Demons -The Awakening

Prologue(work in progress)

>ONE YEAR AGO<

I wake screaming, I sit up holding my knees close to my body, soon realizing where I was, in a cell, I cover my mouth to stifle a sob. Years ago my parents died and everything that belonged to them, including me went to their company, TECH (I need to come up with a better name) industries, they told me I was going to be well taken care of, but soon enough. Well 2 years to be exact, they led me into a room, laid me down real nice like, then strapped me to a cot, and injected a serum into my body. I remembered how much pain I felt, they didn't help me, they just watched as I writhed in pain, I was nine at the time, I lost my parents at the age of seven, it's been seven long years since the tests began. My name is Mika Black. Snapping out of my daze I sigh and wipe away the tears. I hear the cell door open and find a man standing in front of me. He smirks,"get up." I shake my head,"p-please don't make me.." His foot rams into my shoulder, pinning me to the wall,"what makes you thinks little lab rat like you has a choice? Now come with me" I look down,"y-yes sir" he grabs my arm and yanks me up. I wince as he drags me down the dimly lit hall, I hear scattered laughter as we pass other cells. A man in a tattered T-shirt smirks,"poor thing,why do you put up with this? Just kill yourself already" his voice was cold. Another test subject, a little boy, his eyes glowed red in his cell, I swallow hard and fix my gaze on the ground 'monsters,every last one of them' I thought to myself,'everyone's lost their minds in this place' we turn the corner and head towards a plain white room, my eyes widen as I see the cot through the window in the door,"d-don't tell me the exam is today" the man smirks "then I won't, little rat" he shoves me through the door,I stumble forward but catch myself. I don't remember doing it but the next thing I knew I was running back to the door, I duck under the man's attempt to contain me and run down the hall. Turning the corner i hear shouts behind me, I look back to see.

Someone was on my heels, I couldn't see his face clearly but I could feel his hand grabbing at my arm. I shrug him off and run faster, he dives forward to grab my legs, I jump as he did, dodging his attempt to contain me, I turn the next corner and see the door that leads outside, I remember overhearing the passcode for the door and type it in. The door swung open and I run out. Feeling a sharp pain in my neck, I can hear the birds and see the outside world through a long tunnel, I run faster, the pain grows an the next thing I know I'm on the ground, unable to move my legs. I try to drag myself forward but I soon feel hands on my legs, then my arms as they drag me up,I scream in protest as they strap me onto a cot and drag me back into the plain white room, I thrash as they inject a clear solution into my neck and I black out.

When I wake my head is pounding, I look around and see I'm being stripped of my clothes, I grit my teeth 'physical exams, I hate them. Every other month I'm taken into this room, stripped to be gone over by "The Director" he tells me I should be thankful that he's taken me under his wing, that he's "taken care of me" and "given me a new chance at life, to be a super soldier, a secret weapon" as he puts it. I catch the gaze of one of the scientists, she murmurs something I couldn't hear and grabs a syringe. She injects the liquid into my arm, I wince and black out.

When I wake again, I'm dressed in a white robe, sitting in a chair, I try to get up but straps spring from the chair and wrap around my wrists and ankles. I hear a chuckle and look around in the dimly lit room, I feel a cold hand trace my jawline and I tense. Another chuckle,"aren't you going to say hello to your master? No? Too bad..." He snaps his fingers and the straps get tighter, I wince,"h-hello..master,p-please forgive my rudeness" I say softly,hating myself for giving in so quickly. He chuckles again "your forgiven, now, down to business, your recent tests have proven to be... troublesome for our team of "Specialists" now they have worked for several years with you and your tests, so we think we've come up with a good way to solve the problem, your familiar with Dr. Hara's work?" I tense at the name

but I nod. He smiles,"good,now,he was working on a very important device before his...unexpected departure from this world" I grit my teeth trying not to say what was on my mind,"please stop" I murmur, he tilts my chin up with a finger,"what'd you say?" He asks sweetly, I look away from him,"please stop talking about Dr. Riku Hara that way,he was a good man-" I get cut off as he smacks me, hard, I cry out. He tilts my head up again,"that man was a traitor. A scumbag. A lowly little worm, you are not allowed to say his name ever again, okay?" His sweet tone was gone, replaced by one as cold as ice. He smirks, and let's go of me and steps back, I don't look at him, or at least not in the eye. He chuckles,"look at me Mika" when I don't do so. Immediately he snaps his fingers and the straps get tighter. I grit my teeth and look at him,"s-stop it" I stammer softly, he smirks,"why should I? My dear your in no position to ask that" I try to hold onto what I'm thinking but I snap,"no position to ask?! It's my life!! my body!! You have no right to treat me like this!! You can't tell me that!!! You wouldn't like it if you were the one in this chair, or being stripped of your clothes so you can be gone over by people you don't even know, would you?!-" I get cut off as he smacks me,I cry out again,soon realizing the straps were cutting into my skin,making me bleed. He smiled cruelly,"I own you sweetie, don't forget that"

The man leaves the room and what little light the room had, they turned off, I'm left alone in the dark. I call out franticly,"I-I'm sorry! Please! come back-" I cut myself off hearing voices,it takes me a few minutes to realize they're in my head 'not again' I thought to myself. The voices in my head growing louder,"kill them, then you can do whatever you want.. You'll finally be free.." I look around frantically,"A-Anyone?! Please!?!" I cry out. "You know what to do Mika..." My vision blurs and by the time anyone helps me, I'm frozen in fear, mumbling to myself like I'm insane. I'm taken back to my cell, where new clothes are waiting for me, I flinch as they take off my robe and clothe me again, then leave, well all except one, the boy in the hood. I sit in the corner of my cell, bringing my knees up as a defense, he smiles and extends his hand to me, I flinch as he does, but he sits down.

I look at his hand then him, I still couldn't see his face clearly, I slowly extend my hand out to him, flinching as he grabs it, to my surprise he pulls me to him, then turns me around, holding my wrist between my shoulder blades, I wince,"h-hey that hurts.." I say softly, he lets go and I scramble back to my corner, holding my wrist, looking at him with wide eyes, he smirks,"so,your the famous Mika?" I nod slowly and look down. He chuckles,"well I for one think your too pretty to waste your life in a cell" his comment makes my cheeks burn. He smiles again, getting up, I watch as he walks to the cell door. He opens it and walks out. I don't remember doing it but the next thing I knew I had grabbed his shirt through the bars. I look

down, swallowing hard,"p-please don't leave, I hate being alone..." He looks back at me,"I'm afraid I can't stay long though" I nod and let go, backing up,"I-I understand" he sighs,"I'll stay till you fall asleep then" a small smile tugs at my lips I silently scold myself 'he's not your friend,stop it' I lay on the few sheets they had given me and close my eyes,soon falling asleep.