Destroyer walked inside the research laboratory housed in the middle of the city. Papers scattered the entire facility, and most of the lights no longer functioned, but the light at the room of Dr. Johnson shined brighter than any other light in that area.
“Johnson, Johnson.” Destroyer said as he scanned through the papers
Dr. Johnson’s area was filled with papers which contained only questions that pertained to society. Destroyer scanned through every one of them, peeking closely at the details which intrigued him the most.
“Are you the original breaker, Johnson?” Destroyer said
There was no answer, as there was nothing left of the man known as Dr. Nicholas Johnson, the head scientist of the ReSociety Project, a project aimed at fixing all the problems of humankind.
Destroyer continued to collect all the papers piled around. Brushing his fingers across the sea of papers, he felt a glass cover block his way. He cleared the papers on that desk and found a switch.
He placed his hand on the glass, feeling it firmly and analyzing every part of it.
“Ernisum ka.” He said
The glass lid shattered upon the command of those words. He laid his fingers on the switch and flipped it on.
The wall released a whirring sound and let off steam. A door that led to another part of Dr. Johnson’s area opened and revealed a hidden room whose door blended with the wall.
“I’ve already killed so many” Destroyer said as he walked towards the door, “but I still can’t see the reason why you did this to humanity.” He continued
What met him through the doorway was a dimly lit room that seemed far from the rooms in the rest of the laboratory. It contained a small bed, a reading desk, some shelves for books, and a small television.
The hidden room contained all of Dr. Johnson’s personal belongings. Destroyer slid his hand across every object he could find, until a book made him stop.
He discovered a handmade leather book. Destroyer took it and opened it. He discovered that it was a diary written by the doctor himself.
‘October 14th, ReSociety was close to finishing. I closed all the doors, and no other scientist was able to enter my area anymore. The project aims to systematically and accurately target all the misunderstood concepts that humanity passes through every single day. All mistakes that lead to the problems we face in this modern age will be erased, and a new society will be born.’ It read
“Why did humanity have to go with those problems then?” Destroyer asked
‘October 15th, the cure for my sister’s disease is finally finished. I shall administer it to her by tomorrow. In the meantime, I should focus on the fail-safe implementation of the ReSociety system. Should it be destroyed, it is bound to take humanity along with it. From today, I shall continue my daily updates on my voice recorder.” It read
Destroyer placed the book on the desk and stood up. He scanned the entire room in an attempt to find the missing tapes.
He threw the books off the shelves and searched under every supported furniture, but he found no trace of the tapes.
He checked the cabinets but found only a map of the entire facility. He studied the map and saw that at the far corner of the facility was a dumping site. If Johnson was discovered, it is only logical for them to dispose what they could find. Perhaps it was disposed by the personnel of the lab after they discovered that it contained the secrets of ReSociety.
After he did one final check, Destroyer headed out and followed the map. The rest of the facility was dark, with wires that dangled from the ceiling and water droplets dripping off the pipelines. Debris and broken glass were everywhere, and his footsteps were the only sounds that accompanied him.
If it were functional, the lab was a nice place to work in. It gave the scientists comfort with its design and easy transport system, none of which existed anymore. Now it is nothing but another abandoned building, devoid of any purpose, and it brought no significance.
The hallway began to lighten up, and the footsteps started to echo less. In front of him was an exit to a huge area.
Stepping out, he saw that he was at the middle of the facility, denoted by a huge statue of the director of the facility. The moonlight shined directly above him, and the half sphere-like rooftop made sure that the light was distributed all across the area.
Footsteps came out from the hallway right across him. Destroyer knew that those steps weren’t his own.
“Ernisum ka” he whispered
His seal began to glow red, and his markings burned throughout his entire body.
“You never fail to emit such a heavy aura, Destroyer” the unknown person said.
A man of huge build appeared from the other side covered in blood and human body parts. He bared a seal that is of equal redness to Destroyer.
“However, you are no longer the one at the top of the food chain.” The unknown voice continued
“Grand Slayer, what brings you here?” Destroyer asked
“I came to find other breakers, how unfortunate that it is you that I encountered. Your long list of abilities deep within your system will be mine soon.” Grand Slayer said
“We don’t have to battle. Just move out of my way and I’ll make sure that you’ll survive the night.” Destroyer said
“I see, perhaps I should show you my newfound powers.” Grand Slayer said
Destroyer dropped to a defensive stance to prepare himself.
“Magnus Sphere!” Grand Slayer said, as a massive ball of energy formed in his hand. He locked his eyes on Destroyer and threw the ball with enormous power.
“Raishin Na!” Destroyer said
A long blade of dark energy began to form on Destroyer’s hands, and with a single slash, he was able to destroy the great ball.
However, the sword vanished as well.
Surprised, Destroyer stared at Great Slayer in anger.
“Where is the Raishin?” he asked
“Raishin Na” Grand Slayer replied
The long blade which was once in the hands of Destroyer was now in the hands of his opponent.
