The Arks

"Well, he deserves to die after what he has done. Lying to such a poor soul... Make my blood boil to know that my Domain has such a creep walking about," growled Gab, clenching his fists.

It was so rare for Gab to exhibit such emotions. He tried not to let out his anger in any way because he was afraid that it might harm others around him. But against these types of criminals, he would gladly blow his top to make them pay.

"I'm surprised that such a mouth belonged to a father's face," commented Ysabeau, raising her eyebrow.

"Sometimes, it's okay to be toxic. Especially against your enemies. Say, who was the guy that did it anyway? Must've been quite the influence on you," said Gab, refusing to look at Ysabeau after answering her statement.

"He has all the influence of each worker here. He is the facility head, Kris. He was the one I mentioned to Mavislin and Bryan about."

"The one who took over from the previous person? You said he started to look for some cure for poisons, right?" asked Mavislin.

"That's right, he was that maniac that started the entire ordeal of kidnapping girls from the brothels. He forced the girls to perform such horrid acts as Mavislin and Bryan had witnessed. He is the true beast of the lair."

"I'm shocked to know that you two haven't cut out each other's throats yet," said Gab, changing the topic.

"Which two?" asked the Valkyrie and the Butterfly.

"You both."

"They did, it ended with Mavislin slamming her head into Rina's. Lady Roydon fought with her first then after getting that wound, I stepped in. At the very last moment, boss woke up to knock Rina out," explained Bryan, who had finally got out from la-la land.

"Are you done napping?" asked Mavislin, as Bryan rubbed his eyes lazily.

The man nodded and Gab stood up from the spot to help Bryan up. The group was ready to open the door that led to the final area. The worst chamber that the facility had.

"It's called the 'Poison Chamber'. So whoever has got a human body better mask up," instructed Rina, taking out her ponytail.

"I've been in my human form for far too long. It's time for me to change back," said Rina as her eyes and hair color changed.

Her hair was now long and flowing, with a vibrant shade of pink. Her eyes were now a deep shade of purple. Her wings sprouted in their fullest glory. Before, she was looking like a normal human girl. But now she looked like a fully-fledged Mage. Everything about her screams dazzling.

"Well, I did not expect that to happen," said Gab, widening his eyes.

"The door is right over there. You guys ready?" asked Rina, pointing to the heavy vault door.

Everyone nodded in unison as Rina, with help of Mavislin, opened the heavy doors to the main battlefield. A man holding an infant had his back turned when they opened the doors. He had fit the description of the traveler that Gab mentioned early in the mission.

"Welcome to the belly of the beast. Where the worst experiments are being held. Here, there's no such thing as ethics. Only pain and agony, discovery and failure," said Rina, in a serious tone.

"This place makes my skin crawl," said Bryan, shivering slightly.

"This place makes me sick. I've got a mask on but just the amount of things and the scene makes me sick," said Gab, gagging softly.

"This is terrible, I never thought something could beat the Old Man Pond's house. Looks like this chamber takes the first place," complained YUsabeau.

Mavislin was unwavering as she scanned the surroundings. They were there to fight, not to sight-see. As her eyes flew around, she realized that this was indeed the largest room in the whole facility. And there were lots of equipment and bottles of liquid lying around.

Shelves were placed at odd areas, not leaning against the wall. They were loaded with body parts. Human or not, she had no clue. Multiple operating tables were strewn about and what got her skin crawling was the walls. The walls had glass cylinders of green liquid in front of them.

And each glass cylinder was a living and breathing person. There were at least about 40 of them in the room. All still and silent. Mavislin could feel her Elemental Aura flare up the more she thought about the victims of this room. And the countless lives that had been lost.

But she quickly snapped back to reality as Rina pointed to the man in front of them once more.

"You want your culprit? There he is," said Rina, with sheer animosity in her words.