Are we really in the 21st Century? I don’t know myself.
The world is changing so fast without us knowing what is really going on.
The great superpowers we all know in the history of today prove themselves how the world cannot change without violence. Do you remember in the First World War 1914 about two alliances joining forces, the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente? The same happens here. The only difference it was much longer and bloodier (written in some books).
A great war between two alliances; The Union Alliance (USA, England, France,) and the Reform League (Russia, Japan, and South Korea) led to the outbreak of a new war known as the “DARK WAR”. They call it the DARK WAR because it is an unknown war. The people of the world don’t remember what happened during this confrontation but it lasted for over 9 years in the early 2000s.
At the end of the war, when the UN (United Nations) did not solve this conflict between these nations it was dissolved and replaced by a new organization called AWFO (African World Federated Organization).
This organization was created right after the war. The main leaders of this organization are members of the African countries who didn’t take part in the DARK WAR that happen 9 years ago. During all these years when the great nations were fighting for a new political ideology, all African countries united themselves to become one nation, with one ruler, one currency, one policy and one organization controlling Africa and the world at the same time.
Which means Africa became the next superpower ahead of all other countries. AWFO is a peacekeeping organ just like its predecessor. Some countries in the world I working in partnership with the organization in terms of intellectual resources.
The organization has dismantled all nuclear weapons in the world which led to world peace to the general populace. To combat terrorism, pandemic disease, and cyberterrorism, the AWFO created a Military International Committee (MIO) their aim is to bring down various threats happening in the world. This committee formed an elite group of Special Forces known as the BLUE SENTINEL FORCE (BSF). Since their creation, the level of terrorism has decreased in the world rapidly. This new peacekeeping force has maintained peace for about a year now, but not for long….
PROLOGUE
Who said that; “men can’t control their destiny and future……” A dark whole cave hidden in an unknown location in Africa, around stony table surrounds the place. Each seat has a candle in front, the table is described as “The Knight of the Round Table” as the legendary knights of King Arthur written in many books, with the difference of seats and where it should be. The knights have twelve seats here is only four, the chair comprises rocks they design the black table with a golden lion holding a light in his claws. Four strange men came in, hidden in the shadows without saying a word takes their various seats, in front of their lighted candles. A fifth man came in, also coming from the shadows and pronounces;
“You are chosen to be the darkness and the light… you are the past and the future… at this moment you will be the Fathers of the new age. I welcome you FATHERS OF THE NEW ERA…”
After the words, the four men hold their candles each blew them off. The other man who is the spell caster of the meeting, holding a huge red book on his hand places it at the center of the table. At the moment he does so, he opens the book in front of the other four men, a gloomy light comes out from the book and he said; “open your eyes to see your light” when the light glows even bigger…. They will see everything in the light.
Silver Bay City USA, 15th October 2025
In a bright morning during sunrise an apartment full of articles around the floor, the flat screen TV was on, a woman sleeping in the bed with a small shirt on her, the walls of her rooms are full of newspapers different articles and some events unsolved. Cell phones ring three times, then she picks up……
Hello!
“The boss is waiting for you, Lita! Were you still sleeping?”
“I guess so…….. Tell him I will be there soon”
“You better hurry because it might be an emergency”
“Goodbye Mike”……. She hangs up.
I quickly prepared myself for the day, I’m a reporter for the WINGS for three years now, my Father didn’t like it at first but he started been used to it. He often says the job doesn’t suit me I couldn’t have been something more special, he might be right or wrong but I love what I do for the moment. Taking my bath, dress up with my blue shirt, blue jeans, my small camera, and my drone bag when I’m the field I like to take pictures from the top. Actually, I started as a photographer before becoming a full reporter; I love my brown boots, and I wear it then set off to my office in the WINGS to meet my boss.
Meet the WINGS one of the largest buildings around the corner of Silver Bay City, there was a war that break out many years ago which led to the destruction of some major buildings but the WINGS is an exception since it build after the war in 2023 A.D. put my bike in the parking line took the elevator for the third floor, and I saw Mike. Mike is my partner we work together for two years now I also consider him as my friend.
“You saw the news?”
“Nope……”
Her response surprised Mike, he said I should look at the screen now of their office.
