The older Nuzar was confused about the whole situation, different thoughts were running in his mind. The things the other one told him made no sense.
" I know what you're thinking, I mean no harm. I'm just a flickering will ". "Flickering will?" The older one asked. " It means that I'm not a complete soul." He answered with a calming smile, waiting to see his reaction. " For you to survive in this world where only the strong, talented and powerful reigned supreme, you'll need my memories". He said, still trying to convince him.
"You said something like having two souls would be detrimental to 'our' body ? The older Nuzar asked. "What if ...".
" I can see you have trust issues and that's why you're just the perfect person for me to pass on my legacy". The younger one interjected. " I just wanted to gift you my memories and knowledge and if you don't need it, so be it" He said feigning annoyance.
" Yes.....I don't trust you. " The older one narrowed his eyes. " You can't just appear from no where and..... boom.....you expect me to believe the nonsense you're spilling. "
" I'm not forcing you to make a deal with me moreso, It's a win-win situation. " The younger one shrugged.
" What's the fusion all about? " The older one questioned. " No problem, I'll explain. " the younger one chuckled. " If we successfully complete the process, you'll have my memories and you'll retain yours but, if it fails...we die."
The older one stared into the darkness behind the flickering will, deep in thoughts. ' I don't think there's any other way to regain my memories . I should give it a try'.
" I would like to give it a try but, remember that I'm doing this for myself.....my memories" He said . The younger one heaved a sigh of relief as his lips curled into a smile. When the younger one got close enough, he pressed his thumb against the glabella of the other, passing strands of his soul energy into him. Suddenly, Older Nuzar fell into a trance like state.
Huff! Huff! Huff!
Panting sounds were heard from a young man in his early 30s. He bore great resemblance to the older of the two consciousness. In his hand was a fencing sword, his smooth face glistening in sweat . He helped his fencing partner get up and gave him a thumbs up. His sparring partner took off ' his ' fencing mask and it turned out to be a blonde girl.
" You've made great progress. Your skills are comparable to a fencing deity. Even I am not worthy of being your sparring partner " . She smiled. " Zack, tomorrow is your moment of truth and it's the perfect time to convince the core elders of the league of scientists to partner with our company ".
" Yeah, I look forward to seeing that happen " He said thoughtfully.
" Liz ". he smiled. "Dad and Uncle would be proud of us ".
"I've met with the boss of the Double silencer guard. He told me he's going to send his VIP guards over ". Liz said while taking off her chest piece.
" That's great " Zack said.
After putting away their fencing kits, they walked out of the large hall that served as their fencing hall. " Can we trust the boss of the Double silencer guards " . Liz asked as they walked towards a dome shaped glass house .
" Cain should pose no threat to Dillon and his boys " Zack said, his facial expression betraying his statement. " He might be sly but Dillon has many aces up his sleeves ". said Liz, noticing the awkward look on his face.
They greeted some of the laboratory workers as they walked through the large hallways of the glass house and entered a big room filled with laboratory equipments and different contraptions. They got to an isolated part of the experiment hall which served as their workspace. The workspace had a digital desk with a built-in tablet. After a few clicks on the tablet, a drawer was automatically pulled out from the digital desk. Seeing that the drawer's contents had been emptied out, Zack smiled.
He turned to look at Liz . "Seems like things are going as planned" . " Yeah" She said, smiling.
He pointed at a glass compartment housing a chimpanzee which doesn't seem to moving, Intravenous tubes connected to it's vitals. "It's been 2 hours that I've administered the serum to that chimp". He said, typing away on the tablet. Liz moved towards the digital desk to have a good glimpse of what Zack was doing.
[Health 10%]
[Health 8%]
[Health 4%]
[Health 2%]
Beep! Beep! Beep!
A caution symbol was displayed on the tablet's screen.
'Specimen X terminated' . The laboratory's AI announced. "The serum I tested on the chimp was what I used as a bait ". Zack said. " How does it work ". asked Liz. " It works exactly like the real serum, just that after making the vitals reach their full potential, they start to wither ". He said, walking away from the digital desk.