Mercenaries In Apocalypse.

"You must be fearless to travel on the journey of unknown."

-Lailah Gifty Akita

Inside an upgraded Black Hawk, Light and his team were having a discussion. Their location, the mysterious island with the unknown Flux Radiation. Light had a serious face and was explaining the plan for the mission, but you could very well see that his team-mates only listened halfheartedly. Suddenly a voice was heard on the radio, it was the pilot of the team.

" Captain, we have spotted the island ahead."

Even though Light was the Archbishop of the Church, his team-mates referred to him as captain.

"Roger. Activate the Flux Detector and scan for the exact location of the source on the island."

Light answered on the radio and stood up and walked towards the pilot.

There was an island with huge trees everywhere in front of the copter. Strange sounds reverberated in the surrounding. The island did not look that big. But the aura it emitted was strange and creepy. Even Light was feeling strained by the aura. One should not forget Light is one of the top most powerful supernaturals in the world.

"Captain, the detector is getting interference from those trees. We are not able to scan the island from above." The pilot looked at the display readings and reported.

"Understood, find me an open space and land. We will carry out the survey personally." Light decided it was better to be on foot than on the air, as it might be dangerous in the air if the unknown flux reported turned out to be an abnormality.

The copter entered the island's airspace, the pilot immediately found an open spot for landing near the shore. As soon as the copter landed the field team along with Light departed from the copter.

"Stay in radio contact, in case we need air support. Make sure we have a retreat route prepared in case." Light ordered the pilots.

"Roger that sir," the pilots saluted.

"Alright team, as per the mission guidelines we must find the source of the unknown flux radiation. Since we are in an unknown territory be prepared and do not loose sight of each other. We follow the delta formation." Light ordered his team.

"Aye sir." The team roared. Even though they sounded enthusiastic but their action told something else. If there was an experienced general commanding them he might have noticed but, Light wasn't one he was just a war orphan.

The team took delta formation with light at the tip and heavy artillery at the middle and light damage dealers in the sides. The team also had few medic in it, but they were not allowed on this mission as it was just a survey mission.

As the team proceeded forward activating their detectors, they found the environment to be very fascinating. The trees here were around 30 meters tall and had thick trunks. The vegetation here was all overgrown and if they weren't careful enough they might even get lost in the woods. As the team moved forward, Light became more restless due to the silence and the atmosphere. He felt as if he was being stared by a predator. His senses screamed to run away from here. But he though it as just his imagination due to the aura of this place. Even then he ordered his team to be careful.

Suddenly a scream was heard from the left flank, followed by another. Light radioed in the team but got no response. He ordered the rest of the team to gather towards the location of the left flank with their weapons ready to fire at will.

The team arrived at the location and was stunned. They found the bodies of their team members lying in a pool of blood with deep cuts, some on the belly and some headless with their eyes wide open with terror in them. Light was flabbergasted by the scene. He ordered everyone to be calm and collect their tags and supplies. Meanwhile he channeled his flux energy into his body. Light was awakened with a rare power of Psychokinesis, in fact he was one of the strongest in the world.

Light swept the area with his Psychic force but could not find any signs of living creature. He was just about to retrieve his force, when he caught a slight fluctuation from behind. The sign showed of someone moving at an incredible speed, even his force could not react in time. His expression changed. The first response he took was he channeled his flux and conjured a barrier made of pure Psychic force around the area of his team. It hardly took a second, and a bang was heard. The team members were frightened by the sound and hurriedly looked towards the source.

A black panther like beast with deep black eyes and scales on his body could be seen outside the barrier. The beast looked at the barrier with fear in his eyes and growled slowly. The team members were frightened looking at the creature. The beast was around 2 meters tall and wide as an elephant. But as they looked at the barrier they controlled their fear as they thought that the beast would soon be destroyed by their captain. But reality was always harsh.

As soon as the beast hit the barrier, Light was jolted stun. His entire body along with his organs vibrated due to the impact. The barrier was made of Psychic force, which can be considered as a part of the Psychic's body. Light found it difficult to maintain the barrier and commanded everyone.

"Everyone, man your positions we will be fighting this beast."

His team members were stunned but still responded with loading sounds of guns and batteries cl.i.c.k.i.n.g. As soon as Light removed the barrier, the beast ran towards the nearest member of the team and tore apart his body. A fountain of blood scattered all around. The team members were stunned and quickly started firing towards the source. But the beast was nowhere to be found. Light blasted the area with his Psychic force but these deepened his injuries and he g.r.o.a.n.e.d. The team members were frightened by looking a blood dripping from their captain's mouth. They were now thoroughly frightened, when the scene repeated itself again and another team member's body was tore apart by the beast. The members started firing and there was total chaos. Light tried to maintain his energy and channel flux to fight, but he was not able to. He could barely even stay awake. He watched with anger in his eyes as the beast tore apart his team members one by one.

There was blood everywhere along with the parts of the body scattered around. The beast finished with the team members and rushed towards Light. As Light was injured he could only conjure and barrier to protect himself. The beast slammed on the barrier and Light eyes turned heavy in an instant and he lost consciousness due to energy depletion. As Light closed his eyes he saw a woman who appeared from above and slammed the beast. It was the last scene he remembered.