Chapter I

I put the key to my heart under your feet, if you want my heart kneel down

In a place, where darkness hangs over that dark city, it's darkness is interrupted only by radiant lamps with a fiery flame, in the hope that that darkness will dissipate. The atmosphere of the night is always silent, but the silence in this city is not an ordinary silence, it can be said that it is the calm before the storm. Terrifying silence beyond measure

A strong noise emanated from one of the neighborhoods, breaking that silence that faded for a few seconds, then came back again a second noise from another street, then a terrifying calm

He interrupted this mysterious atmosphere, the sound of footsteps, which only echoed in the place, a huge, terrifying, muscular body, wearing a huge coat that hides his terrifying build, and his hood completely conceals the features of his face, except for his lips that smile in a terrifying way that takes breath away...and perhaps souls !

He stood in his place rigidly, his smile still the same, looking at the place from which those noises were emanating, his terrifying smile expanded more and more, and he saw someone running towards him in a crazy way, it looked like he was drunk, but he was not like that, he kept running towards the mysterious man, who was still smiling sarcastically and bitterly

The one who was running quickly approached, so that his features were finally clear in relation to the mysterious person, and what a horror scene it was. It was a man, one of his eyes gouged out, his saliva dripping on his chin dirty, his clothes cut off, his foot completely torn off, his hand amputated, and he had a tail and a long nose exactly like the beak of a woodpecker

Before he reached the mysterious man, he bounced back, falling to the ground, and the hand of the other firmly encircled his neck. He looked into his eyes and the pain was clear in them, as if he was begging him to kill him. He looked at him with sadness that his rigid eyes did not show, before he broke his neck, and took his head off completely.

He jumped back. While he looked at more than seventy people in the same condition as the man, running towards him, his terrifying dead smile widened, and he remained standing in his place, and without warning three people jumped to them, at an abnormal speed and also abnormal shapes, next to him was a terrifying two-headed monster, and his dirty saliva covered the ground completely He kept standing looking at them with a cold smile, as they killed those monsters, in unimaginable ways, heinous, disgusting ways.

"We got them, sir."

A quiet female voice spoke, as she looked at the owner of the oversized coat

One of those people approached, put his hands in the air, flexing his muscles from the intensity of the fight,

"Finally we're done, it's been a long night."

"Their number is constantly increasing, for how long will we be silent?"

said the third person with great anger, as he gritted his teeth, looking at the corpses that filled the place

He looked at the corpses filling the place, muttering coldly,

"Clean it up!"

Then he moved towards the forest behind him, to disappear as he appeared, under cold, indifferent, and angry looks. He jumped with great force to reach the top of the tree he was standing at, looking at the moon in the middle of the sky, the farthest veil.

He pulled the head cover away from his face, so that his face would finally appear, an ordinary, handsome man in a crazy way, but what is terrifying about him is his completely black eyes, which do not contain any whiteness, only blackness.

He turned his gaze away from the radiant moon, took out a picture from his pocket, to look at it with sadness that dominated the features of his face, he ran his finger over the picture, to hold his hand with great force and malice, he looked forward in a terrifying way, to look like a devil who had just come out of hell, with his terrifying black eyes

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On the other side of the globe, where the middle of the day is, he stood looking at her with an eyebrow knot, holding his hand to his chest, his breath racing, madly angry.... The cursed one ignores him, and he knows this well, he only wants her to utter one word, until he explodes in her face, and they withdraw her From her hair locked her there, in that empty room, exactly like her mind

He took a deep breath, before looking at her with hatred and muttering sharply

"Lena Haxon, you're not going out that door, so don't bother."

She stopped taking a deep breath, before turning to him with her entire body, leaving what was in her hand on the bed, speaking in a steady voice, not one of her qualities at all

"John Haxon, you know that you will not stop me, and I'm going ."

"Over my dead body, do you hear over my dead body, those bastards only want to exploit you, and I will not allow you to throw yourself to your death"

he shouted angrily, as he pushed that vase, which was next to him, to turn into crumbs on the ceramic floor, she looked at the vase and then at him, before she sighed and looked at him sadly,

"You know it's no use what you're doing, John, and you know I'll go in the end."

He looked at her with crushing anger, what would he do so that she would listen to him damn it,

"You're not going to get out of here?"

He added stubbornly, looking into her eyes, a steady look as confident as hers

"John, it's only three months for goddess sake "

she cried angrily, as she threw the clothes on the bed, looking at him with blind anger, she had begun to lose control. They have been in this state for a week, and tomorrow is the date of the trip, and he is still not convinced yet.

"I don't care what the fuck, you're never going out that door, do you understand?"

He shouted at her, and the veins in his neck appeared, and his face turned red, evidence of the amount of anger he was holding.

She gritted her teeth, pushing his chest angrily, and her eyes sparkled with tears of sadness

"It's my job, there are people who need me, you won't stop me."

"I'll stop you, I'll put you on a bed if I have to, I won't save other people And in return, I lose you "

he growled at her, about to lose the last bit of control he had.

