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[Chapter:38] (The Forbidden Experiment)

[Chapter:38] (The Forbidden Experiment)

Valeriana

Hinihingal kami ng makapasok na kami sa loob ng library. "Mukhang naunahan tayo ng mga Verde." Mahinang usal ni Faze habang nakatingin sa isang katawan ng lalaki na nakasuot ng kulay berdeng maskara. Pinulsohan niya ito. "He's dead." Anunsyo niya. "Hindi si Calles ang pumatay jan. Seems like the Verde Captain killed an incompetent member again." Naiiling kong sabi.

"Faze." Tawag pansin ko kay Faze na nililibot ang paningin sa buong library. "Yep?" He boredly asked. "Care to lead the way? Mukhang alam mo naman kung saan sila dumaan." Ngumisi siya. "Just a second. I can't pinpoint where is it." Aniya at nag simulang mag lakad palayo. Sumunod naman kami at nakangising nilingon kami nito. "Let's go." He said before running.

Tumakbo naman kami pasunod sa kanya at habang tumatakbo kami ay may nadaanan kaming tatlong katawan ng lalaki na wala ng malay. "Now I'm sure she's not a girl." Nakangiwing komento ni Night. "Poor bastards." Ani Aver. Nilingon ko naman silang dalawa na nasa likod ko. "Manahimik nga kayong dalawa." Naiinis kong sabi. Tumigil naman kami sa isang patagong lagusan na nasa pinakasuloksulukan ng library.

Pumasok kami doon at ang nilabasan namin ay ang Curse Forest kung tawagin ng iba. Nangilabot ako ng tumama sa amin ang malamig na simoy ng hangin. "I hate this eerie feeling." I heard Knight said. "Faze? San na?" Tanong ko kay Faze na naging alerto bigla. Nilingon nito si Zylo at may binulong. Naalerto din si Zylo at biglang lumapit sa akin. He leaned in to me to whisper something. "There's someone following us. They're on the Curse Forest, waiting for our next move. What shall we do next?" He asked. Pasimple ko namang nilingon ang kagubatan na nasa gilid namin. Agad naman akong hinawakan ni Zylo sa pisngi. "Don't. Hindi dapat nila malaman na alam na natin na nakasunod sila sa atin." Matigas nitong sabi. Tumango naman ako at tinanggal ang kamay niya sa pisngi ko.

Hinarap ko si Faze na seryosong nakatingin sa akin. Mukhang nakaramdam sina Knight dahil bigla silang naalerto at napatingin sa paligid. Mukhang si Night lang talaga ang di makaintindi sa nangyayari dahil nag tataka itong nakatingin sa amin. Mula sa gilid ng mata ko ay nakita ko ang pag galaw nila sa kagubatan. Mukhang nakaramdam sila na alam na namin dahil sa reaksyon ng mga kasama ko.

"Hmm. They're moving inside the forest. We should hurry before they decide to attack us." Ani Blaze na nakatingin sa kagubatan. Tumango kami at nag simula muli mag tatakbo ngunit napatigil kami ng makita si Calles na bigla nalang tumilapon sa ere. Hinabol namin ang katawan niya na tumama sa isang puno. Nag mamadaling inalalayan naman siya nila Night at Aver.

She coughed blood before looking up on us. "Ba't ngayon lang kayo?" Medyo iritado nitong tanong habang pinipilit tumayo. Inalalayan siya nila Aver na tumayo ng biglang bumigay ang tuhod niya. Tinignan ko naman siya mula ulo hanggang paa. May mahaba siyang hiwa sa binti at sira sira na din ang suot nitong black leggings. She was gripping her right arm that was bleeding heavily. "Anong nangyari sayo? Ba't ganyan ang itsura mo?" Takha kong tanong. Napadako ang paningin nito sa harapan kaya napatingin naman ako doon. Nanlaki ang mata ko ng makitang nakikipagsayawan si Raze sa talim ng katana ng kalaban nito. Naningkit ang mata ko ng makita ang mata ng lalaking kalaban ni Raze. His eyes were mismatched. His right eye was red as a blood and the other one was pure black.

