C O D E 2 2 B U R N S
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Lucifer sounded European. With a rather classy style of speaking—More towards Irish perhaps. He draped a velvety purple long coat and a black high neck with blue jeans and a pair of black ankle boots.
"Greet me," He commanded.
Asselyum rolled her eyes "Hello, your highness," She greeted, sarcastically "I'm glad you're alive after all. You took your sweet time to get here."
"It's a pleasure to see you again, Asselyum."
Everyone stared at them.
"I shall be taking a bath first since I feel rather irked after having to touch a disgusting human body. Make the arrangements accordingly."
"There are no arrangements here. We are at a bar, not the Mechapolis tower."
It was not wrong to say that he was spoiled by Ben.
"Well then, where is the bathing area?" He asked.
"We just have that small bathroom over there. Go take a bath."
"It looks so repelling. No way might I reveal myself there. It's disrespectful to my body. I might as well not bath."
"Fine by me."
Lucifer looked at all the blood on his hands and his clothes.
"On second thoughts, go fetch me some clothes." He ordered and everyone turned towards Jimmy.
"What?"
"Your sizes might match."
"You want clothes? I'll give you some of mine—But bro—Get new underwear, I won't share that." Jimmy said.
"I might as well burn the clothes he gives me. I'm not wearing a teen human's clothes. They perspire. I shall not dote any garments at all!"
"Fine by me—"
"Not it's not!" Axel protested, "If I see any p*****t roaming n***d before my eyes, I'm calling the cops on him for child a***e and harassment."
"You know your rights." Jimmy smiled as he got Lucifer some clothes.
"Damn well I do!"
He took a bath while everyone else stood outside Slaine's room.
"Who is that guy?" Jimmy asked.
"Lucifer," Asselyum replied.
"Eh—Wait—That Lucifer who is the strongest?" Axel asked.
"Yes. His strength is unutterable."
"Wow."
Lucifer came out of the bathroom after an hour-long bath "That wasn't too bad. How unexpected."
He wore Jimmy's white T-Shirt and blue jeans.
"Hey, these clothes are too baggy. I feel like I look like a troll." Lucifer complained.
"Ah—You see I'm a bit bigger than you in case you didn't notice at first." Now Jimmy was being a straight savage.
"You and I are evidently the same height," Lucifer said.
"I'm not talking about our heights but our builds. I've got quite some of the muscle-up here."
"You mean manboobs?"
"IT'S A TONED BODY!"
"I assume you train like a dog and sweat like a slime."
"I do but—"
"Well, weaklings like you need to train to be strong. Must suck, right?"
"Not as much as you," Axel said.
"Wow dude, you are so ungrateful." Jimmy said, "Look, those are washed, don't worry."
"It's still disgusting. Those fathom lies are nothing but—"
"Aw man, you look hot so shut up," Axel said.
"Of course. I shall be arousing every being that has ever encountered me and been imparted an average vision to be able to perceive me."
"This guy is honestly annoying," Axel said.
"Can I kill him?" Jimmy asked Asselyum.
"No,"
"Just a little?"
"I'm sure you'll die in a second if he actually takes you seriously." Asselyum reminded him of who Lucifer was.
Meanwhile, Lupin worked on Slaine. The burns were 3rd degree for sure but surprising he held on. There was another X-DROID around but MiK and Norman decided to take care of it since it was just a B1 and Lucifer didn't fight with anyone except C2 because he believed that it was an insult to his strength.
Lucifer and Asselyum sat before Slaine who was still unconscious.
"I'm thoroughly surprised that he made it. Those are very deep burns and cuts." Lucifer crossed his arms.
Asselyum just looked at Slaine and pressed her hands on his head.
"Lupin cleaned him up too."
"Don't touch him. His scalp is smarted and touching him might lead to a possible infection. You know how flimsy humans are." Lucifer warned her. She moved her hands away from him. Lucifer stared at Slaine.
"Say Asselyum," He mumbled after a long pause "Don't you think he is Ben?"
Asselyum looked at him "Why do you think that?" She asked.
"This one time while Ben was making me, the supreme Lord himself, he accidentally fell into a furnace and badly burnt his shoulder. He lay there shouting for help. He too had a third-degree burn but he survived it—Just like Slaine."
"No, but, Slaine is not Ben."
"You're just refusing to accept that because you don't want to kill him."
She looked away, "Just don't, we are not allowed to have any sort of desire," He said.
"I'm not doing anything."
"You know what you're doing,"
She looked at her feet.
Lucifer chuckled and looked at Slaine "If he really is Ben," He said "He won't die from a burn like this. In case he died, maybe my predictions were wrong, which is impossible. I'm never wrong."
He got up and left the room while Asselyum looked at Slaine.
Meanwhile, Allianz treated Delete's wounds. "He was so strong, Allianz." Delete scuffed. Her voice seemed dry and restricted because of all the dust left within her throat.
"He was Lucifer, right?" She asked and Allianz smiled "He's so cruel, isn't he?"
"He is the worst among all ANDROIDS!"
"Unfortunately, he's the strongest too. And he wouldn't think twice before doing something as horrible as ending a nation or an entire race. That robot has no emotions,"
"Allianz."
"Yes?"
"How was I made?" Delete asked, "A cross between human and animal, right?"
"Yes."
"But then, why don't I resemble an animal. I look so human."
"Humans are the worst among all other animals. They created us, used us and then abandoned us."
"Is eating wrong just because our food is different?"
"No, you can eat anything you want."
MiK and Norman returned back after killing the X-DROIDs. It was dinner time and Mr James had set the table.
"Where is Valorie?" MiK asked Lucifer.
"Am I his guard dog?" Lucifer replied as he ate the food.
"Haven't you felt his presence?"
"He's not in this continent, I'll go to Africa tomorrow to find him there," He continued eating.
"You can eat?" Axel asked.
"Yes. I can produce electricity through food so I don't need to charge myself."
"Wow. You really are something different." Jimmy said.
"Where's Asselyum?" Norman asked.
"She is with Slaine. She's helping Lupin change his bandages." Axel informed him. After Lupin was done, he left the room to take a bath, leaving Asselyum alone with Slaine. She sat on her knees and looked at him. His skin was red and seemed so fragile but she noticed no significant changes in his health. Though, she was glad that he had managed to stay alive after all that physical and mental t*****e.
For another two weeks, Slaine lay unconscious but his skin was mostly healed. Lupin had worked hard to ensure that he didn't catch any infection. One night, Asseylum got up from her bed, she could hear his heartbeats and reached his room. His eyes were open and he was sitting upright on his bed. Asselyum ran towards him and sat before him. He looked at her and she looked at him as the dim moonlight fell into his room.
She gently took his hands and pressed them on her face. They were warm. "You are alive."
"Asselyum, I had a really bad dream."
"I know. But it's okay now." She whispered, "You're very strong to have survived that nightmare."
"It wasn't a nightmare if it left behind scars of evidence," He looked at his arms full of scars, "Nightmares can be forgotten, but I can't forget this. It feels like I'm reborn."
"Does it still hurt?"
"It will continue to hurt...Until I use these very hands and kill each one of them,"
-To be continued
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