A/N : So sorry for the delay, but I had exams! And sorry because this chapter is shorter than I intended, but I had to cut it there. No review answer in this one, I don't have time, I still have work. I'll try to update saturday or Sunday. Anyway, I haven't reread this chapter(like many others) so sorry for the grammar and all.
Again sorry for the delay, please don't hate me. I don't even know if someone is still reading this. Anyway, we're nearing the end. And thanks for those who reviewed the last chapter...
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Tracking where they had taken Adam wasn't hard, since they had put a tracking device on him. Mole's idea. But what was weird was that they were just underneath TC. Then, they began to move, and it had been a few days now that there were near the water.
The problem for them was that they couldn't find a way to get where Adam was. They were right under their feet but the transgenics couldn't find any way to get there. No entrance whatsoever. And Joshua was sure they didn't use the sewers. It was way under them.
"I can't stand it!"
"I can't stand it either Max. But as long as we don't find a entrance to their nest, we can't get to him. We just can't." stated Alec. He looked calm but inside him he was boiling with anger, and scared. Whether he admitted it or not, Adam scared him. If he switched side, only God knows what would happen then.
"Don't think that!" Max said, yes, she was still afterall the Deilina, "We raised that boy pretty good considering our experience and he'll be fine. I trust him, he's my son, our son first and foremost. He won't forget that."
"And what would happen if they make him forget?"
A silence before her reply.
"I don't know." A lone tear fell on her cheek. "I don't know. I just want to have faith. I just want him to come back."
Adam woke up as Tilia walked in his room. Tilia was the girl that had brought him to Hyean one month ago. She was fine, and unlike the others of their age she was a quiet one. Just like him. The others in their 'class' liked to brag about themselves. He and Tilia were a bit the outcast, though they were left alone because when it came to training and that kind of stuff, those little bastards didn't stand a chance in front of them.
Since he met Hyean and Harris, he had watched. He had observed the Seekers because though he was told to be one of them, and he felt like it. He knew that something was wrong. Plus he couldn't remember his life down here.
The boy huffed.
Here. Here was home. And home thatlooked a lot like hell to him. Anyway, they were half way near the centre of the Earth. He didn't mind the heat. None of them did, and they didn't mind the darkness either.
No one was allowed to go up. Except the elders and the companions. Which meant, he and Tilia had to put up with the stupid bozos while the older ones were having fun preparing their Coming.
Over the month, he had developed a hatred against the weaker ones. He hated everything that made him look like he was weak, he was strongest of his class, he was certainly the smartest. He never bragged about it like the others, but he knew it to be true and the others too. And that was enough for him.
Over the month, he had developed a hatred against the norms, those stupid worms who shouldn't even be allowed to breathe. Let alone walk the surface of the earth.
There was a reason why they were living here. Yes, soon, the earth as they knew it will disappear, as soon as they will obtain what his kind, the Seekers had been seeking for ages now. They had found it on an island in the Indian Ocean. Madagascar.
He had heard the rumours like the others and he was itching to go up, because every single Seeker had to witness the Awakening.
Soon. Soon the darkness will cover the Earth. Soon they'll be no humans to share the planet with. Soon they'll be home on the surface. Soon those who deserve the planet will reign on it.
"Adam! Hyean and Harris are back. They want to talk to you."
The boy nodded and followed his friend to Hyean's office.
He hated the woman. But damn, he had seen her once on the mat and she was cruel and dangerous. A beautiful cocktail if you asked him but he liked it. Despite his admiration, he really hated the woman, he couldn't get past it. But then again, many of their kind hated her. It must be her personality, he thought grinning in his head.
They didn't knock. They never did.
"Adam. It's good to see you." She wanted it to sound casual he guessed but he knew it was forced. She didn't like him either. He didn't mind.
Harris simply looked at him. He muttered something under his breath but Adam was only able to make out "unicorn".
Hyena shot the old man a look. So the great old man spoke forbidden words again.
Harris simply ignored Hyean.
"Adam, the council has chosen you for the Awakening," announced the cold woman.
"Mam, are you sure?"
He knew that it annoyed the hell out of her when he addressed her like they were in some military facility. Like he was a private and her his CO. He didn't know why, but he liked it.
"The decision is not mine to take. As you know, I'm just a companion, and the eldest decide. And it had been decided that you will the one chosen for the Awakening."
"It's great honour. I'll serve my kind till my death."
What a stupid formula, he thought. They already knew he would. He hated all those procedure things. If anything, he was loyal to his kind. He may hate some of them, but he knew where his loyalties lie.
"Tilia will go with you. Me and Harris will accompany you as far as we can once on the Island. We'll leaving soon."
He nodded and limped out of the room.
Three months. Three long months without any news from Adam. At least they knew he was alive.
"We're not doing the right thing." Max suddenly said.
Her behaviour was more and more odd these last days. Alec had caught her staring off into space quiet a few time, as she was searcihng for something. Actually more like someone. And she was searching for him inside her. Sometimes, she spent hours not moving an inch. And she came back to earth, it looked like she was lost and more desperate then ever. The last two days though were different. She had remained silent.
"What do you mean? Do you want us to abandon?" Mole inquired.
"No. But it's not the way to find him…"
"Find him! But we already know where he is?" Mole added angrily.
"But we can't go and get him, right? I think I should accept that he's dead now." What she meant was you should accept he's dead now for us. Now Alec understood why she remained silent the last two days : she was mourning.
"But he's alive, the tracer is still on…"
"Physically he's alive, but I don't think he's still on our side. And if he still is, soon, he'll switch side. It's the way the things must happen."
"So we let him die!" Alec voiced his anger.
"It wasn't easy for me to make that decision Alec! But it needs to be done. He's not our son. He never was. I know that now. He was always there."
"Granted he's not mine, but he's yours," Alec argued.
Alec didn't understand, she didn't felt him anymore. Over the last months, slowly the presence of Adam in her head was weak; the first days had been hell for him. She felt it. But then, somehow she knew they changed tactics with him. Bit by bit, he forgot to call her at night. Bit by bit he let her go. She knew there was nothing she could do about it. He had succumb to the dark side.
"I just helped him get into this world. That's all," she said sadly.
"She doesn't feel him anymore. The way she feels all of us," Sam spoke up.
A long silence fell upon them. As if they were all accepting the situation, and remained quiet a minute to mourn Adam. Their Adam. For it was certain that one day they would face him in a battle. A battle none of them were sure they would win.
"So what do you propose?" Mole cut in the silence.
"I know what they want. And they'll soon send him to get it. He won't be alone, but it'll be our best shot. If they get what they want, we're all dead."
"And what is that they want?"
"To live forever, power. More and more power," she spat coldly.
"So where should they find that?"
"That, I don't know. We need to find that place before they do."
"They have thousand of years ahead of us!" stated Luke.
"I know. That's why I need you to question the familiars on base, even those who were close to the last priestess. The familiars must know. The Conclave must know."
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