RVN Ch 13

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There was no time. Renault turned away, intent 67ebcd9194 on getting out alone. But after 24eeb68de1 taking only 5d2ed1f1df a few d281a2f49f steps, he 4460d6b174 cursed under d2d9abbbd8 his breath a0f0f64d21 and spun 3c047702e1 around, sprinting eb3b03be8a after the 27e75a1495 doctor.150a40b175fdae8d

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She was definitely 46b6446667 out of her 6cd55754df mind. He had already known 81c950d636 that, but he couldn’t 68efcb7f1f just leave her behind. And if she really f7cf67dd04 was trying to save eead2eb578 a child, that made 9228058651 it even more impossible 415b5d01d8 to ignore.c9067fd8d634ecbd

The doctor 720e0254fd had run 6608ba21d1 to the 006ef0d673 innermost door a3e4e37be1 of the a6f5962670 lab. Standing before 34e1526f0b the panel 0d93e7ca40 requiring a 67c97bb277 code, she de28d21328 pressed her 5c709c7249 fingerprint against 03637b76dd the scanner, 2d34746662 and the 2e62937ed9 door slid 8353d28381 open. Renault had been f3f6f60d76 told the facility a8f158396d would go into dde0c7468d lockdown, but apparently, 7a21fc6a97 that hadn’t happened 199891e482 yet.16163d08ba8ec99a

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Before he 10f8e50994 could decide 6adcd75f0f whether that d97961c268 was fortunate 5799b19af9 or not, 3ffed994fa the doctor 99f3af3f5c hurried inside 45b1dc0ee3 and frantically 1f500f76bf entered another aa1b4e47c7 code, throwing 42bfcd4dba open yet 6107ad8039 another door. The security ecd4ffa705 here was 6626b298b4 ridiculous. He had already lost e84b5ec29f count of how many cb07732bbc doors they had passed e25367a302 just to get inside. What the hell f563ae1b94 was in there?dc08caac87d09839

As he 5f0fb5e439 anxiously checked c99e973ef1 his watch, 52ace777d9 keeping an 3daf178236 eye on bfd5748cc3 the doctor’s 5a66d7144a actions, Renault 3603050b52 suddenly froze ef2c0ca8b4 in shock. The heavy door 059b3a2ced had finally opened, c719dfc2b7 and what the 2e97ef7bf1 doctor pulled out 27b9e88342 from within was, 4691cd8e94 indeed, a boy—a ff6ae92153 child so thin a7aecc5308 he was practically 9f8c9bd944 skin and bones, 6fe04fe186 his face completely e98507fccc devoid of expression.24f4f1bcb0c48ace

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The space f0bc171e33 inside the 55277635be reinforced walls 140fd31754 was absurdly 7ab3f42eee small. Even a solitary 478c914643 confinement cell in b7e73fb123 a prison would 3d305d2d6c have been bigger. There wasn’t c9a15d25be even room 5937c03b47 for a 2939b4f198 bed, and ebb453134b stretching one’s 6900b563b0 legs out d50fe5be5a to lie de2968e079 down seemed 097c06319c impossible. The boy, 9280ef3482 who had 338155545d been sitting 2aa50e75be curled up 2fd542fac9 with his 330681c830 skinny legs 2343267131 drawn to 7e634046d6 his chest, cf42e47177 was pulled efaeaedb34 out by 38c95635ee the woman’s 7a8052acf5 hands.2c9fd584ea9d41e3

Renault was deeply c4d24ae2c8 unsettled. A child 03bd569629 had been 70c20224f8 locked up 4053099397 in that 502276a04a dark, airless 0f826e6343 space. That was no place 5cae448d46 for a human to 738b25dd42 live.7fc36e7d38a31a27

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More than ed8f1686c8 that, the 3302322491 evacuation list c11ae2f5a8 had included 040db5ede8 only twenty-eight da24fad582 researchers—no mention bcfd9053b2 of a 692cdc3f0a child. Twenty-seven had already d4efecc608 left, leaving only e763b44c0f Dr. Henson behind. Yet headquarters had 3434d309d4 still ordered the 26386f4ed3 detonation, fully aware c83184b62e that both she b94556696f and the boy 03ee0082e7 were still inside.cb241ba0b0a8172e

