Chapter 15: Symptoms
He touched his neck because he felt a small bit of pain at the back. That pain was from a skin colored higher advanced microchip that the head of Easter, Ikuto's step dad had control over.
Kazuomi Hoshina, Ikuto's step dad sat at his desk and listened to the audio coming from the micro chip. He grinned,
"even if this was a minor bump in the road for my plan, it will still continue. Souma, Kukkai, Although some of the actions were yours alone, your struggle against my technology makes it hard for cooperation. It is pointless to consciously fight against it. Your mind and thoughts are being controlled, yet your still able to go against my commands. All you desire is freedom? then you must earn it. " he said in to the microphone, that directed through Micro-chip which forced Kukkai's brain to process.
About an hour later, Kukkai went out to the soccer field, which was unusually empty. He kicked the ball around and practiced defense and attack plus his kicking. Then he started to walk off the field and saw Ikuto at the edge. And that was the very spot he had to pass, so Kukkai walked towards Ikuto, but before he passed him Ikuto said,
"Souma"
Kukkai stopped walking,
"what is it? Have you come to aggravate me, because I can't see her anymore?" he snapped at Ikuto.
Ikuto grinned, but then the grin faded,
"its something related to that" he said then he pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and looked at it then Kukkai,
"I'm guessing since you did go along with Hoshina's plans, you were too stupid to figure out more about it so you don't know about this, because if you did know then I have to admit I doubt you would have gone through with it." Ikuto said, then held out the piece of paper in front of him. Kukkai didn't take it, he just looked at Ikuto, confused and frustrated.
"just read the damn thing, you'll regret it if you don't." Ikuto said then turned around, dropped the paper on the floor then walked away. Kukkai, with his soccer ball in his hand picked up the paper. He unfolded it and read it.
'Micro-chip 158, used on Hinamori Amu. after effects: sickness, drowsiness, loss of memory and in most cases results to Death'
Kukkai's eyes widened in shock, the soccer ball slipped out of his hands and along the ground, the last word echoed in his head, 'Death'
'Death' 'Death' 'Death' 'Death' 'Death' 'Death' It repeated, he stood there frozen, "She could have...and its all my fault but mostly, his" he thought.
About an hour later, Kukkai was walking home and noticed smoke high in the air. Worried, he started to run. He took the shortcuts through the streets and as he turned the last corner, he stood there shocked and now frozen. He stood in front of his house, blazing in a huge fire and tumbling to the ground, yet to turn to ashes.
