Chapter 255 - Finalized
Chapter 255 – Finalized
Level 10: Training Facility
Hiro took a deep breath, his fist raised above his head, wrapped in a black bandage, he stood there for what seemed like seconds before launching at the punching bag in front of him.
He gave it eager punches and kicks multiple times, the sweat from hours of training spilled off his body as he moved in force, his punches slamming hard as he jumps on his feet changing steps.
"Hey Shino, are you sure you don't wanna go back?" Hiro asked in a rasping breath as he kept punching.
Shino was engaging in the same form of exercise too.
"No not yet" he grunts giving eager punches and kicks to the bag before him as it dangles.
Hiro halts his action holding unto the dangling bag before him.
"Still thinking about what happened with Sumi?"
The moment Hiro asked that question, Shino paused his action, resulting in the dangling bag bouncing back at him, slamming on his face hard, he groaned in pain.
"Yup you still are," Hiro said shaking his head.
"Ugh dammit!" Shino groaned straightening his nose back in place, it made a crack sound.
He took a seat on a platform.
"You should know Shino, now is not the time to be thinking of such things," Hiro said continuing his exercise.
Shino sighed running his fingers in his dim white hair.
"Yeah I know"
"I mean it!" Hiro retorted, facing him.
"Now is not the time to be thinking about relationships and slacking" Hiro states.
"What? I'm not slacking!"
"Yes you're"
"I'm not!"
"Yes.You. Are" he mouthed.
Shino growled rising to his feet, He jumped up to a pole, going up and down and taking a deep breath.
Hiro just rolled his eyes, taking a seat on the platform.
Suddenly the lights flicker, Shino instantly paused his exercise going back down.
"It just happen again didn't it," Hiro said, he felt the energy of the light with his hastened senses.
"Yeah," Shino said sighing.
"General Anzai hasn't still said anything right?"
"No, he hasn't," Shino said shaking his head negatively.
"He's constantly meeting with the Prime Minister and the power supervisor of the base, I'm sure they are working on some kind of plan," Shino said, taking a seat.
"Tomorrow" Hiro began, his blind gaze to the ground.
"Tomorrow makes it 4 years humanity has been underground" he added.
"I see… didn't know," Shino said with sad eyes.
"The Queen Kaiju said something strange to me… she said she has been searching for the base but she couldn't find it, Kenta was her leverage in infiltrating the base".
"Strange… Fukuoka was easily penetrated but just by the Were-Alpha, which means they could locate it but only the Were-Alpha could infiltrate the barrier but with a much stronger barrier up it's now a stronghold. In all this there is one fact, they can locate any place but not the base? It doesn't make any sense" Shino said.
"Yes it doesn't, the way she said it like something is keeping her from finding it," Hiro said as his eyes narrowed.
"She wants to end the base and then go after Fukuoka, she doesn't want them to have any backup with she hits there, she's planning a full-on attack, Fukuoka won't serve as much as a stronghold then," Shino said sternly.
"No," Hiro said with trembling eyes.
"She wants to end the base AND the bio-genetics before going to Fukuoka" He corrected.
"It isn't just about backup, it's about us, our blood… what it can do, we are what's standing in her way".
But then he thought back to her words, about HIM standing in her way, his eyes narrowed, why him? The bio-genetics were the threat not just him, right?
"She has always been coming after you, the only reason she risk coming to Fukuoka was because of you," Shino said.
Hiro raised his head.
"Have you ever thought what the reason might be?"
"No I don't," Hiro said with trembling eyes, he wanted to know the reason so badly but he was lost about the mystery just like the rest of them.
***
Level 20: Prime Minister's Level
Office
"It's all settled then," Kiyoshi said sternly, his hand against his jaw, his elbow resting on the table.
Before him, seated was General Anzai, Dr. Touka, Engr. Kazuya and Kenji, the power supervisor.
They nod.
Kiyoshi's eyes drift to Anzai.
"The rest is up to you General Anzai, for this plan to work we need a solid defense and the Strike Team is just that".
"Yes Kiyoshi-sama".
He turned to Kazuya.
"How are the new gadgets coming up? as well as the choppers?"
"I'm short on workers, so there's a delay," she said.
"There's no need to worry, I will make sure some civilians join in the workforce," he said.
"I also need Haya and Ten, I need their expertise in some areas" she requested.
"Very well then," Kiyoshi said, closing his eyes for a brief second before opening his them.
"This war has to come to an end… we have to put a stop to this bloodshed, the bio-genetics shall pave a way for us, this plan has to work!"
***
The meeting was over, everyone went to their designated destination.
Touka and Anzai walked the lobby alone.
"The war plan is complete" she began.
"The bio-genetics are really going to fight the Queen" she adds with sad eyes.
"It's the only way to end the war, the Queen is the center of all intelligence when it comes to the Alpha's, we cut that off, we pave a way for humanity to inhabit the surface," Anzai said.
Touka halts her steps, Anzai did too behind her.
"You guys might not survive this, the bio-genetics too…" she said faintly but Anzai heard.
"They know that very well but either way Humanity lives, the sooner we put a stop to this the better," he said.
"To end the war… to fight the virus," she said with a faint smile.
She turned to him.
"Those kids' lives were sealed the moment they became Bio-genetics as well as yours".