There was tension in the air. She could feel it.
It swam around her like a shark waiting to attack, circling its prey to
watch and wait. She breathed in and lifted her head to stare through the
opening down a hallway, lined with more doors that were scraped crudely
into the walls. Taking a few steps closer to it, she raised her hand and
brushed the tips of her fingers against the scraped edges of the door. A
feeling of forbidden drifted through the metal into her fingers,
surrounding her like a cloud of dust. A sharp pain scorched through her
index finger to her elbow, forcing her to bring her hand away with a jerk
and a gasp. Looking down at the tip of her finger, Miyako could see a line
as thin as a paper cut, blood dripping through the slice.
The environment turned cold, and the forbidden feeling spread through the hallways. She could already tell that the Kaiser would make another appearance, she just hoped she cold discover another piece of the puzzle before encountering him again. Though she wouldn't admit it openly, he scared her. She knew just how dangerous he was, but the act of defiance she bravely committed lowered her doubts. Standing before the doorway, she watched as the blood it took from her began to fill the cracks on it's own, defying gravity. A barrier of her blood formed around it, and as she continued to stare, the shape of the doorway became more definite.
The feeling grew, and a tinge of violence was in the air. Miyako became anxious and her heart began to beat faster, for she knew he would be upset with her. He didn't appreciate being beaten within his own realm; his anger was sharp and clear. The very walls dripped the acid of his fury, though the doorway was the only thing that remained tranquil. A door handle formed in the center of the door, awaiting her grip to open it. She slowly reached out her hand as the world around her began to darken and the air grew thick and choking, like smoke. "Come on.."
His low laughter erupted from the walls, echoing down the hallway to her ears. She could hear the swish of clothing and flutter of bat wings, a thump of feet after. He arrived, and he was teasingly walking down the shadows towards her, his black boots stomping against the floor in an even pace. Her eyes widened and she reached for the handle of the door, though her fingers went through it. Damn, the color of blood stained her fingertips. Attempting another grab, she could feel the vision slowly starting to harden, still in the middle of metamorphosis.
"Here I come, bitch." His voice, Ken's voice, turned cruel and sadistic called to her threateningly. The sound of a whip moving back and forth through the air playfully announced his latest toy. From the shadows, his form became more lucid. Twin ruby eyes opened and split through the black, lowering as an animal growl came from his throat. "Looks like you wanna play again, huh? Well I'm up for it." He chuckled, spikes breaking from the shade into the small area of light she stood in. The shadows covered the rest of his face except the tip of his nose, lips, and tops of his cheeks. "Let's go girlie."
From the corner of her eyes she watched him, poised and waiting to pounce. She had enough of him, and she could feel herself wishing to be back in the real world, but she knew she had to get Ken back to normal. Grabbing for the door handle, it solidified and came loose with a tug, a tear in the door opening to swallow her. As she fell into the rabbit hole, she could hear the Kaiser scream with rage, mingling with her own of fear, following her down into another abyss..
"How exactly did you acquire Ken Ichijouji, Marvin?" Joe blinked, turning his eyes towards the man he spoken too. Truly curious, he sat in silence, watching the second researcher, waiting patiently for an answer. Sighing, he sat back in his short comfortable chair and rested the clipboard on his lap. Leaning forward, his chin sat in the palm of his hand while he turned his eyes back out the clear window, watching how peacefully the patients both slept.
"Sir. Her heart rate is going up."
Marvin snapped his head to the young man sitting before the computers. "How many times was it, and how long were they?" He asked gruffly, narrowing his eyes with a look towards the man in the room with Miyako before looking to her monitors. Her heart rate was indeed speeding up, she was panicking yet again, and there was nothing they could do to help her. "I won't let her go more than seven times. On the seventh, we're shutting down."
"Yes sir. This is her fourth, lasting for more than a second. The previous rates were approximately one to two seconds."
"Alright. Thank you." Marvin said, turning on his heel to look down at the Doctor in the room. Dr. Kido was staring skeptically back at him. "This man came to us through the court system, handed over to our care. He was diagnosed as clinically insane, schizophrenia and a danger if he was put inside a jail. He was perfect for our testing, our project." He coughed, shaking his head and sighing. "What we're trying to find out, is if this new system of ours, can repair mental damages from the inside. Miyako Inoue, was a perfect match, though against the rules.."
"Nevermind about Rs. Inoue, continue on with what your project was about." Joe interrupted before the man could go on with personal feelings and whatever. He didn't need to know, and he wasn't interested in finding out.
"Yes. Well.. Repair mental damages from the inside with getting in touch with the subconscious. No matter how dangerous a person can be, they do have a conscience, and if a psychologist can coax that subconscious into surfacing, then all will be well. That is, unless it fails of course.. If we can force changes into this twisted gentlemen in there, then I'm sure we can improve the lives of others. I may be rambling here, but I have a point. If Ken Ichijouji awakens a different man, then the results will be positive." Marvin blinked a few times, turning his attention away from the doctor to the small room in front of them. He couldn't help but doubt his own system, and the safety of Miyako.
