Bab 38: Chapter 38 Keith's Ability

A relaxing wind blew from the open window, and the sound of the soft flutter of the curtains was calming to the nerves. Kisha inhaled the cold fresh air and slowly opened her eyes as she stretched her arms.

She took the blanket off intending to climb out of the bed but a strong muscular arm clung to her waist and pulled her even closer. Her back was greeted by a strong muscular chest, she wasn't angry in particular but instead smiled affectionately as she slowly turned around to face the person behind her.

"Didn't you promise to walk in the garden with me every morning?" She pats his arm that was clinging around her waist.

The man pulled her closer and kissed her cheeks. "Good morning my beautiful wife." He lazily opened his deep seductive eyes and met her gentle orbs. He felt contented with the life he currently has, opening his eyes every morning with his wife in his arms. He smiled dotingly at her.

He caressed her stomach and gently placed a kiss on it. "Good morning my son."

The blissful morning made Kisha involuntarily giggle and a wide smile plastered on her lips. She shared the same feeling as the man in front of her, contented and happy with the life she was leading. She is simply enjoying the time of her life.

Despite her happiness and wide smile, she was still pulled back from her wonderful dream to her reality. Her blissful moment suddenly turned to displeasure. She opened her eyes to the dull ceiling of the base, she couldn't even remember what she was laughing about in her dreams. She knew it was a really wonderful dream but she couldn't grasp what it was and who the person was. The vivid voice and face she just saw and heard were suddenly enveloped by a thin veil, when she felt like she was about to remember the important part, she would then lose it. It was very frustrating and she felt restless, feeling that she was missing something important but did not know what it was.

Not wanting it to affect her overall mood, she forced herself to push it at the back of her mind and quickly washed up to head down.

As early as 6 in the morning, the Evans brothers, and Duke was already doing some stretches in the open field.

Eric jogged straight to Kisha and greeted her. "Good morning Ms. Aldens. Are you out for a run?"

Kisha only nodded at him and wanted to walk past him but he followed her. "May I run with you?" He looked at Kisha enthusiastically.

Kisha doesn't have the heart to turn him down when he is smiling innocently. Like what they said, No slap in the face to those who are smiling. Luckily, Duke walked to her side without saying anything and he just stood between her and Eric. His action was very natural and protective of her after he felt she was feeling uncomfortable.

He was acting as if nothing had happened last night.

Actually, he barely slept because he was having an identity crisis. The feeling of shame, mixed with self-reproach but at the same time, he felt alive. He was ashamed because his self-control didn't seem to be as strong as he thought it was but at the same time, he felt alive since these feelings were new to him.

Therefore, he decided to pay close attention to Kisha, however, Eric following Kisha around doesn't sit well with his liking. It is undoubtedly irritating.

The Evans brothers wanted to have time to talk to Kisha, to get to know her better, that's why they are trying to find a common ground to talk about, yet, Duke is getting in between their quality time. The sparks are flying around whenever their gazes meet.

The four were exasperated, still, they were well aware that they couldn't beat Duke up. They tried to shoot a pitiful look at Kisha but she pretended not to see it so they just gave up and followed them from the back.

They ran 5 laps circling the field when Keith came down with his grandparents and called Kisha with a bright smile. Kisha stopped running after hearing his voice and smiled back at Keith as she walked closer, followed by Duke.

The four brothers were looking at Keith as if another cat had stolen their mice. They were shooting daggers at him with an unfriendly smile.

"How do you feel baby brother?" Kisha's doting smile was caught by the Evans brothers and they are jealous as hell. Their lips are twitching while they are trying to keep a calm facade.

"I feel as light as a feather!" Keith looked down on his fingers that was squirming. "But sister, I don't know what I can do yet."

Kisha stroked his head and smiled considerately. "No rush. You just awakened and it will take time for you to get used to it. You just need stimulation or guidance to feel the changes in your body."

The four brothers are clueless about the awakening and before they could have a chance to ask, Kisha urged Ethan to train her grandparents and everyone else.

Kisha faced Ethan with an indifferent expression and said. "Ethan right? I'll leave the civilian training with you, you can arrange the 2 hours training schedule every day."

Ethan felt vexed, her expression changed so fast that the doting gaze she just had towards Keith was replaced by indifference when she faced him. He nodded at her and still smiled at her enthusiastically, thinking that it was his time to show Kisha what a cool brother she had, which was him.

"You can leave this to me!" He puffed up his chest and patted it with vigor.

Kisha just nodded and led Keith to the corner leaving them after she greeted her grandparents and told them not to overwork themselves.

The difference in treatment, it wouldn't hurt if the Evans brothers did not compare themselves to the Aldens.

Kisha made Keith sit down in the grass and meditate to feel the energy in his body. Simultaneously, she checked his status window.

[Keith Aldens]

Level 0

Strength: 5

Stamina: 4

Defense: 4

Agility: 6

Mental Capacity: 20

Charm: 10

Leadership: 6

Title: None

Skills: Phantasm

Talent: Mind Manipulation

Gift: None

Ability: Mental

Kisha nodded after confirming that he still had the same ability, however, it was only now that she found out that he had a talent for mind manipulation. So this was the reason why he had so much potential in making vivid illusions before. It was just, he wasn't given time to develop.

