Read Dark-Age :: The Untagged (Part 02)

Chapter -2

“So you kill them all, then do you want to be free, you can get out of here by crossing this gate but do you think that by doing so you can ever be free,” G1131h0998 Said.

“You and I both are C tags we have no name but the serial code as our name even if you escape you can never be free because the symbol of our low bone that we carry in our body since birth will always be with us, you better give up” G1131h0998 Said.

“……………….” The boy said nothing.

“I consider you silent that you don’t... Very well then, prepare yourself?” G1131h0998 Said.

G1131h0998 attacks the boy with his sword; the boy defends with his knife in his left and shoots with a handgun in his right.

The bullet didn't pierce his body and fell down unaffected.

“Don’t you know ordinary bullets did work on Altars” G1131h0998 Said, and attacked the boy?

The boy drops the gun and defends his strike with both hands.

“Why don't you give up? We both are C tags no matter where you go you will always be suppressed by the higher tag you will never be free” G1131h0998 Said.

The boy pushed him away.

“True, there is no such thing as true freedom, everyone in this great universe is imprisoned by something or someone, while we are imprisoned by higher tags then they are imprisoned by someone even height and if there are not, they absolutely cannot escape death. life is a prison itself, but that doesn't mean that you give up on living,“ Boy Said.

“I don’t want to die but I don’t want to live either, I only want to find someone,” Boy said.

“And besides didn’t you know the tag can be upgraded,” Boy said.

“That Only when you pass the Universal Alter Exam as a holder or higher, Holder are those who hold the rank under 100000, the success rate of the Bronze test is 1/10000, and The High Holder who holds the rank under 1000 is simply out of the question,” G1131h0998 Said.”

“Do you think you have what it takes to be the one? You can only apply once in a lifetime for it, I already tried and failed,” G1131h0998 Said.

G1131h0998 Attack the Boy, Boy blocks the G1131h0998 attack with a knife in his left and throws the punch with his right, G1131h0998 falls back.

“You desire freedom don’t you, but you will never gain liberty if you always keep your mind imprisoned,’ If you fail then try again, then again-n-again, until you succeed that what my mother used to say,” Boy said.

“What...? He punched through my Urja Barrier... who is this boy, such a mature way of speaking, is he really 10 years old? Perhaps he, he...can break this chain, he can become Holder or even higher” G1131h0998 thought.

G1131h0998 smiles and said ”Yes, I Indeed desire freedom but I failed to gain it so I just give up on the idea, but when I saw you running for your freedom, maybe you reminded me of my old self, that's why I wanted to stop you to give up because I cannot gain it,” G1131h0998 Said.

“But I think you can,” G1131h0998 Said.

He looked up to the sky, “Be free and find whomever you seek, become the new start in the universe...” G1131h0998 Said.

“Maybe if I was like you then I think I...” G1131h0998 thought,

“Just don’t end up like me...” G1131h0998 Said.

G1131h0998 thinks the Boy can become a new light in this Dark universe so he decided to let him go.

“You can go, I’ll not... (Explode)” he said, as he said that his heart exploded and he falls on the ground his blood was spread all around the place.

“Fool, defining his master order even though he knows he will die,” someone said,

Atlas turns around, the nobleman standing in front of him, “boy, because of you my toy is dead you will compensate by becoming my new toy,” Nobleman said.

“You cannot escape, this place is surrounded by barriers even if you were to get out of the gate you cannot escape from the barrier,” Nobleman said.

The boy stood silently staring at the G1131h0998 crops, after a while, the boy walked toward the nobleman.

“Now that's how it is, you low life C tag will always be under our higher tag foot, I kill that bastard because he was too ambitious,” Nobleman said.

The boy stopped in the midway, he picked up the G1131h0998 sword and walked toward the nobleman.

“What are you doing you vermin I am the Noble, don’t you fear the consequences of hurting the higher tag, If you hurt the higher tag you will suffer,” Nobleman said while stepping back.

The boy quickly charges and slashes his arm off, Nobleman screams “What AHHHHH, my hand, my hand, Ahhhhhhh,”.

