"You weren't the man that I met before," Mila corrected Aaric's words. She was very sure that the man in front of her was a different person.

However, there was this feeling that said Drake was the same as the previous man and he was Aaric. ​​

This was baffling. It even took Mila a few minutes longer to clear her head.

It was also a good thing that Aaric gave Mila space so that she could think more rationally. For some reason, Mila's body reacted strangely upon Aaric's touch.

And the longing that enveloped her seemed unstoppable after not seeing this man for so long, was that even normal?

Mila was not sure how to explain that.

"I am a soul penetrator, Mila," Aaric began to explain, now sitting on his desk with his legs crossed in a relaxed manner.

"And, what is a soul penetrator...?" Mila asked carefully, her back still against the cold wall behind her and the distance between them was now perfect for the two of them to have a more serious chat.

"I can possess any human body I like." Aaric shrugged his shoulders, as if he was proud of the fact that he just revealed. "That explains enough isn't it? About how can I possess this body now?" He asked with a small smile on his lips, enjoying Mila's bewildered expression and the crease between her eyebrows.

"Wait a minute," Mila said, raising her hand, gesturing for Aaric to stop talking for a moment, while she needed time to discern this information.

This sounded ridiculously weird, bizarre and absurd, but how could one explain this any other way.

"Okay, let's just say you possessed this human body." Mila waved her hand at the man in front of her whom Ellen introduced as Dr. Drake, but in reality has Aaric's soul. "Then what happened to Dr. Drake?"

"He is dead…" Aaric shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly. "This body will die when I leave it."

Mila narrowed her eyes. There was still a glint of disbelief in those eyes, but since Mila had no better explanation, then she couldn't come up with any more plausible reason than this.

"I want you to leave that body then," Mila said in a firm voice. She needed concrete evidence that she could see with her own eyes before she could really believe what Aaric was saying.

Because last time Aaric said he wasn't human and Mila stabbed him, he bled just like any other human.

So, this time, Mila wanted to make sure that it wasn't just a hallucination and Aaric was indeed saying the truth.

"Prove to me that what you said is true." Her voice became firmer when she demanded for some solid evidence.

However, when he heard Mila's request, Aaric laughed and this made Mila narrow her eyes in displeasure.

Knowing the mistake he had made, Aaric immediately apologized while raising his hands. "I am sorry, Mila munchkin. I didn't mean to laugh at you."

"Yeah, but you just did," Mila quipped.

Mila crossed her arms in front of her chest, a defensive gesture, showing that she was quite annoyed for being laughed at.

"Alright, alright…" Aaric raised his hand and his laughter quickly died down. "I can't do that," he replied quickly at the end of his laugh.

"And why can't you do that?" Mila asked fiercely.

"Because there's no one else here besides you and I have been aiming for this body since a month ago, when I first heard that you have finally awoken," Aaric replied in a serious tone.

"Fine," Mila said in a low voice, she then pushed herself off the wall behind her and started walking away from Aaric.

"Where are you going?" Instantly Aaric jumped down from his desk and held Mila who was about to open the door.

"You can't prove to me what you are, so I want to get out of here." Mila tilted her head. "Talk to me again when you can prove it, because the last time I tried to prove that you are not human, you got a wound on your hand."

Aaric then rolled his eyes and raised his right hand. "Can you see any wound here?" He asked.

"No," Mila said casually. "But, that's not enough to explain that you and Aaric are the same person."

"But, you know that I am the same person, my munchkin," Aaric insisted on his opinion and for some reason, Mila felt that what he said was true.

"Stop calling me that stupid name," Mila growled fiercely, and instead of pissing Aaric off, it made the man happy.

"It is a cute name," Aaric replied with a happy expression. "I like that name."

"I don't," Mila answered quickly. She didn't like that endearment at all.

"Oh, you can call me Aaric munchkin if you want, to get back at me," Aaric suggested with an amused smile on his lips, seeing how Mila wrinkled her nose, indicating how disgusted she was with the idea.

"Stop talking about this," Mila said and she looked serious again. "What is your purpose of being here?"

When he heard the question, Aaric turned serious again and looked at Mila with a sharp gaze. "I am sure I told you this before. But, I will say it again now." Aaric then rubbed Mila's head very gently, like someone who was touching something precious. "I will get you out of this research site."

"And why do I have to get out of here?" Mila asked. "I mean, everything looks fine here… so, why do I have to get out of here?"

Aaric snorted. "You are only saying this so that I can explain further, right? There is no way you think you want to live forever in this damned place."

And what Aaric said was true, what Mila asked was just a random question so that Aaric could explain further.

"They have been treating you as a guinea pig," Aaric scoffed disdainfully.

"What are guinea pigs?" Mila leaned her side against the door, now they were both facing each other.