The Dawn - Sylus x OC

3. -ENCOUNTER-

His breath is steady and calm, he takes the cold stethoscope off my chest.

Makes his way to the computer and types, leaving me waiting in silence.

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After a while, Zain's look on his face is rather pale. The only thing he said was that i should get more rest and, not work for a while.

I don't believe him.

I thought , but still left his office after some attempts of finding out the truth. Even though he looked more questioned than i did, we were interrupted plenty of times by the knocks on his door, new medical staff at the hunter's association did not make it easier for Zayn. Plenty of questions filled the room, maybe under other circumstances I would have gotten to the truth.

I left the office and immediately get a call from Xavier.

- - - - - - - - XAVIER - - - - - - - -

"Where are u? Are u at the doctor?"

"Yes, whats up?"

"How are u feeling? How is ur bleeding?"

"Oh that, it's okay, nothing happened after the incident. Im fine"

"Okay that is good to hear, the association asked me for another mission, not so much long ago."

"Where? When do i have to be there? Ill be home in 5min-"

"I don't want u to come."

"Huh?"

"I want u to rest at home, im letting u know, in case u need something, that I'll be gone on a mission and probably come back late. Only if it's urgent, feel free to call me. I will always show up."

"But Xavier, im alright , really"

"No."

- - - - - - - - HUNGS UP - - - - - - - -

"Sigh.."

Without any further information i feel emptiness after this call. Im not a person who can easily just rest and do nothing when i know that i feel good at the Moment.

I walk past the road to my apartment. On my way i see a weird looking crow sitting on the lamp in front of my door. Squinting my eyes i slightly see mechanical parts stiffen up on the crow-

*CRAAWK*

It notices me, sensing danger, i pull out my guns and shoot the crow, missing a bullet, the crow soon disappears into the grey clouds.

"What a .. weird.. crow?"

It starts raining, i rush to my apartment. My hands slippery from the rain, i couldn't hold my keys straight they fell out of my hand, crushing on the ground.

I reach out for them, while i hear a slight cracking noise.

My front door is open.

"Have i not close my doors before leaving?"

My apartment feels dark, the clouds form a dimm atmosphere, hovering over the sun, barely leaving any light through my window. I put the keys on the counter and-

Suddenly the door slams. My intention tells me someone else is here.

I sense another heartbeat near me. I soon pull up my gun and raise it right in front of me. Studying the room i am in, my Aether Core starts sensing something, my heart tickles, my heartbeat feels irregular i can sense something different happening to my body. My head starts going crazy,

Flashbacks of the red sky and clouds from my 'nightmare' start to flicker in a range of emotions

I breathe heavily, gasping for air i soon enough feel numbness in my arms, my gun slowly dropping in the direction of the floor, makes me almost an easy target ,

Even though my eyes feel heavy i can still look around myself and my surroundings

I hear heavy footsteps, one after another, echoing in my empty room. Surrounding me.

A Shadow figure stops in front of the window, i cant recall its face, the source of light from the outside outlining only the silhouette of a man.

I quickly summon my strength and point the gun at the figure.

Only to be knocked out from behind.

I fell to the ground, again.

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"My head..

..my head hurts"

I whisper to myself, slowly opening my eyes i study the hall i am locked in. My hands feel heavy there's a heavy metallic sound clicking while i move my arms. The air in this place feels thick i can smell steel and rusty needles. The scent of an old basement enter my nose and the flickering light from above seems to make more sound than give light to the place.

The ground is dirty, the objects here are dusty and the only thing that catches my attention is a wall filled with various amount of guns.

I soon sense the numbness in my knees, i have been handcuffed on the ground, arms behind my back locked on an old pipe. A sudden movement in the back of my eye makes my heart clench.

"Look who's awake"

A rather higher pitched manly arrogant voice picked my curiosity.

"What a lovely face u have"

I looked behind me, another one?

Both men with black hood on and a mask stood now in front of me, leaning closer , while sitting in a squad leaving their arms rest on their knees.

"And it's her who has it, right?"

One of them whispers to another one.

"Luke, can u shut the fuck up for once?"

The other one says in aggression.

"Call the boss, tell him she's awake"

"Wait why don't YOU call him, Kieran?"

"Hah!?"

"Just do it u idiot"

What.. is happening- i thought to myself.

"Fine Fiiiine"

A brief pause filled the room, the echo spread the signal of a phone call.

One of the males, Luke, apparently. Who called the 'Boss' soon enough left the room. Kieran followed.

I was left alone.

To my surprise, the pipe i was handcuffed to, was old and rusty, very much bendable. As i heard the footsteps quickly disappear, i force myself to gather the strength and free myself.

The pipe broke after some time, still handcuffed, i could move easily throughout the basement. I grab the knob and forcefully try to shake my way open.

They locked the door. Tsk.

I search around quietly to find some object to open the door. A needle would work.

To my astonishment , i could find a metal clipper, that would be perfect for opening the lock.

My body facing the door, im focusing on opening the lock.

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My heart feels dizzy again. It's an indescribable feeling. The pain that only I would understand, its like having an iching spot u cannot reach.

Oh nonononono not again no-

I try furiously to open the door.

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Suddenly I feel a heavy hand resting on the back of my shoulder, its palm is warm and harsh , my eyes widen.

"Heading home so early, sweetie?"

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