Adopted Soldier

Emily was having a very big moral dilemma, of either doing what's fun, or letting things flow naturally. She who was hesitating while holing onto her phone, finally decided what to do.

'Never mind, it doesn't matter if I tell it now or not. The end would still be the same. At least if say it now, I can somehow control the situation.'

Emily who decided to message Evangeline did so immediately. She also sent the message to all the members of the Mercenary Club. Once she sent the message to everyone, Emily happily went straight to Rachel's house.

...

Oliver's phone was ringing since awhile ago. Not only did Emily message him, even Sayaka messaged him a few hours prior. But Oliver wasn't able to notice the ringing of his phone, because he was practicing his sword dance.

He was in a trance as he swung his sword, that was handed to him by his master. Oliver was doing his practicing with his sword, in his backyard.

The more he swung, the more he became on with the sword. His master Ken hadn't taught him this, but for some reason this way of training felt familiar to him, it felt part of him.

As Oliver swung his blade familiar scenes keep flashing in his head. It was like his dream, but this time it was now clearer, than it was in his dreams. It was also different than his dreams, The differences were here and there. Oliver wasn't kidnapped, he wasn't taken hostage, it was something different.

He was there in that place for a different purpose. As Oliver continued to swing his sword, he fell deeper into his subconscious deeper into his self. It was getting harder and hared to concentrate on the sword, as the memories he knows off and a different set of memories was being played in his mind.

Oliver wanted to know more about the images in his mind, which broke his trance like state. He then stopped swinging his sword, as he breathed heavily.

Oliver couldn't understand what those images were. He wasn't able to make sense of those scenes, that were so different from his actual memories. It was even different from the dreams he keeps on having every now and then.

Oliver tried to replicate the feeling he had when he swung his sword, but he couldn't get back into that trance like state.

'What was that? That memory, it was so different from what I remember, it felt so real. I wasn't one of the kidnapped children, I was the one who kidnapped them... But why? Why was I the bad guy in that memory? Was that even a memory? Or was it another delusion?'

Oliver couldn't make heads or tails about the memories he just saw. He wanted to ask his parents about the events of the night he got kidnapped. But they would most likely tell the same suspicious answer. Someone saved him and left him in a front of the hospital doors.

Unfortunately the security cameras weren't working on that day, so there was no video evidence of the events that transpired. If that wasn't suspicious enough the medical records of Oliver in that hospital were all burned to the ground, in a fire that happened a few days later.

Oliver had a lot of questions, without any answers. So he decided to once again investigate that day. This time he has friends that could help him. So maybe this time, something new might pop out.

When Oliver was done making this decision, he restarted practicing his sword moves. After a few more minutes, he figured that he couldn't concentrate because of what happened. Oliver took a break and finally saw the messages that were sent to him.

He first checked on Sayaka's message which was basically her reminding him not to train too hard. It was the same thing everyday, ever since Oliver started to train under his master Ken. Sayaka has been nagging at him every now and then, about taking it easy, or doing something fun with her.

Of course every time Sayaka asks, Oliver had no hope to reject. He has always been pushed around by Sayaka. At first this was irritating and sad, a grown muscular guy like him being pushed around by a small, well compared to him, a small naggy, kinda somehow cute girl like Sayaka.

Yet nowadays Oliver was getting used to her telling him what to do. He wasn't as uncomfortable like in the beginning, Sometimes he actually feels like he loves hanging out with Sayaka alone.

...

When Oliver was done replying to Sayaka's messages, he read the next message from Emily. As he read the message, Oliver's mouth slowly opened in shock. He couldn't believe what he just read, Alex that Alexander Samarita, who was always serious, and had that ever stoic face, was actually going to sleep in Rachel's room.

Oliver read it thrice before he actually believed what he read was real.

Based on the message sent by Emily, it was even him that suggested he sleep in Rachel's room. The more shocking thing was, Rachel actually agreed to it. Oliver knowing Emily's personality, knew that he must not be the only one she messaged.

It was probably okay to assume that she messaged everyone in the Mercenary Club, including Evangeline. Oliver jumped over his fence and sprinted towards Rachel's place. In his mind he was saying that he was going there to prevent any accidents from happening, but truthfully he just wanted to see a good show. Also he was somehow worried about his comrade Alex, who in his mind was his sorta kinda best friend.

'Comrade Alex, I hope you don't do anything to aggravate the situation.'

...

Evangeline Kain was already in her bed sleeping, when she heard her phone ringing. She rubbed eyes, and looked at her phone. It was a message from Emily. She wondered what was so important that Emily decided to message her in the middle of the night.

Evangeline who was reading the message was stunned. She couldn't immediately comprehend what she just read. She wasn't even sure what she was reading was even right, or that if it was even real. She started to think that maybe she was delusional or that she was having a nightmare of sorts. That's how surprising the message was to her.

So she read the message again and again, and she even pinched and slapped herself to make sure, she wasn't dreaming. Once she was sure that she was neither delusional, nor dreaming she stood up and changed her clothes.

She contacted her father, and told him she needed to head out because of the Samaritas. When Evangeline's father heard that it was something to do with the Samaritas, he allowed his daughter to do what must be done.

Once she got permission to leave by her father, as well as permission to do what needs to be done. Evangeline immediately asked for twenty of their best men to accompany her. When they were ready and got fully equipped they left. She left with them without even briefing her men about the situation.

She just told them that they needed to head to the Regius' house.