PROJECT U.S.B

Untitled Part 3

Somewhere...

"Xis!" A man called out to a fifteen year old boy. The boy had a messy brownish hair that looks like Ameris(a brownish flower that are rare this days) and had a captivating but mischievous sapphire blue eyes. He had a slim figure and looks really frail, but his eyes held fierceness and determination to do something that will make what he wants. He is Lexis Myriad, a mysterious fifteen year old boy who had been found near a river ten years ago. Since they lived in a peaceful village, they had been pretty much a family.

"Hello Khyle, how are you?" Xis smiled happily to the panting boy who called after him earlier, the boy had a black hair that looks like a raven lair because of how messy it looks but instead of looking bad, in surprisingly looks good on him. He had a mischievous emerald eyes but you can see that it held confidence and braveness. Kindness radiated in his aura.

"Happy Birthday Xis!" Khyle greeted with a smile as he gives his present to him. A white box that had been wrapped with a gold ribbon. Lexis was shocked but happy nonetheless. He didn't expect he would receive anything from his best friend. 

"You should not have bothered. Thank you, I'm happy." Lexis shyly said as Khyle grinned proudly.

"Does it mean I'm the first one this year?" Khyle asked as he wiped his beads of sweat that had been trailing down from his forehead. Lexis laughed as he hugged Khyle and nodded. You see, every year there had been some kind of competition of some sort in their village, he doesn't know who started it but every year in his birthday, they will see who will be the first one to give their presents to Lexis, of course the people in their village are not oblige to do so.

"Yes!" Khyle rejoiced. They heard a series of footsteps towards them and saw many men running to where they are. Lexis watched in amusement as Khyle tried to cover him using his body.

"Khyle, You cheater!" A man yelled indignantly as he panted together with his companions. Khyle only make face to mock the people.

"You're too late, geezers!"

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"I'm sorry, you failed" a robotic voice said to a man with a good built. The man slumped, he had been devastated with the news. He had been working nonstop just to see if he can succeed in his test but now he saw that it was pointless. His hard work had been for... nothing.

He had always failed but always thought of positive things like not everything can be attained easily but... after 6 consecutive years of failing? His confidence in himself is slowly decreasing.

"Do not be glum" a 5 year old boy said as he pat his arms in the man. He had white as snow hair and black as void eyes. He wore white robe that had been for the nobles that made the man looked up to him as he was kneeling on the ground downcast by the news.

He appeared to be a kid but his aura made it look like he had been alive for a long time."I really want to help our country. This had been my dream for a long time..." He said.

"There's nothing I can do about the results but... There's another way to help our country, do thee want to know how?"

"What is it?" He feels stupid for trusting a word of a little kid but he was so depressed to even care. 

The boys smil-- grinned as he handed a golden key to the man."Thou shalt decide of whether to come or not. Help the Project U.S.B and thee shalt be able to help our country."

"Project U.S.B?" The man wondered, he hadn't heard anything about any projects lately in the country so he looked doubtfully at the key the boy handed. It couldn't be one of the people wanting to prank him again and mock hid 6th time of failure, could it?

"It was not mentioned in any of the news, it is the most top secret projects of the country because of the sudden decline of humans..." The man did not say anything, he wasn't sure if he should trust the boy or not.

"I see that  thou doubt me. Worry not, I will not force thee to comply." What the boy said doesn't reassure the man at all but he gripped the key tightly. What would he lose? Nothing. Instead, he might have the chance... who can tell him whether the boy is lying or not? No one. So how would he know which is which?

He is a gambler, or at least he was but the thing is for 3 years, he worked as a gambler. He learned how to risk. So he looked between the boy and the key and then decided.

"I'll help"

"Wise choice, young man, wise choice" and then he was escorted to some place...

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Month of March