New Age of Heroes 1: The League of Protectors - Dawn of a New Age by Christian Green Page A

able to suppress Post Humans abilities temporarily.
    His formula was
then used by Shaw Enterprises to create an inhibitor field that was
massive enough to suppress any Post Human inside the facility. With
the successful creation of the inhibitor drug, the President ordered
the creation of the first Post Human prison.
    There was a bidding
war between Shaw Enterprises and Stockton Incorporated. In the end,
Stockton Incorporated won out. There were whispers that the
government didn't want Shaw Enterprises working on the prison because
of Jason Shaw's association with Post Humans. Those rumors were never
confirmed though. As insurance in case the inhibitor field
malfunctioned, the jail was built on an island.
    On March 10, 2009
the jail was completed and ever since that day, Post Humans that
abuse their abilities in a criminal way were sent there. For three
years the prison on Stone Rock Island successfully contained its
prisoners, but as the saying goes… “Good things never
last.”
    The day was March
13 almost exactly three years after the jail was built. It started
out just like any other day. Like clockwork the G.U.A.R.D agents
worked their shifts while the field agents went on their missions.
The prisoners as always berated the agents, threatening to kill them
and their families when they escaped. Their words didn’t bother
the agents though; G.U.A.R.D was filled with professionals, the best
of the best. All of them had special opts training and other training
techniques that were non discussable. In addition to that training
they also were trained in dealing with Post Humans.
    Agent Mallory and
Agent Malone stood by the front gate of the facility awaiting Agent
Hardine’s field team’s arrival. A helicopter could be
heard in the distance alerting the two agents of Agent Hardine’s
arrival. The two men stood emotionless as the helicopter descended on
the island and came to a complete stop.
    Agent Hardine and
his men exited the helicopter with a prisoner shackled and
blindfolded. Agent Hardine removed the blindfold and pushed the
prisoner forward. The prisoner looked young; he had to be about
college age, 21 at the oldest.
    Agent Malone walked
over to Agent Hardine and the young prisoner to check him out. It was
clear from Agent Malone’s tone that he thought very little of
the shackled criminal. Agent Hardine pushed the prisoner forward
towards Agent Malone.
    “What’s
your name kid?” Agent Malone asked.
    The prisoner did
not respond. He had no intentions on cooperating with any of the
G.U.A.R.D agents. Agent Malone wasn’t the least bit surprised
that the prisoner did not respond. All the prisoners acted tough when
they first arrived. As weird as it sounds, Agent Malone would’ve
thought less of the prisoner had he responded right away.
    “Are you
deaf? Are you unable to speak? I asked you a question… What’s
your name?”
    The prisoner stared
at Agent Malone with glaring eyes. The agent waited, but again the
prisoner did not respond.
    “It looks
like this young man needs a lesson in respect. You know anything
about respect punk? You know anything about right or wrong?”
    Not for one second
did Agent Malone believe that the prisoner would engage him in
conversation, but he didn’t care. Every Agent had their own
style, their own personality that they displayed when in the presence
of these criminals. Agent Malone’s style was that of an
instigator. He loved riling the convicts up. It was his source of
entertainment. The young prisoner gritted his teeth and contemplated
engaging the agent in conversation, but he thought better of it.
Satisfied for the moment, Agent Malone turned his attention back to
Agent Hardine.
    “So what’s
the story on this guy? What’s he capable of?” Agent
Malone asked.
    Agent Hardine
looked through a list of files on his tablet. He kept swiping at it
until he found the information he was looking for. “His name is
Erik Masters. 19 years old out of Bardstown, Kentucky. It