Chapter 15: A New Companion

The Pioneers then continued their journey as they went towards the Capital of Cairo.

Niko and the others were walking and smelled something that they almost vomited while smelling a bit of it.

They realized that the capital was no more but a graveyard for the deceased that had died when the nuke was dropped at the pyramids of egypt.

The pioneers ripped some of their clothes and covered their noses as they pass through alot of deceased bodies on the ground.

Niko and the female reptoids couldn't take it as they pass through alot of dead bodies and they started vomiting.

Asquel then told them to endure it for a while so that they could continue their journey.

As they went across alot of dead bodies niko asked clay "Are you sure that we can kill those alphas at our level?"

Clay then looks at niko and replies "It depends, Our main goal is to test the alphas if they could get harmed by our weaponry. If it doesn't work then we will commence a solid retreat and go back to the Capital and develop new types of weapon that will be able to harm them."

Niko then looks forward as they walked slowly not to step unto the dead bodies that are scattered around the ground.

As they passed through cairo they then stopped and took a 30 minute break.

To calm their senses and remove the images of the dead bodies from their minds.

Niko then raises his arms and tries to see if he has powers.

But nothing happened..

Clay then told asquel that he should head up front and check if there were any giants roaming the next place they were going to.

Asquel then went quickly as he was ordered.

Lomi then asks niko what was he doing raising his hands like that earlier.

Niko felt embarrassed and said nothing, and he explained that he was just stretching his arms.

But lomi and ardug didn't think that he was just stretching his arms.

Then after their 30 minute break asquel came back and informed them that there are two alphas near the river up ahead.

Then clay taught them the formation they were gonna use to ambush the alphas.

The pioneers then moved quietly as they walk towards where the alphas were located.

Clay then told everybody to stop and hide at the trees as he shapeshifts into a snake and moved quietly near the alphas.

Then he sees the alphas talking about how the humans were dumb to bomb a place filled with their own kind just to exterminate us.

They had a conversation as they were removing their armors and accessories. Then Clay noticed that the shoulder straps they removed became slimy as it was put at the top of the rock near their armors.

Then Clay hid at the bush near them and transformed back into his reptoid form and signals the others to continue to approach.

Then as they walked slowly towards clay, Clay then shouts and they started rushing towards the alphas to attack them.

The alphas then looked at them as they tried to get out of the river.

But barques was too quick to go near them and slashed the alpha's arm, It was easily cut off.

The alpha then started growling and tried to get their armors at the rock that was near them.

But the pioneers were good at combat that they couldn't get pass through them.

Asquel then jumps and throws a spear at the injured alpha while lomi was rushing towards the feet of the alpha and cut off its feet.

As the injured alpha fell down, the other alpha was nervous that he would also die. So the alpha tried to run but when he turned around, Niko and ardug was there already and Niko swung his sword cutting his head off while ardug attacked from above as he pierced the back of the alpha's body through the chest.

Then they successfully killed two alphas.

Clay and niko then noticed that it was so easy to kill them, and suspected something wasn't right.

As they've heard the news about tanks, guns and even the nuke weren't able to scratch this alphas.

But then they easily killed it in a matter of seconds.

Clay then investigates the bodies of the Alphas while the others were celebrating their first kill.

Niko then went to see their armors and noticed that there were two slimy liquids near the armor.

Niko then tries to touch the slimy liquid but before he came in contact with it, The slimy liquid suddenly jumped towards him and started materializing.

Niko stunned by the slime's movement he stepped back and fell to the ground.

The slime proceeded on materializing itself and hid through his body.

Clay then sees niko touching his whole body and was feeling uneasy, Then he rushed towards him.

Niko then tells clay that one of the slimy liquid near the armors jumped at him and started materializing at his ankle.

Then when niko raised his pants he saw the slime became an ankle bracelet and also became metal.

Clay then interrupts the others while they were celebrating and called them immediately to check on what's happening.

Niko then tried to touch the ankle bracelet and said that it really turned into metal.

He can't believe the slimy liquid earlier became an ankle bracelet made by metal.

Then Asquel asked what was he talking about.

Helen then told him that a slime jumped at niko's hand and tried materializing on his ankle and became a metal bracelet.

The others were shocked on hearing this.

Niko then tries to remove the ankle bracelet but it was stuck. But it isn't gripping him too hard therefore it doesn't hurt.

Then clay stood up and checked the rock if there is still another slimy liquid.

He sees it then and tried to touch it but nothing happened.

Clay then calls niko to try and touch it again if something would happen.

Niko then slowly tried to reach his hand at the slimy liquid but before reaching, It suddenly jumped towards niko again and materialized at his right wrist.

Then the pioneers were shock.

Barques then said "What the hell did we see just now?"

Ardug was stunned and couldn't move.

Lomi was shocked as she said "That liquid suddenly became a bracelet right? Am i seeing things?"

Niko tried removing it but it was also stuck like the first one.

Then they examined the bracelets but they could not understand it, especially its existence.

Helen then said i think we need to capture an alpha and let him explain what this bracelets are about.

The others looked at Helen and said "Really? Capture them?"

Helen replied "Yes, if we wanted to know more about this mysterious liquids turning into solid metal, we need to capture atleast one alpha."

Then the curiosity on their minds won against their fears and then decided that they would capture an alpha alive.

Niko then looks at the two bracelets and tried to put them close to each other.

