A sense of helplessness enveloped him. How long had he been laying there? He couldn't feel the heat of his body, the warmth of his skin contrasted to the cold rain that drenched his entire being. What if he developed hypothermia? Could such a thing happen with this mutagen forcibly rewriting the inner codes of his cell structure? So many questions, they lingered in empty air among his conscience. At least he wasn't in agonizing pain. Something to be thankful for, even if Valerius didn't feel grateful. He could only imagine what the constant flexing of the entirety of his muscles was doing to his bones. Like an inanimate object he laid there and listened to the rain and thunder overhead. Booms resonated from the clouds, flashes of lightning the only time he saw the world around him. Grim as it was, Valerius began to come to a state of acceptance. He had lived a fair life, one full of newfound discoveries and mysteries. There were things he had seen that were still kept away from the world, tucked away in a small box of knowledge. Humans were a bleak race. Always humans were hellbent on destruction- they never thought of how to restore. Everything cycled back to an innate desire to innovate means of intimidation. Valerius could not judge too harshly, a war agent mixed with his body that very moment.
Grey static began to cloud in from the edges of Valerius' peripherals. The numbness- was he going unconscious? Pocks of the rain bombarding the world around him was loud. It masked the sounds of footsteps which approached Valerius from his blind side. All he could think about at that point was how long he had been laying there. It felt like days. Dazed and steadily losing his grasp on the material world, Valerius slowly slipped away as the static blotted over more of his vision. Maybe that's what he wanted. To die while completely numb seemed like a pleasant concept. There would be no pain. Regrets? There were always regrets, but would he still have them after he was gone? Unable to close his eyes, Valerius stared out at the concrete as the static crept toward the center of his vision.
Another flash of lightning streaked across the sky. In Valerius' vision there was suddenly a face.
Was he imagining it? Had hypothermia set in and he was seeing hallucinations? That's what he thought until the face spoke.
"What'cha doin' down there?" Even if the voice was soft, it startled him beyond belief. Suddenly his muscles were alive again, electricity releasing from his locked ligaments in the form of a discharge. It arced along his body and into the air around him while also putting his innards back into overdrive. His lungs collapsed momentarily, only to draw in a massive audible breath of air. Everything began to move without him telling it to. Hands braced against the wet pavement and pushed with strength to send Valerius backward into an awkward seated position. He couldn't see the figure very well in the darkness. Valerius blinked several times. After the fourth blink his eyes illuminated, bright like cobalt. The glow was enough to create a silhouette around the person. They hadn't run away? That fact was both relieving and alarming at the same time. Were they not afraid?
"Who are you?" Valerius spoke up suddenly, his curiosity had gotten the best of him. There wasn't much distinguishable about the person because of the rain gear they wore. A soaked hood obscured all but the bottom-most of their face because of how dark it was already. Their stature didn't look broad, nor very tall. Luckily Valerius didn't have to wait very long to get confirmation of his assumptions as the stranger responded.
"Oh, me? I'm just a stranger passin' through. Name's Stella. You alright?" Her voice was smooth, light as if genuine. Valerius didn't know what her intentions were. What if she knew who he was and where he was from? Was she with the R'tuuk? Dozens of unanswered questions piled up as the man forced himself to a shaky but upright position.
Like a possessive hoarder Valerius snatched up the box that withheld the experiment in it, tucked underneath his arm protectively. "I'm fine- Just fell down. I'm kind of in the middle of something." It was unavoidable that he sound defensive. The worst case scenario was that he come across somebody in the alleyways while on his way to the next facility. It couldn't be helped that he was suspicious of her. Rain continued to pour on the two of them, bits of Valerius' body brightening as bolts of electricity zipped along his frame and fizzed out. Still, she didn't try to distance herself from him. He wondered why she was so comfortable.
"Just fell? You've been layin' down there for quite some time now. Part of me thought that you might be dead or on your way." She approached Valerius as nonchalantly as possible, circles made around him in the mean time as if she were inspecting him. Wary eyes watched her, a sense of alarm made the man's heartbeat pick up feverishly. Time was ticking against him and he couldn't waste any more of it idling here with this stranger. He had to go. Who knew how far the R'tuuk were behind him. If they seized the sample it would be a catastrophic problem.