She literally grinded her teeth, to push his chest away from her, shouting unconsciously, as she moved her hands in the air in an angry manner

"You are just a despicable selfish person. You know how much I love my job, and yet you prevent me from it. "

She continues softly and tears begin to flow

" I wish Mom and Dad were still here. "

He retreated back, not because of her push, but from her words, he pulled his hand hard, and looked at her, losing the last shreds of his sanity as well, shouting at her to the point that the corners of the house shook,

“Yes, I am a despicable selfish person, when it comes to you, and damn you are the last person I have left in this Fucking life, I'm not ready for losing you either."

She paid attention to herself, to curse herself thousands of times, how dare she say this to him, he gave his life for her sake, she looked at him how he restores his hair angrily, and he puts his other hand on his mouth, he always does this when he gets angry, she closed her eyes, trying to calm her nerves, before approaching him, and put her palm on his shoulder, he looked at her angrily, and he pushed her hand away from him violently, and looked away. She sighed while holding his hand, pulling him to the bed.

"Brother, please listen to me, I need to go,"

she said while squeezing his palm, which intensified as he looked away, not interested in what she said, to continue sadly, so that he would listen to her,

"John, the lives of thousands of people depend on us, brother, believe me, if we succeed in formulating an effective medicine, We can completely eradicate the so-called cancer, please brother."

He looked at her sadly, knowing that her goal was noble, and knowing that she was striving to eradicate the disease that had destroyed their lives and their family, but how could he tell her, that that was the same place in which he lost his brother his twin, how could he send her to the same hell again, only she, his princess, his beloved daughter, is all that he owns in this life. He shook his head and tears gathered in his eyes,

"No, I cannot."

She looked at him sadly, she could not bear his grief, but this is her chance, her ideas and research on viruses are very important, she is a genius in this world, if she develops her idea, she may succeed, she may be able to save thousands of people, but she does not want to do this without him

as long as he is with her, he encouraged her be by her side, she does not want his sorrows, she does not want success over his grief and pain, she accepts everything, but when it comes to him, she cannot overcome it, and she can never pretend to be indifferent.

She tried for the last time

"Please John, I promise it will be the last time"

He looked at her hesitantly, and she continued encouraging him

"I swear to you, I will go only this time. I promise you that when I return, I will open a private clinic, and I will never leave Britain."

He turned his eyes away looking at the ground absent-mindedly. He had been trying to stop her for a week, and he could not convince her. He knows that he is important to her, just as she is to him. Once it will not harm, and then he will enjoy being close to her forever.

" You will call me every day, and tell me everything, and if something bad happens. come back immediately, you are not a super hero, you are not responsible for saving others, my words are clear, and it will be the last time you travel, you promised me "

She sighed in relief, before giving the biggest smile in the world

"I promise, Johnny."

He looked at her sadly, as he hugged her to him

"I don't know how I will be patient for three full months. Damn it, if only Smith was here. I swear I would have accompanied you myself, until you finish this damned mission."

She smiled at him, shaking her head

"No need, believe me, it will be normal, just a few researches on the cancer virus, and we will come back quickly, maybe we will finish it before the originally scheduled time. Look on the bright side, man, you will get rid of me for three whole months."

He smiled sadly and caressed her cheeks,

"I'm not selfish Lena, I'm just afraid of losing you, you're all I have left."

She looked at him with sadness, deep remorse, and a tortured conscience,

"I didn't mean Johnny. You know that I love you. You are not only my brother. You are my father, my mother, my brother, my friend. My love. You are everything, John. I am nothing without you, brother."

He smiled lovingly and held her tightly to his chest, afraid. He is only afraid of this mission. His heart warns him that there is something that will overturn their entire quiet world, their world that he fought to create for them all this time.

He told himself that it is only three months, and then it will end forever, and nothing will ever separate them.... He looked at her caressing her hair, wandering in the void in front of him, it is true that he is doing his best for her sake, but he knows that he will never replace her parents, that is okay, this is fate After all

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"Would you change your mind and come home with me?"

John said it as a last attempt, as he extended the passport to her. She looked at him with a raised eyebrow, and she held her hand to her chest, and she exhaled with hasty breaths.

He giggled lightly, before saying childishly

"What, I should have tried, maybe you've changed your mind?"

She shook her head, as she approached kissing his cheek, and hugging him to her chest firmly

"I'm really going to miss you, Johnny."

He hugged her back so strongly, that he almost broke her bones, and he said,

"Come back to me quickly, I love you ."

She smiled sadly, and her eyes were clouded with a layer of tears. She made him approach her, kissing her forehead with brotherly love,

"Do not cry, my princess, or I will prevent you from the trip."

She laughed a laughing faintly, while looking at him

"I'll be back quickly, I promise you."

"The last call of Flight 234, please dear passengers, head to the plane, thank you"

the voice of the flight attendant resounded on the loudspeaker at the airport, looking at her with a smile

"Why don't they just pronounce the name of the city? This trip is strange with all its details to us,"

he said in a faint voice, remembering how she got the ticket, the amazing amount of money, and also those privileges, to complete her studies in the most famous universities in the world, because she's still just a medical student, well she Smart and he admits it, and the reason for her brilliance in the field of viruses is due to their big brother, his twin Arthur, who was obsessed with the world of viruses and their development, for the benefit of man .... Of course,

It's something impossible, because a virus is a virus, but this does not mean that she gets all this in Only two months , since she published her research, which talks about a new type of virus, which is capable of changing human genes and DNA.

