Book: The Devil's Breath

Hell, I don't remember a single minute when we anything not taught. We hunted in the woods all day. Were looking for a place to hide themselves, get water, make their own weapons... Well, you know. And of fraternal week of consecration heard? Well, we had a hell of a year, followed by another, and another. But it was not as bad as it may seem.
Father always said: "you Can leave right now. Grab a Burger, sit in front of the box and eat everything". But Logan wanted more. Then we learned each other to cover, to hunt, to communicate without making a sound. We became a team, as wanted.
Every time we came out of the woods, he asked what we learned. "Always protect each other". We will remember it forever. Logan was covering me, and I him. He's my brother.

- Elias T. Walker, the captain of the army of the United States... Engaged in the supply and applications. The children were told that I can take cans of food a day. Ha, I can do this much longer. Guarantee.
- Can you tell more about your children?
- Of course. The older name is David, he's twenty-eight. Like his name is "Hash". Went to serve in the same day, when he was eighteen. Today he is one of our best fighters... But I'm probably biased. My youngest's name is Logan. He reminds me a lot of my mother. Logan should be in all for David. I remember we walked on the beach in point Loma, this place is on the South. I went ahead, behind David, and after him - Logan. But when I turned around, I saw traces only of two people - Logan walked after his brother. Yeah, he's totally all over him.

My name is Gabriel Roark.
Your government taught me to blow up and kill, making your weapons. And all this "in the name of freedom and justice." Taught me to fight for you, demanded to give life to serving your country. But I'm not one of you.
"Fair" turn his back on you, not hearing the screams. And who will be fair with them? Who will give you the promise of freedom? They created a weapon of their own undoing.
But don't be afraid of it. And I have no fear. It's all natural. As in the era of the collapse of Rome, your cities will fall, and everywhere there will be grief. From the ashes of a dying capital will be reborn as something new will be born through blood and steel. The world will return to true freedom.
I - Gabriel Roark, and I'm here to show you what justice is.

Satellite repeater allows us to manage the platform directly from the Earth. It is much safer than the original scheme. Pads can be used all at once or separately, depending on the situation. We snatched the ground under the command center, directly under the repeater - even there we can place pads. We have already released so many of these pieces that I gather from the account. According to reports the team, yet goes smoothly. Just like I expected...

They use all force to stop us. Anyway, all will soon change. I hunted down their own people and sent them to the light, applying necessary force. Now they want revenge. Let them come - they will repeat the unenviable fate of Ajax as Elias. However, his younger Logan - he is not like the others. The boss needs him alive: he says, for "Ghost" you can put a hundred men. Heh, now even I have things to do.

Still can't imagine this world without a father. Without him nothing makes sense. I keep replaying this day in my head over and over again. If I was stronger and faster, he would still be with us. The only thing that helps me cope with the feeling of guilt is the idea that someday I'll find Roark and make him suffer.
We're going to eliminate it. It will be a serious blow to the Federation. Wherever he was, Logan would find him and put him back to the circle of hell from which it emerged.

Hope is the worst thing that can be a person. This is a bad little devil: you're alone, beaten, broken, dying... but she still gets into your brain, forcing you to stay. And then reality dispels hope, and you see little meaning in it, and it is not needed. When a person loses hope, he sees clearly his destiny. Only then can he accept death as an equal. Ajax, for example, learned that lesson. The look in his eyes when he told me about this place... Heh, they all teach the same lesson.

Advances in the reconstruction of a system of O. D. I. N. in many ways exceeded my expectations. With the help of our quantum nanocomputers Victor could optimize to reduce the size, increase the efficiency... Now you can use multiple pads with a single core. The war comes to an end, although to catastrophic. However, almost the way it started.

10 Dec 2018.
Testing the new prototype class "aegis" conducted successfully. The breakthrough was the addition of a sonic pulse generator on the support craft. The power pulses sufficient to damage organs and break bones. We really "helped" experimental, field made his contribution to science. With this ship we will be able to control everything over the water. However, my employer believes that I underestimate the enemy. I told Roark that we had dozens of tests, and the pulse could not stand anybody. But it sure has a weakness, and anyone uses them.
Okay, back to the drawing Board.

- Sir, with the platform of "Atlant" received alarms. They say they were attacked.
- What of our forces on the perimeter of the zone?
- No answer, sir.
Contact the Admiral. Tell him that we were attacked by the Americans. Send all available forces there. Now!
- Yes, sir!

- What happened?
- I don't know, sir! They passed through K. P. P. and we... we...
- Tell me, soldier.
- ... we are unable to find them. They were there, and after a second disappeared. Excuse me, sir! I don't know what happened! Such chaos was going on!
- You know our law, son. If you are unable to protect friends, so will share their fate.
- Please, no! Please, don't!
- The river it!
- Nooo!!!

From the top we were given the "green light": you can use a satellite and a repeater. An impressive demonstration of power and technology - every time I go there! How can people create such things? "Machinery for covert monitoring data" or aimed at such a gross destruction... Missiles were also upgraded: now they reach the goal and a half times faster than before. This is not a limit of dreams, but this speed will help to complete the operation for a couple of days. I'm very happy with the results. I hope that parent too.
They send me to Caracas, on Federation Day. Hah! I have something to celebrate!

After the death of Ajax I can't get rid of some vague anxiety. Roark is still alive, and he's looking for us. We were able to track him down in Mexico, but I was haunted by the feeling that something is wrong. He needs the O. S. C. E. and again they send the command.
I think again about the Hash and Logan. Think about what put them against the lunatic, and that only they can stop him. Worry that they will again have to pay for my sins.

Victor is sure - it prototype will not fail. And I do too. Now everything changes so fast. Still can't get used to this time - just a strange feeling in the abdomen. Although it's been ages... I know they're there - they're looking for me. I hope this time they will work better. First they come for him, break him and find out where I am. But he already did his job, becoming a consumable item. Yes, let them come! Let him find it... and me. I will bury them in the grave they dug for their leader.