Chapter 5: 4. Lie

They were in the monitoring room. However, it looked completely different from what it looks like in our world. From the common aspects, there were chairs and in front of them objects used to monitor the building, here the common aspects with our world end. The "monitors" are actually circular mirrors the size of, perhaps, dinner plates. They projected an image of their smaller counterparts, scattered throughout the building. One large mirror was connected to one small mirror, and since the building they were monitoring was large, they also needed many small mirrors. Consequently, the whole room was filled to the brim with mirrors. There was also a desk in this room with small round devices on it. They were communication mirrors that served as telephones in this world. They opened like hand mirrors. Each was named by a different name leading to different people, presumably selected guards.

On the floor lay the security responsible for relaying information from what they saw. Some of them were holding communication mirrors, trying to call for help, but apparently they didn't make it in time.

The girl and the boy looked at the images projected on the mirrors to get an idea of ​​the situation.

Girl - Do you see this? I don't see any enemies lying down, only the workers here.

Boy - Look at this.

He pointed to one of the mirrors.

Boy - She doesn't look like she works here.

Girl - Uhm. Plus, she looks younger than us.

In one of the mirrors they spotted Feli running down the hall looking for Fi.

Girl - But look, there are guards around the corner. If no one helps her, she will die soon.

Girl, Boy - !!!

They both fell silent in surprise. The girl they were watching and thought her end was near escaped a surprise attack and took out the two guards lurking for her.

Girl - I don't believe it. The untouched are unable to do such things. She's definitely not with us, I've never seen her in our base.

Boy - And why would they send us any reinforcements?

Girl - It doesn't make sense, but she's definitely stronger than the untouched.... Could be kamikazes, but I don't see why they should be here.

Boy - I doubt it either. Only one option left

Girl - Yes, she must be from this city, and she somehow missed the injections. Maybe there are even more such people... We should inform Vilar about it.

Boy - Yhm.

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Something was wrong. It was as obvious as the sun, although in this world the sun is not so obvious, so I should use another word. Either way, this man knew full well that the place he wanted to get to was in a state of emergency.

The man was hiding behind one of the buildings, watching the situation that took place behind the gate. He was looking at the column that our three heroes had recently entered. The entrance through which Fi, Feli and Trix had entered, was now besieged by guards.

And from the inside of the door, even more of them began to come out. They were the guards and employees who were in the building.

Guard - Should we call the firefighters?

Employee - No way! Do you want them to discover us? We have a fire extinguisher, someone must be putting out the fire already.

??? - [Fire? What happened there? Did the three that Coin told me about really go in there?]

Due to the chaos that was there, no one even thought about guarding the area around the building, so no one noticed the hiding person.

??? - [But how do I get inside?]

The gate was high and it was impossible to jump over it.

??? - I don't think I have a choice.

He ran to the gate, pulled out a pistol and punched the keyhole, thus opening the passage for himself. After that, everyone present there, and there were at least a dozen of them, turned their attention to him.

Employee - It's a guard!

One called out after he recognized the uniform. The man was covered in red scales and wore a uniform that everyone recognized.

City Guard - Everybody stay still, from now on this place will be under guard control and if you said anything about a fire then call the firemen!

Fighting random intruders is one thing, but fighting a guard is another. The consequences of this could be unpleasant.

Employee - What does the boss say?

Guard - I can't contact him.

One of the bodyguards was carrying what could be mistakenly described as a small box mirror. It was really a communicator that serves as a telephone in this world.

Guard - If he called reinforcements, we can't hide it anyway. Call the firefighters.

The employees present there listened to what the city guard said. And while they were carrying out the command, the man entered the building.

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Everyone started coughing. It was the same type of bomb she had used in this building recently. This poisonous gas was by no means lethal, but it caused a burning sensation in the throat and nose, and coughing. It stopped all the guards who were guarding Asil's room from moving.

This moment was used, and Trix took down everyone without much trouble. With a victorious step she entered the room where her object of revenge was located.

Trix - This is my first taste of revenge, and I must say I'm having a blast.

Asil - Cough, cough..

Even though the poison had diluted quite a bit, its effects still lingered

Asil - I can't believe you decided to take revenge on me. Those few ter meant so much to you? Cough.

Trix - It's not about money, it's about ... - she pondered - honor? No, I have no such thing as honor, you just pissed me off, that's all.

She dismissed the word "honor" with a wave of her hand.

A youth with green leaves instead of hair and elven ears was sitting on a chair at the end of the room. Trix took a few steps forward while stretching her wrists and thinking about what she would do as revenge. Until suddenly,

One of the guards jumped out at her from behind. He hid behind the door and somehow managed to avoid the poison.

Startled, Trix avoided her opponent's arms, thus escaping from his grip. And then she saw something that was a big problem for her. Outside the door, another group of guards gathered in front of the room. They must have stayed behind to set an ambush. There weren't too many of them, because there were five of them, but in this room she had neither escape route nor place to hide. They couldn't shoot at her without accidentally hitting the boss's son, but that didn't mean the fight would be easy for her.

