𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚'𝒔 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕

𝐓𝐰𝐨: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠

"Sweet child, it's time to get up," my mother articulated... yet her call was indifferent and withdrawn, no warmth present it in at all. Which is how I knew that I was imaging her voice as I did fairly often.

If only I could actually see her... hear her... touch her... I miss her. I miss Dad too...

Yet, I also didn't miss my father at the same time. He was the one who had done this to me. All I hope for is to get out of here. Who knows, maybe my knight in shining armor could show up and rescue me?

Oh... what am I thinking? 'Knight in shining armor'? Yeah, right-

At that instant, I overheard a crashing noise arising from outside the container that I remained in. I couldn't see anything, all I saw was darkness so I couldn't be sure that what I heard was authentic or merely my imagination. However, before I could obtain that piece in my mind, I heard talking.

"N-nines, are you alright?"

"Huh? Yeah, I'm good. Now, what exactly are we-"

"Over here."

The last voice, a female's voice at that, appeared extremely close to the other side of the glass. I desired to hit the lid—scream even—although, I didn't dare to do any of those. In truth, I couldn't. I don't remember how long it was but whatever filled the capsule had ceased my abilities to move and call out. All I could do was stay here, thinking and listening... waiting.

"W-what is it?" the male who spoke first uttered out again before a robotic sounded person sprang to declare something.

"Signal found. Proposal: Remove the human from the amber-filled capsule immediately."

Amber? So that's what this enclosure is filled to the brim with...

Not even a moment later, one of them began to try and get the lid open. I didn't know how long it would take, so I braced myself for the endless wait... yet it did not take my savers a long time whatsoever.

"W-woah," one of the boys sounded, which made me extremely frustrated since I still couldn't see them.

"5S, help me get her out, we're going back to the Resistance Camp."

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"Honey, it's time to get up," mother's voice once again summoned. That's when I started to query if I was perpetually tormented by her calls.

I should have been there... I shouldn't have gone out that day, I... I knew that her time was running short but-

Soon, I sensed something. This something wasn't from inside my body, it was on the outside, it was on my arm.

Abruptly, out of every plausible thing I've could have done or felt, I was filled with mirth. For the first time in forever, I could truly feel someone's touch. I was no longer isolated, being kept inside a capsule to be 'shielded' from the world.
Soon after, I attempted to open my eyes and surprisingly they were willing to accept. When I finally got them open, I was blinded for an instant before they cleared and I was face to face with a white-haired male who, at the moment, was wide-eyed.

"O-oh, you're... you're awake!" he muttered before glancing past me, "Devola! Popola! She's awake!"

After he beckoned for two others, he gazed back down at me, giving me a soft grin. The boy in front of me had dark attire on with something green wrapping about his mid-body. He also had an adorable choker on and, to top it all off, he was wearing a black blindfold.