Chapter 14 Into the Darkness (14)(Before Darkness)(9)

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Character Map

"X"=Loid Orcus(Protagonist)

"(X)"=Loid Orcus (Strong inner thought)

°X°=Makina(Artificial Intelligence)

'X'=Little brother(Ethan)

{X}=Little sister(Mary)

~X~=Big Sister Helia

®X®=Big Sister Rena

-X-=Kids

°_X_°=Deus Ex Makina(Soul Artifact)

(: X)=Explanation

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(Protagonist POV)

(Shhhhhhhhhhhh)(Opening effect)

The Virtual Reality Capsule open and a hand rise from inside and come out

The hand hold the side of the capsule and exert strength to raise it's body while the other hand is holding the head and the mouth shout

"Ahhh!!!,Fuck it hurts!!!"

...and curse

"Aw,Aw,Aw,Aw,Aw,Aw!!!"

°Following the Protocol, It is instructed to call the nearest healthcare to take immediate check up to respond and cure the possible threat that may happen cause by inflicted pain, Calling no-°

"You didn't have too"

°But it is instructed to-°

"Makina!, Enough!"

°...°

"..."

"(I over done it, It may because I'm in Extreme headache causing to rile up and be state of irritation)"

"Thank you for your worry, I suggest that we go to the school of those brats and go to the clinic and their to check up, I believe that the school clinic have enough capabilities to take care of me as they could even perform minor surgeries and medical treatments, Makina, I believe their facilities are adequate enough?"

°...Aye, it been reviewed that the school clinic mentioned has adequate facilities and capabilities for check up and treat you°

"Thank you, and sorry about shouting at you"

°You didn't have to, I am AI, we didn't posses such capabilities to feel worry or upset as we are AI, at such there no need to-°

"Regardless, I am thankful and sorry,I'm not taking no for an answer ,Makina"

°...Aye, Permission to activate AI auto driving operation°

"Permission Granted"

"Aye"

As I smile, I get up and go to the Driving sit and of course, sit on it and of course...

...I did not drive of course(Didn't have a driver license)

As I hold my aching head, I see the Van panel has GPS Driving map on it and see the route we taking and smile widely

"Makina, I remembered that we have two busses to catch up, I believe those two busses are already on the road and I also believe that those buses has not had enough fuel to run to reach their destination so they must in the route of nearest Charging/Gas Station"

°.....°

"So Makina, Change the course that taking us to the 'Shortest Route That Make Us Arrive To The School Clinic In The Shortest Time' and track those busses"

°...It is recommended that to be treated as fast as possible°

"It only take a few moments, we didn't have to rush"

°....°

"Please"

°...Aye, Permission to follow the directive°

"Permission Granted"

"Aye, Following the directive"

"And the buses IP address are-"

°I know°

As I smile more widely, I thought to myself

"(What a Tsundere)"

(Tsundere: is someone who has a combative attitude towards others but is also kind on the inside.)

It may look hilarious and stupid may even crazy to others but that how I care for this long time companion and partner of mine that assist me throughout my whole daily life

I first meet Makina when I'm 8 old

Makina is a gift Father and Mother give to me, Believing that Makina could help and protect me and Makina did

Makina teach me how to solve the problem I face while also nurturing me how to face itself and the same time protect me by letting me know why it is dangerous and why must not do it with Makina care I live far from danger but full of trials that makina and who cares for me orchestrate especially the assignment they give me

Like complete the exercise set up to me (Karate,Taekwando Judo, Boxing, Kick boxing, Arnis, and other and etc)and answer the assignment given to me (Chess, Arithmetic , Speeling bee, Puzzle solving, Shogi and others and etc)

At such, With whole my being, I proud to say Makina is part of my family, at such must be treated and cared like one

As for where Makine or what medium Makina reside is, I don't know

My Father just introduce me to making and it just start talking to me out of nowhere

If you thought it is mind trans-planted chip AI that put in my brain, although we have that, But my Mother say Makina is nothing like that

I once ask Makina what way we able to communicate each other but unexpectedly

°I have no stored data to the question you ask at such I could not be able your answer°

That Makina say, Even Makina didn't know how we able to communicate in what way it is possible and over the years of wondering, I just take it for granted the way it is and doesn't bother anymore

Makina start driving and the garage door raise to open to make way and the van continue to take the designated route to where we could catch up to the two buses

