69 Chapter 60: In the mouth of Madness part 1 (1/2)
The past is such a mess, It could be viewed in so many ways. Remembered by different people. The truth buried under the rubble of the things we call nostalgia. Blurred by our own definition of truth.
A subjective truth that blinds us from what truly is. That prevents us from seeing the subtle things we chose to ignore.
It's such a treacherous place, But we can never replace them... What's done is done. A putrid place where you try to bury your mistakes, but it won't die!
It never will, it will haunt you forever...
You only have to choices, You go crazy and off yourself...
Or you live with it and you ignore the screaming, the deafening echoes of the souls you have taken. The hands that pull you down with them. The eyes that watch you on your sleep.
Ignore everything and lock them in that damp and ambiguous place filled with things you'd rather forget.
And shut them away...
FOREVER...
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4 Years Ago...
Rain poured down relentlessly on a mountain beneath the floating Metropolis of Atlas. A village situated behind it's city walls. Unseen and covered by the mist from the pouring rain.
A lone man was dropped off from an airship on stealth. It was probably the only Airship undetectable by the current technology of this time. Even on atlas standards, This kind of tech was far off in the future.
But a single scientist working for Salem did it, He was Doctor Arthur Watts. One of the most brilliant Scientist in remnant. His thirst for knowledge and intellectual capacity is only second to Aergia the sinner of Sloth...
He was given the idea of a stealth Airship by Haruki, He was just casually chatting with him as they discussed about his new weapon the Guandao, but then Haruki asked about the stealth capabilities of the airship.
This piqued the interest of Dr.Watts he asked Haruki how he thought that this would be possible. Haruki answered his quandaries he couldn't give the specifics but he at least gave Watts some ideas on how.
Thus he developed the first Airship capable of stealth, So to test it out Haruki was sent on a mission deep into atlas territory, Where Faunus slavery rings were being conducted. He was instructed to steal the dust and recruit the slaves into the white fang or Salem's personal army.
Haruki agreed with Watts being his supervisor for this mission, Before Haruki jumped down on the drop off point Watts told Haruki, ”Oh and Haruki... I don't accept failure.”
Haruki nodded his head, He opened the Hatch. The fierce wind and countless droplets of rain assaulted him. He donned his white fang mask, and prepared to jumped down.
”Please tell me if you have any questions or problems with your new weapon. Test it out for me.”
Those words were like a death sentence for those who would stand opposite to Haruki.
Haruki nodded as He jumped down. Without anything his jacket fluttering in the air as the rain obstructed his vision.
But he already knows where he should land, He used lightning form and landed on the ground.
To others it was just lightning striking the ground, but to Haruki's targets... It was more of an preemptive warning. That their deaths were imminent.
He slowly walked out of the crater, his expression cold as ice. Suddenly his Scroll rang it was Watts.
He briefed Haruki on his target, ”Your target this time is a Priest, He praises the Faceless God. Well it's more of a cult than anything. But we feel it's only a front, He uses that religious front to kidnap faunus children for experiments and selling them for a large amount of Lien.
The priest's name Is Aaron Inferus, one of the High priests of the Faceless Church. Find out what's happening. What he's doing on those children and only bring back relevant data.
Look this isn't charity we're here not for the kids but for the Data and The Lien he has stashed somewhere.
Destroy his operation and use whatever means necessary to get the data. The Others well they're inconsequential, if they want to join let them but if no...
Leave no one alive.”
Haruki nodded his head, ”What data am I looking for exactly?”
Watts shrugged his shoulders, ”My informant says that it's probably some kind of Hallucinogenic Drug, it makes you see things that doesn't exist. Also the slaves he has kidnapped are probably the test subjects.”
Haruki summoned the Life reaping Katana, He gripped the handle. This kind of missions is what he hates the most. Staring at those lifeless eyes devoid of hope...
Children robbed of their future because some psychopath thought it was fun to do some experiments. Even if he helps them take revenge, what then? they've already lost everything...