Destructive Minds [ODA Part 2 || HXH Fanfiction]

Part 5: Strange X And X Secrets

  They were hints of green grass on the ground, but it was enveloped by the withering weeds and dry dirt that human eyes couldn't be able to see.

  Half of his life had been a kid cashier at his uncle's printing shop, thus developed a special talent for detecting a print mistake, especially on money. So detecting the traces of the once grass field in front of him was a piece of cake.

I must keep going...

  He kept repeating to himself. He had been walking for hours in the middle of a dying field since he was being thrown by the bus at the Philene Village. Unlike the previous visit last year, he didn't encounter any enemy or even a single soul.

 He tried to go back to the basement at the house, which he later found it belonged to the Marda Family, the chief family of the village. The whole wasn't there anymore, as if nothing happened back then.

   Until he used his En to detect anything below the ground. There, he saw multiple passages under, like there had been giant ants working on it.

He thought that there might be an entrance, so he decided to find it by following the trails of one of the passages.

  That thing... That thing that caught Sir Michael...

He thought, reminiscing about the moment where he lost him and couldn't be able to do anything to help.

  The monster that pulled him to the depths of the dark pit had the same texture as the ones he saw in both Secco and the description of the person who killed his uncle. But somehow, it was different from theirs. It was bigger and more monstrous. Even though it happened a year ago, the details were still fresh in his mind.

 I have to be careful.

   As he was walking in deep thoughts, he stumbled upon a cave whose mouth was as large as a basketball court. Inside was infinite darkness with no sign of light and even the sound retreated from its absence.

 It was silent.

  But what caught his attention was the numerous hidden cameras planted at each rock of the cave entrance. It was too blended in with the nature surrounding him, but everyone in his village knew he was no ordinary kid.

 Seeing the hidden cameras, he sprinted back to avoid detection from them, but a smile of hope plastered in his face, which he had never used since he left.

   This might be it!

 He thought, a slight happiness came rushing in his veins. He had been investigating and trained for a year to prepare himself. And had been walking and traveling for hours trying to reach this place and now, he succeeded.

  Now I can find Sir Michael...

The times of guilt that he felt had been reducing as he reassured to save his client no matter what, as he won't let another person die.

And finally, Secco...

  He couldn't help but remember her as he had an idea that the whole passage might have some connections with the monstrous cells on the humans' bodies. Him thinking that he could finally help her made him more motivated.

  After all, he would do anything for her.

While he was celebrating his discovery in his mind, an assault of an idea struck her brain in an instant.

  "That's right." He mumbled as he reached for the pockets of his red jacket and grabbed a phone. His metal necklaces released a silent clang with his actions. "I have to call Mas—"