The bodyguard she missed tried to grab her and pin her down again, and the rest joined in. Although she was physically stronger than them, their numbers caused problems. If it had been Fi, or maybe even Feli, they would have dealt with the problem quickly, but Trix was the weakest of the three in a fistfight.

She kicked one, pinned the other against the wall, seemed to be winning, until Asil got up from the chair and pointed his gun at her. He didn't care about his employees the way they cared about him, so he had no qualms about pulling the trigger. Fortunately, Trix noticed it in time and dodged the bullet. Unfortunately, at the same time she was kicked in the legs, lost her balance and fell to the floor, breaking one of the test tubes she had taken from Feli. She struggled kicking those who tried to grab her, but after a while all four of her limbs were caught and she found it difficult to move.

Trix - Damn! Let go!

She couldn't get out of their hands.

Asil - Ha ha ha! You see! And who's in charge now!?

Asil approached the immobilized girl. He had a crooked smile, as befits an evil enemy. He looked down at her with superiority.

Asil - Now what are you going to do with this whole "revenge plan"?!! You failed! Well done for getting this far though.

Trix - Eh... I could have told Feli to stay... but at least she gave me something else.

Asil - What are you muttering there?

Trix - See the liquid that's on the floor?

Asil - What about it?

He didn't know what the girl was getting at.

Trix - It's a potion, and I have another similar one in my hand.

They all looked at her hand and confirmed it. They knew from that moment that something bad was about to happen.

Trix - What do you think will happen if these two potions come together?

This sentence was a sign for everyone to run away. As soon as Asil felt threatened, he quickly stepped back against the wall.

Trix - Bye, bye, maybe I'll see you in the afterlife.

It was the second and last sign after which everyone quickly released her body and saved their lives, the two who were holding her legs ran out of the room through the door. Those holding her hands were closer to the other end of the wall where Asil was.

Trix immediately, after saying the last sentence, crushed the test tube in her hands, causing the contents to spill onto the floor, mixing with the potion that had spilled there earlier and,

and nothing happened.

Trix - It's a bit of a pity, but it's good that I survived.

She said quickly getting to her feet.

Asil - What? It was a bluff! Catch her!

Trix - Hihi. This time the threat is real.

She pulled another bomb out of her bag.

Trix - This one isn't smoky, nor does it have any poisonous gas in it. It's real. Boom!

With those words, she threw it towards Asil and the other two guards. Everyone immediately fell to the ground, covering their heads, and the bomb exploded as soon as it hit the ground.

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Fi couldn't move. If he did, Makio's head might have been riddled with holes from the guy standing next to her.

There were four more bodyguards in the room, although it would be more accurate to say "gorillas", not because they looked like that, but because they were big men who were full of strength. They all had guns pointed at the boy. They had quite a lot of time to prepare, after all, this whole wall-breaking thing took long enough for anyone to get bored, let alone prepare. You can even sympathize with Makio, who all this time had to stand with a gun aimed at her head.

Other than that, the office looked like an office. The furniture looked expensive and well made. The room was quite spacious. A massive desk stood near the back wall, with an expensive red armchair behind the desk. There were two comfortable looking chairs in front of the desk. Between these chairs and the door were two couches with a low table between them. Everything here was tidy and elegant.

Boss - You came here for that girl, didn't you? Who you are!?

Fi - I'm Fi.

He was silent for a moment after hearing this unexpectedly short answer.

Boss - .....So "Fi" what do you want?

Fi - .....Um...Well.....you said it yourself? I'm here for Kebamakio.

The boss made a slightly embarrassed face on his own account. But soon that expression faded and turned serious again.

Boss - .....I didn't expect three kids to do me so much damage, so to avoid more, how about a deal?

Fi - Deal?

Boss - Yes. I'll let your friend go, alive and unharmed, provided you stay where you are and take the bullet yourself. A refusal will mean that your friend will be killed immediately. What do you think?

In short, either he or Makio dies. The boy had no choice. Any move will make Makio die. He couldn't do anything but stand still.

Fi - So you'll just shoot me and then release Kebamakio?

Boss - Exactly.

Fi - I agree.

Boss - Heh, you're brave, you're not afraid of death. I'd love to see that attitude change to a cowardly one the moment before pulling the trigger. You,

He nodded to one of the gorillas.

Maki - No! Fi, don't listen! Save yourself!

Boss - Keep quiet if you don't want the deal broken!

His menacing voice shut her mouth. She didn't have the courage to object, but she was very worried about Fi and wished nothing would happen to him.

The indicated tall man came closer and aimed straight at the boy's head.

Gorilla - Last Words.

Fi - But these won't be my last words.

He replied simply, as if he didn't care at all.

Gorilla - ...As you wish.

He pulled the trigger and, thanks to the potions' power, a ball of water shot out at Fi with incredible speed.

The boy did not try to avoid it, he stood straight and motionless as he had been told. But, the part of the face where the drop was going turned black. Just like his hands before, now part of his face was wearing this strong armor.

And all this happened in the blink of an eye, so that no one present was able to see the black armor. They only saw the result.