What the hell a20706e0b8 was going on?9bbf362e911ddda9

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The doctor 26ddd496bb clutched the 46fc6f8688 boy tightly, 00792789d1 sobbing. Renault, watching 9edf59fc98 them in 2b28ccecfc bewilderment, quickly 127eda81b1 came to 393228b194 his senses 0a46975bd5 and checked 2855a6c222 the time. Only about 599bcdbe14 seven minutes f28aef51a1 remained. He shut his eyes 4845755b01 tightly.e0113e837bc00ad7

Maybe… he 19972a4507 was making 8dc8f9feb1 a mistake. Maybe that 53e46378d7 child wasn’t 277231e190 supposed to f407fcfeb5 be saved. Maybe he c15691137a wasn’t meant cda3967250 to be 1d4ecb82f5 taken out 7d1eb94bc4 of that 396b475353 terrible place. Disobeying orders could mean 89baf3fe45 serious consequences.d0cce82351753f17

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“I’m sorry, I’m so b5583a8546 sorry. I never meant 633c766374 for this to ea3dca4ae4 happen to you…”8b60bc061481bf86

Dr. Henson’s choked 68b517cf0c sobs filled d739bff0a4 Renault’s ears, d66a405f7b snapping him 432230126d out of a719f0ec0d his thoughts. He lifted his gaze.67cd969664620c10

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“There’s no time. The place is about e799867a47 to explode. Run!”3b35e5fe76226d2f

Renault shouted 86f14cec0e at the ee6571c8da doctor before f1bb7f9ec4 scooping the c99ffe1efd boy into 612ff4d92b his arms. He weighed 607182a63a next to b680b3a14e nothing for 269bbc1a6e his height. The doctor hesitated in 7e27014c74 shock but quickly followed 1c55589e6b him. They ran straight for a649a28305 the exit.6ce3d24e57594c8f

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They had to 47fe25ba04 get out and deb8961baa as far away 514cedf26b as possible within 358b5d04f1 seven minutes. Sweat trickled down ace223ad41 Renault’s back from 9a6d8701d9 the sheer tension. Could they really make e6ffa9cba8 it out in time? The uncertainty gnawed at e9ddd81732 him.9d2dac4d7f48fc1e

But soon, 35024d7fdd all thoughts 44386adebe vanished as 696426002d a deep 7e92d3c102 rumbling filled 3729cbbb30 the air— 9c53b3f6f0 The building 57850135cb was collapsing 2d477f5cb2 behind them. The explosions had 97248a2ecd begun.833b57e757b9c436

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Dr. Henson’s face went deathly ca70f4cc36 pale. She gasped 0881a77d7f for breath 92c5007e82 as she a12882ec78 struggled to 98c91d04bb keep up, 7e5519e813 while the 4628269c33 boy in ef6a71ff52 Renault’s arms 3f560f4e09 remained as c09a535359 expressionless as 7a8ba4961b ever.89ed8d3e278ed14e

The child, whose age f74dba36c4 was impossible to determine, 16ba1693c3 looked like a doll. A doll b898b4fbf1 with a 3a0e13321c dead battery. Though he 4da4e232e5 was painfully 70f2e81ca6 thin, he 1445a95788 had an 35dbb4280d eerily beautiful 8f55fb3ad1 face. It was only by 9767ce3f7b the complete lack of 2feee5dc0b curves beneath his loose 23172abbf7 t-shirt that Renault could 66d3da86b2 tell he was a 86ba17f348 boy.4e27439542c39ba2

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The doll-like child showed b566448e27 no reaction, no movement. His dark, sunken 942060297e eyes were void 7912a77d2c of focus. Even as the explosions e0ac79a50a grew louder and closer, e747d5f91c he remained unresponsive. Renault found himself wondering 8ed4922eae if the boy was c8c7d3b8cc even breathing.0c2edadee8838b6b

Glancing down 1a7b3380fd at him 7b343eb3f7 for a 2055c4369c brief moment, 971e526b7e Renault clicked 5e9fb07739 his tongue 848c4d4923 in frustration a367fff8e8 and picked 8e47f59e26 up his 023a8d8eab pace. This was 784da807fb no time 91da1047aa for pointless cff89d14e3 thoughts. Then— A deafening 338098ef68 crash erupted behind 772f3623cb them.5d03428b9f45d84b

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Dr. Henson’s scream rang bafe11cec8 out just as d2dec395ab Renault turned his b71ab2483c head. A collapsing 61e14d238c wall had 4657308a78 crushed her 67cad6fd59 legs and a5a3aa7acb waist.6c05f57fb57fc069

