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The huff of breaths. The rapidity of boots slamming down on the tiled floors. The perspiration of the girls as they continued to throw their all in the race. It was exhausting but it was worth it. It was a taste of a different life from the one which they had gotten used to. It was a whiff of a new outlook on the possibilities that life could offer them. The same life which was denied them when they were in the outside world. But here, in the Research facility of the System bureau, there was hope for them. And most importantly, there was hope for her. Blessing doubled her speed, tackling against the lead runner now. It was Tabitha. And the sooner the latter had known who was coming at her, she equally burst into a faster sprint. It started to become a race between the two of them. A race which originated from just the regular evening joggings in the facility. “Ha!” Blessing panted now. She had lost some of her weight. Though she was pretty much the same, she looked bet
The house was pretty spacious, Lekan noted, The moment he got into the main quarters of the Bureau, it was like he was in a metropolis city. But in some exquisite type of way. The way things went on here was very much different and seemed very polish. Quite different and high class than the way he'd lived in the west dormitories or whatever that was called. “They made it even lo like my former house.” Lekan mused as he opened the door, noting the way they built it. “They really took their time on this.” He added to his observation. Then again, it dawned on him how very much the System Bureau had him under their observation for a while now. To think that they would have the guts to even come up with a house that was so close to his original one. Though normally. This would be nothing to him. After All, housing could be very similar if it was built under one construction plan. However, what made this to be very similar was the setup of the house. The places were the picture fra
This was not his first time here. At least,this wasn't his first time on the outside of the Arena building. They did all come here on the day of the orientation when they were directed to check their systems. The same center for practicing all sorts of simulations as he had been told was the same place where they had been informed to check their system for their academy. Lekan scoffed as he recalled how Helen encouraged him to get in after her and get tested. He was just not feeling the vibe back then but now, it felt some worth like a responsibility on him. Of which he could not be lax in the fulfillment of it. Not when the blackmail had been used against him. Not like he liked it but it was what it was. ‘Here he comes.” “Hey, hotshot!” “Chump!” “Big boy!” Series of voices broke into his deep thoughts now. Lekan looked up with wrinkles on his forehead as he tried to understand what was going on. The reason for their sudden shouts of exhilaration was one to bring his con
“What do I do now?” Lekan said to himself as he got down from the mountain side. With each step and each leap, his mind drifted to the realism of this place. It was simply astounding to know how things like this would exist in a world which did not know about it. “If Faith got to know of this, only God knows how crazy she would get with so many questions about it. Like as if I am the one who created it in the first place.” He laughed lightly to himself. At this point now, he realized that he had begun to miss her. Somehow, Lekan mused within his heart, he’d have to find a way to reach out to her. Even if it was not for so long, at least, just to keep in touch and know how she was doing. And Doctor May as well. He would love to know how it was turning out for her. Considering that she was yet to be restated in the hospital due to the destruction and the closure it got from the government. It was the inheritance management which he gave to her, until then. He sighed now, cla
This was not her first or second time coming in here. She was already something of a regular customer in this simulation, considering how it was this one where she had news of Lekan from. Where she had hoped that she would ever find him in the mess of things that had happened so fast, the combining factor being the System bureau. Blessing let her body drop from the height of the muntian now. The length of time she had spent here had been a factor which encouraged her drop now. She knew how to take the turns and the twists in the air that would aid her motion to the ground, without any hassles. It was also part of her hardline training as a Mana Blocker. Monsieur Dayo went the extra mile in making sure that they could task the most arduous terrains in the fulfillment of their goals. And right now was not any different rom that. When she was only a few meters from the ground now, she twisted in a somersault, and then let her legs bend towards her buttocks. Her hands went to the si
“I am judgment!;’ The sordid voice of Megiddo sounded off He growled as his bulky mass shot forward with superhuman speed towards Lekan. As he did, golden yellow rays zoomed out of the sky to the ground. AT this time now, Lekan did not need to be told what would happen when those rays hit the ground. His instincts fired out as he pumped his legs backwards. His body lifted acrobatically, putting some distance between him and the ground for some time. This allowed him to move some distance away from the charge of Megiddo. “You do not fear your judgment, You run to it.” The bulky man roared out. Multiple explosions rocked the ground as soon as the rays hit the pint. Lekan gritted, the debris shattering high into the sky. Even pellets from them had somehow been able to touch him. And it felt very hot. All of it. He wanted this to stop but at the same time, he was simply just taken aback by all of this. Was all of this that necessary, by the Bureau, for him? Was this sort o
As Lekan started to regain consciousness, the black vortex in front of them compressed in on itself. The next moment, it suddenly expanded. The resulting effect caused a loud explosion. KA-BOOOOOM Black splinters of mysterious material shattered about, clouding all of what they saw. Blacking each of them from the other, and ejecting them away from the system. “Ha!” Blessing groaned as she felt her body slam against solid ground. She grimaced, opening her eyes. With a start, she jumped to her knees and exhaled. Realizing now that she was no more in the simulation but back at the Research Facility. And in front of her was Miss Rachel, her handler looking very worried at her. “What is the matter?” Ms Rcahel queried, holding the tab in one hand while she helped Blessing rise to the feet. Behind them were the tubes of which she had used to access the Arena.The multiple tubes all around her. But she didn't wake up in any of them. How was she on the ground now? “I don't get
It spun artfully in the air, like a tornado, its wings graced the skies. With hands spread wide, Lekan could make out the sharp nature of the claws on them. Roughly about 3 inches long. The beast-like facial features it had of a cat with bat ears while having fur and musculature of an ape. The figure looked dangerously. Something out of the fantasy movie section. And worse, it was not the only one.His body ached madly. He had been in the Arena system just some moments ago when this all went down. But how> How come? How were there suddenly demons all about here? His mind searched for answers to the questions which threatened his sanity. He could not make sense of it, nor did the quest for answer come to him. A short while, a familiar face popped right in front of him. It was Leslie.His face brightened up at the sight of her. He wanted to say something to her. To tell her about how long he'd’ been looking for her now. But then she shifted and another face came into view.“Hey, Hele