Junction Pt. 02

He heard back, "Take the gloves off."

Jace sighed and pulled his gloves off and set about setting up a flaming tornado over the area destroying landmines and burning the grass all along the path and the field. He set the pattern to random and watched it slowly go east destroying more of them.

He sent back a message, "If they have a weapon in that corner they will launch if I go full bore from this distance. I just destroyed a few thousand landmines because nobody is around from my vantage point. If their drones see the swath of destruction, they will pull people out to investigate.

Maybe I could steal a transport or gather further intelligence on what is planned. Wait I see a small patrol approaching in the distance. I will listen in to what they have to say when they get close before taking them out. I will gather some intelligence and report back." Jace ended comms.

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"Base this is patrol 23Bravo heading to the main site after our R&R. The pathway has been obscured by fire. We see a flaming tornado in the distance. A lot of mines have exploded out here. It looks to be a very random pattern and km long sections of scorched earth. We don't know the safe path through here now. We are cut off."

He heard back, "Use your GWPS unit and we will send you a map. Stay alert, that is likely a mage on the loose. We had an alert on a state trooper but never found him, could be the same person or another member of this same unit."

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Jace downloaded the map from the users, it had the entire northern region. He used the sat phone and sent the file forward. It also showed several concrete structures and a port.

Also, a small landing strip for cargo craft to land. He forwarded that to the Minister of Defense, "We now know they have a lot in that northeast corner. Can I get a drone aerial view of that area? I might be able to tell you what I see."

He heard back, "We are working on it. The infiltrators hardcoded the drones to not enter that area."

Jace smiled, "Then don't change the drones. Move the GWPS so the drones go where you want them to go. It will fuck with their GWPS in the area. At least until you have a map."

He heard back, "Talking with some people to find out if it is possible."

Jace responded, "Give me the location of the nearest drone you have to that location and I will do it from here. It is a local effect. I have done this before. It will last an hour or two at most."

He was glad to have the sat unit for this type of communication. He did not keep them up for long as people could track them.

He got a response with coordinates in a text file. He took the gloves off and messed with the local magnetic field of the Weave and sent a wave to the northeast.

He went out and cut down the patrol that had been moving slowly through the destruction. He waited using a wall of force and flew it over. He used swords to cut them down from the back going forward. He used Telekinesis on both blades and sent them straight at the enemy.

He took off their heads from behind in a double whirlwind of the blades. He found a 25Ki vamp unit but this one was a glove. It had a connector to it. He opened the leg of the person and it was the same connector on their 5,000Ki units.

He reloaded his unit using the glove. He then sent a message back, "Will be flying to site. Found a gold mine item that lets me just down those 5,000Ki units to restock. Got them off of a corpse.

No bounties. They look like a regular army. Just well-armed and not ours. I pulled Vomer 745 submachine guns from the corpses. With Viper-245 sidearms. They all wore the same clothes. They move like a separate military force."

He heard back, "Here is your image, how did you do that?"

Jace sent back, "A magnetic wave in the atmosphere. Great for dropping drones too. Cannot tell you how I learned that. It is classified. That image shows 4 heavy concrete slabs over some kind of bunkers.

Likely the weapon site if I had to guess as it appears there are new T54 rockets installed onto those slabs and rails for them to move upon to slide open. T54's are built in Sycod province. My guess is they are some type of missiles heavily defended from an airstrike and the location of your current threat."

He heard back, "The Viper sidearm and Vomer submachine gun are still on our drawing board and not in production." He sent The Minister of Defense images of the weapons he pulled.

He heard back, "Fuck. There are a lot of strings on this one. I will get guidance while you move."

Jace shut down the sat and sent a message over normal. "Let me know when you want to talk in private. That comm unit can be traced." He sent a message to a dropbox location as well.

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The Minister of defense went into court and approached the King. He bowed, "Your Majesty, we have a classified briefing to give you. It is time-sensitive."

