Fractured

Chapter 4: Rising

You can't wake up this is not a dream, you're part of a machine, you are not a Human being.

This is what they tell you. They force you down and make you follow orders and if you defy them you'll be punished. Tortured, burned, broken. You fight when they tell you to fight. You kill when they tell you to kill. They only fuelled my hate, fuelled my anger, I'll take all that pain and anger and rise above them. We fight who we choose. They'll feel our pain and we'll show them who's on top. We shall rise and those that stand in our way shall fall.

Location: Greenland former Hunter Base.

Time: 1 day after the attack.

A small advanced aircraft flew above the mountainous terrain approaching a high tech Hunter base, militaristic in style but edges were smooth yet sharp with beams of light blue light running along the dark grey walls. Multiple forms of transport were stationed next to the main building and the base was armed with high tech cannons on the roof tops scanning the sky's as the aircraft approached.

The aircraft descended landing just outside the main entrance to the base. Opening the hatch and out walked the woman dressed in royal colours and her elemental warriors with Gin still being carried by the purple energy alongside her. Two men wearing cloaks which had the Telik symbol in small on right side of their chest along with hoods covering their faces stood guard at the entrance. They bowed their heads at the woman dressed in royal colours. In unison they said.

"Welcome back Basira."

Basira nodded back at the two.

"Thank you."

" They never greet us like that." Ignis commented while smoking his cigarette.

Suddenly blue light from the door scanned down their bodies confirming their identities allowing them to enter. The door slid open with the group led by Basira walking through. As they walked through the corridors they could see more people dressed like the two men outside walking through each with their own individual matters to attend. Basira stopped a woman walking pass, she directed all her attention to Basira ready to help her in any way she could. For a second she looked at the Gin's body surprised but her expression returned back to what it was before the moment Basira spoke.

" Has Coltan returned yet?"

The woman addressing Basria with the utmost respect.

" Yes ma'am. He arrived not too long before you arrived. I believe he is with Zeno in the control room."

"Thank you, as you were."

Basira dismissed her and the woman resumed her pace in the direction she was going. Adan snickered as the woman walked past with Mira quickly noticing.

"What are you laughing about?"

Adan stopped his snickering to answer Mira.

"Sorry, it's just funny to see how the weak ones shake around her."

Ignis entered the conversation.

"Well would you want to piss her off?"

Adan's smug expression disappeared off his face.

"No but you know what I mean."

Ignis chuckled and puffed out a small cloud of smoke.

"Sure bud."

The group had now reached the control room. The room was filled with high tech machinery and screens lit up the dark room with blue. Inside stood a man leaning against the smooth gunmetal grey wall with his arms folded. His jacket was made of a flowing liquid metal which moved unnaturally as if it had a mind of its own. Underneath his jacket you could see his lean muscular physique through solid silver coating which covered his body from head to toe.  His expression was hard to tell as the only visible facial features were his eyes and definitions in the metal shaping his face.