It was today, the day when he would embark on his martial journey. He was excited and he had some difficulty sleeping the previous day. Ben and his parents had woken up really early. They prepared everything for his procedure as mentioned in the email. The procedure was at 7 Am. By about 6 am a call came to Ben’s phone. “Good morning, am I speaking with Mr. Benjamin John.”

Ben: Yes, I am Benjamin John.

Speaker: I am calling from the district educational department. Have you prepared for the procedure?

Ben: Yes, I have.

Speaker: Then, please come outside. A vehicle is waiting for you.

Ben: Ok. Can my parents accompany me.

Speaker: They can. However, they will not be able to see anything in the facility. They will have to return after spending 2 hours in the building.

Ben: Alright, I will talk to them and come out within 5 minutes.

Speaker: Ok. But don’t go beyond that.

Ultimately his parents said they won’t be coming. It was not worth it. Ben went outside and found a vehicle parked there. He turned and hugged his parents and went to the vehicle. His identity was verified. He also verified them. Ben did not have much social activities. He mostly kept a low profile, barring the recent happenings. So, he was not known to many. He also observed their manner of speech and attitude to verify whether they were from district educational department or not. Ben got in the vehicle. After that it did not move or fly or anything. It simply vanished from existence.

The vehicle simply appeared at the facility. Ben disembarked and his identity was verified again and a series of procedures were also conducted. Before signing the documents, Ben read each and every sentence, so that no trap was there in it. But unknown to Ben something had already happened, which saved him from being a slave.

3 hours before: Ruben was speaking with the head of the facility.

Ruben: There is no need to be on the edge. I just came here on a whim.

Head: It does not matter. You are a martial entity sir. We will show you the respect you deserve.

Ruben: Whatever. So, what is new. There seems to be something happening.

Head: Yes, there is an implantation of martial seed tomorrow. The child is just 17 years old.

Ruben: Oh, that is good. We need more geniuses. What is his name?

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Head: Benjamin John.

Ruben : Oh I see. How is he?

Head: Well, not bad. He and his team scored high marks in class and martial evaluations.

Ruben: Good. Students should also have good academics today.

The head and Ruben continued to walk through the facility. Ruben’s status was not known to John and Malina. Not even Malina’s father knew who Ruben was. Out of the friendship and a bit of guilt for hiding his identity, Ruben wanted to make sure that nothing went wrong in Ben’s implantation. He just casually strolled through the facility where implantation procedure was taking place. He looked at the martial seed. He scrutinized it, seeing that there was no problem with it, he moved on. Then he saw Dr. Melrik. He did not know this guy. But for some reason he felt ill at ease. He walked to him. Seeing Ruben walking up to him. Melrik stood up and bowed down slightly. This was in respect of the man’s martial rank. Ruben took some of the papers and looked at them. These were various consent forms and other contracts that were required for the martial seed implantation. It only took several seconds for a Martial entity’s brain to analyze the documents.

Suddenly there was a change. There was no external change at first. There was only a pressure. Melrik and his subordinates felt it at its full. Ruben’s body was radiating energy like flames. It was a kind of red. It was more of an eerie purplish red colour. “ Who designed these documents.” Ruben’s sound was heard. It was not loud. But its intensity was clear. “ I asked you a question” Ruben looked Melrik in the eyes and asked. “ It..it… it was made by me. Is there a problem sir?” Ruben narrowed his eyes. He said in an intense voice: “ Call your master. Your superior.” Melrik was terrified. He said: “ Sir, is there an issue? We can sort it out now” Ruben was not having any of it. He said: “ Don’t make me repeat you pipsqueak.” Now Melrik was under the 80% mental pressure of a Martial Entity. He was bleeding from all the orifices. The entire facility was filled with an eerie purplish-red colour mist. Melrik had no choice now. He called his superior. Soon a screen was opened and a middle aged man was sitting there with an arrogant demeanour. He was visibly irritated. “ What is it Melrik? Can’t you handle a simple matter?” Before Melrik could answer, a voice was heard : “ He is not qualified to handle it and nor are you.” This voice sent shudders down that man’s spine. No one except Melrik and Ruben was there in that room now. Ruben continued, “ You ba**rd, you dare to smear upon the sacred martial seed implantation. Even after ruining so many geniuses and holding back this nation’s progress, your greed is still not satisfied?” The man on the screen was stunned. He did not expect Ruben to be here. If he had known, he would not have tried to pull of this stunt. Ruben continued “ I did not want to get involved in politics. But you have crossed the limit. Now, I am entering the game. Get ready for a blood bath.” Saying this Ruben destroyed the device. He then turned to Melrik. He said “ You better prepare a proper document that is advantageous for that young man. Also, this will be your last day working. After this resign from this post and go to the frontline. If I don’t get the report that you are in the frontline within 48 hours after this procedure, prepare to be slaughtered.” Melrik was a stunned state. He did not know what to do. All these had transpired before Ben came. So what he was reading was a thing that was quite advantageous for him. Ruben was still there in the facility. He was closely scrutinizing the procedure and the people conducting it. All the while he was making certain phone calls. He also had taken a statement from Melrik and it was sent to the High council and to the concerning departments of provincial and state governments. With this any chance of tampering was eliminated. After all these were sent and verified by a Martial entity. Something enormous was going to happen in the political landscape of Gyagar nation.