“Prepare yourself, Destroyer!” Grand Slayer said.
Destroyer retreated into the hallway he emerged out of and hid in one of the offices under the cover of darkness. The footsteps of Grand Slayer echoed throughout the corridor. His huge size made the steps louder, and his red glow made his location clear.
If it weren’t for Destroyer’s coat, he would’ve been spotted by Grand Slayer.
He waited for Grand Slayer to pass, making sure that he was quiet as the hulking man walked past the doorway. He followed closely from behind, inching closer and closer.
“Wherever you are, it won’t be long until I find you.” Grand Slayer said
Destroyer smirked as he placed his feet firmly on the ground.
“Gominus Na.” he whispered.
The floor below Grand Slayer gave in, causing him to fall to the basement. Destroyer tossed rocks from the ground floor down to the basements in hopes of hitting Grand Slayer, but they were all cut by the Raishin.
Silence followed right after. Thinking that Grand Slayer was hit by the huge rocks, Destroyer’s footsteps echoed once more around the hallway. The floor below him suddenly felt light, and when he took another step, the floor gave way. Plummeting down to the basement, he held the map tightly in his hands. He landed hard, and his left leg was impaled by a metal rod from one of the fallen platforms.
“You thought you escaped, Destroyer. But you’re trapped in here with me.” Grand Slayer said
“Fool, you’re the one who is trapped with me” Destroyer replied.
“Zamada ka” he said
Four serpents appeared from behind him. All four zoomed forward to destroy Grand Slayer, but they were all slain with one slash from the Raishin.
“Is that all you have?” Grand Slayer asked
Destroyer had vanished from where he was, using the serpents as decoy to disappear into thin air.
He reappeared from behind Grand Slayer with his hand placed on Grand Slayer’s heart.
“Magnus Magicae: Stop!” Destroyer said
Grand Slayer’s heart stopped beating, and the big menace stopped moving right where he stood. Destroyer limped his way towards the stairs when a sword narrowly missed him.
“Its not over yet.” Grand Slayer said
The energy from within Grand Slayer was powerful enough to revive his heart.
“Zamada ka!” Grand Slayer said
Four serpents raced their way towards Destroyer. Destroyer looked to his right and noticed a pillar. “Ernisum ka” he yelled as he swung his hand over to the pillar. The sudden vanishing of the lower portion caused the pillar to fall over and land on the serpents, killing them and blocking him from Grand Slayer.
Now that the path between them was blocked, he continued to limp his way towards the stairs. He heard the stomping of Grand Slayer’s footsteps which inched closed and closer, but he continued onwards.
He saw another pillar and inched his way towards it.
Similar to the other one, he punched and destroyed the bottom portion of the pillar. The ceiling fell from above, and most of the laboratory has collapsed into the basement.
Destroyer made it to the stairs and moved up from there. There were no lights, but the railings guided him to where he needed to be.
“Don’t think you’ve escaped Destroyer” Grand Slayer’s voice boomed from below
His hand took hold of a doorknob. He twisted it open, and right on the other side stood Grand Slayer.
“Don’t forget, my victims never escape.” Grand Slayer said.
“Gominus Na” Destroyer said, destroying the stairs and plummeting him back to the basement.
“Idiot” Grand Slayer said
He moved towards the basement in search of Destroyer. But what he didn’t notice was that Destroyer’s hand firmly gripped the floor, and that he had not plummeted along with the rest of the staircase.
Destroyer pulled himself up and navigated the dark hallways once more. He was certain that he was close to the dumping site, but he was still unable to find it. A dead end met him at the place where the site was supposed to be.
He felt around for a switch to activate a missing door if ever there was any. After sliding his fingers, he noticed a lever in the wall left of him. He pulled it down. It caused the door to release a noisy buzz as steam flew out of the sides. An alarm lit up the place and gave away his position.
He hastily entered the room and found another lever that closed the door. He pulled it and the door began to contract back to its original position.
However, it was punctured by the Raishin.
“It seems like you revealed yourself, Destroyer.” Grand Slayer said
“Yeah, I messed up really bad back there.” Destroyer said
“Gominus na” he continued
The floor below Grand Slayer vanished. He fell to the basement, but his hands were able to grab a hold of the floor.
“Is this really all you can do, Destroyer?” Grand Slayer asked
“No, but it’s the only one worth showing in front of your worthless face.” Destroyer replied
He punched Grand Slayer in the face and pushed him down into the basement. The floor once again began collapsing as Grand Slayer destroyed pillars from down below.
Destroyer hurriedly tossed garbage around to find the missing tapes. His hands fumbled under loads of trash until he felt a hard rectangular object.
True enough, what he found was the pile of tapes.
With his mission over, Destroyer quickly exited the laboratory while the hulking Grand Slayer continued to destroy the facility. In the darkness of the night, Destroyer once again vanished into thin air.
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