" What you're facing Theo is a death sentence ".
Theo's body shook on hearing her words.
" If they don't kill you which is practically impossible cause they'll give the job to a Captain. But if they can't kill you, you'll be experimented on ".
Cara stopped speaking, she looked forward at Theo who was perched across her. His melancholic blue eyes grieving on each of her words. It's like he did everything with them--he used them to see, to listen, to smell.
He didn't even need to speak, those heavenly head lights did it for him.
" Even if we win ",She was faking confidence. " The best sentence you're going to get is to be made a slave hero and if that happens you can kiss all your dreams good bye ".
Theo stared at the floor. He felt the cold tiles send shivery waves into his body. He was not ready for all this. Things would never ever go back to how they were.
' Maybe I went too far ', Cara thought.
" Look I'm not trying to scare you but I just want you to understand that things will never be the same ever again ", she ended it waiting for him to answer.
He said the same thing when she introduced herself.
" I understand ", only now it was in a much sadder tone.
' Way to go and make the Fiend sad Cara '. It was shocking even to her that she felt sympathy for a murderer.
' Though according to the scientists reports ', she pulled out a file from her brief case and laid them down on the table.
' His transformation was something beyond his control ".
When she leaned in to read the report, Theo could see how beautifully shaped her breasts were. Well it's nice to know his lust hadn't changed even though his whole body did.
It's said that a human Fiend can be found only in the behemoth class and the classes above.
( Behemoth → Titan → Abyss )
Yet regardless of class, a Human Fiend is the most dangerous of all Fiends. Not only are they much more intelligent and manipulative, they seem to apply even more vigor in their efforts to erase humanity from earth.
Say a human Fiend attacked a populated area. The few seconds a family has to run they'll stare at their demise in awe, enthralled in a dream like fixation. The scent of euphoria, their visage: so beautiful it was absurd, a hellish caricature, the primal desire and terror they instill in people.
The family wouldn't run and they'd watch their fixation tear then limb from limb, an act it would take great pleasure in. You know what makes it worse?
Most Human Fiends are aware of their allure. They use it to their advantage. They are predators whose bait cannot be avoided. In simple terms they shake what their mummy gave them.
" How good were you Theo?", She asks.
" What?", he said raising his head from the floor. Too immersed in thought to hear her.
' I swear I'll slap this thing. Why's he acting so vulnerable '.
" Before the incident, what type of a person were you?", Cara elaborates hiding her fluster.
Theo's mouth was open listening, then he closed them looking up for an answer. He never really liked himself. Somehow he didn't want to tell her who he was.
" I'm your lawyer Theo. If this is going to work...,", she points at herself, points to him then back in a quick motion. " You're going to have to be less tight liped ".
Theo took in a deep breath.
" I..,I was a loser ".
She was staring straight at him with a fierce introspective glare, her head resting on her palm and her other hand placing her pen on her ear.
" Explain ".
His stomach churned.
" I was a 'lowest rank hero' ". He says in a smile.
" I did small jobs like errands and occasionally fought Fiends I knew I couldn't beat ".
" Well now we're getting somewhere", she writes something down on an empty notebook.
Even though he had an upside down view he could stull tell she had beautiful handwriting.
The conversation went on for half an hour. Theo was getting blasted with personal questions.
Cara wasn't going to use statistics and numbers to save him. He'd be fucked if she did.
Her best bet would be to play to the courts sympathy. A long shot but it was the only shot she had.
She needed to correctly transmit the message to the jury, ' None of his actions that day were voluntary. They would be killing a man who wasn't conscious of his crimes as they were being committed. They were actions beyond his control '.
Theo watched on as she mumbled to her self, writing stuff down and thinking deeply for ways to approach this.
He got the feeling this meant a lot to her too.
All of a sudden a pain rang in Theo's eyes. It was faint enough for him not to react but it was still just strong for him to feel the sting at the back of his eyes.
Then his sight blurred and got all weird. He could still, only just differently. No it seemed he could see more now. He could see into the walls, through the windows. He could see under her skin, her organs and nerves and he could see her heat signatures
' Wow, super vision or is it heat vision? '.
" Are you okay down there?", she asked him still staring at her notebook scribbling information down at a rate faster than he could keep up.
" I'm fine ".
He knew something was wrong.
Her body temperature seemed higher than normal. He could see an irregular pulse of heat moving across her temples, her lungs expanding faster than they should.
Her blood vessels seemed weird.
Then when he looked closer he saw three pills dissolving in her stomach.
' Is it weird he's attracted to her much more now. Wait, none of this is healthy. She shouldn't be taking those but she seems so much hotter now '.
" Says here, you feel pain even after you regenerate?", she asked looking at him and squinting her eyes.
" Yes I do ", Theo wasn't even focused on her questions. He was on auto pilot as far as his tongue was concerned.
' how do you turn this thing off ', he thought blinking hard, then his sight went back to normal.
' thank god, it's gone '.