The boy stood as he stood. Only a drop of water fell from his cheek to the ground.

Boss - What happened!? You can't aim at someone who's a meter away from you!?

Gorilla - No! I shot him, for sure!

Boss - If so, why is he still alive!? Shoot!

The man did as he was ordered. He pulled the trigger again, and a ball of water shot out of the pistol.

But the result was exactly the same. The boy was still standing and a drop of water fell from his cheek.

Fi - Hey! There was only supposed to be one! Now release the Kebamakio!

Boss - What!? No way!

Fi - How is that no way? You said if you shot a bullet at me you'd let her go, so let her go!

Boss - You were supposed to die!

Fi - Not at all! You said-

He stopped suddenly as the whole room shook.

And that's not all, apart from the quake, a crack appeared on the floor. It ran across the room, connecting to other cracks that had formed at the same time. The sound that was made as a result of their creation was extremely disturbing. And although everyone knew something was wrong, almost no one in the room had time to react. The floor immediately cracked and collapsed. They all fell down as they stood, feeling only fear. I mean, everyone was scared, even the "gorillas" with one exception, which was Fi, of course. The boy didn't feel any threat due to the collapsing floor and as soon as everyone turned their attention away from him, he jumped towards Makio trying to save her from the boss.

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Trix, right after throwing the bomb, backed up and jumped out of the room to avoid getting injured. There were two guards waiting for her, who also managed to escape, but she quickly took them down and turned around to see the state of the room.

Moments after the explosion, she heard the heavy sound of things collapsing. The ceiling of the room fell to the ground, making a noise like a bomb.

Along with the ceiling, people whom Trix did not expect fell down. In addition to a grown man who looked like he wasn't just a random guy, but someone important, a few other well-built and menacing-looking guys, Fi also fell down holding Makio in his arms. He was the only one to fall to his feet and keep his balance on the uneven ground.

Trix - Sorry! Fili! Are you OK? I had no idea you were upstairs!

Fi - No, I'm fine. And thanks, you helped me!

Makio - Trix? Are you here too?

The boy released Makio from his hands after leaving the dusty and broken room. The woman stood on shaky legs, still feeling the sudden fall.

Trix - Good to see you're okay. Your grandfather looked like the living dead when he talked about your kidnapping.

Maki - Is he okay? I passed out in the store, so I don't know if he made it out unhurt.

Trix - He didn't look too bad, he's probably fine.

Makio - Luckily

She sighed in relief, clutching her heart.

??? - Fuck! What happened!?

They heard a voice coming from a room whose ceiling had collapsed.

The boss came limping out, followed by three bodyguards who looked as if they were unharmed.

Gorilla - Boss! Your son is here!

The fourth stayed in the room and dug up under a pile of dust and rubble, the son of his employer. He was more or less whole. The ceiling collapsed mainly in the middle, so Asil avoided critical damage by hiding against the wall. However, he lost consciousness, and blood flowed from his ears, probably after hearing a loud explosion. The other two guards were in a similar state.

Boss - Khh!

He was so angry that he couldn't even utter words.

Boss - What are you waiting for!? Kill them!

He shouted to his bodyguards, who obediently obeyed. They still had their pistols in their hands, aiming them at the intruders.

Trix - Get down!

She grabbed Makio and sent her to the ground, dodging two shots.

And only two because the third was blocked by Fi. Before the gorilla could fire, Fi was beside him, and with a black hand slammed into his shoulder, breaking it. The man was strong, as befits the bodyguard of the biggest mafia in the city, so he did not show pain, although the suffering was certainly powerful.

The boy aimed his fist at the gorilla again, this time at the head. But the gorilla managed to dodge the blow. He didn't have the gun anymore because he dropped it from his broken hand. His other hand, on the other hand, was functional, and he tried to hit Fi with it. However, he miscalculated a bit in his strength and speed, because in those two respects he was far behind the boy who easily dodged the blow and landed his, which knocked him to the ground. And all this in just a few seconds.

After that, he defeated the rest of the bodyguards in a similar way, so the boss was left alone without any protection.

He chickened out. He backed up on slightly trembling legs, afraid to take any action.

It was hard for him to believe that a bunch of kids had been able to break into his base, defeat most of the guards, and get to him. And now that he had seen their power with his own eyes, it only made it more incredible.

Fi - This is for kidnapping Kabemakio.

He stepped forward, shifting his weight to his left leg, and hit the boss in the face with a straight punch. The boss flew backwards and ended up unconscious on the ground.

Trix - Well, it's over.

Fi - It was too easy.

Trix - Don't overdo it, if it was harder, something could have happened to Makio, right?

Makio - I don't know how you can say that it was too simple, ah .... you are amazing.

Her tail was still curled in fear, her fur was bristling, and her breathing was labored.

Fi - Hihi! Right!

He smiled happily.

Trix - And now we have to get out of here. Feli said there was a fire downstairs. By the way, haven't you met her, Fi? She went looking for you.

Fi - No.

Trix - Then go upstairs and find her.

Fi - ........ Upstairs again......