The King sighed and went into his designated war room. The Minister of Defense sent the images of the soldiers, they came from 19 different City-States and none were listed as entering this one legally. Most were still listed as active military. He put the x-ray images for the land mines, the captured map, and the drone images over that section.

He looked at the King, "Your Majesty, Jace stated he sent a magnetic wave toward our drones in the area to get them there. He said how he did it was classified. The drones had been coded to not fly over that area. That means corruption in our military as well.

He sent a message about a scout who dropped him 50,000km from his intended entry point. The Royal Elven House is questioning him and has started rounding up other co-conspirators who had contact with this elven agent working against us. In short, we are looking at a major conspiracy across multiple City-States.

He sent us images of 2 guns we have on the drawing boards that are in the field! Vomer 745 submachine guns and Viper-245 sidearms. Both are Phantom Corps product lines we are a year away from having available to your own military. We don't know if these were produced here or stolen and produced elsewhere."

The King nodded, "Keep me informed. They ran a limited set of prototypes for this last month. They may have done more than a limited production. Send agents to search the facility and their records. Let Jace do his thing. Nothing else is actionable quite yet.

He is working on finding those involved now. Those Ki units are a big surprise and a major expenditure. Let alone those mines. An alliance across so many city-states would be unheard of, yet I cannot rule it out just yet. I need facts and actionable intelligence. Jace will find it. He always comes back with intelligence at least."

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Jace packed his gear after he pulled a host of upgrades off of these guys. Including 500Ki units from each of the 6 in the other leg. Some augments he had never seen before. He did not know what they did. He knew an enchanter or 2 who could answer those questions.

None of them had a power source. He remembered the 5,000Ki units had power sources needed to hold that much Ki. Anything 1,000Ki or above had to have the power to support it. He scanned them. they had a GWPS tag along with 5 separate power cores to hold that much Ki. He pulled all of the GWPS ID's to see if he could get a batch connection. He found they were connected at a very high level inside the Weave. An area restricted to dragons by ability.

He continued and got the Minister of Defense on the sat phone, "Still moving. Following the path with all 6 units. Not draining them completely as they have GWPS trackers. Whoever built these GWPS trackers is likely a dragon.

They connect to an upper-echelon layer I cannot get to and I did not try to get to it in the Weave. Please forward to Spec-Ops research lead to see if he can make anything of these numbers."

The Defense Minister held action on this for now. He did not know who in the military to trust at the moment.

Two hours later and Jace picked up 6 incoming missiles from air-defense units. Jace sighed, "They found the bodies or the GPS reported the status of the units he drained." He only drained down 2 so far and sent them to the field. Two of the missiles altered course, he tossed the others in various directions and then changed direction to the southeast.

At least one took out a landmine or 2 when it hit the ground. He could get another hour before he had to look at switching out his units or taking out another patrol. He spotted another 6-person unit following a narrow path headed south.

He had his stealth function running on his armor. He flew in with both swords ready. He cut them like vegetables like the last unit, except he kept his swords in hand. He checked. He got hits on three of them for active military service within his province. He pulled their 5,000Ki units and their 1,000Ki and 2,000Ki units from them in the other legs that were off-line.

They were all human, regular army. Minor genetics with major tech upgrades. They could switch; only one was active. He stored the 5-1,000Ki and 1-2,000Ki units these people had and pulled their upgrades including the 6-5,000Ki units. He started flying again heading back up the path toward the north.

He soon saw 6 more missiles. He tossed them into the minefield having only drained one and they headed straight east as they exploded. Jace looked for a place to stop and settled for a stone outcrop a few km away. He headed toward it and scanned the area.

He sighed out, "Man, they are hunting me with a vengeance." They had a laser net now going across the ground connecting the various mines in this area.

He got onto the rock outcrop and pulled up these mines on x-ray vision. They were from different manufacturers, different cities, and not listed for export. He decloaked long enough to switch out the cell in his leg for a full 2,000Ki unit. Still at 5 full 2,000 Ki because of the 1 new units. He got on the sat, long enough to send the information on the new series of laser mines and soldiers.