The Van drive and take the designated route that take us to the two buses as we drive pass the gate of the Green Gable Orphanage

Time pass as the Van drive from the orphanage as we arrive at the road and after more time passes

The Charging/Gas station are already visible on sight as well the two buses being fueled

I smile and grin as I imagine they amazement about my Camp Van to the brats as I brag it to them

After I released myself from the chains of day-dreaming, I ask Makina to drive faster

"Makina, could you-"

°Aye, the Predicted Request has been accepted, Permission to follow the predicted directive°

"As expected of Makina, Permission Granted"

My Van Drive faster as I requested that predicted by Makina and the Van shave the distance as we come closer

As we come closer, I smell something I very familiar with it comes to the Charging/Gas Station but I question my self because-

"This smell.. Gas? But how?, we still far near from the charging/gas station"

After I ask this question to my self

Light no difference from darkness covered my whole vision white as it also covered my whole world and life with darkness

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Light doomed upon me

Loud bang enter my ears as the explosion boom causing my ears ring from loudness and immense heat radiate over my body causing me burns especially my hand as I reflexively move them in front of my face to cover my eyes making them be contact the most to the heat when I'm hit

After that impact come next toppling my van cause by the strong explosion making me be knock inside the toppled car causing some minor fracture and rupture inside my body

When the toppling that knocking me over end

My sight gone hazy, my ears tinged loudly, and my whole body is in the world of hella pain from burn, fractures, and raptures all around my body putting more pain to the already hurtful aching head

°Loid°

°Loid°

°Loid°

In this moments of suffer, my ear catch a sound, no a voice that I must replay to end the worry of the one who calling me, even I'm in this state of intense suffering

"makina"

But my voice barely sound, even quite than my breathing

I prepare myself to make it louder as I inhale to gather air but air barely enter my lungs and I waste it everytime I exhale cause by painful breathing with hard whizzling sound

The whizzling of my breathing hurt my lungs as I push myself to gather strength to reply again but louder

"ah-ah-ma-ah-Maki-ah-na"

°Aye, Base of my Finding after checking up the user body, User is in grave state that must be immediately treated°

°Emergency Protocol has been activated, Calling any nearest facilities to aid to the situation,activating health bot to add first aid to the user, Calling and Updating the status to the Emergency Agencies to aid to the situation, Please stay calm and be still for further instruction°

As Makina say those to me, A health bot come near me and with it robotic arm inject something to my neck that able to alleviate my pain and with it other numerous hand apply first aid

As I able to regain some sanity and consciousness back as the pain alleviate, I remember something far more than important than my being

"Makina!, The Bus!, The Kids!, Sis Rena!, Sis Helia!, Ethan!, Mary!"

I shout I dread as I shout, in my horror hastily try to open the toppled upside-down van door but it is lock

°Please Calm dow-°

"The Bus!, They are in there!"

With many attempt, I failed to open the van door and dread taking over body, I no longer have any patience to open it normally and kick the door despite of my fractures over it and repeatedly shout the previous words

"They are in there!"

°Please, for your safety, please stay and calm down as we wait for the emergency responders to arrive to aid to the situation and for your safety I am activating Emergency Protocol and taking all measures to assure your safety such locking the van to make you stay and away from danger, Again, Please, for your safety, please stay and calm down°

"I don't need it!, Open the door!, Makina!"

°Please°

"Makina!"

°My apologies but I will not°

As the Surge of Anger enter my mind,I use words that no different of unredeemable sinful action against for the I considered I love and my family that I deem and promised not to use when it come to Makina as it will go against Makina will and disrespect Makina the most

"Command_Overdrive:Force Suspension of AI Makina Stats,Command_Overdrive_Code_

**** ** ******:End"

°Please no, don't go- Force_Suspension_Going_Offline°

As the last notice end, the door open with one kick

I hastily crawl out and more extreme heat welcome me but force my self to stand and withstanding all the pain aching all over my body and walk to the bus direction as I shout of the top of my lungs

"You Brats!, You hear me!, Ethan!, Mary!, This is me!, Your Big brother Loid!, Sister Helia, Sister Rena, Are all of you OK! Gh!, Ggh!Kghh!"