He was reluctant to climb the stairs a second time. His face screamed how much he didn't want to do this.

Fi - Only and exclusively because it is Felyy.

He convinced himself of the task, for his sister's sake, and ran up the stairwell.

Trix - Can you get up?

Makio - Yes.

Trix reached out to her and helped her up. Her ears were drooped and tucked down, but she no longer looked as scared as she had a few moments ago.

??? - What happened here?

They heard an unfamiliar voice and immediately turned to him. There stood a man with red scales and a lizard tail. He was wearing a police uniform. It was the same guy who had chased after Fi and Bunny the day before.

Trix - City Watch? ...All in all, we made a lot of noise.

She thought for a moment. It's impossible for someone from the outside not to notice that something is wrong. While the guns weren't all that loud, the bomb she used definitely spread farther than just inside the building. But for the guards to react so quickly?

Trix - As you can see, evil has been defeated and good has triumphed.

The girl pointed to the mobster and his bodyguards lying on the floor.

Guardian (Lizard) - ? Have any of you met Coin?

Trix - ? Yes...? I met him...wait... He said something about his brother being a guard...

Lizard - Yes, he told me what happened, but..... could only three races really do such damage?

He was talking not only about what he had just seen before his eyes, but also what he saw when he entered here. It was something that would be hard to do even with a whole squad of guards.

Trix - Haha! I'll take that as a compliment!

He was more likely to get an answer like "we have black belts in karate" or some other explanation for this improbable event, but he didn't press for an answer.

Lizard - And I heard that your friend was kidnapped...

Trix - Yes, there she is.

She pointed to a woman who was standing close to her.

Trix - And I have one request, sir.

She walked slowly towards the man.

Trix - I would be grateful if the guard would do everything in his power to keep the information about me and my friends secret.

Lizard - I don't remember having a reason to cover you.

Trix - How come!?

With her hand on her heart, she pretended to be greatly surprised, although she did it in such a way that her acting was immediately visible.

Trix - The news that you're revealing work information to your little brother won't help you, and guards should keep things like that to themselves, right?

Trix was standing right in front of him and only approached as if she wanted to show who's boss. Their heads were so close that someone who didn't know them might have been confused as to what they were talking about. But the man took a step back and sighed.

Lizard - I have no reason to cover for you, but I also have no reason to accuse you, after all, you just took down the most problematic organization in the whole city. I'll think of something to omit you and your friends from my report.

Trix - Thanx! You'll get a discount at the "Kiss Taste" Club if you come!

She gave him this proposal jokingly. It was obvious from the first glance that he wasn't the type to go to places like this.

Trix - I'm going and leave the rest to you, Mr. Honorable Guard!

She took Makio's hand and headed for the exit.

Makio - Go-goodbye.

She wasn't sure whether to say goodbye. During the descent, she couldn't help but marvel at how many guards her friends had managed to defeat.

Trix - Let's go straight to the old man, he must be dying of worry.

Makio - And Fi and Feli?

Trix - They'll be fine, don't worry about them.

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Feli - Filyy!? Filyy, where are you!?

She ran through the corridors looking for her brother.

Feli - Eh, I won't find him in that way... maybe I'll ask someone?

She thought for a moment and turned to the wall where the bodyguards lay.

Feli - Hey you.

She pointed to the only one who was conscious.

Feli - Where is Filyy?

Guard - Who?

Feli - Filyy!

Guard - Is that the boy with the black hair and the horn?

Feli - Yes, that's him! Where he is?

Guard - Why should I help you?

Feli - Em.... because if not.... I'll kick you?

Guard - I won't even tell you if you do.

Feli - Then what should I do to make you say?

Guard - Shoot yourself-

He paused and began to think about something.

The guard - this, I don't want to repeat it, he ran downstairs, to the second floor.

Feli - Thanks! And what floor is it?

Guard - Fourteenth.

Feli- Uh!? I was running so high!? All right, let's go!

She headed for the stairwell.

Guard - What the fuck is wrong with them?

He thought as he lay on the floor.

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Boy - Someone is running here.

Girl - Another guard, eh? However, it was good that there was this attack. Everything will be blamed on the intruders, so we don't have to hide.

Fi - Felyy! Felyy, where are you! You'd better be here 'cause I don't want to go any higher!

But instead of a guard, a boy appeared in front of them. They hadn't seen him before because he was in the boss's room, which had no mirrors.

Fi also noticed two strangers who didn't look like employees of the building. And because of that, he didn't know if he should attack them or not.

The girl, though short, was about the same age as Fi. She had a round and pleasant face. She had round green eyes and an animal nose. There are antlers sprouting from the left side of her head, the other one looks broken. She had a lion's tail ending in a chestnut shade of hair, just like her hair color on her head. Her fingertips, instead of nails, were tipped with sharp claws, like those of a lion. She wore black shorts, a neon green T-shirt and a white denim jacket.

