May 25, 2023 20:21:11 GMT -5
Post by Isla on May 25, 2023 20:21:11 GMT -5
Isla and Vanic decided to continue their investigation around the gory basement while Graves tried to contact their boss. No matter how nauseous they felt at what they saw, no matter how much they wanted to get out, they had to stick around. There was a new thread in addition to their primary goal of taking out Ava, and that was the man who was injected with who knew what and practically went feral. There were still questions in regards to him, but now they had the priority of taking him down to avoid any more bloodshed. Yet judging by the footage, the attitudes of the goons that were above ground that walked as if they were unaware of what happened in the basement... it made the demon thought, was it all intentional? Were the ones below ground level the real test subjects as to how powerful the infected man became? What if-
"Uh... guys...?" Vanic's voice called out afar from the back of the room. His tone was weary and frightened, something that immediately concerned Isla and Graves. "I uh... I think I found out what happened to Ava." Isla and Graves exchanged looks, Graves momentarily hanging up to see what Vanic was on about. The duo turned around and followed where Vanic's voice last echoed. Deep at the back of the basement, there was a door that was nearly hidden out of sight; from what the trio saw, it wasn't surprising that they missed the door.
As the two approached the open door and entered in the new room, they were met with another bloody scene. Blood splattered all over the walls, some were even streaked on to it. In the center of the room was a dimly lit lightbulb that hung above a chair that was now chipped and covered in blood. In that chair sat what was now a corpse slumped backwards with a chunk of its flesh seemingly bitten out. The victim in the chair? Ava. Her dead light green eyes stared at the ground and her mouth just slightly parted. "Holy..." Graves broke the silence with his surprised muttered, shaking his head in the process.
Isla approached Ava's corpse with no hesitation. With a brave front that cosplayed confidence to the bone, she took a closer look at the gap on her stomach. "She was here this whole time... and judging by the blood all over, this was also recent. Probably at the same time all those other guards got caught in the man's sudden wrath." Vanic commented, also taking a step closer to Ava's corpse to join along in examining it.
"Which still doesn't make any sense. Where is the man? And why weren't people aware? Was this supposed to be some secret?" Graves asked.
After a few moments of silence, Isla finally spoke up. "Or it could be some sort of hit." She said. The two men looked at the demon with confusion and she decided to continue. "Ava is anything but fit to lead. She's known to leave her men behind without a single thought, sees them as pawns, and most likely mistreats her people compared to other bosses. You'd think there'd be a lot of people out to put her head on a stake." She explained. "The goons above were probably in on it; maybe found a way to subdue and tame him once he was injected. It might explain why Ava wasn't in the room initially. She must've been held in this room instead." She straightened out her legs to stand up and turn around to the two men, anticipating what they thought of her theory.
"Then what about the people that were slaughtered during his little transformation?" Vanic asked.
"They must've wanted to watch the man pull her apart, or they must've unknowingly became test subjects to see how strong and ferocious the man became after the injection to sic Ava on." Isla replied. It was a morbid theory to conspire about, but it was the only way for Isla to connect the dots. It potentially explained why there were so many people that surrounded the bounded man instead of one or two people. It also could've explained why everyone outside was nonchalant, as if nothing happened. This all could've been premeditated. Now a new concern remained; finding the fetal man.
"Either way, we need to inform Neoni." Graves said. Neoni was the trio's boss they worked under for this operation; a cutthroat woman who wants any job done with high efficiency and, if needed, discretion. With a press of a button on the center of an earpiece, all of their pieces rung the sound of static before a voice chimed through them.
"Neoni speaking. I'm hoping you three have an update in regards to our little friend, Ava?" Her voice rung through the comms.
"Uh... I mean we do have an update on her... but now we kind of have a new problem sort of unrelated to the operation... kinda?" Vanic's voice wavered between confused and nervous.
"What? What does that mean? What happened?" Neoni asked.
"Ava's dead. The thing is, we didn't zero her. We're in the basement where her office is, but there's loads of corpses stacked up here, Ava included but in a separated room. Long story short, there was a man bound in a chair here and injected with some sort of serum that caused him to go completely berserk and killing everyone in his way. I thought it could've been a premeditated hit of some sort and the people that surrounded him to watch his transformation either wanted to watch Ava get what she deserved, but got caught in the crossfire, or they were all test subjects to witness how strong he became." Isla said.
"Crap. Where is he now? Did you three find him?" Neoni asked.
"No, and there's no sign of any sort of escape. Everyone up above acted normal. My best bet was that he was probably transferred elsewhere. As Isla theorized with us, he was somehow subdued first before they entrapped him and took him away." Graves said.
