Chapter 8
A woman dressed in amy blouse with a white skirt blocked our way. She's beautiful I must say and she's very tall- about 9ft tall. Her hair is curly and long and I can sense positivity in here. I felt Hyunsung squeeze my arms and it almost breaks my bone. I winced in pain, how can he be so strong like this?
I heard a loud crack as the pain run through my arm. I screamed and pushed Hyunsung hard. Holding my broken arm, I glared Hyunsung. He looks shocked.
"You broke my arm!" I angrily said and groan in pain.
"I-I'm sorry-"
He tried to step close to me but I stopped him. I raised my fine hand, signing him not to come closer but he keep on taking a forward step.
"I-I'm sorry...I didn't mean to hurt you. It's just that...I'm..."
"You upset?" Mother Monika intervened, walking between us. He softly pushed Hyunsung away. She faced Hyunsung. "I heard all grandfather Lu just said. I know you hated your friend being mated with someone else but what can you do about it?"
She seems like scolding Hyunsung. He looked down at his hands. He looks like he was about to cry.
"For me...Sunie is not just a friend but...a special one." He mumbled.
"You like him?"
It's obvious though. I'm not stupid. When we first met I know he already likes me and based on his words and actions, he is really into me. He liked me more than anyone else but I can say if I can return his feelings. I don't like someone else since Hawon rejected me- or more like take advantage of my feelings and almost made me look like a fool. I'm afraid to like someone again even it's too obvious that Hyunsung is crazily in love with me. Am I too full of myself?
Hyunsung didn't respond at all, he just look at me.
"As your punishment for hurting your life partner. You will not be allowed to come closer to him until one week-"
"Wait, no!" Hyunsung quickly shook his head. He run to me but mother Monika yanked his collar and pushed him back to where he was standing before. Just when the door opened and mother Arnika went in with a fuming face but when she see mother Monika, her face soften and she quickly bowed her head to show her respect.
"I'm sorry...the family dinner ruined because of the deers."
"It's fine. Sister Arnika, I want you to isolate this deer to ward 4. I want both of them will be separated until one week." She ordered and pushed Hyunsung to mother Arnika.
"But...the father won't like that. These two is his creation at all. We can't interfere unless we have his permission besides they only have one life-" Mother Monika cut her off by raising her hand.
"So then, get this deer treated immediately." She said and softly pushed me to mother Arnika. Hyunsung quickly held my fine arm and hug me.
"Look at them mother Monika, they can't be separated." I heard her say and hold our shoulders. "He'll be treated nicely."
Mother Arnika pushed us to the door and when we reach the living room. I see all of them were standing in front of the stairs. My head furrowed when I saw grandfather Lu holding the two tigers, those persons who wants to eat us before. Grandfather Lu looks upset and why are they all gathered in the living room?
She keeps on pushing us until we are already in front of grandfather Lu. Minhee walked to me and I noticed that he was holding an oxygen mask. He placed the oxygen mask on my mouth and looped the strap around behind my head, locking it. What, what is he doing?
I tried to take it off but he stopped me by holding my hands. He shook his head. A guy who spoke to us earlier; telling us what are we exactly walked beside Minhee and was holding a small oxygen tank. He placed it down and grab the tube on the thing in my mouth. He linked it to the oxygen tank and open it.
What? What are they doing?
Minhee kneel in front of me and suddenly pulled the tube off between my legs. I gasp and my eyes widen. Minhee pulled it until it removes from ours.
"What are you doing?!" Hyunsung shouted, trying to run to me but mother Arnika held his arm tightly.
I feel my body suddenly paralyzed. I can't move and I fell but Minhee quickly catch me. I tried to speak, tried everything but I can't. It looks like I was paralyzed for some reason. My eyes watered, moving my eyes to Hyunsung who struggling to get me but mother Arnika dragged him near to grandfather Lu.
I noticed that his horns slowly moved down inside his head along with the others too. It seems like they going back to normal again. But how, how does that happen?
Mother Arnika forced him to kneel in front of grandfather Lu. Grandfather Lu spit on the floor and to my horror, I saw his mouth open wide. Very inhuman because how do normal human open their mouth as grandfather Lu did? There's no way anyone can do that! It's wide like literally wide. He raised the two tigers and placed them in his mouth. He drop them into his mouth and swallowed them whole. I can feel my face paled up. What? Why did he eat them?