The boy looked much more menacing. He was of the lizard race, and his entire body was covered with blue, hard-looking scales. Even instead of hair, he had blue, pointed scales. Behind him sprouted a lizard tail, decorated with a different type of scales. His eyes were menacing and he seemed serious. He was a well built young man who looked not much older than Fi. He was wearing black pants, a navy blue hooded sweatshirt, and a white t-shirt.

Girl - Doesn't look like a guard, do you think he's the accomplice of this untouched girl?

Boy - We'll see soon enough.

Girl - ? How? Hey! What do you want to do!?

The lizard-man approached Fi, grabbing a short stick, which immediately extended to almost two meters when pulled out.

Fi, not knowing what to do with them a moment ago, now, after this move, braced himself for battle. He felt no threat. Apart from Feli and Trix, he had never met anyone who could match him. So he jumped on his opponent, trying to knock him down with one blow to the head.

But it turned out he wasn't as fast as he thought. The stick held by the opponent blocked the boy's hit and then the tool went up and fell on his head.

Fi - Ouch! Hurts!?

The boy quickly jumped back, holding his head. And trying to process the information in his head, he came to only one conclusion.

Fi - You are strong!

Boy - Yes, I am. And now I'm testing your strength, so come on.

Confident in his abilities, he called him to continue the fight.

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Fi - Hihi.

He smiled baring his teeth. He bent his legs at the knees and prepared to attack.

Fi - This will be fun.

After these words, he rushed to his opponent, he wanted to give him a simple punch in the stomach,

Fi - Doner kebab! - He called his blow.

Girl - ?

But the stick, held by the opponent with both hands, moved from right to left, trying to hit him. Fi jumped, doing a somersault in the air, touched the wall with his legs and, bouncing off it, flew at the lizard, trying to hit him with a right hook.

Fi - Iskender kebab!

Girl - ?

The lizard ducked and dodged. He moved to the right side allowing Fi to fall to the ground, but at the same time he prepared to attack the upper body, the stick flew at Fi with great force. Fi, however, did not lose his vigilance for a moment, only because he had to keep his balance when landing, he could not dodge, so he decided to counter the attack instead. Black armor appeared on his hand once again, which stopped the attack.

Boy - ?

It was unexpected even for the young man. He couldn't remember a race that would do such a thing, but that didn't stop him from attacking. After his attack was parried, instead of using his stick, he decided to kick Fi off and knock him to the ground while he was still crouching.

Fi noticed this and jumped back, and after regaining his balance, he again launched a simple attack towards the lizard's head. The lizard, just like before, decided to hit the boy from the side, but quickly regretted it. Fi used his punch as a bluff to provoke his opponent to make an attack, and while the enemy's hands were busy attacking, Fi jumped up above the swing of his stick and slammed his leg into the lizard's shoulder saying,

Fi - Lokma kebab!

Girl - ?

And it should be noted that although it was not visible, his leg was also black, wearing this incredibly strong black coating.

The lizard had no time to block the attack. And allowed himself to be hit. But contrary to Fi's expectations, nothing much happened to him. Even the black coating that was able to stop the bullets didn't do him any harm. His scales were definitely harder than those of an ordinary lizard-man.

Boy - It even hurt, not bad.

Fi - !?

Fi himself was impressed, neither Fela nor the Trix could withstand such a blow. But he didn't have much time to think about it, the young man immediately after receiving the blow, thrust his stick forward to hit Fi. The boy, as a result of surprise, barely avoided the attack. The lizard continued to attack, however, aiming at him from all sides, each attack difficult to dodge.

Fi was backing up, all the time crouching, jumping and somersaulting to avoid the attack. In an instant, he moved back enough that the enemy was too far away to launch an attack, so he took advantage of this and rushed forward. He bounced off the ground, touched the wall with his legs, did a somersault and wanted to kick the opponent in the head with his legs from above.

Fi - Kebab covered in sauce!

Girl - ? Do you really name your attacks? And in addition, the names of kebabs?

Fi - Yes! Because it's cool!

The lizard this time did not counter with a stick, but with his own fist. Fi's legs hit the lizard's hand, but they were unable to do anything to it. The lizard, however, stayed on its feet and pushed Fi with all his strength, so that he lost his balance in the air and fell to the ground.

He didn't even have time to get up, because as soon as he supported himself with his hands in order to get up, he was hit in the face with a stick.

Fi - Ouch!

From the attack he rolled a meter further and, keeping his distance, he wanted to get up quickly, but he failed again. He was hit in the shoulder and fell to the ground.

Fi - I won't lose!

He screamed and jumped to his feet, but before he could prepare for another attack, his head was attacked and he lost sight of his opponent's staff. Right after that, he felt a pain in his stomach as a lizard stabbed him with a stick, though no open wound was left.

Fi - Stop-

Fi had no way to even breathe, the attacks harassed him from all sides. He didn't know what to do, he'd never been in a situation like this before. No one had ever cornered him before, against the wall. Finally, having a moment to breathe, he quickly shook himself and tried to make sense of the situation, but it was then that he realized that there was no escape for him.

