Chapter 20 (1/2)

“We're probably not the only ones to be suht?”

“I think so”

“There are probably other teaer at a faster rate than us”

“We'll probably meet them in the near future”

“We'll either have to kill or be killed”

The two fell silent in thought They knehat the general scenario would be They also hadn't used the nectar at all

According to the society from which they ca is truly free' If one's skill or ability could go up from a source outside of oneself, there would be a clear price to pay in return Until they knehat this price was for nectar, they decided to be cautious

They didn't try to do more than what they could do, but they also didn't show off all of their abilities As soldiers, and special forces at that, they understood how i was to stay alive It wasn't too important to succeed in a mission, especially since they didn't know the reason for thethe nectar,” stated San

“We had to do it at soht,” answered Biyeon

Both of them firmly believed that they needed to understand the effects of the resources given to the controlled experiments Thus, they would analyze all the resources that these people gave to the theht, they would immediately conduct the experi rewards? How do these resources affect our future? What type of effects would these resources bring?'

They only had one way of finding out the answers, 'experience' They wouldn't know the effects of the resources without feeling its effects firsthand It wasn't the best option or even an option that they wanted to consider, but it was their only option Their fate orse than a stray dog's

In the end, they started conducting experireed to take turns as test subjects for their experiment One would be the ather data, and maintain controls over the experiment

Their decision to conduct these experi, but they could only trust each other and rely on their unyielding will to live and escape Further that, in the end, they would control their own fate

If they had to use the resources, there was no reason to constantly avoid thehly addictive or took away their free will, it was not worth the trade Especially if that trade meant their 'life'

They conducted this nectar and salt experiment as they did all their experiments, in secret Biyeon volunteered to be the test subject If San were to take the nectar and gohim, so it was best for the physically weaker Biyeon to take the nectar and salt This hat she said to convince him

“Are you sure we have to do it this way?”

“It's right that I should be the one taking the nectar and salt If we follow everyone else, there'll be no difference If so… please take care of ic He replied, “Well, if you're gone, then less Be brave…”

She took a swig of the nectar and a heap of the salt She also cooked part of the iven to theuidelines that they set forth, to slowly increase the consues

As soon as she drank the nectar…

She went to heaven Heaven seemed to reside within the nectar Even for a 21st century person as stis and substances, the effects of nectar went beyond anything she could iine

Like its description as the drink of the Gods, the purplish nectar eet, refreshi+ng, and aromatic It was to the point that she didn't want to waste a single drop…

The addictive sweetness started spreading throughout her body She felt like she rapped in soft silk It cal led toward an answer, an escape into nirvana

She couldn't return back to her original state The whole world was drenched in a beautiful wine color, the rays of the sun ar and extre spread throughout her body

It was as if she obtained freedom The world was her oyster Like a child as fully iame, she had no sense of time, pain, or ethics She felt independent of the world, free fro of freedo out of her mind Whatever was spurted out, she would folloholeheartedly and dutifully

She was able to focus to the extreme That focus also led her towards a responsibility to 'play' She was now prepared to play

With unfocused, dead eyes, Biyeon was lifelessly sitting, trapped inside an internal world of rapture It was like she aiting for someone to command her After a brief period of time, she started to slowly return back to reality

However, she saw this reality as though it was the illusion She was going frouish Reality becaar self Her throat beca a desert, going through endless, desolate places that had nothing to provide but dryness and heat A tre her to feel as if her throat and lips were cracking She kept ue across her lips to wet theue, which had becoh tongue with no effect

Within this nightnize the 'enemy' The pleasure's 'play' diaht she also smelled the nectar that this enemy took away from her

She had to dominate this ene If only she can obtain nectar once th and quickness, she easily subdued San He fell down on his back before he knehat happened Her attack broke three of his ribs and broke both his legs, cracking therab his neck to suffocate him, San took hold of both her hands with his own

With unfocused eyes, she saw hi froht her closer to his face Once his mouth touched her ear, she heard his soft voice and felt a sudden jolt to her system