“How can this be.., why didn't the tag activate, why,” Nobleman thought.

Nobleman quickly tries to run, but the boy cuts off his legs before he gets the chance, he falls on the ground, groveling.

“What’s happening, why, why didn't it activate?” Nobleman said.

Nobleman looked at the boy's hand, he got frightened and started shaking from fear “that’s... that not the tag, that just a tattoo, how... that is not possible,” He thought.

“You, how are you, you are an Untagged” Nobleman said, with a tumbling voice.

“My name is Atlas, and I am untagged,” Boy said.

“How can they be untagged in a place like this. You are a walking terror, A calamity, an error in this universe If the emperor learns of your existence you will surely be executed, You will die, hahaha haha haha hahaha hahaha...” Nobleman said.

He looked into Atlas' eyes, he felt the madness.

Atlas killed him by stabbing his heart, then he laid the sword near G1131h0998 corps, then he went inside the facility and killed every last person remaining over there.

* * *

Atlas killed all the guards who were guarding the slave trader. He looked at the slave dealer with his cold gaze.

Slave traders get scared, “No….. don’t kill me, I can give you anything, anything you want I have lots of money,” Slave traders said while stepping back in fear.

Slave trader tries to run, Atlas cuts his legs, he falls down.

“No, don’t, no, I don’t want to die,”. Slave trader said in a trembling voice.

He was growling on the ground trying to run even after Atlas cut his legs, Atlas nailed the knife in the ground piercing his hand he shouted “Ahh aaahhh”.

“Where's the locket?” Atlas Said.

“Locket…? What locket?” Slave trader said

“Don’t lie to me, there was a pendant I was wearing, when you kidnapped me, where is it?” Atlas said.

“Locket?, that locket, I don’t know, I don’t have it,” Slave Dealer Said.

Atlas twists the knife he shouts “ahhhh I sell it, yen! I sell it”.

“Sell it, to whom, tell me,” Atlas said while twisting the knife.

“Urghhhhhhh!, I am telling, I am telling, I sell it at one of the 13 Great Noble Houses, I don’t know why they were so interested in that old thing but they pay an insane amount of cash for it if you want you can take all, all the cash take it,” Slave Dealer said.

“Which one?” Atlas said.

“Oh, it’s in a locker behind the 3 painting from the left in the next room,” Salve Trader said.

“No, I am asking which one on the Great Noble,” Atlas said, while twisted the knife.

“Arghhhhhhhh!!!,” Salve Trader screams

“Th...TTTh...The Nova, The Great Noble House of Nova brought it. Hey if you want I can buy another just like that for you” Slave trader said.

“I don’t want, Now tell me how to deactivate the barrier outside,” Atlas said.

“Barrier…? How do you know about the barrier” Slave trader said,

As he asked Atlas’s twisted knife to complete 90 degrees, the Slave trader Scream louder than ever before, “ Ahhhhhhh!! Kaayaaya ahhhhhhhh ughhhhhha Khayaaaaaa!!!!!”

“I ask again to tell me how to deactivate the barrier” Atlas Ask.

The slave-dealer starts crying, breathing heavily. He somehow gathers the strength and answers “That button, that button over there if you press it ... (Slash)” Atlas cut his head.

* * *

Somewhere in the street Immar under the night sky, Atlas, able to escape out of the facility, his cloth was covered in blood and his body was wounded, he sat on the side of the street laying his head between his legs looking on the ground with a sad look in his eyes remembering the memories from his past.

”Mother,” Atlas thought.

“I can’t remember….” Atlas said.

“Atlas, my lovely child, remember don’t let anyone find out that you are untagged,” Atlas’s Mother said

“But, why mother?” Atlas said

“Because if they did then bad people will come after you,” Atlas’s mother said.

“Ok, mother,” Atlas said.

“Good boy,” Atlas’s mother said.

She took off the pendant around her neck “My dear, take this,” Atlas’s mother said.

“What this weird looking thing mother,” Atlas said.

“It’s a gift, from the mother” Atlas’s mother said

“A Gift” Atlas said.

“Never forget don’t let anyone take it, understand my Atlas,” Atlas’s Mother said