This constant attack was halted only to deliver the decisive blow. Fi saw a stick fly towards him from the right. It was a much stronger attack than the previous ones, but before he could react, the weapon was right in front of his eyes, and moments later he was sent flying. He flew through a large part of the corridor and rolled towards the end. He kept in contact with the world for a while, saw that someone was standing over him, but his eyes began to get dark and he fainted. He lost.

Girl - It's her, it's her we saw through the mirrors.

She announced when a blue-haired girl entered the corridor they were in.

Feli - Filyy?

She could hardly believe that her older brother had been defeated.

Feli - What have you done to him!

She got angry when she saw Fi's battered body and launched herself to attack. She was really fast by pushing off with her wings, even faster than Fi, but it wasn't enough.

The girl who did not take part in the fight ran in front of the lizard and dodging Fela's kick, made her fingers into a fist and hit Feli in the stomach from below. Then she jumped up and kicked the blue-haired girl in the arm with a spin.

Feli had to go to defense where she wasn't the best. She pushed back with her wings to gain enough distance for a counterattack, but the horned girl didn't give her that chance, even faster than Feli moved away, the girl ran up to her and hit her from below, on the underside of the head. It was an attack that often ends tragically in various sports, but the girl was able to carry it out so well that it ended only in a situation where Feli lost consciousness and fell to the ground.

Girl - Did you have to attack that one? We don't even know who they are.

Boy - But now we know they're not untouched.

Girl - That's what we assumed before. And what are we supposed to do with them!?

She pointed to two bodies lying on the floor.

Girl - Shall we leave them here like this? Or maybe take? It was better to bypass them and ask Viral what to do instead of going to action. I'll call her, she'll tell me what to do.

From her pocket she took a round, flat device that opened like a hand mirror. No image could be seen inside, only a crackling sound began to sound, and a moment later they heard a woman's voice.

Viral - What's up!? You screwed up something didn't you!? You definitely screwed something up! He, fatty, give me the fifty ter here! I won the bet!

Girl - You didn't win anything! We didn't screw up, we found these blueprints and we're going back!

Viral- What!? Oh no! You're always screwing things up.

Girl - Not us, only Liroy! And how can you expect anything to go wrong!? After all, you are our leader, you should at least hope that we will succeed!

Viral - Hope for you, I lost a long time ago.

Fatty - But you know, she's right. As a division leader, you should believe in the success of its members.

From the communications mirror came another voice, presumably the fat man's.

Viral - You're only on her side because you're getting my five ten now.

Fatty - Well said.

They heard the sound of some papers and then footsteps walking away.

Viral - But if you didn't screw up, why are you calling?

Girl - Because... there was a problem.

Viral - You! Fatty! Fatty, wait here! They screwed something up, give me back the five tens!

Girl - We didn't screw up! This is a problem beyond our control!

Viral - Then say it right away, and you don't give me hope of getting my money back! So what's going on?

Girl - You see...

She began to explain what exactly had happened in the building.

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Fi - ...

He felt himself sitting in a chair. He heard some talking and slowly opened his eyes. He looked around the room and saw four people. Feli, who was sleeping on the chair next to him. Standing with their backs to him, a girl and a boy, two faces he already knew and one unfamiliar woman who was facing him.

Viral - He woke up.

She said after looking at the boy. The rest turned around too.

The boy wasn't tied up. He could move as he wanted, but he stayed in the chair. He remembered what happened before he fainted. He was defeated by the boy behind the table, then fainted and he has no idea what happened after that.

Viral - You must be a little confused.

Fi - Oh, yes, I am. What is this place?

He looked around the small room. It was painted in dark colors. He was sitting on a chair, and next to him was another one where his sister was sleeping. There was a white table in front of it, and a woman was sitting on a chair behind it. She had a white mask on the right side of her face. Her ragged hair was tied up in a ponytail. She had gray and narrow eyes. It was hard to tell if she looked more menacing, meaner, or kinder. She was wearing a white T-shirt with a large turtleneck that reached down to her chin. She had a yellow scarf around her neck and wore a black jacket and black pants with one leg cut off.

Viral - I'll tell you when I know a little more about you. Do you want to wait until your friend wakes up or can we start?

The boy looked at the girl sleeping next to him.

Fi - Why should I wait?

He immediately pushed her, and her body fell limply from the chair.

Feli - Ermmm eh... what is this..... Filyy don't wake me up.........

She replied in a sleepy voice and, despite falling, went back to sleep.

Fi - Hey, don't fall asleep! We are kidnapped and now we have a mission to get out of here!

Feli - .... kid-napped.....?

She still spoke in a sleepy voice, almost out of touch with the world, but

Feli - ...mis-sion......

She repeated the word Fi had said earlier.

Feli - ...mission...kidnapped....Eh!?

Suddenly she jumped up from the floor and looked around the room.

Feli - We are kidnapped!?

Viral - I wish you wouldn't fall into your own wrong conclusions. We're not kidnappers, but since you did, you saw these two in action.

She pointed to the girl and the boy.

Viral - Then we had no choice but to invite you in.

Feli - So we're not kidnapped?

Fi, Feli - It's a pity....

