"Alright," Zoe nodded in agreement. The rest of the group did as well.
Pressing the button to go back down they reached the floor Zhang was at. When the doors opened they saw down the long hallway, Brianna, Phoebe, and Georgia were sitting there anxiously. The surgery was still going on.
Walking up the Phoebe Lachlan sat down. "Do you know how's it going?"
Phoebe was momentarily stunned by Lachlan's appearance but also didn't think too much about it. Her head tilted to the ground. "Not yet, fortunately, it seems nothing has gone wrong either so everything should be going well."
Phoebe leaned over and placed her head against Lachlan's shoulder, Lachlan leaned slightly back. "That's good. As for what happened above, Thomas is now working for us along with his father and their entire organisation."
Phoebe's head tilted up, her face slightly confused. "How'd that end up happening?"
"Well, the father didn't mind as soon as he found out about our strength. But, he would only do what we say if we don't kill his son. So I had to rush all the way here and smash through Thomas' window to stop Zoe from ending his life," Lachlan explained.
"So what would they be working as? You surely wouldn't suggest they actually become apart of the main force, not after that mother injured Zhang," Phoebe said.
"Of course not, they'll be working with Choripán Reyes who'll be working under us. We'll attempt to spread them across the world to gather information," Lachlan explained joyfully. He thought the idea was pretty good, granted he only came up with it along the way to the hospital.
"And you came up with that idea how?" Phoebe asked with a light chuckle.
"I've seen it in movies and tv series, where large groups use restaurants and whatnot as a large coverup for their operations," Lachlan explained.
"You coming or what Lachlan?" Simon interrupted his conversation with Phoebe. They were standing by the elevator ready to check out the other secret floors.
Lachlan stood up and turned to Phoebe. "So we found something odd about this hospital and are going to check it out. You're welcome to come or not. That goes for all three of you."
"I don't want Zhang to be greeted by nothing when they've finished the surgery so I might stay back," Georgia explained.
"You don't have to, I'll wait here and the two of you go with the rest of them," Brianna explained shyly, her face slightly red.
Phoebe and Georgia didn't think too much about Brianna's embarrassed face. "Alright, that'll be great. We'll come along with the rest of you then."
Phoebe and Georgia stood up and walked to the elevator where the rest of the group was waiting. However, when they reached there the group was busy studying the button.
"This floor is apparently the 7th floor, that's what we clicked to get here," Zoe explained as she pointed towards the button. "Could it be that they randomised the buttons, meaning either one of these buttons could lead us to the secret floor."
"Or maybe the two secret floors are 1 and 2. Considering there's ground floor already there; there's probably a high chance the two secret floors are 1 and 2 since to get back down the visitors will click on the ground floor button," Lachlan explained.
"Suppose there's only one way to find out," Simon clicked on the 2nd-floor button. There was a slight change to the wall, a scanner opened up. Simon moved closer to it and studied it a bit. "Well then, I suppose we won't be able to get to the secret floor so easily."
"What are you talking about?" Zoe said in a condescending voice. She took a step towards the scanner and brought out the keycard, swiping it across it quickly went back into the wall and they felt the elevator go down.
"Just wondering, how did you get that keycard?" Lachlan asked. Considering the keycard could allow someone to travel anywhere in this hospital, they wouldn't just give it to some random person that asked for it.
"Well similar to what you probably did to that father of Thomas, just a bit of roughing up and we got everything we need," Zoe explained.
"You didn't actually hurt anyone though?" Lachlan was concerned they injured normal people. Although they might not be so normal now, to be working in such an elaborate hospital. One that seems to possess high-tech security in a town at the edge of the country.
"Of course not, just a simple summon and they just gave us everything we needed. Granted the keycard was a lot more difficult to get a hold of," Simon chipped in.
Everyone's face abruptly hardened when they felt the elevator begin to slow down. Once it completely stopped the doors opened up, they were greeted by the sight of dozens of people rushing around a laboratory.
One of the people noticed the group at the elevator and dropped all his stuff. "Who the hell are you people?! This is a restricted area! Not somewhere people can just easily enter!"
