"Will you calm the heck down?!" Rat[Rat][Rat]en shouted.
Zamier[Vorden] was continuously pacing up and down as he saw Mill[Sil] take control of the seat in the black room. It was a rare occurrence. Mill[Sil] usually came out in times of danger and even then, once the danger was over, he would return back to his dark corner. Yet for some reason, Mill[Sil] seemed to be slightly changing ever since Zamier[Vorden] had first met Archer[Quinn].
Zamier[Vorden] liked the change and thought Archer[Quinn] would eventually be a good influence on him. But now was not the time. They were in a tense situation and Archer[Quinn] had enough on his mind. Zamier[Vorden] could do nothing but stand there. He was afraid if he was to approach Mill[Sil], he might freak out and remain in control for the whole time.
"Zamier[Vorden], are you okay?" Archer[Quinn] whispered back.
Mill[Sil]l quickly shook his head rapidly. "I told you, my name is Mill[Sil]. I have been waiting to meet you Archer[Quinn]."
Archer[Quinn] did not know how to react to this. He calmed down and started to think. How did Zamier[Vorden] manage to escape the interrogation with the girl? Was it something to do with his power? Or something entirely different? Right now, Zamier[Vorden] was claiming to be a different person. If the person before him didn't look exactly like Zamier[Vorden], he would have believed him.
"Maybe it is an Skill[ability] he copied before coming here?" Archer[Quinn] thought. "A mind swap Skill[ability] which allowed Zamier[Vorden] to fool the girl. Zamier[Vorden], you are a genius."
"Nice to meet you Mill[Sil]." Archer[Quinn] smiled back. "Thanks for helping us back there, we really owe you one."
"No problem at all." Mill[Sil] said. He lifted his hand and started rubbing Archer[Quinn]'s curly hair, as if he was a cute dog. Archer[Quinn] was starting to have odd feelings about this. If it was just the two of them in a room, he would have pulled away or even pushed Zamier[Vorden], no Mill[Sil] back. But they were still under watch and he didn't want to cause a scene. "If you ever need any help, you can always call me."
Inside the black room, Mill[Sil] left the chair and walked away. As he crossed Zamier[Vorden] he said, "Thank you, it looks like he won't become another Caleb[Caser] after all."
Hearing that name brought back bad memories for Zamier[Vorden] and Rat[Rat][Rat]en, but now was not the time to think about it. Zamier[Vorden] quickly rushed over to the chair and took control. To Zamier[Vorden]'s side was Archer[Quinn], however, his hand was still on top of Archer[Quinn]'s hair. His face went bright red as he pulled his hand back.
"Sorry about that...that was... that was…" Zamier[Vorden] started to stumble on his words.
"That wasn't you, I could tell." Archer[Quinn] replied. "Good thinking on the mind swap thing. For now, as long as none of us were seen that day, we have nothing to worry about."
As the words left Archer[Quinn], he felt something fade away from his body. He was losing an important part of himself, the connection with something was being lost and he knew exactly what it was.
"What's wrong?" asked Zamier[Vorden].
Grabbing his chest, Archer[Quinn] replied, "I think it's Tony[Peter]. He is hungry. I can't control him for much longer. I'm already losing the connection."
"But it was only yesterday that he had his fill." said Zamier[Vorden], making sure to keep his voice down.
"I know. Guess we are just unlucky. At this rate, if he doesn't get it every day, he will continue to starve. And I'm afraid when he is hungry, I can't control him like I did earlier."
When Zamier[Vorden] heard Archer[Quinn]'s words, his mind went back to the time before he came to Lawson[Nat]han's office. When he entered the room, he remembered seeing Rebecca[Layla] pointing an arrow at Tony[Peter].
'Did it already start back then?' Zamier[Vorden] thought.
They had been in the interrogation room for nearly two hours now. As they looked outside, the sun had already set and was replaced with the dark night sky.
"Archer[Quinn], we have to get out of here!" Zamier[Vorden] said, grabbing him by the hand. "I think Rebecca[Layla]'s in trouble."
A beep was heard in the room as the door slid open and in came Lawson[Nat]han, followed by Milo[Fay] and Nora[Hayley].
"Looks like we are in luck and someone found something." Lawson[Nat]han said with a smile.
Just behind them, another student entered the room.
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Inside the dorm room, Tony[Peter] had eaten every single bit of raw meat he could find in the fridge, but it didn't help his hunger at all. And the pains in his stomach were starting to get worse.
"Tony[Peter], please! You are really starting to scare me." Rebecca[Layla] said
He was now hunched over the floor, grabbing his stomach. "Rebecca[Layla] please, just leave!" Tony[Peter] shouted.
"I can't! What if you go kill someone again? Come on, you can fight it. I have been on diets ten times worse than this. Once I only drank juice with no food. Would you believe that?" Rebecca[Layla] continued rambling on, in the hope of calming both Tony[Peter]'s nerves as well as her own.
"I would rather it be someone who deserved it, than you." Tony[Peter] said as he looked up at her from the ground. "You were the one who taught me how much of a scumbag I was, but I'm different now." At that moment, he felt as if someone was reaching down into his stomach with their hand and were trying to pull all the food he just ate up and onto the floor.
A few seconds later, everything that Tony[Peter] ate came back up along with some greenish liquid.
"Tony[Peter], are you okay?!" Rebecca[Layla] asked, with a concerned look on her face.
As Tony[Peter] raised his head, his eyes were glowing a bright red. His two front fangs grew larger. They were sticking out over his lower lip now. He slowly got up from the ground and made his way towards Rebecca[Layla].
"Tony[Peter], I'm sorry." Rebecca[Layla] said as Tony[Peter] edged closer towards her. She let go of the drawn arrow, aiming for Tony[Peter]'s knee.
The arrow hit the mark. It made no difference as Tony[Peter] didn't even try to dodge the arrow. He pulled the arrow out from his knee and broke it with a snap. The mark left by the arrow healed instantly.
This was it. She tried her best to control him but it was clear that Tony[Peter] was no longer present. He was just another monster now. She reached for the door and tried opening it, but a loud crash, as if someone had just broken a glass, made her pause.
Turning around, she saw the bedroom window was broken. She rushed to the window, avoiding the broken glass. As she looked outside, there was no sign of Tony[Peter]. They were currently in a three story building. If a human was to jump from here without any support, they would break their legs. But Tony[Peter] was no longer human.
Tony[Peter] limped in the darkness towards the forest. The fall broke his legs but even as he walked, they continued to heal. "I won't hurt any of you guys. I promise." Tony[Peter] told himself. "But I have to do something to get rid of this hunger."
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