If he could master this, he would be an indispensable member of this base and be part of the top-ranking ability users.

Kisha felt excited for Keith as she started to plan how to help him. She felt giddy but still did her part to guide him little by little on how to get used to the energy pulsing in his head and how to utilize the same energy to bring out his ability to create a small illusion of a rabbit.

The illusion of the rabbit was blurry and in its 2D form. When creating an illusion, one's creativity and imagination will be tested because they have to project what they create in their imagination into reality.

"You're doing great baby brother." Kisha cheered him on. "This is your first time making an illusion, and you can already make out of something. You have great control, you just need practice." She pat his shoulder.

Keith was not discourage by the result and listened to his sister. And he continued to maintain the illusion for few minutes and released it when he is tired and meditate to recover a little of his energy. He repeated the process a few times.

Duke was silently watching from the side, taking notes of everything Kisha said and pointed out for future reference. He has a strong intuition that he will awaken a mental ability.

They continued to practice until 8 in the morning, Kisha wa called by Ethan and the others to head to the cafeteria to eat their breakfast and so they stopped their training and followed to eat.

Eliot was busy in the kitchen preparing everyone's food while Melody put the cooked food in the tray for a buffet style set up. She was not having a good mood that's why Eliot let her to slack off in the kitchen and just ask her to transfer the cooked food while he did the rest.

Melody noticed Duke entered the cafeteria, her eyes regained their glow. "Duke!" She wave at him and immediately took a tray and a plate to give him big servings of everything.

Duke did not look her way, he followed Kisha, passed a tray and a plate to her, he would even ask her what she likes to eat and get a big servings for her.

Kisha was looking at him and helplessly said. "Duke, I can do it." She glances at his plate that it still empty and glance at the food in front. She took his plate and get a servings of his favorite food and once she's done, she places his plate back to his tray.

Duke was over the moon being taken care of by Kisha. His smiling eyes betrayed his indifferent face. "Thank you."

This was witnessed by Melody who, by now was seeting in anger. But no one paid her any attention, even the Evans brother were all paying attention to Kisha.

Kisha seated with her family, on her left was Keith and on the right is Duke.

"Is the patient awake?" Kisha asked before she took a bite of her bacon sandwich.

"Yes, I'll be visiting him after breakfast. Care to join?"

Kisha nodded and continued to eat

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Bab 39: Chapter 39 The Patient is Awake

Right after breakfast, Kisha let her family do their own task and she followed Duke to the ward.

Yesterday, after Eagle fed the blue liquid to the patient, his vitals turned to normal in a matter of minutes. He was not sure what's the thing Duke made him feed his comrade but it was miraculous. He excitedly called Elios to check on the patient, forgetting that Elios was just about to take his rest.

Elios dragged his feet and headed to the ICU, however, when he reached the ICU and saw the monitoring machines, his exhaustion disappeared without a trace. He passionately checked the condition of the patient and everything was normal. He has a quick epiphany and slowly cuts off the patient's bandage with scissors, his hands trembling with his unimaginable speculation.

With careful inspections, he found out that the wounds left no trace at all. He could not understand what happened that led to this, he jolted from his seat and this sudden movement knocked the small bottle on the side table. The bottle rolled to the edge of the table and Elios's attention was brought to it.

He noticed the trace of the blue liquid in the bottle, he picked it up to sniff the remaining content but it had no smell, and then, he tilted it upside down to his mouth to have a taste. For some reason, he feels that it has something to do with the patient's sudden recovery.

Eagle who was watching from the side was shocked, he didn't have a chance to say anything from Elios's inconsistent movements.

The moment the remaining drop of liquid entered Elios's throat, he felt a refreshing feeling gliding through his throat down to his stomach and it immediately spread through every cell of his body. He felt rejuvenated and savored the feeling for as long as possible.

Eagle uneasily asked. "Mr. Evans. Hmmm, what are you doing?"

Elios did not answer his question, when he opened his eyes, he met Eagle's eyes and returned a question instead. "Did you feed him this?"

Eagle remained silent, he did not know where Duke got the liquid but he did know that this is an incredible thing that might lead to danger if known. He had forgotten to get rid of the bottle due to the turn of events and excitement.

He remained stoic and refused to answer Elios.

Elios understood his silence, he knew that he was stepping out of line. He also knew that Duke has a world-class research facility but what the liquid achieved was beyond what science can. But then again, a lot of unimaginable things are happening around them now so he can't rule out miracles.

Elios took out a sample of the patient's blood took it to the small lab for research and left Eagle on his own.

And so, Eagle reported what happened to Duke early in the morning.

Back to the preset...

The dying patient that was sent last night was now sitting on the bed. Looking incredulously at his boss with trembling hands. "How long have I been asleep? Was it years? Months? It can't be days, right?" He started to weep like a child. "Did Tristan and the others save the old master and madam? I'm sorry boss, I'm so useless." His tears were mixed with his snot. "Are they alright?"

