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Once upon a time there was a soldier of about 16 years old who had been enlisted for the war at 12 called Jenx, he was in charge of communications in his squad, this was called "the stealthy steps" mainly in charge of collecting information and transmitting it to nearby generals to set up attacks and prepare defensively.
They faced the Protogens, anthropomorphic creatures with animal features and metal parts fused with their body on the hips, chest and shoulders, in addition to the fact that instead of a face they had a visor with lights that represented their face, the Protogen had some advantage since they came out of nowhere from the sky, dominating most of the governments and disorganizing the others, destabilizing the world, that's why all the governments fell and several military bodies emerged from the ruins, Jenx was recruited by one called "silver wings" specialized For his stealth.
After that they spent a few years in different operations across the continent, having already spent 4 years being in service having 16 he was near a Protogen military base which was very well armed, on the way to his position he lost all his companions, being the only one who survived, in addition to the fact that he was dedicated to communications between them and the camp, he settled nearby and hid in a good position under a fallen log, he tries to communicate with the camp but can't do it from his hiding place, seeing this Jenx climbed a tree And installed an antenna for better communication, only to find that there was no traffic on the main channel.
He thought it was because it was late, but in reality no one answered because the camp had been discovered and they had taken possession of the communications, but they did not expect that there was still a surviving squad, They asked about his state, Jenx told him that only he survived the attack but that he still maintains the position, waiting for orders, they thinked of something quickly asked him to keep the watchman position and to record whatever happened , Jenx used a small notebook that he occupied as a diary to record interesting things, the Protogens when they realized that He is the last living of this group they decided to play with him.
The leader of a squad called Ilas decided that it would be something fun since he was alone, so the squad would dedicate himself to scaring him a little before taking him prisoner, they asked him to keep the position, and then they would go for him, then they stayed in the old camp until more soldiers arrive to dismantle the camp and take the supplies, then by pure chance Jenx decides to stealthily return to the camp just to see It occupied by the Protogens, after that he returned and decided that he would hide so that no one would discover him, then he passed through each of The radio channels but absolutely no one responded, with nothing more to do he did something extremely risky, make a transmission on the open channels of the radio, which would effectively give his position to his enemies and other enemy groups, despite this he did It, which attracted Captain Ilas and his soldiers to his position did not find anything until they looked closer and found his hiding places next to Jenx, sitting next to his radio without hope and alone, the captain felt something sad to no longer be able to play with him and to be suffering a little more, to which he decided not to kill him and take him prisoner.
After taking him prisoner they took him to the base, when he passed by it he realized that it was a crucial point since they had a lot of weapons and a large number of soldiers around it, they took him to a room with only 2 chairs and a table in the middle, he saw that it was an interrogation room, then Captain Ilas entered the room and asked him what his position was, age Jenx, and his specialty in the squad, Jenx with nothing to lose told him everything without lying, he no longer has anyone to support, Then he was taken to his cell, the next day he was visited by some soldiers to see him but he was just sitting there in his cell, lost in his world, the soldiers when they saw him in that state they wondered if they should do something, what they told Captain Ilas and she went to see him personally, seeing him in a deplorable mental state, seeing this she tried to talk to him, only for him to tell her that despite being able to talk to the Protogen he still felt deeply alone, like a tree in the middle of a plain, she understood this and she told him that when she had free time I would come to talk to him.
They spent several months talking to the captain and she had become more social, and now she was allowed to leave her cell and even help them with communications in case they have problems, then the captain told her that by order of the superiors of the Protogen force they would tell her their reasons for arrival on earth, they told her that her plans were to rescue the earth by extinguishing the Human race and from there take care of and inhabit it, Jenx understood this, since he was rejected by many people in the past and even During his time in the "silver wings" and that he would now dedicate his life for them, since despite being enemies they accepted him as one of their own, upon hearing this the captain asked if he would really give his life for them, Jenx firmly replied yes, and the captain in full confidence told him that they would do it by an experimental operation to improve their abilities and so that they were similar to those of the Protogens, when he heard this he thought about it and with a soft tone he said that “I accepted it”
After several months of recovery he woke up in a room where scientists were watching his progress, then he saw his arms and saw that his brain had passed to a new body, a body of a Protogen, with the passage of time he learned to walk and talk again, and was implemented to the new world order with a new identity.
The End