KINETIC

After the first 30 minutes of Leo's 'questioning', Cain and John decided to leave the room.

The 2 of them stopped and waited outside for Leo and Clay to finish. "Leo seems kind of... heartless. Don't you think?" John asked.

"I don't think he's heartless. The man in there tried to kill him. I don't blame Leo for being so rough." Cains expression was a mixture of contemplation and a frown.

"Still... How can he hurt someone like that and not feel bad...? It's cruel." John looked like he was afraid.

"If you don't have the strength to hurt others before they hurt you, then you're going to suffer in the future. You shouldn't be afraid of Leo, he's our friend and he has no reason to hurt any of us." Cain said with a tone of certainty.

'Except he does have a reason to hurt me...' John thought of all the times he's spoken to Trent, giving him information about their abilities, what weapons they've chosen to use and even their classes and personal lives.

John didn't know anything about Leo's personal life other than the fact that he has no parents or other family, but he knew the others since he was a child.

'If only I had the strength that Leo has. Then I wouldn't be in this situation...' John's heart was heavy with guilt.

After some time had passed, Cain and John were starting to find it unsettling to even stand outside the room. They could clearly hear the screams and the begging of the man inside. Occasionally, they could hear his bones breaking as well.

Just as they were getting to the point where they felt they needed to leave, the figure of a huge man came walking towards them.

The large person was 2.4 meters tall and completely bald. This was Leonard, Rank 4.

He stopped just in front of Cain.

"So how's it going in there, has he said anything yet?" Leonard asked in his usual deep voice.

"Well you can hear for yourself, Leo is still trying to get him to talk." Cain said while gesturing to the door.

"AAARGHH. PLEASE, PLEASE NOT THERE!"
The muffled screams from within could be heard through the door.

"I... See. I take it you two didn't want to be inside during the... Questioning."

"We were in there for a while but... It was too much. It would seem Leo's quite good at this kind of thing." Cain replied, with a sigh.

​ "Mmm, you can see it in his eyes." Leonard said, "His pain. Leofalor has clearly had a tough life and it's made him cold to the world. I don't know what he's been through, but it saddens me." Leonard's face showed that he was being genuine. His expression was that of sorrow.

"We haven't asked him much about his past. It came up briefly once and it was clear that he didn't want to talk about it." Cain said, his expression almost matching Leonard's.

"Well if his past really is as rough as I believe, then it's understandable." Leonard paused. "Do you hear that?"

"I don't hear anything." John replied with a soft voice.

"Exactly."




The door opened and Leo walked out with Clay following behind him. Leo was wiping his hands with what used to be a white towel, but was more red than white now.

"Leonard. Why are you here?" Leo asked with a curious tone of voice.

"I came to see if any progress had been made. I wanted to offer my help if it was needed."

"I apreaciate it, but I have already gotten everything I needed from him."

Leonard looked surprised. "Really? You already got him to talk? I'm impressed. I could get someone to take him to the prison now, since you don't need him anymore." Leonard suggested.

"There's no need." Leo replied before he started walking away. Leonard could now see into the room. Sitting in the middle of the room was a man beaten to an inch of his life strapped to a chair with a finger sized hole through his forehead.

The now dead man had several fingers and toes missing, others with needles inside them. his arms and legs were broken and bent in unnatural angles. The worst part... his eyes were missing.

'He really is quite good at it... It's honestly a bit unnerving.' A shiver ran down Leonard's spine as he imagined the pain this man had gone through because of Leo.

Leonard then left, heading off to make the necessary plans for someone to collect the corpse.

Leo was currently walking towards where his room was. Cain, Clay and John were all following after him. Cain was next to Leo, while Clay and John were behind them.

"So did you find out who did this?" Cain asked. His face showed how curious he was.

"I did." Leo replied. A moment of silence then passed.

'Is that all he's going to say?' Cain was disappointed. He really wanted to know who attacked Leo . Mainly because he wanted to go and fight them.

Leo's room was just up ahead, about 20 meters away when Clay spoke from behind.

"Some people were brought in to fix your room, I think they managed to fix almost everything. If I'm not mistaken, they couldn't fix the dent in the wall. They did clean up the blood though." He said while smiling.

Everyone followed Leo to his room, but when they got to the door, Leo continued walking.

"Uh, hey man. You missed your room." Cain pointed out.

"Im not going to my room." Leo replied.

"Really? I thought you would want to rest after everything that's happened. You got straight to questioning that guy as soon as you woke up, you must be tired." Cain was trying to convince Leo to go and rest.

"I'm fine, Cain. You don't need to worry. Besides, there's something important I need to do."

"Something important. Can we at least help?" Clay asked.

Leo turned his head slightly so he could see Clay behind him. "Sure." Leo said.

"So what's this important thing? Where are we going?" Cain asked.

"We're going to confront the people who sent those bastards to my room." Leo said.

The joy on Cains face was apparent as his eyes lit up.

A calm rage was building within Leo.