22 I Refuse! (1/2)
”Being a true friend is a very hard job,” Felicity said with a deep sigh.
Kiba was perfectly sure she was talking about his other identity.
”You have forced me in so many adventures but yet you are not satisfied?” Kiba almost wept for his other persona.
Nevertheless, he felt warm seeing how she was worried about him. She might force him in her thrill-seeking adventures, but she was a true friend. For him, the friendship with her was more important than the sexual and romantic relationship he shared with other women.
Otherwise, how can anyone force Kiba to do something against his wishes if he wants to truly resist?
Kiba dreamed to enjoy every phase of life. For him, Felicity was an important phase of his life. In the slums, he never had any friend nor in his identity as Kiba.
Carole, Agatha and other women couldn't be counted as his true friends. Agatha has gained a spot in his heart due to her recent actions, but that was the end of it. Eva was perhaps the closest to him, but he didn't count her on the same level as that of Felicity.
The amount of power Kiba can use in his other identity is very limited even though his other identity is considered a genius. One can even say that the difference between the power of Kiba and his other persona is as vast as the distance between heaven and earth.
Felicity cared for him without knowing about his true powers or his identity as Kiba. So how can he not be touched by her sincerity?
”Will you help me?” Felicity asked with a hopeful expression.
”I-I...” Kiba wanted to decline but seeing her hopeful expression he didn't know how to refuse her. He was worried she would do something crazy if refused.
But he also couldn't let her go to Paradox Dimension! If she died, he would never be able to forgive himself!
”Sure. But I will do it a few months later,” Kiba said. He would have to find ways in the meantime to distract her from her crazy aim.
”Thanks. I thought you only help if you get a ride to the woman's sacred ground but it seems you can never trust the rumors. If you had actually asked for such a thing, I would have cut down your balls.”
Kiba, Carole, Meghan, and others: ”.....”
Hank gave a cough to break the awkward silence. He was surprised by Felicity's words but thought nothing much since she was a kid in his eyes.
”Kiba, l think we should start our meeting,” Hank said. Hank's other guest was about to arrive as well, so he wanted to have a private discussion before the guest's arrival.
”Good idea,” Kiba said. He wanted to get away from Felicity.
He bid his farewell to Felicity and Meghan before leaving the party hall with Hank and Carole.
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They went back to the 90th floor reserved for the VIP guests. This time though they didn't go to the lounge area. Instead, they went to a conference room.
The conference room was heavily guarded by fighting droids from outside. Inside, the room was covered by electromagnetic sensors to make sure no form of spying can be done inside. This also prevented people inside to use any form of recording device.
Hank Webley, being the owner of White Angel Corporation, obviously sat in the main chair. Kiba and Carole sat nearby.
At the center of the conference table, a 3D hologram projector was located. The artificial intelligence (AI) automatically activated the projector.
Images of a silver suitcase were projected in 3D. The suitcase opened up and revealed 6 silver-like metallic biscuits made of an unknown element.
”My scientists have worked from last few hours nonstop, and we have found some interesting information,” Hank said.
”Tell me something I don't know already,” Kiba said. The silver suitcase was something he got by killing Sky Fiend Group mutants.
The hidden spies inside Sky Fiend Group has passed the information of a strange mineral to White Angel Corporation. Afterward, Hank contacted Kiba for stealing of mineral.When the mutants from Sky Fiend Group were in the middle of transporting the mineral to the downtown area, Kiba attacked them.
Kiba has killed the entire group of mutants to prevent future trouble. Of course, he knew Sky Fiend Group might suspect him due to his reputation of carrying out mercenary jobs, but he wasn't overly concerned.
He has faith in the powers he possessed as Kiba, and if it came to worse, he would just lie low in his other identity.
”Haha, of course, you know this much,” Hank laughed before continuing, ”What you might not know is that the mineral biscuits you acquired contained a faint trace of Divine Particles!”
”Divine Particles!?” Kiba asked in a curious voice.
The arrival of Evolution Comet in the year 1900 started the age of mutants. But the comet was just an omen of world-altering changes. The true evolution was caused by the thousands of meteorites which fell on Earth.
Science community believed the meteorites, which fell in the year 1900, contained an unknown but wondrous element which mixed with earth's atmosphere and started the large-scale evolution.
This element is popularly known as the Divine Particle. Most of the Divine Particles have already merged with Earth's ecosystem and thus can't be retrieved even with the modern technology.
But some amount of Divine Particles exist in free-form! Still finding Divine Particles in their free-form is easier said than done even for top corporate.
World Government has full monopoly over the free-form of Divine Particles! Maybe some powerful corporate or top hidden organizations have some Divine Particles, but they would never let the world know!
It is believed that Divine Particles carries the secrets of eternal life!
”Hehe, like I thought you will be surprised. The traces of Divine Particles are very faint but it is still something!” Hank said in a delighted voice.
”Let me guess. Your top scientists are dead,” Kiba said. He has a surprised expression even as he spoke but inside he was calm. It was as if Divine Particles were trash as far as he was concerned though he acted surprise on the outside.
”Kiba, you think I would be so cruel?” Hank asked with a smirk.
”I would be surprised if you don't kill the scientists.”
”I didn't kill them for now. I have my ways to make sure they never leak the news.”
”Oh? Is this perhaps related to your mutant powers?”