[font="Garamond"]Harutoâ??s voice came over the buildingâ??s intercomâ? You are heading out. You are taking the new van so try not to wreck it this time Elena.â? she instinctively pushed back the aggravation in her face with her right hand. It wasnâ??t her fault insurance doesnâ??t cover her vision being tampered with by an unnaturally powerful craft user. Everyone loaded in. Felix grinned as Elsa adjusted the seats. For some reason or another they would always be fiddled with. Harutoâ??s voice followed them in their Bluetooth headsets. [b]â??Kalllie had infiltrated a base run by Zaizen, in uptown Setagaya. I sent all of you a picture of Kalllie on your phones. Look at the picture, memorize her face and delete it. We donâ??t have a clue what happened, so tread with cautionâ?¦. I am going to free up the airwaves now.â? [/b]
Felix opened his phone, glanced at the face of a young girlâ?¦ twenty-nine he assumed, but she could be much younger, yet aged by work. When he was confident he could recognize her he did as Haruto requested.
Sekeiri prodded Sandy jokingly since he was the last to delete her picture, [b]â??Do you think sheâ??s pretty kiddo?â?
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His face turned rose, but not with anger, [b]â??No! she is just an objectiveâ?¦ right Felix?â?[/b]
He paused before answering, [b]â?? a rather attractive objective.â? [/b]
Elena Swerved the car suddenly, and instinctively all three members grabbed at their respective seat handles. [b] â??I will crash that side of the car you two! And I will make it look like an accident!â? [/b]
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They enjoyed the first half hour of the ride, but as their destination grew closer, their moods became more serious, (mostly at the request of Felix) and possible strategies and outcomes were tossed around. Nothing really stuck because their were just too many variables. It wasnâ??t much longer until they reached the building.
It had been a dilapidated mortuary turned into a fortress. The iron fence was menacing enough to keep most visitors away, but every window was boarded up and the door was sealed tightâ?¦ until very recently that is. There were no signs of fire, but the old building looked like it had a few new holes with brand new charred corners. Sekeiri was the first to comment, [b]â??looks like someone was chucking dynamite at the rickety old thing.â?
â??It is probably on its last legâ?¦ Is it safe to even go inside?â?[/b] added Sandy.
[b]â??We are on a reconnaissance mission, we arenâ??t going to go inside unless ordered otherwise.â? [/b]Felix concluded. However just as he said those words, Harutoâ??s voice patched into their headsets.
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â?? Change of plans, We got reports of Zaizenâ??s men fleeing that facility. I am sending you there to collect Kalieâ??s final report, bring her back, and if possible take into custody as many seeds and Witches in the building. They probably know you are coming but they wont know how fast you will get there. We need you to get inside and see what went wrong. â??[/b] Haruto did not stay on the line long enough for any questions.
Elena put her new Synthetic Orbo necklace on and motioned for the others to do the same. She took the lead position, and gave her first order. [b]â??Move out.â?[/b]
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Upon entering the room the group could see the damage had intensified. Parts of the ceiling had collapsed and some walls had come down. One toppled wall took the groups interests. The wood floors and warm brown walls were replaced by linoleum floor tiles and sterile white walls. They had hidden a laboratory.
There were bodies thrown about the many rooms, either crushed from impact at high velocity or limbs and heads completely severed by what looked like high explosives.
It wasnâ??t long until they figured out what had happened there. A girl dressed in what appeared to be a gray hospital gown stood up from behind a lab bench. Sparks erupted from her hands [b]â??DONâ??T TOUCH ME!â?[/b] the sparks formed around a glowing white ball that she threw like a baseball at Felix. He dived out of the way and immediately felt the heat of the explosion behind him. He drew his gun, but he dreaded the thought of using itâ?¦. She was just like him, a Seedâ?¦. but those twisted men changed herâ?¦ turned her into a monster against her will. How was she supposed to control her power when it was awakened suddenly?
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