"AAAAAHHHH!" Jordan's scream revibrated the whole room and echoed violently. It sounded much painful to the extinct that it made me want to run away from this room but I couldn't. This is just his diary pains. Every monster present in this prison had to go through this pain. As he was not used to it, it made him harder. It's just like a test. The guards called it Regeneration Test. Yeah, it's a test to check the level of the monsters. As monsters regenerate differently from one another. The guards would take them to a room alone and chop their hands and legs. The time it would take to regenerated the limps would be noted on the tablets. For Jodan, Mr. Lukas is in charge of this test. He was doing it more violently. The weapon he was using was a 'Chainsaw' A pretty deadly weapon. I could see the terror in Jodan's eyes as he was screaming and yelling for help but there was no one. He was looking at me in search of help but I had my eyes averted. It was truly an unpleasant sight. Mr. Lukas didn't feel anything for Jodan rather he was enjoying it as he had a deviling grin on his depressed face. I couldn't identify who is the real monster here? was is Jodan who was labeled as one or Mr. Lukas who act like a monster but wasn't labeled. Whatever it was I was undoubtedly in a mess. Unable to bear it anymore I turned behind while looking at my phone. The screams were so extreme a mixture of pain and sorrow that they kept distracting me. I would peek from my shoulder. This place was not cleaned for a week or so. The table was engrossed with blood. Mr. Lukas was having a shower of blood. He was getting more and more grudge some with the chainsaw. Small pieces of flesh were shattered everywhere. Mr. Lukas's wrinkled shirt was wet with red blood. The unstoppable Mr. Lukas final concluded. He put down the chainsaw on the table next to him. By the look of it, it was indeed pretty heavy. Then he wiped his sweat with his sleeves.
"Can't look at it? Reyes" HE said with a bit of mockery. I know it's funny for a detective to not able to see such terrible things. It should be common to people like police, detectives, and doctors. There's a saying a weak-hearted man can't be a doctor the same goes for a detective. If you can't deal with it then there's no reason for you to become a detective.
"U-Umm, Something like that." gathering my courage, I intended to look at Jodan again. But the moment I glared at him, I was thundered.
Blood was dripping from his cut-out legs and hands. The floor became a sea of blood. The eyes of JOdan were red like a rose. The uncleared cut on his limbs was visible but it was covered with red liquid. The undeniable fact is that it looked very much human-looking. It would make a common human confused. They would think of it as a human body. They would never figure it out unless someone told them. Even for a second, I thought of Jodan for a human. On the other hand, Someone didn't care at all. The unwavering grin on Mr. Lukas's face was the proof of it. He was collecting the limps and putting them in a plastic bag while in a squat position. The lips were fallen on the floor with the blood. Mr. Lukas was still grinning as he collects them. I looked at my phone again as if consoling me that I didn't see anything. But that was wrong. I saw everything with details.
"You can't be like this Reyes. This Job is supposed to be really nasty. You have to accept it no matter what. When I wouldn't be here, you have to deal with it." Every job needs hard work. You can't just seat on a chair and do nothing. At the end of the month, you take a paycheck. That might be the case in fantasy novels. But in reality, you have to work your ass off just to earn a single penny. To lead a normal life you have to be a hard worker and I know it better than anyone. One a second thought, why didn't Mr. Lukas said that last sentence? When he wouldn't be?
"Why're are you saying that out of nowhere?" I asked with great wonder. Mr. Lukas has a habit of saying such things without context.
"You wouldn't be always an intern or a junior. Some day you would be a senior officer or perhaps a chief." Mr. Lukas looked straight at me and stood up from his previous position. He had done packing the limps of Jodan.
"You're thinking way too ahead. It's true that I might get a stable position in this department but would take time. I mean a good amount of time."
Mr. Lukas wiped his hand with a paper napkin placed on the large table. This old-fashioned table looked out of the place but it came really handy.
"I don't think so. You're getting better. You should prepare your thesis. Things would get tough if you didn't prepare it earlier." He reminded me of the thesis that half-finished. I totally forgot about it. Thanks for reminding me. You saved a thousand folds of pain.
"Yeah, I'm gonna do it after this." He put his coat on his right hand as if not intending to wear it anymore. It would be stained by the bloody shirt. A good decision. "So, what's the next plan?" I asked out of curiosity. "Jodan isn't uttering a single thing. All he was saying was lies that can't be taken. Moreover, he is hallucinating about the old man."
"I know that. Looks like I have to use that."
"What?"
"You would know soon."
