[ONGOING]Crimson Heroes (Ikarishipping)

CHAPTER 21

Chapter 21

"Why are you such in a hurry Lady Maylene?" Roark asked as they passed through the hospital wards.

"I wanna talk to Volkner." She said, brisk walking. "It's urgent. It's about Reaper."

Roark followed her closely behind. "I'm afraid Lord Volkner hasn't returned yet from his meeting in Kanto."

"What?" Maylene stopped at her tracks and looked at Roark incredulously. "Really? He should have returned this morning."

Roark pushed up his glasses. He stepped aside as a group of busy nurses hurriedly passed by. "He might have visited his sister in Blackthorn City." He cleared his throat. "By all means he should be arriving tomorrow or later tonight."

Maylene exasperated and crossed her arms. She then rubbed the adhesive bandage on her nose bridge. "I guess I'll just confirm it with Blaine myself." She continued walking and went to the elevator down to the basement with Roark where she was met with Dr. Blaine Thornton holding a tray of Petri dish.

Blaine bowed as he saw Maylene came out from the elevator doors. "Good evening Vice Pillar Maylene."

Aside from Blaine, she was greeted by the basement's alcohol and latex odor that churned her stomach in an unpleasant manner. She dismissed this and bowed her head to greet.

"Good evening too doctor Blaine Thornton." Roark bowed as well.

"How may I be of service?" Blaine replied after giving the tray to an assistant he was talking to earlier.

"Reaper." Maylene exclaimed. "I wanna see his record."

She saw how the doctor was a bit hesitant to her request. The dimly illuminated laboratory was even more obscuring the doctor's expression, as if his glasses weren't already doing enough of the job.

"This way." Blaine motioned the two to his table a few meters ahead. He opened a filing cabinet and pulled out a folder. He gave it to Maylene without any second thoughts. "Here. If you want anything else, I'll just be over the autoclave area." He straightened his white laboratory gown and went on his way.

Roark walked a little to a nearby wall and leaned, patiently waiting for Maylene to finish whatever business she had with the doctor.

Maylene took a nearby swivel chair and quickly scanned Reaper's database.

Rank SS: Reaper
Name: Paul Blackwell
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 55 kg
Blood type: AB
Parents: Deceased
Siblings: Older brother (missing)
Relatives: NA
Hometown: Sinnoh, Veilstone City
Species: Devil
Class: NA
Ability: NA
Status: Alive

Maylene gulped noiselessly as she flipped through the stack of papers. The following pages were news headlines and clippings stapled to one another that gave her a clawing sense of fear and paranoia.

A mother died at childbirth, followed by the sudden death of doctors and nurses in Veilstone Hospital: a possible gas leak? Some evidence proved otherwise.

A family mysteriously died overnight, adopted son only left alive.

GAS investigates another family that all died: a case related to the rumored 'diablo'?

Rumored 'diablo' escalates fear and panic: Devils still exist?

Adoption rates at an all time low: Veilstone City Orphanage airs concerns with their children against violence and discrimination.