Darkness. That was all Lux saw. They realized that they were in a pitch-black concrete room. Why am I in here? Lux thought. Lux had no recollection of getting to the place, and had not a single idea of how to get out.
They felt around and found a door. It was made of metal or steel. It was very cold, when Lux touched it. It was almost as if it was made of ice. Lux shivered, and backed away. They noticed, now, that the entire room was cold. Freezing cold.
Lux walked over to a small window. There were several iron bars in place of glass, restricting Lux from leaving the mysterious room. Beyond the bars was a hallway, which was very dimly lighted. Lux could make out the outline of another room across the hall, like theirs.
The hall stretched left and right, making the two rooms in the middle. Lux grabbed one of the bars, and it was frigid. It didn't budge, and Lux heftily sighed at their lack of progress. Lux had always hated not being productive. That's why they could never sit still, they always had to be doing something. Inventing, building, drawing, they would do anything just to be busy.
Lux continued to pace around the room, with no success of finding a way to get out. They began to look on the walls for secret switches and buttons, when they heard a distinct noise. A human! Lux was about to yell for help, when they realized that they were in a cell and the outsider talking was likely the captor.
Lux put their ear up to the metal door, but it was too frigid to touch, so they listened from a small hole in between the bars. They heard a second voice pipe in. "But Timore, you know we can't do that." The second voice was nasally and very antsy.
The first voice started talking again. "Shut UP, Infirmi!" The voice barked. It seemed to recognize its volume. It quieted down, but still keeping the alarming tone. "Nobody will know. Besides, the youngling is likely too ignorant to speak. There is no way the little brat could even begin to comprehend our plan."
"But, sir-!" Infirmi exclaimed, before Timore angrily cut him off. "That is ENOUGH!" He bellowed. "Speak again, and I'll do the SAME to YOU!"
The room fell silent. Thud, thud, thud. Lux began to hear footsteps coming closer. They slowly backed away from the door, making as little noise as they could. The footsteps halted to a stop. There was complete silence. Lux watched in horror as the door slowly began to creak open.
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Lux
Science FictionA woman named Gratuiti was running with her baby in her arms. She didn't know where she was going, but she knew she had to escape the Tenebris soldiers.