"They already dead so it's worth eating them right? I like corpses." He said and the twins giggled.
What? How can they be dead? I'm sure the girl died because of lack of oxygen but the guy? I think he just knock out.
Wait, is he gonna eat Hyunsung for hurting him?
The thought of Hyunsung will be eaten scared me.
"Now...for my disrespectful deer." He stared at Hyunsung, grabbing his neck. "You don't want your friend to be mated to this beautiful dove?" He asked, eyeing Fin who looking down. Hyunsung didn't respond but by the glare, he gave to the fat man, he was mad. "Then...how about...you be mated with my twins?"
I feel my body tense up after hearing what he just said. The two twins look eager to lay their hands on Hyunsung. I looked at Hyunsung but I can't sense fear from him, instead- I can feel that he is in rage.
"Keep glaring at me like that? Well then, come boys, and have your fun!" He violently pushed Hyunsung on the floor while the twins were giggling. Stepping closer to Hyunsung. "Come on, breed him already!"
I closed my eyes and waited for Hyunsung to scream but everything around me seems to be quieted suddenly. I opened my eyes and found the two twins already laying down on the blood with blood all around them.
From on top of the stairs, I see that sick doctor, father Chil? Holding a weird gun that I can't see from here and a suitcase.
"What are you doing grandfather Lu? Who told you to touch my creation? You know the special ones aren't your pet!" He angrily said and marched down from the stairs.
He step closer to Hyunsung and dragged him beside me, forcing him to lay down on the floor. Minhee lay me down on the floor too.
Father Chil took out another tube from his suitcase and spread my paralyzed legs before putting that tube inside me. I winced once I felt that uncomfortable feeling. I can feel the tube moving forward inside me until it reaches my lungs?
He put back my legs to their original place and turned to Hyunsung. He does the same thing too.
"Sister Arnika, I want you to bring them to their room immediately!"
I can't clearly remember what's happened next but when I woke up, I found myself in the same room where they held the operation. I moved my eyes to the room I was in and the first thing I noticed was that many tubes hanging up. I can hear the beeping sound again beside me and that irritates my hearing. I looked beside myself and saw the ECG machine and beside it was a surgical table. From above me were surgical lights.
I tried to move but I can't. The only parts I can move are my head and my eyes. I looked at Hyunsung and my face paled up as the beeping sound beside me races.
Hyunsung was lying down on his bed with both eyes closed. He wasn't wearing anything on his upper body and the metal bed he was lying on was stained by blood. But aside from that, his chest was cut open and I can see many of the tubes were stuck or linked inside of his chest. I can hear the beeping sound but I can't feel my heart racing inside my chest. Wait, what happened to me?
I looked straight to the ceiling and was forced to get up. The oxygen mask made me harder to breathe. I moved my hands; forcing myself to move them. I fisted my hands and with all my might I moved my whole body. I bit back my tears, ignoring the pain running through my entire body. I gasp as I finally move and sat on the metal bed. Just the wrong time when the door swung open and that Chil guy? Went in with a suitcase in his hands again.
His eyes widen when he saw me fully awake. He drops the suitcase and run to me. He forced me to lay down but I didn't move. I pushed him.
"Don't get up! Hwang Hyunsung can be damaged!" He hissed and forced me to lay back again on the metal bed.
I winced when my head hit the metal bed.
"Why don't you dispatch me? Hyunsung is a more important species than me right?" I said. Thankfully, I can able to talk.
He put the restraint on my wrists and ankles, even on my neck. "Yes, he is but you..." He cupped my cheeks. "...you're the rarest species. Now, I want you to sleep tight and when you woke up, your surgery is done."
My eyes widen in horror. I know I expected this but I can't take another operation? No more. I shook my head to remove his hands.
"What do you want!" I shouted.
"What I want is you...to sleep." He said and inject something into my neck. Just when I felt dizzy and soon fell asleep.
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When I woke up, I expected myself to be in that room again but no. The room I was in was different. There's nothing that can be seen in this four corners room aside that the room being bright and the bed I was laying. I noticed that I wasn't wearing anything and there was a tube again stuck on my arms. I assume that this is the IV. Beside me was that same machine; an Electrocardiogram machine.
I tug the blanket up to cover my body. The temperature of this room is getting cold. I shivered. Why I'm naked? Where Are the clothes?