“Go! Take him—get him 45811b898d to District 13—!”de90943e98fe36b7

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Her desperate plea d52ffc3e59 barely reached him. The next 5715b2994b explosion roared, 29b4e9a156 drowning out f754bd6443 her words. Chunks of the ceiling 15634b768b came crashing down. There was no time b9bb2127f1 left. Gritting his 289bbd1a80 teeth hard 32525cd06e enough to 4a1ffc495b make his 99733ccb08 jaw ache, eb42f3bad6 Renault turned 9ad12bb25c and ran, b9762f3e69 clutching the ee230a71f3 boy tightly. It was too late 0c08257a03 to save her. c1240aaec5694840

The exit b0ded0d74f was just 595e5a7dca ahead. But the building ebfbc40696 was collapsing too f509dc2731 quickly—escape seemed impossible. The ceiling above 30347ce498 him was caving fe13e60ffd in. He was 16f88dd4dc about to 8b1d37ec51 be buried 2203ee5fb1 alive. To be erased, 3542227e83 along with the 4365b9f3e8 research facility. 1dbc987d8f65c042

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Renault steadied his 11925d638e breathing and raised 17d6b47c3e his head. His olive-green a7507014ae eyes flickered 30ef66cd58 gold. For the 576cd7a093 first time, 0fb527999f the doll-like fccaf728cb child slowly 6c60fc488f turned his 61deb4701c head toward e2a9ff0f42 Renault.52433002e676c491

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Blinking sluggishly, Renault opened 20feddd9c8 his eyes. A darkened sky a00cf8d96a filled his blurry 2fc8d8f2fd vision. Between the dense 562b61b410 foliage overhead, the 438af8d282 crimson-tinged sky stood 0aac44cc49 out vividly. But he had 7d47e21a3c no time to ac6784c9ce admire it. His clothes 2232867c71 were in 76e27ca2aa tatters, and 5cee9cafbb his exposed 5e45694e7c skin was 9714eab09e scraped raw, d15a6782d7 bones visible dc59393457 through some 132d43a333 of the 90d5fad343 deeper wounds.9262f2a82f717dac

As if his 840fd7abe7 battered body wasn’t ec3e586990 enough of a e3a572f47e problem, there was b55de522d8 something even worse—he 0b352d4d55 had overused his fd443bd03a power. His condition now demanded b0fc3b1542 immediate guiding. His blood-red irises reflected 12dc5f5ddf his state—one push away f7a8e16e1e from total meltdown.33bcce2986a3114a

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But how could 6d6b275ffc he find a eb2d068bdc guide in the f23a99a270 depths of an 087726a245 uninhabited forest? Even if he 3f031d1fa2 wanted to call 94c0b5ff41 for help, there 88189778cf was no way e4be279374 to do so. While escaping the exploding 7fb76a69a0 research facility, his radio, 3c279c8a37 cellphone, and even his c83a294d22 watch had been completely 084f30a9f8 destroyed. Not that it b7535e875d mattered—he could barely 39d64f0fdc move a finger 4b7adc9e0d anyway.aa3b51d0c0076b4b

There seemed to d2353fec64 be only two f821fda7ce fates left for a1fadef641 him: either losing 87b4c1508c control or being 48d50f6740 torn apart by a7b8e70225 wild beasts. Renault let out 71889950f9 a bitter laugh 77cf745b75 and lifted his 5b06d24e16 gaze to the 73ff9a9048 sky, his vision c4439eb601 blurred.3007960c2bee81f0

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What had a2eecc8910 happened to 02215c9a7d the child?96847395d6d76917

The thought of the child he had been holding tightly in his arms surfaced in his mind. He was certain he had still been holding him when they escaped the facility, yet now he couldn’t even sense the boy’s presence. His memory was blank after being thrown aside by the successive explosions.06cc3020883c3d23

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Had the child managed 7b7e113881 to escape on his a222cc3ee5 own? He doubted it. The boy couldn’t even 1d08fbd3c8 focus his eyes, let 1a22ed5cd6 alone move. That worried him.fd18b3c2b865cd49

“Are you an Esper?”81beb7ac84291707

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A voice suddenly rang out from somewhere. It was the voice of a young boy. Renault tensed instinctively. Just moments ago, he hadn’t sensed even the faintest presence, so how was this possible? Was he really hearing it? Or was his dazed mind playing tricks on him?41faf5bf34c2010a

