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Vanta's blood ran cold upon hearing the devastating news.
A family having a trip nearby the woods were brutally murdered by his very own creation, the man felt his heart shatter to pieces as he watched Mutagon slaughter the family in front of their child's very own eyes, the doctor shakily reached for the remote and unpaused the recording, the doctor watched as he saw the girl let out a frantic cry upon seeing the creature thrust it's hands on her mother's powerless body, the girl collapsed on her knees as her mother's life was ripped from her in a matter of seconds. Mutagon turned around and became face to face with the teen, before the Loomian could have the chance to reach for her the girl saw her father strike the monstrous creature with a burned tire despite half of his body crushed during the car accident, the man took a deep breath and shouted as loud as he could to save his child from the hands of that monster.
"FAUST! RUN!!" the man yelled at the top of his lungs before the creature marched towards him and ripped him to shreds. Tears fell down the girl's cheeks as both her parents were brutally murdered by the creature in the blink of an eye, her father's last words struck her as the creature now faced it's final prey.
The girl began running as fast as her body allowed to without looking back, pain constantly struck her limbs as she ran from the bloodlusted Loomian as fast as she could, heavy panting escaped her lips as she made her way through the woods, the teenager couldn't remember the last time she felt this terrified in her entire life.
Faust felt her heart skip a beat upon hearing quick and loud footsteps heading closer at her direction. The Mutagon bolted towards the girl as it's eyes flashed in ire upon seeing it's prey try to escape from it's reach, the Loomian effortlessly caught up to her speed in only a matter of seconds, to the teen's horror a large pair of hands reached for her legs causing her to lose balance and pound on the floor, she yelped as the Loomian tightened it's grip ultimately crushing her bones one by one.
The teen felt her body get somewhat warmer as the creature loosened it's grip causing her to crash violently on the floor, using her last bit of strength the female shakily traced her torso with her palm and felt great amounts of blood which spoilt her entire clothing, it was then her body was struck with unimaginable amounts of pain causing her to scream and cry uncontrollably.
Vanta felt sickened upon watching the Loomian brutally crush her tiny limbs with little to no emotion, the doctor gritted his teeth as the Loomian aimed it's fists towards the little girl's chest as the creature was growing impatient to finish it's final prey off, despite the girl's begging the creature came closer as volumes of blood continuously leaked from her teared body. Vanta tightly shut his eyes as the creature tore her limb to limb, all the man could hear were screams in agony as her life was being taken from her. The doctor felt a cold shiver run down his spine upon hearing the Mutagon launch it's bare fists towards the girl, the teenager let out a bloodcurdling scream as the Loomian decimated her firm body using it's bare hands, the doctor slowly opened his eyes as the noise level died down, the man could barely see further as great amounts of blood spilled from her small body, the area was filled with pools of blood as Mutagon was done massacring the entire household. Vanta felt his body flinch upon seeing the creature stare directly at the camera, the Loomian's body was filled with stains of blood and it's eyes were filled with murderous intent, the man felt as if his own creation was staring at him through the camera. The Loomian then swung it's hand towards the camera smashing it to bits resulting in the doctor's screen go pitch black as an error message appeared on his screen.
Vanta remained speechless as the message appeared on the large screen, the man lost grip of his coffee and heard the cup crash beneath his desk spilling coffee all over the floor accompanied by small pieces of glass.
Sweat trickled down his face as his mind had a difficult time comprehending what he had just watched, the doctor felt his heart pound uncontrollably as the girl's screams played inside his head, the man heavily collapsed on his chair trying to calm himself down and let out a tiny groan. The doctor's body sank on the soft surface upon collapsing, he let out a long lasting sigh and withdrew his hand from his forehead as he stared at the large screen exposing the bags under his eyes, the doctor clearly hadn't been sleeping properly since the day Mutagon escaped the testing facility, several people had to be taken to the hospital wing and one of the main scientists ended up breaking an arm during the creature's rampage, to make matters worse there were now casualties because of it.
The doctor dug his hands in his viridian green hair as his mind was consumed with anger and let out a loud cry in helplessness. It happened all because of him, no one but himself was to blame for the occurrence of such a tragedy, the doctor felt as if his hands were tied behind his back unable to do anything but endure. Vanta fisted the desk in frustration as the slaughter flashed his mind, it was difficult for the male to properly express the turmoil this single event had cursed his soul with. The doctor felt his cellphone vibrate inside his pocket as he remained idle on the chair, the man shakily reached for his cellphone and saw an unknown number displayed on the screen, the man pressed the green button and held it close to his ear as he desperately hoped for good news.
Vanta heard a male grunt speak through the speaker, the doctor grew relaxed upon recognising his guard's voice.
"Sir. We have sucessfully managed to capture Mutagon." A voice spoke. Vanta let out a sigh in relief, imprisoning the Loomian seemed to be the best option for now, a creature whom couldn't even follow basic commands was nothing but a waste of time for himself and his company. "Good work, do make sure there are no mentions of either Vantacorp or Mutagon on the police report." The doctor ordered
"Yes sir. Also, about the girl-" The guard murmured. Vanta paused upon hearing about the girl, the man remained silent unsure of how to respond to his employee, the doctor tightened his grip and anxiously awaited for the grunt to finish his sentence.
