The Meta Code (Updated Sporadically)

『Chapter ❷❸』

I looked at the other team, who were scared to death, and by the looks of it close to deaths doorstep. Their leader looked the closest with blood oozing out of hundreds of gashes. His suit now mere tatters was soaked in blood.

The leader looked into my eyes with his terrified ones. "If you're going to kill us, then you better hurry up and do it."

"Why would I do that? You haven't attacked me yet. So I won't attack you." I narrowed my eyes. "But if you do attack I will kill you."

"We won't I... uuuggghhh!" Their leader fell clutching were his heart would be.

I saw Esparonza in the corner of my eye. "See what's hurting him!"

She quickly complied. When she looked up at me her face said it all. "He's having a heart attack from the loss of blood."

Johnson sighed, "Hunter he will die either way."

"No I am not going to allow him to be killed..." a scream drowned out the rest of what I said.

"What and let him suffer through this?!" Esparonza asked.

"You know you have to do it." Johnson leveled his eyes to mine. "Even if you don't Esparonza, or I will."

I sighed, then placed a palm on his head. "Forgive me." I electrocuted him in his head. His body jerked, and spasmed underneath me. His eyes, nose, and mouth began to fill with blood before it ran down his head.

Within seconds he was dead. He breathed his final bloody breath as his body fell to the ground. The air around it body smelled of cooked meat, and his skin was filled with bubbles.

His team looked on speechless at the horror of that simple act. One girl started to weep, and then she screamed. At that moment I wondered if anyone would miss me like they would him.

The girl clenched her fists. Her eyes were lit with a rage I knew all to well. I prepared to fight her as she charged. Yet before she even got within punching distance Esparonza had snapped her neck.

"Why did you do that!?" I was mortified at what I had just witnessed.

Esparonza shrugged like it was no big deal. "She was going to try to kill you. I simply stopped her."

Johnson looked to the rest of the ragtag team. "If any of you attack expect it to be worse than this."

The other team nodded, and put their hands up. Showing that they were peaceful for the moment. One of the older looking ones stepped towards me. He stopped when he saw Esparonza, and Johnson prepare to attack.

His eyes locked on mine. "We don't have a leader now. Since you killed him you automatically get to command us."

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Esparonza watched Hunter as he actually considered wether or not he should take command of this team ontop of this one. She wanted to scream at him. To tell him to just kill these losers.

Then she thought back to how he acted when he killed that other boy. The way he seemed to actually regret killing him! Hunter by all means was designed to kill, and yet he valued life so much. It didn't make sense, he even killed his entire team, yet he still kept all life with respect.

She couldn't believe it, but Hunter was, well Hunter. Most metas would've killed instantly. Not hunter though.

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"I will have you under my command." I smiled slightly.

The teen boy sighed, "Oh, thank you for not killing us."

"I'm not done. I do have a few conditions. First is you all have to let Esparonza here check, and see if you're not a double agent. Second, is that all defensive fighters report to Johnson. Lastly I will only command your team not lead it. You have to pick a new leader for this group." I pointed to Esparonza.

"I can live with that." The boy looked at the others. "How about you guys?"

The rest of them began to nod in agreement. It was slow at first, but quickly increased in momentum. As they agreed they walked over to Esparonza to have their minds checked.

A few ran off. They obviously were afraid of me. I wish I knew who in my team was a mole. It obviously wasn't Esparonza or Johnson. But it could be Andrew, Juliet, Angel, or Juliet's sister.

An ear splitting scream yanked me out of thoughts. The source of the sound was from Esparonza. A young teen girl of maybe fourteen had stabbed her straight through the chest. The tip of the dagger was still protruding through her back. Dark crimson blood oozed out of her wound.

"Johnson help her!" I knew she wouldn't have time to heal if she bled out.

Johnson quickly complied; stopping the loss with his powers. I mentally screamed for Angel. Within seconds she was next to Esparonza, and trying to heal her.

I centered my attention to hunting down the girl, who was long gone, and killing her. I realized just then how much I cared for my team, for Esparonza. I would give my life for my team. That I knew for fact now.

After a quick search I found the girls footprints heading towards were D-15 and Moonblade were camped at. I gritted my teeth at that fact. The darkness inside me was growing, and feeding the monster I kept caged in.

***

"Hunter why didn't you warn us?" Z-1 asked, as I stood in front of him, and the rest of the team.

I hadn't thought it would be this gut twisting. But what was done, was done, and I had to finish it. "I had my orders."

"Your orders?! By whom, and why would you betray us!" Z-1 motioned to the rest if the bettered up team. "What would be worth you entire team! Your family."

I nearly broke down right there. Though I didn't instead I walked forward, and as I did so I felt something break within me. Darkness consumed my body as I got closer.

The hallway we were in had begun to brighten from my energy. There was no windows, only cameras. They blinked out as I passed each one.

Z-1's eyes darkened in sadness, and rage from the betrayal. "So be it. May God have mercy on your soul."

I laughed evilly. It was strange hearing myself as if I wasn't really in control anymore. "No may God have mercy on your souls."

**

"Come out, come out wherever you are." I teased as I hunted the girl.

I had nearly caught up to her when she vanished in a cloud of smoke. That had been about an hour ago. I was getting dangerously close to Moonblade's camp, and I had a feeling they wanted me to get closer.

The feeling of walking into a trap never left me. I made use of the feeling though giving me an edge over most. When I was within a few yards I got surrounded.

A/N

So there's chapter 23! I'd like to give a shout out to @P4R4D0X1C_M0U53 for their birthday! Anyway time for questions!

What'd you think of the flashback? What is, or who is this darkness in Hunter? How about the girl that stabbed Esparonza? How about killing that other team leader?