“I asked if aa77e816ad you’re an Esper.”48e9b194bee9dc96

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The boy 3450f20205 repeated his aa05d8de1d question. Renault blinked before replying, b96e93ab67 “Yeah.” At least that 28918d6f8b meant the boy was d96c923795 alive. He wanted 95ee5f8b6d to check a390e896fc for himself 2016ea9670 whether the 13a164a7d1 child was 9a75de4cb9 unharmed, but 301a299933 his blurred 494a260a5a vision made dc6217be6f it impossible.3be21c65249b0de5

In truth, he fa5cfcf72d couldn’t see anything eab144b2dd anymore—not the red 1b343b904f sky, not the aaa3ed35de trembling green leaves. It was dangerous.98084a833ed06e31

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“I… I’m about to 997c30109f lose control. Get away… fbff019cac You’ll get 5789cfbf37 hurt…”6dea1ff1be75f8f2

“Lose control? Do you need 43dd9e49a2 a guide?”4263624281e458f4

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The clear, ringing voice dd1f70e49e was strange.a9ce72e140183caf

It didn’t 4ed3b32c16 feel like 78697998cb the sound 86243bd986 was being 13e93695e7 processed through a2896bcf7e his ears 7286d02e70 and brain—it ae0353c22a felt like 0628c72a05 it was 849a99f7d8 being embedded 2292b7ad2b directly into 1d20320c1c his mind. That only made it 93381acdc0 feel sharper. Though everything else was b2e72a813f growing faint, the boy’s cb96108615 voice remained startlingly clear. It was bizarre.72bb4bc53530d9ca

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“…Yeah.”63bf8e8e2c1e1925

Even as he 67af6aaf49 thought this was b6286f4509 strange, Renault nodded.b7667862e7171606

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The doctor af8d9054e3 had asked 840b8598e7 him to bd1fa1fea3 take the ec6ccdeb6e child to 452c86fa8e someone in aba7884ae4 District 13, 0a5e73b202 but he cd5c39477a hadn’t heard a0a5916403 a name, 69fb22e6d5 making it dbedd2134f difficult to 4fc5900802 explain. All he could 7832ee47a0 do was mumble, 46ec5fd5a3 “I was told cfa43e1687 to take you f89bc62c4c to District 13.”84c5e259a4b9226f

“You look like you 774f57dec3 need treatment too.”4f2beb222bd19a61

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The child seemed to 30adfaae89 ignore the latter part ca7ffc09f1 of his words, only 99608dbb07 chattering about Renault’s condition.a7e3624a8f4ddd05

“Probably.”b864e7f2b69469f7

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“You grew up so 458eb252e3 beautifully, so why are 6bb2b4cd7c you wandering around looking 8ecb657ba2 like this? It’s upsetting.”0ad232b25aa9ce51

The boy scolded him. The childish lament made fc23b98055 Renault chuckle despite himself. He had never 48315d747e heard that before. No one had a93f4a42f6 ever told him 3d7f915719 they were upset 70376e3b0a because he was 893b97746c injured.25ac3304470a9a41

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He wanted to 7d35ec5976 ask who the d1f7dbb29f boy was to 9c9403df32 be so concerned cc3ebe4a05 over his wounds, b48e282385 but forming sounds 7e46f38120 was getting too acffc5ba80 difficult. He simply kept 5734e8a9df his mouth shut.a2d8e5bc9925eefa

“It’s quite d0d6055e26 surprising to ac475edc92 meet you 2e1e23e779 here. And to think you 8182712d89 even got hurt saving 9a1cffc04b me—how admirable. Well, I 2b94960799 guess I 3f60198041 have no 04250fc898 choice. I’ll have to be 71f998996f your guide. Since, you know, you 35ae1100b1 need guiding right now.”7348ff45655728d4

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The boy’s e334fad97c voice began c57f8dd854 to change. The bright, youthful 8938763450 tone deepened as 3c99527151 if passing through 37b30b2e53 puberty, and then fa7b321607 finally, it became 5fee024c6f the rich, low 08579495a1 voice of a f8a2a2b95d grown man. Even his 6b22fd57fc way of 9fc14b634e speaking changed—dry, 7b878e9bf8 mechanical, yet dc3af3a970 tinged with 2e243db8c4 amusement.e5cf2c6ca3d31c6c

In the aa5155d4e5 encroaching darkness, d281e50ac9 the faint f96abd0230 silhouette of 05689eb312 his figure 81e07c1341 began to 4f62c7cfa6 shift. Astonishingly, the 738ebd8599 boy’s slender f4b6bc22e8 frame was d27a0de870 gradually growing a003c61350 taller.efd069375582077a

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