But as he tried to push his wrist it didn't budge.

Then he learned that this two cannot come into contact when they're at their metal form.

Because when he saw this two Slimy liquids at the rock they were next to each other.

But now they won't even budge on going near with each other.

Clay and asquel then talks about the bracelets.

Helen came to niko and told him to try commanding the bracelets.

Helen explained that if that two was liquids before and jumped on you on their own then it must have some consciousness.

Niko then tries to command the bracelets but nothing happened.

Lomi dindei and barques started laughing at niko's face while commanding the bracelet.

Then they left it as it is, and moved forward on their journey.

As night came they didn't find any other Alphas besides the two that they killed earlier.

Then niko was appointed as the guard of the first shift while the others took a nap.

Niko then sits next to a tree and dozed off.

Then suddenly he heard a voice.

"Hello..."

Niko checks at his surroundings if there was someone calling him. But as he checked he saw all of his comrades were asleep.

Then he thought that he might just have been hallucinating.

Then the voice popped out again

"Hello Noir...."

Then niko shouted "Who's there?!" as he looks around the area.

The voice then replied "I am communicating with you through your mind. Please stop acting like an idiot."

Niko became gloomy and replied "Even my hallucinations are mean to me."

The voice again replied "I am a parasite that is stuck on your ankle."

And another voice intervened "Me too! I am the other parasite that is stuck at your wrist."

Niko then looks at the two bracelets and replied "What do you mean parasites? Weren't you slimy liquids before?"

Then the ankle bracelet replied "We are parasites from a different planet called moonard. We are a race called "Parasites" born from space particles that had survived for thousands of decades. and searched for hosts to connect with.

And as we searched, we ended up here. At Earth."

The wrist bracelet intervened "What it said is correct, we need hosts to latch unto to live longer. We can even control the hosts that we latched unto (Shows an example as it moved the right arm of niko.) See?"

Niko was shocked that this types of races existed and he still wants to discover more.

Niko then name's the ankle bracelet B1 and the wrist bracelet B2, and asked them if what can they do other than controlling the bodies of their host.

B1 then explains that they can protect the host's body from any type of damage meaning there almost invincible to any types of damages inflicted on them, Even when you go to outer space they can act as a suit for the host to breathe in.

Then B2 tells Niko to stab himself if he doesn't believe what they're saying.

Niko then grabs a knife and tried to stab his chest.

But B1 suddenly glowed and coated niko's entire body with transparent silver liquid before the knife reached the chest.

And the knife didn't pierce through, As it was like stabbing solid concrete.

Niko eyes began to shine and complimented B1 and B2 on how they are so amazing.

B1 and B2 then replied as it was nothing to them.

Niko then asks if they can transform into weapons for the host to use.

B2 said that they could but it depends on the Host's motive. If it was for unnecessary killing then they won't do it.

B1 then intervenes that he will, if the host wanted it.

Niko then asked them if they would be willing to accompany him on his journey, And asks them to be his Sword and armor.

B1 and B2 remained silent for 1 minute then replied

"Wow, such a lonely person you are. We will accompany you through the ends of the worlds. But being with us makes you unable to die and your age growth would decrease meaning For every one year you spent you only aged by six months."

Niko was so dazzled that he couldn't resist shouting

AMAZING!

Then niko asked them alot of questions before his shift ends.

The next day..

After eating breakfast, Niko gathered all of the pioneers and informed them about yesterday's incident. And that they don't need to capture any alphas anymore.

Clay then questioned niko on what was he talking about.

Niko stood up and told them that the bracelets were living beings and can transform into weapons as well act as shields for the hosts.

Clay and the others didn't believe what niko was saying and they thought that he just needed more rest.

Niko then asks clay to cut his head off.

The pioneers were shocked and got angry at niko.

Niko then replied that it was okay just do as i say.

Then clay pulled out his sword and got into his stance.

Niko then stands infront of him without any guard.

Then niko gave the signal, Clay then swung his sword at niko's neck and upon reaching niko's skin the sword was deflected like it hit a boulder and bounced off.

But niko flew away and was dropped at the ground.

Clay then asks what the bracelets were as he saw the wrist bracelet glowed and coated niko's body.

Niko then explains it to them while the other pioneers listened.

Then after explaining niko showed them that the bracelet could turn into weapons too.

The wrist bracelet then transformed into a platinum sword capable of slicing anything it touches.

Niko showed that it was the sharpest blade that ever existed.

He tried cutting down a tree by just swinging it without putting any effort and it sliced the tree like it was a banana.

The pioneers were so amazed that they wanted to have bracelets too.

But niko told them that this parasites only choose to jump on towards the hosts they want.

That's why it didn't react when clay touched it.

The pioneers then questioned the bracelets that why were they seen near the armors of the alphas, that means they were once part of the alphas and once were their shields and weapons.

B1 and B2 then replied through niko as he controlled niko's body and said "We pick hosts that are lively not all alphas have parasites with them."

Then Niko came back to his senses.

The pioneers then looked at clay and said

"I guess this old geezer isn't as lively as they see him."

Then clay got embarrassed again and told them that he just didn't want to act like a child and wanted to be more mature."

Then they all laughed and had an idea.

They planned to hunt down alphas and after killing them, they'll take their parasites and become its new host.

Then they started packing their things, And they were so excited that they discovered such species.

And started continuing their journey.

Chapter 15: END