NOAM WAS WALKING in a silent hallway with no emotion printed on his face. He never felt astonished of the extravagance the whole place could offer. He fully knew what lurked beneath its beauty, and that was enough for him to consider the place as the extension of hell.
For every corner and turn, he could always see several soldiers who were always ready to die for him if needed.
And, he always wonder why there were people like them who were willing to bargain their freedom.
Anyway, he always wonder about many people attributes, because in the first place, he's not fond of people. He could spend his whole month inside his private room where he can socialize with machines, his greatest company.
Even though mechanical resources were available everywhere, only few of them can manipulate and use them properly. The world's incredible inventors, engineers, and scientists reduced by ninety-five perfect after the massive deaths brought by Lucuxt. And the remaining five percent were hunted by the central army fearing that they might invent something that could level their force.
That's how power-hungry they were. They will instantly smash innocent lives, just to feel the security of being the ruling force.
That's the main reason why even though fifteen years had passed, the level of technological advancement was still low compared to the past years' indices. At some point, at the beginning years after the apocalypse, the advancement completely vanished into dust.
Again, they started from nothing. This new era of technological breakthrough started from level zero.
And with their freedom being decided by the ruling class, improvements became slow and stagnant.
Napatigil si Noam sa harap ng napakakapal na metal door. Tinignan niya ang dalawang bantay dahil mukhang wala silang balak na buksan ang silid.
"Open the door," utos niya sa napakalamig na tono.
"B-but...President Vigos strictly said that- -"
"I don't care," seryosong sambit niya. "I am the president's son. So, I have the right to be anywhere in this palace."
Napatango bigla ang tauhan dahil sa takot. Kinatatakutan nila si President Vigos dahil napakalupit nito, kaya hindi na sila magtataka kung ganoon din ang ugali ng anak nito.
Napahinga nang maluwag si Noam nang unti-unti nang bumukas ang pinto. Kung tutuosin, kaya niya naman itong buksan gamit ang kanyang kakayahan.
"S-hould we inform the president that you get inside the chamber?" kinakabahang tanong ng isa.
"It's up to you," sagot ni Noam nang hindi manlang sila tinatapunan ng tingin.
Agad na siyang pumasok sa loob. Hindi na siya nagtaka kung bakit halos puti lahat ang makikita roon.
May pinindot siya sa kanyang kamay at tuluyan na niyang na-hack ang system ng silid. Sa lahat kasi ng lugar sa palasyo, ito ang pinakabantay-sarado.
Nahati sa dalawa ang pader na nasa harapan niya. Tumambad sa kanya ang tatlong nilalang na nakakulong sa napakakapal na glass tube.
The three Ultimate Weapons.
Napaismid siya nang makita niya ang kondisyon nilang tatlo. Halatang pinahirapan sila nang husto.
"L-let my siblings out."
Napatingin siya sa nilalang na nakalagay sa kanang bahagi. Sa kanilang tatlo, ito ang medyo maayos pa ang lagay.
Kulay kayumanggi ang balat nitong puno ng iba't ibang marka na maging si Noam ay hindi alam kung ano. Nang unang siyang pumunta rito ay napag-alaman niyang Page ang pangalan nito.
BINABASA MO ANG
Reversal Page Drift
Science FictionA group of seven mutants is about to change the pages of time. It was year 2020 in Erath's (Earth) history when the major shift of reality happened. Humans were infected by the so called Lucuxt Virus brought by the Lucuxt Meteorites that rained towa...
