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Chapter 12, CONNECTION DISRUPTED

"Ah... it's so cold...". I was standing in what appeared to be a cold, dark void as far as the eye could see.

"Ugh..." my whole body was shivering, the cold was making it hard to keep my eyes open. It was as if I was in a snow storm with no hope of finding warmth...

"It'll be fine if... I close my eyes... for a few minutes" Ah... This feeling of darkness feels comforting...

...

"Clack, Clack, Clack"

"...huh?... Where is that coming from?..." My Head was so fuzzy that I could barely form any thoughts.

"Clack, Clack, Clack"

The sound of footsteps were coming closer and closer. I tried looking around again even though it was futile. The ground around me became as if it was a swamp, where trying to move your feet took a lot more effort than usual.

I sighed at my situation and said annoyed and a little pissed, "Gah... what now? I'm stuck in some sort of mind game where the conditions I have to endure are horrendous and I could be finished off by the Minotaurs any second now. Great, just gre—" Then suddenly, as if the lights were turned on illuminating, the empty room? It had no windows, no doors or exits, and was just straight walls. Nothing else. I turned, looking in every direction then suddenly, a figure? or person shrouded in a black void appeared out of nowhere.

I jumped back, startled and got into a fighting stance.

"Who are you?"

The aura that disguised it started to disappear... The thing or person to be specific, was oddly me. Just a lifeless, reflection of me without color. It's eyes showed no sign of emotions, just a blank stare. It started moving and I raised my arms ready to fight when it pointed its finger at me then said in a metallic yet similar voice to mine :

"HFD2 Has receives extensive damage to parts of its body. It cannot fully utilize all available power and is in current danger of dying in current condition. Forcibly activating Alpha Protocol to save it's life and to continue its mission"

"W-what?!" I walked right up to it and grabbed it by the shirts collar, "What do you mean "Alpha protocol?" It simply stood there and with a blank look said,

"Alpha Protocol : Activating this protocol will bring out HFD2 original personality and thought process which is best suited to complete the mission and nothing less, nothing more"

I was at a loss of words for a moment. The only response I could think of was, "...what?". Then out of nowhere, a computers voice spoke out of nowehere like it was on a loudspeaker,

"Alpha Protocol has been activated, Pseudo-Personality two has been suspended. Activating Psuedo-Personality one"

After it said the last word, my body suddenly became heavy and my eyes suddenly felt heavy. It was if my body was shutting down and letting the darkness consume it. The last thought I had before I fell asleep(?) was

"Ah... I hope Bell and Lily are doing fine without me..."

"Pseudo-Personality switch was successful, activating combat protocols"

Back in the dungeon with Bell and Lily (now for the remainder of the chapter you will be reading from Bell's point of view) :

As we ran back looking for help, we arrived at a wall."Ah! A dead end?!" Lili exclaimed.

Bell started to pace around in the pathway. How are we going to get help?...! Max! Bell turned and started running back towards where Max and the Minotaurs were fighting.

As Bell was running, he heard Lili call out, "Master Bell!"

I can't stop now, Max may be in danger!

"Clang!"

Ah! I can still hear fighting, Max is still aliv-"ROOAARRRR" Bell's last thought was cut off by a Minotaurs roar(?). I got to hurry!

"W-what is this!?" Bell exclaimed when he arrived.

"Adaptation was successful. Black Minotaurs sword has been integrated successfully. Replication successful."

Bell was in complete shock as Max slashed the Black Minotaur which wielded a sword, ...but the sword was a part of his arm...

The Minotaur was slashed in half and its body turned to ash. Max turned his head at the other two minotaurs, his eyes... it was like there was no emotion. There was no warmth in his eyes like how he usually was but there wasn't any darkness in his eyes either. Then out of nowhere, a heavy sense of dread came over Bell.

What is this feeling?!!

"One out of three eliminated, proceeding to eliminate the others with lethal force."

End of Chapter 12, CONNECTION DISRUPTED