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SORROW

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by Paul Hang

somebody-scared and uncomfortable

  Rebecca Madison happened to find her by the sound of her wailing

  She took the baby home to her husband Brian, and her new brother Cody

  Both Brian and Rebecca called the baby "Angela"

  Living with the Madison would be her comfort zone

  A smart girl she was, eager to learn, and willingly to make her foster parents happy

  Friendly, quiet, but not shy, always knowing the right decisions to make

  Commonly reclusive when she wasn’t in class, but her books were her distraction

  Obsessed with sci-fi literature and Shakespeare's work

  Sometimes happy, but mostly a humble person, and compassionate

  Surrounded by love and motivation, there was a bright future

  A successful student, planned onto college

  But it all changed

  She was eighteen, and her family was invaded by the Bloodhounds

  They broke down the door-either taking them or drugging them

  Angela heard the loud banging noise, she prepared herself

  Grabbed Brian's shotgun in his closet

  The two men asked the father to listen and not do anything offensive

  Brian refused, and took a swing at the man's face

  Trying to grab the invader's pistol to protect his family

  He was caught by eight rounds of the second member's X-86 Assault Rifle

  Brian was no more

  Angela watched her foster father died from the stairs

  Revealed herself from walking down the stairs, and took the lives of both men

  Shots were being fired; reinforcement was coming for back-up

  Rebecca wanted the shotgun, Angela gave it to her

  The sound of the general angrily yelling forced Rebecca to drop the shotgun downstairs

  The shotgun was in her hands, it was most likely her that killed them

  Stood for herself, insulted his gang, and his leader

  Rebecca was shot in the head by the general's pistol, and took Cody with him

  Angela hid in dad's closet, wrapped in fear and despondency

  She had never experienced this type of emotion before

  Tears were bursting from her eyes, and then, a nervous breakdown

  Paralyzed and out of concentration

  She was rescued by one of the commanders of the Confederacy, Robert McMillan

  The invasion was over; luckily they weren't annexed by their invaders

  Robert saw her dead foster parents; he knew she needed some affection

  A hug was worthy for it

  Raised and saved by the Confederacy

  Still, she distresses herself with her emotions

  Sorrow, surrounding her brain, she couldn't get away from the pain

  Had the innocent eyes of a child to a face of pessimism

  A promise for her saviors-vengeance and repairing the corrupted system

  The black haired woman would train to be the best soldier she can be in two years

  Such accuracy, such fighting skills, such quick reflexes

  Stood five’ five feet tall, moderately long black hair

  Her emotions sometimes got in her way

  She learned how to live with it, and used it as a reminder

  Of what she was fighting for

  Still, it always came back to haunt her

  T-300

  Jorge Forzula, a Hispanic scientist and an inventor of the T-300

  The man is old, but his knowledge always growing

  An armor with such divine quality, protection, and abilities

  Its metal plates was painted on a silver color

  The helmet had the same color

  Only the best soldier could earn the suit

  And it was one of the solutions that could end the war

  Many years the man and his team had put in

  Jorge had a vision that he could create the ultimate suit for combat engagements

  The suit that will define the one soldier who earned their rights

  Wearing this high end technology, will make one a walking force

  The T-300 worked by using a special chip

  The chip must be placed behind the human's neck

  Its four needles must go through the flesh

  For full access of its functional abilities

  The chip was built to communicate the armor's specialized software

  Within its features, it had five abilities:

  Armor Enhancement, Speed Boost,

  Bullet Stop, and a built-in twenty four inch razor-sharp blade

  With a ballistic shield made to immune great danger

  It can recharge its mobility when severely damaged

  And it allowed one to regenerate its health from risky situations

  If one does not get hurt within five seconds

  When implanted in the user’s neck

  It accesses one’s weight, height, gender

  Automatically adjusting the suit for the user’s comfort

  Four out of the six abilities

  Required some cooldown duration when they are used

  The Speed Boost ability could be used three times consecutively

  While the others could only be used once

  Additional attributes were presented in the chip:

