THE AWAKENING: BIO-GENETICS
Chapter 61: The Will To Survive

Chapter 61: The Will To Survive

Hiro gave a loud battle cry, opening his eyes but then what happened was unexpected.

Nothing!.

’Nothing’ Hiro thought with shaky eyes, his eyes just beamed a bright blue but didn’t come off like it always does. ’Nothing happened’ he panics. His ramming heartbeat echoing in his head, sweat trailing from his forehead down to his cheeks, his blind eyes shooking, unable to comprehend the failure that just happened, and fear gripping his insides as he swallows hard.

The creature roared once more, and about 25 Kaijus came charging toward them. Ten and Shino started shooting at them, their eyes wide in horror.

The creatures just stayed dominant, not attacking as the other Kaijus did their bidding. A deep growl erupted from its chest.

Shino came in front of Hiro. "Hiro! Get a grip on yourself" Shino yelled, noticing he seemed lost and paralyzed where he was like a block of still ice.

Hiro’s body jolted at his words as he quickly covered his eyes but then a piercing headache shot his head, he went to his knees giving an ear-piercing scream. The pain was agonizing like his brain was being screwed by something and it hurt like hell, his own wailing screams were horrifying, but not up to the pain that was eating him on the inside.

"Hiro!" Shino yelled worried but he was still shooting at the Kaiju, he couldn’t keep up with both, he had to think of something... a way for one of them to get to that building, or all their efforts would be futile.

"Ten! You have to get to the building, we can’t risk all of us dying without completing the mission!" Shino yelled his conclusion.

Ten froze at his words, he can’t be serious, leave them here to die?

"Get going Ten!" he hissed once more, quickly throwing him the chip. Ten caught it with both hands.

"You are crazy, I can’t leave you guys here!" Ten panicked, there was nowhere in hell...

"Ten!" Hiro hissed.

He faced him seeing Hiro in excruciating pain, his nose bleeding. "JUST GO!"

Tears filled Ten’s eyes, it fell endlessly, streaming down his cheeks hotly. He sobbed, his lips quivered, he hated this, he hated this idea but he knew it, this was the last card they got, his jaw tightened.

"Okay," Ten said as in slow motion, he turned.

Shino smiled faintly. ’Thank you, Ten’. He thought. ``We will leave the rest to you’ he will hold the Kaijus off as much as he can and protect Hiro, even if it was the last thing he does, it will be worth it, he couldn’t protect the rest of his comrades but right now he wasn’t gonna let anyone die.

"I’M COUNTING ON YOU TEN!" Shino shouts, shooting at the Kaijus with more energy.

Ten shouts in tears as he runs.

"Hiro" Shino began, his tone laced with seriousness, boldness, and determination.

Hiro slowly raised his head, he froze feeling his aura. ’His aura’ he thought with shaky eyes.

"I’m gonna protect you no matter what" he states.

Hiro trembled at his words. ’His aura is so calm and strong!’ His fist tightens against the ground.

"No matter what!" he yelled, shooting at the Kaijus with so much intensity.

Hiro’s teeth clenched as tears flowed down his cheeks. ’So useless’ his teeth clenched more. ’Why are you so damn useless!’

One Kaiju passes by in speed using its sharp claws to slit Shino’s arm, he shouts in extreme pain but he stands his ground as he keeps shooting.

"Shino!" Hiro panicked, sensing it, this was bad, really bad! Shino was gonna die before him and he would just stand there doing nothing.

Yet another slit Shino on his leg, he groaned in pain as it bled, but still, he stood his ground protecting Hiro making sure none touched him.

’I’m not giving up!’

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Tears in Ten’s eyes, he ran as fast as he could for the building but he was damn too slow for his liking. ’I have to finish the mission’ Ten thought as his teeth clenched. ’Hiro and Shino-san are sacrificing themselves just for that’ He raised his head, there was no way he could possibly fail right now or all will be in vain. ’Move your legs, dammit! Move it, no matter how your body aches, ignore the pain and keep moving... KEEP MOVING!’

