New Age of Heroes 1: The League of Protectors - Dawn of a New Age Read Free Page B

simply to keep Jason occupied. It was nothing
more than a distraction.
    Olden needed time
to concentrate. His intentions required a great deal of mental
strength and he couldn't have Jason interfering. Olden looked out
into the sea and closed his eyes.
    “What’s
that noise?” an agent asked.
    “It’s
coming from out that way,” another replied.
    Sweat began rolling
down Olden’s face. The agents desperately fired at Olden, but
he was still able to multitask enough to stop the darts from
connecting. With the civilians safely rescued, Jason turned his
attention back to Olden. He flew towards the criminal like a missile
just as the water began to rise.
    “Oh my god!”
a bystander shouted. “He's raising the water to the sky!”
    Agent Hardine
ordered his men to get the civilians back as far as possible.
    “We’re
all going to drown!” a civilian shouted.
    The civilian's
words did nothing but trigger panic to an already escalating
situation. Jason collided with Olden causing the man to lose his
connection with the sea.
    “Stand down
Olden, I’m warning you,” Jason threatened.
    Olden had no
intentions on complying with Jason's warning.
    The two men stared
across from each other, both of them levitated high above the water.
Jason flew aggressively and threw a hard haymaker punch at Olden.
    Olden somehow
created an invisible barrier that prevented Jason from attacking.
With the simplest of ease, Olden flung his hand forward and sent
Jason flying in the opposite direction. The force sent Jason
backwards, but he quickly reestablished control of his body.
    “Surrender
now, Olden.”
    “I’ve
already won. There is no reason for me to surrender.”
    Jason clenched his
fist into a ball and built up energy from around him. He unleashed a
massive amount of energy in the shape of a ball that traveled with
great velocity towards his opponent. Olden stood there showing no
signs of concern. To his surprise, the energy blast was much more
potent than he expected. The blast sent Olden downward into the
bottom of the sea.
    “Status
report,” Commander Sullivan, the leader of the entire G.U.A.R.D
organization said to Agent Hardine over the earpiece. Agent Hardine
watched the battle from a distance.
    “Sir, Olden
Mars has been knocked down to the bottom of the sea.”
    There was a moment
of silence before the Commander responded. “How'd you pull that
one off?” the Commander asked.
    “We didn't
sir, it was Jason Shaw sir.”
    “Shaw? What's
he doing there?”Commander Sullivan was surprised. All major
missions were handled by G.U.A.R.D. Commander Sullivan had not
authorized Jason's involvement on this particular mission.
    Jason’s eyes
went wide. He didn’t think his energy blast would affect Olden
as much as it did. He contemplated diving to the bottom of the sea to
retrieve Olden, but Olden proved that wasn’t necessary. Olden
shot up from the bottom, flew into Jason and delivered a devastating
knee to Jason's face. Jason stumbled back. Olden followed up with a
massive punch to the face that knocked Jason unconscious. He then
flicked his hand and sent Jason in the direction of the sandy part of
the beach.
    “You all
still standing here? Jason Shaw couldn't stop me, so what makes you
think any of you can? Let me show you all what happens when you mess
with Olden Mars!” Olden concentrated and again attempted to
make the bottom of the sea rise.
    “Sir, we’ve
gotta get out of here!” one of the agents proclaimed.
    Agent Hardine was
not about to abandon the people. He had Olden in his sights and he
wasn't about to let an opportunity like that pass him by.
    “Look Sir,”
another agent said.
    In the sky, the
agents could see another stealth jet emerging into visibility. Agent
Hardine recognized the jet immediately. It was the same sort of
stealth jet that G.U.A.R.D used, but it wasn't one of theirs. The jet
made its descent to the ground and Noah Winters, a controversial part
time member of the group, quickly