The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Twelve; Part One
The walls of the ruin began to tremble violently. None of the room's inhabitants took their eyes off of the hulking mass kneeling down on the floor.
Morgan was in shock. He did not want to witness what was happening, however, he had no other choice.
While Morgan seemed to know the situation, the other three Drifters had no idea. The demon slowly regained his energy. He, like the other three, had no idea of what was happening. However, Haruko seemed amused. He took advantage of the situation and relaxed. Whatever became of the situation, he had to be completely prepared.
The entity slowly stood up. It was clearly two times larger than Jet and Virginia. It was suited in black armor, golden lines placed in small cracks. The horns began to grow longer, while the armor manipulated, stretching out. However, what truly frightened Virginia and the others the most was that the entity used to be Todd McCleney.
"Something the matter?" Gallows asked Morgan quickly. Morgan only glanced at him. "It wasn't supposed to happen. The entire experiment was a failure. I mean, it was a total failure. But, they didn't care. They continued with it."
"What was a failure?" Jet asked, listening in.
Morgan sighed. "The Ovius Chip."
"Ovius Chip?" Jet replied. Morgan nodded. "Yes, the Ovius Chip, it was meant to advance human evolution."
"You mean, advance human status?"
"In a way," Morgan replied. "It was somewhat meant to create a better human. It was a test, only a test. The boy had no past we could trace. Seeing him as a suitable test subject, we implanted the chip in him."
"We? Who's we?" Gallows asked. "It was a group of scientists. I was part of it at the time. I remember that the test was a failure. After I had seen what affects the chip had on a person, I was completely disgusted, so much that I dropped out from the project. I was sure the others would have enough common sense to stop, but it seems they didn't."
"So, that chip forces the person to transform into this thing?" Virginia asked, leaning against the wall. Morgan nodded. "It needs a host. The Ovius Chip is a living, breathing organism. The only way it can survive is by depending on a host."
Morgan stopped for a moment, noticing the transformation was almost complete. "So Todd is that host?" Virginia asked.
"Yes," Morgan answered. He turned his head to look at the others. "I also remember there was another experiment in the facility. I surely hope it was nothing like this."
Jet glanced at the entity. "So, this would be called Ovius?" Morgan nodded.
Gallows frowned. "But, we can't shoot him. That's Todd's body. If we shoot it, we'll be hurting Todd."
Morgan stroked his chin. "Yes, and unfortunately, he is not Todd right now. He is Ovius, it's just that they're both caught in a middle state. The Ovius is disabled, corruptive. It'll attack anyone."
Jet gritted his teeth. "Hold on. If you knew about this the whole time, why didn't you tell us?" he asked irritated.
Morgan shook his head. "It's been two years. I forgot what the boy looked like."
Suddenly, the ruin shook again. Ovius stood straight, cracks appearing in the floor.
A strange glass substance began to form in front of Morgan and Gallows. "What is that?!" Gallows asked. The glass continued to grow until it sealed the two into the last room.
Jet stared in astonishment as the glass continued to spread.
However, the glass stopped spreading. Jet turned to the center of the room. Ovius stood straight, breathing heavily. Haruko seemed amused.
Virginia began to breathe heavily. "I can't get up. What is wrong with me?!" she thought urgently.
Jet gritted his teeth. He was practically alone. Morgan and Gallows were sealed in the opposite room, while Virginia did not seem to be able to move.
A small smile began to spread on Haruko's face. "How very interesting. That boy changed into that Ovius being from what the fools stated. Perhaps this could play into my advantage," he thought.
Ovius suddenly roared, shaking the ruin. It slowly turned its head, noticing Jet and Haruko. It roared again as it headed straight for Jet.
Jet froze. Instinct told him to fire the blaster, but common sense told him that if he fire Todd might not survive the contact.
Ovius smashed his fist into the floor, Jet barely avoiding it. Ovius predicted Jet's movements, already speeding straight for him.
Jet stopped for one second. The speed of the being mesmerized him. He stood still for one second.
Ovius quickly sm,ashed him with the back of his right fist. The impact sent Jet crashing into the far wall. The blaster dropped to the floor, the gem separating from Jet's weapon.
It then turned, facing Haruko.
Morgan gritted his teeth. "Dammit. If he fights the demon," he mumbled Gallows glanced at him. "What?" Morgan sighed. "He's out of control. Todd could control Ovius, but it's unstable. Its power levels are decreasing and increasing. He could grow exceedingly weak in just one moment."
Gallows frowned. "There's something more, something you're not saying." Morgan closed his eyes. "Since he's unstable, he could revert back to Todd at any moment. But, he could also stay like that for a massive amount of time."
Jet could barely hear the conversation between Morgan and Gallows as he slowly sat. He rubbed the blood from his mouth. "If Todd could stay like that, he could weaken Haruko, possibly kill him. But, that's only if everything's goes right."
Haruko laughed. "Well, perhaps I'll finally get a challenge," he stated as Ovius rushed towards him.
