Chapter 137 - Black Regret

"I did lose the both of you".

Riley's eyes shake at his words, the tears falling, and then she saw it in his eyes, the pain, the confusion, the anger, and the sadness all evident in his eyes, and she knew, what she did broke Liam into a million pieces. Will he be able to forgive her? 

More tears filled her eyes, the silence growing between them.

A chopper came to their location, it lands in front of them, the back opening as Iris rushed out.

"Oh my God Liam, you're okay" Iris said enclosing Liam in a tight hug.

Riley looks away sobbing as she dried her tears with the back of her hand.

"We have been trying to reach you guys, but we lost all connections. We have to go now, the agency is distracted" Iris states.

In silence Liam walked towards the chopper Iris holding unto him.

Riley followed behind.

***

Genesis back to his human form, came upwards, his eyes landing on the chopper that was now in a far distance.

Another chopper came landing as Barbra steps out.

"Steve O'Brien is dead" Genesis said throwing Steve's burnt glasses to Barbra, she caught it in a swift move.

"Seems like he burnt himself alive, what a nutcracker" Genesis said huffing.

"I see" Barbra said sternly.

"Dr. Steve told me something when he released me".

Her eyes drift to him. 

"He told me I had parents" he adds puzzled.

"Steve is a traitor Genesis, you shouldn't believe anything he says" she said sternly.

"If not why would he burn himself alive" she motioned with the glasses.

"All you have to do is fulfil what I created you for, you were a dying fetus, I saved your life, I gave you life".

"And I'm forever grateful" he said with dull eyes.

"Good" she said looking around.

"There's no need to stay here, your treatments are over" she adds.

One of her guard came behind her, whispering in her ear.

"I see" she said sternly.

"We have prisoners on the loose, we will get to that, for now Steel will be under reconstruction" she said as her fist crushed Steve's glasses.

Genesis eyes drift to the skies clearing, his eyes shakes as he watch sunset. Something he have never seen before, but now everything will be different he can finally leave the underground because his treatment was over, a dark smirk forms on his lips and then he can fulfill his purpose to Barbra by killing Liam O'Brien and Riley Leah. 

***

Hours Earlier Before The Explosion

Beneath Steel

"Dr. Steve I must advise we leave now, the Silver-lining has infiltrated the building and they are blowing everything up," The Warden said in haste.

Steve just stood in front of a large cylinder tube, his eyes shaking as he watches what was before him, he closed his eyes taking a deep breath, after all these years it was time.

He flashed open his ghoul eyes as his Claw roars out of him devouring the Warden instantly.

"Hate that guy" Steve said sternly, before facing a big tube, inside was filled with water, Genesis present, his hands and kept in an horizontal position, his legs also, a mouth breather covered his nose and mouth connected with several wires.

"It's time to wake up" Steve said with sad eyes grabbing a syringe, he took one wire connected to the tube, pressing the needle unto it, the liquid flowing inside. 

Genesis stirs awake, now he can try what he have been dying to do, even though they installed a false memory inside his head, that his only purpose was to serve Barbra Jones and do whatever she asks, he could at least try to hinder it, even though he wasn't so sure it would work, he still had to try, it could be the one last thing he can do, for Liam.

"Liam O'Brien and Riley Leah, they are your parents" he states, at least that will be a block in his head he will forever remember, an imprint resigistered in his brain forever.

***

Present Day

Outskirts of the city 

Silver Lining Manor

"Boss" Kayla said gulping hard.

"Have a son?" she adds unbelievably.

Everyone stared at the screen in shock, it was Steve's research documents, all of them, transferred to their net automatically after his death.

"A son" Iris said sternly.

"Well he's now a puppet for Barbra Jones" she adds.

"Seems like it" Rory said with sad eyes.

"Oh my God" Race said running his fingers in his hair.

"This is insane" Gray said shaking his head negatively.

With clenched teeth Iris storms off.

***

Riley was seated at the manor garden, lost in thought.

She heard footstep approaching, her heart grew heavy thinking it was Liam as she rose to her feet turning but Iris came, before she could blink a hard punch came to her cheek.

"How could you do that to Liam" she began furious.

Riley faced her holding her cheeks with an unreadable expression.

"Why didn't you tell him you were pregnant, how could you keep something like that from him".

"This is between me and Liam and you don't get a say in this matter" Riley snaps.

Iris huffed in a sassy manner.

"Liam will never forgive you" she began taking a step closer to Riley.

"You kept something as important like this away from him, you kept his son away from him" she spats.

"I had no control over that" Riley hissed with tears in her eyes.

"They told me the fetus didn't survive because of the wound in my heart! They told me he had no chance of surviving" she cried. 

"Only to finally have control over my body after 2 years and then saw a 13 year old boy as my son. I saw all the inhuman experiments they did to his body to make him a perfect killer, the perfect puppet, he didn't even know who I was, he doesn't know who parents are" she broke, sobbing.

"You think I don't regret telling Liam that I was pregnant? I had no choice because I thought I was doing the right thing" she cried, the tears falling nonstop.

Iris furious eyes fixed on her, no wavering for a second.

"You don't deserve him," Iris said her eyes laced with seriousness.

"You never will" she adds, before turning on her heels, walking away.

Riley broke in tears, taking her seat as she cried and cried, she couldn't feel more worse than she was right now, everything was falling apart, she wished the ground would just swallow her whole, away from all this pain and torture. It was too much to bear.