Chapter 3: The Raid [Part 1]
I headed back to my room passing various patients and doctors as my mind started feeling like I was lost in a mist. I made it to my room and flopped onto the bed with a huff. I rolled on my back taking a deep breath letting everything from the previous day fully sink in as my body started to ache slightly before feeling warm like I was standing in front of a heater. My eyes started getting heavy as darkness washed over my vision lave a vicious wave then i felt a pulse in my body almost like a string was being plucked. My ears instantly began ringing loudly as my heart started beating almost like adrenaline rush . I shot up opening my eyes as my vision instantly blanked. I looked in front of me seeing a large orate steel gates. The entirety of the gate was linked with large golden chains with words in a language i couldn't quite focus on. The second i blinked again i was back sitting in the hospital bed as my heart began thumping hard in my chest. A loud ring in my ears stung my ears then in an instant my body instantly felt like lead as I collapsed backwards onto the bed feeling a bead of sweat run down my forehead, "what is going on with me", I muttered to myself as I sat against the headboard, "I don't have a god I shouldn't be able to use faith", I opened my palm as the lights in the room flickered. Arcs of blue lighting snaking through my fingers, "so what is this abIlity?" I couldn't comprehend why this possible as my mind flashed back to the gate, "and what's behind that gate", i started to lose track of time as i thought further into the situation. A knock on the door instantly snapped me out of my thoughts, "uh come in?", the door creaked open as Michael stepped in, "how you feeling brat?", I chuckled a bit, "I was doing good tIll your mug walked in", Michael croaked out a laughed walking up to me, "so the kid's cracking jokes now huh", he clasped both his hands on my shoulders, "because last I remember a few hours ago you were shuddering with nervousness", I looked at his hands as they held a strong grIp, "maybe being around you Is infecting me", he laughed as he shook me back and forth, "you might just be rIght little protege", I couldn't think straight due to the shaking, "stop shaking me you space eyed demon", he shook me harder as his laugh got louder, "oo ho oh now that's a great insult", he continued to shake me. The sound of a phone rang before the smile on Michael's face dropped before he let go of my shoulder, "sorry kid work call", he turned and started to towards the door. I sat in the empty room as he left and the room felt just a bit more empty then before, I looked around the room as I began to look around the room once again the four walls seeming more bland and the air more felt more stIff. Michael poked his head back in the room slightly the look on his face reminded me of when we were at the church an almost bored and tired look crossed his face, "kid I got a mission I need to do I'll be back in a bit", as he closed the door the sound echoed off the wall. I laId down the hospital bed as the only sounds were that of multIple footsteps shuffling across the floor outside before it all fell silent. I sat up a bit at the sudden silence. Suddenly the lights in the hospital flicked off before shifting back on but now a filling the room with a crImson light. A loud blaring alarm filled the room as I got to my feet instantly. I headed towards my door pushing it open ever slightly. As I peeked through the door I could see people rushing around in disorder. I pushed the door open stepping into hallway. I looked down the halls as people rushed past me. I jumped as I felt a hand touch my shoulder, "Woa-", a hand clasped my mouth as I turned back to see who's hand it was. it was another boy about my age, he had short snowy white hair as the roots of his hair was tinged with black, his eyes looked like molten gold as they sat behind round black glasses. He motIoned me to be quIet, "don't be too loud the hospital has been infiltrated by some an unknown group?", I nodded as he moved his hand from my mouth, "how do you know it's been infiltrated?" I spoke in a hushed tone. He looked at me like I was stupid, "take a guess you dummy the lights and alarms", I took a second to think of the Idiocy I asked before just nodding, "we need to get out without being notic-" I pulled him to side as an arrow just barely grazed us. I felt a warm trickle slide down my cheek. I looked past the boy as I seen a hooded figure cloaked in black robes lined up an arrow shot, "move now!", I pushed the boy to the left as I rolled to the rIght. Another arrow pierced the wall sticking into the wall that was behind me. I tried to draw on whatever my power was only for it not to work, "If you're seeking to use faith you'll be disappointed to find out that there's a field of Catalyst energy surrounding the hospital", I look over to the boy as he shrugged seemingly as confused as me. But with no moment for hesitatIon I shot forward rushing at him. The figure fired another arrow aImed at my body. I twisted my body slightly as the arrow grazed my side, "ngh", the pain stung but I continued forward. I got rIght in front of the figure as they attempted to bring the bow down onto me. I roll the bow off my shoulder to lessen the Impact before driving an elbow into their stomach. The figure stumbled back a bit. I gave them zero tIme to think as I threw a punch at their face causing their head to shudder backwards, "ngh you b-brat", I pulled my fist back again, "shut up", I felt my knuckles sting as a loud smack Is heard and the their face recoIled again as the hood fall from their face revealing an older women who looked to be in her twentIes. I reacted out of instinct as I leaned my back and an arrow barely grazing my cheek again, "c'mon gImme a break", the lady laughed as blood drIpped from her lip and nose, "shut you arrogant brat", she rushed back in swinging her bow downwards aIming for my shoulder. The hit slammed into my shoulder as I rolled my body with the Impact twisting into an overhanded punch which connected with her jaw before a thud followed. I looked down at the lady as she laId on her back I took a deep breath feeling adrenaline rushing through my body. I turned back to the dude, "let's keep moving", he nodded getting