The fact they had both units and 3 were listed as active duty. "Start searching active duty for the 5,000Ki storage mods in the right leg in our own military. I will send more when I find it; these units had both but only one active. Start by clearing Spec-Ops. If they got 900 series processors with a bio-monitor, they can find the others."

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The Minister of Defense needed those with those bio-monitors and 900+ series processors. He started with 12 Royal Bodyguards who were sent to the Central Command base to start with to find infiltrators. Starting with Spec-Ops operatives as Jace recommended.

To get a trusted unit functional within his own military. To clear them if possible. Once they were cleared they could work to clear the rest of the military from the top down. He sent the message directly to the King's connection, text only.

The Gold King smiled inside and thought, "Alright Jace. You gave us a way to find the ones in our own ranks. Now we need to find them and then I will have to deal with the Royal Executive Council of Dragon (RECD). Get them riled up and searching their own militaries for this infiltration."

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Jace shut it off and moved straight north and then east. He had to be high enough to try and be above the drones. That did not work as he intended; his camouflage was 80% but rapid movement would create a streaking effect they could track. He had one alter course. Jace dropped down to just above the ground as he had switched directions.

They picked up something but lost him as he came to a stop over the ground. They changed back to their original course. He had gone north enough that he was near the coast. He started looking for upper elevation caves in the rock face here. He found 3 natural-looking caves then saw 6 that did not look natural at all, yet they were huge and km apart.

They were recessed into the rock so nothing unnatural would be picked up from overhead; except by a coastal drone or aircraft fly-by. He went to a natural one. scanned it. and ate food while he sat and thought. Then changed out Ki units again. That left 4 of the 2,000Ki units."

He checked his connection and he had gotten nothing back. He started a 3-hours rest after camouflaging himself into the cave wall on top of his camo net. He heard the small drone 2-hours later. He scanned the drone as it went to leave the cave.

It stopped on the way out and turned back around it somehow sensed his passive scan. Something new, yet again. He pulled the judge out as it came back toward him and he blew it to pieces.

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The San Angeles Defense Department was a mess as they worked to clear personnel and take some into custody for the 5,000Ki upgrades. They found one human general in the mix.

He fought from his office for an hour before a stealth Spec-Ops unit dropped in through the ceiling, stabbed his 5,000 Ki power cores, and cut off his head. They lost 12 people in that hail of bullets, plasma, and laser fire. He had some sort of kinetic punching gauntlets he used effectively as well. They were straight tech and not magical.

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The resistance leader paced back and forth in his cave. He watched the reports of militaries in every city searching their military for these 5,000Ki units, even the city-state who manufactured them as special exceptions were required to use them.

They were only allowed in Dragons, military experiments like ones done on the giant-juggernaut that attacked his City-state over a year ago, and entitled races or individuals who were specifically authorized by the Royal Family.

They reported a million of those units as stolen to the RECD in the last hour. This leader knew they were paid for, but the manufacturer was trying to save face as this catastrophe came at him. He had been ordered arrested before he could take his own life. They removed the unit from his leg and took him away for interrogation.

That would lead to dragons in that province being discovered. Snippers were dispatched and killed him getting into a police shuttle. The shuttle hit with RPG rounds for good measure. They worked to protect their plans. Any insurance policy he might have had would have to be found later.

His wall had monitors that streamed all of the world news channels. He realized that was a bad tactical error. He pulled up his list for his top 3 echelons in each City-State, including others with that manufacturer. He put in the codes and activated power core surge and explosions in all of them.

"That should have fried any brain implants and created chaos as well. He looked over at his chosen mistress. "Those 5,000 Ki units are a damning tell for any in the military. I eliminated our source we procured them from. We should not have added those to military assets."

She sat over her workbench and finished the design on the latest crystal as she finished the incantation. She pointed at it. "Bring a drone in that has missiles. Put this crystal into the auxiliary slot and find this mage that is fucking with our people.

