Dark Side of the Moon
Chapter 6
0(Inside the Dark Moon Facility.. Near Nisan, Noradian Capital)0
"Ugh..." Raguna awoke from unconsciousness, "What?" he saw he was on an operation table,
"Don't worry, Earthmate." a man in surgery clothing appeared, "This will only sting a little bit from time to time..." he chuckled, then more men appeared, "You will become like your brother- You will become Norad's Ultimate Fighting Machine!"
"Never!" Raguna strained to rise up, only to notice he was tied to the table,
"Resistance is futile!" the head surgeon said, "You will become the fist of the Noradian military arm!"
"Argh!" Raguna continued struggling,
"We need to calm him down sir, or we won't be able to operate." one of the surgeons told their leader,
"Alright.." the head surgeon grumbled and pulled out a large syringe, "HAH!" he stabbed it in the Earthmate's arm.
"Ahh!" Raguna yelled, but then started to become drowsy, "You won't... get... away..." he drifted off to sleep.
"Let's continue." the head surgeon said and they all gathered around.
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"What are you doing with my brother?" Ivan asked as Commander Viscen walked around him, wielding the same magic staff with the blue stone that controlled the Earthmate before.
"He will become like you." Viscen responded, "Now.." he lifted the staff, "Attack that man." he pointed to an old Sechs prisoner of War, probably a veteran of the Great War.
"Why?" Ivan questioned, even though he was clearly under a trance,
"Hm.." Viscen became troubled, then twisted a dail on the staff,
"ARGH!" Ivan held his head in pain,
"Pick up your bow and kill that man!" Viscen ordered,
"Hah!" Ivan did what was commanded and fired a bolt at the elder,
"Augh!" the veteran screamed and died from the strike.
"Excellent..." Viscen said, "Even though you are just the prototype, you are excellent!"
"Thank you." Ivan said with a straight face, devoid of all emotion.
"Let's continue..." Viscen said and turned away...
0(Black Eclipse Facility by Sechia, Sechs Capital)0
"How is everything going?" Commander Styx said as he walked through the halls of a fort,
"The experiments are going swell, Commander." a scientist responded, "We should have the first force by tomorrow."
"Great." Commander Styx smiled, "And the Originals?" he asked,
"They are in their chambers, sir." the scientist said and pointed to a room with a large window.
Behind that glass were Aden and Sonja, who were basically living out a regular life inside, since a luxurious living area was made for the two. Kyle was also in there playing with children's toys like any regular of his age,
"Excellent." Styx said, "Are they good?"
"Their health is excellent." the scientist looked at his clipboard, "We provide them with three meals a day consisting of any nutrition they need."
"Hey..." Aden called from behind the glass, tapping it to get attention,
"Yes?" the scientist came up,
"Can we get some more toys in here?" Aden asked, "For the kid.." he held Kyle close,
"Hm..." the scientist looked through his clipboard, "We have a new shipment of supplies coming through, I'll check if we have toys."
"Alright." Aden said, then crouched down to face Kyle, "You hear that? You'll be getting some new toys!"
"Yay!" Kyle said in glee, "Thanks!"
"You're welcome." the scientist smiled and turned back to Commander Styx,
"Ethelbert will be pleased." Commander Styx said.
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"Get in there!" a soldier told Raguna as he pushed the Earthmate into a huge capsule,
"Ah..." the drowsy Earthmate could only stumble inside, "What?"
"He needs to be conditioned in liquid inside this capsule for a few hours." Commander Viscen informed King Gilbert, "It will stimulate his senses to a degree farther than Subject I's (Ivan). We will put Subject I in this vial soon to also increase his abilities."
"I see." Gilbert said as some scientists placed a breathing hose and around Raguna's face,
"Closing!" a soldier said and closed the capsule,
Raguna, still drowsy from the operations of before, could only watch,
"Filling with Liquid E!" a scientist announced, and a hiss of air shot out of the capsule.
BOOP! BOOP!
The blue liquid started to pour from the top unto the Earthmate, who shivered at the cold sensation of it striking his skin,
"The advantage of this liquid is that it doesn't disintegrate cotton fabrics." a scientist told the King, "His underbritches are cotton to at least give him some privacy while he's submerged."
"Sending in knockout herb gas." another scientist announced, and a gust of wind went through the breathing tube to Raguna, who started to drift off into sleep.
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"Again..." Aden said as he was led by some scientists into a room,
"We just need one last blood sample from you and your wife." the head scientist said as he pulled out a syringe, "Then you could join her in peace once more."
"Alright..." Aden said and extended his arm willingly.
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"How long has he been in there?" Viscen asked the Chief Scientist, who was taking down notes,
"About 2 hours..." the man responded, "now, what about the other Subject?"
"The wife?" Viscen asked, "She's here." he said, and some surgeons rolled a bed inside the lab,
"Ugh..." Iris said drowsily as she looked around,
"What is she?" the chief scientist asked,
"We are not sure..." the head surgeon responded, "Her anatomy is the same as a humans... But she has ears of an elf."
"This is the field report of General Nix." Viscen said and gave the scientist a sheet of paper,
"A vampire?" the man said in surprise, "That's preposterous! Vampires are long extinct!"
"That's what we thought about the Earthmates." Viscen scoffed, "And look at this."
"Huh..." the scientist looked at Iris' body, "Did you take a blood sample?"
"Here." a surgeon came up and passed a syringe filled with blood,
"That's odd.." the scientist mumbled, "It's quite bland in colour... Let me check.." he held the Species Identifier device close to it.
BBRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGGG!
"Woah!" the man said in shock, "That's not a normal!"
"Look at this, doc." another surgeon said as he open Iris mouth, revealing the two sharp canines in there,
"Oh my..." the scientist mumbled as he inspected, "That's really not a normal!"
"You really think that's a vampire?" a female surgeon asked,
"I hope so.." the scientist said, a sparkle in his eye, "The Vampire race can rival the Earthmates in magical powers and can overtake them in natural abilities!"
"Yep." Viscen said, "That girl took about 5 soldiers to subdue.."
"We also have this." the head surgeon gave the scientist a paper, "It's some really strange runic pulses coming out of her."
"Very interesting!" the scientist inspected, "Let me see that stethoscope."
One of the surgeons handed the said instrument, the scientist promptly listened in on Iris' lower abdomen.
"OH!" he said in shock.
"What!?" the head surgeon said,
"I can't believe it!" the scientist yelled, "She's pregnant!"
"What!?" all the surgeons shouted,
"Are you serious!?" Viscen said, "But who's the father!?"
They all turned to Raguna, who was asleep in the capsule, suspended in liquid.
"This is just pure gold!" the scientist said, "A Vampire-Earthmate hybrid!"
"By the gods..." Viscen gasped, "The Perfect Fighting Machine... The Ultimate Life Form..."
"This child..." the scientist said, "If only we had a method of extracting it..."
"We could work on that." the head surgeon answered, "But if the child is taken from the womb... Would it not die?"
"Not exactly..." Viscen said, "I've heard tales of people transferring rune forces to others to let them live."
"That's magic." the scientist said, "I've read the book, but would it not take the life of another? But a mere sacrifice for a being of that much power.."
"Let us begin..." Viscen ordered, "This will please the King greatly if it reaches his ears.."
"I will be the donor of the rune forces." the chief scientist said, "I want my life to be worth something."
"Alright.." the head surgeon said, "Come on... Let us begin..."