The three were met with silence before Neoni spoke up. "Alright... in that case, try to gather as much DNA as you can and return to base, we'll be likely to find out what the hell this serum is made up, then proceed to tracking down our caged animals." She ordered.
Words: 1,071
Total: 1,071
Bonuses: Rookie Bonus +65% | Heavy Weighted Clothes 50%
PL: 14,732 (Reduced to 7,366 from Heavy Weighted Clothes)
"Uh... guys...?" Vanic's voice called out afar from the back of the room. His tone was weary and frightened, something that immediately concerned Isla and Graves. "I uh... I think I found out what happened to Ava." Isla and Graves exchanged looks, Graves momentarily hanging up to see what Vanic was on about. The duo turned around and followed where Vanic's voice last echoed. Deep at the back of the basement, there was a door that was nearly hidden out of sight; from what the trio saw, it wasn't surprising that they missed the door.
As the two approached the open door and entered in the new room, they were met with another bloody scene. Blood splattered all over the walls, some were even streaked on to it. In the center of the room was a dimly lit lightbulb that hung above a chair that was now chipped and covered in blood. In that chair sat what was now a corpse slumped backwards with a chunk of its flesh seemingly bitten out. The victim in the chair? Ava. Her dead light green eyes stared at the ground and her mouth just slightly parted. "Holy..." Graves broke the silence with his surprised muttered, shaking his head in the process.
Isla approached Ava's corpse with no hesitation. With a brave front that cosplayed confidence to the bone, she took a closer look at the gap on her stomach. "She was here this whole time... and judging by the blood all over, this was also recent. Probably at the same time all those other guards got caught in the man's sudden wrath." Vanic commented, also taking a step closer to Ava's corpse to join along in examining it.
"Which still doesn't make any sense. Where is the man? And why weren't people aware? Was this supposed to be some secret?" Graves asked.
After a few moments of silence, Isla finally spoke up. "Or it could be some sort of hit." She said. The two men looked at the demon with confusion and she decided to continue. "Ava is anything but fit to lead. She's known to leave her men behind without a single thought, sees them as pawns, and most likely mistreats her people compared to other bosses. You'd think there'd be a lot of people out to put her head on a stake." She explained. "The goons above were probably in on it; maybe found a way to subdue and tame him once he was injected. It might explain why Ava wasn't in the room initially. She must've been held in this room instead." She straightened out her legs to stand up and turn around to the two men, anticipating what they thought of her theory.
"Then what about the people that were slaughtered during his little transformation?" Vanic asked.
"They must've wanted to watch the man pull her apart, or they must've unknowingly became test subjects to see how strong and ferocious the man became after the injection to sic Ava on." Isla replied. It was a morbid theory to conspire about, but it was the only way for Isla to connect the dots. It potentially explained why there were so many people that surrounded the bounded man instead of one or two people. It also could've explained why everyone outside was nonchalant, as if nothing happened. This all could've been premeditated. Now a new concern remained; finding the fetal man.
"Either way, we need to inform Neoni." Graves said. Neoni was the trio's boss they worked under for this operation; a cutthroat woman who wants any job done with high efficiency and, if needed, discretion. With a press of a button on the center of an earpiece, all of their pieces rung the sound of static before a voice chimed through them.
"Neoni speaking. I'm hoping you three have an update in regards to our little friend, Ava?" Her voice rung through the comms.
"Uh... I mean we do have an update on her... but now we kind of have a new problem sort of unrelated to the operation... kinda?" Vanic's voice wavered between confused and nervous.
"What? What does that mean? What happened?" Neoni asked.
"Ava's dead. The thing is, we didn't zero her. We're in the basement where her office is, but there's loads of corpses stacked up here, Ava included but in a separated room. Long story short, there was a man bound in a chair here and injected with some sort of serum that caused him to go completely berserk and killing everyone in his way. I thought it could've been a premeditated hit of some sort and the people that surrounded him to watch his transformation either wanted to watch Ava get what she deserved, but got caught in the crossfire, or they were all test subjects to witness how strong he became." Isla said.
"Crap. Where is he now? Did you three find him?" Neoni asked.
"No, and there's no sign of any sort of escape. Everyone up above acted normal. My best bet was that he was probably transferred elsewhere. As Isla theorized with us, he was somehow subdued first before they entrapped him and took him away." Graves said.
The three were met with silence before Neoni spoke up. "Alright... in that case, try to gather as much DNA as you can and return to base, we'll be likely to find out what the hell this serum is made up, then proceed to tracking down our caged animals." She ordered.
Words: 1,071
Total: 1,071
Bonuses: Rookie Bonus +65% | Heavy Weighted Clothes 50%
PL: 14,732 (Reduced to 7,366 from Heavy Weighted Clothes)