"..What would you do with him if this changes his life forever?" Joe spoke up, his head staring out the window with Marvin. His voice was soft, and curious..
"We'll figure that one out later."
The environment turned cold, and the forbidden feeling spread through the hallways. She could already tell that the Kaiser would make another appearance, she just hoped she cold discover another piece of the puzzle before encountering him again. Though she wouldn't admit it openly, he scared her. She knew just how dangerous he was, but the act of defiance she bravely committed lowered her doubts. Standing before the doorway, she watched as the blood it took from her began to fill the cracks on it's own, defying gravity. A barrier of her blood formed around it, and as she continued to stare, the shape of the doorway became more definite.
The feeling grew, and a tinge of violence was in the air. Miyako became anxious and her heart began to beat faster, for she knew he would be upset with her. He didn't appreciate being beaten within his own realm; his anger was sharp and clear. The very walls dripped the acid of his fury, though the doorway was the only thing that remained tranquil. A door handle formed in the center of the door, awaiting her grip to open it. She slowly reached out her hand as the world around her began to darken and the air grew thick and choking, like smoke. "Come on.."
His low laughter erupted from the walls, echoing down the hallway to her ears. She could hear the swish of clothing and flutter of bat wings, a thump of feet after. He arrived, and he was teasingly walking down the shadows towards her, his black boots stomping against the floor in an even pace. Her eyes widened and she reached for the handle of the door, though her fingers went through it. Damn, the color of blood stained her fingertips. Attempting another grab, she could feel the vision slowly starting to harden, still in the middle of metamorphosis.
"Here I come, bitch." His voice, Ken's voice, turned cruel and sadistic called to her threateningly. The sound of a whip moving back and forth through the air playfully announced his latest toy. From the shadows, his form became more lucid. Twin ruby eyes opened and split through the black, lowering as an animal growl came from his throat. "Looks like you wanna play again, huh? Well I'm up for it." He chuckled, spikes breaking from the shade into the small area of light she stood in. The shadows covered the rest of his face except the tip of his nose, lips, and tops of his cheeks. "Let's go girlie."
From the corner of her eyes she watched him, poised and waiting to pounce. She had enough of him, and she could feel herself wishing to be back in the real world, but she knew she had to get Ken back to normal. Grabbing for the door handle, it solidified and came loose with a tug, a tear in the door opening to swallow her. As she fell into the rabbit hole, she could hear the Kaiser scream with rage, mingling with her own of fear, following her down into another abyss..
"How exactly did you acquire Ken Ichijouji, Marvin?" Joe blinked, turning his eyes towards the man he spoken too. Truly curious, he sat in silence, watching the second researcher, waiting patiently for an answer. Sighing, he sat back in his short comfortable chair and rested the clipboard on his lap. Leaning forward, his chin sat in the palm of his hand while he turned his eyes back out the clear window, watching how peacefully the patients both slept.
"Sir. Her heart rate is going up."
Marvin snapped his head to the young man sitting before the computers. "How many times was it, and how long were they?" He asked gruffly, narrowing his eyes with a look towards the man in the room with Miyako before looking to her monitors. Her heart rate was indeed speeding up, she was panicking yet again, and there was nothing they could do to help her. "I won't let her go more than seven times. On the seventh, we're shutting down."
"Yes sir. This is her fourth, lasting for more than a second. The previous rates were approximately one to two seconds."
"Alright. Thank you." Marvin said, turning on his heel to look down at the Doctor in the room. Dr. Kido was staring skeptically back at him. "This man came to us through the court system, handed over to our care. He was diagnosed as clinically insane, schizophrenia and a danger if he was put inside a jail. He was perfect for our testing, our project." He coughed, shaking his head and sighing. "What we're trying to find out, is if this new system of ours, can repair mental damages from the inside. Miyako Inoue, was a perfect match, though against the rules.."
"Nevermind about Rs. Inoue, continue on with what your project was about." Joe interrupted before the man could go on with personal feelings and whatever. He didn't need to know, and he wasn't interested in finding out.
"Yes. Well.. Repair mental damages from the inside with getting in touch with the subconscious. No matter how dangerous a person can be, they do have a conscience, and if a psychologist can coax that subconscious into surfacing, then all will be well. That is, unless it fails of course.. If we can force changes into this twisted gentlemen in there, then I'm sure we can improve the lives of others. I may be rambling here, but I have a point. If Ken Ichijouji awakens a different man, then the results will be positive." Marvin blinked a few times, turning his attention away from the doctor to the small room in front of them. He couldn't help but doubt his own system, and the safety of Miyako.
"..What would you do with him if this changes his life forever?" Joe spoke up, his head staring out the window with Marvin. His voice was soft, and curious..
"We'll figure that one out later."