“Welcome to the Zone Mr. Douglas.”
The man says pulling off my blindfold. I squint my eyes getting used to the
bright room. It is all white almost like an insane asylum, but this is worse. I’m
on knees with my hands tied behind my back. The rope digs into my wrists and I
can feel blood trickling down my fingers. The man that brought me walks around
to face me. He’s wearing an all-white suit that blends in with the rest of the
room.
“Do you know why we brought you to the Zone Mr. Douglas?” He asks me. I look at him, but keep my mouth shut.
“Of course you do. You know what the Zone was created for don’t you?” He asks me and again I keep my mouth shut. No use answering rhetorical questions.
“Now, the only problem I have is that we don’t know what your specialty is yet. Only that you have one. So today we are going to find out, one way or another.” Two more men come from behind me and lift me to my feet. I would try to fight them with everything I have, but I’m saving that for the man in white.
“Oh and Mr. Douglas one more thing.” The Man in white says, turning to face me. “If you don’t co-operate…Your daughter will die.” My eyes go wide and my knees go weak beneath me, but the men keep me standing up. I am shocked silent as to how they have found Paige. The man in white gives me one last smile before walking away. I scream at him, I kick my feet, but the men only drag me away.
“Do you know why we brought you to the Zone Mr. Douglas?” He asks me. I look at him, but keep my mouth shut.
“Of course you do. You know what the Zone was created for don’t you?” He asks me and again I keep my mouth shut. No use answering rhetorical questions.
“Now, the only problem I have is that we don’t know what your specialty is yet. Only that you have one. So today we are going to find out, one way or another.” Two more men come from behind me and lift me to my feet. I would try to fight them with everything I have, but I’m saving that for the man in white.
“Oh and Mr. Douglas one more thing.” The Man in white says, turning to face me. “If you don’t co-operate…Your daughter will die.” My eyes go wide and my knees go weak beneath me, but the men keep me standing up. I am shocked silent as to how they have found Paige. The man in white gives me one last smile before walking away. I scream at him, I kick my feet, but the men only drag me away.
They
take me to another room bathed in white and make me dress in the proper attire.
A white shirt and white pants with the same weird clingy material, but loose enough
for me to move. Blood from my wrist drops onto the white shirt, staining it
red. One of the men looks at me before punching me in the face. “You got red on
your new shirt!” He yells. He’s like a psychotic mother yelling at their child.
Blood from my nose drips onto the shirt making it worse.
“Dammit Crouger, look what you did you made it fucking worse!!!” The other man yells. “Take him to the Med Bay so they can fix him up, then we can start this whole fucking process over again.” He says. Crouger grabs me and pushes me through another door. I keep quiet as he leads me down another white hallway. “That wasn’t very nice of you.” I say. “What did you just say?” He asks me.
“I said that wasn’t very nice of you.” I hate using my talent, because every time I do I feel like a part of me changes and one day I’ll no longer be me, but I’ll be some kind of monster. But that was before they took Paige, everything changes now and Crouger is about to die. I turn quickly around to face him and before he can even move an inch I touch my right pointer finger to his chest. In an instant he’s on fire, his body burning and smoldering until nothing there’s nothing left but smoke and ash. I can feel my eyes burning like they always do after a kill. It’s an excruciating pain, but I’m used to it now. I step over the pile that used to be Crouger and move back the way I came. It’s time to find the man in white.
“Dammit Crouger, look what you did you made it fucking worse!!!” The other man yells. “Take him to the Med Bay so they can fix him up, then we can start this whole fucking process over again.” He says. Crouger grabs me and pushes me through another door. I keep quiet as he leads me down another white hallway. “That wasn’t very nice of you.” I say. “What did you just say?” He asks me.
“I said that wasn’t very nice of you.” I hate using my talent, because every time I do I feel like a part of me changes and one day I’ll no longer be me, but I’ll be some kind of monster. But that was before they took Paige, everything changes now and Crouger is about to die. I turn quickly around to face him and before he can even move an inch I touch my right pointer finger to his chest. In an instant he’s on fire, his body burning and smoldering until nothing there’s nothing left but smoke and ash. I can feel my eyes burning like they always do after a kill. It’s an excruciating pain, but I’m used to it now. I step over the pile that used to be Crouger and move back the way I came. It’s time to find the man in white.
It doesn’t
take me long to find the Man in White. His entourage shoot at me, but the
bullets melt before they even come close. “Ah so that is your Talent, Mr. Douglas.
I should have known you were a Flame Enforcer.” I smile at the man in white. “That’s
what you got it wrong; I’m not a Flame Enforcer. I’m a fucking Goliath.” I
cherish the moment of realization that crosses on The Man in white’s face. I
can see the fear in his eyes as he looks at me. The room is quiet, no body
shoots at me. They just stand there in awe. “But-But Goliaths aren’t real…they’re
just not.” One of the men says, his gun shaking in his hand. I look over at him,
just a quick glance and his body combusts. His soul still hangs in the air,
light blue and wavering until I raise my hand; it gets sucked in, the seventh
soul I’ve devoured. The rest of the men drop their guns and run for the door as
fast as I can. The man in White attempts to flee, but I stand in his way. “Not
so fast. Where is my daughter?” I ask him. My voice is an echo, as the other
souls talk with me. “She’s not here, I swear she’s not here.” He drops to his
knees, pleading for his life.
“TELL ME WHERE SHE IS!!!” I yell and the souls echo with me. My eyes are pure fire now that blaze out from the sockets. The Man in White cowers in fear. “They took her to Zane.” He says. Zane is the high leader, the one that created the Virus, the one that made me who I am. My heart drops with the thought of what he might have done to Paige.
I burn down the Zone and everyone in it, I can feel myself growing into a monster, but I won’t stop until she is safe. I will devour soul after soul until I find her.
“TELL ME WHERE SHE IS!!!” I yell and the souls echo with me. My eyes are pure fire now that blaze out from the sockets. The Man in White cowers in fear. “They took her to Zane.” He says. Zane is the high leader, the one that created the Virus, the one that made me who I am. My heart drops with the thought of what he might have done to Paige.
I burn down the Zone and everyone in it, I can feel myself growing into a monster, but I won’t stop until she is safe. I will devour soul after soul until I find her.
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