Sotus: For One Last Time

The Incipient

ZAD's Headquarters, Somewhere in the Arctic Ocean

The future leader of the new world and currently ZAD's executive commander was updating himself on their organization's secret agents' locations around the world when his three lieutenants entered his office for his weekly face to face update.

"Hit me with it," he tells them without looking up from the completely marked map on his desk.

"Sir, as all of the equipment finally came in this morning, the digging of the ice re-started vigorously today. And as Dr. Lyn promised, even a day of digging created a huge amount of the compound to be released into the atmosphere" the lieutenant with the heavy Russian accent reports while passing an iPad with statistics to the commander.

After looking over the iPad, the commander finally looks up, "It is much more than I expected. All for the better. I expect at least this much released every day until Genesis day, is that understood lieutenant?"

With a salute, the Russian yells out "Yes, sir!"

"Sir, as we've expected, everything is going as planned. All the main countries, USA, France, Canada, Russia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, China, India, and Senegal had their "secret" meetings about us this week. According to the agents on site, nothing related to the Genesis project was discussed in any of the meetings. They've only reviewed the attacks that we planned as a distraction. However, Thailand did mention the box, although solely of its existence and the need to find it" the lieutenant with the Nigerian accent reports.

"Exactly as I predicted then," the commander comments absentmindedly as he goes back to studying his map.

"Sir, agents unit 32xx has been activated in Bangkok earlier today and agents unit 0xx has finally completely infiltrated the SOTUS University in the USA" the lieutenant with the Chinese accent adds.

At that comment, the commander looks up sharply from his map. Seeing his face, the Chinese lieutenant decides to add, "Unit 32xx have submitted their proposal plan directly to you regarding their search for the box and the key and Unit 0xx....will be close to target within the next two weeks" after a slight pause, the Chinese Lieutenant continues "Sir, they submitted their proposal to me and the optimal time for target elimination-" at the suddenly murderous look from the general, the lieutenant decides to shut up, knowing he made a mistake.

"Lieutenant, when I asked you to join our cause as my lieutenant, what was my most important requirement from you?" the commander, with slit eyes, demands.

"To never assume your thoughts sir, and that the general's orders are absolute" the Chinese lieutenant answers hesitantly to the question, after swallowing hard.

Nodding, the commander responds "So, throughout this entire time and preparation, when did I ever order for this target's elimination?" the commander asks calmly, too calmly, while slowing pushing off of his seat.

Swallowing even harder, the Chinese lieutenant quietly murmurs "never" while profusely sweating.

"Until two weeks before Genesis day, all of our members have the chance to convince their loved ones to join our cause. After everything I have done for this organization, don't you think I deserve to have that chance too, Lieutenant?" the general asks as his eyes remain unforgiving on the lieutenant.

Turning pale, and stiff, the Chinese lieutenant could only whisper "Of course sir. It's just that the Crown Prince of Th-...Sir, he's a liability to you." Brave and brave, that's what this lieutenant was for speaking out of turn against the general. And probably the only good thing he has as it seems like his intelligence has plummeted to the ground.

Eyes hardening even more, and hands fisted on the table as support, the commander calmly responds, "Due to your loyalty to me for the past twelve years and due to your loyalty to the organization for the past sixteen years, this will be your one and only warning. Your one and only mistake. Shall another one be repeated, it will be your last, lieutenant. Do you understand me?" He asks flatly, eyes going completely black as the white that surrounds his pupils gets eaten up by the black, making him look like the devil itself.

"Yes, sir" the Chinese lieutenant answers, realizing the level of his foolishness.

"And if a hair on Arthit's head is missing by the time he gets to me, you better put a bullet through your head, understood?"

"Yes, sir!" the lieutenant firmly answers.

Taking a deep breath, the general seats back down and looks at his office window overlooking the icy ocean outside of the submarine he's currently in to get a piece of calm before he actually kills his lieutenant.

Sighing. He shakes his head. It would be too soon. He still needed him for one important job after all.

"What's the status with the IAs?" he asks instead.

"Sir, they might be a problem..." the Nigerian lieutenant answers hesitantly. Looking at the general's questioning gaze, he almost wished he didn't have to say what he had to say next, "They activated the Suthiluck boy, Sir"

A silence descended into the room.

And then, in contrast to what the lieutenants were expecting, the general who rarely laughed, burst out into a cacophony of noise so twisted, even they winced.

"AH...just when I was getting bored, this is getting interesting after all. Activating the Suthiluck boy.... what a move, indeed" shaking his head while still smiling, the general looks down at his spies' map again, "Don't worry about it...I wonder how my big brother is taking all of this in..."

Caressing his phoenix tattoo on the palm of his hand, right above his birthmark, the general continues to smile disturbingly. He never gets tired of looking at his tattoo which is the symbol of their mission, the Phoenix, the bird which dies by a flame and rises anew in its own ashes as rebirth. Just like this wretched world soon will, except this time, it will be under his guidance. What they're planning, he knew, many will call it 'ending the world'. But the few that were enlightened, those few who really knew what's going on between the scenes of the world's events and leaders for the past several decades, knew that what he's doing is saving the world and the future of humanity.

For all the innocents that will be sacrificed for this cause, he will make it worth it. He will make sure their death means something.

Today, right now, was only the incipient. He will stop at nothing to protect the world and will stop at nothing to protect those who truly mean something to him.

Arthit, hang in there. I am coming for you soon. He thought to himself.

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Note: Thank you for reading💖💖💖💖. This is a bit of a filler, but I wanted to give you guys a glimpse of ZAD. Will update soon.

PS: I apologize about the mistakes above, I didn't edit this before posting.