Chapter 3: Surprise
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Erik did wake up to the image of his house ceiling. He felt confused, as he couldn't connect the dots of what had happened to him. The young man slowly stood up; he looked at his body to see if something was out of place, and once he looked at his chest, he saw a pile of ashes. At that moment, he recalled what had happened before he lost consciousness.
"AAAH!" he immediately tried to get rid of the ashes on him. He was on the brink of having a panic attack. What exactly did happen to him? What about the creature?
The young man stood up and went to the bathroom to wash away the ashes. He had a hunch about what these could belong to, but he had no proof.
He went to the sink, made the water run, and then used it to wash the powder.
"THESE ARE THE MONSTER'S REMAINS!" the young man said.
He washed away all traces of the creature on him, including the ash-like residue. Then he stared at his reflection in the mirror, staring at the blackened area near his neck. There was no doubt: it was the creature's remains.
"But how?" the young man said. "What happened?" he asked himself out loud.
After cleaning off the remaining ashes, Erik decided to shower—to cleanse himself from any other remnants of the creature; it was faster and better.
He quickly undressed and went in. Warm water ran through the young man's body, soothing a few of his worries. But there were still many questions left unanswered that bugged his mind.
After having washed, the young man went to the living room, the clock hung over the desk, and it showed 08:00PM.
Erik whitened; he immediately picked up his phone to call his employer, Mister Fox, but something weird happened.
[DEVICE FOUND: SMARTPHONE. DO YOU WANT TO CONNECT TO IT?]
"WHAT THE FUCK!?" Erik shouted. He jumped back when he saw the screen in front of his eyes, but he tripped on the small table in front of the couch and fell.
"AUCH!"
The young man blinked, and for a moment, the screen he saw disappeared, but when he opened his eyes again, the window was still there.
[DEVICE FOUND: SMARTPHONE. DO YOU WANT TO CONNECT TO IT?]
Incredulity was plastered on Erik's face; what the hell was that? The young man contemplated but could not find any explanation for what he was seeing. Then, he did the logical thing one could do in that situation. Trying to understand what was happening.
"Yes!" the young man said.
[CONNECTION TO THE DEVICE: ERIK'S SMARTPHONE, COMPLETE.]
It was then that a sort of feeling spread in Erik's mind. It was like, the weird screen said. He really felt a connection to the device. He picked up his phone and immediately looked at it. It was the same as always, but something was different simultaneously. The young man then recalled that he had to make a call to Mister Fox, and as soon as he thought about it, the phone went to his contacts and chose Mister Fox's number, and then the call started.
the young man thought while the phone rang.
"Hello?" the voice of Mister Fox rang directly inside the young man's ears. He could still hear his surroundings clearly, but at the same time, he could do so for the phone too. He didn't have the device in his ears; he simply heard the phone in his brain or ears... He didn't know.
"Hello? Mister Fox?"
"Erik?! Where the hell are you?"
"I'm sorry I didn't show up today, Mister Fox, but..."
"You are sorry? I will give you a reason to be sorry when you bring your ugly ass here, you dumb kid!"
"Please, Mister Fox, it won't happen again."
"I bet it won't, or else you will be fired. Do you understand me, kid? Besides, what did you have so important to do that you couldn't even call to tell me you wouldn't come?"
The young man couldn't say what had happened to him, so he tried to find an excuse for the situation.
"I got beaten up and lost consciousness, sir..."
The old man didn't reply; he was stern with the young man and often took advantage of him thanks to his power, but in a very deep, deep, deep... very deep and weird way, he cared about him.
"Well... Next time try to stay out of trouble..."
"I will, sir. Again, I'm sorry," Erik said.
The man sighed, "Come tomorrow at the usual time if you don't consider yourself jobless."
"I will come, sir, don't worry."
The man then hung up, and then the line went dead. He stopped hearing the phone and could see the screen in his vision. It was like he could see and not see the screen simultaneously; it was weird.
"WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?!" the young man shouted. He didn't know if he had to be happy for the weird power he had developed or scared. Then he thought back at the monster his father brought back, and he started making connections.
