"Who are you and what did you do here?" I looked at the small girl below me. I don't think she's a kid. Looking at her, she appears to be quite mature.
"Huh! It would help if you introduced yourself first. Also, I came here because I heard someone stupid enter the irregular's trap." She looked up and tried to inspect me with a sharp eye.
"What are you doing? You make me feel awkward." I think that this girl is not right.
"Hah! It seems that my analysis is true. You were falling from that building and saved by your spider companion." How could she know that I have a spider friend? I have kept this thing secret. Maybe she does not know yet, I should change the subject. I get down on the ground to meet her.
"My name is Hulaif. What is your name?" I smiled at her.
"Hmm... You want to change subjects; I see that coming."
"Wait, seriously, who are you? Why do you know very much what I think?"
"Hah! All the probabilities were written on your face. You are easy to read."
"Tch, what do you want from me?"
"How about you follow me, I want to do some research about you."
"Okay, but give me some food. I am a bit hungry. But aren't you planning on stripping me naked or injecting me with something?"
"Of course not. Maybe, but don't worry. I am not that kind of mad scientist. I am still sane." I got goosebumps when she said that. I followed her from behind, leaving the irregular's trap. After a while of walking in a forest, she suddenly stopped and asked me to keep quiet.
"What's it?" I whispered to her.
"Shh. They will hear you if you say something." She replied while whispering.
"Who?" I looked at what she wanted to show me. I am a bit shocked when I look at the thing that I don't want to look at. It's kind of scary when we look at a bunch of the walking dead in front of us. I am scared because I think I could become one of them.
"Hey, are you scared of those zombies?"
"Of course not. Why would I?" I cover my expression with my ego.
"Your voice!!!" Those zombies are looking at us, but that girl covers her voice by mimicking a cat's voice.
"Ugh, sorry, my bad. So, where is your place?"
"That is it." She shows me her place. It looks like a cabin to me. That place was placed behind the crowd of zombies. I wonder how we will get to that place.
"How would we get there? It kind of suicidal act."
"That's the point here. Nobody will act rationally right now. We must look at our objectives. The experiment is not complete without the objective."
"This zombie's kind of making me feel goosebumps." As I said that, I could tell that many eyes were looking at us. I slowly looked around.
"Why did you call their name?" That girl whispered.
"Now, what?"
"Run!!!" Then, we ran through a swarm of zombies in that area and entered one house—that girl's house. It was made of material that can withstand zombies. For a moment, I take a deep breath. Tired of running from those kinds of creatures. I looked at that girl and asked her what happened.
"Hey, how could zombies be here?"
"Huh! Don't say to me that you don't know anything about this place?" I shook my head. "Then, let me explain about this place. It is known as the sky underworld. You might be confused why it's called a sky, but since we are at the Alpha Kingdoms, you might know why..." When I just want to shake my head, the watch rings and it shows the details there. As the text is too small to read, I changed to the phone to read the details.
'Alpha Kingdom is a country of the sky. The entire kingdom were float at the sky. It is a country with advanced robotics technology. Mostly the soldier used to control the robot or just wear the robot suit, which enhanced their ability to fight enemies with ease.'
"Hey, you! Can you hear me?" Suddenly, I heard that girl talk to me.
"Huh! What's wrong?" She then said, pointing to my wrist.
"I thought that my explanation was enough; it seems you are into the details. So, how did you get that ancient technology?" Wait, she can see and know this gadget's history.
"Wait, you can see this?" I showed her the phone in my hand.
"Of course I can. Those two are the phone and watch that have been extinct for centuries. It is kind of an artifact right now. So I'm very interested in learning more about you. You are a unique person, could you be the last of ancient people or people from another world." Dang, she guesses right about my background. Did my reflex and expression were easy to read?
"Did you guess my background?" I wanted to confirm.
"Nah, I just make some deductions that seem possible. The ancient technologies irritate me greatly because they ensure that no one can see them except the wearer."
"How much do you know about this gadget."
"Hmm... It seems I know pretty much, since your spider was trying to kill me with her thread. Well, if you want to know the truth, how about you say something to this kind of creature."
"Mia, don't kill her! She holds information that I want to know."
"So, a deal?"
"Yeah, a deal. You can tell me about the information you know, and I will answer any question you want to know."
"It is not a fair deal. I already know about you. "How about this: I'll make my decision soon, and you should accept it."
"If that deal is not hard enough for me to do, then I guess it's okay."
"Okay deal." We shook the hand.
"So, when did you want to tell me about this information?" I asked her.
"How about you take a bath. You smell like a crap. Don't worry about the cloth. I believe I have a shirt in your size. Now go before I change my mind and throw you to the zombies."
"Okay fine." I went to the bathroom that she told me was there. As I opened the door, I found that this bathroom looked kind of like a village bathroom in Asia. The bath tube needs to be filled with water, and there is a water dipper to use to wash the body. There appears to be a squat toilet in this bathroom as well. "The water is cold." I wash my body quickly to get out of this coldness faster. After taking the bath for a few minutes, I wore the cloth that she put outside the door. The clothes are one black blank t-shirt and one tracksuit pant. Then, I went to the living room and met that girl. She wears glasses while working at her desk.