It was breaking news of a revolutionary group who claim they are here to change the face of the world; they even said they will launch an attack on Silver Bay City soon. Immediately I have finished watching the breaking news, my boss calls me to meet him in his office. BIG JOE, that’s how we call him very tall and huge, an imposing man as if he served in the military before. He asks me:
“You saw the news right?”
“Yes, now I did”
“I need you to write an article about this group, gathered any information on them you need but I won't report on them fast and quickly”.
“Boss I’m working on something already you know that”.
Big Joe looked at me, with the feeling of not being a surprise of my answer and I know exactly what he is about to say;
“Not that case again! I told you to let it go.”
“Sorry, you know I can’t drop this story, this story is the biggest mystery of my career I would like to keep on working on it.”
Big Joe just shakes his head and told me whatever, like you I like, but he wants me to write the story of the revolutionary group that went through the news. I went to my office to look for some reports I wrote two years ago, about a group of soldiers rule by the African World Federation Organization (AWFO) who is ruling the world now. Africa became the most dominant continent in the world, someone, not involved them in the DARK WAR. All the African nations united themselves to become one which therefore led them to become the most powerful nation in the world now, and they are not the only one the even Arabic Emirates united themselves to become one nation too. Both nation, work on a collaboration to increase their economic growth in their perspective regions. AWFO created a group of elite soldiers known as the BLUE SENTINELS FORCE (BSF). Created to stop all threats in the world, in favor of more peace and stability but I don’t really believe it. They have created this group for a purpose and I want to know what that purpose is.
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Majihd Nabi, Arabic Emirates 22nd March 2023
2 years ago,
I remembered I was in a tea shop, in hot weather, almost unbearable it was during my holiday period in summer that’s the reason it was so hot, I took a seat nearby the groceries store of Majihd Nabi, the commercial city where you can buy and sell anything…….. And I mean anything. They sold even weapons in that city without fear of the authorities. I came to visit a friend for a piece of information about the disappearance of political figures in the country. His name is Salif a former reporter who is now a novelist, writing stories about the political change of his country. Salif Ibrahim and I had a long conversation about the incident and he came out with the conclusion:
“People involve of this incident is here in Majihd”
“How far are you sure about this?”
“I got one of my sources working at the ministry of defense, he is positive that the group responsible is here in Majihd and they are launching an operation.”
“Do you know when? And where?”
“Not really but the operation will start soon.”
It was unfortunate I didn’t have enough information about the operation, fortunately; I know that the responses are here in Majihd.
A few minutes later an explosion
“What’s that? Salif screamed.”
They surprised me myself I ran towards the explosion. Salif told me to come back it is too dangerous. I couldn’t look back I was so excited to see what is taking pictures. It was a conflict, multiple gunshots everywhere it was a war zone. The civilians were around screaming for their lives try to look for a place to hide from the bombing and gunshots. The scenes were horrible the people were dying, none of the police enforcement or military of the city of Majihd Nabi came to secure zone from the civilians so they could escape or hide somewhere, it was as if they didn’t care about it. It was a great massacre none of the civilians couldn’t hide and survive from this conflict. I could picture the other people dress like civilians with weapons on them. I saw soldiers, military men colored in blue, moving faster not like normal human beings, their speed was fascinating. The way they kill these men’s it was brutal that even I couldn’t watch it fully but I keep on taking pictures. Those dressed like the civilians were captive’s people that Salif was talking about, I was sure because they tied the five hostages up one man with a machine gun was threatening them like he was telling them to move faster. Ten of them were well armed the hostages were on the top of the roof on the opposite building where I was, therefore I took the stairway climbed to reach the top where I could have a better view for me take a photo.
They reached the top of the roof, the ten men were yelling a lot I couldn’t understand what they were saying since they were speaking in Arab and also too far for me to hear. A helicopter flying around the top of the building, giving them a specific warning to drop their weapons, instead they threatened the hostages.
They were to focused on the helicopter they forgot the back door of the roof, two blue soldiers came from behind fired the enemies. The hostages were saved the helicopter came for the extraction of the hostages. They get on the helicopter and took them in a safe area; I took a lot of pictures on that day, suddenly Salif called me from my cell phone it rang!!!
They heard the sound, they suddenly spot my position. I wanted to run, I couldn’t move, I ask myself why I couldn’t move.