I want to get up but the cold in this room is preventing me. I can't move. I keep shivering from the high temperature and I don't know when that crazy guy changes me into a comfortable room. And where's Hyunsung? I hope he's alright.
The door swung open and my blood boil after seeing that doctor again. From behind him, ten nurses went in.
"Glad you're awake now Lee Sunie." He said.
"What is it this time! What did you do to me? And where's Hyunsung?!" I asked, my voice is wavering because of the cold.
"Don't worry, you'll see him again. But first, put these clothes on."
One of the nurses placed the pair of clothes on the bed. It's the same clothes before the whole operation started. I want to grab it but I can't move from the cold. Doctor Chil suddenly claps his hands and the nurses walked out of the room.
He closed the door and went to the clothes. He suddenly removes the blanket off of me. I gaps and tried to pull it up again but he held me. He forced me to lay still and put the clothes on by himself. Once he was done dressing me up, he once again cupped my cheeks.
"You know, Hwang Hyunsung is crazily in love with and I can't wait to make you as one." He whispered sternly while grinding his teeth together. "Remember this Lee Sunie. You only have Hwang Hyunsung's heart and you should be careful because that heart in you was not a heart but a machine. And it only charges by Hyunsung's heart energy. It can beat like an ordinary heart but it's different. If he dies, you will too. But you have the ability of regeneration and Hyunsung is stronger. Your life is eternity. Now, go out and live as a normal being do."
I carefully get up and dashed out of the room. Once I'm outside, a long white hallway stood before me and from the edge of the hallway, there's a door. I run to that door and open it almost immediately. I closed my eyes once the sunlight hit me. I adjusted my vision from the natural light and looked around. I found myself outside of the ward. But it is surrounded by tall walls like we're in the isolation. Teens were running, playing, and talking to each other.
I carefully walked, searching Hyunsung. I'm still worried. Where is he?
I walked, watching them and searching the one certain person. My heart machine quickened when I saw him seating on one of the benches. I run to him but I was stopped when a girl with white-wavy hair took a seat beside him. They aren't talking but the girl spoke based on her mouth moving. And now, both are talking. I don't want to bother them so I step back and head somewhere.
I'm glad he's alright but where I can go now?
"Sunie?!"
I stopped and turned around. My heart jump in joy when I saw Junghwan. He run to me and we both hugged each other. I can't stop my eyes from getting wet. I miss Junghwan so much. I'm relieved when I saw him in the kitchen earlier? Maybe yesterday but hugging him like this makes me want to cry.
"I'm glad you're alright!" He said with happiness.
I pulled away and smiled. "Same and I'm happy to see you again all fine. Where's Homin and Jinki?" I asked, looking around.
"Jinki wasn't taken but Homin is with me. He's fine but I guess after undergoing the surgery, he's been suffering from asthma." He said lowly and I can hint at the sadness in his voice. This surgery, the operation is kind of we need to handle until we escape from this place. It surprises me, yes but the thought of Homin suffering from asthma is somehow scared me. What if he becomes useless and the doctor will get rid of him?
No, Homin can be useful. He needs to endure it for a bit not until we find the way to get out of here. "We will get out of here soon," I assured him.
We looked at the people around us. Junghwan held my hand, fearing that we might split up again. We walked to what it looks like a park or something? Aren't we have class here? I hope so not. I noticed the poster that stick on the wall from the bathroom. It says, 'Life is important. Be one, be good.' What the heck?
Everyone is enjoying themselves, playing, talking despite the situation. I can't be happy if I'm too overjoyed- the pain will come. I'm afraid to even smile.
"You just went from your surgery? How's it?" He asked.
"Not so fine," I answered. My eyes are sullen and blank. I don't know but I feel tired. Wait, is Hyunsung tired?
"You should take a rest." He said and touched my forehead. "You're burning. Come-"
I quickly shook my head no. I don't want to lay again and sleep. I'm afraid, I might wake up in that room again. Junghwan stared at me like I did something he doesn't like. His brows are furrowed and his eyes seemingly piercing at me. "I'm fine. I'm afraid to sleep and woke up being experimented on again. Please don't tell this to that old guy." I plead.
"But you have a fever."
"It's fine. Fever won't kill me." I chuckled. He wants to protest but I shook my head again.
