Chapter 76

Ross stared at the priest for a long time, unable to believe it. His pale skin appears powdered, and the priest would seem to have read his mind.



"I've drunk the serum, Ibiza," he said, surprised, and from what he remembered, he saw serums from the cabinet that appeared to have been stolen.



He sighed, and the priest grabbed his arm and led him to a corner where they could possibly hide. Ross checked his surroundings from left to right to ensure that no one was there.



"My name is Sebastian, and I am a priest," he said, sighing. "I admit that calling me a priest is crazy because what I do in this world is not a doer of god's will. I have a cult, and I have this insane belief in life that we must seek the god who is currently living as a person on this planet, which is why I built that community, and they believe in me. Then I and Sister Mary, my personal assistant, flew in here when we discovered Dr. Wilson, whose true name was Dr. Vega Gambit, and the Wilson itself was the name of his project, which he named after his father who had died in a car crash," he first stated, which had caught Ross' attention because it was his first time seeing a person who is a pet of Dr. Vega and had told his story and had intoxicated the blue serum.



"I've heard some details about you," he said, nodding his head as if he already knew where it came from.

Sebastian despised himself for being a demented being, and he despised his parents the most because they were the ones who molded him, but in the end, his decisions in life were his own. He built the cult and prayed even though he wasn't sure if anyone was hearing him up there, but he still prayed for those people to wake up and restart their normal lives. He wished it was all a dream or night terrors, but who was he deluding?



'Is that fake?" Ross asked referring to his skin and Sebastian nodded his head slowly also looking at his skin and touch it.

Ross was completely right, it was just a substance, and if he is correct again, that powder is from a crushed stone that he had pulverized. He was impressed by how he did it and how he thought about it. And how come it never occurs to him to think about it? He made a fool of himself by dressing in pants and a jacket he had gotten from his room, which was total indication in front of Dr. Vega. How stupid he was to do such a thing without even thinking about it.

"How come you drank that serum?" he inquired, looking into his eyes to see if he was sincere. He knows he shouldn't be trusting someone who was an enemy in the first place, but he still wanted to believe in him.



He shrugged his shoulders and places his hands in his lap as he took a sit on the floor. Even Ross took his seat next to him and just look at the wall which was in front of them and listened to his stories. He doesn't know why he was wasting so much time being with him but he had this feeling that he needed to.



"I know its cliché, but one day when I woke up from a dark room I used to enjoy, I found myself sobbing for no apparent reason. I and Sister Mary thought we were dead from the moment we arrived because we could enter close rooms like ghosts. We were a shadowy figure because the last words I heard from Dr. Vega were that we would die, and the inevitable happened. And I awoke as a ghost, as did Mary, but as the days passed, we saw our bodies inside these glass globes. Our bodies were linked by wires that I have no idea what they were qualified of, and our attention was solely focused on this type of logo. And then we discovered we were astral... a living soul but not dead," he sighed.



Ross is aware of everything, but he is unaware of these two because he has not seen their globes, which may be hidden somewhere. He didn't care about the two so he didn't pay an attention on where they are or what had happened to them.

But he sees himself into him he sees determination of life and of surviving into his life. He wanted to start his life from a scratch. He wanted to make things right and pay all of his sins.



"I've hid his body in that room," he said, pointing with his lips and Ross followed where he was pointing at. He believes it was an empty room where some of the defects machines were placed.





'Why are you doing this? I mean what is the catch? And we didn't ask for your help though," he commented as he raise his brow.

'Simple, Gunner made me a favor and I am just repaying it. But it is not enough and even though I learned what had happened to Mary I don't blame him for doing it to her," he said and Ross look at him questioningly.



Ross took a deep breath and asked, 'What did gunner do to her?"



"He killed her because Mary was assigned to kill him, but he managed to defend himself. I didn't see how they fought, but from what I'd seen of him and Samson earlier, it was vile and disgusting. It was unbelievable, but I witnessed it with my own two eyes. From Samson's perspective, it was the same as what he did to Mary. There's no doubt he's a special boy, which is why Dr. Vega wouldn't even want to kill him; he just wanted to capture him," he said, and Ross nodded his head because he knew exactly what it was.

