Chapter 171: 171. Wife
(Henry’s POV)
I woke up with an imnse fury crawling through my veins.
They really just knocked us out. Where was Kenny? One thing was sure: he wasn’t where he was supposed to be, and that was right by my side.
I was inside a clean white room, lying on a hospital bed, with so bandage around my wrist that didn’t hurt anymore, and the most disturbing thing was that there was an orange-haired woman sleeping on a chair, slumped over to the hospital bed, holding my hand.
I flung my hand out of her grasp, being disgusted beyond words. On the ceiling were caras, and the door didn’t seem to be a normal one; it was one with quite a few locks. The windows were barred.
"Hannibal?" The woman woke up, and tears shot into her eyes.
"And who are you?" I asked her coldly.
"Who am I?" Her lips quivered. She had golden brown eyes, and her long orange hair was exquisitely styled.
"I am your wife. The mother of your children." She tried to grab my hand again.
I snorted.
"What love can you have for a husband you are unable to even recognize?"
She looked shocked, taken aback.
"So? Where am I? Where is Kenny"?
After being frozen for so ti, she answered, finally, FINALLY.
"You are in the hospital. The doctors here are the best regarding corruptions.... He will make you alright again."
I again snorted at the nonsense she spouted.
"Where the FUCK is Kenny?"
"...Are you speaking about the man with the red eyes?"
"Mhm." Should I just kill her? Try my shadow hand on her throat? Why is this taking so long? Is Kenny in this building? Is he near?
No, hold it together. First information, then violence. Don’t make dumb mistakes.
She leaned back in a fluster.
"He is where he should be, in prison."
Ah, my head hurts. My head hurts so much; there is also a tremble inside my body. Had I ever been this angry? I don’t rember.
Ti to get Kenny. I flipped the blanket back and stood up, walking to the door.
"Wait, Hannibal, honey, please. You can’t get out of—" She stopped speaking when she saw my hand wrapped in black smoke and started screaming instead.
I put my hand against the first lock, watching as it corroded until I could push it through the door easily, and so I did with the rest of the locks.
That woman still scread, and I opened the door, for which I needed around a minute. I walked outside; there were hospital clothes on , but who cares? A few nurses ca running, and one had a taser gun.
Easy.
I sidestepped the thing that ca flying at
and ran to the ergency exit; after running down the staircases and leaving the building, I ca to a big lawn. Turning back, I noticed that this was a rather old and beautiful big building, all in white with exquisite embellishnts.
I looked around and found a car, yet without keys it would be useless. This hospital or whatever was on a hill, and I had no idea where the prison was. Additionally, I couldn’t just march in...or could I? I don’t think I’m fast enough to sidestep a bullet.
I was in the midst of contemplating when I was shot at, this ti with a tranquilizer.
"I’m sorry, Commander.... You can’t just leave Maxi and the kids behind. You have to get better." He was one of the soldiers I had seen, and when I kneeled on the ground, he helped
up.
Yet, I was soon to lose consciousness.
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I tried to flee a second ti, and when this was unsuccessful as well, I sat down and explained everything to this supposed wife. She didn’t believe a thing, always imploring
that the corruption was speaking. Then another attempt where I just used my power to damage the window and the bars and jumped out. It hurt a bit, but it was working until I got caught again.
Again waking up in this damn room, again without Kenny. And the most infuriating part was that this woman was here every ti anew.
When she woke up, I looked at her longingly.
"Maxi?"
She broke into tears.
"You rember again?" She flung herself on , and I hugged her back, while my skin crawled at the touch.
"I’m not sure; everything is foggy. Can you help
rember? How are the kids? You haven’t brought them, right? I don’t want them to see
like this." Wouldn’t a father talk like this?
"I know, don’t worry. Sarah and Max are missing you so much. I told them you aren’t back from the mission, so they don’t know about the corruption. How did it happen?"
"I can’t really rember; I suddenly woke up with strange mories." Isn’t this enough already? Can I now go and get Kenny out of the prison?
"How did you end up with a prisoner?"
"He was there, and I wanted to apprehend him, then everything turned strange."
"I understand. Good that you brought him back and that he is convicted now."
I would love to break her neck.
"Mhm. When can we go ho?" I asked; she luckily had sat back down, or I would have elbowed her away.
"You have to speak with the doctor first..." Maxi sighed and patted my hand.
"Then please arrange it. I am hosick." I want internet; I want to find out where Kenny’s prison is.
"I will. The doctor will soon co, and then we can tell him."
"Tell
about my birthdate...I was born in...?"
"Spring, March, the 24th."
"Tell
everything so that these pictures make sense." The doctor will surely ask
a few questions before letting
out.
I didn’t have to tell her twice; she instantly babbled to
everything about herself, , and these darn children. I made sure to rember everything. My counterpart had a good life. Good for him. Prestigious family, prestigious upbringing, school, military career, and soon he had been promoted to the commander of The Dungeon Agency Task Force. But he had no Kenny, so he couldn’t have lived a really good life.
DATF was responsible to clear the dungeons, kill every living being there with the exception of survivors even if they are corrupted, and then leave. Interestingly, the portals closed when the dungeons were cleared.
That was good to know, but we had sothing even better, and that was my sister.
Maxi also explained the ’corruption’ to , which was simply an absurd concept. But if they found other survivors, then that ant these portals opened in between worlds. Not just this and our world, but in other worlds as well, and contrary to us, they encounter only monster worlds. I have a suspicion about that.
If they assud they would only find monsters, maybe they attracted worlds with only monsters. While we knew of parallel worlds, maybe we attracted worlds with people in them?
An old doctor ca at so point and FINALLY asked
exactly the questions I had been fishing for. They also asked about my ability, but I feigned ignorance. I answered everything else and passed with flying colors, yet they wouldn’t let
out.
I was a hairsbreadth away from trying to flee again, only everything I had done until now would be in vain then, and they wouldn’t believe
a second ti, that’s for sure. And I would probably not be able to get Kenny out as long as I was just on the run myself.
Where is Kenny? When can I see him? Is he alright? Luckily he can protect himself, but he is locked up again, DAMN IT! Does he think about ? Is he eating enough? When can I et him? Why do we always get separated? When can we finally be together again?
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