He looks into my eyes and I look into his; I didn’t feel afraid, but it was something else, something……… like been secured when I look in those men's eyes. The second looked at me, shoot at my camera.
I didn’t scream, but I was supposed to, they destroyed the only proof of their existence, there were known to be ghost soldiers because they strike as if they were never present in the scene.
Salif was downstairs, and I heard his voice, the time I turn back they were no more there. I descended downstairs, Salif said; “we should run quickly before they strike the city” it surprised me and I said; “who exactly?” “What about the people here they shouldn’t evacuate?”
“Salif shouted; we don’t have time, let’s go!!!”
It was a bombing plane, instead of using a drone for more precision of the target they used a huge plane in the air to launch a bomb which was supposed to wipe out the city to ensure they will be no retaliation from the people in that area. The bomb would land soon, Salif, and I ran as fast as we could, we found refuge in an iron house, near an old garage of the marketplace, Salif told me to get in first, I did but he didn’t have the time. The bomb landed and destroys the whole surface area where the conflict happens. The impact killed Salif, a married man and a father of two children. He died for the sake of saving me.
When I came out from the iron house, the whole area was full of dust, bodies became ashes, bones decompose my soul was full of sadness and disgust at the same time. War is nothing more than madness I couldn’t imagine how it was during the DARK WAR if this was just a small conflict. My hatred for war grew, I will write an article on everything that happens here, unfortunately, I lost my camera, thankfully I had my cell phone I had the time to take a picture with it when he shot my camera. I gathered information about the soldiers in questions and this is how I knew about the BLUE SENTINELS FORCE.
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Silver Bay City
Back to the present,
My memories couldn’t be faded for these past events which were very painful for me. I didn’t have to see the wife of Salif apologize for not seen her for a while; I promise Salif in his grave I will take care of his family. I forgot my shooting practice with Dad, I’m already late.
Mike calls me;
“Lita, where are you going?”
“I will let you guess”,
“If Big Joe is looking for me, just tell him I went to eat!”
“At 11 o’clock? You came in!”
“Don’t worry I will be back soon enough” I went to the shooting center to meet my father he forced me to train here for me to learn how to defend myself. I always use a sniper rifle, actually I don’t know how I get those skills of shooting maybe from my father am good at it.
“You are natural my daughter, every day you hit a target at the head, five of them each.”
“Maybe I took it from you?”
“I’m good but never as a sharpshooter”
“Ok if you say so”.
“Why didn’t you join the army? When I look at your skills, it is a huge waste”
“First, I hate guns, the army, and war. There is always a solution without violence in this world. That is why I will never use a gun on somebody unless I’m forced to.”
“If you say so but honestly how are you going to use your skills for your own benefit”?
“The time will come but I hope that day will never come.”
After ending the shooting practice, she rethinks on how weapons can bring madness in the world (thinking of the incident of Majid Nabi). She is always asking herself this question;
“Why am I not afraid to hold a gun to shoot although I hate guns? Or is that I’m not aiming at a human target?”
With all these reflections, she leaves the shooting center and goes back to the WINGS. Before she was trying to say goodbye to her father, she receives a call from Mike;
“This time they strike they are on the news again!!!”
I wasn’t a surprise to hear that; I saw it on the news on TV in the shooting center. They attacked the coffee industry but why the coffee industry? Why not the bank? That means their motive is not money it is something else, as they said before “they are here to change the face of the world” what do they mean by that? My boss told me to write an article on these guys and I think I will do so.
AWFO Headquarters in West Africa
The leaders of the AWFO forces gathered around in the conference room, debating on the situation in the USA at Silver Bay City. The chief in command of the BSF Col. Nicolas Sanders waiting for the debate to end so they can agree on what they will do next. They gave him the green light for the military intervention of the BSF. He went directly to the briefing room meeting with his men. He is assisted by Capt. Eli Hassan, the second in command of the BSF, born in Egypt (the BSF are soldiers or individuals from different nationalities the majority here all Africans since their main headquarters is in Africa) the briefing room was empty, only the full screen on with the logo of the BSF. The Colonel contacted his men in Silver Bay City they dispatch (every soldier or agents in different countries for a specific mission) Col. Nicholas spoke to his men without showing their faces into the screen and he said;
“The dinner is ready, you can eat”. This was the green light, to tell them they have the order to start the mission.
