life vengeance and love: the story of a god

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He laughed. ust boo"ed fro" his "outh, and the table tre"bled fearfully.

0ie was his favorite language. +t "ade no difference if he spo$e the truth. 0ogic "eant nothing

before stubbornness.

ith the giant "agnifying glass of his consciousness he turned hi"self over li$e a leaf,

e%a"ining his flaws, while laughing inwardly at the hypocrisy of his logic. His awareness was

too grand, even he could not escape its o"niscient eye.He loo$ed up, steering his bic$ering consciousness away fro" hi"self--to the white radiant light

shone fro" strips of glass hung high on the ceiling wall, li$e a sun. 1adiation shone too at a

higher frequency. The scientist li$ed to gauge its adaptation to e%tre"es. &t first the $illing light

hurt, but after a while it beca"e no different fro" the hot 2333 degree /ahrenheit heat. Ti"es

li$e these the figure wished radiation could $ill hi". He was too s"art. Too clever for his own

good. Too clever for the good of the world.

His brown eyes "oved to the leaves of paper. +""ediately, the figure bathed hi"self in pride.

He wanted to feel good about so"ething--anything. So he co"pli"ented hi"self at the leaves

he created, and how perfectly rectangular they were.

The figure could create "any things; li$e the pencil and paper. See "any things; li$e the past

and future--gli"pses of his tragic birth and death.

&s of now he only had a big picture--a rough s$etch, a"plifying his hunger. He had tasted a

sa"ple, now wanted "ore' the full course.

/irst, he had to find a source. *esides hi" only one being could record the future, and held such

precious infor"ation in the pinpoint detail needed.

& vast finished boo$, spanning fro" beginning to end--dealing with everything that has, is, and

will occur--an infinite story with infinite things in an infinite world.

He too$ yet another breath--inhaled and e%haled, then inhaled again, and held it as if to store

whatever energy he had collected. He was not reali!ing tension, he was storing it. The "uscles

in his body e%panded for a second of this day. +t was the breath one "ade to prepare oneself

and his eyes glowed green--consciousness tapping into $nowledge so deep, and infinite, itthreatened to engulf hi".

Ti"e was a giant. The figure a shadow--of so"ething greater, but still a shadow, and though the

infor"ation Ti"e held was nothing co"pared to what he had inside hi"' the giant of giants that

laid within his hu"an shell--he shivered and drew bac$, retreated, his eyes returning to their

for"er shade of brown.

Through a rule it had yet to understand, he had lost power and because of the rule, and its

i"plications, +t could not overpower Ti"e with its consciousness. The figure "ade a critical

"ista$e--rushing in blindly--+t should have for"ulated a plan, instead of assu"ing total victory.

ontrolling the core was the only way--there the figure could act as the brain--and use +ts "any

powers to recall Ti"es "e"ories' specifically those pertaining hi".

The figures s"all fingers daintily held the pen--twirling it, for"ulating a perfect plan.

efeating the giant would prove to be a challenge--not that it "inded--the figure li$ed adversity.

This ti"e prepared, the figure tried again.

arefully, he dove into the vast ocean of infor"ation, searching for the core. & tsuna"i of events

thundered above hi", headed in his path. He shielded hi"self, resisting the urge to bac$ out as

infor"ation slapped hi", carried hi", swept hi" over li$e a bug; he felt li$e he would suffocate,

drown fro" the overwhel"ing weight of the weightless waters, as countless tidbits of


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infor"ation flew through hi", bloc$ed his vision, cho$ed hi" li$e a swar" of pythons, "a$ing it

difficult to carry out the plan. He couldn)t bac$ down, not again. He needed to find the core. He

needed to $now the details.

He pushed onwards' swi""ing deeper' finally finding it' The recorder of events' ti"es "a4estic

brain.

She was a beautiful thing, with a shape so si"ple and flawless, totally contradicting theco"ple%ity of all that surrounded her.

He reached for her, out of curiosity and necessity, his consciousness wrapping around the blue

tentacled sphere.

The recorder was a slippery thing; all ti"e was recorded within her. She $new the future

therefore all the "oves he would "a$e.

She quic$ly bro$e loose fro" his grasp, and swa" away. The figure tried tailing her, but another

tsuna"i thundered forth, headed again towards hi". He could not afford another blow. 5nowing

this, unconsciously, he tapped into his hidden power, and stopped all of ti"e.

The flow of infor"ation stopped--the tsuna"i fro!en in its trac$. Surprised at the e%tents of +ts

power the recorder stopped too.

