Chapter 40 - News
Level 11: Special Facility
Touka used the white sheets to cover Hiro's body.
"Touka-san," Hachiro said with blank white glasses.
Her eyes trembling excessively, her mind and body unable to process what just unfold.
"We have to go the others are waiting" he adds.
Touka just nods as they both leave the room.
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End Level
The bio-genetics were taken to the end level by an elevator, each divided on different turns to arrive at their destination. It took them to the very top of the base. It stops and the doors slide open, they step into a wide bunker.
"So this is the End level," Ten said adjusting his glasses, his gaze drifts to the top. 'That means the top leads to the outside' he thought with trembling eyes, as fear grips his body.
Dr. Touka, Dr. Hachiro, Dr. Kashi, and the Prime Minister himself were present with two bodyguards. Sergeant Tori was present also and they weren't in protective suits. And what got them puzzled was the gloomy expression they had, like someone died.
'Did someone die?' Sumi thought raising an eyebrow, she wouldn't be so surprised if someone did.
At a corner also, were 98 military bags. Tori held one.
"Before we start I will like to share very crucial information" Prime Minister Kiyoshi began.
Touka's expression darkens as she bit her lip, Hachiro glanced at her as his glasses shined white.
"Hiro," he said with shaky eyes but then they turned stiff, facing them with an unreadable expression.
"Hiro is dead"
*Loud Sound Of Heart Beat*
Dead silence filled the wide bunker, they paled as their eyes widen in horror and shock from the unexpected news.
"Hiro..." Ten said with shaky eyes.
"Is dead?"
"He gave out a few minutes ago," Kiyoshi said.
"Hiro," Shino said with trembling unable to process what he just heard.
Mirai covered her mouth, as the tears fell on their own accord.
"Yuki," Asano said facing her, she couldn't read her mood, she was hoping to at least get a flick of emotion from Yuki seeing as she always stuck by him but nothing, all she kept was a an unreadable glamour, that got her wondering what exaclty was going on in her head.
Kaname's eyes were wide with shock as his fist clenched almost drawing blood.
"Hiro", his eyes trembled.
"Is dead".
He wasn't really close with Hiro, but still they were classmates, they attended the same junior high and now he was gone, just like a flick of a finger, death was cruel. The tears fell on their own accord.
"No one said this was gonna be easy," Kiyoshi said sternly.
"In less than weeks, we have lost two, none of their deaths will be in vain, I shall give Kimura Hiro a fitting funeral" he adds.
Ten sobs as he used his arm to wipe the tears from his eyes, his clothes soaking, his glasses raising in the process.
Shino placed a hand on his shoulder, Ten turns to him.
"Shino-san," he said with shaky eyes.
Shino had a dark expression, but Ten could tell he was on the verge of crying, he felt sorry for him.
"Poor Hiro," Ryoji said with sad eyes, feeling pity and sadness for him, he only just lost his sight and now he was gone.
Diaki sobs cleaning his tears but they kept falling.
Ren had a dark unreadable expression.
Sumi sighs.
"Yet another death," she said faintly with an unreadable expression. 'I wonder which one of us will be next, if the virus doesn't kill us something else definitely will' she thought certain.
"We will still commerce on the mission" Kiyoshi began sternly, changing the gloomy mood instantly, today they have a purpose and a mission to fulfill, they will mourn later for the dead.
"Today Bio-genetics!!! Is the day you all will make the very first contact with the outside world".