Chapter 13

Raiden and Carmen both stood in front of room 4546, otherwise known as the Scientists lair. Carmen received creepy vibes from the area due to how dark it was. The two walked through the door into the room, once inside the door slammed shut causing Carmen to screech and jump on Raiden’s back grabbing his shirt. “Woah Carmen! Calm down you’re gonna be okay” said Raiden as he stumbled forward slightly. Though after he finished his sentence a pair of glowing purple eyes pierced through the darkness staring at the two of them. “Who are you?” the purple eyes asked from the Darkness.

“I’m Raiden Murasame, and this is Carmen Igarashi...the Headmaster sent us here” said Raiden.

“I see...so you’ve come to my lair asking for my help...what’s in it for me?” asked the voice.

“What do you want?” Raiden asked,

“It’s simple...I want...power!!” as the last words came out of the strangers mouth, a loud crashing could be heard . Suddenly the lights in the lab turned on. There sat a woman on the floor with a desk chair on top of her.

“Uh..are you okay?” Raiden asked the woman as she got up from the floor.

“I’m fine” said the woman as she got up from her chair.

Raiden looked to Carmen who looked back to him and simply shrugged her shoulders “Don’t look at me” said Carmen.

Raiden playfully rolled his eyes, and looked back over to the scientist lady as she picked up the chair. She turned to the computer she had typing something up, and turning back to look at Raiden and Carmen. “So which one of you will be testing for cure compatibility?” asked the scientist.

Once the question came out Carmen pushed Raiden so he stepped forward, thus causing the Scientist to clap her hands in excitement. “Good now take a seat in the chair, so that I may take some blood samples” said the Scientist.

“W-why do you need blood samples?” Raiden asked.

“Simple to see if you’re compatible with the cure or not” said the Scientist.

“O-Oh I see” said Raiden as he slowly approached the chair taking a seat. Once seated the Scientist approached him. She reached for one of his sleeves on his, and wrapped a band around his arm then swabbed the area with some rubbing alcohol. The scientist then drew some blood from Raiden’s arm while Carmen watched. She noticed that the blood that she drew from Raiden made him paler than earlier. She noticed that Raiden’s hair had a streak of white hair, What happened to his hair? Carmen thought looking at him.

“Is something on your mind Carmen?” Raiden asked as he got up from the seat he was in and walked over to her. Carmen squeaked with how close Raiden was to her, but then he fell over and slouched on Carmen.

“Raiden!” Carmen shouted as she caught him.

“Hm...it would seem your classmate is low on blood” said the Scientist.

“You don’t say!” Carmen shouted.

“Hey don’t get mad at me because your boyfriend cuts himself” said the Scientist.

“B-boyfriend?” Carmen dropped Raiden as she became red in the face trying to cover face to keep from getting teased.

The Scientist watched as she just dropped Raiden and let him hit the floor due to Carmen blushing. Once Raiden hit the floor with a thud followed by a groan, Carmen realized that she just let her roommate fall face first on a laboratory floor. She quickly scrambles to pick him back up, lifting him off the ground. The Scientist looked at her with a smirk then turned back around with the vile of blood that she had and began running it through some tests.

“What makes you think he’s my boyfriend?” Carmen asked.

“The way you act around him, but you two may leave I’ll have the Principle call for you once I’ve finished my tests” said the Scientist.

“Well I’m not his girlfriend I’m his roommate...:” Carmen said as she started walking while helping Raiden.

The two walked out of the door, and down the stairs making their way to the when suddenly they were attacked. Carmen jumped back dodging the attack even with Raiden weighing her down, she looked to see Karma with a woman that had dark hair and red eyes.

“We’re fighting the flame Princess, how...pitiful” said the woman with dark hair.

“Raiden is out of commission it seems...Yami,” said Karma.

“I’m assuming you didn’t come here to chat,” said Carmen as she set Raiden down.

“Look girl you can come with us quietly, or we can sub due you,” said Yami.

“Guess you’re gonna have a hard time I fight back,” said Carmen as she made two balls of fire in her hand and took a stance.

Yami smirked as she simply crossed her arms over her chest as she looked down at Carmen, the height difference was almost staggering. Karma was standing behind Carmen as she stood in the middle of the two corruption users. It was like a standoff between the three of them, and the first to make their move was Carmen. She sent a fireball directly at Yami then quickly turned to send a kick enhanced with fire to Karma. Karma ducked under the kick and sent a jab to Carmen’s gut to hopefully knock all the air out of her. Yami on the other hand had used her corruption to block the fireball, she smirked as she rushed at Carmen with an intense speed.

Carmen saw the jab coming at her as she threw herself back towards the floor, but suddenly a hand came out of nowhere grabbing the back of her head sending her into the wall. The force applied felt like someone had applied gravity magic to the wall her head was held against. “I will break you,” said Yami.

“Woah, calm down Yami, we need her unharmed” said Karma.

“She’s got some fight in her, I’m sure the boss won’t mind if I rough her up” said Yami.

Carmen focused her fire to the palms of her hands and launched off the wall knocking Yami over, but also sending herself into the rail of the stairs. She got to her feet and went for an axe kick to Yami that was laying on the floor. However, Yami rolled away from the strike before it hit as she did a sweep strike to get Carmen’s legs out from under her. Carmen was knocked down, but went with the fall as she recovered getting herself to her feet. Yami stood behind Carmen with a blade of corruption forming from her arm which was on the side of Carmen’s neck. “I will not hesitate to kill you,” said Yami.

“You kill her, the boss will be mad,” said Karma.

Carmen didn’t say a word she just put her hands up in defeat as Yami made a portal forcing Karma to go through first. Carmen followed after, and Yami was the last one through. The last thing that was heard was Raiden calling for Carmen.

Raiden struggled to get to his feet, but was successful in doing so, he tried to move as fast as he could to get to Carmen. However the portal closed and he collapsed on the floor Damn it he thought as he cursed himself for his earlier actions. If he hadn’t hurt himself he could’ve had enough energy to help Carmen during her fight. She wouldn’t have gotten captured if it wasn’t for his own weakness, and because of the weakness he failed to protect his friend.