Shadow Warrior: Destiny of a Mutant

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stepped back, staring in amazement, as the door suddenly slid open, and an entrance appeared in the wall. Hesitating only momentarily, Will then stepped through the opening, led only by the torch, into a stone room that was approximately ten feet by ten feet square, with a ceiling that rose about fifteen feet in the air. The rock was smooth - too smooth to be a natural rock formation.
    As soon as Will entered the opening, the doorway that had appeared in the stone wall suddenly closed behind him. Everything was thrown into the blackest darkness that anyone could imagine. Will’s torch lit no more than a foot or two in front of him. Then, without warning, the entire room came to life!
    Planet Altrusia
    Gamma Quadrant, Milky Way Galaxy
     
    The instant that Will’s hand touched the symbols on the cave’s entrance a small light glowed on the console of a highly sophisticated virtual display console. One of the scientists monitoring the system looked up somewhat in shock, and said to Nek Nahpak, one of the more senior scientists in the room, “Sir, we have a verified contact! Readings are coming in now!”
    “Location?” the senior scientist questioned at the revelation, his voice even and calm.
    “Stand by. Information is being relayed now. It’s from the third planet from the Helios star in our star sector, approximately 10,000 light years from Altrusia.”
    With a look of surprise on his long thin face, Nahpak replied, “That’s impossible! That planet is still in its early stages of agricultural and industrial development. A portal shouldn’t even be there! Are you positive your information is correct?”
    “Yes, sir.” replied the younger scientist. “No doubt at all, sir.”
    Nahpak blew out a sigh. “Notify the Elders immediately.”
    “At once, sir.”

Chapter 8
    Earth
    1918 A.D.
     
    During his term of office, President Woodrow Wilson had only one occasion to contact Will to assist with an alien threat. In September 1918, a few months before the Armistice Treaty was signed ending World War I, American, British and Australian troops defeated German troops in the Battles of Saint-Mihiel, Epéhy and Megiddo.
    A small contingent of Protrakian battle cruisers had been patiently watching the conflict between the warring humans for some time. After watching these battles they decided to assist the German army by providing some alien firepower, regardless of the fact they knew nothing of Terran politics and who the aggressors were in the conflict.
    The Protrakian battle cruisers had been spotted during the first few battles by no less than six veteran RAF and U.S. Army Air Corp pilots flying secret reconnaissance missions over German-occupied territory in France and England on three different occasions. The pilots were all dissuaded from believing they had actually seen alien spacecraft, even though they had taken several photographs - which were promptly seized by American Military Intelligence.
    Nonetheless, word of the sightings, along with the photographs, made their way to President Wilson’s desk, after he had given explicit orders that any sightings of an unusual or inexplicable nature be brought to his attention immediately. After viewing the photographs, President Wilson contacted Will via the commlink device, and within minutes Will appeared in the president’s office. After viewing the photographs, Will recognized the Protrakian battle cruisers, and advised the president that he would take care of the matter immediately.
    The Protrakians never were able to assist the German army as they had intended. As they were preparing to destroy several U.S. and British tanks and airplanes en route to fight the German army, a black clad Guardian appeared out of nowhere on the bridge of the Protrakian command vessel.
    After Will “politely” explained that their interference in Terran affairs would not be tolerated, their commander was persuaded to leave Earth, never to return. Will also neutralized their

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