Junghwan and I talked about something nice. I looked upon the walls that hovering over us. These walls are something. I feel like behind these walls is a labyrinth maze for keeping his patients locked in this ward. Wait, how can I say that? I didn't even see what was behind that walls.
"Junghwan-" I heard someone call him. I turned to that person and he stop as soon we made eye contact. It's Park Sungjoon. "Sunie?" He said.
I nodded. He smiled and run to me. He was about to embrace but someone yanked his collar from behind. "Don't attack someone new from the third operation." He jokingly said and Park Sungjoon whine.
"Sunie," Junghwan called. My eyes move at him and see him smiling. For some reason, his hair doesn't paint in white, and Sungjoon too except the guy. "This is Gong Pil. He's already 25 and he stays longer here than us. So, he knows about this place. And Sungjoon told me that you know each other."
I nod in response. Suddenly, a roar of a siren from somewhere can be heard. My heart raced as I saw the people running away in a hurry. What's happening? Why are they running?
"We should hide!" Gong Pil said and run before us. We followed him- them but the people are in a panic. They ran fast than me to the point I can't see Junghwan and the others. They all have the same color of hair, black and white. Maybe I am the only one who has highlighted hair.
I stopped as soon I heard the wall behind us opening. I turned to look at the wall and see it opening up. From inside the wall, more than ten people came, they are dressed in red suits and masked was on their head- covering their faces. But the horrible thing is they holding a gun. They rushed towards us, raised their guns, and began showering us bullets. What?
Why are they firing us? Aren't we special or something? Just when I noticed the hologram up on the other wall, saying that more than fifty people must die because the maximum of this place must be less than one hundred people only. I run again but something jumped in front of me. My face paled up once I saw that deform monster again. The women's children I think? I'm sure it's one of them. He roared at me.
I run to the side, keeping my distance away from the enemies. I don't know where to go, I'm scared. I can hear him chasing at me. I saw a vent but I need a screwdriver to open that vent. I run to the bathroom and thankfully that monster didn't see me.
I took a deep sigh and looked into the bathroom. I opened the cubicle one by one, searching for anything useful. I see a crowbar under the toilet. I picked it up because I need it to defend myself or open the blocked doors. I walked to the doorway, slowly and carefully opened the door. I peeped outside. I see them lurking around.
Right, I might need this to open the vent? I hope this will work. I sneakily hide behind the trees while they still searching for any victims.
I sneakily walked to the vent without them noticing me and if any one of them turned their heads on me, I'll hide. Luckily, I manage to run to the vent safely. I put the edge of a crowbar on the vent's spaces and pulled it but I know this idea is dumb.
I breathed heavily and sneak back to other places that I can enter.
"Hey, it's you. It's a surprise to see here too." I turned behind me and see one of my classmates. Like what I saw the other day, he was covered in stitches. "I was a useful, special species but they forced me to breed a woman. My girlfriend didn't like that of course. As if I have a choice. Then, she suicides after knowing the girl I bred was pregnant. She suicides after that. Now, look at me! Look what they have done to me! I'm devastated!" He scream angrily and swung the ax at me.
I dodge it causing him to hit the tree instead. I run again. I don't know where to go and the entrance where all the people went is now closed shut.
"Yet! They still want me to breed women!" I heard him scream again.
I run to the entrance, hoping it will open again. I hit the door but it won't open. Where do I go now?
"You must die! You will die!"
I turned around and see him walking straight to me, dragging his ax on the deserted ground. Wait, this thing...this area seems an arena. Like in the movies, the barbarians need to fight in the arena to prove their toughness. Just when the whole ground shaking. The walls that surround us turned around and I see all the patients- the teens, standing on each wall while watching me.
"What a wonderful morning but the cloud is dark. Looks like it's going to rain soon." I heard doctor Chil say from the speaker that I don't know where. "That's better actually. Now, the patient who lasted outside will be the one who will compete in this fight. If you lose, another patient will fight and if you win- more patients will die. How's that patient 201?"
The people roared, shouting something like let myself lose than win but either way- they'll die. We all gonna die. There's no option but to run away. Breaking the rules is the only option. Right, I know-
I didn't even think when he rush to me and swung his hand to hit me. I flew and my back hit on the wall. I fall on the dirt and looked at Chu. He runs to me, ax swinging in the air.
I gasp, forcing myself to get on my knees and run.