We have picked up several sat phone communications by this person or group, but they do not stay on it long enough. He or they did it once, the first time, but we had no assets in the area. Then we got the report of the scorched earth and blown up mines. We had that report of a state trooper, but state troopers do not hire mages unless he is more than a trooper. Former military or Spec-Ops if I had to guess."

The 'rebel leader' sent the command and got one of the drones sent back to the airfield. He called in his messenger assistant. The weak hybrid of a 50% dragon with humans; its own pathetic offspring as he did the mating himself. It killed the woman during labor, a bonus as far as he was concerned; she was still tasty afterward.

At least the creature could fly; just not for very long distances. He gave him the task of installing the crystal in an armed drone. He was the only one of his line thankfully. He turned back to his mistress mate, "Come over here and I'll scratch your back."

She knew what he wanted, she just rolled over for a change and let him take her while his dragon cock banged into her and he bit into her neck to hold her in place. 30 minutes later they finished and she looked over, "You should get back to your wife and the Palace. See what you can find out about this asset. I will return to my home in BoYork while they chase this ghost army of humans for a while."

They found some zealots to play along, others became puppets from them. "We are making these 'Kings' look weak for the fools that they are. Soon you will be able to challenge yours for leadership. Then make some serious changes. Ones that will eradicate this human infestation by making all of them 70% something else. Let the geneticists figure it out. I am thinking about cows or horses in the mix."

She went out and took a swim in the ocean after he left. She emerged from the cave to wash out her splayed cunt before going home to her husband, the weak little bastard should have been cut from the gene pool a long time ago. There was an idea. Arrange for her husband's murder she could add to the agenda.

She heard the weapons fire from one of the caves off of the shore. She saw the image of this mage emerge and he had a heavy stealth ability on his armor. She weighed revealing herself vs eliminate the menace. She wanted this menace gone.

She put up an illusion to look like a blue species instead of a red. She would have to avoid the breath weapon though to complete the illusion. She took to the air and told her 'mate' who left not long ago, "Found our mage. I am going after him. Running an illusion to look like a blue."

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Jace heard the flapping and knew it instantly from his service. Not the first time he had seen or heard a dragon in the field yet every time was a fucked situation. He spotted the dragon.

He activated the sat device and streamed the video to the Minister of Defense from his 6'oclock camera, "Am I allowed to take the gloves off when the culprit is a Dragon?"

She was gaining on him. He heard back, "Can you evade her? It looks like a female."

Jace sighed, "No trees to get into and no breath weapon fired off."

Jace turned his head, "Sending you an x-ray image of her. I might have to go to drastic actions. Images sent. Put them in a modeling tool. Slowing down."

He heard, "What are you doing?

Jace sighed, "Flying low over the minefield. Taking the gloves off."

She came in low after him. He had the shield below him instead of toward her. He made it a sphere as he launched the flaming vortex at her.

She laughed internally, 'Fire. Really?' Then all the mines below her started throwing shrapnel in her and she had to pull up and away as they ripped into her. She thought, "Clever bastard, I will enjoy dining on him!"

Jace sighed, "Fire did not appear to phase her but the mines she flew over is another matter they threw shrapnel into her. She was bleeding as she climbed up. I am burning up Ki fast by doing this. You have proof positive that at least one dragon is behind this."

Jace altered course for a small group of trees. She came in and snatched the sphere in a claw and started shaking him. He pulled his swords, dropped the camo, and started cutting through her claws as he hasted himself. He cut off one toe and she dropped him.

She hissed out in her comms to her mate, "Fuck this little shit just cut off one of my rear toes using swords. I had to drop my illusion. Definitely Spec-Ops and likely one of yours. He had to drop the stealth net on himself. He became visible. He has a 910 process and a bio-monitor with a weave connection! They have likely identified me!"

Jace's Ki was below a hundred he went naked sliced his leg open and headed for the trees while still in the sphere.