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CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE“Just let me go, no one has to get hurt.”“You don’t get it, do you? There is no way I am letting you out of this place, not until I am done with my findings.”Riley looked at the nervous man and hoped that he was going to be less difficult, but even in the midst of the tension in his body, Seth was determined not to let Riley escape.Seth remembered the words that Hooger said to him before he left, and his heartbeat increased sporadically, as his heart throbbed from one end of his chest to another.“Listen, Sir. I just want to get my family and leave this place. I don’t want any trouble.”“Move, Riley! Return to the stretcher or I will be forced to use this on you. I am a really tough man, I don't joke around!”Riley put his two hands, and then he sighed heavily, as he began to lose his patience over the man’s annoyance. He took a step forward as soon as he was moved by impulse, but that only made the scientist more apprehensive.“Stay right there! Don’t move! If
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CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTRiley panicked, but that didn’t stop the scientist from moving closer to him with the taser sparking electric charges.“No! Please, don’t! That’s gonna hurt! I beg you!”Riley struggled to free himself from the tight grip of the straps, but his efforts were fruitless. He strained and grunted, shaking his body profusely, but that didn’t change anything.“Remain calm, I am just going to give you a little shock, I am sure that this will be enough to trigger the System. Hopefully, this will happen on the first shock.”The scientist had a grin on his face, but Riley was frightened, as his eyes widened in fear, looking at the electric sparks from the taser.“No! No! Please.” He pleaded, but he was too late, as his words meant nothing to the scientist who was determined to get the result he needed.“Aah!” Riley screamed, as the electric charges from the taser went into his nerves, and shocked the hell out of him, causing him to shake profusely as though he was in convuls
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CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN“So young, so innocent. The power you wield inside you is so indestructible, that even the greatest of men sort after it. I don’t think you will be able to handle that kind of energy, it could kill you. But not to worry, I will help you get relief.”“What…what do you mean?”“I believe we have gotten to a definite conclusion, Riley. You give up the system in exchange for your freedom, and that of your family members.”“How? I don’t even know how to control it.”“Don’t worry, Riley. I will handle that, all I need you to do is to let me in.”Riley was silent, he looked at the scientist who continued to smile at him, basking in the feeling of satisfaction, knowing that Riley was desperate and didn't care about anything else except the safety of his family members.“You will release my family if I give you what you want.”“That’s right Riley, that’s right.”“How do I know if you are telling the truth? How do I trust you?”“You don’t trust anyone, Riley. But you can tru
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CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX“How sure are you that he got the right person?”“Hank never fails me, Hooger. Besides, I have my source.”“Well, I hope your intel is right this time. I won’t accept any other case of failure!”Hooger glared his eyes at Seth, causing him to shiver slightly, as he forcefully gulped saliva down his throat, taking two steps backward.“I have worked for this for years, and I won’t tolerate any other failure. You know what will happen if I don’t get results this time.”“I…I…I won’t fail you, I promise!” Seth said with a shaky voice, trying as much as he could to make his breathing stable, but his heartbeat didn’t help out in any way.“The system is the key to my dominance, I will stop at nothing to make sure that the Earth is cleansed of every weak awakened, and that only the supreme dwells in it. My crusade is going to purge the earth of all weak humans, and together, we shall claim dominance of other dimensions.”Hooger gave out a sinister laughter which made Seth st
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CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVEHe fell to his knees and groaned in pain, but the man chuckled loudly, with an evident nod that showed that he was satisfied with what he was seeing.“Don’t fight it, Riley. Allow it to do its work.”While he remained on his knees, Riley tried to get himself to vomit the pill, but it seemed like it had already melted in his stomach, and there was no way he was going to let it out. Soon, he felt his heart giving up on him after a brief excruciating pain which made him hold his chest with his right hand, letting go of the phone in his hand.He crawled to the right corner of the room, but that wasn’t helping in any way, as it helped the pill to drain the remaining strength he had from his body.“What is happening to me?” He questioned with a shaky tone, while he tried to get to the wall, but halfway toward it, he collapsed and sprawled on the floor.The man on the screen remained silent for a few seconds, looking at Riley as he remained on the floor from his own end
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CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURThe man was silent for a few seconds, but the look on Riley’s face showed great determination, and he wasn’t ready to give it up, even though he felt a bit anxious about it.“Very well, if you insist.” The man said, and Riley widened his eyes staring at the screen in high anticipation.A few seconds later, the screen went blank instantly, and Riley became really anxious, hoping hadn’t ruined everything for himself.His face remained really anxious until after a few seconds when the screen came back on in a flash and made an electric sound. Riley gasped instantly as soon as he saw the sight on the screen.“Mum? Mum!” He said loudly, but the poor woman couldn’t hear him, as she struggled to free herself from the tight grip of the chains around her hands, but her efforts were futile. She muffled several screams, but the tape around her mouth couldn’t let her be audible.Riley felt his heart wrenching as he looked at the sight of his mother in a large empty room, sitt
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