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Chapter 15.

"Everyone, I have an announcement." I looked around at the thousands of faces, a crowd of my men. My army. My blood.
"I...I'm disbanding the Militia. At some point, I may call you all back in action, but for now, it's over. The...original squad will remain. But, for the rest of you, find normal lives. I know this is a bad time to say this, but i'd rather it be here, than before the assault started. I thank you all for your service, and cannot respect you enough. Ura."
"URA!" Was the only thing they said back. With that, they started packing, and leaving. Where they would go, I have no idea. We were miles away from any town. Ah well, better not ask questions.
"So, what about us?" Marx asked.
"You can either leave, or continue with me and Danni to Russia." I simply put it.
"Hm....I think i'm gonna go back to my hometown. I miss it."
"Yeah. Maybe in the future, Little Blind." Fox added in.
"I'll follow you guys. Elizabeth will too." Alex said.
"Count me in. I don't care WHAT we do, but if I have a home, and food, i'm good." Jeremy replied.
"Thanks. Once we get there....I dunno what we will do, but for now, I just wanna focus on getting there."

We had arrived. It was our holiday home. My parents always took me here during the winter, for Christmas vacation. A nice little home. It was quaint, but worth it. With more than enough rooms for all of us. Everyone had opted out, but Jeremy, Alex, Elizabeth, and Danni. The only "special" members. Ah well. The rest wanted normal lives. The only thing that worried me was Aster. When he would strike, where, and why.
"So, this is where you spent your winter vacations?" Elizabeth asked.
"Yup. My father would take me hunting in the woods out in the back. For the celebratory dinner, we would eat what we hunted. It was my pleasant alone time."
"Hunting? Ugh..." Danni said.
"What? It wasn't for sport. We always used the animal, meat, skin, bones. We wouldn't let any of it go to waste."
"Still....Self defense I can understand...but hunting and killing poor little critters...even for food."
"Really, is the girl who mercilessly killed AT LEAST 500 mutants, and around 200 empire troops grossed out by a little hunting? You are one of a kind. How did you pick her, Adamska?" Jeremy taunted.
"Not gonna lie, it was her eyes." I replied. She then hit me.
"Ow! What was that for?!"
"Hmph." She answered. Whatever. I poked around the house, while the others unpacked and picked rooms.
"Ah, the basement. I remember cleaning and storing the guns here. And packing the meat." I walked along, tracing the walls, till I came upon an impression in the wall.
"Huh? Never knew this was here." As soon as I said this, the scar on my right hand lit up, like it did when I first interacted with a Biotic marker. The impression glowed with a blue light, and a doorway opened.
"Okay...what the ********." I knew this was never here. Someone had to have added this. Hell, I was surprised the house was still standing. It's been around sixty years since i've been here. I looked into the doorway, and it lead to a passage. I walked along it, and it lead to a room. Almost den like. I looked around. Symbols were lighting up in random intervals, like a code. Some in Russian, Arabic, Roman, Greek, and strange unidentifiable symbols. Suddenly, images where flashing before my eyes. A gentle thud started in my head, then it turned into a full blown migraine. I started losing consciousness. I blacked out.

"Yeah, he was always passing out in M.F.U.. Hell, he's even gone under a few-"
"He's waking up." I awoke in a bed.
"Huh? How did I get here?"
"We moved you, dumbass." Alex said, jokingly.
"How long was I out?"
"About four hours. Napping mostly." Danni answered.
"Wonderful. So, no one else blacked out in the weird room?"
"What weird room? We found you at the basement steps." That's strange...I coulda sworn I was in a strange room with runes and symbols. Whatever. I got up.
"Where is the orange juice?" I asked.
"In the fridge. You packed like, sixty cartons, remember?" Danni told me. I got me a carton, opened it from the side, and drank from it.
"Dude, there's a cap for a reason." She said.
"So? Opening from the side allows more juice."
"Whatever." The rest went off to their rooms. I sat down at the dining table, and she sat across from me.
"So, what room did you choose?"
"I haven't picked yet. I don't know what room you will be in, so I cant choose." She answered, with a sly grin. I smirked back, and continued sipping at my juice. Damn I love Orange juice.

I poked around the basement again, avoiding the walls. Danni was with me, to make sure I don't blackout again.
"Oh my god...is that... NO WAY!" I couldn't hide my excitement. It was the old gun cabinet.
"Dude, you look like you just..."
"Shut up." I gave her an angry glare, then I snapped off the lock on the cabinet.
"Oh my god...oh my god..." I pulled out an M1 Garand. I never knew we had this. I quickly hugged the rifle.
"Wish you'd hug me like that..." She muttered.
"Stuff it. Later I will." I kept looking through the cabinet.
"Wow. My old Mosin-Nagant." I picked it up, and cycled the bolt a bit to make sure it was still in good condition.
"How do you know it's yours?" She asked.
"The left handed bolt. I'm a lefty, so the bolt is on the left."
"Ah."
"Well, grab a few rifles, some ammo, and tell the others to come down here and grab a few."
"Um, why?"
"We are gonna test these out, with a little target practice."