Armored Agony

[Ryummel]

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The hangar wa full of debris. The Subject tried to find something to fly in, but there were a few cargo ships which engines had collapsed. He looked around:

You see the people crawling, their blood is covering the floor, they beg for help... You stare at the nearest wounded guard. His eyes express the pain, the agony... Your agony...

'7130' ... This is your last chance... Come with me... I'll answer to your questions... I promise... A man dressed up in a lab coat was standing on the other side of the hangar.

YOU! The Subject walked furiosly towards the man. Then, he grabbed the scientist by the neck. Ques-tions? WHO AM I? ANSWER ME! WHO-AM-I!!?? The Subject shook the scientist.

You... are... the evolution... 7130... The future of the mankind... Now put your hands away of me and I'll explain you... better!

Evolution... At... At what cost!? Those images overwhelms me everyday... And you... You are responsible for this... The Subject put his hands away from the scientist. Then, looked around for a moment, thinking on something. The helmet... I want to take it off...

I think this is not the best moment for tha-... He couldn't end the sentence because the Subject punched him on the stomach.

THE HELMET! NOW! The scientist hadn't any alternative, so he removed the grapples behind the helmet. Now, promise me you will come with me... You've a bright future...

The Subject took his helmet off and stared at it.

He could notice a serial number on the helmet 'R7130'. Then he raised the look: You can see your face through the reflection of the polished walls... You only see the face of a demon... The face of a monster... The face of an experimentation subject... You feel the fury flowing on your veins

What... What have you DONE TO ME!? He grabbed the scientist by the neck again. The Subject was squeezing his neck, he couldn't breathe.

That-was... a necessary sacrfice... but... *Gasps* You're-nearly... perfect... Think-agai-... *Gasps*

Sacrifice... Turning me into a monster... You dare to call it... Sacrifice? AAARGH!!!

You squeeze his neck until you hear a 'crunch' ... The blood flows from his mouth... He is... Dead...

The Subject looked at his reflection... Then he put on the helmet again.

You have nowhere to escape, the station is collapsing, but there's only one place... one place where you would feel safe...

He ran through the dark corridors, until he reached the place... The place where he had spent half his life: The cryostasis pod.

You can read a sign over the pod 'Auxiliary Power Supply Enabled'. You enter the pod... You close your eyes... The fury and the agony disappears...
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818 A.S. - Unknown station

'You open your eyes...'

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