[Author's Note: Welcome to Rei no Kigen To... ! The exploration of the origion of Rei and... Well, let's get onto the translation of this chapter. Chapter 5: Truth is Painful! Please give me consturctive criticism through the Reviewing process.]
Chapter 5: Shinjitsu wa Kurashii Desu!
The door opened and they walked in. Something on one of the walls made sounds and the lights and equipment turned themselves on. Rei's pupils became tiny slits, Momo's eyes widened in surprise.
"It's like that lab from before," said Rei in a whisper.
"It's like that lab in my dream," said Momo in a whisper at the same time.
"So, where will we find the answers?" Nina asked.
Ryu walked around the room looking in the drawers of all the desks.
The room had some metal desks with small lamps on each. There was a large computer screen on the left side of the room with a large controll panel. Some papers were on the desks, while others were left on the floor.
"Momo, you're the computer expert. You should try to access the information on the computers," said Rei.
"No mean comment?" Momo asked.
"Now is not the time for us to argue, I want to find answers," Rei said.
"You've grown up, finally," said Momo with a smile.
Rei watched as Momo turned on the computer. Thousands of letters flew across the screen. They letters started to organize themselves into file names and information. Momo scrolled through the numerous amount of files and applications. She stopped on one.
"Project: REI? What is this?" Rei asked.
Nina and Ryu were looking through the various papers on the ground and desks. Ryu gathered the papers and Nina looked through them.
"I can't get in," Momo said.
"What?"
Words flashed on the screen
:.Enter the name of the enforcer of protection
:_________________________________
"I don't know what to put in, I guess it should be your name since you are what this file is about," Momo said. She typed in the three letters. "R-E-I"
:.Enter the name of the enforcer of protection
:REI______________________________
:.Invalid Password
:.Enter the name of the enforcer of protection
:_________________________________
"I don't know, this is frustrating!" Momo yelled.
"Hmmm.." Rei muttered as he walked up to the controll panel, "Momo, let me try something."
"We're doomed if we are using YOU to solve this computer hacking problem!" Momo shouted.
Rei reached around Momo and typed in four characters.
"Z-E-R-O"
:.Enter the name of the enforcer of protection
:REI______________________________
:.Invalid Password
:.Enter the name of the enforcer of protection
:ZERO_____________________________
:.Password Valid
}Welcome to PROJECT: REI
"How did you know?" Momo asked.
"It was all a matter of translation..." Rei started.
"Translation?"
"What is my name translated into the mainstream language?"
"I see, Rei is the word for Zero in common tounge!" Momo exclaimed.
"I'll leave the rest to you, my dear.." Said Rei, mocking Momo.
"Stop that!"
Ryu and Nina walked up to Rei and Momo.
"We couldn't find any information on Rei," Said Nina.
"But, Momo, your father worked on this," said Ryu.
"What?!" Momo exclaimed.
Momo scrolled through the few documents under the Project File.
Project Info.
Chimera
B. D.
B. D. Coding
Body Map
Project Members
Betrayal
Project Continuation
Momo selected project members and scrolled through the names of the members and their positions. Momo selected the initials of her father and the title of Project Director.
This member is currently no longer involved in the project. If you want information, please refer to :.Betrayal.
Momo selected betrayal
The Rei was smuggled out of the 2nd branch of this project by the Project Director and his daughter. A recovery team was deployed to retrieve the Rei, but was unsucessful. The Rei was presumed kidnapped, but positioning moniters showed this hypothesis to be false. The Rei is still alive and no longer in the custody of the Project Director.
"I saw this when I blacked out," Rei said.
"What?" Nina said.
"I saw all of this take place when I blacked out."
"Momo?" Ryu asked.
Momo's eyes widened. "This describes my dream I had when I was five years old..." Momo said.
"Momo, I saw everything replayed. You were knocked out, so was I. We didn't remember because of this," Rei explained to Momo.
"No, I remember everything in perfect detail. I even asked my father the night after. He told me it was just a dream. My father told me to forget it, but he seemed very sad when I mentioned it..." Momo said.
"He was only trying to protect you, he wanted you to be safe from Myria," Rei said.
"Thank you, Rei."
Momo moved up the the 'project info.' document.