The walls of the ruin began to tremble violently. None of the room's inhabitants took their eyes off of the hulking mass kneeling down on the floor.
Morgan was in shock. He did not want to witness what was happening, however, he had no other choice.
While Morgan seemed to know the situation, the other three Drifters had no idea. The demon slowly regained his energy. He, like the other three, had no idea of what was happening. However, Haruko seemed amused. He took advantage of the situation and relaxed. Whatever became of the situation, he had to be completely prepared.
The entity slowly stood up. It was clearly two times larger than Jet and Virginia. It was suited in black armor, golden lines placed in small cracks. The horns began to grow longer, while the armor manipulated, stretching out. However, what truly frightened Virginia and the others the most was that the entity used to be Todd McCleney.
"Something the matter?" Gallows asked Morgan quickly. Morgan only glanced at him. "It wasn't supposed to happen. The entire experiment was a failure. I mean, it was a total failure. But, they didn't care. They continued with it."
"What was a failure?" Jet asked, listening in.
Morgan sighed. "The Ovius Chip."
"Ovius Chip?" Jet replied. Morgan nodded. "Yes, the Ovius Chip, it was meant to advance human evolution."
"You mean, advance human status?"
"In a way," Morgan replied. "It was somewhat meant to create a better human. It was a test, only a test. The boy had no past we could trace. Seeing him as a suitable test subject, we implanted the chip in him."
"We? Who's we?" Gallows asked. "It was a group of scientists. I was part of it at the time. I remember that the test was a failure. After I had seen what affects the chip had on a person, I was completely disgusted, so much that I dropped out from the project. I was sure the others would have enough common sense to stop, but it seems they didn't."
"So, that chip forces the person to transform into this thing?" Virginia asked, leaning against the wall. Morgan nodded. "It needs a host. The Ovius Chip is a living, breathing organism. The only way it can survive is by depending on a host."
Morgan stopped for a moment, noticing the transformation was almost complete. "So Todd is that host?" Virginia asked.
"Yes," Morgan answered. He turned his head to look at the others. "I also remember there was another experiment in the facility. I surely hope it was nothing like this."
Jet glanced at the entity. "So, this would be called Ovius?" Morgan nodded.
Gallows frowned. "But, we can't shoot him. That's Todd's body. If we shoot it, we'll be hurting Todd."
Morgan stroked his chin. "Yes, and unfortunately, he is not Todd right now. He is Ovius, it's just that they're both caught in a middle state. The Ovius is disabled, corruptive. It'll attack anyone."
Jet gritted his teeth. "Hold on. If you knew about this the whole time, why didn't you tell us?" he asked irritated.
Morgan shook his head. "It's been two years. I forgot what the boy looked like."
Suddenly, the ruin shook again. Ovius stood straight, cracks appearing in the floor.
A strange glass substance began to form in front of Morgan and Gallows. "What is that?!" Gallows asked. The glass continued to grow until it sealed the two into the last room.
Jet stared in astonishment as the glass continued to spread.
However, the glass stopped spreading. Jet turned to the center of the room. Ovius stood straight, breathing heavily. Haruko seemed amused.
Virginia began to breathe heavily. "I can't get up. What is wrong with me?!" she thought urgently.
Jet gritted his teeth. He was practically alone. Morgan and Gallows were sealed in the opposite room, while Virginia did not seem to be able to move.
A small smile began to spread on Haruko's face. "How very interesting. That boy changed into that Ovius being from what the fools stated. Perhaps this could play into my advantage," he thought.
Ovius suddenly roared, shaking the ruin. It slowly turned its head, noticing Jet and Haruko. It roared again as it headed straight for Jet.
Jet froze. Instinct told him to fire the blaster, but common sense told him that if he fire Todd might not survive the contact.
Ovius smashed his fist into the floor, Jet barely avoiding it. Ovius predicted Jet's movements, already speeding straight for him.
Jet stopped for one second. The speed of the being mesmerized him. He stood still for one second.
Ovius quickly sm,ashed him with the back of his right fist. The impact sent Jet crashing into the far wall. The blaster dropped to the floor, the gem separating from Jet's weapon.
It then turned, facing Haruko.
Morgan gritted his teeth. "Dammit. If he fights the demon," he mumbled Gallows glanced at him. "What?" Morgan sighed. "He's out of control. Todd could control Ovius, but it's unstable. Its power levels are decreasing and increasing. He could grow exceedingly weak in just one moment."
Gallows frowned. "There's something more, something you're not saying." Morgan closed his eyes. "Since he's unstable, he could revert back to Todd at any moment. But, he could also stay like that for a massive amount of time."
Jet could barely hear the conversation between Morgan and Gallows as he slowly sat. He rubbed the blood from his mouth. "If Todd could stay like that, he could weaken Haruko, possibly kill him. But, that's only if everything's goes right."
Haruko laughed. "Well, perhaps I'll finally get a challenge," he stated as Ovius rushed towards him.