"...Yes?" The doctor muttered "-She's alive." The guard replied. The guard's words rang inside the doctor's head, a mixture of both relief and curiosity struck his mind, she was alive?
"The girl's in critical condition. Most of her body parts seem to be crushed during the incident, including both her legs and possibly her right arm. Amputation is needed as soon as possible before further parts get infected." The grunt finished off. Vanta reached for his handkerchief and rubbed the cotton on his forehead wiping the sweat off his face as heavy huffs escaped his lips, the doctor heard muffled sounds come from the cellphone as he finished wiping the trickling sweat off his face.
"Sir. Sir? Are you okay?" The guard exclaimed, his noise growing more panicked upon not hearing any response from his boss, Vanta placed the handkerchief back on his front pocket and collected himself to at least choke out a few words. "W-Where are you right now?" The doctor asked attempting to hide his shaky voice as the conversation worsened, the grunt paused and chose his words carefully upon hearing his boss' rather panicked voice on the phone "Our medical team are dealing with the blood loss as we speak. I'm afraid the chances of survival are er- Not the highest." The guard spoke, his voice breaking in the last part. "Retrieve the bodies and bring the girl to Vantacorp." The doctor replied.
"B-But sir-" the guard squeaked "I gave you an order." The doctor hissed, the guard was taken aback by his boss' temper and quickly cleared his throat "Y-Yes sir. Right away sir." the guard replied in a quavering voice before the doctor ended the phone call.
Vanta stuffed the phone inside his pocket and remained on his seat as the words rang inside his head, it was still difficult for the doctor to process the entire incident. After all he was only a small businessman with the sole purpose of making the world a better place for all beings, destroying lives was the exact opposite of what he had hoped to achieve with the creation of Mutagon. It has barely been two months since he became an adult and took over his father's company, an incident like this would certainly put dirt in the Vanta name and possibly lead his company through difficult times and even bankruptcy if the incident was ever reported by a bystander. The doctor felt nothing but fear and regret from the moment the news had reached his ears, he always knew something was unusual about the Loomian from the day it was brought to life by his scientists, Vanta cursed himself for continuing to develop such an unreliable test subject despite the major signs.
An idea suddenly sparked inside the doctor's mind as he fidgeted with his hands, perhaps he somehow could repair the damage he had caused and save the little girl and his little company from bankruptcy whilst he was at it. Vanta got up from the chair as his mind was enlightened by a spark of hope, the man got up from his chair and headed towards the laboratory, there weren't many workers present in the area since Mutagon's escape making the doctor's job slightly easier.
Vanta swiftly made his way through the laboratory and stopped by a pair of bookshelves where their research were contained, the man reached for the pile of folders and dropped them by a nearby desk to read the contents. The laboratory became a mess, piles of paper flew in the air as the doctor thrashed the entire place desperate to find the piece of information, the man wasn't intending on stopping until every single document was scattered to the floor, as his hope was starting to drain the doctor noticed a familiar file which overflew with papers resting on his foot, Vanta formed a grin in triumph as he finally laid his hands on the very file he was looking for.
The doctor blew the dust off the cover and carefully read through the stacked pages inside the file in satisfaction, perhaps this failure could possibly be his chance to rise from his ashes.
Vanta felt his body jump as a loud rumble came from the entrance as he read through the pieces of paperwork, the doctor placed the pile on a nearby shelf and bolted towards the elevator, he tilted his head impatiently waiting for the gates to open. A group of guards marched inside the facility as the gates slowly opened with a loud clatter, the man's jaw dropped upon seeing the employee's states, the men's vests were filled with countless holes as well as stains of blood and their weaponry seemed to be bent by the creature, rendering them completely useless.
The commander was the first person to come out, the doctor easily recognised him by the crimson red armour he wore, the guards stood straight as the commander shot a glare at the guard beneath his huffing after a large portion of the group stepped outside the elevator, the guard gave a nod and began pulling long and heavy chains in his gloved hands alongside several other guards as he told the men to bring in the beast. Mutagon let out a horrific cry as the group of men forcefully dragged the Loomian out of the elevator, the Loomian's body was wrapped with chains and it's hands were trapped in solid-iron handcuffs making sure that the creature wouldn't be able to budge without the men's consent. Some guards couldn't help but shudder from seeing the creature once again in front of their very eyes, the Loomian thrashed uncontrollably in it's restraints as the men tightened their grip causing the creature to cry out, in front of the creature was it's former master, the Mutagon grew more aggressive upon laying it's lusted yellow eyes on it's architect.
