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Chapter 4 - Chapter 4

When they finally walked through the door Khan came to see the horrors that lay in this facility. There were so many people his age being hooked up to machines and treadmills and worst of all they had no haircuts. It looked like they had been here for days without seeing daylight. The only form of light in the facility was the fluorescent bulbs that were high up in the ceiling. "What exactly am I doing here?" Khan asked looking to Khione for answers. "This facility is your last chance to become more than you are. All Needless are brought here and taking through an intensive program which may or may not open their ability meridians and in turn could give them abilities. However, if this program succeeds your abilities are not your own, they belong to the government." "Wait, there is a chance I could get an ability?" Khan thought to himself while the corners of his lips curled into a smile, "How long will this program take and why am I just finding out about this?" Khan asked Khione. "This facility is not more than 10 years old and the data we have collected is not substantial. In addition, there is a 70% mortality rate. So every year we take a 100 people that we believe show promise and only 30 of them make it to the next year, 20 the year after that and 5 the next. So to answer your question it takes 3 years to complete this program." After she saw Khan was satisfied with her answers, she started walking again through the aisle between the other Needlesses towards the back where there was an office. She opened the door and waited for Khan to go in.

The room was set up like a doctor's office in a hospital with the instruments and a bed. "Dr H the test subject is ready" Khione said into a room that to Khan, looked empty besides the 2 of them. "Once again Khione your perception is top level." A very shrill, raspy sounding voice said faintly echoing through the room. "Hmm I see, you brought me an interesting one this time. Khan how are you doing today?" The voice said. "Umm I'm good but how do you know my name?" Khan asked a bit surprised as far as he could see there was no technology in the office that the doctor could access to get a message about him. "Well, it has been a while since I last saw you back then you were a bit more--" "Dr H could you not speak to the test subject about such things and--" Khione cut him off and for the first time Khan saw her face give away something, there was some anger in her eyes. "Wait, you knew me before this? But I don't think I've met you before, although I still can't see you" Khan said trying to pull more information out of the talkative Doctor. "Oh right, sometimes I forget that you guys haven't unlocked the perception." Out of nowhere the Doctor was in front of him. Khan quickly knew he had never seen this guy before because he was those kinds of people that you just could not forget, they commanded attention wherever they went. He was extremely tall at least 6 foot 5, his arms were clearly too big for his lab coat and he had a scar running across his lips from the top to the bottom and his eyes were the main problem it was like he had three pupils in each eyeball. Once he appeared Khan jumped back so fast, he nearly broke through the door at least that's what he thought until a hand from behind was on his shoulder only for him to turn and see the doctor now behind him. Quickly, Khan dropped to the floor rolled the other way his body was just moving on his own and even he didn't understand what was going on. "Good Khan good. I think you will do well here. However, could you please get up from my floor now I'm not that ugly." The Doctor said with a sly grin on his face. Khan didn't even hear him; he was still trying to understand what had just happened when his body had reacted all on its own. "Anyways, on to the introductions as you heard I am Doctor H. I am the head of all the first years to which you will be a part of. My ability is time space manipulation of up to 24 hours and I am one of the 7 white tiers of my generation however, as much as possible I try not to fight it's nasty business. I like the big three anime One piece, Naruto, Bleach, and seafood oh how I love seafood. I think I'll have some today. Tsk, I had some yesterday. Ah well, you know what they say you can never have too much seafood, I think someone said it, it was probably me. Anyways, tell me about yourself from when you remember." "Uhhhhhhhhhhh." Was all Khan could manage after the onslaught of information he had just received from the time travelling, Naruto eating, Seafood anime lover. Doctor H walked over to him and tapped him on his head, turned to Khione who was still standing there and said "I think I may have broken him." He said still tapping on Khan's head. "Doctor H we are already behind schedule could you hurry it up?" "Khione, we both know time is nothing to me. Besides you should have been here 3 hours ago however the specimen here was worth the wait." It was then that Khan came to. "Why do you guys have such weird names if I may ask? Cause I know Khione is the Greek goddess of ice or snow or something like that and Doctor H…, well you don't make much sense anyway, and could you stop tapping my head?" Khan asked. The doctor took his hand away and answered his question, "In this facility no one is known by their real name to maintain anonymity and ensure that nobody's privacy is compromised. People that do fighting and other wet work for the government are as you have realised named after Greek gods and goddesses. While auxiliaries such as myself utilise letters from different alphabets. Anyways shall we begin with the procedure?" "What is this procedure exactly?" Khan asked. "In as much as I want to say this will hurt me more than it will hurt you that would be a lie." He said completely ignoring his question as a syringe with purple liquid was injected into Khan's left arm.