Ross sees what Gunner is and wanted him to introduce him to Dr. Vega from the start because he will be such a perfect weapon, but little did he know that Dr. Vega already knew all about it.



'I just wanted to live my life again to the fullest if I ever make it out in here. And that is why I am here is because I have been searching him because I want to tell him the way out of this building," he said which caught Ross attention upon hearing the word out.

'Really? Then why are you still here?" he asked he was unsure if he wanted to believe in him because if he already knew then why was he still here? He was beginning to doubt at him.



The priest stayed in silence which makes Ross uncomfortable that in any minute he will change into his true color.

'I am scared," he finally answered and Ross looks at him and he could see that he was fidgeting.

He was playing with his own hands and fingers and at the same time he was scratching his palm with his long hard nails. He also notice that his wrist were full of scars and some were already heals yet some are fresh which he could see some dried blood in the edges of it.



'What are you scared of? Is that what you want right? You just said it earlier that you wanted to live and restart your life from scratch and-' he was cut off by his words when Sebastian speaks.

He turned to face him and said, "Yes, I know what I want and have wished for. I had already turned up. I was so close that I could almost touch the sun's rays. But the traitor fear lingered so long that I took a step back and turned my back on it. I was a coward who wasn't ready to face the world... the outside world," he groaned, his hands in his face. The tone of his voice expressed disappointment.



"What are you so terrified of?" I don't understand. Don't get me wrong, you were already there, you were free, and then you turned your back. I don't get it," he says, his eyes filled with rage but also sadness. He couldn't say anything because his emotions were so jumbled.



"I am scared shitless of the world. I'm afraid of what will happen to me as soon as I take that first step out there. From my town everybody knows who I am especially those people whom I formed my cult. They will despise me but what can I do? Those were all the consequences that I have to pay off," he said and he started tearing up which caught him off guard.



A moment of silence passed by yet Ross was starting to get worried about Gunner and Slasher out there. He needs to come back for them as soon as he could because his business there was already done since Sebastian had already taken care of it.



'I need to get back to go check on them. They needed my security since they are still unconscious and I hope now that you will find your answers in your life," he said and he was about to get up when the priest stopped him, which caused him to look at him.



'The exit was at the basement where he held his subjects. There is a little secret door there that no one would ever doubt that it existed. Just like the elevator and I know you know how does it look like. And I hope you could see it to yourself so you would believe on me. But maybe one of these days I will escape and I hope you three will too and will see each other outside in the future. But if I don't make it then I don't blame no god for it because they were already pointing me the direction but I still ignored it," he said with such pain in his voice.



As Ross stands and wipe the dust away from his back he turn to look at him for one last time because maybe it was his last time of seeing him. Nobody knows what will happen in the future.



'I hope you will find your way, Father Sebastian and thank you for letting me know. May God be with you," he said and with a one last look he turn his back on him and started walking away leaving him sitting at the edge.



Ross knows he was still deep in thought, and as much as he wanted to give him information and guidance, he can't force someone to listen to him if their minds are telling them otherwise. They just need to be all alone thinking peaceful means, and they will make smart decisions that no one will ever blame but themselves.



As Ross ran to his whereabouts he was still in deep thought about the priest. And that is when he realized that life was tough for all of them and maybe they were sent to this kind of building because the gods wanted them to realize things that they wouldn't ever forget in their lives. But to think that it was too much, he couldn't bear it anymore, but day by day that passed, there was a ray of hope that was given to them just like today. He had to go down there and find it for himself before they plan their escape. He still doesn't believe the priest, but he will give it a shot. Nothing would ever go as planned but he would take a shot of it. It was freedom and somehow from what he had seen in his eyes.



"I hate myself for over thinking of things," he muttered, and gripped the doorknob and entered himself.