The man's shouts attracted everyone's attention. All the people with lab coats turned around the look at the group standing silently in the elevator. The group were rather stunned by everything in front of them.
Across the benches were the scientists were working, there were monster limbs scattered, all being completely dissected. In the boxes being carried around by the scientists, the group could see more monster limbs dangling out of them.
"We don't care if this is a restricted area! We were just rather curious as to who's down here and created such an odd hospital!" Lachlan shouted back, his voice booming through the room. He turned to look at the man that first spotted them. "So, who exactly are you all?"
"We're apart of Researcher's United, this hospital is a coverup for one of our bases," He explained. "Now you tell us, who the hell you all are? Disrupting our research is very rude."
Lachlan took a quick glance at Phoebe, shotting her a smug face.
"We're the leaders of Bloodied Wings, not exactly sure if you've heard of us or not."
Before Lachlan could finish his sentence a woman scientist in the back suddenly shouted. "Bloodied Wings! Of course we've heard of you, there's no need to explain anymore," She quickly rushed up the elevator. "Because of the research your organisation posted online I was able to bring my children out to play without feeling scared; I deeply thank you for that."
She then continued. "I was researcher a way to prove that those children weren't an intelligent beast but I faced a major problem; I couldn't get my hands on a sample of an intelligent beast and therefore couldn't complete the research."
"Well I'm glad we could be so helpful," Lachlan said as he scratched his head embarrassed. The other scientists in the room were all scaring the group down, seeing if there's anything that makes them so different.
"Just wondering, but does that mean you have bases set up across the world? Like in major cities," Lachlan asked.
"Obviously," The woman confirmed Lachlan's suspicion. "It's a bit difficult to gather every scientist in one place considering some of them have a rather deep connection to the cities they're stationed at. So instead we just built a laboratory there for them to use alongside others in the city and before we knew it we became a massive organisation."
"So does that mean the only secret floor in this building is another laboratory?" Lachlan asked.
"Nope, it's our beast breeding ground and experimentation ground. We test new weapons against the beasts down there," She explained calmly without seeing a single issue.
"No one's stopping it?" Chloe asked. Wondering how they managed to get away with it.
"For what? Animal cruelty!" The woman chuckled at Chloe's question. "Until we're back at the top no one really cares what happens to the beasts; everyone only cares about their safety. and considering we provide the information for their safety, none of them care about what we do to get the information."
"Alrighty then, so where does the black button on the special elevator lead to?" Lachlan asked abruptly. The woman stood there silently, staring at Lachlan.
"It leads to our Vice-Leader's room," She explained calmly, not spilling another detail.
"Would we be able to see him?" Chloe asked.
"Well it's rather difficult to actually book an appointment with the Vice-Leader, he's a rather busy man," The woman said nervously, she looked as though this was a rather awkward topic to talk about.
"So why's he got a room all to himself?" Lachlan asked the question she was looking forward to the least. She stood there silently, unsure how to answer. Someone suddenly patted her shoulder and stood next to her, a man that looked like a giant. The group wasn't sure whether he was a scientist or an experiment.
"Unfortunately, that's classified information," He said in a sturdy and deep voice.
He suddenly perked up and reached for his ear. He likely had an earpiece there, it was probably someone important talking to him. The group stood there, waiting for everything to finish.
After several seconds he put his hand back down. "Alright, the Vice-Leader wishes to see you for some reason. I will give you a warning beforehand, don't piss our Vice-Leader off."
"We'll keep that in mind," Lachlan said. The giant then gestured towards an elevator on the other side of the lab. They walked over and Zoe stepped forward to swipe the keycard. Walking through the doors Zoe clicked on the black button.
The door quickly shut behind them and they shot down. They felt a bit of weightlessness from the speed they were going. Suddenly they felt it slow down, they felt their moment push them towards the elevator floor. It was similar to those big drops at theme parks.
When the elevator doors opened they were greeted by the sight of a man, trapped in a glass box. When he noticed guest he looked up, the eyes he had were half black, they sent shivers down their spines.