Upon becoming face to face with it's creator the Mutagon howled in fury and began marching towards the doctor using brute strength, the men let out a loud groan as the creature was becoming too much for them to handle, the chains let out a loud squeak as the Loomian pressed further on, to everyone's fear the chains let out a loud snap freeing the creature from it's restraints, they all watched as the creature slammed the handcuffs against the wall making it shatter to pieces. Vanta's eyes widened in unease upon seeing his very own creation bolting towards him with the intention to kill, the creature lifted it's hand ready to annihilate it's architect in the name of revenge.
The doctor felt his heart beat increase immensely as the figure came closer, all he could do was shake as the creature was now seconds away from taking his life, the man heard the commander call out for him as Mutagon held the man's neck ready to spill his flesh just like he did with the girl. There were more sounds of people yelping as Mutagon lifted the doctor in the air.
Vanta felt his feet stop contact with the floor as he was slowly being raised, the man gripped the creature's hand as it began choking him, the doctor felt as if he was being gagged as the figure lifted him by his neck. The male felt his vision turn blurry as their eyes met once again, the doctor felt like he was drowning as Mutagon slowly tightened his grip preparing to finish him off. The cries grew louder as the Mutagon lifted it's left hand as the doctor choked. Seeing it's master's threatening state, with a great flash Vanta's Tahtab popped out of it's disc and launched it's weaponry towards the beast making it lose grip of it's master. Tahtab let out an intimidating hiss and spun it's stick in fury before landing a blow on the beast, Mutagon collapsed on the ground upon receiving super-effective blows from Vanta's Tahtab, the plant type held it's guard up until the already weak creature lost it's consciousness.
Vanta fell on all fours and coughed as the Mutagon remained motionless on the ground, the Tahtab made it just in time before Mutagon crushed his windpipe. Tahtab placed it's paw on the man's shoulder and glanced at it's master in curiousity wondering if the creature did anything to him, the doctor reached for it's Loomian's paw and thanked the plant type accompanied by a small pat for saving him before returning the cat-like Loomian back to it's disc.
The commander ran towards the doctor, his face was painted with fear as he reached for the doctor's hand helping his boss get back on his feet as the doctor's coughing intensified.
"Sir! Are you okay? Are you hurt?" The man exclaimed, still amazed by the scene "I'm alright." The doctor groaned, he couldn't help but imagine how the girl felt when Mutagon launched it's hands towards her fragile body, thankfully his fate didn't turn out to be the same as her's.
"Where is the girl?" The doctor questioned, just as the commander was about to choke out some words the two were cut off by the devastating scene in front of their very own eyes. A scientist dashed through the hallway, the men could see sweat fall down the scientists face as the men saw him carrying an unconscious teenage girl in his arms, her eyelids remained peacefully shut in the employee's arms, the doctor guessed the girl was drugged during the operation.
Most of her body were planted with bandages to hide her damaged skin and to his despair three of her limbs had already been dissected in order to prevent further infection, both her legs and her right arm were amputated leaving the teenager with only a single arm to survive with.
The scientist remained mute in shame instead of giving his boss a status report like he should've, Vanta glared at the unconscious teen in the scientist's arms in grief, the recording of the accident flashed inside his mind upon seeing the teen in such a shocking state, the doctor opened his mouth desperately trying to get some words out.
"A- A-Ace, status report." The doctor uttered. The scientist adjusted his glasses and cleared his throat as he held the girl shakily in his arms "S- Sir. We managed to remove anything life threatening for now, we- Ehm, we had to amputate three of her limbs. We need to perform another surgery as soon as possible." The scientist finished off.
Vanta cursed under his breath as he took one final glance at the girl and cleared his throat "Place her in one of our hospital rooms, make sure she gets lots of rest." The doctor replied "Y-Yes... Yes, sir." Ace replied before taking off with the girl in his still shaky arms. Vanta felt his chest ache upon seeing the girl's state, the image of her resting on the scientist's arms haunted his head from the second his eyes were exposed to her horrifying state, the doctor covered his eyes with his palm as guilt struck his heart.
"There are no mentions of Vantacorp or Mutagon in the police report." The commander stated, trying to somewhat make the situation easier for the doctor. Vanta held his breath and shielded his eyes before turning around making sure his employee wouldn't see him in such a weak state.
"Good job. You may leave." The doctor uttered, the commander gave a salute and headed towards the exit leaving the doctor alone with his guilt.
Vanta ran towards his office and violently shut the door before locking it. Tears began streaming down his cheeks as he tightly held his chair in discomfort, the man began to murmur to himself as more tears escaped his eyes and his heart felt as if it was going to explode. Vanta never could've thought that his ambitiousness would lead him down such a dark path in his life. The doctor suddenly felt a paw tap his bright red cheek as tiny sobs escaped his lips, the tapping continued as the man's cheeks became soaked with tears, the doctor turned to his Tahtab and saw it hold the same file he was reading through back at the laboratory in it's mouth. The Loomian tossed the file in front of it's master distracting him a little from his emotions, the doctor wiped the stirring tears off his cheeks and received the pile from the Loomian's mouth, he cautiously swiped the last three pages, there were many drafts of his former projects and a scrap of notes, the man stopped however as he laid his eyes on the final page, perhaps he really could fix some of the damage he had caused.