Orazio (Vol. 2) Orazio vs. the Cult of Isis.

Everything I wanted

A couple of hours later, Orazio was still alone and dejected in the meeting room. Narmer and J4N3 were getting everything ready to leave the bunker and loading material into a couple of vans.

Orazio still could not believe that Orazia had left him. Not only did he feel enormous grief. He was terrified. Who would take care of him now? Orazia was the only person who had truly cared about his welfare and safety.

He felt that the air was not getting into his lungs and he began to breathe rapidly.
- We have already loaded everything - said Narmer entering the room - We have to...
Narmer was interrupted when he saw the state in which Orazio was.
- Are you all right? - he asked him.

Orazio was unable to answer, he was still trying to breathe. Then a light on a control panel came on. Someone was knocking on the bunker's security door.
- It's Orazia! - said Orazio suddenly catching his breath - She thought better of it and came back! Open up Narmer.

But it wasn't Orazia who was waving toward the surveillance camera at the entrance. It was... Carlos?

- Brother, I'm here. Let me in.

***

Carlos was almost unrecognizable. He had undergone cybernetic augmentation. His entire body glowed with a chrome material and his eyes had been replaced by a pair of synthetic eyes reminiscent of feline eyes.

- Brother! - he said hugging Orazio who was obviously surprised by the show of affection - How have you been doing?

- Bad - said Orazio.

Between Orazio and J4N3 they updated Carlos on the latest developments.

- Wow - said Carlos - I'm sorry to hear that Orazia has left. Don't worry brother, I'm sure she'll be back when all this is over. In the meantime you can count on the help of: Zero!!!

- Who is Zero? - asked Orazio sincerely confused.

- Me, brother - answered Carlos - It's my new battle name. Zero is the best of the best. Thanks to cybernetic augmentation, I am no longer Carlos. The old Carlos no longer exists now I've turned me into a killer... or maybe a savior? I don't know.

- But Zero? - said Orazio still not understanding - Why Zero, what does that name have to do with anything?

- Everything. - said Zero - Let me introduce myself, my name is Zero and I'm here to help you with your problems.

- We have to go - said J4N3 cutting off what she knew was going to become a stupid and endless conversation between the two boys.

- Brother where are we going? - asked Zero
- Philae! - answered J4N3.

Zero nodded enthusiastically and followed J4N3 to one of the vans. Narmer had been very quiet.

- Orazio - he said - I would like to talk to you about something.
- Hurry up - said J4N3 - Carlos... I mean Zero and I will wait for you outside.

Narmer waited for Zero and J4N3 to leave before speaking.

- I guess you know we don't stand a chance, - he told him directly.

- Well, I didn't think we'd ever get out of that factory, but thanks to you, we sure did, - said Orazio.
- Then we had Orazia - said Narmer with darkened eyes - If we had a small chance of defeating Isis and her cult, it has vanished with her.

- But what can we do? We have to save Emma, or at least we have to try.
- That is what I intend to do - said Narmer nodding.

Suddenly he disappeared before Orazio's eyes.
- Narmer? - asked a puzzled Orazio - What is this about?