Chapter 134 - Black Storm (Part 2)

*Loud Wailing Sirens*

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*Sparks Of Electricity*

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*Metal Clanking*

Iris groaned slowly rising to her feet, her arm wounded and her brother Rory wasn't close by, for it to heal quickly. 'Why did he set off the bomb so early?' she thought puzzled, but first, she had to find Liam. 'Liam' she thought worried, her eyes fixed on destruction, first, she had to find a way out of here.

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In a cluster of iron, metal, and rocks, a hand bursts out, creating a space, Liam emerges out of the rubble, he rose to his feet taking a harsh breath, an explosion happened out of nowhere, was it part of their plan?

Destruction, flames, and rubble everywhere, it was a miracle that some parts of the building were still standing.

Liam slide downwards, he climbed to a much higher level, it was a wide metal like a lobby but not enclosed, because the flames below were spreading.

"Liam"

The sound of his name from a familiar voice made him halt his steps. He turned.

Steve was present, with sad eyes.

Liam's looks turned furious as a black aura erupts around his body.

"Steve," Liam said darkly, his ghoul eyes beaming dangerously.

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Beneath Steel

Sparks of electricity could be heard along with cranking metal sounds.

Riley slowly opened her eyes, at first her vision was hazy but then it cleared, she met with a wide hole against the ceiling that lead to the top floor of Steel.

'I must have fallen from the explosion' she thought forcing her body up, in response to that her body shook in tremendous pain her head trailed blood from a wound, she groaned removing the material that covered her nose and mouth, rolling it down. 

Standing up fully, she held on to something for support as her body still shook in pain, she studied her environment, it was wide, some parts destroyed but it looked like a lab, like series of experiments was held down here.

She walked assessing, an unusual feeling came from here, it was cold and sinister, somewhat familiar, so familiar that it got her heart slamming rapidly in her chest. 

Her eyes land on some files, on the table, both, scattered on the floor.

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Above Steel

"Everything I have done, I did it for you" Steve began.

"For me? You betrayed me, you work for the very agency that torn our family apart, you kept Riley away from me, you think I didn't know it was your handwork? No scientist is as smart as you're" Liam said sternly.

Steve nods.

"I know you want to kill me Liam, but before you do, you should know everything".

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Beneath Steel 

Riley took a harsh breath like she was having a panic attack, the files, she saw everything, she read everything, the truth, the truth was right in front of her.

"No" she cried.

"NO! " she shouts going on her knees.

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Above Steel

"Liam you possess the very first Claw known as Ghost Clover, an expedition to Egypt was where I found all the answers and mysteries of Ghouls,"

"You were part of the expedition team," Liam said in realization.

"Yes Liam and I found a book, a very ancient book, I was able to translate just half of it and I leave the rest to you"

"What did you find in half of it?" Liam demands sternly. 

"About Ghost Clover and Silver Clover, Claw walkers of the very first century. The origins of Ghouls isn't what it seems Liam, what you possess is a god living inside you, the ghoul king, the ruler of all supernatural beasts" Steve said.

Liam's eyes shake at his words.

"And Riley Leah posses Silver Clover, the queen of ghouls and your destined mate".

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Beneath Steel 

Tears fell from Riley's eyes uncontrollably, she squeeze into the papers tightly, she shouts and cried like a child, her body trembled, anything but this, anything but this monstrous thing they have done, What Barbra Jones and Steve O'Brien has done was unforgivable.

That moment a group of agents steps in pointing their gun at her, Jesse was present.

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Above Steel

"All these years, the hatred I cause you, upgrading Seth, all this was done so that I could achieve my purpose, my purpose was bestowed upon me the moment I laid my eyes on that book so that I can awaken our god's asleep in their vessels," he said like a man preaching.

"All these" Liam points out.

"You did all these because of a book and some fetish belief?"

"It was more than a book Liam, when I first came face to face with Ghost I knew just how supreme he is, a divine being lost in ages, having no memory of the past only focused on the present and then I hit the scientific breakthrough I needed, I upgraded him and then it became clearer knowing I have obtained Ghost Clover himself, I have resurrected him through science so that he may rule upon us, the greater power, but without Silver, Ghost can't be fully powered without his better half, I began my search but to do that I had to work on the inside, I had to work with the agency and then I found Riley, the aura around her said it all, and then my work was complete," Steve said with a smile against his lips.

Liam just stared at him like he had two heads.

"I made sacrifices that I'm not proud of, the death of Jenna," he said with shaky eyes, as he stared at his raised palm.

"I did something Liam, and I know you will never forgive me, but which is why I resurrected the being inside you so that you can both bring down what I have created, something against my will".

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Beneath Steel

Riley's cries could be heard, she sobs bending her head downwards.

"You have the right to remain silent," Jesse said sternly not backing down.

Riley's fist clenched against the cold floor, as her teeth clenched, she took harsh breaths like she was having a panic attack, this was the trigger, the snap to awaken what was lying dominant in her. She shut her eyes close and then she flashed her ghoul eyes open, the white part went black, the center beaming a unique golden color, a mark formed at the left side of her eyes, it was a four-leaf clover symbol, silver in color, around her left eye like a tattoo.

And then she roared, a loud inhuman sound that sounds chaotic, causing everyone, either nearby or around Steel to cover their ears.

***

Liam felt it, he heard it, he went on his knees holding his head as the aura around him went out of control.

"She has awakened," Steve said, knowing his work was complete.

"Silver Clover".