Chapter 4
Meeting place
As night fell, Admeet lied on his bed and thought to himself. He wouldn’t bother escaping. Not when he has all of this.
The door opened again. The slig who escorted him to the battle grounds said “you have been invited to the general’s watch tower; I’ll show you how to get there”. Admeet stood up and followed the Slig. “By the way, my name is Zaypher; I will be escorting you wherever you like now and if you are ordered to go visit someone or some place”. “Thanks” said Admeet. As the two wandered down to the watch tower, the other Sligs snoozed on their beds through the cold night. Strangely, every Slig was snoozing out little Z’s out of their mouth, and then they would pop in the air. “It’s a bit strange that” said Zaypher “no one really knows why that happens”. Zaypher showed Admeet the lift to the other levels of the complex and of course, the watch tower. “You’ll want the top floor to the watch tower” said Zaypher. “Thanks see you around” said Admeet “see you” replied Zaypher as he disappeared through the corridor.
The glass lift went at a steady, upwards pace and Admeet waited for a bit until the lift came to a steady stop at the top floor. There waiting for him in his black suit complete with badge and cigar was General Sleg himself.
“It has come to my attention that you don’t belong in the military complex” said the general, “Your records indicate that you were once an outsider, it is pretty rare when an outsider is captured for military use”. “Well my abilities in the military are at use” said Admeet, “Even when certain death is near but yet somehow, I always seem to get away from it”. “You are pretty tough and skilled for an outsider who hasn’t been had proper military training” said the general, “and we can help you succeed with your goals and aims when you’ve got this whole H.Q. to play with; literally. You have two choices. You can properly join us in our fight for survival against the terrorists and savage creatures, or you can be released into the desert wastelands when death’s door is right in front of you”. Admeet definitely knew what answer he was going to choose. “I will join you” Admeet replied in a short answer. “Very good” said the general and with that, he gave Admeet a badge saying “fight for your friends, fight for your life”. “You are now part of the Slig Military Garrison, SMG for short” said the general, “you are dismissed”. “Thank you” said Admeet and with that, he stepped onto the lift and pushed the button. “I look forward to see you in action” said the general before the lift started its journey down to ground level.
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