Chapter 26
Audio Log 009
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"Still trap in the cage...like the vermin you are?"
"Oh joy...a smart mouth decides to annoy me. Who the fuck are you and what do you want?"
"My...such vulgar words...that's not how a king should behave...but if you insist...they call me Hunter."
"Ah...I see...cause you are called that cause you are a stalker and like to sneak into the women locker room to follow a secret admirer and steal her panties as trophies. I get ya..."
"...Disgusting...was that suppose to be an insult?"
"Nah...wanted to see how you reacted to that. Besides the name can be...different. which is why certain people are going to start assuming that you are going some sort of stalker who stalks on girls."
"Heh...heh...hahahaahahahahaha! Oh man...you're funny for a viper...oh we're going to get along just fine..."
"That's coming from a lackey for the elders..."
"A lackey? Boy...I am no lackey...I am one of the chosens. Chosen by the elders for greater purposes."
"So you say but have you wondered if their promises were true? You ever wondered your reward is nothing but a disposal squad waiting to ambush you as a reward for your services?"
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"Burn it in..."
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"Burn those questions in your mind and think about what I'm trying to tell you. Don't you forget it..."
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"I won't..."
End of Audio Log
(Vincent's pov)
The heavy rain...the pitter patter of rain drops on the ground...it calms my soul a bit...reminds me of my childhood memories of me playing in the rain...sad I won't relive those days with ADVENT running amuck...I heard stories that my brother became a viper king but I refused to believe it...I refused to believe that mother would do such a thing to him...I hope it wasn't true...I prayed hoping that it was all made up...right?
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You know...Everytime I see myself through the mirror...I see my white hair...my silver eyes...I think to myself...am I dead? And my mind tells me "No, you idiot. You would be a decaying corpse.". Kudos to you, mind. You have outsmarted me once again...sorry...side effects of me being a psionic. My mind is 80% sane while the 20% is insane. Meaning I can still be sane while I could go insane some of the times...and times I change the subject easily just to keep me off track of something(mother wasn't joking when she said that I could lose my sanity entirely if I had psionics.).
"There it is...the soundtrack to my life..."
The peaceful...yet depressing music from Health has never made me so calm in my life...and for a few seconds...came harmony.
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Finally...I feel at peace at last...
*Knock! Knock!*
I stopped reading my book for a bit as I walked to door and just as I opened the door...Grandpa looked at me worried...
"Is something the matter, Pa?" I asked him.
"ADVENT is coming and they are going to take over Florida." He tells me.
That made my heart sunk...ADVENT...that name alone made me get scared...did they find me after all these years...?
"What...? But how?" I asked with fear in my voice.
"Don't know but for now you need to get to safety before they get you." He tells me as he takes a M107 Barrett .50 caliber off the shelf.
"What about you?"
"My job..." He says as he strolled to the nearest window.
I know my grandpa too well...he maybe old and lost his ability to walk of his legs but he's still a soldier in his heart. Not taking any second thoughts, I left my home as I look up to see an a few ADVENT ships showing up. Citizens ran in fear as I was just standing there watching the ships come...
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before." I muttered.
I hear my mind again shouting "Now is not the time to be poetic! Get out of there!". Thanks for the heads up, mind...so I did and ran to safety...ADVENT soldiers came out of the ships and started mowing down resistance members left and right...but the heavy rain and wet roads was on my side. Less chance of innocent bystanders being caught in a cross fire thanks to the rain hiding our sound of our footsteps giving us the opportunity to avoid them without a hitch.
"Vincent! Over here!" A soldier shouts to me.
Me and a couple of innocent civilians rushed to a secure bunker to lay low...people start crying...panicking in fear...I lay down sideways curling myself in a ball...wondering...thinking...what would happen if ADVENT took over Florida...what would become of the people here...? Enslave us...? Kill us...? So much was going through my mind that I fear that it won't be long before someone finds us.
"Brother...help me...please...I need you..." I muttered to myself.
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He's coming...
(Dante's pov)
20 minutes earlier
I had a word with the commander about my relationship with Hunter as Marco just looked at me rather confused.
"I thought you said the chosen were after the commander?"
"They are...well...except for the hunter. See...I known him for some time and there are times where he wanted out. Sure he played the loyal card but he was looking for the opportunity to leave. Now I'm not saying we should trust him entirely. I'm telling you to keep an eye out in case he double crosses us. The guy can be unpredictable and is more of a loner."
"...Alright..." The Commander's GREMLIN nods a bit.
"What worries me is his siblings. The assassin and the warlock. They are a nuisance to operations and will no doubt they are going to be out for blood finding the hunter. They maybe siblings but they hate each other's guts." I said.
"Right...and could no doubt interfere with our development for supplies." Marco adds.
That would suck if they did that in the game...as we continued our conversation...I start having this nasty headache...I clutched my head as I started seeing a vision...well it's more like sight jacking Forbidden Siren style as I saw someone crawled into a ball(in a first person view.) surrounded by panicked people who are in what seems to be in a secure bunker(though I think they won't be hiding for long.) as I suddenly hear...
"Brother...Help me...please...I need you..."
Then it just stopped...what the hell...?
"Bro. Are you alright?" Marco asked me with worry.
"Yeah...I'm fine...just saw something..."
"What is it?" The commander asks me.
"I saw...someone curled up in a ball surrounded by people panicking...in a bunker...then I heard him say something he called me his brother and needed help..."
Marco looked shocked...he looked like he was caught in a act that he was trying to keep secret for some time...finally he spilled the beans...
"Dante...that was...your twin brother...Vincent. he was separated from us when mother was caught giving psionics when you were small. Grandpa took him away from her and we never heard from them again...I wasn't sure if I could tell you the truth cause I didn't want you be so heart broken to lose your brother like that..."
I was...shocked...no...speechless. what could I say about this? Argue? No...
"Commander! The Florida resistance is under attack and need immediate assistance!" I heard Central shout.
"We'll talk about this later." I tell Marco earning a nod from him.
Vincent, huh? I never knew I had a twin brother...if there was Yin I was probably going to stare right in the face of it...still...I just can't but wonder if this Vincent fellow is someone who has been hiding from ADVENT for years...only way to find out...hang tight, Vincent. I'm coming...and you're gonna tell me everything that happened to you...