Book 1: CyberPunk Londinium

Finishing My Mission

I pace around my cell, unsure of what to do, or whether I am still in CyberCorps Tower. A guard walks up to my cell, and tells me to put my hands against the wall. I do this, and he puts me in handcuffs, telling me not to try anything stupid. I follow him to an enormous cafeteria, and get given a bowl full of sludge. I sit down next to a few random inmates, and stare at the disgusting meal in front of me. "So, where are we?" I ask the woman on my right. "We're on floor 49 of CyberCorps Tower, right below the CEO's office." she replied. I thank her and then notice something that greatly increases my confidence. I pick up my rusty spoon, and my hand (my only one at the moment) clips the side of my bowl, and I feel something strange. I feel something on my small finger. I drop my spoon and sneakily move my hand under the table. While it is down there, I rapidly close and open my fist, and reveal to myself that my father's Concealer Ring had been hidden this whole time. So, I have a weapon. Now I just need a way out. I am escorted back to my cell, and I immediately begin surveying my environment. The first thing I notice is that there is only 1 camera, and only 1 door out of here. When I was brought back to my cell, I was taken through the elevator, so all I need to do is find out the location of my prosthetics, my detonator, and Ron and Sarah. Once I have done that, Karim dies, and the Tower falls.

I wait for the camera to turn to the other side of the room, and unsheathe my father's blade, using it to remove the front of my cell's lock. Now that it is removed, I tear out the wires, which deactivates the cell door. When a guard walks over to investigate the sudden disappearance of the cell's border, I mouth the words 'Distract the camera!' to the inmates in the cells on the other side of the room. They do this, and the camera points in their direction. Once the camera moves, I reveal my blade and stab the guard in the throat, and swing my arm to the floor. I hide his body beneath my bed, and don his uniform. Next, I search this man's pockets, and find another holographic map of the building. I zoom in on each floor, until I see the outline of a prosthetic arm and eye. Unfortunately, the map doesn't show where PEOPLE are, so I am going im blind, in that sense. I grab the guard's baton, and signal to the camera that everything is fine, while also quickly fixing the wires on my cell. I leave the room, and enter the elevator. I press for floor 35, and wait.

While the elevator descends I think to myself, 'Why have I been so unable to control my anger lately? I ignored Ron & Sarah, and I even bashed someone's skull in and stabbed someone with a screwdriver!'. But before I can think of a reason, the doors open, and two Superior Guards greet me, wondering why I am here. I show them my Concealer Ring, and say that I'm depositing contraband from an inmate. But, as I walk past, I stab one in the back of the head and launch my blade towards the other one's head using a hidden button on the Ring. I head into the armory, and grab my arm, my eye, my phone, and Ron's pistol, which I spot under my prosthetics. There is no sign of the detonators though. I leave the room, and now I have two choices: Find Ron & Sarah first, or head straight for Karim. But before I can decide, I hear the ping of the elevator doors, and rush to the "aid" of the dead Superior Guards. The doors open, and the 2 soldiers (none of which are Superior Guards) ask me what happened. My reply was simple, "What happened is you fell for my trap.". I stab one with my father's blade and tase the other one. I sprint to the elevator and press on floor 49, because I know that there are guards at the cafeteria. I walk over to one and pull them behind some crates that the camera can't see behind. "Where are the new prisoners?" I demand, placing my father's blade on the guard's throat. He tries to reach for his earpiece, but I cover his mouth and stab his hand into the concrete wall. "Tell me, and I'll consider letting you live!" I tell him. He eventually caves in and tells me where they are. "They're with Karim in his office. I don't know why, I promise!" he says. "No need to promise, I believe you." I tell him. "S-so you're letting me go?" he asks. "Hmmm" I say, "No.". I stab him through the face, and head back to the elevator. I press the button for the top floor, and prepare for one last showdown. But before I arrive at Floor 50, I hack into the cameras in his office and broadcast it to all of Londinium. They deserve to see this.