Resilient Platoon

Chapter Two

Eden entered the station and it was packed with Sionen. Some wearing urban outfits, while others wearing professional suits. Some of them going to their train station, while other sat on the cushioned couches, using their holographic tablets and holophones.

Eden saw the many shops in the station from clothing to gaming. There were also restaurants from high-class restaurants serving small steaks to bakeries serving sweet treats and sandwiches. Eden saw children playing in the play area with each other and the parents talking to one another. He looked at the time on his watch and saw it was already becoming four o'clock. Eden looked at the sign on the ceilings to find the exit of the station.

After a long walk and countless turns he took, Eden finally made to the exit. He saw the rows of cars near the entrance waiting either to pick up their loved ones or business partners. Eden looked to his left and there were the metro bus stops and people waiting for one of them to arrive. Eden looked for any available taxi cab but found a chauffeur holding a sign with his name on it.

He walked to the chauffeur and the chauffeur spotted Eden approaching him. 'Are you Eden Karst?' he asked stoically, almost like a machine.

'Yeaahh.' Eden answered unsurely.

'Follow me, Mr. Karst.' He ordered.

The chauffeur walked to a black car and opened the trunk. Eden hesitated at first but reluctantly followed. The man grabbed his dufflebag with some struggle. He placed it in the trunk and closed it and then proceeded to open the door for Eden. Eden went along and entered the car. The man closed the door and entered the driver's seat. The man started the car and drove away from the station.

The man started to drive on the main highway of Sion, where it stretched from the port city of Britax all the way to border city of Higid. Eden just stared at cars driving alongside them and was quite amazed at the many types of cars there are. In Mountain City, there were no cars since the capital is literally inside a mountain. The only transportation there are is the metro trains and trollies since they run on electricity and fit inside Mountain City. The only vehicles that are available are military vehicles, such as tanks and humvees, but they stored within Mountain City and hauled out through the tunnels.

Eden saw the beautiful green fields of the countryside and rural areas. He saw trees, farm lands, and some suburban houses and the families being together outside the houses. He remembered how his family would spend time together, but his issue that he was the only son in the family and surrounded by his sisters constantly. His favorite sisters were his eldest, Isiet, since she was the mother figure of everyone in the family and Juna, his fourth eldest sister whom she gave him some discipline. He chuckles softly at the countless memories he had time spent with his families even though his father wasn't around most times. Eden's eyes then slowly became heavy and closed his eyes and drifted off asleep.

Eden woke up when the driver slowly shook his shoulder. Eden yawned and stretched as the driver gathered Eden's dufflebag. Eden exited the car with his backpack slung over his shoulders and the driver handed him his dufflebag. The driver said his farewells and got back in his car and drove off, leaving Eden by himself not knowing where to go.

He looked at his surrounding and found himself in the countryside with a huge academy in front of him. He read that the academy covered over 16,080 acres and housed about 4,500 students. The academy is privately funded by the rich nobility and the royal family, so they have no issues with money. The pamphlet said that the academy places you in teams consisting of sixteen to twenty-four students and led by one commander and an assistant officer.

He walked up the stairs and entered what looked like a lobby through the glass door. The bright sun was replaced with LED lights from the ceiling. Inside the lobby, it was kinda small but had couches, large plants, and some paintings on the wall. There was a walkway directly to the receptionists' table and he walked towards her.