"Welcome, I'm sorry I couldn't greet you in a more warn fashion Lachlan Wilson."
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Yeah I know it's quite late, I just really wasn't in the mood the write. Fortunately, I am now.
Lachlan didn't think too much about it. Their group was rather strong so it wasn't surprising for the Vice-Leader of Researcher's United to have heard of them. But then something shook him, his entire being was shaken to the core by what the Vice-Leader said next.
"I see you still don't know what your other half is. Oh well, you'll eventually find out when the time is right," His half blackened eyes stared through Lachlan's flesh and soul. It was like he could see everything about him.
'Wait, could it be' Lachlan stared at the body encased in thick glass, the man's black, silky hair went down to his feet, sliding across his tanned snow white skin. He was 6'0 tall with a shredded body. Almost nothing seemed odd about him except his eyes and long hair. But.
'Analyse'
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Name: Alfredo Diaz (Half-Human, Half-???)
Age: 23 (Adult)
Soul Contracts: 3/5
Compatibility: Long Haired Beasts (Perfect)
STR: 35(+2), AGI: 34(+4), VIT: 50
INT: 31, PER: 33, WIL: 24
Weakness: Split Soul
Strengths: Fire Control (Level 3), Earth Control (Level 3), Iron Control (Level 3), Ice Control (Level 4), Grass Control (Level 4), Leg Strength (Level 4), Bite Strength (Level 6), Heightened Senses
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His status screen sent a shock through Lachlan's system, the sight of Alfredo's race gave him a quick reminder, a reminder about his very own situation. Lachlan had found another one, another person in a similar position as him.
However, there was something unique about Alfredo aside from him being exactly the same as Lachlan. It was his weakness, a split soul.
"Your weakness, what does it mean?" Lachlan asked. He didn't both trying to take any guesses, considering Alfredo already analysed him and knew they were the same there was no point in keeping the abilities a secret.
Phoebe quickly yanked on Lachlan's arm. "What are you doing? How would he know about what you're talking about? Also, why did you give away such a big secret to someone you don't even know?"
"The other half will split the soul, from there it will begin the process of possession in an attempt to become a materialised being that can interact with this world without any obstacles," Alfredo explained, interrupting Phoebe all while slightly shocking her.
She turned back to Lachlan. "Is he like you?"
Lachlan nodded silently, Phoebe swiftly lowered her voice. This would be the first time Lachlan's come across another person like him, she didn't want to ruin it.
"What are you talking about? Do you mean there's another soul?" Lachlan asked in confusion.
"Kind of; but rather than another soul it's easier to say it's apart of your soul. However, once you reach a certain point that part of the soul will attempt to split and become a separate being. It'll cause great pain and weaken you. Unfortunately, that's not even the worst of it," Alfredo suddenly stopped talking as his eyes were engulfed by darkness.
"What's the worst part of it? Alfredo, tell me what's the worst part!" Lachlan didn't want to be left without any information. If he could prepare himself for the worst of it then he'll be in a better position.
"Kekeke, the worst part about it is that I can now come out whenever I feel like it," Alfredo's voice changed, it tuned to a higher pitch. The crackles in the voice sent shivers down everyone's spine, when those black eyes scanned them they felt themselves get devoured by darkness.
"You're not Alfredo, you're the other half," Lachlan realised what was happening and became slightly fearful. He looked at his hands then looked towards Alfredo. 'Would I become like that?' Lachlan wasn't sure.
"Kekeke, indeed I am. Welcome to my humble abode, I've been dying to meet you, the one that has yet to have their soul split. Granted, what'll happen at the later stages will be much worse," Alfredo said in a chilly tone.
"What are you talking about?" Lachlan was shaken.
"Don't worry, you won't feel a thing; those around you on the other hand will feel a lot of pain, it'll be wonderful when your other half comes out, after all, he's the strongest of us all," Alfredo's eyes went back to the half blackened state once he finished what he needed to say.
Alfredo stared Lachlan dead in the eyes. "Listen to me Lachlan, you need to increase your willpower if you want to resist them. The Leader and I roughly estimate that it needs to double for every tame, starting with 10 for the first soul contract."
