CHAPTER 5♍♍

A DECISION?!

CLASH OF THE HEART AND MIND!!

**BACK AT THE STATION!

The scientist - Dr stane sat on one of the chairs in the box stocked office, his face filled with worry. His eyes had been turned downwards through most of the interrogations by haturii who stood some metres above him, leaning near the table behind.

It wasn't that he couldn't just look him in the eyes and lie.

Oh no he was quite effective at doing so, he just didn't think he was worthy of it.

"Do you have any idea what you've done?...what you've just caused us?! Why...why release something that dangerous..?!Haturii began

....the longer that thing is out there, the harder it's going to be for us to find and properly contain it."

"... except you don't want it contained, you're trying to kill it" Dr stane replied, his gaze still faced at the ground

"Am only doing my job, and that involves protecting the lives of anyone and everyone. Even the lives of those who pull off stupid stunts such as this!" Haturii concluded, turning around. He threw off things on the table with just one swipe of his hand in frustration.

" That's what she wants you to believe...where's chief Aomorii?!, I should be talking to her"

"Chief Aomorii isn't here. Haturii had answered him, his patience for the foundation researcher was waning too

..."she left with a few others after getting a call of some people found in comatose states, their bodies completely drained off taiji. Know anything about that?

"...heh they said it was some sort of illness going around town but you and I know better. It's the monster. It's doing something to them, isn't it?!

From Dr stane's next reply, haturii noticed that he didn't necessarily say no.

He also didn't say yes either. All he could say was...

"I don't know what you're talking about."

This alone infuriated haturii so much that he pushes Dr stane against the wall. he had tried to restrain himself but now, now he was going to go all out.

Let the devil out? Maybe...

"Why?!..I want to know why and don't you dare lie to me! Why release it??...Are you trying to bring doom upon us?

Are you trying to get us all killed, huh is that it?!!"

"... More like trying to save us all from being killed!" The scientist responded despite the current situation he found himself in

"What?!...

"Ever heard of optogenetics? The scientist began.

"...it's a technique, a technique that allows scientists to shutdown all neurons of the brains. They operate and place more emphasis on the amyjdala and hippocampus.

The amyjdala being a part of the brain that is associated with the emotions especially anxiety and the hippocampus, the part of the brain that is associated with...

"....memories! Haturii completed

"Yes, so you have heard of it?!"

"But why?!...haturii asked in a highpitched nervous voice as he breathed the tensed air now around him.

"...why are they doing all that?!"

"To remember, the brain must actively forget."

"Remember what exactly?!" Haturii asked once more, his eyes burning with curiosity

"The past, where it all happened, how it all started, how it all began" Answered the scientist. "The operation was meant to surface suppressed memories. To open their minds. To answer the one undying question that has plagued us humans for decades...

"....where did the monsters come from." Haturii said

"Yes, if they knew where it came from then we would have a fighting chance against them. But, while their idea isn't all bad, executing such in such a way, especially to a creature like this....

... they're bound to be consequences, side effects. The scientist mentioned.

"Side effects?! And what's that?"

"Unlike most anomalies we've encountered; his senses, his powers,they're already heightened. He said, his eyes burning into haturiis'

" To shut down his brain neurons would be like completely turning off his brain, turning off the human side of him that conflicts with that of the true monster within. Just imagine a rampaging monster of mayhem on loose. A monster with no recollection of itself, no real thoughts just aggression. Distinct aggression, all about the fight."

Hearing this, haturii loosened the grip on him then took some couple of steps back in surprise, his gaze not shifting or turning away from that of Dr stanes'

"They had already begun the operation. The doctor continued, taking a moment to compose himself

"..but thankfully I wasn't too late. At least I hope I wasn't...

"RSCP; rendezvous, secure, contain and protect programme.he added"

We catalogue, study and secure thousands of phenomenons. These phenomenons are put under special containment cells..

".. And despite it being sound proof or at least that's what we used to say at the foundation, each cell gave clues to the kind of creatures that's contained within. It was as if it was impossible for them to hide their true nature whenever they felt the presence of someone.

This too occurred with the oldest of specimens, some of them were already there before I started working at the foundation."

"And why are you telling me all these?!" Haturii asked

" ...Because I want you to know what you're getting yourself into. I want you to see what I saw, Dr stane replied taking some steps closer to him

"I was the personnel in charge of RSCP 004 so I should know. I want you to look past its appearance and see through my eyes for a change.

" RSCP 004,He began- a seemingly 10 year old male with 100% of his skin completely green. He is proven to have severe homicidal tendencies when his pulse is raised high enough. He has displayed the remarkable ability to use any item whatsoever as a weapon. However, he has a severe comportion against shedding blood.

"He has also demonstrated agility and physical reactions to conflict 4 times as fast as an average human can. He has displayed extensive resistance to damage in all forms. However, both of this extra human abilities of his are greatly hampid in the presence of bright direct light be it natural or artificial. Thus the name -- the doom bringer or the son of the night as we called it.

"RSCP 004 was first brought to the foundation's attention when it first crash landed east of here. It appeared in what looked like a pod but different, more detailed, more structured.

It's mechanical structures similar to the machiney from the industrial revolution but exceedingly complex for something constructed in that time. We didn't know what it was at first, only that it released some kind of energy that appeared to be getting stronger and stronger each passing minute...each passing wave. Taiji

Our designated observers at the site reported that whatever housed in this strange pod had the capacity to power anything as well as destroy. An energy source to some but to the others, a means of pursuing their selfish interest....

