Chapter 11 10. Memories
Shane and Tess didn't even dare to turn back and stop. They didn't want to run away at first, but after seeing the bald man's magic, they couldn't stop themselves from rushing out. The girl was the first one to bolt as Shane also stumbled back and ran away.
After running through the corridors for a while, Shane felt like he had lost his way as he pulled his sister's hand and stopped her. The two of them leaned against the wall as they gasped for air. Then Shane turned toward the girl and glared at her, "What the heck?!"
"Don't yell at me! You ran too!"
There was a hint of embarrassment on Shane's face, "That's because I wanted to catch up with you!"
"Keep making excuses."
"You're the one making excuses! I'm your elder brother. Show some respect!"
"Did you ever act like an elder in front of me? Tell me a single example."
Shane thought seriously about it this time since he wanted to win in front of his sister. All he could remember was how he would often pick his nose, scratch his back, lie lazily on the couch while playing games, stay awake throughout the night, and have a messy hair and dressing style at home all day long….
Okay, he didn't even act like a human. Shane coughed as he glared at her, "I came to the parent-teacher meeting once when mom and dad weren't there!"
"Really?" Tess smirked as she put her hands on her waist, "Then why did my friends ask for your number not even an hour before I died? You went to school to flirt with my friends, didn't you?"
"Eh? You call that flirting? I was casually talking."
Just as the two were talking, they heard a cold, chilling voice echoing into the dark corridor, "Lightning Bond. Minimum voltage."
All of a sudden, a familiar rope wrapped around their bodies as it sparked. Even though the electricity wasn't as high as they had seen earlier, it entered their bones, making their bodies tremble and hover above the ground. The ear-piercing screams of the two people echoed in the background. Only after a few rounds did they fall on the floor with a thud and glanced weakly at the bald man who walked forward and showed his face.
The corridor also had a window on the other side that illuminated everything, but it wasn't enough to brighten up the entire body of the bald man. Only half of his face appeared clearly, making Shane and Tess tremble even more.
After that, they heard the man's voice, "This is the academy, not your house. Or, do you want to get killed and go to the reincarnation pool? Your choice."
"I'm sorry."
"It's all his fault!"
The two siblings said completely different things. Shane twisted his head and glared at the girl, "How is it my fault?!"
"Who told you to start fighting with the instructor?"
"For whom did I do that?!" Shane gritted his teeth, "You're so f*cking dead!"
"Strike."
They both felt a sudden gush of electrical power surging throughout their bodies. After that, they both stopped talking nonsense and glanced at the instructor's face with fear in their eyes.
The bald man rubbed his head and said, "Why do you two have to give me a hard time? Let's get done with this, shall we?" He glanced at the ropes and spoke as if ordering his weapons, "Carry."
The ropes tightened around the people and dragged them in the air. The two people were pulled toward the bald man as he walked down the dark corridor.
No one conversed at the moment as they continued to walk. Shane and Tess were silent as if they were obedient uni students. In no time, the three returned to the room with the robot. The bald man glanced at the robot and said, "Initiate the sequence."
Dirt, who was lying on the ground, got up on his feet as he sighed, "It might hurt. I apologize in advance."
After saying that, he closed his eyes and put his right hand in front of his chest with two fingers in a prayer position as he opened his mouth, "Analyze memory."
The tips of those two fingers started glowing. Then he opened his eyes as his fingers touched the heads of Shane and Tess, respectively.
As soon as those fingers touched the surface, a burst of energy entered the bodies of two newbies. This time, the power entering them had so much force that both Shane and Tess felt as if their bodies were being ripped apart by a sharp blade again and again.
Shane's eyes became bloodshot as he cursed under his breath. His mind went blank as he gasped in shock. This was too much! Even though the robot had warned him, the pain was too much!
This was worse than dying! At least, he didn't have a memory of it.
The horrific pain continued to flood throughout his body. Shane didn't know what had happened to his sister….
Wait, Tess!
He turned his bloodshot eyes toward the girl only to find that the latter had fallen unconscious at an unknown time. Her head hung down as her hair scattered about, hiding her face.
The two were still tied up with the rope, hovering in the air.
Only when the radiant energy transferred back to the robot did the pain vanish into thin air. Shane's body was filled with sweat drops as he gasped. He struggled immediately as he glanced at his sister.
"Untie me, you motherf*ckers!"
The bald man ignored the newbie as he stared at the robot and spoke, "Report."
As soon as he spoke, a trace of energy entered his body. The man frowned as he closed his eyes for a while. After a few minutes, he opened them. His brows furrowed deeper.
It seemed like he was thinking about something while ignoring Shane's cursing in the background. The young man's voice went higher and higher, "You son of a b*tch! Leave me! I'll kill you! Why do you have to tie me up like this? How about we have another match right here? I'll show you who's the boss! F*cking untie me!"
After a while, the bald man raised his eyes to glance at Shane with a stern look, "Untie and vanish."
The rope disappeared into thin air the moment he spoke. The two bodies fell to the ground with a thud. Shane gasped in shock as he glared at the instructor with a hint of hatred floating in his eyes. His aura was yet again turning darker at this time, indicating that he was infuriated.
"You have the nerve to treat my sister this way!"
"Shut up!" The bald man had a headache dealing with the youths. He rubbed his aching temples and said, "You're no longer humans, don't you know? Normal injuries that used to hurt you like hell won't even make you frown! If so, you'd have died when shocked by my ropes."
"But that doesn't mean you can treat my sister and me like slaves! I'm a f*cking person!"
"Really? Fine. Go out and survive alone. I won't help you even in my dreams!" After saying that, he grabbed Shane's collar and Tess by her robes as he threw them outside the corridor window.