He looked at her again, hugging her to his chest, repeating

"I will wait for you. Don't be late. I love you, my princess."

She shook her head, to hug him back for the last time, before carrying her bags, and heading towards the plane, which was about to take off.

Her eyebrows furrowed, and she exclaimed

"I will not ride with the rest of the passengers."

He shook his head in denial, and his smile was still somewhat frightening

"No, miss, the mission scientists have a private plane, from here, please."

She shook her head with understanding, and she was amazed at this luxury and richness inside plane. She pointed to John, who was looking at her with concern, meaning that everything was fine.

She smiled softly at the employee, repeating with a shy smile

"Thank you, sorry for troubling you, sir."

He murmured to her, and he replied with his smile, which he obviously gives to everyone

" No need, miss, this is my job, please."

She shook her head to board the huge plane, in the middle of which was the logo of the organization that sent her the grant and demanded her. She took hesitant steps inside the plane, her eyes widening at what she saw.

This is the least that came to her mind. It was a very luxurious private plane, with seats in the shape of White round sofas, she looked around the place, to find three men, one of whom was sitting on the sofa by the window, holding a book and reading it in unison.

He was a young man in his thirties, who seemed to have serious features and sobriety. He had black hair and olive eyes. He combs his hair in a youthful way, which increases his prestige and dignity

The second man was a man of about mid-thirties, with curly chestnut hair, reaching half his neck, with malicious gray eyes. He looked at her playfully, as he stirred his vodka glass, so as not to lie down

She ignored him and looked at the last person, who also appeared to be in his thirties, working on his computer. He looked at her, widening his eyes, before turning his gaze away from her, after giving her a carefree, troubled smile.

"I didn't know flight attendants were so sexy , how much do you want for a night?!"

said the curly-haired man.

She looked at him from above and then down, before sighing in boredom, as she moved towards one of the empty sofas, repeating in a frozen and cold tone

"Do you know, only animal rights prevent me from responding to you?"

The first man stopped reading, and looked at her in shock, while the curly one looked at her with great astonishment.

The first man looked at her examiningly, before raising his eyebrow

"Who are you??"

She looked at him appraisingly, before saying coldly, It is clear that dealing with them will not be easy, but it is okay, how much she loves to discipline the likes of them

“Someone better than you, but to satisfy your curiosity, one of the members of the mission.”

They looked at her in shock, so the first man said angrily, while he was glancing at her with disgust

"This is what was lacking, for children to interfere with the work of adults."

"I agree with you mister, I don't know how they give people's lives to elementary school kids"

she replied coldly, taking one of the magazines from the table, to read it quite coldly

"Fierce is my type,"

said the one with the curly hair, looking at her rudely.

The smile of the third man widened, before he blushed, and said with a wonderful smile

“Welcome, miss. I am Michael, an expert in human physics, and interested in the role of the physical nucleus in the human body.”

She shook her head with a calm smile, made him look at her for a few seconds, before shaking his head, and pointing to the owner of the curly hair

"This is George, a neurosurgeon, and one of the most important researchers in physical medicine "

He pointed to the walrus man, as Lina called him

" And this is Carl, a professor of physiology nucleic acids of living organisms "

She looked at them closely, she's in the presence of senior medical men, but she was no less than them either, despite her young age.

She smiled coldly and raised her hand towards Michael, as if she did not care to introduce herself to the two scoundrels

"Lena Huxon, a medical student"

They looked at her in shock, then at each other, then at her again, as Carl said,

"A student."

She raised her head arrogantly and proudly, before moving to a secluded place from them

"The rest does not matter to you."

The other one clenched his teeth angrily, giving him a side smile. Damn, this trip will really be the coolest, how she loves to provoke scoundrels like them

A few minutes later, a man in his late thirties entered, dressed in a military uniform, holding his huge weapon, looking at them carefully, before smiling sideways

"Welcome, gentlemen. My name is Zack, and I will be the officer responsible for bringing you to the laboratory."

The four narrowed their eyebrows, and looked at each other nervously, it was not hidden from the person standing in front of them who was smiling sideways, before Carl exclaimed with exclamation

"Is this the number?"

The other smiled, before looking at him sarcastically

"Yes, that's the number, only four people, I hope you don't mind."

They murmured to him with astonishment, and he looked at them with silently, what is this? They said that the medical mission was supposed to number twenty or ten at least, but four, it is really strange

"No questions, good , each of you to take your place."

Zach spoke frozenly, before he cut off any attempt to ask, and moved to the side of the captain, after one of the soldiers closed the door of the plane, which John was watching from the runway with sadness and pain

He took his place, and fastened the belts before the plane took off, independent of the air, away from their beloved city, which they do not know whether they will be back or not?

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