  Faster movement, reaction time

  Augmented strength, and being bloodthirsty

  Foreign technology that this piece of suit had:

  The T-300 was designed to always have access to newer abilities

  As the future awaits on the user's use

  The Decision

  His workplace was in Tanza, Kineet

  Jorge sensed that more forces were coming to take over the city

  Or perhaps the entire continent, they were nearby to Bloodhound territories

  He knew they would come for him and his workers-using them to work on their technology

  Most importantly, he did not want Richard's hands on his new invention

  Shipped the armor to Radell-his hometown

  No Bloodhounds got its hands on it; they were clueless of what he created

  The Confederacy would use this piece of technology for their advantage

  There was time for a small competition for those that believed that could win the armor

  Very few dared to enter the competition, Angela was one of them

  She excelled her four opponents through various activities with no issues

  The T-300 was given to her, but she has yet to master it

  A Sidekick

  Angela is immediately send to a local laboratory

  Currently sitting on a chair, her hands are tied on the arm rests

  The scientist warns her-the chip is going to sting her

  She begins to relax herself as much as possible

  Once she's ready, the progress is about to start

  The scientist gently pushes the chip through the back of her neck

  Angela can feel the needle pushing inside of her flesh

  It isn't so torturing; she doesn't feel that much pain

  After five seconds, the real installation starts to begin

  The chip releases an electric energy around her body

  Simply installing its attributes and functionalities into Angela

  Angela has never feel so much physical agony in her life

  Closing her eyes, grunting a couple of time, and shivering her arms

  Installation is almost complete; she's breaking her hands free

  It seems her strength augmentation is completed

  After a couple of more seconds, the whole installation is finished

  The next step of the procedure to wear the suit and test it

  Once the suit is worn on a user

  One will be able to access a built in A.I. named "Ellie"

  Makes a nice first impression on Angela

  She wonders, has hallucination taken over her?

  Clueless about what is the voice
she’s hearing

  Ellie speaks out of Angela's head, introducing the people around her

  Ellie is an artificial human being, her intelligence is unprecedented

  Scripted by Jorge, a homage to his decayed wife

  Emotions is in her, not completely robotic

  Designed to be friendly, kind, and helpful

  Always willingly to help Angela when she needs it

  A day later, she tries to get used to wearing the armor

  Trying to practice to use its functionalities

  At a loss of how she can use the T-300's abilities

  Ellie explains how it works

  The T-300 itself allow the user to customize it's abilities for its own comfort use

  To customize its options, she gives her a speaking tutorial

  Specific sayings will make the AI allow the user to interfere its core design

  Once the user has enter the security protection of the armor's abilities

  One will be able to adjust it's abilities on physical or mental use

  As soon the customization is finished, the AI will recognize as its database

  Saving it as a permanent memory unless the user wishes to change it again

  All alone in the gym, peace and tranquility

  Practicing for long hours, and mastering it

  People Need Heroes (Mission I)

  A day has passed, Angela is told to start her first mission

  She is supposed to rescue some citizens that are held as prisoners

  The city locale is in Cindellia

  Night time is a part of the schedule

  Her weapons are an X-86 Assault Rifle, and a G7 Pistol

  The X-86 carries a magazine size of eighty 5.56mm NATO rounds

  It is designed for close to mid range fights

  Minimal recoil, moderate rate of fire and moderately low damage

  A Confederate soldier standard weaponry

  Angela considers this to be her favorite arsenal

  G7 is exclusively designed for close and close mid encounters

  Its light weight makes it easy to carry

  The ease of use makes it very user friendly compared to other weapons

  Fifteen .45 ACP rounds in the clip, moderate damage

  Has an automatic firing mode for better performance in a closer range

  Decreased range, and accuracy, but increased damage and recoil

  Locations: Amazing Sales Super Market, Junison High School,

  Pretty Lights Night Club and the Robinson Apartment

  She is dropped off by "Vinnie", a flying

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