Arc of the Souls Chapter 53: Arc 2, Chapter 30 - The Secret War (ACT 1: THE DEPLOYMENT)

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[ A week after the Battle of Kobaji ] Koj-Dagan. A beautiful planet that is home to many exotic creatures and rich minerals, that’s right, a world to escape on for the wealthy. Armada Capital is high-class central, tons of powerful people go in and out in the city and as for one individual, a Politician whose vacation will soon come to an abrupt end... “Going Once! Going Twice!.. SOLD!” One of Armada’s specialties for well-spent wealth; auctions. This was a ship auctioning, where bidders can bid for expensive ships or retired military ships. “Oh boy! I was sincerely worried that I wouldn’t be able get ahold of that one, but two million Quants isn’t so bad.” The typical plus-sized bald businessman who would be, of course, accompanied by Koj-Dagan’s finest Misses out there. It was a usual trend for this capital but if the currency is spent, nobody would seemingly care. All being said, this businessman was also accompanied by no other than Merviogogan Zentorrio, a politician who vouches for the side of the Soul-Core as he was once an Enforcer for that army. “Two Million Quants for such a puny ship, I figure you would’ve had better taste than that.” Mervio showed concern for such poor spending choices. Mervio had a considerable amount of wealth, most of which came from a stock market of trades before getting into politics, they say someone like him lacked the ability to waver toward new things. “Starting at the price of 3.5 million for the Vulcan-X-80 3R.” The auctioneer now listed a freshly retired Super-Stealth Fighter from the days of King Kytron. The room grew with stiff banter, even for the rich, a ship like this is nearly impossible to acquire and seeing the starting price at a considerable low amount, it made an enticing offer for everyone in that room however this is simply how auctions work; start low, end high. “4 million!” “4 million, going once, goin-“ “4.5 million!” “4.5 million, going once, going twice.” “5 million!” The bids came in as expected and of course the price was climbing. Unexpectedly though, Mervio finally stood up to make his bid offering, serving once in the army, this brought him back and would make an excellent addition to his ship collection. “I’ll make my offer- Ten million quants!” The crowd jolted their heads at Mervio, like birds to a bag of seeds. On this world, you could spare the million, but you couldn’t simply spare ten million just like that, especially on a high-class ship. Mervio himself thought to be ridiculous yet without hesitation, currency well-spent. Could this be Armada’s biggest spender as of today? “Ten million, going once, going twice. SOLD!” Even so, his wealth doesn’t come close to that of Evtoria Mugen, but he is ruthless nonetheless, not because of his expenses but because of Merviogogan’s past and his fair share of hits on Dark Intrinium is why today Armada will live through an unforgiveable event. - Emerging from the atmosphere were five stealth ships, each which had the U.O.K symbol, what business would Armada warrant the presence of U.O.K? The five ships descended to touch ground on Koj-Dagan’s vast forest, the forest lands of Koj-Dagan were large and sometimes housed jungle villages in certain parts but over the years, Armada’s expansion sized down the forest quite a bit and have border perimeters that would prevent any unauthorized foreigners from entering. Essentially the forest lands are unoccupied only yet, it is being occupied by several exotic creatures. “Wow… the largest forest I’ve ever seen.” Satono blurt out over the comms, her being in that ship formation. “That’s Koj-Dagan for you, but I wouldn’t be too shocked about it. This entire area is hell to go through when I last did my research. We have got a lot of ground we’ll need to cover.” Aria took the lead and found a good spot for them to land. “Be wary once we begin moving, we are not the only ones occupying this forest. We may come across large, vicious creatures. None of you should have any trouble howeve