Black Order/Chapter 8

Chapter 7 Black Mamba

5:45 A.M. Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Preserve Zululand, South Africa

Khamisi Taylor stood at the warden's desk, waiting for Warden Gerald Kellogg to reading the preliminary report on the past day's tragedy.

Gerald wondered what could have killed Dr. Fairfield and suggested a lioness. He didn't want to be the one to accept a report of an unknown creature as it would have affected the reputation. Gerald says it is not fair that he had to call the next of kin for Dr Fairfield and say she died while a warden ran and hid.

Gerald tells Taylor that the teams sent out found the rhino carcass with no sign of the calf nor any sign of Dr. Fairfield. He then suspends him until a full inquiry is c ompleted, and he should not leave the area.

10 minutes later, Gerald Kellogg sat at his desk with his office empty. He had to deal with the media, and informing people. It was Dr. Paula Kane who is of immediate concern. Later, he calls a private number. The person on the other end tells him to make the incidence go away by making it look like an accident.

4:50 A.M. 37, 000 feet above Germany. Monk tells everyone they will be landing in an hour. Gray was with him. So was Fiona. The injury was minor and more of a scratch.

Gray and Monk catch up and reveals Kat is pregnant. About theire relationships.

7:05 A.M. Hluhluwe -Umfolozi Preserve Khamisi Taylor was in a parlor and talking to Paula Kane. They discuss what happened. He was to find out the truth. He walks to a house, although he notices his front yard fence with the gate hung ajar. Strange, he had always latched it before leaving. He sowly walked up and slowly walked to the house, and asks “who's there”.

8:52 A.M. Himalayas

Lisa and Painter discuss. Lisa is intrigued and suspects something greater is at play. She is suspicous that the Bell/Black Sun is is destroyed after they arrive and suspect that they want Anna's group is discovered and shut down. Anna and Gunther came and said equipment would come. They went to the study and ate.

They needed material called Xerum 525.

The black sun/Bell was used as an engine and Xerum 525 as a fuel source.

As Anna explains, the Bell, caused changes that were enhancements. Human trials started, but time ran out. It had to be evacuated in order for the experiement to continue in secret. They produced multiple children as tests and a few were able to live into adult hood. These children were enhanced in many ways, especially IQ, and lived longer. Gunther is one of them and carried the titles of Knights of the Sun King.

Finally, Anna reveals one thing: the Bell controls evolution.

7:35 A.M. Hluhluwe-umfolozi Preserve.

Khamisi is interested in who is lurking in his house. He refused to enter as he is fearing it would be dangerous to him. A dart hit his neck and he fell ito the ground. He saw a snake, black mamba, dead and cut with his machete. AS he lay dying, he twists his head to see a figure come up.


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