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Chapter 17 - I've Prevented It

Alsen: "Ummm, I know I'm not supposed to ask this, but can you tell me who those guys were?"

Rafael: "I can't tell you much since you're still just a student, but we have found out the organizations name."

Rafael: "They go by the name of "The Chimeras""

***

"Sniff! Sniff!–hehehe–Snuffle Snuffle—HEHEHE!"

[A tall, slender man clad in leather clothing, were fiddling with flasks and flagons, tinkering with chemicals and laughing like a maniac. He emitted various fumes, despite all that he didn't wear any masks, as if he had wanted to relish the fresh aroma of the substances that he had created, displaying a sense of pride in his concoctions.]

"J-Just a little bit more–hehehe–and I'll reach perfection–Snuffle! Snuffle!!"

"They're bringing me new fresh specimens—HAHAHA!–I wonder how he'll look like?!, I wonder how he'll react to my substances–HEHE-HEHEHehehe..."

Scratch! Scratch!!

"I-I need to contain myself, I heard the one they will be bringing me today has good potential"

"I'll turn all of you into perfect bein-"

Thud!!

[Then all of a sudden a loud banging of a door could be heard from the outside.]

"Huh?! Who goes there!!-Oh it's just you gu-"

[As he ran outside of his laboratory, what welcomed him was two of his subordinates exhausted from all the running, with robert slightly injured and clinging his arms unto the snipers neck for support.]

"What happened?..."

[Then as Robert looked up, he couldn't help but feel disgusted at the sight of his apparent leader, no matter how many times he had seen him already. With his singed skin and protruding green left eye. He smiled and showed his decaying teeth.]

"Tell me child, what happened?"

[The way he talked with a strange calm demeanor, different from his usual self, made Robert hesitate when answering.]

"Come on tell me?"

[But he was only delaying the inevitable.]

Robert: "W-We failed in capturing the specimens"

[He grabbed Robert by the neck, and started strangling him, while using his other hand to beat him up, every time he would struggle.]

Hmmmmmph! Hmmmpphh!!

Wham! Bam! Pow!

[He then threw him back outside.]

Crash!

"Where's the steroid that I gave you?"

...

[Robert laying flat on the ground, were thrown with vials dousing him with liquid substances. With it he screamed in agony.]

Shatter! Shatter!

"F#cking useless trainees, and to think you even wasted my concoctions"

Robert: "Gugggghhhh!"

"If the two of you ever come back here without anyone, I'll be making you my plaything"

Sniper: "We're sorry Third Order, we'll surely come back here with a new specimen. [As he genuflected.]

Bam!

Robert: "HAHAHA"

Wooooh♫ whooooh♫♫

[He then shut the door close. and started to whistle, as if nothing had happened, Robert laughed while the anger that the man exuded was completely gone.]

[Meanwhile...]

"Ma'am!, this one's still alive!!"

Rafael: "Lock him up!, they will interrogate that one"

[But before they could even lock her up, she clicked her teeth and spat the blood inside her mouth, injecting her with the same concoction that the guys took earlier.]

"WAAAAHHH!!"

[Her head began to grow bigger, growing scales everywhere, but before she could even begin to fully morph-]

SQUISHHHHHHHHHHH!

SPLASSHHHHH! 

Splat! Splat!

[Rafael gripped her head tightly, while it grew in size. pushing the volume that it expanded to take a weird shape, up until it could no longer withstand the pressure. Crushing it instantly like a watermelon, her head flung bits and pieces of her brain everywhere, gushing out blood like a spray scan.]

Rafael: "Damn it!, we're back to square one again."

Rafael: "Oh?, what is this shield?"

Rafael: 'It looks well made, and to think that it withstood all these debris from all this commotion'–"Bring this back for evidence!"

"Yes, Ma'am!"

...

"Huff Huff"

"I've made it, just barely in time hahaha"

[As he laid down on his bed. Fatigued, from all previous events, and without much time passing, his eyes soon became weary, and coziness of the bed put him to sleep.]