"yo, Renar! Why don't you get up from that place? Don't you feel bore?" The one who asked was a young boy who lived in these cells as Renar. He sometimes would talk with Renar about various stuff, mostly about the system. Something like "Why is the system got lost?" Renar would answer those questions excitedly. Sometimes he would just try to avoid them. Today Renar had a bad feeling that somethings gonna happened so he didn't leave his beloved bench. The bench was supposed to be a place to seat but in his case, it's just a bed. He would lay down there taking his precious moments alone. "How long are you gonna keep this up?" The boy shirked with wonder. He cares for Renar even though Renar doesn't feel a thing for him it's expected from a monster. In Renar's all life he never had someone to take care of him. Soz he's not used to this treat. The boy was nagging the hell out of Renar. As Renar became super pissed due to his continuous nagging, he stood up at once and grabbed his prison uniform tightly, and lifted his light body. It was direct violence.
"I said to shut up! You annoying brat!" Renar said with a threatening voice. However, the boy was just smiling, he wasn't even scared for a bit. Seeing his unwavering smile Renar averted his eyes to outside, "hey! What are you doing?!" A prison guard yelled at Renar who was observing Renar for a while now. Renar pulled out his hand immediately, making the boy fell on his four limbs. "Tch, you damn brat" Renar's disgusting look made the boy more excited. The prison guard again asked, "I'm asking what's going on?" This time an answer was given. "It's nothing. We're just playing." Said the boy.nIt was indeed a play to him. He enjoys teasing Renar. It's like his daily habit. Renar was utterly irritated by this fact.
"Just keep quiet!" The guard shouted at the boy and went back to his place.
"Don't be so sad, Renar" He tried to empathize with Renar but it ended up pissing him more. "Don't try to talk with me. Just go the hell out of here."
"Hai, hai," The boy had already got his half of the fun so he was about to went away but he stopped his tracks as if remembering something.
"Oh right! You got people to meet, I know it's impossible to think but you certainly have people waiting."
"I said get the hell out of my sights." Renar thought it was one of his tricks but it wasn't.
"I wasn't making fun of you. Look! That guard is back."
"Renar-899" was Renar's code name that was labeled on his uniform. The prison uniform had everyone's name and code name sealed together.
Renar looked at the guard. "You there! Come with me. You got visitors."
Renar was shocked at first but it faded away as he came to the knowledge of the person he was seeing. The negotiation room was the only place where prisoners get to meet with family members or other ones like lawyer prosecutors. The prison guard pushed him into the room but he stayed outside.
"Whoah! It's nice to meet you!" The man Renar hated most appear in front of him. The same old face and winkled shirt, everything was the same as the time Renar met him. Today he was in an unusually joyful manner. His face would always be gloomy and cold glaze but why is it different today? Renar wasn't seating on the chair in front of him rather he was surprised to see this person.
"Why aren't you seating? You got butt problem?" The man indeed was making fun of him. "Tch" Renar was as irritated as ever. He took a seat but didn't glaze at the person directly. His averted face took the interest of the man who was seated nonchalantly on the other side of the glass. There is just a hole that is used to pass your voice.
"Are you afraid to see me? You don't have to be. I'm not here to take you to the torture room. No, maybe I'm but as a guest." Renar didn't reply to his saying. He just kept his quiet.
"Don't you want to see the person who uses the system now? The system you called the future." The man had finally gone to a serious mode.
For the first time, Renar glared straight at his eyes.
"So, you want me to gulp out info from that brat?"
"Most probably Yes"
"Then I honorably deny your offer. I don't care about that system or whatever. Whether he had the system or not doesn't matter to me much now."
"I see. You have given up on it."
"Do you need anything or I'm done with you, Mr.Lukas!" Renar stood up and was on his way out but something stopped him.
"I didn't say you have to do it free of charge."
"Huh?" Renar looked back at Lukas as he said that.
"I can reduce your stay in this prison. You know what I mean. " Mr. Lukas was indeed telling the truth. He has certainly had the power to do that, his grinning face was the proof of that. However, Renar wasn't convinced by that. For a second he stopped but then again he began moving forward.
"Not convinced?"
"Time." Renar was asking how much time he would get reduced.
"Probably a year or two. You don't have to worry about that. I would have to be inside at most six months."
Renar turned around, facing straight at Mr. Lukas. "Fine" His words hadn't surprised Mr. Lukas. It was as if he knew Renar would agree to his proposal. He smiled for the last time and seated properly in his chair. Up until now, he was kind of sluggishly laying on the chair but now he got into his serious mode after pulling himself and straightening his back. "Let's get into business."
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