“We spotted him wandering around area seventy-five.”Raynald continued.Noticing how dumbstruck the young officer was.The guy remained gaping, mouth moving for several times, but could not say any word.He found it humorous watching the fellow try to recuperate, forcing himself to regain that soldier like composure he had a while ago, but failed miserably.It took him all his strength to keep his face straight, holding on to his laughter as he watch Oliver prattle on.Then again, there was no blaming the poor kid, considering the shock of the news was too exceptional that he reverted instantaneously to that childlike state of his.The guy had fawned over power users so much that when he had met one who had given him such attention; it turned into instant idolization, especially after receiving that gift of becoming one himself.Of course, nobody could confirm this theory, but seeing as their country was the only one to do it, meant that it had some semblance to the reality.“Wait, th
“How is sir Chris?”Oliver asks.Finally, having the guys’ attention and interest, Raynald did not hesitate to answer. There was no reason for him to stall anymore, also he was itching to tell him about the current situation of the man.“Though he looks fine. I cannot really say much about his well being.”He heaved a sigh, remembering the sorry state of the special private. The way he kept mumbling during the whole check up about monsters, and then the numerous wounds he saw, he can’t be sure that the guy was all right.“What do you mean?”That made the young officer frown, swallowing hard because of the sudden nudge in his chest.“I think something happened to him inside that mist. And I can assure you, it wasn’t pleasant.”After many accounts of attack reported by patrols, and all those marks of scratches and bites on sir Chris’s equipment.He was certain that there was a mystery within that white fog that they were unaware of. The only problem is, he could not find any kind of pro
“Actually, it’s been proven that no such thing exist, but what if instead of a man-made device, it was really a natural phenomenon?”Oliver states.Once the sergeant hears that, his pale complexion turned, changed, and returned to its usual color.Yet, it still reached the guy a few moments to fix himself from his seat, clearing his throat to calm down from that sudden sense of shock that he recovered from.“Sorry, you lost me there.”Raynald had to shake his head in order to wake himself up from that daze he got stuck in.They took that minute to have a sip of their drinks, seeing that the ice in their glasses had melted and mixed with the liquid.The moment of silence gave them both a chance to take a breather and gather their thoughts.“What if the mist was a portal to some other place where the beast are coming from?”Oliver starts.His gaze was again stern, looking straight at his companion. There was this deep shadow while he stared. Unable to disguise that foreboding sense that
The moment they stepped into the place, the powerful smell of that medicine and alcohol assaulting their noses, piercing straight into their brains like some drill.The room was big enough for ten people but only had a single bed in the middle, mirrors on all sides, with a neat white tile on the floor and cushions on the wall.There, sitting on his mattress, was the guy they were looking for, rocking back and forth, as he could not move much because of the jacket that looped around his body.“What did you do to him?”Raynald’s voice boomed, glaring at the fellow wearing a white lab coat upon laying eyes on the special private.Yet he only received a bored gaze from the staff, even having the gall to raise a brow from the reaction.“Doctor’s orders.”The man shrugs like it was nothing.“What do you mean? He was fine when you took him from out of our camp!”No longer able to hold on to his anger, the sergeant grabs on to the medic’s collar.The guy flinched and gasp when he got hoisted
“The doctor said he’s fine and there’s nothing to worry about.”Oliver sighed.The lad takes another look inside the room. The private was asleep, peacefully laid on the bed. Thankfully, not much transpired during their ride home.They took him to Oliver’s house that day; it being secured and within the city.“But what the hell just happened back there?”Raynald grumbled.He still could not believe that his body reacted out of fear from the attack.Even though he was confident with his own powers and invulnerability, something in his mind told him that the man’s punch was dangerous and could have very well harmed him.Just remembering it gave him goosebumps all over, causing his entire being to tremble in terror.“They agitated sir Chris with what they did.”Was all the lad could say, forcing a smile like it was not a big deal.Opposite the old officer, the chill that he was feeling right now was because of sheer excitement.The thought of how the man moved and reacted even when sedat
“Fuck, you ain’t no ordinary mercenaries, are you?”Raynald growled, keeping his fist up in defense.He could taste the blood on his mouth upon getting sucker punched in the face. A kick then followed it from a different attacker, before receiving a strike on the back by a third individual.The three moved with such coordination that his eyes could barely follow them. Not to mention all of them kept landing a good amount of blow on his body.Even with his hardening ability, their attacks prove difficult, since each hit he’d get from them felt like it vibrated within his insides.But the sudden tingling sensation coming from them gave him a good grasp to know where they would attack. The only problem was that he could not follow their speed and actions.“Stepan, don’t!”One screamed aloud with such a soft voice that it gave them out.But the warning came too late as Raynald had compressed enough of his energy the moment he felt they were about to jump at him.The other two were able to
Sirens continued to wail as several more vehicles arrived. Red lights kept glowing, along with the increasing numbers of police officers moving all over the place.People had already gathered in the area so the officials were busy breaking the crowd, as more on lookers were trying to take picture and peeking at what else they could see behind the yellow line that was placed around there.Of course, the said parameter hid little, considering the entire park had turned pitch black, along with scorch marks from the outside.Since Oliver was close by and being on the investigative committee, he was one of the first to be on the scene.But until then, he could not help but stare at that singular from afar, which was considered the origin of attack. Unable to believe that this would be possible.“Any details on what could have happened here?”A police officer asks because of the long silence. The man was tapping on his pen on the pad, pouting after a deep sigh.That woke Oliver from his pon
Defeated and feeling down to his wits, Oliver went home downtrodden. Head down, shoulders slouch as he dragged his feet upon entering the house.It was like there was this immense weight on his back that made his movements slouchy, weakening from the truth that was being bared at him.“Hey there, everything all right?”A pleasant and calm voice greeted him.It caused him to flinch when he notice how close it was.He felt goosebumps scattering all over his body, gaping in shock when he saw the man behind him.“Sir Chris, you shouldn’t be up. You need to be resting.”Was all he could say.There was this chill that crawled underneath his skin, unable to explain how the guy ended up there without him noticing.He didn’t hear a sound, nor was he able to sense his presence.Though he was deep in thought, he knew that there was no way that he could not have noticed him, considering his innate senses in his surroundings. Unless, of course, he popped out of thin air.He swallowed hard, trying