Smoke cover me as it block my vision and hurt my breathing nonetheless

I come nearer and nearer as my breathing also become faster and faster with my heart also becoming beat rapidly and rapidly

The nearer I go, Also the heat becoming more painful to bear and the lungs becoming more exhausting to breath and painful cause by thick and heavy smoke inhale but nonetheless ignore it and come forward more

As I come nearer I become to see it more clearly from the facade of smoke and burning light reveal it to me as I remember memories from yesterday

The kids are wearing their uniform flashing and flexing it looks and asking me how they look

-Big brother Loid!, Look at this uniform I am wearing, aren't they are nice!-

-Big brother Loid, Look at me!, Look at me!, are they good!, are they good!

-No!, Look at me!, Big Brother Loid, I look nicer than them!, right!, right!-

-No!, I look better!, right!,Big Brother Loid-

-No! I look much better, Big brother Loid said to me!-

-Big brother did not!-

-He is!-

-Did not!-

-He is!-

As I chuckle and calm them down to end the fight about to spark and as right now see those fragments of uniforms being argued and fight by those kids yesterday sparks in fire

(Burn(Crack)Something Being Burned and result to Cracking sound)

°_Soul Artifact 'Deus Ex Makina' has been Awakened_°

I hear something familiar but ignore as it not the one I familiar with as it sound cold and inorganic and caught by the ear and through to another ear, no as if not there to begin with and continue to reminisce and remember what happen yesterday

{Brother Loid}

My beloved little sister, Mary, call and came to me and ask

{Brother, could you tie this ribbon around my hair, I want it to be look good on me}

As Mary hand me a red silky beautiful patterned ribbon to me to tie her hair and as right now see it being swayed in the wind by the smoke with fire burning on its end

°_Activating_Soul_Artifact_Deus Ex Makina_°

And as I about to replay yes

'Hmph!, You better not ask Brother Loid'

A rude brat intrude me

{Why not?, Brother Ethan}

'He sucks and only good at tying shoes and nothing more than that and here my shoe brother, tie it'

{Ahh}

And speak ill and command me as if who he are to order me and as it now, I see it one of them outside being burned and melt from heat

°_Soul_Artifact_Deus Ex Makina_has_been_

Activate_Starting_it's_Activation_Sequence_of_Integration_to_Host_Soul_°

As I stand and about to wrestle him

®Now, now, Calm down,Loid, and Mary, Your Big Sister could tie it for you and I make it good, now, come here®

{Haiiii!!!}

As Big Sister Rena shift the topic to save me from humiliation, I excuse that thought to my self

"(It's good that Big Sister Rena came and calm me down or else we going to have a game of tag between of me and this brat but still I'm not that suck at tying if it just tying the shoes that is I'm know nothing more than that)"

As I pathetically thought my excuse I hear I writhing pain of shout on my other side

'Aw!, Aw!, Aw!'

~Ethan, that how you speak to those older to you?, how about I change your Exercise Set to that of that of a Ranger ha, So you could reflect about yourself~

'Nooooo!!!!!'

As I saw them Two Big Sister, I saw Rena with Mary tying the ribbon, on her arm is the Watch I gift to Big Sis Rena flickering it beauty like it's bearer as the hand turning around showing it liveliness and as it now lost it flicker as it stained as lost it beauty and the hand stop turning as lost it liveliness

°_Activation_Rate_15%_°

I see Big Sis Helia scolding Ethan wearing the the black shades that look like being wear of the drill instructors of the army that look menacing even more with Big sis Rena as she glare at Ethan through it and as it now one of it lenses are destroyed while the other one is crack as it lost it menace

°_Activation_Rate_30%_°

The light and vigor diminished to my eyes and body with all the depth of my being and from it silence

"(Both My world and Life even my Soul and Spirit)"

°_Activation_Rate_45%_°

All I has

°_Activation_Rate_60%_°

All I had

°_Activation_Rate_75%_°

All I am

°_Activation_Rate_90%_°

Despaired

°_Activation_Rate_100%_°

°_Activation_has_been_completed_°

°_Soul_Artifact_Deus Ex Makina_has_been_fully_integrated_and_

synchronized_and_stablised_in_the_host_

Soul_°

°_Soul_Artifact_Deus Ex Makina _Activating_Ultimate_Soul_Skill_Samsara_°

°_Ultimate_Soul_Skill_Samsara_has_been_

Activated_°

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