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Chapter 20 - Case 2: Eva's Sister

Eva had arrived at the town of Plasden, it was bustling full with people gathering at the 128th anniversary town festival. And it was also the 50th anniversary of the company C.L.E.O. "Just my luck how can I find what I'm looking for in this crowded town?" Most of the people who gather came to see the exhibition of the newest tech C.L.E.O. Has to offer, most of the hotel were full, people were camping outside town. "I'm maybe mistaken this is probably the best time to sneak in." She headed for the biggest mansion in town and was located near the center of town. Using her stealth ability she sneak her way inside the mansion passing all the security guards on the first floor. "What do we have here?" She thought to herself. She noticed an employee going down a staircase and she followed her to the 6th floor basement. Inside, people wearing white coat were assembling all sort of weapon. "What is this place?" She explored the floor seeing different kind of weapon doing different destruction. She noticed a man wearing the same kind of uniform she saw in the surveillance video. It was a black uniform with a golden letter of C.L.E.O. Written on it. She got closer to the man.

The big muscular man was talking to a scientist. "How is the project Z doing?"

"There was a glitch but we were able to fix the problem and right on schedule."

"That great. How about after this we head for the cafeteria and get us some food to eat. It be my treat."

"Really!"

"Sure tell all your team about it."

"That be awesome." The scientist hurried went back to tell his teammate the news.

"That unusual nice of you to do such a thing. Did you knocked your head or something?" Another man showed up wearing the same black uniform with blond hair.

"Hahahaha! Well you know what will happen after this."

"Yes, of course. I know you for a long time. It always happen the same way. Have fun and make sure you don't get caught this time, it so annoying cleaning your mess."

"It won't happen again I promise. Hehehehehe!"

"By the way, our leader has order a meeting at 5pm make sure you come, you know how small his fuse is." The man said as he left.

"Yes, I'll definitely don't want to be on his bad side."

"I don't like this feeling it feels like something bad is going to happen especially to that woman. I better check up on her. She left looking for the woman she saw. The place was big that it was difficult for her to spot but eventually Eva found her.

Her team were celebrating, one of her colleague approached her and said "I don't think you should accept his offer."

"Why not? It just lunch, he even invited all of us."

"Haven't you heard the rumor all the woman who ended up close to him ended up missing?"

"Those are just rumor, he may be a bit scary because of his big and muscular size but I'm sure he's a gentle giant."

"Don't say I didn't warn you. But please be careful when you are with him."

"Thank you for your concern but I can handle myself. I fought a lot of strong guys before after all I am also a martial artist."

"Very well, I'll just continue my work."

As Eva was eavesdropping an elevator door open behind her. She hesitated to enter but soon noticed a man wearing the same black uniform entered, he was carrying a long sword beside him. She got in before the door closed. He was leaning on the wall and waited for a few minutes before pressing two buttons. When they arrived at the 10th floor basement. He said, "Go to the 13th floor." As he step off the elevator.

She tried to look at herself but she was still invisible. "It's still working how he knew I was here." As told she went at the 13th floor basement. She was in front of her. The woman she was looking for. Eva followed her trying not to lose her. The woman entered a room as soon as Eva entered the door closed behind her and lock itself.

"Do you really think I can't see you? How stupid can you be?" The woman was laughing. "There is no place to go."

"Who are you? Are you really my sister? And what is this place?"

"You came here not knowing who I am, are you kidding me?" She gave a grin on her face. "After what your mother did to our father." She threw a dagger toward Eva making a scratch on her face.

"What!?" the wound heal in a seconds. "Sorry, but I can't remember you at all or our father."

"Grrrrrr!" She out of frustration threw ten dagger in each hands toward her. "This is unforgivable. You will pay for your mother crime."

Eva dodged every one of her dagger with ease. "Isn't she your mother also?"

"No, she is not my mother at all. Not one drop of blood is she my mother. I was already born before I met your mother." She kept attacking her continuously only to be evaded by Eva.

"Is this some kind of act cause this fight is just garbage. I see you fight better than this." Another woman came in and caught a dagger with her hand and threw in back to the thrower stabbing her at the middle of her chest and hitting the wall.

"You killed her." Eva looked at the woman body hanging on the wall.

"Don't worry dearie. She will be fine in a minutes or so. She just need to cool down a bit. Why don't we have a little chat while she recover?"

Eva tried to run toward the unmoving body hanging on the wall but she was grabbed at her wrist and soon realized she was sitting on a chair with tea cup place on the table with the woman who just kill someone. "What going on here?"

"Now now, you should relax you getting stress over nothing.

"

"Over nothing! You just..."

"Aren't you such an adorable girl when you were a child?" A small child came running past them.

"That's me but how is that possible. We were just in a huge storage room and now we are sitting here outside a garden. And that child, she look just like me in my memories. Who are you?"

"You have such great memories, or at least in your heart you feel like you have a wonder memories but did it actually happen?"

Eva was shocked when she said those words. "How did..."

"You have doubt with your own memories. You wondering if they are real or not."

"Get out of my head."

"I'm not in your head, I'm in your heart. Your heart can tell more truth than your brain can ever tell."

"Stop it!" She stood up and tried to hit her but she completely disappear from her sight. "It not possible for me to have a heart after all I am..."

"An android, hahahahaha you amused me my dear, everyone has a heart even the coldest killer has one you just have to know where to look." She gave her a warm smile. "Why don't you sleep now my dear once you wake up you will feel like a new person."

Eva closed her eyes, "It feels so warm and safe went I am close to her, like nothing bad will happen when I am with her." She slowly laid down on the ground and started too dozed off. The woman expression changed into something wicked.

"That really hurt, Beatrice." The woman removed the dagger out of her own chest and clean the blood off. "What should we do with my sister?"

"That's simple make her one of us. hahahahaha"

"You sure are a scary woman." She was about to laugh when she was interrupted.

"Shush!" She turned around. "Someone just saw us."

"Another intruder?"

"No, not in this building nor within this town, somewhere far away."

"Can you Sense where he is?"

She closed her eyes and said, "It's a man and he's with someone, someone I know very well." She gave a smile. "It been a while since I saw her. This going to be interesting. Terra! Make sure you bring your sister to my Paradise. Hahahahahah" She was laughing as she left the room.

Terra carried Eva with so little effort. "As you wish Beatrice."