The figure leaped forward, but the recorder had foreseen this. She dodged swiftly, and swa"

away. +t was easy catching up to her with the wave gone, the figure tried again.

+n this fashion they danced to the tune of cat and "ouse, a stale"ate born fro" an i"possible

situation. They were too good. *oth equally "atched in foresight. (o one could win. (o one

should have won.

The figure did the i"possible. &s they danced for an eternity, and the constant dodging and

attac$ing beca"e as nor"al as a heartbeat, the creature laid an illusion.

#ore eternities went by, and it slowly beca"e as though they were born to dance this endless

dance.

&t a certain point +t should have stu"bled, The recorder had foreseen it, but when the ti"e

ca"e, +t lunged forward, +t)s consciousness li$e deadly claws, gripping, digging into therecorder.

The recorder felt no pain, only surprise and curiosity. 6How did you best "e?6 She spo$e, her

voice soft and echoing through their fro!en universe.

6+ $now not.6

6(o "atter. That was quite entertaining. This is the first ti"e + have lost. 7erhaps we can dance

again; in the future.6

67erhaps.6

The recorder did not need to loo$ to the future; it was a plain lie. They would never dance again.

The figure wrapped its consciousness around her, utili!ing its "any powers. She was Ti"es

brain. To beco"e the brain she had to be dealt with. The figure dug its claws further within her,

and she e%ploded in fury of da!!ling color. & si!!ling supernova of beauty that faded so quic$ly

her very e%istence could be challenged, and though stained by her "a4estic blood the figure

s"iled, he was now the brain. He could begin writing--a hard procedure--in so"e ways "ore

slippery a process than wrestling Ti"e.

The first sentence had to be precise--worthy of no"ination--as the best written wor$ that had

ever, and would ever e%ist. &fter an eternity of thin$ing, the figure s"iled again' having thought

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7en rose, and was brought down at lightning speed, while the figures eyes glowed' far, far away

fro" the little cell. /inally, pen touched paper and the story cere"oniously began with a rapid--

al"ost hypnotic--stro$e of a hand.


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/or years, without rest or brea$, the scientist led a lifestyle of trials; until wea$ness bro$e

their rhyth" and their hu"anity was revealed.n the floor, those hu"an laid as though their souls had been suc$ed by a greater spirit. They

would have re"ained there forever had the voice not risen.

The voice rando"ly rose, outside of its "ind, and when it did, and did so to co""and, there

was a tone it held that offered no choice but to obey; fro" a great su""it, inhu"an lips

whispered to, 8awa$en96

They slowly stirred and rose fro" the ground li$e corpses rise fro" graves, and heard fro" the

"outh another co""and, 6all "en to your post.6 They began their slow "ethodical "arch to

their co"puters. They wal$ed in perfect sync and rese"bled perfect soldiers, but for the way

their head swayed and the pendulu" "otion their ar"s "ade.

&s they sat they heard, 6one pint of nitrogen, : gallons of nitrate, cups of...6

They typed furiously--the $lac$s they "ade as they pound their boards turned the at"osphere

into a thunderstor".

They finished si"ultaneously--now all that was left to do was to wait patiently for so"ething to

occur, as "inutes passed in double digits reality settled in and all their fantasies vanished.

6&gain96

They turned to hi".

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/or what felt li$e forever the "en stood silent, worlds apart, held captive by "e"ory. Then they

were freed. &fter e%hausting all the e"otions of the "o"ent, they regained awareness, loo$ed

at each other, and collected to co"pare what they had seen.

+t was the first ti"e in long while the director was afoot so his balance was aloof.

#any ti"es, he had to rest on the tan$. hen he did he felt as though he was patting the belly

of a lady; the tan$ had finally beco"e the fertile wo"b of his drea"s.6& potato with a tail,6 said one of the", 6that)s what it loo$ed li$e.6

They stopped all efforts to li$en it to so"ething else.

They nodded in agree"ent and scattered away fro" the tan$.

&s the director wal$ed bac$ to his chair, he glanced e%it before as$ing, 6are all "en at their

positions?6

His "en answered swiftly.

Their stor" ca"e. Their lab shoo$. The air turned crisp with pressure.

Seconds passed li$e hours. 1eality returned. verwhel"ed their director lowered his head. He

covered his face co"pletely. The desire in his sto"ach to stay fro!en forever spread within his

body, but since he $new eternity would not suffice as an outlet for his grief, he collected hi"self

to decide what would co"e ne%t.

