL HIM UP! NOBODY LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND!"

Julian yelled at everyone in the helicopter while his fear had him drenched in cold sweat. His arms and hands are covered with it as he desperately tries to pull WuYan into the helicopter.

"YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DIE! YOU AIN'T GOING TO DIE! NOT WITHOUT MY PERMISSION, YOU ASSHOLE!"

Warned his team leader, Robert Kent, the biggest of them all also grabbed WuYan's hand while crying like a kid that was about to lose his parents. Uncontrollable tears rolling down from his eyes and mucus from his noses smeared all over his face as he wiped them away.

Suddenly another fired shot can be vaguely heard from afar. His teammates' heart skipped a beat and in a panic again. They pulled him up with all of their strength while hoping the shot would miss its target. Unfortunately, the shot wasn't aimed at WuYan's heart or head but his right arm that was being grabbed by his teammates. The shot pierced through the arm, dismembering it from the body and causing him to fall to the cliff below them.

With the arm suddenly and completely torn off from the body, his teammates that were struggling to pull WuYan accidentally rolled into the helicopter. When they see only the arm of their leader is in their hand, they quickly look out from the helicopter and see that their leader is falling into the forest below.

The teammates shout his name out loud as the helicopter prepares to evacuate from the hostile area. The pilot steer the cyclic stick away from the cliff, until they could no longer see clearly their leader body and flew the helicopter to the east, returning to the F.O.B.

"WUYAN!" Audrey still continued to shout the name in a helpless tone despite already being unable to see any traces of her leader.

"TURN AROUND! I SAID TURN AROUND! DAMN IT!" Julian furiously approached the crewman and grabbed him by his collar, ordering to turn the helicopter back to the cliff.

"Hey! Let go of me! We can't turn back because that whole damn place is now crawling with those god damn heavy armed sons of bitches! We have our orders to bring you guys and the target safely back to the base!" The crewman was angered by Julian's act and explained his reason.

"*Sniff* *Sniff* He....he's right. Let go of him, Julian. WuYan would surely want to see us complete this mission safely and soundly." Robert approached Julian and patted on his shoulder, convincing him to release the crewman in a soft but also sobbing tone.

After hearing answers from both sides, Julian had no choice but to accept the reality. He released the crewman from his grab and took a seat in the helicopter to calm himself. But it didn't last long as he began to furiously and continuously stomp on the metal floor to vent out his frustration.

"GOD DAMN IT! FUCK!" Julian yelled to release his anger.

The adults and the kids still haven't recovered from the shock while looking at WuYan's severed arm. They were all startled and stunned by what they had witnessed until an incoming communication alert was beeping through the pad held by Audrey. She accepted and the pad displayed a live video call from their superior that's currently stationed at the F.O.B.