Persona - Mask of Origins

"I was going to do some research on the sample. You told me before that you wanted to know exactly what gave your wings, remember Yuki?"

"Yeah, I guess I did tell you that."

 

Zain didn't want to interrupt if it would help Yuki understand something she wanted to know about. "On second thought, Toji, keep it. Do your experiment. I know where I can find it in a form that I won't gag on like that idiot." He headed outside and whistled. The sharp sound echoing through the town. Before he could drop his fingers something thudded to his feet. A body of god knew what. Zain didn't want to look at it any closer.

 

Toji began his experiments on the sample of Yuki's blood.

 

"What's this?" "A present, and apology for Yuki and whats-his-name." Zain nudged the body and sighed with relief, it was a dog and not a person, "Yuki and 'whats-his-name' don't want it, and neither do I. I like animals thank you very much." Callen dropped down before him and nudged the body away, "Fine, next time I'll get you something a human would like. Now, why is it you called so suddenly and then refused my gift?" Zain huffed, "I need more of your blood to add to my cure." Callen grinned, fangs extended and Zain knew what he wanted.

 

Toji was baffled at what he saw in the blood. He couldn't determine anything with his current equipment.

 

Stifling his fear and pain, Zain let him bite him. "I...for the record....don't like this....at all." Callen grunted in awknowledgment. Zain couldn't feel his legs anymore, "C-Callen...enough." Pulling his head away, Callen licked up the blood on his chin and sighed, catching Zain as he toppled over. "You never could stand my feedings for long."

 

Toji told Yuki what happened with the sample of her blood.

"So you can't tell me anything about it."

"Not with my current equipment. I'd have to snag something from my father's lab, but even thinking of setting foot in that house of horrors makes me sick."

 

Zain let Callen help him into the house and leaned against the wall, listening to Yuki and Toji, "I can go...and bring the idiot with me. Just tell me what you're looking for and you don't have to set foot there." Callen pressed a bandage against Zain's neck, "Hmm, a trip to a house of horrors? Are we going to my home?" Ignoring Callen Zain waited for Toji's agreement.

 

"No, I have to go. The piece of equipment I need is in a secured area of the lab. I've got the code to open it."

 

Zain shrugged and watched Callen move to grab a glass from the cubboard, "Fine, we'll go with you. A house of horrors should have the main horrors in it too...Callen, what are you doing?" Callen set the glass down and rummaged around in his pocket for a minute before withdrawing a thin blade, "We made a deal. I'm giving you what you want." He drew a thin red line across his wrist and let his blood pour into the glass.

 

Yuki shuddered when she saw this.

 

Zain made a sour face and turned away from the site, "You're grossing people out. Knock it off." Callen grinned, the glass was half full before he finally drew his wrist away and licked it closed, "I think that's good enough for your cure. Well, when do we set out for this 'house of horrors' which I might add-" "You can't add anything." Zain interrupted.

 

"Let's get going now, unless you want to finish the cure first, Zain."

 

Zain shook his head, "No, being human wouldn't help. Let's go. Callen! Move it!" Callen followed after Zain like a lost puppy.

 

Toji led the way to the lab.

 

Callen whistled as he looked up at the lab, "Nice place." Zain sighed, "Is not."

 

Toji walked as quickly as he could through the lab, not wanting to look at the various experiments on shadows.

 

Zain pulled Callen along, his eyes catching on a few he could remember the early signs of the experiments on the other children in the Orphanage. Callen hesitated beside each one, sniffing at them and listing off a series of numbers and letters as their test codes, "Why I haven't seen a few of these in a while. Delicious they are, but not as good as you are Zain." "You make that sound like some sort of compliment you'd give your wife."

 

Toji opened the secured vault and got what he needed. He then got onto one of the computers and went through some files.

 

Callen wandered off and Zain peeked over Toji's shoulder, "What's all this?"

Callen rummaged through a few rooms before finding what he was looking for. "Hello again...Maria." A young woman on a bed, half her body covered by a sheet, opened her eyes at Callen's voice and smiled, a fanged smile.