The Metal Military Academy
Chapter 10: The Story of Memories

“It all started when your father was assigned to guard and supervise the journey of a special space ship transporting medical equipment to a planet being transformed. Before becoming a hunter while still a bachelor, he was a soldier in the Military Force Orbit.”

Ardan nodded. He already knew that his father worked in the military first as an ordinary soldier, a hunter, and then returned to being an officer after the Galactic Union experienced a power revolution. That is, the transition period of the source of power that originally started from the system to the resurrection.

“The power of living things used to depend on the Life System, right? Where one has to hunt monsters to raise a certain level of power, such as RPG.” games

Ardan just nodded again. Because, he did not understand the concepts of power derived from the Life System such as leveling up, programming abilities, cheat, and so on like games. He only knows that such a concept is often found in online novels.

The young man so thought, how could the time of his father so the hunter used to increase the power must pass the system?

Sounds silly.

Bayang began to explain, “Initially, Astan only has a built-in system from the Space Force. At that time every soldier must check his health first before serving out of the planet. However, when Astan was in the examination period, the company of the ship owner saw great potential in the body of Astan.”

“They argue that Astan's body is capable of harboring the power of an artificial Life System they illegally created themselves. Chaos had occurred on the ship because your father insisted on refusing the installation of the illegal system.”

“That system was forcibly installed. Due to his emotions and stubbornness that is what makes me this created.”

“Wait a minute.” Ardan raised his eyebrows in wonder. “You mean, you were created from my father's emotions?”

Shadow nodded. “More precisely comes from Astan's shadow as well as his emotions. Astan insisted he did not want to be implanted artificial systems because he felt that the system had only been created to control the mind of living things, not strengthen the creature itself.”

Bayang again explained, “Because the newborn I still rely more on instinct than common sense, the company influenced me. They made me an offer. If Astan still refuses to be paired with an artificial system, then I have the right to kill him and take over his body.”

“K-you...!”

Both Ardan's hands clenched tightly upon hearing the Shadow's evil purpose in the past. Apparently, this creature once had an evil intention to kill his father, of course Ardan emotion knows it.

Seeing the young man start to get emotional, Shadow tried to calm down, “Wo! Whoa! Patience, Dude. It's just the past. If I still had such evil intentions, you would never have been born into this world, would you?”

Ardan began to sigh, trying to calm himself down. If he had dealt with his father, Ardan would have had enough trouble holding back emotions.

“You're right. It's just the past. Excuse me. Just go ahead,” said Ardan flat.

Shadow continued, “Surely I who at that time really wanted a body agreed. Astan was about to escape from the ship, but I intercepted him. We also fight, and that fight is what makes one eye damaged and change color.”

“You know, Dan. His silver-colored eyes were injured from my scratch and almost blinded him.”

“After Astan survived the incident on the spacecraft, I who was still left on the ship fell asleep, then got back up a few years later. Upon awakening, I immediately connected my mind with Astan's mind. Although we are separated by distance, but the name of the power of the mind must be easily connected, especially I myself am still part of Astan, because I am his living shadow.”

“I sent some memories that Astan had forgotten after the incident, because apparently he lost his memory, and gave some suggestions for him to return to the ship.”

“Destination?” ask Ardan briefly.

The shadow had once glanced at Ardan with one eye. “Sure to snatch your father's body. But once again I'll make it clear, it's just the past.”

“Your father who was a hunter at that time managed to return to the ship by disguising himself as a soldier from the investigation team. Because the ship has become a carcass and many wild-made creatures that escape, he and his colleagues often had difficulty in finding some evidence of the ship's owner who at that time got a case for being caught doing illegal acts. Yes..., such as creating monsters and artificial systems.”

“You made him switch bodies, did you?”

“You could say so,” replied Shadow to Ardan's question, he shook his head afterwards. “Entahlah. I can not explain in more detail because it will be very long and some events many forget.”

“Terus, did my father manage to reclaim his body?” Ardan raised one leg up on the edge of the bed.

“Clearly can! Especially at that time he was helped by his best friend who was a middle officer. Eee.... What's his name..?” The shadow tries to remember. “Mufin? A morpin? The gabin? Akhs! I don't know, I forgot! Clearly, your father's best friend's strength is a complete shackle! He could control the electricity and would often knock it at me. I still have a grudge against that guy. Especially if he is again a friendly smile, I want to tear his mouth.”

Ardan had chuckled at the babbling of Shadow. As Ardan remembered, his father did have many friends, understand extrovert children. However, if for Astan's friend the Shadow meant, Ardan did not know at all.

“After that, how?” ask Ardan again.

“Alau Astan managed to get his body back, not only to make it free from me. Precisely we are fused and I still like to disturb his mind.”

“You are indeed a naughty creature,” led Ardan fad.

“But handsome and mengegegemesin.... Unchs! Unch!”

“Huek..!”

Hurried Ardan merengos, trying to nahan mules when Shadow pretentious-sok’an put a cute expression accompanied by the shape of the eyes resembling the eyes of a cat who wants to ask dielus.

I swear, it doesn't fit! It is fitting that the Shadow comes from Astan himself. Their behavior is equally salacious.

“Nape? Muntaber you?” sahut Bayang sewot because he knows he is currently being harassed.

Ardan shook his head, turning back to face the Shadow. “Eng-not, really. Continue aja.”

“Since then, we have been noisy and hostile to each other. Until the time when the evil organization named.... Eee.... Name...”

Again Bayang tried to remember, but could not because the incident was very long gone, long before Ardan was born even before Astan met his future wife.

“Akh! I don't know! I forgot his name! What is clear, of course the organization there is cooperation with companies that make the illegal system,” Shadow own emotions. “Members of his organization managed to kidnap Astan and they again tried to activate the illegal system using an updated device version by removing all of Astan's memories. This time they did without me.”

“Before the memory removal process began, Astan was made unconscious. That's when I showed up, telling him it was useless to dodge. The universe will be entirely controlled by the Life System. All living things will continue to be strong in that instantaneous way.”

“Then, do you know the response?”

Ardan chose silence, waiting for the continuation of the Shadow story more carefully.

“He wants to be free, and he won't give up just like that.”

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