The water from his eyes splashed like droplets at the corner of his eye. ’Faster’. He thought as his bio-genetics eyes beamed a bright blue. ’Faster!’ His black faded vein spread more around his body.

"FASTER!" Ten shouts as in extreme inhuman speed he ran faster than he was before. He paused going slow again, he needed more booze because this wasn’t over yet.

"TEN GO!" he shouts to himself as with one jump, the ground creaked deeply from the impact, he zaps up to the tall building as he shouted getting up to the roof. He landed on it, taking harsh breaths, his eyes shaking in shock at what he had just done, he did it. He steadied himself rushing to the cable, he quickly looked for a panel, and he saw one.

"Yes!" he said in haste as he quickly inserted it, it made a loud computer sound as it beamed up to the skies, in white color. Ten stared at it in amazement.

_ _ _

On the other side, the chip was inserted beamed too, going up into the skies.

_ _ _

"Mission accomplished," Ten said as the beaming light ceased, he was sure the satellite was back up.

He turned rushing to the edge of the roof, staring into the distance. He froze when he saw the scene.

"HIRO! SHINO-SAN!" Ten shouts with tears.

_ _ _

Shino had one knee on the ground, it bled with several wounds on his body, and his guns were empty without bullets. He managed to kill off all the Kaijus. Shino coughed blood on the ground, his body trembling from the wounds.

"One remaining," Shino said, taking harsh breaths as he held his wounded arm, his eyes drifting to the creature that was lying dominant ever since he was killing the Kaijus. It finally growled deeply.

"Stop it," Hiro said in a faint voice in tears. He couldn’t take it anymore and it hurts! "Don’t risk your life for me anymore" he bent his head downwards, his fist tightening against the ground more.

"I HATE IT!" he shouts, breaking into more tears.

"I have always hated it, my dad’s work, everything," Hiro said, sobbing as he continued to cry.

"I never got..." he sniffled. "...to tell him... thank you" he cried, why say this now? He couldn’t help it, the feeling of loss, pain, and the feel of being useless enraged his insides, all colliding within him, like a storm ready to consume everything, his chest heavy in pain and regret.

"I just feel so...so...so useless, that it hurts, I couldn’t do anything when the Black storm happened, I can’t do anything right now... I’m weak"

"Hiro"

The sound of Shino’s gentle voice made his head leisurely hoist up.

"I’m sure he must have been proud of you" Shino began turning to Hiro, tears streaming down his cheeks as he smiled, Hiro froze sensing this.

"You aren’t weak Hiro, you protected your comrades, any dad would be proud," Shino said with a smile.

"Our dads would be proud" he added and he believed it in his heart that they were. "If it weren’t for you none of us would have made it after that attack, I wouldn’t have kept going if it weren’t for you... You gave me strength Hiro...for that, thank you" he adds with a broad grin, the sincerity in his tone prominent and Hiro felt it as his eyes shocked.

Suddenly the creature roared coming at them in speed, jumping towards them.

*Heart Beats Slowly*

They turned in slow motion as the creature came for them. Shino’s eyes shake with tears in them. His bio-genetics eyes are fixed on the terrifying creature. Hiro was on his knees, immobile, his lips apart ’I’m sorry dad’. He thought awaiting his fate, there was no way they could avoid this, ’I couldn’t do what you ask of me’.

*Heart Beat Slowly*

Suddenly a missile fired at the creature pushing it off them causing a loud explosion a distance away from them.

Shino gasped, flashing his eyes open seeing the scene. He and Hiro froze.

_ _ _

Ten gasped, turning as he saw a chopper, Ten smiled in relief.

"YOU GUYS ARE HERE!" Ten shouts with tears of joy, knowing everything will be okay now.

A chopper came above Hiro and Shino.

At the entrance, a man steps out pulling down a rope ladder for them to grab on. Hiro senses the aura, he froze at it, it was just like theirs but different. What was he?

Shino stared wide-eyed at the man, he had dark brown messy hair and reddish-brown eyes.

"Grab on Hiro!" Uchida Anzai yelled.