On the other side, at Silver Bay City, four men gathering their equipment and weapons waiting for the time to start the mission for the moment they are in the shadows. Lita wants to meet with Big Joe for her to be in the coffee industry where the incident is making her investigation. She arrived in Big Joe’s office;
“Boss I want to go there to take photos”.
“Where do you want to go exactly? What are you talking about?”
“To the coffee industry, this will be huge for the reputation of the WINGS. I need to be there to know more about the situation.”
“Are you sure there is no other reason you are going there?” Big Joe asked suspiciously.
“Why do you ask boss?” Lita replied.
“Never mind, just be careful to do nothing stupid. Honestly, you were not supposed to go there alone”. He proposed Mike to come.
“I don’t want Mike to come; he can stay here for the moment it is preferable I got to there alone”.
I rushed out of the office; I took my camera, my small drone in a case to have a better view. Big Joe was right on one point; I was hiding something from him. I went there not to have a scoop for the WINGS but I am convinced that these soldiers I met before two years ago will be there to intervene.
Coffee Industry Silver Bay,
They are fifteen hostages in the industries the majority are the people who work are the manufacturing industry. They consider these revolutionaries groups being a group of terrorist; so far they put bombs full of C4 use bandages to put it around their waist. All fifteen hostages were wearing bombs, now it was time for them to make their demands they are just ten of them and now they want to make a call to the chairman of the coffee industry. I took an hour to reach the industry; it falls, therefore, the night I will need to get closer to the industry to find a place where I can see the hostages.
The police are coming soon to block the area I need to be fast or else I won’t be able to see what is going on. I saw a small dumpster I can hide there before the police come. I deployed my small drone from my bag in the sky to have a better view from the top. Since I couldn’t get closer, I will stay here and watch in case something happens.
My drone was in the air connected to my phone (Smartphone to be precise) I can see five men on the main building with the fifteen hostages (all male workers) it was becoming dark I activated the night vision to have a better view on my drone. Three on the main gate and last, four others were in an office searching for something. One of them picks his phone called, and I didn’t know who exactly he was calling. I could eventually see them from the top because it is a glass house, so it was good for me. The man who is calling might be the leader, I can see his anger, and I assume that nobody was picking up his phone call. So he calls again, this time somebody picks up:
“I want four million dollars if you wish to see your workers alive or your industry to function again. There are bombs everywhere in this building, so you have 30minutes to decide.”
The chairman answered by saying;
“You have 15minutes to free them”
He canceled the call. They didn’t understand what was going on. They call back, this time no response. Full of anger, the leader kills all the hostages since the chairman doesn’t care about their lives; I was watching and thinking about how to react. I was about to witness an execution just in front of me but honestly, I didn’t know what to do there was so many of them for me to act alone at that moment I felt fear and ask myself; “what am I doing here?” these words are flowing into my mind. Suddenly the lights went off in the factory, the terrorist are panicking and screamed;
“Why the light went off? Who is there?” Contact his men from exterior building a factory to know exactly what is going on out there.
Their radios were not responding to something and they can feel it. I almost forgot I can have a visual outside the premises. I looked, the three men on the main gate are down I don’t if they are dead or knocked out, the only thing I know is they are down.
The other men who were found in the office came down to the main building to see what is happening. A few seconds later, another man down, they fired in the air multiple times with their AK-47. By doing so, my drone got shot, after that, the lights came back and three soldiers in blue suits stand in front, the one with the knife slices three terrorists. The second one uses his handgun to take down the other three, therefore there were two remainings. They flee to their range rover trying to escape, but unfortunately for them, the car explodes.
It happens so fast, I couldn’t believe that exterminate a group of a terrorist in less than a minute. At the same time, I was happy because finally, I could see them again, these soldiers full of mysteries the BSF. I took pictures of them and try to come out from dumpster but there was one terrorist remaining; I don’t know how I didn’t notice him and it is now I realize that the BSF took down eleven of the terrorist but they were twelve. There were four in the office but three of them came down, he was the one remaining in the office; he got me from behind with a gun and held me as his captive. He went through the main door with me and screamed;
“Drop your weapon the three of you! Now! Or else she goes down for it”.