"It is what it is- I can't stay here right now. I have to go somewhere. It was nice meeting you, Stella, but I don't have the time to sit here and chat." Valerius' sentences were spoken in a nervous tone. He forced his body to move around the female and in the direction toward Cepea facility. It wasn't long before he heard the footsteps following him, ever persistent. Over his shoulder he could see that she was close, a smile on her face. Was it sinister or genuine?
"Mind if I come with ya'?"
Grey static began to cloud in from the edges of Valerius' peripherals. The numbness- was he going unconscious? Pocks of the rain bombarding the world around him was loud. It masked the sounds of footsteps which approached Valerius from his blind side. All he could think about at that point was how long he had been laying there. It felt like days. Dazed and steadily losing his grasp on the material world, Valerius slowly slipped away as the static blotted over more of his vision. Maybe that's what he wanted. To die while completely numb seemed like a pleasant concept. There would be no pain. Regrets? There were always regrets, but would he still have them after he was gone? Unable to close his eyes, Valerius stared out at the concrete as the static crept toward the center of his vision.
Another flash of lightning streaked across the sky. In Valerius' vision there was suddenly a face.
Was he imagining it? Had hypothermia set in and he was seeing hallucinations? That's what he thought until the face spoke.
"What'cha doin' down there?" Even if the voice was soft, it startled him beyond belief. Suddenly his muscles were alive again, electricity releasing from his locked ligaments in the form of a discharge. It arced along his body and into the air around him while also putting his innards back into overdrive. His lungs collapsed momentarily, only to draw in a massive audible breath of air. Everything began to move without him telling it to. Hands braced against the wet pavement and pushed with strength to send Valerius backward into an awkward seated position. He couldn't see the figure very well in the darkness. Valerius blinked several times. After the fourth blink his eyes illuminated, bright like cobalt. The glow was enough to create a silhouette around the person. They hadn't run away? That fact was both relieving and alarming at the same time. Were they not afraid?
"Who are you?" Valerius spoke up suddenly, his curiosity had gotten the best of him. There wasn't much distinguishable about the person because of the rain gear they wore. A soaked hood obscured all but the bottom-most of their face because of how dark it was already. Their stature didn't look broad, nor very tall. Luckily Valerius didn't have to wait very long to get confirmation of his assumptions as the stranger responded.
"Oh, me? I'm just a stranger passin' through. Name's Stella. You alright?" Her voice was smooth, light as if genuine. Valerius didn't know what her intentions were. What if she knew who he was and where he was from? Was she with the R'tuuk? Dozens of unanswered questions piled up as the man forced himself to a shaky but upright position.
Like a possessive hoarder Valerius snatched up the box that withheld the experiment in it, tucked underneath his arm protectively. "I'm fine- Just fell down. I'm kind of in the middle of something." It was unavoidable that he sound defensive. The worst case scenario was that he come across somebody in the alleyways while on his way to the next facility. It couldn't be helped that he was suspicious of her. Rain continued to pour on the two of them, bits of Valerius' body brightening as bolts of electricity zipped along his frame and fizzed out. Still, she didn't try to distance herself from him. He wondered why she was so comfortable.
"Just fell? You've been layin' down there for quite some time now. Part of me thought that you might be dead or on your way." She approached Valerius as nonchalantly as possible, circles made around him in the mean time as if she were inspecting him. Wary eyes watched her, a sense of alarm made the man's heartbeat pick up feverishly. Time was ticking against him and he couldn't waste any more of it idling here with this stranger. He had to go. Who knew how far the R'tuuk were behind him. If they seized the sample it would be a catastrophic problem.
"It is what it is- I can't stay here right now. I have to go somewhere. It was nice meeting you, Stella, but I don't have the time to sit here and chat." Valerius' sentences were spoken in a nervous tone. He forced his body to move around the female and in the direction toward Cepea facility. It wasn't long before he heard the footsteps following him, ever persistent. Over his shoulder he could see that she was close, a smile on her face. Was it sinister or genuine?
"Mind if I come with ya'?"
Forever?
Oh, my darling,
If only you could see what war has done to me.
Oh, my darling,
If only you could see what war has done to me.
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