Chapter 36 - Purpose
A loud siren went off alerting the bio-genetics.
"Bio-genetics head to the training hall immediately!" Holly's computer voice sounds with urgency.
Their room instantly went transparent.
"Why?" Ten said with anime tears on the bed.
"Can't someone get a decent sleep?" he groans getting off.
Shino stood at the entrance of his room.
"Ten," he said with shaky eyes.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I heard it, the government will surely be the death of us, way before the virus runs its course," Ten said walking towards the door.
"I wonder what kind of training they have in store for us this time," Ryoji said with arms folded.
"Well let find out then, I have a feeling saying 'No' won't do any good, the prime minister is cunning," Ten said sternly.
"Then let's find out," Sumi said in amusement.
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Level 10
Training Stimulation
The 98 bio-genetics were once again lead to the very same hall, but the stimulation wasn't on yet, it just showed the white shiny hall they all woke up from after Hiro went berserk, it was like Deja vu.
"Ren" Yuma said worriedly seeing Ren's dark expression, his fist clenched tightly almost drawing blood.
"They cleaned everything up," he said as his body trembles.
"Like it never happened" he adds raising his head with a sniff, the tears falling.
"Is this our life now, living as their tools?"
"What choice do we have" Mirai's voice came in catching their attention.
"We are orphans we have no one except the government, this is our life now no matter how we don't wanna see it," she said biting her lip.
Kaneki's eyes shake at her words, silent tears filled Yumi's eyes streaming down.
"Forever living as the government property," Sumi said with an unreadable expression, she faces Ren.
"Take it or leave it" she mouthed slowly in a sick manner.
Ren teeth's clenched as he gave her a look of fury but there was nothing he could do about her words because she was right.
Suddenly the hall vibrated, everyone held their ground in panic, the halls vibrated like a screen tv as it transforms into a shooting range practice hall, they froze at their newfound surroundings.
Ten's eyes landed on the target paper far away and then on the guns in front of the display. It didn't look like the normal gun, it was a bit big than the normal one. Black in color, the up transparent with blue bullets visible inside, Ten took it with shaky hands.
"It's a gun," Ten said stunned, he had never seen one in real life just movies. 'It doesn't look like the normal gun'. He thought feeling the texture.
"From lab rats to soldiers," Kaneki said taking a gun, surprising to him it was...
"Light," Kaneki said puzzled.
Yumi took hers with both hands, staring at it with her bright blue eyes. Mirai turned to Yumi before staring at hers, she swallowed hard.
"Welcome bio-genetics".
They heard a voice, they all look up to the transparent glass that held an office. Dr. Hachiro and Dr. Touka inside.
"Where's your co-worker? The one with screaming talent" Kaneki said smirking.
"Dr. Kashi won't be able to attend the training today," Hachiro said adjusting his glasses with a stern look.
"Was he infected?" Kaname asked with a start.
"No, he wasn't," Touka said.
Whispers went on among the bio-genetics.
Ten was right as always.
"Once again the geek in all his glory figured it out," Sumi said rolling her eyes.
"In order words, you guys need to take caution," Ten said without a doubt, their eyes drift to him.
"In order words, they can't still buy the idea that we aren't toxic because of how dangerous the virus is in our cells" Haya spoke up observing the situation.
"What she said," Ten said pointing at her with a smile against his lips, she was good, he would give her that.
'Great another geek' Sumi thought bored.
"You are all correct, we still need to be cautious," Touka said sternly.
"We don't wanna endanger the lives of millions of civilians in this base" she adds.
"Are they saying you will keep us locked up forever?" Kaname said it was more like a rhetorical question, it was more of a fact.
"They still need to be cautious?".
"What's all this?"
Whisper rang in the hall. Asano's eyes shake.
"It's already obvious from the very beginning," she said faintly. Yuki turned to her roommate.
"It's obvious we won't have freedom," Asano said as her eyes shake, tears forming.
"Your training today will be focusing more on target with these guns our engineers invented" Hachiro began.
"As you can see, the guns are quite different from the ones the military forces use, it's a gun made compatible for the bio-genetics," Touka said.
"Combat training, guns," Shino said taking the gun.
Touka and Hachiro's eyes landed on him.
"Are you really testing our capabilities?" Shino asked sternly.
"Or are you training us for something else" he adds.
"Shino-Kun" Ten said, knowing he was right, they must have something up their sleeves.
"My dad was a soldier, I'm pretty familiar with all this" Shino said sternly.
"Higa Shino, I'm sorry but I can't comply with your answer," Touka said looking away.
"In due time all answers to your questions will be met, for now, be the good kids you're and do what you're told," Hachiro said as his glasses turned blankly white.
It was like a rope snap.
"THAT'S BULLSHIT!" Shino shouts with fury.
An angry vein forged on Hachiro's forehead.
"WATCH YOUR TONGUE KID!" Hachiro shouts rising to his feet.
Their eyes beaming lightening at each other intensively.
"That's enough!" a voice boomed.
All actions seized as they turned, Prime minister Kiyoshi and two bodyguards stepped in. They froze in shock, he wasn't with any protective gear.
"Prime minister Kiyoshi!" Touka and Hachiro hissed in shock.
"Kiyoshi-sama, it's dangerous without protective gears, we don't know what might happen," Touka said panicking.
"It's alright Dr. Touka," Kiyoshi said smiling looking up at the office.
"After all you said they were no longer toxic" he adds.
"But--"
"It's a risk worth taking," Kiyoshi said haste. He turned to the bio-genetics, their attention on him.
"We aren't only training you for what you are capable of" he began, closing his eyes for a second before opening it.
"But as the hope of humanity to make contact with the surface once again," he said sternly.
"To make contact with the surface?" Ten said with shaky eyes.
"We are certain the surface isn't safe anymore, but with the bio-genetics, we can pave a way for the future," Kiyoshi said as his eyes search each of their faces with hope.
"You'll are the light that sparks in our darkness time, the virus didn't curse you but blessed you also" he adds as his eyes land on Ren.
"I'm sorry about your twin, I assure you she was given a fitting burial, supervised by me, specially," he said sincerely.
Ren's eyes turned sad as the tears streamed down nonstop.
Ten and Yuma placed a hand on his shoulder in unison.
"I'm sorry for the state you all are in, for your loved ones and your lives rip apart from you, but this is the only way we can strive forward and regain what we have lost, you all will pave a way for the future which is why we need you, millions of civilians on the base needs you".