Dang Convergence Vol. 1

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX RAGE OF THE SIPHON AND SUN

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

RAGE OF THE SIPHON AND SUN

Dang jerked awake, springing upright, and was immediately overwhelmed by the presence around him. He wrestled to get his feet on the ground and was met with a splitting headache.

"Ughhh."

A handful of kids he recognized from the orphanage had gathered around his bed, having hushed conversations about whatever. Maybe they were debating on whether he was dead or not.

He didn't get a chance to ask them though, as they scattered and fled when he'd woken up.

Somehow, he found himself ended up in the infirmary back at base. The doppelgangers must've brought the kids with them seeing as their only home was destroyed and their legal guardian, Anna, was...

"Ugh," he groaned as he rubbed the back of his neck, making a silent reminder to confront Dante about holding back. Though, he wasn't one to talk.

His memories came flooding back to him:

Wombat squirming in his hold, trying his best to summon his power to defend himself but coming up empty. From The Prototype to Kai and the murderbots, everything had drained him entirely, making it easier for Dang. As an addition, his body wasn't producing any more adrenaline, so every time he moved, unimaginable pain shot through his limbs. He could barely feel his left arm, his vision lagged and blurred and he fought to keep himself from falling back into unconsciousness.

"Dang, cut it out!" Tiger screamed from behind them. He wasn't listening.

"YOU HAD ONE JOB!"

He remembered letting the fist that he'd held up loose and it connected with Wombat's face. Then he threw another and another. Wombat raised his arms to try and block the punches but it was futile; Each movement he made was sluggish and poorly timed, and the punches connected with his face every time.

The sound of the door to the infirmary being opened rang out across the room, ending his flashback. Daedalus stepped through.

"The kids told me you were awake."

"Yeah..." Dang replied, "Can't seem to get rid of this headache though."

Daedalus scoffed. "You'll be fine."

He walked over to Dang's bed and pulled a chair to sit on. "Anna is..." he started, "Well, she's being prepped for surgery as we speak."

Dang turned to him, "Which hospital?"

"Here."

Dang scanned around the entire room, noticing for the first time how empty it was, and not just empty of people, a lot of things had been removed, leaving a few beds including the one that he was on, and some stools and desks.

"Was I the only one injured?"

"No, the infirmary was filling up too fast so we moved everyone and everything to what used to be the cafeteria. You're the only one we left behind."

"Thanks." he said, exhaustedly.

"You're welcome."

Daedalus led Dang out of the room and into the hall where a makeshift infirmary had been set up. Staff from the orphanage were running around, attending to kids who had been bruised or injured in the attack. Tiger was there too, helping.

They froze as they noticed him. "Dang...you're awake."

"Yeah..." he replied.

A moment of silence passed between them, finally being broken by Daedalus. "Megan, where's Anna?"