Excelium II: Hunting Season

Kabanata 90

The metallic door banged open with Ero's kick. The door bounced off the wall when the knob hit it.

Ero walked in while his hand rests on the hilt of his sheathed sword. He looked around. It was indeed the room where the black glass he saw earlier is pero wala man lang katao-tao dito. A table and a swivel chair that is facing the glass that's connected to the previous room are the only things he could see in the silent place.

Lumabas siya ng silid at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad sa pasilyo na kaniyang tinatahak kanina. Maraming pinto ang kaniyang dinadaanan ngunit nakakatiyak siyang wala rin' laman ang mga iyon.

His gaze sharpened and his grip on his hilt tightened when he felt a presence in a certain room. He continued walking casually as he approach that door. Tumigil siya sa harap nito at kaniyang iniangat ang kaniyang kamay upang hawakan ang seradura.

His face remained unfazed as he rotate the doorknob. The door creaked as it opens. The lights from the hallway made its way in to illuminate the entrance. Ero put one foot in then he casually walked inside. May kadiliman ang kwarto at ang tanging ilaw ay nagmumula sa mga screens na naroon.

His eyes stared at the woman who's sitting on a swivel chair with her leg on top of the other. She's facing the holographic screens that are featuring many different scenes that are currently happening in many places here in Centrio.

Mallows turned the chair to his direction then she slyly smiled. Ero stared at the unfamiliar woman. Unlike before, she has a more matured appearance. Her wavy beige colored hair is reaching her shoulders. Her sharp eyes are hiding behind her rectangular and thin eyeglasses.

Tumangkad rin ito at lumaki ang mga measurements. She's wearing a lab coat that fits her body and a polo underneath with undid top buttons. Her polo is tucked inside her pencil-cut skirt. She looks like a woman in her thirties. Very different from her previous form.

She tilted her head to the side, some of her hair strands dropped from her shoulder with her gesture. "Curious?" she then innocently smiled as she hook her hands on her knee. "With my knowledge, changing forms is accessible. Even changing gender is easy as pie."

Nanatiling blangko ang ekspresyon ng lalaki habang siya'y nakatitig sa babae, not interested with her appearance nor explanation.

He pushed his sword out of its sheath with his thumb at narinig naman iyon ng babae. Her sharp eyes looked playfully at Ero's, "You're quite the impatient one, aren't you?" her eyes narrowed with her smile, "Don't you want to ask me some questions first? Like why didn't I tell Shaera that she have a rat in her fortress? Or the fact that she no longer has controls on the academy?" she then chuckled, "She doesn't even have any idea that I have surveillance cameras in certain places."

Ero held the sword's hilt with his right hand then he slowly pulled it out. Mallows can clearly hear the sound of friction that his sword is making but she remained calm in front of the samurai who wants to cut her head off. She hummed, "You're not interested, I see." she then let out a sexy chuckle, "Or could it be that you're already aware of those things?"

Ero pointed his sword at Mallow's neck. Ang dulo nito ay napakalapit na sa balat ng babae ngunit walang reaksyon ang makikita sa naturang siyentipiko. Ero spoke, "You did a half-ass job in hiding your cameras. Those of us who came from Earth can easily identify what objects they are."

The smile on Mallows' lips didn't fade, "And I'll bet that Zaivrin Hevrion is also aware of these things. Why didn't she dispose of me first? Did she already know that I won't report anything?"

"She was just uninterested. That's it. More importantly," Tumalim ang tingin ni Ero at lalo niyang inilapit ang dulo ng espada sa leeg ng babae. "Die."