I could sense his fear through his hands when he is pointing the gun at me in the head. The three soldiers didn’t even move a single inch, with full confidence one of them use his left finger to touch his ear and said;
“What are you waiting for?”
I didn’t understand; it confused even the terrorist the hostages were behind the soldiers full of terror afraid to be caught in a gunfight again. In an instance, I heard a gunshot from my back; they shot through the terrorist arm from behind; the terrorist wanted to use his knife to cut my throat but unfortunately for him, I know how to defend myself. I broke his nose with an elbow and I kicked behind the neck; he fell unconscious. I heard sirens of the police, the three soldiers standing in front of me disappeared, they saved the hostages, I witness the BSF in action once more, and I have all the pictures I need to write an article on them. After that, I packed up my things in the bike so I should go quickly to the house and work on my story. I saw two of the BSF staring at me for at list a minute, I thought they wanted to stop me again as they did two years ago, “No” instead they left. I took the bike and live.
Back to the WINGS, I reported to Big Joe I promised him I will write an article on the incident in the coffee industry. He sent me home to take a rest, and he was right I need to take a rest. Back home, I put my TV on, take a hot bath, and searching for food to eat. At that same moment somebody knocked on my door, I taught it was Mike at the beginning but in the end, I was wrong;
“Mike I know it is you go, you don’t see the time it is 10 pm.” The person knocked again, I lost patience I rush through a door I opened it with force and then I saw two imposing men standing in front of my door. Actually, there were handsome for me, taller and well dressed;
“Hello! Are you Miss Lita Simmons?”
“How do these guys know my name or where do they know me” (speaking in my mind)
“Yes, I am! Who’s asking?”
“Can we come in, please?”
“No!”
“Why?”
“Cuz I don’t know you, I don’t know who sent you, and besides who are you?”
“But you like to know everything about other people, don’t you Miss Simmons.”
Lita is being confused and afraid. The guy keeps on talking;
“You have been writing about us for years now but you still don’t get to have an answer yet. Let me tell you everything you need to know unless you still want to know about us.”
I already have an idea who they are but I will claim not to;
“I don’t have a clue, can you be more specific?”
“Well, you need to be more careful next time or else you will always be a trap, like what happened earlier today in the coffee industry. Thank God I’m a good sniper.”
I was now sure at100 percent these guys are the soldiers I am investigating on, the BSF. I let them in, both men sat down in my couch. The one talking wears a black jacket, blue jeans, a black shirt inside, long blond hair with eyeglasses. The other one is a male black man wearing a grey suit just like a businessman. I served them a cup of coffee, and then they presented themselves;
“Okay, I’m Lt. Alex Sanders, an officer in command of the second unit of the BSF. And this is my partner Kobe Suene’e he is on my unit too,". Kobe responds by shaking his head. “Now you can ask me what you want to know about our organization.”
I was ready to pop out all the questions I have in my heart for them, and I did it without wasting time.
“Who are you?”
“Our organization has been formed by the African World Federation Organization (AWFO), a Special Forces unit to stop counter terrorist and paranormal threats in the world. The organization was first a standalone organization a Private Military Company (PMC) station in West Africa. The organ was created after the Dark War the idea was to bring out a group of soldiers to stop any threat before the outbreak of a single war. We are also specialists on espionage and expert in high-tech army development.”
“Wait, you said paranormal?”
“Yes, we can’t give you all detail for now but there some events that occur even I couldn’t believe it before. Now I can see it otherwise.”
“Two years ago in Majihd Nabi, your organizations throw a bomb in that city. Was it necessary?” I spoke with anger.
“Who said it was us?” Alex replied by staring at me
“So you want me to believe that you guys have nothing to do with the bombing in Majihd Nabi?” I don’t know if they were making a fool of me or there were serious.
“The bombing that happens two years ago has nothing to do with us, our mission if I recall we were to secure the zone, eliminate the threat and rescue the hostages. Our chief in command warned us about the bombing when we were already in the field five minutes before the bombing. When we finish with the hostages, we quickly evacuate”.
“Do you know one of your men shot my camera during the conflict?”