up. Me and the dude continued down the hall side by side, "so what's your name?" he turned to me his face a mix of being relaxed and being worrIed, "name's Jak but just call me Jinx", I raised an eyebrow at the unIque name but I decided not to pay attentIon to it, "what's your's", he turned to me as we stuck to a wall, "name's Juno", he nodded as we continued down the hall. I felt my shirt get tugged back as a hand shot through the wall in front of me crumbing the brinks like paper. I let out a held breath, "w-woah thanks dude", I turned back as art's eyes were wIde with shock as he croaked out a nervous laugh, "why can't we catch a breath dude?". A burly figure cloaked like the other one stepped through the wall as it crumbled, "look at what I've found", a deep and rough masculine voice spoke as he stepped fully outta the hole. Both his hands held what looked like stone pillars in hands. I looked over at art as him began rushing toward us the pillars that he carrIed craved dents in the floor and sparks to fly. I jumped to the left as he tried to bring a pillar downwards on to me. I ducked slightly as I shifted my center off gravity just as the pillar barely missed me and I rolled backwards. I looked around the hall only seeing lights and and little counters lined the walls with fake vases of flowers and cIrcular glass bowls filled with fake fruits as well. I looked away from him for a second before I felt body get flung sideways. I felt my body slammed into a wall feeling the wall slightly cave in, "Agh!", I felt my body slowly sliding down the wall. I looked up from the wall my vision slightly cloudy as I could've sworn I was seeing doubles. I pushed my self up using the wall as support. As I got to my feet I could see jak outta the corner of my eye. He looked to me slightly nodding before he ran in. I pushed through it running forward as well each step feeling like lead. I looked up as jak leaped into the air twisting mid-air aIming for their head. I kicked my foot forward aIming for their stomach. he moved quickly dropping the pillars as they cracked the floor. He in an instant reached back grabbing jak by his foot. Before I had the chance to react I was knocked off my feet. I slammed into the roof as I felt my body stick to the ceIling like glue, as he tossed jak aside into a wall and kicking one of the pillars into him with a crunch. He looked up at me as a sharp toothed grin peeked from under the hood. he launched off the ground. I barely had the chance to blink be he punched me through the ceIling. I felt my body fling upwards slamming into another ceIling, "AGH!!". I felt my body felt like air as my mind felt clear. My body fell from the ceIling and in the instant I blinked and opened my eyes the he was in front of me already preparing a punch. My body reacted on its own as my body twisted mid-air. I felt a slight sense of euphorIa filled me as it felt like the wind guIded my foot as my foot connected with his jaw with a crunch as he was launched back through the hole. I fell down rIght after him as the euphorIa left my body, "ohhh god", I groaned a bit adjusting myself getting to my side. I looked to my side as the dude was getting back up not appearing fazed at all. I pushed myself to my knees as my vision began being filled with stars and black spots. I looked over at where jak was as the pillar sat against him pining him to the wall. The man looked at me and then at jak, "as much as I would love to continue this pointless bout", he picked up the remaining pillar dragging it along the ground craving into the ground,. "you aren't my mission", he lifted the pillar into the air as I tried to move my body wouldn't allow it, "so just die peacefully and quIetly", he brought it down with force. Just before it flattened my skull I tIlt my body to the side rolling with the hit. The hit although lessened stIll struck hard as the ground cracked under me. I laId on my back feeling the full force of everything. The man brought it up into the air again with a grin as his hood fully fell. I couldn't see what happened next but the man was suddenly Imprinted into the wall and unconscIous. I looked back to where he was standing. Jak was standing there his hair was dyed red as the strands covered his eyes. Blood drIpped from his face before turning towards me, "c-c'mon let's get moving", he stumbled forward towards the man. I turned to look at where jak had been as it was covered in scorch marks and ash. I pushed myself to my feet almost falling back down. Jak caught my arm shakingly holding me up, "lets go juno we can't falter unless we both wanna die",. I grabbed one of the glass bowls off a table as we passed by getting closer to the man. We got a few feet from him before I threw the bowl at him. it slammed into his face shattering and leaving cuts on his face. Jak chuckled looking as blood drIpped from the man's face, "you beat me to it", I couldn't hold back a laugh, "just grab another bowel and throw it at him yourself", I held my side in pain as the laugh caused my body to recoil, "If you can't see you idiot i'm holding you up how could I throw a bowl", I sighed. I turned back detaching from jak, "he-", I stopped him as I grabbed a vase full of fake flowers. I handed the vase to him, "there you go", he looked a bit surprised before cracking a smile. He took the vase with a slight laugh, "thanks I guess", I nodded before he turned back to the man, "don't miss", I teased. He turned to me rolling his eyes and throwing the vase as it smacked the man square in the face. Jak looked to me with a smile as he put his hand out in a fist, "friends?", I looked at his state then my own, I couldn't contain a hearty laugh returning the fist bump, "frIends",. We continued down the hall as the alarms continued blaring. We noticed the eerIe silence that followed after ever alarm, "Is the hospital empty?", I looked to Jak as he shrugged with a wince, "I don't know but I'm assuming so", I nodded as we continued, "then when need to get going otherwIse I feel we ma-", as If on queue a slender figure stepped from around a corner. it appeared to be man wearing a taIlored black and teal suit, his face was covered by a blank expression mask as strands of black and hair hung over the mask , "hmmm?", he turned towards us slightly as a wave of fear eclipsed me.