THE AWAKENING: BIO-GENETICS

Yuki was seated on a boulder adjusting a couple of gun, her eyes then avert to Shino.

"Commander Shino" she said.

Shino froze knowing she caught notice of him.

Hiro stops his actions instantly.

"Sorry didn't mean to interrupt" he said stepping in fully.

Hiro rose to his feet.

"Don't worry about it" he said.

Shino smiled.

"Why are you doing push ups, your body is still in pain isn't it?" He asked puzzled.

"Yes... but I'm use to the pain, in order to more tolerant to it i exercise, it sought of implies the term Isometrics".

"Isometrics?"

"Yes, I have a weak body, due to isometric i was able to eliminate that fact, but it wasn't easy" Hiro said as the one year replayed in his head, it wasn't easy at all.

"Commander Shino could use some isometric" Yuki said gaining their attention, she points the fixed gun to an area, closing one of her eyes.

Hiro gaze drift to his amputated right arm understanding what she meant.

"How good are you with your left hand, if you don't mind me asking" 

"Not that good apparently, I was kind of a lefty when growing up but I stopped so-"

Instantly a strong punch came at Shino fast, in panic he quickly dodged it using his left hand to hold it firm.

"What are you-"

"Your grip is strong, it still shows you're a lefty" Hiro said smirking.

Shino gulps. 'What is he?' Before he could think, Hiro waved his hand off as he sent another punch but Shino quickly deflects them as they kept coming fast at him, but Shino was firm and steady with his left hand.

With on spin, Hiro sent a high kick, Shino froze closing his eyes but the kick only stopped mid air, just a few inches to his face, a small breeze blew right pass him signifying the energy displayed.

"Your form is good" Hiro acknowledged.

At the sound of his voice, Shino slowly opened his eyes, meeting his combat boots, his eyes shakes.

Hiro pulled down his leg.

"So are you" he argued.

Hiro smiled.

"General Anzai taught you, didn't he?" He asked.

Hiro gave a nod.

"That means the past one year you weren't exactly bedridden were you?"

"No" he answers firm.

"I see" Shino said staring at palm, it clenched tightly.

"Show me how" he began.

Hieo turned to him.

"Show me how to build my body more, I don't want to be a liability" he states his eyes laced with seriousness.

Hiro froze at his words, remembering that was the same words he used a year ago, they were so similar and yet so different.

Shino was a friend Hiro never knew he had, he sacrificed an arm for him which would be forever inbuilt in his head, a debt he didn't know how to pay, a kindness he didn't know how to repay.

"You got it!" Hiro said pulling up his hand for him to grab.

Shino nods taking it, their palms clenched tightly against their each other.

They smirked in unison, marching each other in a perfect synch.

***

Anzai sighs as he and Tori walked the lobby.

"General Anzai" Tori said worried, this was the fourth time he has sighed ever since they talked with Kazuya.

"I'm fine Tori" he said in a simple tone, but Tori knew that wasn't the case.

They finally got to where the medical team settled, they walked into the room.

Touka, Hachiro, Kenta and Kashi were present. Kenta and Kashi having shocked expressed.

"What's going on?" Anzai demands noticing the tense mood.

Hachiro turns to him.

"The results are out, the specimen of the Kaijus has been determined" he began.

"And?"

"It says human"

Anzai and Tori froze at the news.

"Millions of civilians around the explosion area on black storm day, they weren't killed by the virus but rather, they were infected, turning them to this creatures" Touka said rising to her feet with sad looks.

"The pack Kaijus we fought, they are currently on the Sp2 stage.. the Alpha, Sp2 stage too " she explained.

"You mean" Tori began with shaky eyes.

"All this time we have been killing humans?"

"They are no longer humans Sergeant Tori, they are mindless minsters created by the virus" Kenta said sternly.

"Kenta-san!" Kashi hissed not liking his words.

"I think its best, we do not tell the Bio-genetics, it would be difficult to face the truth" Hachiro said in suggestion.

Anzai's lips pressed in a thin lip.

"The Prime Minister has given new orders" he began with an unreadable expression.

"He's dispatching 30 personnel's that will run the new base when we get to Fukuoka, this is simply now an escort mission, after the mission we get to go back, I will relay the rest to the bio-genetics" he states walking away, alone.

"General Anzai" Touka said with shaky eyes.

"Why do i get the feeling he didn't just hear what we just told him" Kashi said with sad looks.