***

[The intense aura between the two grew stronger, and without pause, both the brothers began morphing. A conspicuous bulge formed on their backs, giving them the appearance of a hunched back. Yet, what initially seemed like an unappealing sight soon evolved into one of the most captivating spectacles. Their black and white feathers unfurled, spreading gracefully to form majestic wings.]

Robert: 'What an interesting guy, to think he's that proficient in fighting and he's already at that stage—I think he'll be perfect as our next victim'

[However the difference between the two, was that Silvano's Snow-White hair grew longer, somewhat resembling that of a mane, on the other hand Alsen's hair had turned into black and white feathers. but what surprised Silvano the most was that—]

Robert: 'I'll just have to find a weakness.'

Silvano: "It couldn't be that he can already fly?!!"

Robert: '...Wait come to think of it?, don't they have almost identical wings?, and the way that they've been treating each other seems weird'

[Alsen rose to the ground, flapping his wings, and revealing his grand form, and quickly glidied to Silvano. But Silvano couldn't do the same, with his immature wings he couldn't take flight, but instead he just curled up his wings, defending him from the incoming attack.]

Robert: 'Could it be?—That Alsen is related to the family of Sphinxes'

Robert: 'Well that makes things easier hahaha—Our organization had already planted a lot of spies in their family, I'll just have to make a quick trip there'

...

[Robert walked in a diner that a conspicuous giant letter M on its signboard, this diner was beginning to see an unparalleled growth ever since its establishment. One of the reasons for it, was its fried chicken that were sold fast, cheap, and relatively tasty. However the ones behind this diner was their organization, and they had a secret code for asking for information from their spies in their branches, as they can't just directly contact them, otherwise they'll be too suspicious.] 

"What would you like to order sir?"

"One bucket of fried chicken please, with colonel's white hair sprinkled on top of it"

"I-I see sir, then please wait at that table over there."

[He then sat at the table besides the window, where he won't be stand out much, and without waiting for too long, came a man dressed in a formal suit.]

"You, You're the new trainee right?, so what information do you need?"

Robert: "I need information about the Sphinxes especially about their two child, Alsen and Silvano"

"Okay, you see..."

...

Robert: "Is this really true?"

"We've even obtained a feather from Silvano from back when he was training with Gran, we've crossed examined it, but you can check it for yourself if you're unconvinced."

Robert: "No need, I trust you guys anyway hahaha"

"Thank you"

***

[Later that night he stalked Alsen at the garden of their dorms, which for Robert was pretty unexpected of him, as he looked like he enjoyed tending to the flowers, however there was a sudden change in his mood, so he decided to finally approach him.]

Alsen: "You've finally decided to come out?"

...

[But it seemed like Alsen had already noticed him, his eyes already morphed, glowing in the dark with the color orange, it felt like he's stronger at night than at day time.]

Alsen: "So you were that unpleasant thing, that have been bothering me since earlier."

Robert: "No, No What are you talking about?, we're just classmates, what's up all the hostility? hahaha"

[Instead of calming Alsen down, the way he talked and the expression that he made, with that sly fox eyes of his, that looks filled with malicious intent, made Alsen much more wary, or maybe it was never meant to calm him down, but rather to mock him, as he felt that he had already have him within his grasps.]

Alsen: "What do you need?!"

Robert: "C-Calm down kukuku..."

Robert: "I've just wanted to invite you over to my family?"

Alsen: "Why should I?, you're not my girlfriend."

Robert: "Kukuku—Looks like I've been found out, what is that obvious HAHAHA—Well you have to, otherwise I'll reveal both of you and your brothers secret HAHAHAHA"

...

Robert: "Feigning ignorance I see, well I'll say it here..."

...

Alsen: "Then what if I just kill you right here and now?"

