8 A Cybernetic Organism

"What? What is that?"

Elizabeth's face was twisted in confusion. It was the first time she ever heard of some word like that.

"Don't try to fool me with made up words. I am not going to get tricked by you."

Kellogg now with his hands raised up, gave an eye roll.

"It is not a made up wor-"

"I said don't try to fool me!"

'What the fuck is wrong with this woman? How unreasonable can she be, even a emo chick with daddy issues would have at least listened to what I had to say.'

[Playing 'PianoSo14']

A bump appeared on his shoulder and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata started to play.

"Huh? Are making this sound!" the witch was startled to hear the music after he opened his mouth.

He just sat there on his knees with arms raised, the red spears of light all pointed in his direction.

***

A few minutes pass.

"Why do I even exist? What good did I do in life? Is there a meaning to pointless existence?"

Elizabeth now lay on the floor, sobbing with each passing moment. The music had reached deep into her heart, revealing all the sadness and pain experienced across the ages. She could not resist the heavy tone of the piano. Every key struck up an even more regrettable choice in life.

He wasn't different either. The only difference was that he was on his knees for the sad, heart aching melody to come outside and make everyone question their own choices in life.

The Moonlight Sonata or Piano Sonata No:14 was dedicated by Ludwig van Beethoven to his student, Countess Julie Guicciardi. He fell in love with her but was forced to deny these feeling because of the difference in their classes(Musician class and Countess class). This was written to show all painful love he had experienced.

Kellogg never expected that the pain from a melody would be this much.

'Music that that touches a one's soul.' he remarked.

The six minutes of the Sonata felt as long as years, and the two people inside the small cottage somewhere in the Blackwood forest were lost in the sound of a piano.

***

After it finally ended, she finally opened her mouth.

"Curse you! Curse you and your damned magic!"

"It's not magic. I produced that music by my vocal chords."

"S-So you sang that?" she wiped the tears off her face.

"Yes...In a way, I sang that song."

'She would not understand if I tried to explain how I vibrated my vocal cords to.....'

In reality, any normal person would not have understood his explanation.

"So, a cyborne is a musician."

It was quite difficult for her to pronounce a word she heard for the first time.

"Well yes.. In a way I am a musician and I also know many different things."

It was slightly awkward for him hear such a childish pronunciation.

"I am not going to kill anyone who doesn't threaten me." he proclaimed as he stood up.

The spears which were in disarray moments ago, fell back into position and threatened him.

"So you're taking over the world?." Elizabeth fired back lying on the floor, unaware of her skirt that had folded upwards.

"No! I just want to get stronger." said Kellogg using all his strength not to look at her.

"So you're going to kill everyone that stands in your way?"

"No! And stop jumping to conclusions! Let me complete my sentence at least."

"Oh? What are you going to do?" an arrogant tone came out of her mouth as she put her arms behind her head in an effort to look badass.

"I can see." he whispered, looking down.

"Kyaaaa" and the same scene that happened last chapter repeated.

"Do you have any idea about your surroundings?"

'How does an air head like her even exist? Her strength clearly doesn't match her common sense, like why would anyone wear such a small skirt in a forest? Doesn't it get cold in there? I didn't see her carry any other clothing too. Hell I wouldn't even go camping without a large comfy sleeping bag.'

Yeah, his thoughts were kind of down to earth and highly analytical at the same time.

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