The Zetta Sonic

Black Drop's

[Alex! Shut up over there. Don't—]

Ignoring Jayden's words, Alex yelled again, this time without a helmet covering his face. “You want Zetta Sonic. You want me. Not him! Release him!” Alex asks.

For a moment, all the attention was on him. Several Kloster tribe members looked at each other quickly while Naray was glued to the figure of the youngster behind the black uniform. Nope. Not riveted. Naray gawks at Alex. Gavin didn't waste his chance. While Naray is silent, Gavin breaks loose and runs as far away as possible.

The Kloster members shouted. Some were ready to shoot Gavin who was running towards Alex. Tiger is also sprightly. He also raised his rifle. If things get worse and a firefight ensues, Tiger prepares for the worst. However, Naray raised a hand. The movement calmed all its members. That calm is not directly transmitted to the ICPA. Tiger is still aiming for Naray.

Alex flinched, not knowing what else to say. Gavin stood beside her, a little ahead.

In that silence, Naray knew what to ask. “You know who you are, Zetta Sonic?”

Alex wasn't sure what answer he was going to give.

“Why not answer? Tell me, do you think you're a hero or a criminal?” Naray asks again but Alex is still silent. Naray called out again. “Tell me your name! Do you not know what your name is either? Did you forget everything when you joined ICPA?”

“You already know what my name is and where I live.” Alex finally replied.

Naray repeated his last question. “Have you left all your old life behind when you joined ICPA? You forgot your family. Leaving friends. Denying your own identity. Is that why you can't tell me who you are?”

“What I know, I don't want to do evil,” Alex said.

“Do not want, not unable.” Naray chuckles. He stretched out his hand and turned to his comrades. “You know who we are?”

“Payman,” replied Alex.

Spontaneously, the entire Kloster member laughed except for Naray. The man looked back at Alex. “I wouldn't blame you for judging us that way. We kill like you said. But, don't forget. You guys are killers too.”

Tiger growled but said nothing.

“Do you know how much Zetta Sonic's head is worth on a hit man site?” ask Naray again.

“Very big. More than enough to equip your weaponry.” Alex doesn't know the exact number.

Nara laughed this time. “You're funny, not like the report I heard. You are right about the large numbers. But you're wrong to think we want the money. That big money is just trash!”

“They started talking ngawur.” Tiger clucked in annoyance. “Dan, where Jayden currently—”

[Here.]

“J! Since when did you successfully fix the network—”

[The reinforcements will be coming in less than a minute. Keep it like this and you'll be safe. Make sure Alex doesn't go rash.]

Tiger turned. He saw that Alex was starting to step up.

Gavin hurriedly stretched out his arms, preventing Alex from going any further. “What are you doing? Not forward! Shut up there,” whispered.

Alex according. He just threw in another question. “What do you want from me? If it's not the money you're after, what else? Fame?”

“That's worse than money!” Naray spat as if disgusted at Alex's words. “ICPA thinks we're retarded. Maybe you should rethink who. We have better morals than the outside world.”

Their conversation was cut short by the break-up of sea level. A black submarine came to the surface. The shape is not clearly visible but the muzzle of the weapon looks striking. The submarine is not alone. There was another engine roar in the air. Some drones as big as backpacks came. Their number is not up to a dozen. But with a pair of weapons on each drone, the unmanned machine could shoot any Kloster member.

The Kloster tribe started to get scared. They repeatedly circulate their views and always end up with the leader. Naray flinched in his position. The situation is not favorable for Kloster. In numbers, they win. Technologically, for now, it seems that ICPA is superior. The drone fleet is ready to fire. It is visible from red laser marker spots. The spots marked each member and did not want to leave no matter how Kloster moved.

[You must know you've crossed the border, Kloster!] Jayden's voice echoed out of nowhere. [Retreat or we won't hesitate to shoot.]

“You Jayden?” Naray asked back. “Your voice is not as bad as your reputation.”

One of the drones opened fire. The shot hit the floor near Naray standing. A warning shot.

“Drone ICPA turned out to be a lousy shooter.”

[Trust me, the next shot will not miss.]

“ICPA, you guys are totally blind!” Naray chuckles. Next, he raised his hand. His right index finger is pointing at Zetta Sonic. “Dan, you, Alex! You're monsters. Like it or not, you can't fight your destiny.”

[You have ten seconds before the drones fire!]

Naray wasn't afraid of Jayden's warning. “Zetta Sonic is not a hero. Zetta Sonic is also not a biological weapon.”

[Ten.] Jayden started counting down. The count made Kloster members jump into their cars.

“ICPA has created monsters they could not face on their own.”

[Nine.].

“Quickly or later, reality will come.”

[Eight.].

“When it arrives, you will come to us, Alexander Hill.”

One by one the cars started to leave.

[Seven.].

“You will lose your mind..”.

[Six.].

“...same as others.”

[Five.]

“You will beg until you don't know how else.”

Every word Naray and Jayden count makes Alex's mind is not careless. His heart was racing as if he wanted to jump out of his body.

[Four.]

“You will realize you died in our hands today.”.

[Three.]

“...is a beautiful end.”

[Two.]

At that moment, Naray turned away. He ran around to the only car left. The car was launched immediately after Naray boarded. The Kloster vanished into the back of the smoke. Gavin sighed in relief. Tiger cursed because they lost their quarry, Bompeii. The criminal must have escaped while Naray was fighting Gavin.

Alex flinching. Mind empty. Her lips felt wet and salty. It's blood. The smell is like delicious rust. The salty taste is more in the savory direction. His tongue also tasted sweet. Soon, thirst came thrashing. Alex realized he had tasted his own blood. He's nosebleed. Again.

His blood dripped to the ground. Maybe it was just his feelings, but the blood looked darker. Nope. Not dark, but blackened.