Blessings of Anathema

Chapter XV: Ken II

The alarm has successfully went off. Now all I have to do it wait here for them to return. I hope they're doing well.
That facility is big, I wonder how much trouble they'll have; I thought as I poked my head around the tree to look at the facility.
About 15 feet away from me there stood 2 people. They looked identical. They both wore white& blue swirled masked with a dark blue shirt with only one sleeve, the other exposed and dark blue pants without any shoes.
Their arm... it's fully sleeved... is that a Yurie?
I stood up and faced them. "Who are you?" I asked. "You can refer to us as the Tean Brothers." One of them said. "Tean brothers?" I responded with. "What do you want?" I asked.
There was a moment of silence between us as they stared me down. The only noise between us was the faint sound of the alarms in the background and the wind blowing through the grass.
One of them held out his arm. "This seal is just as yours. We're Test Bravo subjects. We were both granted the Genesis mark, which allows us to shift our skin to form any shape we need be." He then lowered his arm and continued to stare at me, waiting for a response.
I took a gulp. I can feel my mouth getting dry. "So why tell me this? Is your end goal to kill me? Why bother telling me your strength if you just want to engage me in combat?" I said. "We don't wish to have any form of combat with you. We simply want you to come with us. Your entire plan was always prepared for. Your friends have already been discovered and are probably apprehended by now."
My heart began to pound. We're... discovered?
He held out his hand again. "Please come with us. We don't wish to harm you."
I hesitated my answer. What would they do at a time like this... would they leave their fate in the enemies hands, or would they fight to make it back to the others? Well I think that answer is obvious.
"No." I responded. "I'm not going anywhere with you." The masked man responded "Fine. Then so be it."
We stood in silence again, facing each other. Tension tight enough to severe arteries. The wind was like layers of string, pulling at each other to come closer.
My palms began to sweat. My mouth completely dry. These guys seem like the real deal and they have Yuries.
This silence.... it reminds me of cold nights with Ariana. We would just lay by the fire in complete silence, allowing our communication to be handled through the warmth of each other's bodies. Ariana.... I wonder what she's doing right now.
And then... they came at me.
Full speed they ran, zig zagging between them. Their skin stuck out on both forearms in the shape of a Dane Axe.
They're fast but if I stay on my toes, I should be able to out maneuver them.
I dodged their first swing in limbo fashion and rolled away to gain separation. I stood back up to face them.
They came back after me, this time splitting directions. They came in from both sides at full force. I held out my hands and pointed three fingers at them both and fired 1 inch sized lightning pellets at both of them.
The pellets struck the guy on my right in the left shoulder and it caused him to stop while he arm when into shock. The other guy dodged it and came at me full speed. He swung his forearm at me but I managed to catch his wrist in time and kick him away from me.
I then leaped back to separate myself. The one who was hit came out of shock and once again they came at me in Sync, this time at the same time. I dodged them with the best of my abilities, however I could feel myself slowing down. They felt it too. One of them dropped down quickly and spun his leg around, tripping me. The other leaped up in the air and thrusted his forearm toward me. I rolled out of the way just before making impact.
The other one flew at me the second I was on my feet and kneed me in the gut. I gasped for air. He moved and the other one came punched me across the face. Then the other one came back and spin-kicked me in the chest. I stumbled back heavily, nearly losing my balance.
They didn't take a single break, they came right back at me again. They're coming in too fast, I can't dodge it. I focused through my body quickly. "SHOCKWAVE" I yelled out. A ball of lighting released around me, traveling in every direction. It hit both of them and stunned them for a second. I took advantage and grab one of them by the arm and neck, spinning him around and slamming him onto the ground.
I raised my fist in the air and ignited lighting around it before thrusting it toward him.
However, my thrust was cut short by a large pain in my hand. When I look at my hand, it looked like a hook was jammed through it. I looked behind me. The other one turned his finger into a spear and stabbed my hand. He pulled it back out and blood spat out my hand.
The other one twist leaped quickly and sliced my calf, causing me to limp. I took a few steps away from them both, trying to catch my breath and create a strategy.
They both stood next to each other and looked at me. I'm injured and exhausted. They know that they have the advantage that's why they're so calm and confident right now. I have to turn the tide quickly.
I know what I can do. I'll use my lightning fence technique. I use lighting to connect across each fingers, creating 5 lines in between by two hands. The strings can spread as far as I can spread my arms, and they're sharp enough to slice straight through a human body. This is a kill shot.
I put my hands together and began to build the lightning.
They then charged at me, this time one behind the other. Right before the first one reached me, I spread apart my arms, lengthening out the gate. He stopped and ducked. The one behind him leaped over him and stepped on my head before leaping off into a backflip, knocking me slightly off balance. The other came up and uppercutted me, finishing off my balance. I spit a little bit of blood into the air. He split my gums up.
When my head was looking straight toward the sky, I seen the other twin coming back down. All his fingers were in the shape of claws and landed right on top of me, piercing the claws into my chest.
He ripped his claws out and kicked me across the head. My skull cracked a bit and blood began to move down my skull. I can barely breath. I can't move at all. Any slight bit of movement cuts off my breathing.
Ariana...
Odessa...
I'm sorry...
I did my best...
One of the men kneeled down beside me. "We were told not to kill you. So we won't. However take this as a mere warning to what can happen if you continue to meddle in business you don't belong in." He then stood back up. "We're not allowed to take you by force. When you see what this world is really like. What this mark really means, then return to us. If you come back again with any other purpose then that, we will finish this." And with that he stood up and they both left.
Left me bleeding out in the grass. What a shame... the grass here was so pretty.
I laid in the grass while struggling to breath. I have a angel of death wrapped around me right now in the shape of a boa-constrictor because with every breath, it gets harder to breath again. The sun glistened in my eyes, beating into my eyes. Tears began to build inside them. Is this... is this because of the sun? Or is this disappointment...
"KEN."
I hear shouting. Was that my name? Am I imagining things?
"KEN."
No. No that time it's clearer. Someone is near. I turned my head away from the sun and to the side. I saw a figure coming toward me, waving his hand.
I squinted my eyes. It's hard to see through this gate of tears. It slowly got closer. I think I can make it out. I felt relief immigrate into my body.
"Is that..."