Disappointed by broken dreams, they bowed their heads.

Viral - I don't know what's so cool about kidnapping, but I'm sorry we're not kidnappers.

She smiled though she didn't know why.

Viral - My name is Viral, the one here with the cute face is Raily and this scary dude is Liroy. What's your name?

Fi - Fi

Feli - Feli

They responded by pointing at themselves with their fingers.

Viral - I'd prefer your full name though, if that's okay.

Fi - Filis Solis

Feli - Felicia Solis

Viral - Same last name, does that mean you are siblings?

Fi, Feli - Yes.

They answered in chorus.

Viral - Fi, Feli, I'm going to ask you the most important question- she paused - what are you doing?

She paused in asking a question and turned to Liroy, who lit a lamp and aimed it at the eyes of the two interrogators.

Liroy - After all, whenever a detective interrogates a suspect, he turns on a light in his face.

Viral - I'm neither a detective nor they are suspects, turn it off.

Liroy - Eh.

He turned off the lamp and the light no longer hurt the siblings in the eyes, but,

Fi - Leave it!

Feli - Yes! It was cool, like in a real comic book!

Fi, Feli - Light! Light! Light! Light!

They chanted, pounding their fists on the table in their displeasure to bring back the light that was hurting their eyes.

Viral and Raily looked at each other with an embarrassed expression, the only ones who didn't understand what's so cool about it.

Viral - If you want, turn on the light.

Liroy turned the light back on.

Fi, Feli, Liroy - Uhm!

All three nodded in agreement that this was how interrogations should be.

Viral - And moving on to the question, how do you know about injections?

Fi, Feli - ?

They didn't know what to answer, as if they didn't understand the question.

Viral - I think I phrased the question wrong.... So maybe differently, do you know what effect injections cause? I'm talking about the ones you have to take every week.

Fi - Em... It probably saved from dust....

Feli - Well, that they were getting rid of poison or something....

Viral - ?

It wasn't the answer she expected, but she continued.

Viral - Do you believe it?

Fi - ...I guess so...

Feli- Uhm, me too.

Viral - Do you take these injections yourself?

Fi - No.

Feli - Kind of.

Viral - Kind of?

Feli - Well, kind of, Because I have an artificial arm and I give this artificial arm to give this injection, and I don't take it myself.

Viral - I noticed you don't have a right arm... but let's leave that for another time. You say neither of you took an injection into your own body, right?

Fi, Feli - Yes.

Viral - Then why are you still alive? Why aren't you sick, even though nothing protects you from dust poison?

Fi - We are lucky?

Feli - I know because we are strong!

Fi - Yeah, we're stronger than the rest, that's probably why.

Viral - Hah... All in all, you're not too far wrong. Indeed, you are stronger than others, but that does not protect you from the poison.

Feli - No? But there's nothing wrong with us.

Viral - This is because this poison does not exist.

Fi and Feli were stunned to learn that the poison for which the entire population had to take weekly injections did not exist. However, they didn't speak, so Viral continued.

Viral - Apart from clogging the airways, dust does no more damage when inhaled. Although it gives opportunities. Above-average opportunities. Are you keeping up?

Feli - Yes, but if this dust is not poisonous, why does everyone take injections?

Viral - That's what I was about to come to. Injections don't block the poison, which doesn't exist anyway, they block physical development. It is not known how, but with the appearance of dust, the races became much stronger. Physical fitness has been taken to a whole new level. However, those in power feared that developing power in common people would make them harder to control. As a result, injections were created to inhibit the growth of strength so that everyone would remain weak.

Fi - So... we're strong because we don't take the shot?

Viral - Exactly.

Feli - Ooooh...that makes sense...So if we tell everyone not to take the injection, will they all be so strong?

Raily - No, it won't work.

A short girl joined the conversation.

Raily - In addition to the serum that inhibits the growth of strength, there is also an addictive elixir in the injections. The moment someone goes off an injection for more than a week, they will start to feel the lack of it and the desire to get it. It's commonly said that it's because of the poison. The body feels it's being attacked and it's dying, so it wants the drug, but that's just a hoax made up by those at the top. Coming to the point, the moment everyone stops taking the "drug" they start to run out of it. Everyone will suffer, and those mentally weaker will most likely not be able to withstand the lack of it and there would be mass suicides. Once someone takes it, there's no stopping it.

Fi - .....let's say I understood...

Feli - Uhm...

The minds of these two are not used to working in high gear, but they more or less understood what Raily meant.

Viral - Knowing this, I will ask you another question, why don't you take injections.

Fi - Mom said they were bad.

Feli - Yes, that's what she said.

Viral - Mom? Who is she?

Fi - Mom.

Viral - What else?

Fi - Em.... She has black hair and wings and horns-

Viral - It wasn't the looks I meant-

Liroy - Sorry to interrupt, but I'm just curious. What race are you from? I've never heard of anyone who could turn their body part black.

Viral-!? Turn your body part black!? Can you do it?

The woman looked shocked at this information, as if she knew something about it.

Fi - Yes.

