Lavender

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OCTAVIA grabbed three tranquilizers and turned around as she faced the blank wall. They had a minute amount of magnesium inside them with a metallic shell coating it, the poisonous chemicals killed the culprit within minutes. It had more chemicals than the periodic table. The honed needle stuck out as Octavia gilded her hand across the gelid opiate. Lavender feathers on the end brushed wrinkled as the cold air hit them. The white paint danced across the partition as it came to life when the shadows emerged in the background.

The three middle aged men stuck to the charcoal ground as they intensely studied her even if they couldn't see her face.

"What are you doing? Get out. Don't make me call the boss." One of the men threatened. She heard footsteps approaching from behind. Her eyes turned to the corner of the room as she watched them like a hawk.

With one predicate kick the man slapped flat against the solid tiles as Octavia twisted his hand and bent his elbow. He cried out in pain and with his left hand pounded the floor with his fist. She pressed the tranquilliser into his neck as the grown man's eyes widened before they abruptly closed. Smooth and simple. She fixed her velvety dress and tightened the straps across her shoulders. Octavia cautiously stood up as she made sure the little boy didn't see the harsh cruelty.

The juvenile child stared at the lifeless wall in vain as he tugged his hair furiously and whimpered. He wrapped his hands around his head and rocked back and forth. Octavia's eyes softened as her heart swelled. Her hand clenched tightly and she wanted nothing more than to shower the boy with affection.

She knew how his traumatic experience would shape his future. She knew how it felt to be all alone in a time of need. She knew how it felt to be desperate for help. She knew what it felt like. She knew how it felt to hide her fear away from loved ones.

The other two men stood there in shock as they saw their partner's lifeless body. Octavia took menacing steps towards the fully grown adults as she narrowed her fiery eyes.

"Hey! Stop." She saw a green-eyed man take a step back as he tried to stare into her frosty eyes but sniffled.

The man glanced at the closed door and sighed deeply. "Don't say that, idiot. We don't know who she is, she could be dangerous for all we know." The other guy whispered to his partner. Octavia rolled her eyes at their idiocy.

She smirked slightly as she kicked their shins before they could run away. They face-planted onto the dully lurid floor as Octavia stepped on their backs with her pointed heels. She fiddled and dug her spiked heels into them. They groaned simultaneously as she pressed harder. The weak man pathetically tried to retrieve his silver gun as Octavia kicked it further away.

Octavia winked. "One step ahead of you."

"Please let us live." The brown-haired man beseeched. She scoffed at the absurd plea.

Octavia raised her eyebrows in disbelief. "Only humans get to live, monsters. Now you've committed an inhumane crime haven't you?" Before they could plead guilty, she wrapped her fingers around the dart and simultaneously stabbed their necks.

Octavia took out her phone and called her brother. "Three more in a random room."

She heard a mocking smirk in his voice as he laughed. Octavia rolled her eyes. "Copy that."