Duke shook his head with a grim expression. Just seeing his expression was enough to make the man cry even more miserably.

"Did they die? What about Tristan and the others, did they all die that's why the boss is so sad? Am I the only survivor?" The man's thoughts were running a mile per second and he imagined all tragic end the others met.

Eagle who's standing in the corner was secretly filming the patient with a playful smile. He was planning to show Hawk the embarrassing crying face of the Squad 1 captain. He knew that it was not a good time to do this but he couldn't pass the good opportunity to have good material against the strict captain who gave him a lot of beating down during training.

Duke pinches the bridge of his nose, a headache is building up in his temple hearing the ruckus. "Stop crying!" He snapped

The man instantly stopped crying with a hiccup and hearing Duke snapping at his comrade, Eagle put away his phone gave the man a cup of water, and stood still at the side.

"You've only been asleep for a night." Kisha explained.

The man choked on the water and coughed his lungs out. "No. wa-wait." He coughs a few more times and adjusts his breathing before he continues speaking. "Only for a day?" He touches his body but he feels no pain so he sneaks a peek inside his clothes and there are still no wounds. "Then what happened to my wounds?"

He remembered that he suffered a few broken ribs and bones, there were also bullet and knife wounds that were quite deep, and even his head was smashed by the back of the assault rifle of his enemy. He did not know how he survived such an ordeal.

Duke shook his head for the second time and glanced at Kisha, the man followed Duke's gaze and assessed Kisha from her face to her temperament.

"Doctor, thank you for saving my life. How did you do it, with advanced technology?"

Kisha's brows involuntarily raise after hearing him calling her doctor. "I'm not a doctor but you're right with one thing. I did partly save your life." She paused and continued. "Anyway, that's not important. Care to explain what happened to the convoy?"

Remembering the chaos that day, he delved into his memory.

They received a bizarre order from the higher-ups that day, from safely transporting the Winters family to getting drenched from the blood like rain. They did not receive any explanations, only the leaders knew what was going on. They only know not to get bitten by the flesh-crazed addicts roaming the streets and to detain their comrades if they suddenly fell ill and kill them if they turned rabid.

Although they did not know the reason behind all this, they still strictly followed, especially the men in his squad. They treated Duke's order as a creed.

From the ancestral house in the suburbs, they circled around the city and stopped from place to place to avoid being followed by their enemy. However, they did not expect the earthquake and the rain to happen ahead of the expected time.

They could only briefly tell the old master, Mr and Mrs. Winters that Duke gave them a mission to bring them to a safe place and to make sure they stayed in the rain.

They had a hard time pacifying the masters but when they did, people started going crazy so they could only tuck the masters inside the car and for them to follow the plan. Unfortunately, their movements were sniffed by the opposition and they were ambushed near the border of the west district.

He asked the assistant captain of his squad to request for backup and to be the vanguard of the convoy while he took care of the rear. He was taken by surprise by a pincer attack at a critical moment, two cars were cornered including his.

His squad knew best not to stop and to continue to flee and shake off the tail.

He fought back and tried to regroup with the passenger of the second car, but when they arrived. The four were left outside to be eaten by flesh-crazed bastards. They tried communicating with them but it did not work, something was not right with them. They don't look like just crazy but they could not explain what's wrong.

They attack them physically but those people don't seem to feel any pain as they continue to jump on them after being hit, they drag their four unrecognizable comrades inside the residential building. One of the four bites the one dragging him, so he accidentally let go of him but he did not have time to drag him again as the door was already breached so they continued to drag the other three to one of the units.

They secured the door and could only make sure that the remaining three would rest in peace from their suffering and retrieve their body at a later time. He tried calling the convoy but the signal was jammed so they waited for the crazy bastards that were banging on the door to disperse.

Regrettably, the one who was bitten started groaning in pain, firmly holding his hand that was bitten. The veins in his hands are turning black and the red blood turning coagulated black. He started panting and a trail of sweat formed on his forehead.

As soon as the people outside dispersed after hearing a loud explosion outside, the four of them came out of the unit and headed for the door but when they opened the door, they were rained with bullets. One of them was hit so they headed upstairs instead.

They did not have much chance to tend to their wounds when they were caught on the third floor. They started fighting in close combat, three men ganged up on him so he was fighting fiercely. His three men were caught and their limbs were broken and being played at just like what happened to their four comrades downstairs.

He became even more fierce and ruthless with his attacks, however, he suffered severe beatings and wounds, and he was even shot by a pistol at a close distance.

The enemy noticed that the person they were fighting was fiercely resisting and seemed to have no fear of death. They decided to retreat, but not before one of them said, "Our objective has been achieved. They will soon perish, and the wild animals outside are waiting to feast on them. Let's leave them to their fate and move on to the meeting point."

Right after the enemy left, he dragged his three men, one by one to the last unit to tend to their wounds but he noticed that there was nothing that could be used to dress their wounds. He could only grit his teeth and climb up the stairs to look for useful items. He reached the fifth floor's utility room, but before he could do anything. He lost consciousness and was engulfed by the darkness. He thought it was his end.