Extraordinary Minds: Road to Hell

Chapter 59: Final Answers

As Akira and the others made their way through the doors, they found themselves in what appeared to be a strange mountain house of sorts. Looking outside, there was a valley of trees and mountains galore. The rain outside pounding on the roof above.

Akira decided to look around through some of the rooms, as he began to piece things together. This...Home.

It was what looked like a 2 story Victorian home, but yet so run down and things abandoned. It felt cold inside, as if nobody had turned the heat up in years, leaving Akira shivering to no end. Walls with strange marks, and graffiti of different kinds everywhere.

"What the hell is all this?!" Riku shouted.

"It looks like a strange home of sorts. Who's exactly is a mystery." Kentaro  spoke, as Lily looked around some.

"Given old Victorian home? Most likely Raidons." Yumico said. "If anything, perhaps we can look around here for some more clues, if that copycat isn't going to show himself anytime soon."

"This place...scares me a lot!" Kioka said with a nervous tone. "W-Why's it so creepy in here?"

"Stay beside me, Kioka." Yumico spoke directly. "I'll make sure you're safe."

"Awee, look at you being a great big sis!" Lily said, as Yumico shrugged. "What can I say? I think the role fits me. Anyways, Akira. Did you notice over on that wall over there?"

Yumico pointed to one of the walls in the far right of the room. In the room they stood in was what looked like an old Victorian living room with tilted over couches and a fireplace of sorts that was beyond repair. Akira approached the wall, as he looked at what was there.

A Blueprint of sorts and...Fresh. Almost brand new, for a device that looked extremely similar to the helmets those strange guards wore.

"What...The hell?" Akira asked. "DAD! Get Monoboy quickly!"

Zenkichi came up from the basement after finally making his way up with Monoboy as he looked around, still gasping for air. "Oh god, I am not as young as I used to be...Alright, what happened kiddo?"

"Did someone call for little ol me?" Monoboy shouted in delight as he ran over to where Akira stood.

"Monoboy, think you can scan these blueprints? I think I can see some text but it's barely readable.." Akira asked with determination as Monoboy nodded.

"Im on it!" Monoboy shouted, scanning up and down the blueprint as he then looked on in shock. "Oh no..."

"What is it?" Kentaro asked.

"He's...These Helmets....Oh god, had I been aware when in that form..." Monoboy said, his normal eye twitching.

"What exactly did you find?" Yumico asked.

"....Those helmets? They kidnapped innocent individuals and placed those helmets onto them, sending subliminal messages into their brains to brainwash them into working under the command of the Copycat!" Monodev said, as everyone gasped in shock including Zenkichi.

"So...You're saying that-" Riku asked in shock, before his fist clenched. "THOSE BASTARDS!"

"It gets worse." Monoboy mentioned. "The children of these said adults? Even if toddlers? They would test on them to see if they were worthy of anything to the cause."

"Does that explain the experimentation Akira underwent?" Lily asked, as Zenkichi nodded.

"It's difficult to say for sure, but it does add up rather well. Goddammit...Moment I get my hands on Daisuke myself..."