Disclaimer: I do not own anything concerning Resident Evil, its characters, cities, and monsters… I only own Remus and Vic...
Remus dug through the laundry room and soon found some lockers at the room's back wall. The room was painted a stark white, hurting his sensitive eyes. He growled lightly as he went to the back of the room, resisting the urge to throw something on it to give the wretched room some color.
He ripped a locker apart trying to open it, and he stared, surprised. He hadn't been that strong. He began to think as he took a shirt, lab coat, and a pair of pants from the locker. Remus looked down at his left arm. It had changed, it shouldn't have changed. The original virus he was infected with was killed with the DEVIL vaccine, but the G-001 virus was still alive. Or maybe it…? He shook his head and continued at the task at hand.
He tore the ruined clothes off of him and slipped the pants on, he had already gone through two sets of clothes and he was running out of places to get them. Remus paused when he slipped his shirt on letting it stay unbutton as he pressed a hand against his neck.
Did Saddler…? Remus looked around quickly for a mirror and saw one hanging from a wall covered in grime. He wiped at it with his old shirt and turned his neck. The Carotid artery was unpunctured, he turned his head again. The same was for the other side. Remus sighed in relief but checked his arms just in case. The Brachial artery in his arms had no new wounds and there were a few more areas that he wanted to check.
He thought if he checked the Femoral artery that would be considered a little extreme. Saddler wouldn't dare stick him there. Remus began to button the shirt up and put on the lab coat. He caught his reflection in the mirror and felt a pang in his chest. He looked so much like William Birkin, except for the hair and the more muscular build. That and his indigo rimmed eyes. He heaved a deep breath and turned to go.
He still needed to find Ada and Leon.
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Leon slashed at Krauser, his knife cutting him on the chest. Krauser turned away and looked down at his chest, "Humph…Hmhm." Krauser launched himself at Leon. Leon let the huge knife graze his own as he turned to slash back. They kept slashing, they caught each other's arms and the knives drew closer to their necks. Krauser tugged Leon forward and twisted around him, landing a strong kick on Leon's back that sent him flying, his knife clattered a good distance away.
Krauser started to walk over to Leon stepping closer with each passing beat of Leon's heart "All for Umbrella's sake…" Krauser said as he stood only a few feet from Leon.
"Umbrella…?"
"Almost let it slip…Die comrade!!" Krauser jumped into the air and landed by Leon, his knife inching its way towards Leon's throat. Leon struggled, but it was all in vain. The knife kept getting closer and he felt the tip of the cold metal. This is the way the world ends…Not with a bang, but a whimper…Leon thought, but before the blade could sink any further into the soft flesh, a gun went off, hitting the knife.
Leon saw his chance and kicked Krauser away. The large man caught himself and clutched his stomach. "Ada!!" Leon called out, surprised. "Humph, it's the bitch in the red dress," Krauser snarled, facing her.
Nobody was aware of a figure that stood only a few yards above their heads, watching the scene play out below. These people intrigued the figure and it shifted so it could see better. It watched as Krauser jumped into the air and land on a high ledge. He said something and left. The woman hopped down and she and the blonde talked, before she too left.
The figure leapt down, startling the blonde. The figure stood and Leon took a step back. "Birkin!!" The figure raised its head, "No, you ass. It's Remus, I'm not my uncle." Remus pushed his hair from his face and growled when it fell back into his eyes. Leon started at Remus' new attire and looked at him puzzled. Remus sighed and muttered, "I don't have time to answer questions right now!! People these days. Now, Leon, as much as I hate to leave so soon…I have a traitor to catch," Remus as he walked pass Leon.
"You work for Umbrella?! After what they did to you?! After what they did to all those innocent people in Raccoon City?!" Leon yelled, piecing together who the 'traitor' was. Remus stopped and sighed, his shoulders slouching, his back still turned to Leon. "Yes…I work for Umbrella. But not for the reasons you think. My boss, Albert Wesker, kept me alive," He said, his tone sad.
"'Alive'?! If you hadn't disappeared we would've come back for you!! We could've helped you!!"
"No, the U.S. wouldn't have kept my alive. They would've turned me into a guinea pig for their experiments. Wesker gave me a choice that day six years ago. I choose the logical choice, the one that allowed self-preservation. Wesker helped me make me what I am today. A logical sane person. If you could even call me human anymore," Remus said bitterly. "But you are human, Remus!!"
