Chapter 31 - Embracing
Tokyo Underground Base
Level 12: Civilians Level
Section One: Marketing Hall
"What the heck happened?!" Kado cursed, as he gathered the broken flower pots on the ground, he turned to his mini flower shop.
"Almost everything is ruined" he adds with anime tears.
"That vibration earlier," Anazi said blowing smoke air from his lips, a cigarette in his mouth. He was seated close to Kado's shop line.
"What do you think caused it?" he adds facing Kado.
"How am I suppose to know, am more worried about my shop" he sighed.
"It's really hard to get trading money" he grumbles walking away.
Anzai faced downwards running his fingers through his messy dark hair. 'That vibration came from beneath'. He thought as his looks darken. 'like something went off'. His eyes scanned the entire marketing area, it was in disaster, shops scattered, the people pissed, some arguing.
Anzai sighs looking upwards. 'Are the government testing bombs or something? Gimme a break!'.
***
One Week Later
Level Three: Bio-genetics Level
Room Hall
Ren cried painfully, his knees against his chest, his hands clench his head like he was losing it.
The rest of the bio-genetics who didn't train with them heard the news and was devastated knowing everything they were being told was true and the shocking news of Rin's death.
"Take it easy Ren" Yuma Tamaki, Ren's roommate comforted him. He had reddish-brown hair and brown eyes.
"Tamaki is right Ren, you should take it easy," Ten said sad, he and Shino were in their room, comforting Ren.
"Yes Ten is Right, maybe Rin is alive, maybe they are treating her right now," Shino said with hope.
Ren shakes his head negatively.
"I can feel it" he sobs painfully as he faced them.
"Rin... Is gone" he adds in horror.
"Is this our life now, forever living under the government control... will our death mean nothing to them... this is a nightmare" he cried.
"SCREW THEM ALL!" he shouts crying loudly.
"Rin" Tamaki said worriedly.
"This is all Hiro's fault"
They froze.
He faced them with horror bloodshot eyes.
"He took my Rin away from me!"
***
Ten and Shino step out of the room, with sad looks.
"We were asleep for one week, that thing they injected us with," Ten said sternly.
"How did you-" Shino paused as he smiled faintly.
"Right you're a genius".
"Our wounds are all healed up, seems like fast regeneration is one of our powers," Ten said.
"It's all Hiro's fault" a voice came in.
They turned seeing Kaneki behind them leaning on the wall close to Ren's room.
"He's the reason Rin's dead" he adds with clenched teeth.
Ten and Shino gulp hard, everyone was talking about it.
"Hiro originally just unlock his powers but they centered just around his eyes, it's not entirely his fault" Ten reasoned.
"Don't defend him!" Kaneki hissed.
"Am not! Am stating a theory" Ten hissed back.
"Dammit all this is so messed up!" he cursed.
"Hiro's a victim just like us too," Shino said stepping forward.
"That still doesn't change the fact of what he did, Hiro killed Rin we all saw," Kaneki said walking away.
***
Ten sluggishly walks back to his room sighing, he got to his room and stiffen when he saw Yuki staring at Hiro's bed.
"You're here again," Ten said with a twitching eyebrow.
"Kimura Hiro," she said facing him with an unreadable expression.
Ten's eyes drift to the empty bed.
"I don't know where he is Yuki," Ten said walking to his bed, sitting.
"They probably took him," Yuki said facing the bed back.
"I don't get it Yuki, why?".
She turns to him.
"When Hiro's powers were about to go berserk again, you jumped right at him" he adds.
"Am not obligated to answer that question" Yuki said walking to the entrance.
"You have always been near him since you learned his name," Ten said sternly.
Yuki halts her steps.
"Is it because he's the son of the late General or there's another reason?!" Ten asked curiously.
"I guess you have a habit of questioning the people around you," she said turning her head only to him.
"It's best you focus on what lies in store for us now we have been confirmed bio-genetics".
Ten gulps.
"You know I never let a mystery pass me by," Ten said with shaky eyes.
She turned to him fully, tilting her head to the side.
"You consider me a mystery?" She asked blinking.
"More of weird" Ten said with blank white eyes at her expression.
"There's nothing much to solve about me, I only care for Hiro because he's helpless. Is it wrong for a girl to take pity upon the weak?".
Ten froze at her words as his eyes trembled. 'Why you?'. He thought annoyed by her words.
"So don't get the wrong idea Saito Ten, you will waste that brain of yours studying me" she adds walking away.
Ten scoffs at her words. 'Well I don't plan to'. Ten rolled his eyes. His eyes drifting to his glasses on the table close to his bed. He sighs taking it as his eyes trembled.
"Bio-genetics huh?" he said with dark looks, his fist tighten against it.
***
Level 11: Special Facility
In a room that looked like a container, transparent. Inside Hiro was on the bed immobile, a light leather white material covered his eyes, several wires connected to his head, a drip connected to his hand that gave out the blue liquid.
Hachiro was present wearing protective gear as he checks the transparent wall computer that showed his body analysis.
"Report!" a voice came in like a mic in the room.
Hachiro turned to the four corner glass. Prime minister Kiyoshi was present, his arms folded.
"Am done attending to him Kiyoshi-sama, but-" he paused for a moment.
"But what?" Kiyoshi asked sternly.
"The wide burst of energy from his eyes affected his brain passage fluid... Right now he's temporarily unconscious" he said.
"Well, when will he wake up?"
"I don't know sir, his cellular mutation centered only in his eyes resulting in why he was blind".
Kiyoshi froze.
"You mean his eyes were not damaged because of the explosion?" Kiyoshi asked with widening eyes.
"Yes, the loss of his sight was as a result of the Sp-virus!".