"Who is that monster?" Tanong ni Aver ng makita ang kalaban ni Raze. You could see how well trained Raze is, but this guy is on another level. He was swinging his katana as if it was part of his own body. I praise Raze for dodging those deadly attacks. Pero dahil mas mabilis ang kalaban nito ay natamaan si Raze sa binti habang nasa ere siya. Nawalan ng balanse si Raze at bumulusok pababa. Raze was quick to stand up and rolled away from the follow up attack.

"He's Lucifer. The Commander of the Blood Axis. Lucifer Navarro." Calles said. Napatingin kami sa kanya. "Blood Axis? You mean the four groups?" Tumango naman siya. "But why the hell is he meddling? I heard he doesn't show himself to anyone and he just like to observe from afar." Tanong ni Jeremy habang titig na titig kay Lucifer. Inabot naman sa amin ni Calles ang bitbit niyang libro. "He's after this books. Mukhang napaka-importante ng laman ng mga librong dahil lumabas sa pinagkakataguan ang lider nila." She said. Kinuha naman ni Faze ang dalawang libro at inabot sa akin ang isa. I read the title. "The History of the Fallen."

"Is this some kind of God vs. Satan or also known as Lucifer, shit?" Sarkastikong ani Knight ng marinig ang sinabi ko. "How God exiled Lucifer from heaven?" He added while quoting in the air. Napatingin kami kay Faze ng isarado nito ang libro nitong hawak ng malakas. "This is not about how God exiled the devil, Lucifer. It's about the forbidden experiment that happened long time ago." Pinakita nito ang libro niyang binasa. Its title was written in a language I don't understand. "This language was an early creation of Dr. Hubert Stein. He was a genius scientist, he was simply too genius that he, himself cannot handle it. He turned mad and started a human experiment called as TTSP or The transformation of super humans."

"These book served as his journal." He then waved the book he was holding. "From what I read, he wrote every single details about his failed experiment, how you could perform it and how to perfect it. His experiment killed thousands of people but there was one sole survivor from the experiment." Binuklat nito ang libro at hinarap sa amin ang isang picture ng isang matandang lalaki. There was a name below the picture. "The father of our current Headmaster. Vincent Kellen." I was left massaging my head because of his explanation.

"Are you saying that this shit of an experiment was continued by Victor Kellen?" Tumango naman si Faze. "But why? His father was the sole survivor of the hellish experiment, is he not even considering what his father went through because of that experiment?" Night asked. "Because Vincent Kellen was the one who continued the experiment and his son only continued it for his sake. He was so fascinated by the fact human can have super ability, he was also Hubert Stein right-hand man. He voluntarily became a human experiment." Faze answered.

"How the hell did you know all this, Faze?" Seryosong tanong ni Knight kay Faze. Faze smiled mysteriously. "I've done my homework well didn't I?" Bigla naman kumislap sa mata ni Knight ang inis kaya bago pa mag karoon ng away sa pagitan namin ay sumingit nako. "So they are trying to transform a innocent and simple human into a super human with an extraordinary ability? For what reason?" Nagkibit-balikat si Faze. "That, I don't know, yet. If we could safely get these books into our dorm I maybe learn more." He said and took the two books to his care.

Tumango naman ako sa sinabi niya. "Let's save Raze first before we run for our lives." I said. Nilabas naman ni Blade ang baril nito na pinagkakatago nito at ang maliit na dagger. Binato nito ang baril na hawak kay Zylo na mabilis na nasalo to. Wolf was already playing with his sword, that I didn't where it came from. Pinatunog naman ni Jeremy ang kamao niya. Pinigilan ako ni Zylo ng makitang nag hahanda din ako. "Leave this to us, Val. That guy is on another level, you still can't handle a guy like him. You're good at fighting there's no doubt to that, but I can't afford to lose you here. Code will surely kill me over and over again." I smiled before taking a step back. "Okay, I would let you guys have him. But don't hesitate to ask for our help when you can't fight anymore." He nodded. Nagkatinginan silang apat bago sabay sabay na umatake kay Lucifer.

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