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“Leah, no.”“Theres nothing that can be done.” Leah frankly replied, squashing my hopes completely. “I really wish I could have been with you… but fate has other plans for us. My fate especially doesn’t seem to want to see me happy.”“…I will find a way to help you.”“Please don’t.” Leah shook her head. “…You will only be endangering your life.”“And you…”“I will be fine.” Leah remarked before adding. “I promise.”I could only swallow the words I wanted to say next.She had already made up her mind.Trying to force her would only push her further away.I can’t do that.But did it really have to end like this?I was unwilling.“Hey, don’t be so downcast.” Leah suddenly said. “We can make the most of right now, yeah?”I pursed my lips before nodding. “Indeed we can.”Though it hurt, I couldn’t let it show so as not to disturb Leah further.She was already going through a lot considering her facial expressions.She did well to hide it but I knew she was faking.I’m sure right now, her h
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“The 25th day in the Mont of Zephyr, why?” The doctor replied, gazing at me with an unhealthy interest in his eyes.Gulping nervously, I nodded. “Alright.”To be honest, I was still trying to figure myself out.Having just left the white room after almost three months, I was a bit disoriented with the outside world.I was slow with my thoughts and standing was becoming a hassle for me.Strangely enough, I felt strong within.Like some unknown power had sprang up within me, turning me into something behind my imagination.I inspected myself after I was brought out of the white room.My breathing was smooth, my stamina had improved, my mind was clearer and it felt as though I had taken the first step beyond the boundaries of the human body.Is this the power that comes with surviving the Call?Before I could answer that question, I heard a voice.No, not a voice but instead, two voices.One was a whisper so low I couldn’t make out anything or what it meant.AhrajehrlwhayehdkakwhshIt so
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Thankfully after surviving the Call of Chaos, Leah said that I’d be a provisional Explorer.This meant that I was already an Explorer but not yet able to go on outside missions.Most times, provisional Explorers would be placed in Squadrons which consisted of 24 people and they would be given minor missions to get them acclimated to the work of an Explorer.In any case, as an Explorer, I reserved the right to information that would normally be hidden from the masses.So in a way, I was merely demanding information that would end up being mine anyway.Just then, Doctor Chen spoke up, jolting me from my thoughts. “Genetic restructuring Experiment.”“Hmm.” I stared at him in confusion.“That is what a GRE is.” Doctor Chen continued. “A gruesome process that mutates the genetic code of a human using radiative waved so as to allow them accommodate the serums containing body parts of the Otherworldly.”“This…” I couldn’t help but suck in cold air.I had never experienced radiation before bu
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I pursed my lips. “….What do you tell them?”“Give up.” Doctor Chen frankly replied and for a moment, I was too stunned to speak.“but…”“But what?” the doctor cut me off. “There are no buts. With the way you are, you’d be lucky to survive your first day on the field. You should understand that if your mind is unstable, you have already lost half the war already. What else is left?”“I can’t just give up.” I dropped my head down.I understood now what Isabella was worried about then.My goal was too lofty for a boy like me to bear.Since I was the one that shackled myself with it, I couldn’t even set myself free.How pathetic would it be?I’m running away from the goal I set for myself.Hah.Now I understood her sad expression that day.There was no turning back.But I was too scared to take a step forward as well.What to do?... I couldn’t figure it out.“You can still remain an Explorer. Your awakening can’t be reversed after all but don’t expect to make any headway as a Variant.”I
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At this point, Leila had already gotten to my side and reached out to pat me on the head. “Oh my sweet Jerry, what did they do to you in the white room?”I tried to meet her gaze but knowing what I had done, I couldn’t afford to do so, thus I responded while recoiling away from her.“You should stay away…I’m a monster now.” I muttered in fright.I couldn’t see Leah’s expression but knowing her fully well, a frown would surely be the expression she was wearing right now.“Ms. Leila?”Leila glanced at Doctor Chen, looking him over with a stern gaze before she replied quite harshly. “I do not plan on join the labs for any reason whatsoever. I have my personal works and intend to continue on with them. It has been years, Doctor Chen, I am quite sure that several big brains have found themselves in the Labs, so why still bother with me?”“Isn’t it easy to tell?” Doctor Chen replied with a crooked grin. “The Labs, everyone in it, including myself worship Sir Thomas Walker as the greatest sc
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“I see.” I nodded, still unsure of what to make of Leila’s efficiency.All things considered, I decided to forge on with my question. “Why did she go blind?”Leila exhaled softly. “Becoming an Explorer allows one to awaken Flow and also gain the chance at activating their variance according to the body part of the Otherworldly in the serum they ingested.“Now you have to understand that for Flow, there is the occasional whispers and intrusive thoughts that follow the more you use your telepathic and telekinetic abilities. These whispers have been known to drive Explorers insane and even kept some at the brink of madness. That is the price to pay for wielding power beyond human understanding.” Taking a moment to catch her breath, she glanced at me.“So what about variance?” I had a bad feeling as I asked.Thinking back, there was a faint whisper alongside the thoughts I read from Doctor Chen.It was low and carried no real danger so I didn’t think much of it but now I understood that i
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“They are those that have managed to fill up all seven outlets. There seemed to be yet another process that would take place after all seven outlets gain a variance but we still haven’t figured it out and the Family heads are not keen to share their secrets. Unfortunate but that’s how it is for now.”“So the criteria to become a Demigod is to successfully fill up all seven outlets with variance?”“indeed. At least that’s the only one we know of.” Leila replied.I pursed my lips as a question came to mind. Contemplating whether to say it, I ended up succumbing to my curious side.“So why aren’t more Explorers Demigods?”The question gnawed at me.It sounded easy but for some reason, I felt like I was missing something.“There are several reasons actually.” Leila revealed a smile like as though she knew I’d ask the question.Taking the moment to consider, she seemingly explained the answer the most likely already had planned to share with me.“Some are too scared to take the serums, som
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Pursing my lips, I tried to piece together the rest of the information that remained unsaid. “So what you are saying is, there’s a chance that while trying to gain a variance… the Otherworldly might attack?”Leila nodded. “Not just attack but try to take over and when that happens. Unless you are lucky, special or both… chances of dying are pretty high and not just dying, you’d be letting a monster into the tower. Several have died to such incidents.”“Which is why rooms like these were created?” I inquired.“More or less. Anyway, did you acquire a variance?”Sighing heavily, I could only curse the cause of the Fog for what it had done to humanity.The life of an Explorer is just too terrible with danger at every turn.Whatever power they acquire comes with a price that can end their life at any time.But if they don’t do it, who would protect the tower?So without fail, we had to go on and do what the majority could not.I glanced at Leila and without mincing words explained everythi