"So, you are done taking the bath." I nodded while she continued with her work. "Hmm, I make you an Alpha Kingdom's identity card. The card will be complete by tomorrow."
"Thank you. Wait, how the hell that you know that I don't have an identity card?"
"Your little friend told me everything about you."
"Is my little friend not trying to eat you?"
"No, we are friend right now." She pet Mia on her head. "I also know your true situation. Well, I get the information I want, and ancient technology goes after that."
"So you want to see this technologies?" She nodded.
"Here." As I tried to give it to her, the phone could not be touched by her. It becomes a hologram projectile or something similar like that. She tried a few times to take it and gave up after that.
"Hmm. This technology really makes me mad. Now what do you want to know, right now?" Then she asked me. What should I question her about? Should I question her about ancient technologies?
"Hey, how did you know about the ancient technologies?" She looked at me while correcting her chair. She took a deep breath and released it, then said something to me.
"I am one of Lambda's researchers, Radioactive Lambda Town. We research the ancient people's civilization. It includes their technologies and languages. Also, most of the Lambda people were scientists and researchers. We developed a biological weapon as a defence against the enemy. About your technology, that might be a gadget to help you survive in this world. You have to find about six peoples that met with the icon of Chesscraft. As you find all of them, you gain the power to conquer this world. "That is an ideal device that people in all six great countries desired."
"Does wearing this gadget make me more wanted?" She shook her head.
"Nope if they can't see it. Also, I have an ancient people bloodline; that is what makes me see yours. Normal people can't see it. The owner and their ancient technologies will merge together. Even the owner has forgotten where they put the device. That gadget will be with them."
"Oh, now I know why this gadget is still with me, even though I have died before."
"Wait, you died?"
"Eh, I thought Mia told you everything."
"That storyline does not reach yet."
"Huh! Then, let Mia tell you everything first. I want to get a rest." In my mind, I still want to know why she was here in Alpha. What happened to her, actually? As I rested on the sofa near her, I could hear the zombies making a noise from the outside. It seriously impairs my ability to sleep. I have to end this soon.
As I woke up, I don't sure what time it is now. But the phone said it was already morning. I want to get out of here quickly, but there is a swarm of zombies outside. That girl got out of her room and said something to me as I was thinking of a way to get out of here without being seen by the zombies.
"Do you want to get out of here."
"Oh, you are awake!"
"I get out early to find something to make a breakfast."
"What? Outside?" She nodded. "Yeah, they fell asleep when I sprayed the drug on them."
"Oh, that might make sense. I thought you could keep those zombies under control."
"Actually, I cannot, but I can regain my consciousness after being a zombie."
"Wait, that's impossible."
"What do you think of impossible when you see this world?"
"Everything here."
"Then, nothing is impossible?"
"Ok fine. Do you know how to make me get out of here safely? Do you still have those drugs?"
"That drug can be used for one day. If you use it too often, the zombies will develop resistance to it. If you want to get out of here this day, I recommend that you kill all of those zombies. That might be impossible for you. Now the breakfast is ready, how about you eat first."
"Sure." As we ate breakfast together, that girl started to tell us something.
"Hey, here is your identity card. Make sure to wear it when you at outside. The security guard might apprehend you if you hide it."
"Thanks." After finishing my breakfast, I asked Mia to assist me. "Mia, could you help me with the zombies outside."
"Okay." Such a fast reaction. She turns into the arrow in no time.
"Hey, could you open this door. I want to get out of here."
"Wait! Are you sure? There are hundreds outside this door." She shocked.
"There is nothing I can do besides killing all of them and that's easy for me to do."
"Then, use this pill."
"What is this?"
"It is a pill that turns you into a zombies. You might go berserk after using this."
"I don't rely on the drug, but I rely on myself. You have said before, nothing is impossible."
"Then, make sure you are safe outside." As she wanted to give me a weapon, I declined her offer. "Are you crazy? You cannot do anything without weapon."
"I can only use this weapon. It is what my master taught me."
"The arrow? I can't even see a single arrow from it."
"You will see it later. Now, can you open the door."
"Ugh. Ok." When the door was opened, I found that the zombies had disappeared. I turned around and asked that girl.
"Hey, where have those zombies gone?"
"That's what I don't want to say to you."
"What's it?"
"Come inside." As I entered this time, the door was closed, and the iron cage just fell on me.
"What's the meaning of this?"
"Hmm. What should I tell you? Haah. If you want to know, that zombies were my experimental species. I made them and learned about them; they're to make a powerful soldier who doesn't feel any pain and cannot be dead. You may despise me because of what I've done to everyone who has turned into a zombie."
"Why would I? Your objective is not wrong. I know that you did this because of your situation. No one was able to come and help you. You live alone, so I can feel it." I touched the cage bar and got an electric shock. "Auch!!!"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you about the electricity. Did you really mean by what you said."
"You know that if you command those zombies to get away from here, I'll understand."
"Then, it's settle. You are not a threat to me." She removed the cage from me.
"Hey, could I know your name? I actually don't know what to call you."
"Call me Sarin. I am a drug master."