Chapter 3: Treating Wounds
Calvin guided Katrina through the cave that Adrian forced open out of the ground, but once they entered, the cave sealed itself shut, and an odd yellow light shined at the end of the tunnel. Calvin slowly started to follow it, bt then saw it started to move away as soon as he approached it. He then picked up Katrina bridal style, and dashed after the light, figuring that would be his guide.
"Just hang on Katrina, I'll have us there in a second!" Calvin then doubled his speed, chasing the light, and soon, the ground went from dry to moist. Calvin didn't stop, instead he focused on getting Katrina to where she needed to be, and hopefully the light was taking them in the right direction.
The two then came to a clearing, and they saw an open chasm in front of them, and what was inside scared the living hell out of Calvin,
"What in God's name?" Inside the chasm was a horde of monstrosities, varying in size and shape, but all having one thing in common, "They look like...they're made of the same shit as Adrians claws and such!" One of the creatures, about a hwad shorter than Calvin, but large in size, jumped up to them, scaring the hell out of Calvin, until it gestured to a pathway, climbing up and around the chasm in a spiral shape, until at the very end, where the light shined, and an even brighter light started to shine, and a voice called out,
"COMET! WHERES OUR GUESTS?!" The creature then started to usher and nudge Calvin and Katrina up the spiral pathway and towards the brighter light. The two finally made it, and the light from before was an infected looking crow, while the brighter was a hatch, with Adrian standing at the top. Calvin passes Katrina up, and Adrian helped pull Calvin out, and he hopped down to the creature, a large steak in his hand,
"Atta boy Comet, and here's your treat!" He tossed the steak up, and Comet caught it in its teeth, tearing at it with glee and hunger. Adrian then jumped back up the hatch, closing it behind him, and covering the hatch with a rug.
"Adrian," began Calvin, completely horrified by what he saw, "What the bloody HELL was that down there?!"
"My hive, Calvin, and I would appreciate it if you don't tell anyone about it. Because I can't make hives if a dozen people are looking for them, and if I don't make hives, I'll go critical mass, and that NEVER ends well. Trust me, you don't want to be around when that happens."
"But what if they didn't know we were with you?! What if they tried to eat us?!!"
"C-Calvin..." The conduit turned to the Goddess of War, and rushed to her, gently pulling the shirt away as Adrian grabbed a needle, a bowl of hot water and surgical thread.
"Calvin, get one of those pads and soak it in alcohol, please," said Adrian professionally. Calvin did as he was told while Adrian pulled a folding bed out of the wall, sitting Katrina on the edge as he sterilized the needle.
After Adrian started to sew Katrinas wound up, he began to ask questions when she seemed stable again,
"So what's your real name?"
"Katrina Lagos, and I'm the spiritual descendant of Kratos, the God of-."
"Yes! Yes! You said that earlier already!" Said Adrian, losing patience. "My problem with that however is that I've never even heard of a God of War named Kratos!"
"You haven't heard of him because he's not from this plane of existence! He's from someplace different and I can't explain where exactly." Adrian and Calvin gave each other confused looks, and looked back at Katrina, and she continued her story,
"I started as a normal, fair skinned human, with a loving mother, and abusive stepfather. I finally brought myself to speak up, so my mother hid me in the lake cabin where I grew up. He found us, burned my mother alive inside, and I ran, finding these blades," she raised both blades with her right hand, "lodged into an old tree stump. I grabbed one, slashed him, and he turned into ash...and that ash flew onto me, turning me into the freak I am now, and only a two word message to revert it. 'Kill Zeus.'" She looked to both of the young men, a tear in her eye, "All I wanted was a family, and instead I got a curse. And if what you guys said is true, I have absolutely no way to reverse it." Adrian finished stitching up Katrina, and put the alcohol soaked pad on the freshly sewn stitches,
"Well, if there was something we could do we'd do it," Adrian said, trying to make her feel better. She scoffed,
"Maybe some clothes, so I don't have to walk around topless for the rest of the night." Adrian looked down, and was quickly reminded of his female friends lack of clothing. He quickly stood up, and started to walk away,
"I'll try to get some clothes that my mom doesn't wear any more, and Calvin I'll get a shirt for you as well, since yours is all bloody. Speaking of which, hows your side doing?" Calvin looked down, and saw his side was still bloody, but nowhere near as bad as he initially thought it was.
"Yeah...do you have anything electrical I can use? I'm asking because I can absorb electricity and heal myself." Adrian looked at the conduit, and pointed to the back wall,
"My generators are back there, help yourself."
Calvin then approached it, and started to absorb electricity, and with a final pulse, the generator kicked off, and the lights went out, only for a second generator to kick on, lighting the room back up. As Calvin turned around, both Adrian and Katrina saw that his side has healed.
"Impressive," said Adrian.
"I know right? It sure comes in handy when I need to heal up, and I can't go to the hospital because they'll find out that I'm a conduit. And let's just say that not all of them were too popular when they were around. So I'm a little concerned that if I'm found I'd get turned into a human lab rat."
"Well at least they'd keep you alive for it," said Adrian, climbing up the stairs, "They'd kill my ass before taking me alive!"
Once Adrian had dissappeared up the stairs, Calvin sat down next to Katrina, who was now staring into oblivion,
"So...don't mind me prodding, but if both your mom and stepdad are gone, who takes care of you?" Katrina sighed,
"I take care of myself...because I have no one else." Calvin, now fully understanding her situation, took her hand,
"How about this, from here on out, you don't have to be alone." Katrina smiled, and squeezed Calvins hand.
"I don't think any of us are going to be alone from here on out!" Called Adrian, as he walked down the stairs, an arm load of clothes in his grasp. He tossed a shirt to Calvin, and handed a set of clothes to Katrina, "People like us tend to stick together." Calvin chuckled,
"Well, you're not wrong."
"Well, since I have the room, and we still have much to discuss, I think It'd be best if both of you stayed here for the night. It's already late as is." Calvin then looked concerned,
"What time is it?" Adrian looked at the clock on the wall,
"8:45." Calvin then began to panic,
"Shit! I got to get home!" Adrian tried to calm him down,
"Hey hey Calvin, calm down, I'll get you the phone, and you can call her."
"No you don't understand," said Calvin pleadingly, "She's seeing a guy," Adrian raised an eyebrow, "a BAD guy." Adrian then understood, and his expression turned serious.
"Got a name for him?" Calvin thought for a moment, and answered,
"Francis, I think."
"That'll work. And where do you live?"
"245 Konoha street."
"Konoha street, got it. Need anything while I'm there?"
"Maybe my school uniform." Katrina, now dressed in black sweat pants and a grey tee shirt, stood up,
"I'll need my school uniform as well." Adrian looked in her direction,
"Where's your uniform at?" She coughed, and muttered,
"A playground, I can't remember which one, other than it was not far from Kuoh Academy." Adrian blinked,
"Kuoh Academy?"
"Yes, is there something wrong?" Adrian couldn't believe it, and Calvin was the first to voice his thoughts,
"Does that mean we're ALL going to Kuoh Academy?" He asked.
"It would seem so," said Adrian, surprised at the convenience. He blinked and shook his head, "Well, with that in mind, I'm going to get the uniforms, and I'll deal with Francis while I'm at it." And with that, he walked back up the stairs...