Again, I am sorry for these slow updates, I was marinating in scattered ideas. In case you guys haven't noticed, I updated the previous chapter near the end so read it, and this will all make sense. Thank you for the messages, they really motivate me. Um...I like cheese?

Please enjoy your dose!

EDIT: Delusioned is a word...just not a common American(I guess) word.

Disclaimer: I am not the talented and flawless owner of Noblesse.

"Over my dead body" I grunted out in upcoming frustration that ebbed away my senses. Tao snorted loudly and reached over to grab my king that determined this games fate. He placed the lonely piece deep in his pocket and stood from the couch, looming over me once again. "Then, you're already dead" He turned at that and walked away, a laugh filling the empty space between me and his fleeting form.

I was left in the empty living room, left to contemplate over the pass decisions I have ever made. The one decision I made that sealed my fate with the ruined man known as Frankenstein.

Flashback

"What did you do to her?" I questioned slowly as I looked upon the still body lying on the steel examination table. The body was shades lighter than the usual tan that glowed on beautiful sunny days. Her clothes were thin and bland, foreshadowing her days were spent in the specimen wing of this damn laboratory. Her hair was slowly losing its dark black color, transitioning to a dark grey as it reached its roots. Tears welled in my eyes as I surmised what was happening to her, this poor woman. The only woman I can call my true sister.

"Tell me!" I whipped my head to glare straight at Frankenstein, who held a face of complete solemnity. He tensed at the sound of my injured voice and replied with an irresolute smile along with a long draw of air. "Do you remember, Project Artemis?" He asked and placed his pale hands in the pockets of his long white coat. The name alone sent chills irritating my skin and had me cringing as the images of the mangled bodies that littered the very floors of this building. "The failed operation that focused on altering and strengthening the human senses?" I said hesitantly and looked over my sister's body, no sign of corruption that would lead me to tie the connections together. He gave me no signal of acknowledgement as he inched slowly to the silver table. "Yes, we tried our best to create instincts humans has lost through evolution, but we failed at doing so" Frankenstein pulled his hands out his pockets and with it came a small notepad and pen. He hummed briefly before flipping it open and placing the tip gently onto the paper.

"We unfortunately created corrupted humans with animalistic instincts that refused to discriminate from friend to foe because of our careless mistakes and pretenses" he spoke fluidly as he scribbled on the notepad and threw glances at the ghostly body before him. I listened carefully, trying my best not to jump to conclusions, but it was so hard. I could not help my accelerating heart and the depressing emotions that pooled within me like liquid fire. The lights around me seemed brighter than before as I blinked away the tears that threatened to cascade effortlessly down my cheeks. "The specimens went berserk and killed everyone in sight, including their own" Frankenstein leaned down to examine the soft skin that slowly paled over her face. He straightened his body and went back to scribbling in his notes. "We terminated he project and went as if nothing happen, however, a thrilling discovery was made and we felt our chances were on high" he turned towards me slowly, the frown that graced his features fading as he fully faced me. Frankenstein then swiftly placed his materials back in his deep pockets.

I furrowed my brows and glanced at the machines that decorated the room, they were all turned off. I wanted to know desperately what took place in this room. "What did you ascertain?" I asked and my voice cracked and I couldn't help the lump that formed in my throat as I held back my emotions. Frankenstein looked down and cleared his throat, he always hated tears. "I want to know" I said slowly and he nodded quickly and I could feel the stress that weighed heavily on his shoulders.

"We discovered that you and Aeryn had the perfect DNA that will allow us to successfully accomplish Project Artemis" He finally said with uncertainty lining it with a touch of anxiety as he predicted my reaction. My body weight lifted as realization dawned upon me, my muscles tensed greatly and I could feel my fist shaking in anger. "We attained this information after we did a routine check of medical records. Everyone was anxious to test either one of you" anger flashed passed his face as he recalled the moments he took in everyone's expression at the exciting news. I did not let him finish his explanation as I rushed towards him and gripped the neat collars of his coat. "You are in charge of the operations we do! How the fuck did this happen!" I yelled in his face and gripped the winkled collar tighter until I felt my hand fading to tingling numbness. Frankenstein immediately gripped my wrist and wrenched them from his coat, despite his physical reaction; his face remained calm as ever. "I had to choose between you or Aeryn. I will never let those filthy bastards touch you!" he leisurely pushed me away with an irritated look.

"You chose to spare me and not Aeryn? How can you do this?" tears spilled from my wells as I refused to look at my younger sibling. I felt truly betrayed; I could not handle the emotions that exploded within me and spewed from my throat. "Kaeri you need to think this through. You were going to die if I agreed to manipulate your DNA-" he stopped himself as he saw the furious and distressed look edging their way onto my face. "You knew! You knew this will kill either one of us! Now my only sister is dead because of your futile curiosity!" I ran my quivering hands through my smooth hair, wishing I had the will to pull every single strand out in one heave. "She is not dead, she is dying. In fact, she can hear us clearly"

I stopped what I was doing and stared at Frankenstein in disbelief. "Her DNA is slowly killing her, which is why I brought you in here…" he paused and looked upon Aeryn with the same solemn look he had from before. "I want you to be here in her last moments because I'm going to end her life" He stepped back to Aeryn's side and pulled a transparent object from the inside of his coat. "I'm sorry for putting you through so much, Aeryn" Frankenstein said clearly as my vision focused on the syringe that he examined through the frames of his glasses. "But I can not have anyone or anything between Keari and I, nothing to disrupt our everlasting love" My eyes widen at the sight of the needle lowering to my sisters neck, the liquid within the container the solution to her death.

"You were my shield to protect what is mine"

And that is how his obsession started, the need always he had for me intensified at that moment. He saw how difficult and inconvenient life can get, how sorrow and regret can be easily attained but happiness and fulfillment was something only attainable in our dying moments. His fear manipulated his obsession when he saw the world for what it really was. His obsession blossomed as he saw my life fading slowly before him as he was given his choices. He did not know hesitation, doubt, or fear when it came to choosing if I will be his angel that will forever stay by his side as his savior.

He witnessed delusioned salvation fueled by resilient love.

And I stayed hesitantly by his side, that was the decision that unfortunately sealed my fate.