Space Odyssey: Spectre
Chapter 155 - 155: CR12

"It was a pleasure working with you." Jace shook the shinobi's hand while the rest of his unit moved onto the Oda Empire's transport ship with Qwan Lee. Vana stood next to Jace and was glancing around, probably nervous that they would try to take him back.

"No it was not. Do not lie to me." The shinobi told Jace. Jace shrugged and walked onto the transport. As soon as he and Vana were onboard the ramp closed and the transport began taking off.

The shinobi's comm device began ringing and they answered. "Yes, what is it?" She walked to a corner of the room and removed her helmet.

"So… I heard they left." The manly voice on the other end spoke. "How was it?"

"Father, they just left. How did you already know that? Are you here?" The woman asked in exasperation.

"No, I told your second in command to contact me when they were about to leave. So I just timed it because I know you prefer abrupt goodbyes." The man she called father responded with a chuckle. "Unfortunately my advisors would not let me leave the capital planet to play."

"That is because you are completely reckless. But I will leave that alone for now. I actually have a few thoughts. For one it seems the Tako Clan is doing just fine in the Vexical Empire. The Spectres are terrifying in their own right, I doubt we know everything they are capable of just from this single interaction." The shinobi informed her father with a sigh. "Was that what you were hoping for?"

"Hahahaha! No, I was hoping you could tell me more about Jace. I heard you worked with him directly." The shinobi clicked her tongue and hung up the call ending the conversation.

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"Do you really think you can get away with this? The Oda Empire will want me back because they all want-" He stopped mid sentence when Ulin punched him in the jaw breaking it.

"Where are we going with him?" Taylor asked.

Jace nodded at a door as they walked away from the transport that had just landed in the Anvil's hangar. They understood that he was waiting to talk until they were out of possibile surveillance by the Oda Empire's transport ship.

Once they were in the hallway he responded. "Nina and Tako take him to cold room 12. I need to drop by the medical bay first to pick up my equipment. The rest of you can go about your duties." Jace told them before walking off. They all looked immediately troubled. With Nina and Tako looking the most annoyed.

Cold room 12 was code for enhanced interrogation. Technically it was an intergalactic war crime to torture someone that was considered a resident of another country. Qwan Lee was considered a resident of the Oda Empire even if he was an illegal resident. So now they had to be a lot more discreet about how they did this stuff.

Jace arrived at the medical bay after a few minutes and opened the door. The chief medical staff officer looked at Jace and frowned. Aside from checkups, Jace was never in this room. He was far too strong for him to ever even get injured. But the chief medical staff officer knew there could be another reason.

"Spectre Jace, please tell me there is a check up I forgot about." The chief medical staff officer asked.

"I apologize, but that is not the case. I came here to pick up my medicine." Jace told the man with a smile.

"Haa… I hope they are trash." He whispered under his breath as he walked into his private office for a moment. He quickly opened a wall safe and then walked back out with a black pouch. "There should be enough for 12 days in that pouch." He then went back to his duties.

Jace left the medical bay and headed toward the designated location for cold room 12. As for the 12 days of medicine. That meant there was enough stuff for 12 doses in this pouch he was given. It did not take him long to arrive at 'cold room 12'. Which was an unused storage room for weapons.

No one would come to clean here for days or look inside since it was sound proof. As he walked in he sealed the door behind him. Then he looked around the room. Qwan Lee was chained to a metal chair that was bolted to the floor in the middle of the room.

Nina and Tako were standing off to the sides. Clearly waiting for him to arrive. "He is in a chair? Why is he not hanging from the ceiling?" Jace asked as he walked up to a metal rolling table that was off to the side.

He set the pouch down and opened it up to reveal four vials and a syringe. The Vials were labeled 'Neo Ambrosia - V5'. They were the new torture suppliment he would use. For normal creatures it would slightly heal injuries and cause the entire body to feel sensitive for half a day. While for Nanohumans it would heal all injuries already taken and ones taken for the next twelve hours while also making the entire body sensitive for an entire day.

"I am uncomfortable being here." Tako pointed out as he moved over to a chair where a first aid bag was sitting.

"Well I need a medical officer because this is the first time we are using this failed experimental nano enhancement drug for torture. I need you here in case he overdoses or something else goes wrong." Jace explained and then nodded at the chair. "You still did not answer my question." He pointed out as he filled a syringe with the first dose.

"I was able to get a look at his talent and abilities. All of them involve the movement of the body. So I figured it would be better to force his limbs to be restrained and prevent from moving. But there should be no issue from his fingers or toes." Nina explained as she kicked the chair. "The chair bolted to the ground will prevent his movement ability from working."

Jace nodded as he walked over to the man pretending he was knocked out. Jace could hear his heartbeat quickly accelerating. So he ripped off the sleeves of one of his shirts and then searched for the vein. "Nina, can you go collect the prisoners' new clothes? As well as fake the brig's prison records. Make it say he is in interrogation."

Nina nodded, "Yes sir." She then saluted and then walked out.

Jace grabbed Qwan Lee's arm and tightly held it then pressed the tip of the syringe against his arm. Qwan Lee immediately began struggling but Jace slid the needle in and injected the contents of the syringe directly into Qwan Lee's arm.

"AAAAAHHHHH!!!!" Qwan began screaming as the failed drug quickly spread through his entire body. "I AM ON FIRE! WHAT THE HELL! PUT ME OUT!" Qwan began shaking while his wounds began to visibly heal. Whether it was his broken and bruised wrist or it was the other various bruises on his body.

"Oh calm down. Look down at your body." Jace chuckled as he began walking back to the side table. Once there he set down the syringe. "Anyways let us get started."

Jace walked back over to the chair Qwan Lee was in. "What do you want? I will tell you anything. Please." Qwan Lee told them while gritting his teeth. Jace could hear the cracking as he resisted the pain that was undoubtedly coursing through his body.

He smiled as he looked down at the former Commando. "First, I will explain what is going on with your body. Then I will get started with the torture. Then I will do the interrogation later." Jace informed the man.

"I think you have that in the wrong order. Shouldn't you first- agh!" He groaned in pain for a moment before he continued speaking. "You should interrogate me first and then torture me for information. Don't they teach you kids anything in the academy these days?" Qwan demanded as he shifted in his chair.

"Well yeah that is what they teach. But I have years of field experience." Jace answered, getting a confused look from Qwan.

"Years? You look like you are maybe in your twenties. You have been in the military for five or six years at most. There is no way someone in the Vexical Military has got years of experience with torture without the underworld hearing about it." Qwan grunted in anger. "I should know, I have been keeping my eye on the empire exactly because of something like this."

"Your body is reacting and repairing itself due to a failed experimental drug that was developed. It was supposed to repair any injuries earned before taking it as well as heal any injuries taken afterwards up to a few hours. Almost like a form of regeneration." Jace began explaining about the drug he put in Qwan's body while ignoring Qwan's speaking. "Of course since it is a failed drug so there has to be a few negatives. The negatives in this one are that it shortens your lifespan by five years for each dose. Then there is the continuous sensitivity, it is essentially the nanobots continuingly repairing nerve endings throughout your body."

"How long does it last?" Qwan asked.

Jace chuckled and put her hand on Qwan's then grabbed his middle finger. "Who knows?" He shrugged and then twisted Qwan's finger backwards until it was completely broken and bent backwards against his knuckle.

CRACK!

"AAAHHH!" Qwan screamed as his middle finger was broken.