I opened the door.
Unlike a room that's supposed to be a store room. It has neatly arranged selves of files and database servers used to store large files.
"So this is the secret room you talked about "Said guard excitedly.
He has never seen this type of room anywhere.
"So where is the file you talked about? Is it here" Said the guard while pointing towards a shelf filled with files.
"No they are all useless. We have an another room behind these database servers" Said Harken
"Oh fine let's go then quickly" Guard was really excited. This is totally a golden time for him I got to know the secret room and now I can access these files and blackmail Ms. Eilat and take money or get promotion rather that just a security guard.
Now what should I do with this kid. Should I kill him?
He is an innocent boy. Too bad he came across me. I'm sorry child.
You are a god sent gift for me.
But bad luck to you is, you have to die if I want to raise.
While the guard is dreaming about his bright future and all the fame and power.
Harken lead the guard to a room with all the files thrown in a random manner and there is some kind of lab there.
The guard is busy checking room.
"what the hell! this is actually a store room and there is a lab here kid. HhAHa Good job." Said the Guard while taking position of his gun and pointing towards harken.
Harken acted as if shocked. "Wh.. why are doing this? Ms. Eilat will be angry if she got to know this"
"HA ha HA do you really think she'll be angry now now. Such a sweet kid. Of course she'll be if I don't know the contents of the file. "Said guard while holding his gun.
"But once I know, I can do anything. Enough with the talk now. you have die kid. I'm sorry I don't have any grudge against you. But for me to raise from rags. You are my collateral damage. But you should be happy. Instead becoming a livestock and a lab rat here and sent to be eaten by that higher ups "Termites". You can have peaceful death ha ha ha" Said the almost triggering the gun.
Just when he is about to trigger the gun. He collapsed suddenly.
"Wh wh what's ha happe ..ning?" said The collapsed guard.
"AAAAA what's happening wh.. wh why are my li...mbs not w...orking. " Said the guard who is unable to withstand his pain.
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At the same time the person opposite to be guard is smiling innocently and said
"Well because you are being paralyzed"
"P P Par..alyzed?" Said the guard who is on verge of losing the consciousness.
How I didn't even touch anything said the guard in mind. He didn't even have the strength to speak.
Chhhhhhhhhh
A chair is being dragged by Harken. He placed the chair Infront of the collapsed guard and sat on it.
"I understand you're confused on how this happened. let me just enlighten you quickly ok. Do you see this purple liquid?" said Harken holding the purple liquid near the eyes of the guard.
The guard who is at most pain shocked on seeing this purple liquid.
"Why do you have it? It is Oleandem liquid?"
"So you do can speak even when you inhale Oleandem gas directly HA nice, a new observation. You are useful too" Said harken who is delighted to a new fact about the Oleandem
"Of.. off cour..se. Oleandem can cause death to a system but can only paralyze a human if not injected" Said the guard thinking may be he may have a chance of living if he escapes from this room.
"Correct but..." Harken took out a injection and induced the Oleandem liquid in the test tube.
"If I inject this in your body now, What will happen? Do you know the answer" Said harken while holding the injection and pointing towards the vein in hand connected to the heart.
The guard was terrified to core on seeing this kid who is sweet and innocent just a few minutes ago is actually devil in disguise.
"no please don't please I beg you" guard begged harken. the guard was terrified and begging is all he can think at this point.
"Fine I'll leave if you quickly answer me few question. Ok" Harken said while holding the injection.
"NO I ca.. can't, " The guard said.
"Really now" Harken said pointing towards the guards left hand and placing the injection near the vein.
"No No NO please I beg you, leave me. I don't know anything. Please" Guard Begged harken to release him.
"They are very easy questions, all you have to do is answer them honestly, OK" harken said giving a cute smile.
"You are a monster" guard said angrily. He understood his position here. He has to answer if he wants to live.
The guard is thinking and looking at harken with vengeance. Let me get out of here first then I'll kill you with my own hands.
"WOwowo Stop I can feel the vengeance in your eyes even from there" Harken said while observing guard like he's some museum piece.
"You don't have much time. lets~ start the QA game immediately.
First question: Do you not have a system?" Harken is talking to guard like this some kind of game show and his the presenter for the show.
"This is all just a game to you. Just you wait. Do you really think you can get away with?" the guard was now completely petrified by this kid merciless heart.
This kid is beyond his understanding. Is this a game to him?
That's what the guards is thinking in his brain.
"Quickly answer the question another wise you'll have penalty" said harken ignoring the guard anger.
