Faceless

Period 2: School Rules

After I arrived in the hall as requested, I felt a tinge of despair that hung all over my body. Everything was dull and grey, claustrophobic almost. All these faceless, pale skinned effigies all lined up, tightly packed together that were going to be forced into labour had all been 11-12 year old little girls, hoping to make something of themselves, that was the reason that anyone went to Lilith, it was a very fancy school. And now look at them. A slave to the craft for eternity.

We all stood, staring straight ahead at the stage, waiting for instruction.

"Hello everyone, I am pleased to see that only 2 slaves and one divine did not arrive! This was less than the previous years 7 slaves and 5 divine. Those 3 students have been punished. Thank you to all those who have followed the rules. For now, all you need to do is look ahead and listen to the upcoming lecture. In approximately 5 minutes a teacher will walk up to the stage and teach you about all the school's rules and what your duties will be, what is punishable, and basically everything you will need to know for your time here. This assembly will take about 2 hours, and work will start tomorrow at 8am sharp and school starts at 9am tomorrow. Work will continue until midnight and school ends at 3:30. This schedule will always be the same. Thank you for your cooperation!" The announcement stated.

We all stood, motionless for the next 5 minutes. A teacher carefully walked up to the stage, and all eyes were on him. The students were too afraid to look anywhere else. They feared torture. They feared being strangled with their own intestines and the spirals in their ears being removed while they were awake. Such young children should not be afraid of such things. Nobody should be afraid of such things. This was inhumane.

All of these people... I will save all of them. I will get all of these people out of here and shut down this whole ordeal even if it costs me my life. I will heal them. I would not surrender even if I was tricked into seeing hallucinations of my family being worthlessly slaughtered whilst having my fingers bent back into spirals. I would do anything to get out of here, to save these people.

Why did I think of it so gruesomely? I had never had such gory thoughts before this. My mind had been hypnotised and completely contorted and manipulated into this bloodlusting mind, everything was coated with blood in my vision. I had been traumatised enough for my mind to never stop hallucinating and never stop thinking of everything in a gory way. It was a curse, I constantly felt uneasy.

The teacher stood at the stage, and thankfully he was an actual teacher, not one of the faceless students.

"Hello everybody, I am Mr N, I am a drama teacher and I will be performing this assembly today...

Here are the school rules:

For the slaves:

. While working, no talking or doing anything non-work related unless it is required for the jobs

. Those that passed are Divines and will be referred to only as such or their name

. You are all slaves and will only be referred to as such or your number

. There are 14 hour shifts and no days off, each day you will receive an email stating what job you are doing that day at 8am and you will work until midnight. Afterwards, you will be fed and hydrated with Iv's and you will sleep. Those who refuse to rest will be punished

. Suicide, rebellion, attempting to escape and phone usage are completely prohibited. This applies to both Divines and Slaves. Don't attempt mass suicide, if you fail your attempt then there will be hell to pay

. On some days you will be assigned homework, it is extra work after your 14 hour shift, if asked of you it is mandatory

. You will be given a uniform, and you are forbidden to wear anything else. This applies to both Divines and Slaves