"General here is the report you asked for on the SPRU newest squad. It appears they are setting records and are led by a multi-power user who scored a 22. They have two Tantans that are 4 element sensitive as well as a McGuiness, Julius' granddaughter named Mini." A Colonel recited to his superior across the table.
Sitting at the table were 10 Generals of the Galactic Federation Military with all of the military species represented on the 10 Generals. General Jackson was considered the leader if there was one. He was the one receiving the report and wanted the rest to see the update.
"Tell us about this multi-power user only scoring a 22, what did he mess up?" General Jackson asked the Colonel.
"Andrei Ierdna is 9 cycles old, his strength is naturally superior as his frame is massive. He signed up from the military district in Hathin but parents' records are sealed. He has displayed powers in all known elements, biotics, taming beasts, and now portal travel." The Colonel recited off the top of his head what he had learned.
"So his parents are at minimum once military if they are sealed" noted General Ghosh, another human on the 10 personnel committee. "General Jackson, should we unseal for our eyes only?"
"Does it matter?" Was the only response General Jackson gave as he was pondering how to proceed. "I want to push them, they awakened the Legendary beast on P113, but they supposedly easily handed the advanced tiers quick deaths. Did we figure out what planet the five of them were ported to for their final test?"
The Colonel straightened up and was searching for the answers in his head as quickly as he could. "We found out it was P988 where the last two SPRU units sent never returned. We only know what they reported happened, do you want them to go back?"
"What about P221 and the beast nest we found that needs to be cleared out?" General Ghosh put it on the table for the other General to ponder.
"Beast nests should be taken out by multiple platoons" General Koll an Elryn General chimed in to the conversation.
"Name me the last 15 man SPRU unit to split up into three five man groups to maximize core collection on P113" General Ghosh replied, trying to shut down the cautious nature of General Koll.
"We received a report that Goliath went active the day of graduation for this unit. We were told long ago that when Goliath comes online the Commander is to be given our full support." General Jackson commented to the group.
They all nodded their heads remembering the conversation with the weird old man who talked in riddles. Since that day their security had tripled for all their meetings as no one has figured out how the old man arrived in the meeting without setting off a single alarm. That feat alone had garnered the respect of many of the Generals.
"We do need to both push and test this unit and a beast nest is the best test possible. However they just got back from P113 so we need to allow time for them to get geared up. How many forgers have they visited?" The Colonel wasn't sure but his staff was listening to the request and had been retrieving the information as quickly as possible.
"Apparently one forger who is no longer at the academy, took a portal the same day as the rest of Death Squad which we can only assume was to Goliath" the Colonel was relaying the information in his earpiece as quickly as he could.
"Make their mission parameters to be started once geared from their collection of beast cores. They are to head to P221 and proceed with eradicating the beast nest. They will either succeed and become even stronger from this or they will fail and we will know they weren't who the old man believed they were." General Jackson commanded the Colonel, who saluted and left the meeting room.
General Asha and General Hilo both Tantan Generals, left the meeting and were seen walking together. They both knew of all the 3+ element sensitive Tantans and the two that are in Death Squad were both unknown.
"Do we inform the King?" Asha asked the other General.
"What good will come of it?" Hilo responded while contemplating what to do with this new found information. "If it's the king's heir then it's the king's heir, they need to grow up and experience the Galaxy no matter what before they can even think to lead in it."
Asha stood there open-mouthed not really knowing how to respond to that as they were commanded by the king to report any 3+ element sensitive Tantan that might be born of non-Tantans.
"Besides we are to help the Commander of the Goliath, this is our own way of helping" Hilo concluded the conversation.
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"The trespassers have been dealt with, your majesty." Tupac proclaimed with a bow.
"Good, who were they anyway? What were they doing at the McGuiness Castle?" King Vladimir inquired from the Death Knight.
"Looks like a couple kids accidentally figured out a portal they found from McGuiness' Planet and bi-passed the security. They were killed before I got to them by the "Crazed" and I am only guessing since they had this device on them." Tupac threw a communication device that he had found two cycles ago that he never knew when he would need it as a distraction. The device was beyond repair but had the McGuiness logo on it which Tupac assumed the King would have no idea what it was he was presenting.
The king glanced at the device and recognized the logo and turned to his Overseer of the Death Knights informing him with a simple nod he was dismissed. Tupac turned and left the room not sure how to read the reaction, or the lack of reaction, the king just had to the situation at the McGuiness Castle.
The king then looked out his balcony in the direction of the McGuiness Castle and with his eyesight could see the top most tip with its crystal flame. Julius McGuiness had put the crystal flame on the top tier on the horizon so that he could see when he would return. The flame was not lit, it had only for a moment when Andrei had first arrived but it didn't hold.
The king then turned and walked out of his room and headed to the assembly hall of his castle where several hundred vampires were waiting for him to start the celebration. Today is 1,000 cycles of no invasions by any outside force. They held an annual banquet to celebrate the peace.