Destiny of Paradise

The Warhammer Titan

We were on our way home. We spent only a few hours packing up out supplies and started heading back to Marley. This was apparently a big win, and the higher-ups were going to start a celebration at night. We sat in the back of a truck with about a dozen other people. The Warriors had all left before us.

The ride was painful. Many of us had even fallen asleep. I saw that Ryan had at one point. I, oddly, never once felt tired during any of the trip. It was about a twelve hour trip. The battle started in the morning, and now the sun was approaching the horizon.

The city we entered was incredible. Buildings sprouted higher than any I've ever seen before. There were tons of people lining the streets, many of them clapping and cheering. Everything was so... happy. This was the exact opposite of Liberio. There looked to be zero reason for anyone to be unhappy.

After a few more minutes of riding through the streets, we came to the barracks. We began to placing all of our weapons and ammunition into storage.

We soon finished putting all of our weapons away, and everyone went back to home or to another nearby building. We... didn't really have a place to go to. We had been given some casual clothes to change in to. Well... almost casual. It was normal for men to wear suits and women to wear dresses, so both of us were stuck in uncomfortable, black suits. We just wandered around the massive city, looking at the incredible scenery.

After an hour of wandering, a finger tapped on my shoulder. I looked back and saw Zeke in a gray suit and a black hat.

"Follow me." He said to us. Ryan turned around and followed behind me.

"What's with the hat?" I asked.

"Can't have people knowing it's me." He answered.

"Where are we going?" Ryan asked.

"You'll see." Zeke quickly answered. We both knew to steer clear of asking him any more questions until we reached where we were going.

After a few minutes, we entered a dark alleyway. The only light was the dim light the sun gave as it was crossing below the horizon. It was very hard to see. Zeke then stopped at a steel door and knocked in a pattern. A slot opened in the door with a pair of dark eyes peeking through.

"Zeke!" The person said on the other end. It sounded like a female. "Come in!"

"Keep your voice down." Zeke grumbled through his thick beard.

"Sorry, Sir." The woman apologized. The door creaked open, revealing a very tall woman. She was about Zeke's height. She had short, blond hair and a thin frame. "Are these the two?"

"Yeah." Zeke quickly answered as he entered. The inside room was a large warehouse with tons of people performing many different duties. Some were eating, some were working, and some were sleeping. Zeke turned around to us and presented the woman. "Sam, Ryan... this is Yelena, one of the spies in the government." Yelena quickly jumped to us and extended her hand to me. I slowly started shaking it, but she quickly jerked my arm up and down rapidly.

"It's so nice to finally meet you!" She smiled. "I've heard a lot about you two." She then quickly turned to Ryan and shook his hand too.

"Calm down, Yelena." Zeke sighed. Yelena turned to Zeke and apologized.

"Excuse me." She said. "Follow me." She began walking to a side room. Zeke followed her, and we followed behind him.

We entered a room with a large map on a table in the center. The room was lit with candles instead of lights, which was odd. Zeke and Yelena sat down at two of the metal chairs on the sides of the table.