In the underground G-0 lab.
A thin and slender figure, barely five feet tall and clad in a white lab coat, stood before the green-eyed young man hanging on the wall.
The person in the lab coat had sparse, grayish-white hair and round, bead-like brown eyes, which were lightly protruding outward, and a layer of dark bags lingered beneath them.
His face was slightly round, with cheeks that sagged downward. He sported a thick mustache and was clean-shaven.
In his right hand, he held a silver-white metal rod with a bat-like grip—actually more of an elongated bat than a traditional one.
The surface of the bat was streaked with blood; while looking at this metal rod at a closer distance, a faint pinkish hue is fairly visible, suggesting this criminalized weapon had been used to torment for some time.
Obviously, this silver-white metal now bore a permanent reddish-pink tint from undue intemperate uses.
While holding the metal bat, this contorted-faced person, who was wearing a lab coat, stretched the bat towards the young man.
Yet, despite its approach, the young man's face remained unchanged— '(–_–)
no trace of fear, even more, there is a faint hint of indifference.
Seeing his fearless stance, the person in the lab coat didn't intend to strike him for now.
Instead, he used the base of the bat to lift the young man's half-tilted face upward, causing their eyes to meet.
The first pair of eyes, filled with craftiness and flickering madness!
On the other hand, the young man's reaction contrasted sharply.
His ghostly green eyes remained silent—emotionless…
As if nothing in this world could provoke any touch of emotion in them ヽ(ー_ー )ノ.
"Kai~ oh, my dear Kai! Why do you always give me such a menacing look, huh!?" the person said, as a crooked smile curled on his lips, though in reality it poorly suited his sullied, unholy face.
If a word could describe his unnatural and deceitful smile, it would not be wrong to say he smiled like a dumb pug ∪･ω･∪.
In response, the young man named Kai simply offered a blank stare, as if the crazy scientist's antics held no debuff over him.
As if the man in the lab coat understood the meaning behind Kai's silence, he lowered his bat, causing Kai's face to tilt downward once more.
Clank! Ang…clang!
Holding the bat, the person in a lab coat took a few steps back and tossed the metal bat aside.
"I know you want to die, yet you still cling to the will to survive, to kill me and avenge those filthy test subjects," he said as he curled his lips sarcastically, as if trying to laugh off Kai's struggling thoughts.
Taking a few steps toward the pristine white lab table, which had a few syringes and test tubes, and various experimental objects scattered across it.
Among many, he reached out and grasped a glass tube filled with a strange silver-gold liquid.
He then took a syringe with a slightly thick nozzle and filled it completely, leaving no drop of liquid in the glass tube.
As he looked at the filled syringe up to the brim with a sense of satisfaction, he cast a sideways glance at Kai, who was struggling to breathe.
Then, he spoke softly: "Do you know why I've kept you alive all this time?"
"Why did you have to endure such brutal beating and even electrocution of the heart?"
|Spiritual view: Kai be like '┐( ´ д ` )┌' who cares~|
"You may think I, the great Dr. Edward Sareon, am crazy… but I have never been crazy!"
|Spiritual view: Kai be like '(¬_¬ )' I really doubt that' |
As he spoke, a flicker of bloodlust flashed in his eyes, but he did his best to keep his composure, walking toward Kai while clutching the syringe.
"Kai, it's been eleven years since you were brought here. Throughout all this time, you've been the perfect specimen for my groundbreaking research to open a new chapter of my epic exploration."
"You are the only one who can give me the answer to whether my research over thirty years of work has truly paid off or not!"
"Thirty years! It took me bloody thirty years to perfect my research!"
"This serum you are seeing in this syringe is what it looks like, the final form of my research!" Dr. Edward declared in a flimsy manner, then he took a few steps forward until the tiles beneath him shifted and elevated, bringing him close enough to Kai's chest.
"Kai, let me remove this lightning-inducing rod, for I'm about to inject the elixir of my research into your heart veins."
"The reason you have been going through all these brutal tests was merely to ensure that my grand experiment ends in a tour de force, sensational, and overwhelming!"
"Tink! Clank…!"
As Dr. Edward withdrew the metal rod from his chest, a faint grin pasted on his lips, while his yellowish teeth were clearly visible.
Such a scene would be chilling for anyone.
Fortunately, his mouth remained at a safe distance from Kai; otherwise, despite surviving earlier, the foul odor from Dr. Edwards' breath would have sealed Kai's fate this time {{ (>_<) }}.
Under Kai's indifferent gaze, he slowly inserted the needle of the syringe into the wound, guiding it until it pierced Kai's dull, pounding heart.
For the next few seconds, the fluid inside the syringe finally emptied.
Dr. Edward gently thumped the tile as it settled back into the floor, then took a few steps back and met Kai's eyes, filled with curiosity and anticipation ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ.
While he is observing any particular changes in Kai's body, Dr. Edward swayed his hands behind his back and said in a commanding tone;
"Kai, I promise you'll thank me someday—that I have made you an existence far above any ordinary person!
Perhaps you won't be conscious enough to say it aloud.
In fact, the medicine I gave you before bestowing you with a hearty beating is a special drug…
One that gradually erodes your emotions, until your brain is only left with instinctual thoughts, without any instinct of self-awareness~."
"You know what that means, Kai?"
Without giving him any time to answer, he continued with his blabbering….
[PN: 'These Scientists sure talk a lot' ( • ⩊ • )]
"Once this experiment is complete, I'll activate the Ultra Nano Bio-Control Chip to take over your mind, turning you into my loyal puppet."
"A puppet with supernatural powers—just like that mystical bird we killed thirty years ago," Dr. Edward said, whilst glancing at the towering statue of the giant bird on the left side of the lab.
Kai had endured all of this over the years to fulfill the twisted wish of a mad scientist.
Usually, he wouldn't care if he was beaten or abused, but certain things have always sparked a flicker of emotion—transforming his indifference into a savage, almost crazy, beast-like instinct.
Kai never reacted to the beatings, nor did he usually like to respond to this lunatic.
Though he was aware he was being used as an experiment, he never imagined that this wasn't meant to end his life, but to transform him into a puppet.
That is simply unacceptable for him! (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Fueled by years of seething anger and fury, Kai glared at Dr. Edward as if a starving beast eyes its prey after months of hunger.
|Spiritual view: Kai be like '(ﾒ`ﾛ´)' 'Do you think I am a soft permission!? You little pug!!!'|
"Why! Why me!" a hysterical roar came out of Kai's dry throat.
It was strong enough to cause Dr. Edward to be startled as he fell and paddled his legs to move a few meters away from him…
For a minute, he felt utterly speechless and panicked… Σ(°△°|||)︴
|Spiritual view: Dr. Edward wiping his sweat - (｡ŏ﹏ŏ)'Did I say anything unpleasant?' |
Sweeping the sweat from his ugly, contorted face, Dr. Edward kept his eyes locked on Kai.
Yet, a flicker of astonishment crossed his features, as he had never expected Kai to be so emotionally charged in such a long time.
For the first time in thirteen years, he saw Kai roar like a mad beast.
Though initially stunned, after a few moments, rather than fear, a strange smile crept onto Dr. Edward's face—
His reaction was indeed more puzzling than fear, unlike the reaction most would have toward someone as terrifying as Kai.
Such a smile is enough to send a chill through the heart of even the bravest warrior.