(Undisclosed Military Base – Office of Commander Jackson)
The room was quiet, the air inside smelling like high quality cigar, as Commander Jackson leaned back in his chair and clicked through the preliminary summary of the latest report.
His fingers drummed lightly against the wooden desk—slow, methodical—until the file opened with a soft ping and the first set of documents flashed across the screen.
CONFIDENTIAL INTELLIGENCE DOSSIER
SUBJECT: MUIYAN FAYE (ALIAS) / MU FAN (TRUE IDENTITY)
ORIGIN OF INVESTIGATION: ASSOCIATION WITH LEO SKYSHARD (ID: RSK-117-CB)
SUBMITTED BY: SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT – DEPT. OF INTERNAL SECURITY
Abstract:
Subject Muiyan Faye, registered instructor at Rodova Military Academy, is identified as the individual who assisted Leo Skyshard during his escape from planetary jurisdiction on Terra Nova approximately 14 months prior. Following the discovery of a forged transit authorization document and irregular movements within restricted ports, deeper checks were initiated.
Key Findings:
1. Forged Identity: Background credentials of Muiyan Faye were found to be manipulated at the Universal Systems Core. Birth records, employment history, and biometric data were inserted into the archives posthumously (approx. 17 months ago), suggesting backend clearance and system override.
2. Financial Trail: Analysis of payment channels used for the identity insertion traced back through six shell accounts—eventually linking to a black-tier financial reserve fund belonging to the Mu Clan Main Branch.
3. True Identity: Subject is confirmed to be Mu Fan, birth registry linked to the 4th generation descendant line of Patriarch Mu Jianlong, making her the Great-Granddaughter of the Mu Clan Patriarch.
4. Fugitive Status: Subject is wanted as a level four criminal, under charges of high-level political assassination, including the confirmed neutralization of Commissioner Drax Teldan of the Universal Oversight Committee (Sector 14), with evidence pointing to targeted clan-approved retribution. Subject is currently part of the Mu Clan's diplomatic negotiations with the Universal Government for pardon under conditional immunity.
Jackson's brow twitched slightly as he reached for the second file.
Secondary Report
SUBJECT: ASSOCIATION CONTEXT – LEO SKYSHARD AND MU FAN
Speculation based on overlapping timelines, emergency transport logs, and private registry scans suggests a high-likelihood of familial or custodial relation. Subject Mu Fan's mission logs indicate protective detail orders for an unnamed youth from Terra Nova, whose physical description and early combat signatures match those of Leo Skyshard.
Conclusion:
Subject Leo Skyshard may be:
A direct offspring of a high-ranking Mu Clan member.
A main branch candidate, concealed under a false identity for protection.
Or a political asset inserted into Rodova Academy under Mu Fan's supervision for longer-term strategic goals.
Jackson's fingers tightened on the edge of his desk, as he finally confirmed the true origins of Leo's identity.
"So Leo Skyshard DOES have ties to the Mu Clan afterall…. Fuck, those fuckers have gotten good at forging aliases—" Jackson commented, as after confirming that his handler was someone from the Mu Clan, Jackson completely threw out the alternate theory that Leo might be connected to the Evil Cult out of his mind.
As he instead became more interested in Muiyan Faye's crime and current situation from the army's perspective, given how she was a level four fugitive.
"I presume there's a separate file on why she's a wanted fugitive?" he said, raising an eyebrow, as the assistant nodded and slid over the final data slate.
Third Report – Subject: MU FAN (aka Muiyan Faye)
Classified Threat Level: High (Tier 2 Clearance Required)
Codename: White Widow
Affiliations: Mu Clan, Intelligence Division – Subsection- Black Lotus Branch- Position- Branch Head.
Power Level - Transcendent.
Known Actions:
Political Assassination – Commissioner Drax Teldan
Interception of cargo vessel UC-0049 (resulting in 17 deaths)
Disruption of planetary elections on Veylis-9
Reason for Immunity Negotiation: Mu Clan
influence within multiple planetary governments and direct lobbying efforts with the Universal Government's Judiciary Council.
Jackson exhaled through his nose as he leaned back into the silence, staring at the neat rows of damning text.
Technically, now that he found out who Muiyan Faye truly was, as an acting army commander he was ethically compelled to report her, after all she was a wanted fugitive who had killed a commissioner, for heaven's sake.
However Jackson wasn't a child—he'd been in the Universal Government's service long enough to know how these things worked.
Great clans and the Universal Government danced their little waltz of hypocrisy, and for members of the clan, especially for someone like the god-daughter of the patriarch, immunity was just a matter of price.
If he reported her now, she'd be gone for all of five minutes before some political backdoor opened and she vanished into the Mu Clan's custody again.
Hence, Jackson knew that there was no tangible benefit behind reporting her and that he needed to meet her instead.
If she really had that kind of pull… and was Leo's assigned handler, then she was the key to getting Leo to join the army.
'I need to meet her and blackmail her into helping me–' Jackson thought, as his gaze flicked back to the paused tournament footage on his monitor, where Leo's image—bloodied but victorious—stood frozen mid-step.
The boy had brutal talent.
Cold focus and Killer instinct.
And Jackson needed talents like him in the Universal Army. Even if it meant making a deal with a devil named Mu Fan.
"Alisha, Prepare my ship," he said finally, eyes still locked on the screen. "I'm going to the Sky-God arena tomorrow first thing in the morning."
"And after the last match ends, I want an in-person meeting with Muiyan Faye—no, Mu Fan. Let's see if the White Widow is as persuasive in conversation as she is with a blade."
Jackson instructed, as his assistant saluted silently before exiting the room.
She had never seen the Commander personally go to such lengths to recruit a soldier, however, even she understood that Leo Skyshard was worth it.
The boy had the potential to become a Transcendent level warrior at the minimum, which automatically qualified him for the position of a commander.
However, he could potentially even go beyond that and reach the Monarch tier, becoming a galactic general, and such talents, while more common in the six great clans, were far and few when it came to the universal army.
Even she had seen his recent matches in the circuits during office break-time, and secretly, even she was a fan of Leo Skyshard.
Hence, she hoped that the commander convinced him to join the army, because that would mean that she would someday get a chance to get his autograph in person.
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(Meanwhile, in the Sky-God Asteroid hotel)
Jackson wasn't the only high profile individual who was visiting the legendary Sky-God Arena tomorrow to enjoy the finals.
As there were many VVIP's who landed on the asteroid just today, to enjoy tomorrow's grand event.
"Please enjoy your stay, Lord Baximore—" The receptionist at the hotel said, as she checked Ruyen Baximore into the VVIP hotel suite.
Completely unaware, that this high net worth individual, and Guildmaster of the popular adventurer guild Seven Lions, was actually an Evil Cult Elder in disguise, who was currently in possession of the detonator that would activate all the bombs planted under the main arena.
"Thanks dear, I will—" He replied with his usual charm, as the receptionist smiled and blushed, blissfully unaware that tomorrow, when the circuit viewership hit its peak, he'd press a single button—and turn the Sky-God Arena into a graveyard.