Robert: "You shouldn't try that kukuku, bad boy, do you think I'm alone?, the moment that you even try anything to me, my subordinates will spread the word, and soon that rumors will become the guide for people to find out the truth"

[Then as if to make fun of him-]

Robert: "Also don't even try to ask for any help, even though I know that you probably wont–cause I know that you don't have much friends–But if you do I'll be really mad and someone else might get involved ...Well then I'll be expecting you, to come to our date"–Wink Wink–[As he tried to wink at him, although unnoticeable because his eyes were so narrow, instead it just looked he involuntarily made his eyes twitch, and that he was suffering from some kind of disease.]

[Meanwhile Alsen felt defeated, as he knew that coming with him was obviously a trap, but what else can he do?, he couldn't take any risks of exposing his brother, as he loved him, Because even if he wanted to report him he held no significant evidence, money couldn't help as he had already spent most of his savings trying to get into this academe, and forget about connections, as he can barely even make someone he could call a friend. The only choice that he had was to follow and fall into the trap, to lure them all in, gain information, and get rid of them once and for all.]

***

"Robert my guy, this trip of yours was really fun hahaha"

"Although why haven't you introduced us to your family yet?.

"Yeah dude, why haven't you?"

"Or you know are we going to that place next?"

"You know where they do all the fun stuffs"

"Chill guys, everything is in order, don't worry we'll visit that place next, and then stay the night at my families mansion" 

"Is that right dude?"

"Oh?, is that so? hahaha"

"Also Alsen why have you been quiet since earlier?"

"You're a total buzzkill

"Yeah, You're killing the mood"

Robert: "Don't mind him guys, maybe that's just how he is?, just let him tag along hahaha"

"You know what?, you're right dude hahaha"

"hahaha"

[The moment it turned dark Alsen began to morph his eyes, his senses became much more sharper than at day time, he could see everything, as if he had night vision. He felt as if this was the domain that he was supposed to originally have. He could even sense all the other guys that were secretly trailing them. But trusting his senses would prove to be the most fatal mistake that he would make, as in just moments later-]

Psssskkkk!

[He would get shot by a syringe by his neck, by an unknown sniper that was so great at stealth, that even he wasn't able to notice, a creartue of the dark.]

Alsen: "R-Run all of you!" Scratch! Scratch!

"R-Robert?, W-What is this?"

"H-Hey Dude this is a really bad joke"

Alsen: "I said RUN!"

[And without much thought, he's classmates began to run, however-]

Robert: "Who do you think are you guys to run?–Everyone after him!"

Swish! Rip! Rip!

Swoosh!!

RIp! Swoop!

[However Alsen on steroids, was five times much more stronger than usual, in just a single streak he was able to find all the hidden members, and in another streak he was able to decapitate most of their heads off, leaving only the Sniper and Robert, who had managed to fend off up against his attack.]

Clang! Clang!

Robert: "You're really fun HAHAHA—To think that you didn't succumb instantly—

Shciiing! Shiiing!

Robert: "—What is it that's keeping you sane?"

Swoooosh! Fwoooosh!

Robert: "Your sheer f#cking will?,"

...

Robert: "Whoooooh!, that took a while, but it seems like you've finally succumbed HUH?"

Robert: "HAHAHA If only you could see your face right now HAHAHAHA—What a rare sight you are HAHAHAHAHAHA!!"

Robert: "Follow me, look at how docile you've become HAHAHAHAHA!"

[Robert laughed frantically at the sight of his defeated enemy, he's actual true sadistic side took over, and as if to mock Alsen's new form he would continue talking to him, throwing insults left and right and beating him up. even if he knew that Alsen could no longer understand what he was talking about nor why he was hitting him. However he's laughter would prove to have a bad side effect, as moments later he would gasping for air.]

***

[As soon as the sun the rose, Kafka began getting rid of all the evidence that would incriminate him from the events during the past night. He first started by burning some of the items that he brought with him. and threw some that can't be burned underneath the nearby river, with some stones tied to it, in order to make it sink deep as much as possible.

"HAAAAAH!"

[Kafka threw the bag into the river, with his increased strength from morphing.]

"Wheeeew... I think that's about it"

"But somehow even though I've gotten rid of everything, I just can't get this feeling off of me"

"That somehow I've been forgetting about something"