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A manipulative cynical former soldier gets sent to MHA/BNHA. What would he do? What would he change? How many people are going to die? New author, English is not my first language, but I will try my best. Criticisms are welcomed.

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John Walker

John Walker was many things. A manipulator, a loner, a soldier, a student, and above all, a self-improvement guru. John believed in the potential of each individual. Every life had untold potential that was unexplored and often wasted. He would attempt to reach the pinnacle of his potential in all aspects of his life, be it physically, mentally, spiritually, and everything in between.

John had a core philosophy, a belief that was the motive of every action he took. From waking up every day to making time for his extensive workouts. He would only have one thought 'Become strong in order to not be taken advantage of'.

During his early years, he was exploited by his mother. She would often abuse him physically, mentally, and emotionally. He was essentially his mother's slave. From buying cigarettes to cooking her meals, he had done it all. Being the naive kid he was back then; John believed that if he did everything to his mother's liking he would eventually be loved making things turn out for the better.

As the years passed, he realized that the possibility of that occurring was quite slim. So he learned to enjoy his alone time. In his solitude, he acquired his passion for knowledge and fantasy. He would memorize and hoard knowledge like nobody's business. The search for intellectual self-actualization was his respite in his younger years. It provided him the escapism and feeling of satisfaction that he so craved.

As John grew older, he reasoned that if he can't win his mother's love he would have no need for it. Instead, he began to view her as the enemy. An enemy to be dealt with decisive and in an uncaring manner, since after all, she could care less about him.

After his delusions were suddenly removed, he began to see her as the monster she was. John began to feel jealous of his classmates since they had something he didn't. A loving family, unconditional love and support, and most of all, he envied their ability to feel secure.

As time passed, John immersed more deeply in the world of education and reading as he enjoyed the challenges and distractions they provided him from his fucked up life. One fateful day after one of his classes at middle school, he stumbled upon the federal website with all the laws currently implemented in the US.

He researched all the options he had available to get away from her. Sadly he concluded that ingressing into an orphanage would be the most likely result since he had no family willing to take him in. He knew how fucked up the adoption system was so he immediately labeled this option a no-go. After carefully delivering and weighing the pros and cons of each action, a plan was devised. He called it the "All or nothing plan". The mentioned plan would have him wait till the end of his senior year when he would be 18. He would be able to sue his mother and earn some extra cash while doing it; win-win.

While in high school, his cognitive abilities developed further. Now he was able to see the bigger picture. He realized how people are hypocritical, self-centered, and overwhelmingly selfish. Only by watching his classmates interact did he conclude that the world's future was not looking good. The world was cruel and uncaring, he could imagine it turning more violent in the near future if the trends were to be followed. People got slandered, canceled, shunned, etc... because they didn't agree with or follow the majority. Both facts hunted him, he couldn't believe that an 'inclusive' society was this shortsighted and self-centered, but that's humanity for you, they often disappoint.

After getting invested in many relationships that ended in him being cheated on; he realized that true love and companionship were non-existent in today's society. The hook-up culture and the lack of accountability of couples simply made it impossible. So he decided to focus on himself and improve on anything he could. He started exercising a lot since he had a lot of free time. Having no friends was often convenient since he had more time for himself. At the end of the day, his supposed friends would graduate and never see each other again after school.

He used all his time working out, studying, and reading/playing video games. He obtained a scholarship for his favored school so he didn't care about money. He was banking on winning his case; earning the necessary income from there.

John was perplexed by how easy it was to get laid now that he was in his grind. He would often get "fun time" propositions from a lot of girls, even "taken" ones. That further diminished his respect for the opposite sex and desire for any serious relationship.

John's interest in psychology peaked in senior year when he started testing how to manipulate people to get what he wants. He found that it was quite easy if you had a good grasp of their personality and mannerism.

At the end of his high school career, he sued his mother and won. When John was collecting his evidence, he came upon other incriminating things. Thanks to that, he was able to sue his mother for multiple charges earning almost all the money she had. While not a lot, it was going to last him for several years if he was careful with his expenses.

In university, he studied IT since that career had a lot of utility, brancheability and the pay was quite nice. He at first wanted to study psychology or some other doctoral degree in the area of medicine, but he decided against it. Doing those degrees would take an absurd amount of time and money, and at the end of it, you were practically a glorified well-paid slave for the hospital having to work more than 40 hours a week. The high salary didn't offset the time commitment in his opinion. Having time to enjoy the fruits of labor and each person's hobbies is essential and instrumental for both mental health and physical health.

In his university, he began to add a little something to his routine. That something was meditation and other extraneous things. He found that not all of the things that were said about spirits and the supernatural were bullshit. At opening his third eye he experienced a lot of weird encounters. One of the most repeated ones was a spirit that was deadset on bringing harm to him as 'vengeance'.

When he finished his university studies, he was ready to begin his life. 'Unluckily' he was drafted and sent to a foreign country to fight a war that wasn't his. He knew that the vengeful spirit had something to do with it because it didn't make sense that someone like him would be drafted. After all, he was an IT specialist, if anything he should have been assigned the role of technical support or something, not fighting on the front lines. Orders were orders and the military types were often too headstrong and immersed in the conflict to look at the bigger picture, and if they were, then they were willfully sending people to their deaths for profit.

During the encounters, he became familiar with a wide range of firearms ranging from AK 47s to shotguns. Every day he cursed the politicians for essentially sending him to die for their own agendas. Politicians were often slimy opportunistic people who were quite selfish and lacked empathy in general. They were great actors and often played 95% of the masses like nobody's business. That made the remaining 5% look crazy to the other 95%; "Divide and Conquer" at its finest.

In his last battle, John was captured by the enemy and tortured. He went through different styles and stages of torture. From the Chinese 'waterdrop' to the German indoctrination, he went through it all. Sadly for his captors, none of them worked so they opted for the traditional 'make it hurt till he speaks method. During his last days, John had an epiphany of sorts. He came to realize that no one was truly 'free'. No one would ever be truly free in his populistic world. Everyone only looked after their own interests with little regard for others. Humanity was hardwired to be selfish and opportunistic so it came as no surprise that their 'systems' relied on those fundamentals too.

The only regret John had as he bled out was not being able to 'fix' this fucked-up world of his. He hated it with all his being, he hated the constant rat race, the people, and most of all he hated himself. He hated being taken advantage of like that, in his final moments he realized that his life amounted to a number, a carbon footprint. He had nothing to call his own, no gf, no family, no pet, no meaningful acquaintance, nothing. In spite of doing things the 'right' way he got screwed by people who didn't care about their fellows, they didn't follow morals or codes they just did what they wanted bending the 'rules' to fit them. He took solace that at least there was something after death. Closing his eyes he took his final breath and John Walker was no more.

John Walker died on 6/16/2024 as a result of blood loss, dehydration, and massive loss of appendages. No one mourned his death, and his body was never recovered. Word of mouth around the region suggests that his remains were fed to regional dogs in an attempt to further disrespect his death.

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