"The fact that we have been killing innocent civilians who are now terrifying monster, didn't get to him?"

"No" Touka said with shaky eyes.

Their attention drift to her.

"That's not it" she adds. He could see it in his eyes, the deep sorrow and pain, like he just realized something but then he covered it up with a glass mask. 'General Anzai' she thought worried.

***

Anzai took harsh breath, resting his hand on the cracked wall, he found it hard to steady his breath, he was finding it difficult to breath, his other hand clenched on the jacket of his uniform his teeth clenched also.

'With my own hands I...' He thought with shaky eyes as a tear fell slide down his cheek from one of his eye.

***

On The Rooftop 

"The sun's almost up" Mary said staring at the small sunlight in a distance, the wind blowing around harshly.

"No one slept" Mizuki said with a faint smile against his lips.

"How could they" Akira said with sad eyes.

The sun then came up illuminating the whole area with light, the skies bright as day, the colour blue mixed with orange.

"The one thing that still stays the same..." Mary said with trembling eyes staring at the bright skies, her cat like eyes, bright with light, the wind carrying her dreaded green hair in waves.

"...Is the skies" she adds in a sad tone, the rest of the surface was a waste land.

"Well except the birds, not even a glimpse of them, like they just disappeared" Mizuki said with a shrug.

"Nothing is the same" Akira said sad.

Mary's face dropped, her lip pressing in a thin line.

***

"BIO-GENETICS ASSEMBLE!!!" Anzai's loud voice came in, the remaining 30 bio-genetics assembled in the wide space area, standing upright.

"New orders has been given from the Prime Minister" he began sternly, his expression holding no emotion.

"We shall continue the mission!"

They all had stun expressions, unable to process what they just heard.

"It was evident from beginning, that we will not stop until the mission has been complete, the death of your comrades will not be in vain" he said.

Their expressions darkens at his words.

"Also there has been a change of plans" he began once again.

"This shall be an escoet mission, the Prime Minister has made orders for 30 personnel's to be dispatch in a day time, those personnel's shall run the base in Fukuoka, so they are our utmost priority, ensuring them safely to the base and then we go home, UNDERSTOOD!".

"YES SIR!"

"Good... and one more thing" he began.

"The samples of the Kaijus are out!"

They froze at his words.

Ten's heart slammed a loud beat. 'Finally' he thought with shaky eyes, 'we will get to know what those things are'

"The specimens of the Kaijus are..."

*Loud Sound Of Heart Beat*

Their hearts pounding loudly in their chest, waiting with anticipation at the results.

"Human"

*Solemn Silence*

'He actually told them' Kashi thought with shaky eyes, he stood with the rest of the medical team at a corner having shocked expressions too.

Kazuya leaning against the wall, her arms folded underneath her bosom, her expression dark.

"Hu-human?" Hiro stammered in shock.

Everyone was too.

"No way" Ten said.

"Those things... are human?" Shino said in shock.

Yuki had a dark expression.

Whispers filled everywhere from the bio-genetics.

"Yes... as you all know those Kaiju's are humans infected by the virus like you all are but in a different way" Anzai said sternly with an unreadable expression.

"This news is relayed to you so that you all will know how dire this situation is... what we are facing is indeed bigger than us... this Sp-virus has untold mysteries that we are yet to discover" he adds as for a brief moment his eyes lands on Hiro, Touka words rang in his head.

***

Few Hours Ago

After self pondering, Anzai met with Touka.

"Sp0?" Anzai said puzzled.

She nods.

"An unknown stage Hiro might have unlocked by himself or a part of the virus we don't know able, we can't identify the activities in his cell, we could only pray the stage he's in isn't as worst as it already is for the bio-genetics" Touka explained.

Anzai fist tighten.

***

"Bear one thing in mind bio-genetics" he began with his eyes closed.

"I know all of you are now pondering in your head and heart about the fact that those Kaiju's you killed might be your loved ones or more" he said as an image of a woman flashed in his hand.

His eyes opened.

"Know these... that those monsters are no longer humans, and there is nothing you can do to help them, they are now mindless Beast's driven by the thoughts to devour us".

Their eyes shaking at his words, their minds in disarray at the discovery and the painful harsh truth they had to face each time they were on the battle field.

"There is nothing we can do to put a stop to it, but slay them down so that they may rest freely on to the next, that is the only thing we can do for them, rather than let them walk this earth as beings they were never meant to be!".