He stretched his hand up and showed in front of everyone how his hand turned charcoal black. Suddenly, Viral grabbed his hand and pulled him to her. She examined it closely and looked at Fi again.

Viral - Who are your parents?

She asked with great seriousness, as if it was something very important.

Feli - And mine too! We are siblings!

Viral - Can you do the same as him?

Feli - No. Filiś probably took it from his dad, and we have different dads.

Fi - Yes, our mom is the same mom, but we have different dads, but we don't know them.

Feli - Uhm - She nodded - We've never met them.

Viral - You don't know your fathers, but could your mother do such a thing?

Fi - I don't think so, or at least I've never seen her do it.

Feli - I don't think so either.

Viral - And where is she now?

Feli - She's gone.

Viral - Where?

Fi - We don't know. Garef said mom went for a very long drive and probably wouldn't be coming back, but she said maybe we'd meet her again sometime.

Viral - ......Tell me... how old were you when this "Garef" told you about it?

Fi - 7

Feli - 6

Viral - Em... How can I tell you this.... If a close family member dies, most often young children are told that they went on a long trip or something to gently tell the child about the death.

Feli - Mom is dead?

Viral - Yes, that's what I'm saying.

Fi - Mom is dead....

Their expressions instantly turned sad.

Fi, Feli - Mom is dead! Whah!!!

They started crying like little children.

Raily - I'm supposed to be sorry but... how could you not understand that your mother is dead!? When you were kids it was ok, but now!?

Fi - Well, because....... because...... Wwah!!!!

He couldn't say anything.

Feli - It's... it's because....Waah!!...Wwaaa!!...

She too was busy crying.

And they cried like that for a good few minutes until they slowly calmed down.

Fi - But... but it's... In the end... it won't change anything anyway. Because if she's not there, she just won't be.

He stopped crying and just looked at the ground thinking.

Feli - Well... there will be no difference....

She followed her brother and, like him, began to wonder if this was really a reason to cry. After all, they've been gone for ten years anyway, so it's not really going to change.

Viral - Can we continue?

She asked after noticing that they both calmed down and stopped crying.

Fi, Feli - Yes.

Viral - I'm sorry for your loss, but can you tell me who she was? Did she have any connections? What kind of job did she have?

Fi - I don't know anything about her friends, but I do know she was a prostitute.

Viral - A prostitute... I get it, it more or less makes sense. If that's true, then I have no reason to suspect you.

She looked at Fi as if trying to confirm what she had just said.

Viral - Fi, don't show anyone that you can turn your skin black.

Fi - What? Why?

Viral - The reason is not important, don't use it unless you have no choice, understand?

Fi - No, why should I listen to you- [DUM!]

He was startled by the sudden noise. Viral just hit the table very hard. Her eye looked as menacing as never before, and she had a terrifying aura around her.

Viral - Don't show this to anyone, okay?

Fi- Okay.

Frightened by the terrible lady, he immediately agreed.

Viral - So then, don't you know why your mother told you not to take injections?

Fi, Feli - No.

Viral - I see, so let's get to the last thing. Aren't you curious who we are?

Fi- Very!

Feli - Are you some kind of super heroes who fight evil?

Viral - We are far from it, but you can really say that we are fighting evil. We are rebels fighting those who rule this world, or at least a large part of it. And there are many more of us than you think. There are many cities that belong to the rebels and there are many thousands of races who know everything. Your strength is not exceptional by comparison. There are many who are at your level, so if you feel special because of your abilities, know that they are not. Don't expect everything to be easy for you.

Raily - Not nice.

Viral - But that's the truth. You are not unique in your strength... yet.

Fi - Yet?

Viral - I have suggestions for you. How about joining us?

Raily - Viral?! But we can't drag them into these things! We just had to check if we could trust them and if they wouldn't talk about us!

Viral - Oh, shut up! I'm the division leader and I've decided I want them in the group.

Raily - Do you think the bosses will allow it?

Viral - They'll let me do anything, now shut up and let me talk!

The girl fell silent, but she was clearly dissatisfied with such an idea.

Viral - We call those who take the injections untouched because they have not been touched by the effects of the dust. They are easy to distinguish from those who have been endowed with extraordinary strength. Especially if they themselves show their extraordinary strength. What you did today may have attracted the attention of undesirable people. If they find out that you didn't take the injections, they will want to eliminate you so that you don't start any rumors and rebellion as a result. I'm not saying it will happen, but it's highly possible. That's why I have a proposition for you. What if you join us? I say right away, it will be just as dangerous, no, go back, it will be even more dangerous than staying here. We are the C-43 division codename "mask", our tasks include operating in the field, where we constantly expose ourselves to danger. We can die at any moment. Would you still consider joining us?

Fi - Will they shoot at us?

Viral - Yes.

Feli - Will it be dangerous?

Viral - Yes

They looked at each other as if they wordlessly wanted to agree between themselves.

Viral - If you want more time-

Fi, Feli - Of course! WE ARE INTO IT!!!

They jumped up from their chairs, holding up their hands with clenched fists.

Arc 1

THE END

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