" Mmphh Mmphh"
The young man hurriedly stuffed his mouth with food leaving bits littering the ground.
" Slow down, the food wouldn't disappear and you're messing up my room," Jaus said with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
" I'm sorry, I can't help being so voracious right now" replied John after gulping down a bolus. Due to having spoken without fully emptying the content in his mouth, a dry cough occurred and swiftly John took a bottle of water to ease it.
" Tch" despite knowing that John was so hungry, Jaus couldn't help but get annoyed over John's uncultured eating.
" Just be fast about it, I don't have time to watch you gulp down food"
A few minutes later, John was done with his large meal and his face seemed to brim with energy.
" I'm full! let's meet these friends of yours!" he declared.
The two walked down the passage when Jaus initiated the conversation.
" Your eyes seem normal now, not green like at first "
" Really! I haven't checked the mirror to notice, I guess learning to control it resulted in it" John replied..
" Ehhh..." Jaus hesitated wondering if it was a good idea to bring up what he wants to say.
" What is it Jaus?" John asked suddenly stopping in his tracks.
" What happened to you back there in the training room? .....Hallucination?"
" Hmmn..." interrupted by a minor headache, he placed his hand against his short black hair.
" What's wrong?!" Jaus asked looking so concerned.
" Nothing, don't worry about it," he said and shook off the irritable feeling.
" I can't really say I understood what happened, one thing that I can make out was that there was a resounding profound voice warning me about what I've done"
"A profound voice??" Jaus mused
" Yes!"
" Okayyy, is that all you remember?"
" I can't make do with the rest, they seem jumbled up" John groaned lightly as he felt the ache once more on his head.
" Do you want to have that checked out, it doesn't seem frivolous"
" I'll be fine" John hastily replied and continued treading.
A few minutes later, both arrived at a large door, John felt that he had seen this particular door but displaced the feeling having realized that he couldn't remember.
THUMM
The doors came open and inside there were people with lab coats on. There, John suddenly remembered why the door was familiar, this was where he got warped into and puked.
Remembering what happened here last time made him flushed with embarrassment and he made no move to look at anyone's faces.
" Just follow me," Jaus said and John went with him up to the platform.
John was hesitant about going up there, feeling being the youngest coupled with the fact that he embarrassed himself here last time made him crouch a bit.
" What are you doing?" Jaus whispered.
" Look forward!" Suddenly John raised his head swiftly and stared into the crowd.
" Ehemm Ehemm.... I'll take it that most of you saw this young man when he first arrived here, he pledged to me that he was willing to go through whatever horrid test we had to offer for an exchange in power, seeing the resolve and conviction in his eyes, I granted him his wish or should I say our wish. That's right, here is our first ideal super-soldier, Melinda wasn't introduced since we had our doubts but I'm certain this young man will be the start of our hope to fight back those monsters!"
Following the strong proclamation from Jaus, a resounding number of claps filled the large room next will everyone on enthusiastic faces.
'This is just the beginning phase' Jaus thought with a slight grin feeling all smug from his statement.
" Now let's get move," he said to John.
Upon getting off the platform, John was rushed with questions.
" You don't look any different"
" What can you do?"
" You better be worth our time and effort"
" He seems too young for this"
" Enough!" Jaus shouted.
" For those of you bothered by his meek appearance, he will be made to display his powers in the next two days," he said.
The two left the room afterward and headed back to the lab.
" I'll have to see myself what you're capable of before the next two days"
" And how will you do that?" John asked
" You'll see"