“Yeah it was us precisely Kobe shot your camera”. Lita started realizing something about these two but she was not sure yet, and keep on asking questions about the event;
“So who dropped the bomb? You wanna tell me it was the people of the Majihd government who drop it?” Therefore, Alex replied;
“After the conflict when we came back to our main HQ we gathered intel about the bombing. At first, we thought it might be the ministry of defense of the Majihd state but he wasn’t aware of the bombing too, he said the attack didn’t come from their airbase. It came somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, our Chief in Command makes an investigation to know more, with a lot of digging he got Intel from the CIA operative center. The CIA is trying to apprehend a secret Private Military Company known as the BLACK SAND who is involved in many black operations led by the CIA, they went rogue and works on their own. Our Chief in Command is working to found out all their identities since they were in the CIA programmed we are still waiting, our mission for us is to know who is leading the group or who their investor is”.
I found that story strange and little confusing for me and it is very interesting. It will make me know more about the organizations involved. I asked once more;
“I still don’t know what you guys want from me, is it to write the truth about what happened two years ago? Or you want me to write a huge story book about your adventures and heroic missions is that it? I said it with full of disrespect”.
It is a good idea, maybe the best! What do you think Kobe? Alex smiled.
Kobe remains calm for the moment. I let them know that; I wrote about them, to send them a message that war or power is not the only solution in this world even though you are forced too, there is always a diplomatic solution, and I mean always. Then, Alex said something very interesting about their real motive here and what will be my role.
“Honestly Lita, we came to see you because you are the solution of our mission”.
“Excuse me?” I said with full of surprise. Then for the first time, Kobe talked;
“Do you know the Sillas Family?” he looked at me carefully still holding the coffee on his hand then I replied;
“I think I wrote an article on them especially on Walter Sillas the man who controls the greatest petrol industry here in the US and in South Africa. If I remember I wrote an article about a humanitarian aid he did in various countries by building hospitals and schools after the Dark War, but why you are asking?”
“Our informant in South Africa gathered information about them, telling us they are investing so many activities even in warfare. The group who is protecting their investment is the Black Sand. For me it is not a coincidence if they are protecting their investment, the Sillas Family has a role to play in all this. That’s why we need you, Miss Simmons, to approach the Sillas Family. You meant them once during an interview here in Silver Bay we need you to gather a meeting again with them.”
I let them know that it will not be easy to gather a meeting with them it is a powerful family and they don’t live in the USA. Their organization is in South Africa, how will I get there? Then Kobe said “we will work together as from now because we need you to investigate them. In exchange, you can write whatever you want to write on us”. Actually, they want me to expose the Black Sand they are using me to get them. I can accept only on one condition, it is if they will be no causalities during our investigation I will accept if not they should just forget my help. Alex and Kobe accept even though they said it won’t be easy but they will try. So the three of us agree on two things: first taking down the Black Sand and second we should be sure if Sillas Family is behind all this. Then we all agree and will next step is going in South Africa.
Meanwhile, in the Sahara Desert,
A big truck riding in the desert, suddenly stopped, a man came out from that truck with an iron left hand, black shade sunglasses, skinhead, brown coat, brown military jeans, and a black male. He got eight men on his position, at that moment a helicopter coming from the sky, landed on that same spot a few meters in front of the truck. A man descends from the helicopter on black suits and black coat, his name is Kurt Sillas the son of Walter Sillas, he is meeting with Zuma an African warlord wanted by CIA, FBI, Russian Intelligence, and now by the AWFO. Greetings started;
“Zuma, it is been, a while!”
“That’s true Mr. Sillas!”
“Please call me Kurt.”
“Ok. So have you finished your business in the US?”
“Yeah, I think so. I took a while but I think it his handled by my men. I should be careful now because it already involves the Blue Sentinels Force, and that is not good for my business.”
“No worries you’re a man of thousands of solutions you will find a way out. For now, let me show you my new gift.” He opens the truck, he took his silver suitcase, open it. It amazed Kurt, so amazed that at the end he said;
“The word beauty does not come from only to describe things like jewels, women or animals, but it also comes when we need Power, and I think this right here, is beautiful.” Zuma close his suitcase gives it to Kurt, in exchange Kurt made a pay cheque on his phone, transferring money to Zuma account, both men shake hands and set off.