"...Oh I begged them not too but I suppose it's human nature to take and conquer. My superiors decided to take a more aggressive approach" He paused a bit but then continued.

"...we had managed to force it out yes but all we did was add to it's already existing anger. And so it began it's first ever rampage

..Wiping out entire military camps, launch sites, and personnels but the mission wasn't a complete and total failure. We learnt something, something vital

"Something?!" Haturii asked.

Dr stane nods in response then went on to say

"We learnt that whatever the boy was, it appeared to be guarding something And being in his nature to resist damages dealt on him, we had to take a more drastic approach and so we resulted in hitting him with high amounts of haldol in gaseous form; a sleeping gas sent from a long ranged aircraft. This worked out successfully but not without some casualties in the process.

"And so they took him to begin their...experiments. No one even bothered or thought about checking in on what the creature was trying to protect, everyone just seemed to forget about it. that was until a man stumbled upon the discovery that would question his idea of monsters.

He went to the spot and opened the pod and right there, he realized. he saw it and he knew the truth.....

"What?!..what did he see?!"

"This...The scientist reached into the side pocket of his lab coat and brought out something.

It was a pocket watch.

An old, silver pocket watch with it's chain still attached

"...And a dead body...a man's decomposing body.

"See,it killed him..it's a monster, that thing is a monster. Why not accept that fact?" haturii stated

" we don't know that for sure, I mean why would he try to kill something he tried so desperately to protect." Dr stane answered

"...Stop trying to protect that thing, we all know monsters don't posess emotions doctor" haturii added

"...well this one does, Maybe all of them do but we don't know that because we kill every one of them we lay eyes on"

"We kill them cause they try to kill us. To trust people or things when there's no basis for it is just plain stupidity." Haturii said

"Well as a scientist then I must be real stupid to trust this one. Don't you see, I was the man who ventured into that pod"retorted Dr stane.

"look, just don't hurt him..

"...who? The monster??..that's what you're worried about?! Not the people you've almost killed, not the people it's almost drained dry as a result of your reckless actions!!"

"...please, it wasn't his fault, it's not. He..he's not at all dangerous.dr stane tried to reason with him

"..You people look at him and all you see is a monster but you want to know what I see when I look at him? All I see is a boy...

..."A poor lonely boy trying to find his place in the world, in our world. And..and even when the world doesn't seem to accept him for what he is, he still tries to fit in, doing the best he can to survive in this cruel world of ours.

....."sure he's bound to make mistakes.

"Sure he'll repeat the same mistakes over and over and you want to know why?! Because he's not perfect. No one is.

" We humans live and learn from our mistakes and if one creature could remind us of that, then perhaps we may all choose to see the truth for ourselves."

**BACK AT THE TRACK!

Our green friend in the yellow hoodie had managed to maneuver his way past the opposition's defense, his heart throbbing wildly in possession of the ball. His team had somehow managed to keep the score following up with that of the oppositions'. They had done their part, now it was his turn to do his.

He had 15 seconds left before the game would be declared over and the opposition - the Victor.

But No!, he couldnt allow that. He couldn't let that happen.

His team had failed to secure possession of the ball all because of him.

No failing from here on out, no slipups. He grinned, tightly clenching on to the ball as if his life depended on it.

He had long awaited for this opportunity and now, all he needed to do was make the shot and to make it count or it would be game over for them. He had reached this far into the game already, the least he could do now is to keep the score at an even if not past it.

He had managed to move past the best players the opposition had to offer but one, no two still kept up with him, following closely behind

The boy took notice of this but didn't think much about deviating his gaze. His target lied ahead.

Just in front, the blonde-Sean stood there as if waiting for our green friend to edge closer like he did with the tackle.

"Let's see just how good you really are mimizu!"

He said with a smug grin before skating his way towards the boy in the hoodie.

Another dangerous tackle in sight.

The boy's eyes flarred the color blue yet again, glowing like dying embers. But no, not this time.He shakes it off,he needed to keep this under wraps, not wanting to give in, not wanting to be controlled by his other personality! His mind was already made up.

The timer read 6 seconds now.

"It was now or never...

"Go big or go home..the boy thought and upon seeing the incoming threats closing in on all sides, he leapt up in the air with the ball still in hand. He'd managed to shift his body weight and thus making a turn in mid-air possible.

He landed right behind Sean and soon picked up the pace there after. This left the others in surprise but he had no time to see how funny looking their faces were. He knew he had finally gotten through and now all that remained was to make the shot.

The timer read 4 seconds now

... ..And before you could blink an eye, it read 2.

So fast and going the timer was!

He rode on and using the vert ramps provided in moments like these, he launched himself way up in the air,atleast high enough for him to plunge the ball right through the net.

.....and suddenly, there was silence. everyone's eyes turned and were fixated on the score board to see if the score would be added or shown in, because now the timer read 0.......

And indeed it was!

He had done it! The boy had added to his team's score just before time ran out.

Although it was a tie shown in the scoreboard, his teammates jubilated around him. They celebrated.

He had managed to contribute to his team winnings and that on it's own part was fulfilling enough.

This goes to show that anything is indeed possible once you set your heart and mind at it.

Meanwhile from a distance..

...orenji could do nothing but watch in awe, a thoughtful look appearing on his face. Not one of jealousy nor anger but a suspicious one.

A LOOK OF SUSPICION!!️

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