Strifehold City has been trending in online searches lately, and it was all because of the multiple footages that had been posted online of a particular creature—a dragon in the sky.
There were too many videos from too many individuals to claim that these videos were fake. Yet, those who weren’t in the city itself still found it hard to believe.
A giant Altered like that existing, and one with the form of a dragon? Surely whoever this Altered form belonged to had to be one of the strongest Altereds in existence.
It didn’t take long for online readers to put things together. Something had occurred at the event—the fight between Jayden Tiger and Harvor.
No one had seen Harvor’s Altered form before, yet he was an incredibly strong individual. That, along with the tattoo on his back, which had been captured multiple times and posted online, led most to assume this was the first appearance of Harvor’s Altered form.
It had only been a couple of days since the footage had been posted, and neither Harvor nor the AFC had made a statement on the matter.
One thing that was happening frequently, though, were repairs throughout the city. Events had to be moved to a later date or to a different venue because the stadium was under construction.
Several repairs were also being done to multiple apartment blocks and office buildings, mostly fixing glass and structural damage.
Many reporters had come to the AFC’s headquarters for answers, but they weren’t getting any. No one really knew where Harvor was at the moment.
On the outskirts of Strifehold City, there was quite a bit of wide open land. In one of these areas, a special facility had been created, all under the One Corp corporation.
Large warehouse-like buildings, giant fields, and several types of training equipment could be seen outside. There were even apartment blocks stationed next to the area.
This was a special training facility for One Corp athletes. After students graduated from an Altered academy, several companies and groups would sponsor particular fighters under certain promotion companies.
One Corp was one of these promotion companies, and if they sponsored you as a fighter, you would have access to their top training facilities.
A place where fighters lived and breathed their training, with everything they could want.
In one section of the training facility, there was a special tarmac with a painted H. A loud chugging sound was heard as a helicopter approached the facility.
Standing on the ground, looking up, Stanley pushed his glasses back on his face. He was wearing the usual One Gang tracksuit, colored purple and white.
As the helicopter landed, a particular muscular man exited. He wore only a jacket, which was unzipped, revealing the rest of his chiseled body on display.
“Everything is ready for you, sir!” Stanley said.
“Great,” Harvor replied, and the two started to walk toward one of the main large buildings.
As they walked side by side, Stanley couldn’t help but continue to look at Harvor’s arm.
“I can tell you want to say something, so just say it,” Harvor said.
“Your wound on your arm... is it healed now? Is that why you’re here today?” Stanley asked.
Harvor stopped walking for a moment, then pulled up his jacket sleeve, revealing the skin of his forearm.
A large scar from his wrist seemed to spiral up his forearm. Although Stanley was unable to see higher than Harvor’s elbow, he imagined the scar went further up.
“It’s healed. My arm is back to normal, but it seems this permanent scar will remain from that Jayden fellow,” Harvor claimed. “He was stronger than I expected in the end.”
Stanley had to agree, especially considering Harvor had never received such a marking before. He had seen the final moments of the battle between Jayden and Harvor at the stadium, and this was the first time Harvor had ever been scarred.
As the two of them continued to walk, they eventually reached the main building door. Two large steel metallic doors slid open automatically, and the sound of several grunts could be heard from inside.
Now, they had a full view of what was going on. There were hundreds of people—men and women—wearing the purple tracksuits, and they were covered in sweat.
The people inside were fighting against each other. Some weren’t transformed and were taking blows and delivering them.
Others had several people teaming up on one individual. Then, there were even those who were transformed, going up against each other.
When Stanley and Harvor entered the room and the others noticed them, nearly all of them stopped what they were doing and turned to look at Harvor.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Harvor said, lifting his hands into the air. “But the day has finally arrived—the reason why we’ve all been working so hard to get stronger.”
“The remaining Kings have gone against us. Gary Dem, Daphne Bree, and Lupus! All of them have decided to go against us. Honestly, I thought we were going to take the first bite, but it looks like we’ll have to be satisfied with retaliation instead.”
Those in the room had large smiles on their faces. They were grinning widely—until they were interrupted.
The sound of several vehicles pulling up behind them was heard. When Harvor turned his head, he could see several large vans, and immediately, large groups of people began to pour out of them.
As for the people emerging from the vans, most of them wore white and gold uniforms, except for one individual who wore black and red.
“Harvor!” the man with a ginger beard said as he exited. “You and your entire group are currently under investigation by the White Rose!” Kanu said.
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