Inside a a fast food restaurant, Ax was casually eating a cheeseburger whilst waiting for the doctor, Hershell, to arrive. It was already his second burger. Been waiting for so long.
A shady man in black came to his table and sat in front of him.
Ax looks at him as he was settling down. "Shouldn't the one who did the invitation came first?" Ax said before sucking on his drink.
"Well, I need to prepare something."Simply answered Ax with his eyes looking straight into Ax's eyes.
At first, Ax was just staring at him blankly for a moment. He actually waiting for Hershell to start speaking. But doesn't seems to speak any time soon. So he took the chance to inspect the doctor's outfit. And it is super shady. Black long sleeve shirt, black trousure, black beanie along with black rubber gloves. He could not thinks of any good reason of why somebody would wear that kind of outfit other than to commit crime. And crime is not a good thing.
Therefore, a speculation was formed in his mind. Though it was just a guess. "Are you actually... Intending to kill me secretly?" An eyebrow was raised.
A smile shaped on Hershell's face. "Yes. I am."
Suddenly, a faint shockwave could be felt to passed through Ax Then, he realized that the sound of people chattering around him had gone even though they were still talking but it just could not be heard anymore.
'Hm? I can still hear my breathing. But not those around me?' He was taken aback by it because he most certainly did not expect it. But then a smirk shaped on his face. Realization hits him soon after that they both are inside an invisible barrier.
"Barrier... I guess this is magic. Interesting. You're not a normal doctor, aren't you?" He leans back on the cushion.
"And you're not just a normal kid. Tell me, Leon... Who are you- better question... What are you?" Hershell asked with a serious expression on his face. His right fist was clenched tight while his left hand held on his right fist in front of his face. Elbows on the table. "You might think that you're hiding it well. But I can feel it. I can even see it... The sinister aura on you."
By getting closer to Ax, he could see a thin layer of crimson aura that Ax was trying to hide.
Ax chuckles. "So, that's the reason why you wanted to meet me personally, not at the hospital. To know what am I."
Hershell was sweating out of fear. Though he came prepared, the aura Ax was emitting, slowly consuming his self-confidence. The fact that the one in front of him is powerful enough to destroy him any moment was totally undeniable. But middle age man could not back down. Considering all the sinister aura on Ax, highly chance that he would became a threat to others, to the country and might even to the whole world. Letting that kind of monster roaming free will surely increase the chance of disaster to occur. Therefore he keeps his posture straight and steeled up his will. Besides, he was not alone. He came with two other men like himself, a magician, who was waiting at the table beside the entrance. As long as a fight does not break out, they should be able to assassinate Ax easily. Or so they thought.
Ax takes a deep breath while holding in the funny feeling in his stomach. "Just forget it. You might know about it yourself one day." He rose from his seat with a cheeseburger on his right hand. "Ease up, young man. I'm not a psycho who kills for fun." The doctor receives some pats on his shoulder from him. "I won't block your number. So if you want something from me, just call or text me. Bye, doctor. For now at least." He said without looking back.
Casually, he walked towards the barrier, and destroyed it just by bumping into it. Sounds of people chattering could be heard again and Hershell was speechless. Once he reached the enterance, the other two were trying to get him but he throws a cold glare. "Don't try." A simple message he throws to them and they stopped.
Hershell hissed to the fact that the boy was just too powerful for them to kill.
Upon reaching home, smell of cooking hit his nose. And Lisa seems to coming out from the kithen and greets her son.
"How's your time with the others? Enjoying yourself?" A question was asked.
"Yeah. It went well."
"What about your meetig with the doctor?"
Listening to the question, Ax could not help himself but to grin. "That too, went pretty well."
Looking at her son suddenly grinning weirdly, a thought of him torturing the doctor came to her mind. "I don't know what you and him were discussing about, but I know that you did torture him in some way."
"What? How?"
"Better stop it. He's your doctor. You should be thankful and not torturing him." She went back to the kitchen to finish her cooking for the dinner.
Ax slowly climbs the stair in confusion and get into his bedroom.
"That's a surprise... But anyway." He locked the door and turned around. "The doctor have enough reason to be it." He muttered.
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"But how to investigate him if I don't even have a clue to where he lives? And I also don't have the time to do an investigation." He was thinking out loud. "I'll think about it later. Too tired to think for now."
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