What the hell happened here? When I look closely I can see blood on the floor. Was it Shin's? No no no no… what if the professor got him? This can't be.. I… I need to help him what if he can't do it by himself? He said he can't even use his abilities right now. I need to get through the flames and see the professor. He is probably still in his office. He wouldn't even leave the lab in case of a fire.
I try to make my way through the flames, but I don't get through without any burns on my skin. It hurts, but I'm used to worse things from the professor. Maybe I got a little used to being injured, which is a good thing in this situation.
As I run across the floors and leave the room behind me I try to get to the lab of the professor as fast as possible. Who knows what he could have done to Shin, but it surely won't be anything good… If Shin dies, my whole plan will be down the river and I could never afford that. I don't have any special abilities and even though Shin can't use his at the time being, his abilities are still strong and unbeatable.
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How long until I'm there? I don't know. I lost the count of time and my breath gets heavier every second. Is it because of the smoke or am I just out of shape? I should have trained more, because now I'm really starting to feel exhausted and the stings in my chest are getting heavier. I just want to sit down, drink water and rest but if I want to ever escape this hell I now need to run. Not for my life, but for the life of this asshole.
As I run across the flames and quickly open the door to the lab where the professor should be located I take a deep breath in. He isn't at the first floor, so I make my way to the stairs and run all the way up to get to the door of the professors office. It's surprisingly quiet and I don't expect the professor to actually be inside, but as I open the door I look shocked at the professor who is lying down on the ground and Shin who is holding a knife. The fire around them doesn't make anything better and the blood stains on Shin's white lab clothes look horrible. He didn't see me yet, but I'm not sure if I want him to see me right now.
I'm starting to think of the first time I met Shin. I zone out and think about this exact moment when I first laid my eyes on him.
The first time I actually saw him, I thought that he must be an angel, with his perfectly drawn facial structures that looked like a painting, his dark greyish eyes that reminded me of a picture of a mountain I saw once and his pale skin with his pure white hair that was as white as snow. But now, in this moment, how he is standing there covered in blood and with his eyes reflecting the surrounding flames, he looks like the devil himself.
He looks over at me. He saw me… I'm not sure how to react. I don't even dare to look in his eyes in this moment. Am I scared? It might be the first time in ages that I'm scared of something like this. I feel pathetic.