"No. I don't, if I have, why would I be a. a. security guard." Said the guard while trying to gather the strength left in his body to answer the question.
"I thought so too. OK
Second question: If you don't even have systems, then why do guards look down on students as if they are livestock? hmm" harken asked this question because this is the main reason why harken what's to bring this guard to this room.
Guards know something that other people are not aware of
"hm haa Because you are livestock. You'll lead a life as a puppet all your life. Since it has come to this point Let me tell you what your future is. And 100% sure you know this as well." said the guard
"Fine go ahead, you may even surprise me with it" Harken said to guard in a amusing manner.
"H aha Students in this school are sent to "Artia" after they get their systems. They live their lives as puppets and lab rats in Artia." Guard said proudly.
"This is not something you should be proud of. I kind of pieced it together but why are they sent to Artia for experimentation? What do this school get out of it?" Harken asked guard.
"Of course To progress, for the last 70 years this planet has been abandoned. because we can't progress to higher levels and people like me can't stay in any other environment other than here.
Only after Ms. Eilat came to this school. People in this planet are getting recognition. We got food supplies and all the other benefits with only one condition. "Said guard.
"Third question : what's the condition?" Harken asked the guard angrily.
" It It.. It's to send children to Artia after they got their systems to experiment on them" guard feeling shameful
"And you are proud of it. You are all shameless" Harken said angrily.
"This is just downright disgusting. Not only you are giving false hope to children and destroying their future by doing experiments on them. You are even sacrificing them for your needs. You all are disgusting and the worst part is you knew about it and even other people knew about but all decided to play bystander role ha ha aha. " Harken is beyond pissed at this point.
"You don't understand how it was before three years. There is no one to protect us from monsters or other species. No one cared about us. when drought hit us almost half of the planet is wiped and The only survived people are here in this continent apart from that all the existence as been wiped out. we didn't had food to eat no rules or order. Everything was a mess back then.
"But on the fine day and an angel appeared through Ms. Eilat.
"She gave people food. This school was just some building to take shelter from Monsters in other areas since the Zith forest Mana frequency is much lower not all monster can cross the forest. That's how we survived till then. You can't understand how this world was before three years but after she came no monsters landed in this area. People got rations to eat. So no matter what your motive is you can't change our opinions and our gratitude towards her." Guard became emotional on remembering all the times before three years.
"Don't justify your actions You are just blindly following the orders from Ms. Eilat. Without even questioning you have abandoned humanity and sold your future to a devil, thinking it's an angel. Since you willing to get fooled she did take complete order here and ruled as a queen. Shame on you people" Harken gave a disgusting look and look the guard as if he is a insect.
"We didn't have a choice" The guard tried to justify their actions.
"There is always a choice to chose humanity over power, greed and wealth" Harken stated.
"Have you ever thought why everyone is so focused on getting a system, because we are brainwashed daily and people chose ignore it instead of questioning it.
Tell me one thing , is it really that important to get a system?" Harken asked guard.
Guard was dumbstrucked. He is true we never questioned anyone. Like he said we chose to play a bystander's role.
"I don't know, may be to protect us from monsters" Guard just gave a honest answer on what he thinks.
"Truly an idiot. It's waste of time to even explain it to you. I can't waste my time here anymore" Harken said because they are totally brainwashed. Now there is no use even if I Tell them
"Great!! Quickly give the antidote and leave me please I b..beg you.u.u " Guard once again lost all the strength and left there paralyzed.
"why should I ? should I play a bystanders role as well here? Ooops did I say it out loud" Harken is pissed.
"P.Please help me I beg you. I want to live. I don't want to d..d.i....e" Guard lost the consciousness.
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Harken's POV:
I'm beyond pissed at this point
I just can't seem to understand one question: what's the benefit here to higher orders. They are providing food supplies. What are the higher order people hoping to achieve by sending Students to Artia.
I guess I have go Artia to see what's actually happening there.
Curiosity killed the cat.
True. I have a feeling I might get killed if I go there.
But I'm confident my objective is related to Artia. So I have to go either way. Instead of giving it a like task that I have to complete let me take it on my account since I figured this all on my own.
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Authors Note:
*** => when some one is thinking in his head"
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"What's Snoop?" Harken said in his mind.
"Snooooop" Harken in his mind
"Are you there?~"
Is he not here?
I thought I have unlocked all the tasks related to main objective. Did I miss something?
Let me double check.
I have taken copies of these files and I have confiscated this lab as well which have various chemicals.
I should take a copy of this database file.
Is that the extra task I don't think so I can create a copy any thing If I unlock the door. So did I miss anything?