God Eater: Infinity Paradise

24. Resonance II

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?!" Paylor erupted as he nearly slammed her on the face with the printed results of the current examination. "It has only gotten worse!" Yuka was greatly flattered to know that the doctor is concerned, though it also irritates her that he works himself up over something she asked for from the beginning.

The blonde sighed, before eyeing one of the papers now scattered all over the floor. It had a diagram of a human silhouette, with a large orange dot sitting on the left chest area. A core, more or less. That idea was further supported by a different scan on a separate paper -- an X-ray, that is, as impossible as it sounds, almost hollow. It has gotten this far, huh? She thought.

Paylor calmed himself a bit, and returned to his chair while the blonde proceeded to pick up the papers. "How long has this been going on?" He asked. "How long have you known?"

"Six years to both, though I didn't have the complete idea. I simply let it flow as he wishes. Besides..." The girl fell silent, mauling over whether to continue or not. No, Dr. Sakaki will probably call her an idiot if she goes on. "... nevermind."

"He still hasn't given up, I see," he replied, reclining back on his seat. Sometimes, knowledge is truly a dangerous power to possess. "I remembered he had an argument with your father in regards to this. The Singularity, the Devouring Apocalypse, the Nova." Her lips twisted to a small smirk, indicating that she knows of that story very well too.

Yuka filed the papers into her folder, and carefully slid them into one of the drawers. She then took the disc the doctor handed over -- a softcopy. "If the metamorphosis, as you say, is nearing completion, then his own plans must be as well. Although, it looks like he still has high hopes on Soma or me finding the Singularity one of these days." It only makes this whole race of theirs even harder.

"Could you really, though?" C's voice echoed. "I mean, like hell he'd let you. You're not completely desperate to break Moonboy's trust, are you?" It still confuses her after a night of deep thought. Why would she have second thoughts about handing over an Aragami similar to many others? Why would that mean breaking Soma's trust? Will this whole thing even matter to him in the end? Will she even matter to him?

The very thought brought a constricting feeling around her chest. Everything was fine, if only her resolve had not began to change. If he was in her shoes, would he have done the same? Probably not. Yuka blinked hard, forcing back the incoming tears. She can't cry about it now that it has gotten this far.

"Don't you think you are simply misunderstanding his goals?" Sakaki asked, noticing her growing silence. "The Devouring Apocalypse is a subject similar to that of a pitch black pit. Even after years of extensive study, we still are yet to see the end of it." The blonde refused to meet his eyes. He, too, began to wonder the reason behind these dangerous decisions of hers. "You took an extremely huge risk." Is the Doctor trying to get her to completely change her mind? "Think all of these through, Yuka. None of us have any idea on what this might truly bring." She would have sassed the older male, and claim she knows exactly what is going on, which was a lie, but Paylor looked at her straight in the eye and added, "Think about Soma too."

She sighed, feeling like every bit of energy was seeped out of her system. "I have... something to ask about." Although she has a bit of an idea now, a confirmation from one expert on the field is still what she needs. "I don't feel as much pain as I used to whenever I devour a core."

Paylor looked excited for a moment, but their gaze met, and he was reminded of the grave situation the God Eater is in. This wiped the excitement in his face, as he pushed the glasses up the bridge of his nose. "It must be related to the whole event of your God Arc transferring Oracle Cells from the stored core to you. Although it shouldn't even happen in the first place, seeing that it is the control armlet's job to stop any non-matching Oracle Cells from entering the God Eater's system."