Remus turned suddenly and appeared in front of Leon before he could blink. "You call this 'human'?! I am no longer human!! I'm a freak!! A monster that has needs to be put down!! Wesker tried helping me!! But this blasted virus bound itself into my DNA!! It is impossible to get rid of it!!" Remus let out a stifled moan, sounding eerily like a G-Carrier's tormented moan, and Remus gave a dry sob and clutched his head in his hands.
Leon was shocked, he had only seen Remus like this once, when Chief Iron's was dragged away, his mangled corpse torn in half, intestines being held on by a monstrous hand of his own uncle, as Irons was dragged out of the room. Leon took a tentative step towards Remus and stood beside him. "Remus," Leon said as he watched Remus straighten and rubbed his face.
"I have to leave. I have to catch Ada before she disappears again. Maybe one day, Leon…I will tell you the true reason behind my actions. Please…Forgive me for the sins I have committed and are going to commit." Remus turned and leapt on the railing Ada had taken to jump down from.
Remus turned to look at Leon, "Please don't tell Vic…" Remus leapt, leaving Leon by himself. Remus had looked so…Forlorn when he said that. Leon shook his head. He could puzzle on that later. He had to find Ashley.
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The lab coat bellowed behind him as he stalked the halls. He could smell her. She went through here not long ago. She must be heading for Ashley, he thought puzzling over the matter for a few moments. Remus started to turn but stopped as he flexed his left hand. The arm was an odd thing. It looked more human, yet not. He lifted his hand in the air and turned it around, curious as what it looked like now.
He never got the chance to inspect it with Saddler pumping him full of electricity. It was armored, but only on the top, the slightly softer flesh of the under half of the arm could still be cut, but it would have to be a strong blow.
The top of the arm had turned slightly segmented; the slightly over lapping armor gave it a slight reptilian look. The scale-like plating looked like it was scorched by a fire, turning the plates a smoky grey. The 'scales' reminded Remus something similar to a crocodile's outer leg. He was glad he didn't have the spikes anymore. Now he didn't have to worry about ruined shirts or coats. He looked at his palm and frowned, there was a bump there that wasn't there before. He wondered idly why it was there.
That and why he could suddenly see in the dark. The hall's lights were dimmed greatly, but he could see like it was day.
He heard a sound that sounded like a mixture of a moan and something else not entirely human. He heard a familiar shuffle and felt the hair on his right arm rise. It couldn't be…!! He turned and was greeted with not what he thought it was, but something just as bad. It looked humanoid, but instead of the decayed smell it smelt like blood. The body was covered in spikes and the skin was like a pale hue of purple-grey. It looked like a reversed Iron Maiden from the Middle Ages.
It continued to shuffle towards him and Remus moved to draw his gun. He cursed when he realized he didn't have it. It must be back were Saddler had tortured him. Remus frowned, that would mean he had to fit hand to hand or simply run. The Iron Maiden lurched forward grabbing him before he could run. Its cool hands wrapped themselves around his neck and began to squeeze, the spikes on its body retreated and then thrusted out impaling him.
Remus yelled in pain as one of the spines nicked the artery near his heart. His body started to repair the damage as soon as it happened; it was odd feeling his body repair itself so fast. Remus wrapped his hands around the Maiden's throat and was shock when its body started to convulse. Sections of its body started to pop and soon the Maiden was on the floor, smoking. "Did I…? Damn!! I can make electricity come out of my hand!!" Remus said, taken aback. What else could his body now do, he wondered as he started his trek down the darkened halls.
He knew Ada was down here, somewhere, all he had to do was find her. But he could still…Yes, he could get the Plagas samples before her. He could get two of the normal Plagas and the Master Plagas that would be enough for Wesker to experiment on. Remus chuckled darkly; Ada had signed the Executioner's form when she attacked Krauser. The kid gloves were off now; she was as good as dead.
A/N: Well, here's chapter 15!! I got tired of Remus' spiked arm and decided, it'd be a lot cooler if I made it evolve into something better, more useful. If you're wondering what the arteries Remus said in the beginning of the chapter are…Google it. Oh, thanks, Hobo for reviewing as always!! But yes, Anonymous Reviews are ON!! So please!! Review, Readers!! It encourages me!! I know you're there reading!! I've seen you!! –eye twitch- Er…ANYWAY…
There are also some biological terms in this story and the one previous story, Resident Evil: Desolation Infection, due to Remus' specialty, which is biology, chemistry, and virology. If any one of you have questions, please leave a review and ask!! I'll answer any questions you ladies/gents have!! Please, read and review!! Danke!!