Project REI was made by Myria as a regulation device. A world safeguard if you will, the Rei would destroy anything that the programming viewed as dangerous to Myria's plan. She employed the top scientists to design the Rei and train him. He was created as a CHIMERA. Unfortunately, the Rei was discovered to have a mind of its own. The scientists designed the B. D. to keep his will bound to Myria's program. The Rei still have its own willpower after the installation of the B. D. It was found that the only way the device became active was when the Rei transformed to a stronger state or were-tiger as most of the researchers described it. The Rei was taken by one of the PROJECT MEMBERS and was never recovered. Fortunately the B. D. is currently...
Active
"So this is what I am? I'm just a machine, a tool of Myria's insanity. So, I really don't exist as a real living thing," said Rei as he looked at the ground.
"Rei, don't assume anything unless you see everything!" Nina assured Rei.
"Momo, go to CHIMERA, I heard myself described as one when I was in the trance."
Chimera : The mythological creature made up of different animals. By definition, the Rei is a Chimera. In the case of the Rei, it is a Chimera of a Human and a Tiger. A tiger was chosen because it was the most powerful in the tests and was more easily spliced into the human DNA. The Rei has the ability, unlike a Chimera, to transform into a larger version of itself, with the combination of traits tending more to the tiger DNA.
"I'm a chimera, not a were-tiger. Were-tiger is the name to my berserk self," Rei said.
"Rei, we have to find out why you can't controll yourself. We have to go on," Ryu explained.
B. D. : BERSERK DEVICE. This was created to controll the Rei. Since it developed a mind, soul, and will of its own, Myria commanded that a device like this was to be created if the Rei was to be used. This device makes the host follow the commands in the B. D. CODING. The coding commands the Rei to kill or destroy anything Myria believes to be a threat to her protection. Here are examples of creatures that the B. D. has codes against:
-Demons
-Monsters
-Rebels
-Creatures with Evil Hearts/ Intentions
-The Brood
"That is why Rei attacked you!" Nina exclaimed.
"Where is this B. D. located?" Ryu asked.
"I'll check the Body Map," Rei said, "Turn around, everyone. And, Momo, don't get any ideas."
"I'd NEVER.."
"Turn around!"
Rei opened the map of the body, Rei had good reason not to show them. It was a complete picture of him, everything was exposed. It showed the location of the device. It was in his chest area, on the same side as the heart. "That is what I felt move that last time I transformed," Rei thought to himself. Rei quit out of the application and returned it to the index.
"Okay, I finished," Rei said.
Everyone turned around and looked at the screen.
"So where is the device located?" Nina asked.
Rei pointed to his left side of his chest.
"It is on your heart?" Ryu asked.
"Almost, it is closer to the surface than the heart is, outside the rib-cage," Rei explained. "Momo, could you please delete the code? It is the only way to keep me from hurting anyone again."
"Don't worry, I'm right ahead of you," Replied Momo.
The screen had a new password screen on it.
:.Please enter your 50-digt encryption
:__________________________________________________
"This is going to take me a while," said Momo.
Ryu and Nina walked to the desks to sit down, and Rei leaned on the side of the controll panel.
"So, what was your home like?" Rei asked Momo.
"Why do you want to know?"
"When I saw what happened, your father was going to raise me as a son... I was just curious to what my life was going to be like."
"Well, after Mother died, which was when I was 7, father taught me at home. You probably would not be in the same physical shape as you are now because you'd be inside studying for one of father's tests.. And your clothes would be much different. Also, father would never tolerate stealing, and he would never let you transform. You would probably be more polite and formal... You wouldn't be what a like about y-... I'm busy, please stay back."
"Good luck."
A few minutes later Momo was down to the last 3 digits to the encryption.
"Here it goes!"
:.Encryption Valid
The screen filled with complicated code.
Rei started to breathe heavily, clenching his chest.
"Rei? What's wrong?" Nina asked.
Rei's irises became blue, his pupils shurnken to little points again. He turned to Ryu.
"Enemy, enemy, enemy, enemy, YOU ARE MY ENEMY!" Rei yelled as he focused his energy like he did against the robot. "TIME TO DIE!"
To Be Continued...
On the next episode of Rei no Kigen To...
Chapter 6: Rei to Kikai no Angoo!
Rei and the Machine's Coding!