"So it'll roughly go 10, 20, 40, 80, then finally 160?" Lachlan asked for confirmation. Alfredo silently nodded.
Lachlan finally realised how difficult this would actually be. He was lucky to have had 20 points in the willpower by the time he tamed Aaron, otherwise he'll be in a world of trouble. And although he currently has more than 40 points in willpower, not all of that is actually his and is really his tamed beasts.
Lachlan wasn't completely sure whether or not it would count, although he might need to test it out. He would also want to do it during the third stage, from Alfredo's other half's information it seems to get worse and worse the more tames he gets.
"Also remember, don't hesitate to go well beyond those numbers. This is only an estimate by the Leader and myself; it could very well be completely wrong so tread with caution," Alfredo warned.
"So is the Leader of Researcher's United in a similar situation as you?" Lachlan asked. He kept hearing Alfredo mention their leader which would mean the boss of Researcher's United.
"No," Alfredo looked at Lachlan fearfully. "He's in a much worse situation than I'm in. He has used up four soul contracts while only having 30 willpower; his other half easily takes control whenever it wants and wherever it wants."
"When it first showed up it was when the leader was sleeping with his family. The other half slaughtered everyone in the house, his wife and children; It didn't leave a single member behind," Alfredo said as his voice quaked. "That's why I trapped myself in this glass box, as a way to stop the other half from harming anyone important to me or attempting to destroy this world."
"Please Lachlan, if there's anything you should take away from this encounter it's that the other half is dangerous and seeks for destruction. They want to destroy everything on this planet through any means," Alfredo explained. "It will also start off with the things close to you, torture you into submission and despair before completely taking over."
"What are the other halves though?" Lachlan asked. He wanted to know everything he could about his other half, he didn't want anything happening to anyone because he was unprepared.
"Although I wasn't able to find out the Leader has. They're called-" Alfredo was suddenly stopped and his eyes were engulfed by the darkness again. "Kekeke, we'll stop right there, we don't want everything about us being spread. You should go now, there's nothing else for Alfredo to tell you."
"Don't lie, there's probably a lot of things you're hiding from us," Lachlan appeared next to the glass box and smashed his hand against it. "Tell me! Tell me everything I want to know about you!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa there boy; there's no need to get all antsy. You'll eventually find out everything you need to know, but for now, you need to find something that'll increase that willpower of yours if you ever want to stand a chance against us," Alfredo said in a chilly voice. Lachlan suddenly felt something glide across his, it felt small but terrifying.
Looking down Lachlan noticed it was Alfredo's hair, it had gone through the air pockets in the glass box. Lachlan suddenly felt someone smash against the back of his calf, he looked down a noticed a light wound.
Lachlan swiftly retreated back to the group, Phoebe quickly tore a piece of the shirt she was wearing and wrapped it around Lachlan's wound.
"Kekeke, that's just a little warning and hint from me. Should you ever lose to your other half you'll destroy everything you love," Alfredo suddenly collapsed to his knees, he looked up and his eyes were back to normal. "Quickly go, the other half is getting agitated, I can't control it once it loses control over its emotions."
"Alright," Lachlan nodded and retreated back into the elevator. The rest of the group rushed in behind him. Swiftly clicked the button to return them to their floor the doors shut.
But before that Alfredo's eyes were once again turned into darkness. "Kekeke, I'll see you at a later date Lachlan Wilson; I do hope you don't disappoint my expectations of you, especially not after I've given you so much information."
The door finally shut and they felt the elevator rocket back up to the lab. Once it stopped the doors opened and the female scientist was in front of them, waiting eagerly. "So, how did it go?"
"It went great! Sorry for interrupting your research," Lachlan said quickly before walking to the other side and entering the elevator there. With the group tagging behind and next to him, it was slightly difficult for anyone to notice the bloody cloth wrapped around his leg.
They quickly entered and clicked for the 7th floor where Zhang was currently at. The elevator shot up quickly, but when the doors opened up they saw Brianna there waiting patiently. The surgery sign wasn't lit up which meant it was completed.
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