Past and present

A team of agents were walking, each step was made with the utmost caution. Earlier the other team completely lost their signal. It was impossible to reach them. " Keep an eye on the radar interface, as soon you notice an abnormality, report immediately ".

" Yes commander ! ". Each agent had on their left eye, a round floating screen, it looked like a web ready to trap its prey.

Suddenly a scream rang out, all the attention was caught in that direction. One of them was screaming, grabbing his head. Purplish veins swiftly covered his face. The others stepped back in horror. " On guard !! ", the leader shouted, arming his gun. He looked at the unfortunate member, now he was lying on the ground with his eyes rolled backwards. He checked his vital sign, but it was gone.

In the heart of the other agents a sense of uneasiness creeped in, they now were forming a circular formation, back facing back.

Sitting on a terrace, Adeus smirked coldly, " Useless ". He tapped on his wrist screen, it soon turned red. At the same time the radar-screen turned scarlet, a soft, red hue spread out.

" L-l-l-l-leader ! My radar it's out of control !!! ", " M-m-mine too! ". Same shout followed. The leader was a bit annoyed, they couldn't fix the location of their targets and now they became one. " There's no need to worry or hurry. Dr.0 already gave me instructions ". A small box appeared in his hands, without hesitation he pressed on the button. Muffled sounds and thuds echoed. " Now we've got them ". He smiled waving his hands, the sounds rang out from a small building. It was surrounded.

" Arghhhh ", five people were kneeling on the floor clutching their necks and groaning in pain. Even Adeus felt a wave of dizziness hitting his mind. He shook his head, trying to clear that feeling. He grabbed a small dagger and pierced through his left arm. The burning sensation of the wound and the smell of blood awakened his wild side. His emerald pupil contracted, it was slowly devoured by reddish streaks. Everything in his vision turned red. He strode towards the edge of the terrace, ready to jump down and start a carnage. But a tight grip held his calf. " Hey… Madman, wake up…. we still need you to pull out that damn device from us. Keep it together, A-003 is still waiting for you, you know ? ". Graydon's words stopped him. His eyes became clear, " ….. those bastards, but you're right, she's still waiting for me. So let's clear this quickly ". Six windows floated out, they hovered on each one's head height. Silverish strands surfaced, they plunged unders their skin like needles.

Soon sweats covered his forehead, he needed to focus, so less damage would be left after the removal of the chip. That thing was on everyone except himself, this fact only meant one thing. They were under watch from the start.

A small shard was extracted from their neck, it was covered with blood stains, but it didn't block the dense silvery lines that were wrapped around it. All those pieces gathered in Adeus's palm. He observed then glanced at the others, who were still trying to stabilize their condition. " Tch, Graydon you'd better pray that the smell of blood will come off within tomorrow ". After saying that he walked out, he needed to deal with those people since they were K.O. for the moment.

" Ugh ", a girl rolled in her bed, her brows furrowed. Small beads of sweat covered her forehead. Something in her dreamland wasn't peaceful.

She slowly opened her eyes, but it seemed as if a stone was crushing on her eyelids, forcing them to close. She tried to keep them wide open but a heavy sense of fatigue came into her mind. ' I can't fall asleep, not right now, I need to check out where I am '. She rested a bit then tried again.

A blurry white light came in her sight. The eyelids blinked a few times to regain their focus. Lyn froze completely. This…. this… where was this place, it was so familiar yet it had no memories. But one glance was enough to make her mind go blind from the fear.

As she woke up a small sound popped, followed by rustling. A few blurry people surrounded her bed, they all had uniforms and masks on. As they lowered their head to glance at her, she felt a sense of dread and dispersion. She felt like a small caged creature, with its hunter staring at it. From her perspective, they looked like towering giants.

A hand tugged at her, tossing her out from the bed, like a doll. Her body limply slammed on the floor. She wanted to scream, to say something, to do something, but it was as if the body didn't belong to her. Even when she fell, she didn't feel any pain or discomfort. She could only control her eyes. She watched herself being taken in another room. A hand appeared in her vision, it was coming for her. She screamed, and everything went black.

A pair of eyes opened. They were hazy, almost lifeless. " Oh my, finally my dear subject woke up ! ", Dr. A1's eyes sparkled with excitement. She was so happy that even clapped a few times, like a small kid. She picked up her screen-tablet dragging a screen in front of her test result. A purplish ray scanned the body, it flashed on the golden hair then reflected in the eyes. They were both of the same color. A thin metallic chip was worn on Well that means that he can undergo my tests without any problems ". A wicked smile spread on her face.