THE AWAKENING: BIO-GENETICS
Chapter 57: The Three Tag Team [1]

Chapter 57: The Three Tag Team [1]

"What happens when the virus gets to my brain?" Hiro asked shakily.

"It will eat it up until there’s nothing left, yes the virus is unpredictable but we were able to slow the process by inventing SPS but in your case it’s different, Hiro you’re only not just infected like the others, the virus is stored in the wrong place in your body, it not only affects your cellular structure but your eyes, the closest path to your brain".

Hiro gulps at her words.

_ _ _

Present Day

Blood slowly trailed down Hiro’s nose, but he wiped it off with the back of his hand. His body shook as his mind relieved what Dr. Touka told him and shook as realization got to him than intended, his heart ramming loudly in his chest, his nerves in a mess, and his body unsettled, the lingering feeling of his current predicament haunting. But still... his fist clenched hard, he didn’t wanna back down, he didn’t wanna run away. A flash of his dad’s face flashed in his head, his lips pressed in a thin lip, his body ceased shaking, and his heart pace reduced, as certainty flushed through him.

"I don’t care" he began, his tone laced with seriousness. "I’m going with you guys!"

Ten sighs. "You don’t listen do you?" Ten said, knowing there was nothing he could do to talk him out of it, Hiro was very stubborn, and seeing his features right now, he knew telling him no wasn’t gonna dig it for him, Hiro was persistent.

_ _ _

"Are you guys serious?" Kaneki said with shaky eyes.

"This is crazy," Ren murmured under his breath.

"The rest of you head back to base, Ten, Hiro, and I will complete the mission" Shino states.

"You guys just don’t give up do you," Sumi said folding her arms, she was getting fed up with their heroic actions.

The rest nodded in agreement, knowing the three minds were already made up, they began preparing.

"Are you sure you can walk?" Kaneki asked Mirai worried.

She forced a smile.

"I’m fine Kaneki Senpai".

Haya helped Fuijo up his feet, his leg tied up to stop the bleeding.

"Don’t die, you three, it won’t be fun if you do," Mizuki said with a smile on his lips.

Ten’s eyebrow twitching. ’Does he ever stop smiling?’ he thought.

"Take care," Mary said with a small smile.

The three nod as they watch the others leave one by one.

"Come on Daiki" Kaname said, helping Daiki up whose body was in shock.

Homura adjusts his bag, stealing a glance at the three before walking away.

"Yuki?" Asano said worried.

She watches as Yuki finally walks up to Hiro, his body felt stiff sensing her aura, he gulps knowing instantly that it was her.

She was about to say something but he cut her off.

"The others will need you, Yuki" he said haste.

She stiffens at his words.

"You’re strong and fast, you have a certain insight we don’t, the others will need you to get to the base safely" he adds.

Her looks darken, the wind blowing harshly around, a moment of silence it took.

Shino and Ten just stared at the two, wondering what their silence meant.

"Don’t die" she states in a firm tone, it was more of a threat than a request.

"Seriously, how more weird can she get?" Shino murmurs to Ten.

"That’s Yuki for you" Ten states.

"I don’t plan on it," Hiro said plainly.

In silence Yuki turns as she walks away, her eyes sadden. ’Idiot’ she thought.

Hiro’s head was still facing in her direction, sensing her aura exiting.

Ten and Shino watching the others as they left, all at a distance now,

Himari gave them a thumbs up, making Shino and Ten smile.

_ _ _

Hiro, Shino and Ten looked around as they ventured in search of a comm station. Ten adjusts his glasses.

"Well this is getting more odd," Ten said sternly.

"Not a single Kaiju, it’s as if they just disappeared or something," he added.

"Maybe Hiro killed them all," Shino said.

"I doubt that" Hiro said sternly,

"What is it? Do you still feel them?" Ten asked curiously.

"I can’t really tell... it’s odd, but I know that, that can’t be all of them" he said halting.

Ten and Shino did.

"Well... what they did is still visible," Shino said with a dark expression as he stepped on the blood.

Ten froze seeing blood marks on the ground.

"Just blood, no remains," Ten said with shaky eyes.

Hiro gulps hard at their words.

"We are most likely getting eaten by them, if we don’t make it out alive" he adds, shivering at the thought.

"Where do the Kaijus come from? Could the virus really have caused them to be like that?" Shino said, still finding it hard to believe.

"There is no other explanation for this," Ten said. "It must be the virus," he added.

"This is like a whole new zombie apocalypse, even worse" he said with a shiver.

"We have to find a comm station fast," Hiro said, shaking.

"We have no idea where we can find one, this is definitely a suicide mission" Shino said with shaky eyes.

Ten observed everywhere, his eyes landed on a path, his glasses shined white.

"I think I might know one," Ten said.

"My mom used to work at a Radio Station, she wasn’t focused on one though, but I think I remember one of her stations. She took me there once" Ten said as his glasses cleared.

"I just hope I remember," he adds.

"We have to go with that option, it’s probably the only one right now," Hiro said.

They nodded in agreement about leaving.

Suddenly they felt a vibration to the ground, the stones on the ground shaking tremendously.

"What the hell?!" Hiro said with feeling his body vibrate, suddenly his body went stiff as he sensed an amount of red aura heading their way, lots of them.

The vibration got worse, they turned to a distance in unison.

"Kaijus!" Shino hissed in horror.

At a distance about twenty Kaijus came for them in speed like a plague.