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Chapter 10 - 10. The Fugitive

Rapid sirens were sounding on all over the building. Everybody looked puzzled and got strange feeling from the sound. 

Workers that is in feeding room went out from the rooms. Later, Chaotic footsteps were mixed with the sirens. While caretakers are taking the children to their room, other ones gathered in the hall on second floor.

The supervisor of the nursing home whose name is Gibson came rapidly and ordered loudly:

"Just now, I received a Third Level Emergency Signal from the headquarters. One male escapee transported here and he destroyed the transportation runes. It is suspected that he plans a breakthrough from the jungle. 

He is suspected being a spy and extremely dangerous person. He stole the secret documents from the secret archive.            When the headquarters realized him, they activated and broke his oath rune so, it's estimated his condition is the verge of death. But since he makes an escape from here, he must have other members near here. 

He has the motley magic powers which is hybrid of the producer and the gatherer. His speciality is the weeds that's mostly dandelions and bindweeds. Magic rank is blue. His range is middle in meso level so be extra careful 40 meters around him and plants. 

The orders are that use the defensive runes obstruct him and if possible, capture and interrogate him while retrieving the documents or if not, kill on the spot and destroy the documents. Additionally, fix the runes of transportation quickly for the reinforcements.

Now:

Caretakers: take children to their rooms, stay with them, take care of them and secure the room. Make a head count and report the missing ones. We need to know before a hostage situation arise. He may think of it

Observers: Divide into 3 groups. The first group go to the transportation spot and identify the errors. Calculate estimate time to fixing. The second one, spread and ward on important points. Check the building against hiding and install an info channel to reach everyone.  Third group will divide and join to hunting group.

Producers: also divide into 3 groups. First group will go to the transportation spot and you will going to fix runes. Second group go to control centers of the defensive runes. Activate the defensive runes and make contact the info channel. Adjust the runes and cooperate with the hunt groups in possible conflict. Third group spread the surrounding and use the magic power of yours to control the plants. If you perceive an anomaly, report and stand by to hunt group. He may install traps and use diversion tactics.

Motleys: Join the groups according to your speciality and cooperate.

Consumers: Divide into 6 groups. Take one of the observer or motley and search one side of the building wall. If you encounter the suspect, report immediately, hide and stand by and wait the nearest group.

That's all. Now go go go!"

"Roger sir!"

Orders were given so people were running like there is a fire in their bottom.

Children didn't see such sight before so they started to cry because they were afraid. Caretakers were trying fulfill their duty, albeit with difficulty because of the chaos. 

After upon completing the preparations, sirens stopped and a silence covered the environment. People were searching the fugitive. Not 5 minutes past, a report came through the channel that group 4 spotted the suspect and are waiting on the giving coordinates. After the reports, the supervisor decided to join in conflict because he was the only one in blue rank in the nursing home. So he knew these people couldn't capture the fugitive without him. He got up and his body started to shine the blue colors. Before anyone saw anything, he disappeared on the spot. 

The observer of the fourth hunting group was shining the green color. He was a kneeling position, his eyes were close and his hands was stuck the ground. A group of green tendrils were coming from his body and swaying across the ground gently. 

" He is 30 meters in south. His breathing is irregular and he is walking on a slow pace. He must to be exhausted because he didn't realised us yet. I can't perceive much info because his surrounding filled with swaying weeds. Nothing changed for now."

" Good. If anything changes, tell immediately. Rock, secure the surrounding. We are waiting."

"Ok."

After one minute, Gibson appeared on their side. They became alert immediately and attacked but when they saw the face of the supervisor, they forced themself to stop. 

"Hmm, good you're alert. But still need to improve. Even one second, make difference between life or death. State the changes."

" No noticeable change, sir. He just took his 47th steps."

" Ok. Tell the location of second and third group. Make them use the pincer tactics while we cut the front."

" Roger, sir."

...…...

Rose froze on the spot. She was seeing such a fabulous view farther on her right side. Long bindweeds were slithering leisurely like snakes and their shiny rainbow color flowers were waving around randomly while little dandelions were dancing and accompanying to them on the air with wind. On the front side, Small dandelion seeds were sticking on the trees and the ground while on the back side stuck seeds take off the air and moving forward by swaying. 

They covered both the ground and trees and the whole side was sparkling. Branches of trees filled with slithering bindweed. Bindweed were using branches as the stepping stone. It was a marvelous sight to see. She mouth was open for a while and a fly could go in without trouble. She didn't feel it real but just her imagination so she tried rub her eyes. When she looked again, the sight didn't changed. 

'Is a fairly passing by? Are these her convoys?' was all she could think to explain the sight. 

Her heart was pumping loudly while the curiosity was scratching her heart. She has grasped that must be related to sirens and if she stayed any longer, she might be in danger. Still, seeing such a view that is like from the heaven, she gave in the temptation to the waving flowers that whisper her  'Ha ha ha come... closer…' and started to walk slowly towards her destiny.

She took ten steps and froze again. This time was because the plants stopped the moving. Everything was silent. Next, she felt a frightening pressure then suddenly weeds spread across with unbelievable  speed like a hurricane was passing. Before she comprehend the situation, she was flying with the weeds. She couldn't understand what happened. Flying rocks and sticks crashed her and injured her during the flight.  She hit her back on a tree and fell in a pit on the ground. She was bleeding from many parts, especially her left shoulder was bleeding. A thick stick was stuck in there. She didn't find any time to scream before fainting.

Last thing she thought before fainting was: 

'Aggggh, couldn't help but lured in alluring death.'