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Erik did wake up to the image of his house ceiling. He felt confused, as he couldn't connect the dots of what had happened to him. The young man slowly stood up; he looked at his body to see if something was out of place, and once he looked at his chest, he saw a pile of ashes. At that moment, he recalled what had happened before he lost consciousness.
"AAAH!" he immediately tried to get rid of the ashes on him. He was on the brink of having a panic attack. What exactly did happen to him? What about the creature?
The young man stood up and went to the bathroom to wash away the ashes. He had a hunch about what these could belong to, but he had no proof.
He went to the sink, made the water run, and then used it to wash the powder.
"THESE ARE THE MONSTER'S REMAINS!" the young man said.
He washed away all traces of the creature on him, including the ash-like residue. Then he stared at his reflection in the mirror, staring at the blackened area near his neck. There was no doubt: it was the creature's remains.
"But how?" the young man said. "What happened?" he asked himself out loud.
After cleaning off the remaining ashes, Erik decided to shower—to cleanse himself from any other remnants of the creature; it was faster and better.
He quickly undressed and went in. Warm water ran through the young man's body, soothing a few of his worries. But there were still many questions left unanswered that bugged his mind.
After having washed, the young man went to the living room, the clock hung over the desk, and it showed 08:00PM.
Erik whitened; he immediately picked up his phone to call his employer, Mister Fox, but something weird happened.
[DEVICE FOUND: SMARTPHONE. DO YOU WANT TO CONNECT TO IT?]
"WHAT THE FUCK!?" Erik shouted. He jumped back when he saw the screen in front of his eyes, but he tripped on the small table in front of the couch and fell.
"AUCH!"
The young man blinked, and for a moment, the screen he saw disappeared, but when he opened his eyes again, the window was still there.
[DEVICE FOUND: SMARTPHONE. DO YOU WANT TO CONNECT TO IT?]
Incredulity was plastered on Erik's face; what the hell was that? The young man contemplated but could not find any explanation for what he was seeing. Then, he did the logical thing one could do in that situation. Trying to understand what was happening.
"Yes!" the young man said.
[CONNECTION TO THE DEVICE: ERIK'S SMARTPHONE, COMPLETE.]
It was then that a sort of feeling spread in Erik's mind. It was like, the weird screen said. He really felt a connection to the device. He picked up his phone and immediately looked at it. It was the same as always, but something was different simultaneously. The young man then recalled that he had to make a call to Mister Fox, and as soon as he thought about it, the phone went to his contacts and chose Mister Fox's number, and then the call started.
the young man thought while the phone rang.
"Hello?" the voice of Mister Fox rang directly inside the young man's ears. He could still hear his surroundings clearly, but at the same time, he could do so for the phone too. He didn't have the device in his ears; he simply heard the phone in his brain or ears... He didn't know.
"Hello? Mister Fox?"
"Erik?! Where the hell are you?"
"I'm sorry I didn't show up today, Mister Fox, but..."
"You are sorry? I will give you a reason to be sorry when you bring your ugly ass here, you dumb kid!"
"Please, Mister Fox, it won't happen again."
"I bet it won't, or else you will be fired. Do you understand me, kid? Besides, what did you have so important to do that you couldn't even call to tell me you wouldn't come?"
The young man couldn't say what had happened to him, so he tried to find an excuse for the situation.
"I got beaten up and lost consciousness, sir..."
The old man didn't reply; he was stern with the young man and often took advantage of him thanks to his power, but in a very deep, deep, deep... very deep and weird way, he cared about him.
"Well... Next time try to stay out of trouble..."
"I will, sir. Again, I'm sorry," Erik said.
The man sighed, "Come tomorrow at the usual time if you don't consider yourself jobless."
"I will come, sir, don't worry."
The man then hung up, and then the line went dead. He stopped hearing the phone and could see the screen in his vision. It was like he could see and not see the screen simultaneously; it was weird.
"WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?!" the young man shouted. He didn't know if he had to be happy for the weird power he had developed or scared. Then he thought back at the monster his father brought back, and he started making connections.
Erik did wake up to the image of his house ceiling. He felt confused, as he couldn't connect the dots of what had happened to him. The young man slowly stood up; he looked at his body to see if something was out of place, and once he looked at his chest, he saw a pile of ashes. At that moment, he recalled what had happened before he lost consciousness."AAAH!" he immediately tried to get rid of the ashes on him. He was on the brink of having a panic attack. What exactly did happen to him? What about the creature?The young man stood up and went to the bathroom to wash away the ashes. He had a hunch about what these could belong to, but he had no proof.He went to the sink, made the water run, and then used it to wash the powder."THESE ARE THE MONSTER'S REMAINS!" the young man said.He washed away all traces of the creature on him, including the ash-like residue. Then he stared at his reflection in the mirror, staring at the blackened area near his neck. There was no doubt: it was the creature's remains."But how?" the young man said. "What happened?" he asked himself out loud.After cleaning off the remaining ashes, Erik decided to showerto cleanse himself from any other remnants of the creature; it was faster and better.He quickly undressed and went in. Warm water ran through the young man's body, soothing a few of his worries. But there were still many questions left unanswered that bugged his mind.After having washed, the young man went to the living room, the clock hung over the desk, and it showed 08:00PM.Erik whitened; he immediately picked up his phone to call his employer, Mister Fox, but something weird happened.DEVICE FOUND: SMARTPHONE. DO YOU WANT TO CONNECT TO IT?"WHAT THE FUCK!?" Erik shouted. He jumped back when he saw the screen in front of his eyes, but he tripped on the small table in front of the couch and fell."AUCH!"The young man blinked, and for a moment, the screen he saw disappeared, but when he opened his eyes again, the window was still there.DEVICE FOUND: SMARTPHONE. DO YOU WANT TO CONNECT TO IT?Incredulity was plastered on Erik's face; what the hell was that? The young man contemplated but could not find any explanation for what he was seeing. Then, he did the logical thing one could do in that situation. Trying to understand what was happening."Yes!" the young man said.CONNECTION TO THE DEVICE: ERIK'S SMARTPHONE, COMPLETE.It was then that a sort of feeling spread in Erik's mind. It was like, the weird screen said. He really felt a connection to the device. He picked up his phone and immediately looked at it. It was the same as always, but something was different simultaneously. The young man then recalled that he had to make a call to Mister Fox, and as soon as he thought about it, the phone went to his contacts and chose Mister Fox's number, and then the call started. the young man thought while the phone rang."Hello?" the voice of Mister Fox rang directly inside the young man's ears. He could still hear his surroundings clearly, but at the same time, he could do so for the phone too. He didn't have the device in his ears; he simply heard the phone in his brain or ears... He didn't know."Hello? Mister Fox?""Erik?! Where the hell are you?""I'm sorry I didn't show up today, Mister Fox, but...""You are sorry? I will give you a reason to be sorry when you bring your ugly ass here, you dumb kid!""Please, Mister Fox, it won't happen again.""I bet it won't, or else you will be fired. Do you understand me, kid? Besides, what did you have so important to do that you couldn't even call to tell me you wouldn't come?"The young man couldn't say what had happened to him, so he tried to find an excuse for the situation."I got beaten up and lost consciousness, sir..."The old man didn't reply; he was stern with the young man and often took advantage of him thanks to his power, but in a very deep, deep, deep... very deep and weird way, he cared about him."Well... Next time try to stay out of trouble...""I will, sir. Again, I'm sorry," Erik said.The man sighed, "Come tomorrow at the usual time if you don't consider yourself jobless.""I will come, sir, don't worry."The man then hung up, and then the line went dead. He stopped hearing the phone and could see the screen in his vision. It was like he could see and not see the screen simultaneously; it was weird."WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?!" the young man shouted. He didn't know if he had to be happy for the weird power he had developed or scared. Then he thought back at the monster his father brought back, and he started making connections.
