Playing God- ORIGINAL

22

*Please note*

This is a flashback

And the events which occurred

Shall reveal many secrets....

Read at your own risk.

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He sat in the rolling chair across from me, his head facing down in deep thought as the monitors beeped and echoed about.

Seven in total, one displaying thousands of lines of code. Another showed a pair of wings where various warning lights were popping up. A generalized personification of the human body between them.

Oxygen, energy, blood pressure, and various other levels of the insides of it were popping up, obviously well above the norm.

The three on the other side of the middle one appeared the exact as the previous three.

The middle one showed a young girl, maybe eleven or twelve, black night-like wings on her back, bruised, bloody, and scared of the hairy and horned creatures in front of them.

"Should we interfere?" Doctor Stephens, the one who seemed in deep thought, spoke out loud.

"No, if we want true data on the first human hybrids, the Minotaurs, then this girl must face the situation without help." The other one replied as he watched the screen.

"While I know we are putting ourselves in deep risk, and our own family, I really don't want my only daughter, our first success, to die." He seemed to argue with the doctor but at the same time did not appear too worried.

"Stephens, the board made me the chairman because I am going to make the first real success. You're just a side puppet who is to play the role of supporting the ideals of them. I am only part of the cast too, but if we wish for everyone to live, then we will lose everything."

"You only have one kid, so you don't understand this, but nothing is harder than having to hear them say "You are not my father anymore." And then to have them disregard your existence from then on." He sighed looking down and dejected.

"Like your daughter, my kid will have to face the situation as well. By then I don't know if I will even be around, let alone be able to help him survive." He looked to the monitors and frowned.

"... Much data was gained and your daughters death won't be in vain. We need to move on with the experiments, and I will need your help, Stephens. It seems... the carnivorous nature of these people has not decreased to expected levels, but instead increased... not even a hair was left over. We also need to focus on a stronger drug which increases the lifespan of these things so they stop kneeling over."

The screen show large splatters of blood, and the minotaurs large frames seemed to be moving away. Only the body of a minotaur could be found.

"Let her be known as Zeli, meaning Angel of Mercy. Come, we have work to do."

"Yes, Chairman Carter."