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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
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“A Demigod?” I was shocked at the revelation.“Indeed. It was the Family head of the Tokugawa family, Hikari. A great woman with a desire to ensure the outside world would one day return to humanity. She was accompanied by the Family heads of the Meredith family and the Hoffman family.”“What was the occasion?”“The subjugation of a Godspawn… Gigantos.” As the captain said the name, his body shook in tandem causing me to realize just how much impact the incident must have had on him.Just what happened that day?“I remember that mission.” Leila suddenly spoke up. “They called it the Great Disaster… or at least that’s what Dad called it.”,“You do?” I raised a brow. “Wait, dad?”“Of course you would know since it’s because of Sir Thomas that I am alive to tell the tale.” Captain Rodger’s remarked as he glanced back to make eye contact with Leila. “How much do you know about what happened during the mission?”“I don’t know much but when dad returned he had said something..” Leila paused
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But maybe it was because of how intense my gaze was, she met mine and momentarily, we exchanged eye contact.It didn’t take long before she turned away and remarked. “Sir, you still haven’t agreed to make us a Squadron.”“indeed I haven’t.” the Headmaster remarked.“…” she was left speechless for a moment. Barely regaining herself, she followed up with another question. “Could we know why sir?”“You can of course.” The Headmaster remarked casually before pointing at me. “He hasn’t been set as your Herald yet. So of course, there’s no way you can become a Squadron.”I turned to be sure of what he had said but upon realizing that his finger was indeed pointed in my direction.I barely stopped myself from coughing as I stared incredulously at him.“Sir?”“You have the qualities of a Herald and I just so happen to have a group in dire need of a leader. So of course, I had to reserve a spot for you.”“Sir… I don’t think that’s the best idea.” I remarked.At a certain point, I had begun to
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Definitely the training with the Headmaster would be terrible and maybe even life threatening…but the rewards.If I’m going to search for dad, I need to be as strong as possible.Dad wait for me. I’m coming.“I accept.” I replied after pondering for long enough.The Headmaster grinned wickedly as he nodded. “Your training begins now!”As my heart palpitated, I prepared myself for what was to come.Meanwhile, Leila remained silent, her head bowed as she seemed to be in deep thought.***Two days have passed since the meeting with the Headmaster.Leila had returned to her apartment while letting me know that she would be looking into dad’s experiments prior to when he went missing.According to her, maybe that could help us figure out some clues about his whereabouts.Also, she was now even more convinced that dad had a hand in the fact that I had awakened two variance instead of one.However she had to be sure which was why she decided to leave for the time being.She didn’t seem compl