" Hmm ", she dropped the papers and leaned back on the chair. " And how does that work. How long does the pain last?"
" I emm. It depends on the injury. The more severe it is the longer the pain. A decapitated head could last for a few days or sometimes a week. Losing half my body lasts for a month ".
Cara's eyes opened in disbelief. She couldn't even imagine what that felt like. And she wasn't going to try.
The more she learnt of his dominion the more it seemed like a curse.
Theo's super vision kicked again. He could still see those pills no matter how hard he tried to blink it away.
" Are you okay?", she asked in a cautious voice. His blinking and sudden serious expression made her scared.
" No I'm fine ", He said taking a deep breath.
" You know you shouldn't be taking that much ".
" What are you talking about?"
' Why didn't I just mind my business and shut up'. Well now he had to reply.
" Those pills, you...,You shouldn't be taking that much ".
Carla's beautiful dark left eyebrow went up.
' My those are cute ', Theo thought.
" How did you know?", she said trying her best to hide her fear.
" I can see through you. Through everything ". Immediately the words left his mouth, Theo wished he could put them back in. ' Well that came out weird '.
Cara pulled her jacket and frantically covered her torso.
" That doesn't change anything ", Theo whispered just loud enough for her to hear.
" Well can you turn it off. I prefer not to have my insides seen by a Fiend!", she said angrily.
" I'm trying ", his face became more serious and sad at the same time. " And I'm not a Fiend ".
" Oh please ", she said with a sharp scoff.
" You have more pressing things to worry about than what you see dissolving in me ".
' in her? The way she said it made Theo's mind go wild '.
" You are a Fiend Theo. You're not a human. Maybe in mind you are but it's more accurate to classify you as a Fiend. A Human Fiend. You sound like them, look like them, you have the same abilities ", she ended in a louder tone.
The tension was something Theo could feel on his skin. She went from hot and no nonsense to angry and even hotter.
They glared at each other for a few seconds before Theo couldn't beat to look anymore.
He was tired. The one chance Guile had given him, A lawyer so he has a shot at making up for all the pain he's caused. To finally matter. And now, he was fucking it up.
Cara exhaled. " Look I'm sorry but just don't worry about me. You're the one I'm here to help ".
She leaned forward into her note book and went through them for a few seconds. She processed information abnormally fast.
" Well I think that's about it. We will meet again tomorrow, same time ".
" You're leaving?"
" Is there a reason I can't ", she said standing up and picking up her brief case while mustering a stoic expression.
" It's...It's pretty lonely here ".
" Well I'm your lawyer not your friend. It'll be over soon. Use the solitude to think about what you've done ",
Theo let out a small chuckle. Cara flashed a smile even though she wasn't joking,
When she tried walking forward the pen she placed on her ear fell. She muttered a low curse as she bent over to pick it.
That was when Theo moved, closing his legs as quickly as he could rearranging his gown to cover them completely. He was clenching his closed knees as hard as he could.
Dear god he could see her bra.
Cara noticed his weird reaction. Is he in pain?
" Are you feeling alright ", she said just as she picked up the pen and looked at him. He was sweating. Made his skin glimmer.
" Well em, I'm not wearin..., I'm not wearing any pants ",
' god kill me now '. Theo was failing terribly at hiding his embarrassment. His skin was sweaty and flushed.
Cara took some time to process everything. Then it hit her. She was still bending staring straight at him.
She should have known, it would explain why he'd been so careful in how he sat and arranged himself.
' My I'm stupid '.
Cara was blushing and on the verge of laughing but she knew if she did she would seem like the biggest jerk in the world.
" I'm sorry. I should've known ", she said getting up.
" No no. It's...," He paused to clear his throat. " It's the scientists fault ".
When Theo saw her body in full view he had to curb his excitement and it was the hardest thing in the world.
She was just so beautiful. Like a meal he wanted to eat.
She wasn't dressed in a particularly revealing way. Infact her outfit was rather demure.
She was wearing a long grey line skirt made of beautiful thick wool. Her ankles were covered in black dense stockings and she was wearing classy short leather boots.
She was expensive.
What particularly caught or more like enthralled his gaze was the way her skirt enveloped her waist. She was so slender there, it was ridiculous. He could tell from her frame she was fit and probably exercised.
He could tell a lot of things from her frame.
She had all the right curves in the right places. Even the long baggy skirt couldn't hide how wide and sultry her hips were. If she was wearing an office trouser he would lose his mind.
" Theo?", he didn't answer. He was biting his lips, his eyes flaring with sinful desire.
" Theo!", he was brought back to reality. His quickly shifted from her body to her beautiful face which was in a horrifyingly annoyed expression. One that got him scared.
' Oh shit, she caught me looking '
" What are you looking at?", she said in a resolute tone, folding her hands in an angry expression.
He didn't know what to say. Thousands of words and apologise were stuck in his throat. There was no excuse, he was done for.
' I am fucked '.