I didn't say anything else for the rest of the shower, Aster didn't feel like talking either. Five minutes of awkwardness was all I felt at the end. After we were done Aster surprised me.
Aster moved her hair out of her face and took the lead to the towels, "Hugo look, I was told to watch over you for many reasons and as far as I'm concerned fulfilling your dietary needs is my job. I won't lie that you caught me off guard but if it was something out of your control then it's fine."
Aster was unique, she was a very kind person and I feel like she is going to truly care for me.
"I was told to protect you and that is what I'll do," I told her with a smile.
After exchanging our take on the incident we didn't talk much for the next two days, nothing new happened and the voice that now has a name was quiet.
*Two days later*
Aster got a call from detective Smith about those two officers I killed, I was in the clear because they were truly corrupt. There is a gang known as Cacodemon, they have many influential people in it according to an investigation into it. No solid evidence yet but officers, doctors, scientists etc… have been known to work in league with this gang. Members have been captured and interrogated, some have even been tortured, left nearly dead yet all had one thing in common, they all feared the leader more than death itself. Smith knows he has a super power of some sort but he can only guess what it is, no one in the gang knows what his power is, some said pyrokinesis, others say time manipulation and some have even said he's God. I don't care what it is, all I care about is his name, I know only one that calls himself a God and he's my target.
"Hugo… Hugo… HUGO!!" Aster yelled.
I looked at her still half stuck in thought, "I will find out and if it's him then he's dead" I said with a big grin.
Kana looked at me with concern, "honey, do you know him?" she asked.
Lilith answered for me, "no, Hugo is kind of a loner, Ronald is the only person he ever talked to other than me and maybe a few others that he hired."
Grace chimed in, "we kind of know everyone he associated with except those that came to his house."
I finally got a goal to work towards, I had to find this man and see if he is that Beelzebub person or not, if he is then I might know his power and it's a difficult one to beat.
Time to set out on an adventure but first I have to get a handle on my powers, I need to know everything like what will happen if a limb is cut off or how long do I stay dead. I'm not prepared to go out yet, there is always a chance I might kill someone by accident.
"Aster I need to run some tests before I do anything. You think you can ignore the cruel nature and help me hurt myself to test the limits of my body?" I said with a straight face.
Aster gave me a simple nod, she didn't look too concerned unlike the other three. Their faces were as white as flour, they didn't like the idea of me getting hurt.
I faced them to explain, "the world is unpredictable, what if losing a limb makes me go berserk and I kill someone, I need to know these things before I make a mistake that I can't take back."
They took a long minute to think about it and Kana spoke up for the group, "I guess it's necessary but we get to help if anything bad happens."
"Not a chance, Aster and maybe Lilith can handle me losing control but you and Grace can't be within twenty feet of me, I have a lab of my own here so you can sit behind the safety of some bullet-resistant glass. I'm only letting Lilith because she would kick my ass in a fight any day even now," I explained.
Kana backed down not looking forward to what's to come, she wanted to be there for me but couldn't. Grace was in the same position, although she didn't seem to be as against it as Kana.
I already thought over this and prepared myself for the immense amount of pain I will go through but honestly I was still a little against it, there is no way to prepare yourself for something like this.
I took a deep breath and stood up to head for my lab, no point stalling. I looked back to see the others walking behind me, felt like a blanket of anxiety was covering everyone except Aster, she didn't look too nervous.
Once we reached my lab, me, Aster, and Lilith entered a controlled experiment room, it was a big room, 26 feet tall and 40 feet wide in each direction, the room was underground which muffled the noises inside. Grace and Kana sat behind a glass wall, they weren't permitted to enter the room unless I told them that it is okay.
"I say we start by cutting off my finger and seeing what happens" I suggested.
Aster gave me a nod and cut my finger off without warning, it fell to the floor but didn't start growing back like I expected. Surprisingly it didn't hurt as much as I thought it would, not much worse than getting stabbed by a needle. I picked my finger up and tried to put it back on, my finger instantly started moving into place as it healed at a fast pace. When it was done the pain went away and we moved onto my entire hand.
Aster lifted her knife but didn't bring it down, my hand was already severed, Lilith took care of it this time. My hand hurt a lot more than my finger but not as bad as I thought it would, like the finger my hand didn't grow back and when put back on it healed quite fast. I asked to cut it off again but move my hand across the room this time, to see in case my hand was taken away. This time it was different, my hand started to grow back on its own but I started to feel really hungry, not for normal food, Lilith and Aster smelled delicious.
"Can you two back up a bit? You're starting to smell very good," I warned.
Aster looked at me and stepped closer, "this is why we are testing this, your hunger won't go away on its own so as your caretaker I can let you have some of my blood, but try not to drain me," she offered with a small smile.
I wasn't going to argue with her logic so I grabbed her hand and bit down with very little force, my canine teen went through without a problem, her blood was just as sweet as last time. I didn't need that much blood, I was full after about ten seconds. When I finished the two little holes closed up quickly. Aster was a little surprised but didn't ask about it. My hand started growing back a lot faster, it was practically done after a couple of minutes which leads me to believe that when I die my wounds heal fast but the mental blow takes a lot longer to heal.
"Aster can I have more blood or was that too much? I want to see if drinking too much does anything," I requested with a smile.