Soon he would have to choose whether to quit or to gather again their wits.

*efore he gathered he i"agined his only success so to "otivate but "ostly forget that failure

was probable.

They failed consecutively. &ll the while ti"e was lost so co"pletely years passed li$e "inutes,

and decades li$e seconds.

&t a certain point, fro" ine%plicable e%haustion, his "en fell fro" their chairs li$e lined up

do"inoes.

+n less than a "inute the lab beca"e a grave of fallen corpses./earing this deadly "o"entu" of death, he would try to escape their fate, but since his body

would not cooperate--he loses his footing on his third step and falls.

He hits the ground with a "etallic thud, and continues to flee even after feeling the futility of

trying.

His desire had proved i"possible. He could only stare fro" leagues, as gallons were added,

and hope was lost, and his enterprise was tossed and torn by the gales of "isfortune--all the

while his chosen "en grew tired, and his soul grew tired of life.

If we hadn't succeeded. If we hadn't succeeded we could have given up long ago.

His eyes closed. So ended his >3 years of sleep deprivation, his 3 years of endless dedication.

&fter a >3 year "arathon, finally the director would sub"it to sleep.

hile the others slept, often he was swept--lost in beautiful daydrea" fantasies.


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+n this total dar$ness what he saw was a drea". & drea" li$e no other. +n it he was closer to the

action, "uch closer than his fantasies.

The hi" of the drea" ca"e to life. ithout "oving, he followed hi" closely.

The drea" began at the cli"a%. The "o"ent at which he would "a$e a grave "ista$e. Since

this is a drea" there would be no "ista$e. +nstead throwing his life away, in the drea" hespends it with #ary. The things they do are lovely. The first @ years are fast and furious.

&fter @ years, children appear. Ti"e continues to accelerate, the children grow, he ages with

the"--until a breath away fro" death. ld and shriveled he lies in his hospital bed. His children

are there, his wife is there, his ghost is there, though the ghost cannot hear--the eavesdropper

isn)t allowed to listen in. hen the final words co"e out, he can only "a$e out'

Lonely in the dark.

Hurry up and make me spark.

All I want is company.

Please oh please oh make me free.

The drea" "elts and for"s an ocean of brown that covers the director with its gallons and

gallons of water. Aven though death surrounds hi", it does not reach hi". He is protected by

the tune. The tune covers hi" and begins to heal his da"aged soul. He swi"s to its source,

following the sound; pu"ping his ar"s, pu"ping his legs, while the tune, whispered within

turbulent waters, is a"plified and echoed.

His whole body softens, and beco"es hu"an again.

+t does not ta$e long for hi" to re"e"ber though. hen he does his curved bac$ straightened,his peaceful e%pression vanished--replaced by stern dedication.

He re"e"bered who he was. He re"e"bered he was the director.

The "ore he heard the tune, the "ore it sounded li$e a plead. The singer see"ed to wish

freedo"--but fro" what?

--The dark.

He spas"ed.

Anough blood co"es fro" his "outh to see a reflection, but when he is able, instead of

reflecting on his being he reflected on the drea".

That tune where did it come from! The voice" why does it feel so familiar! The vocalist saved

me. The vocalist healed me.

He gets up and searches for his seat.

&sit he screa"ed, 8awa$en9=

His voice brings bac$ corpses fro" the dead.

8&ll "en to your posts9= The living shift bac$ to their positions.


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ith a bro$en voice he boo"s, 6this is the last atte"pt96

+f he failed, he would leave. He would fail, so he could live.

He loo$ed at the living dead and sees hi"self.

He loo$s at the dead tan$ and saw so"ething else.

He begins to spea$, and his soldiers type; they finish and they wait for nothing to occur, but

when so"ething does, and within the tan$ che"icals glow, glowing faces shoc$ed9#outh agape, the director watches colors for" a shape. He approaches the shape, and places

a hand on the glass--and feels the heat, and feels the life.

Suddenly the shape disappears.

nce he has gathered his wits, he returns to his chair to begin another barrage.

The "en type and watch liquids glow, swirl, and "i% until a shape is born.

6an you hear it?6

6Hear what?6

6(othing.6

I'm the only one hearing it!

#ou are special.

How so!

#ou $ust are.

& frightening question raised itself.

I am you.

He thin$s quietly.

%oon I must disappear.

He glances at the shape.

&ake me again as soon as you can.

8&wa$en.=His "en were already wo$en,

6&ll "en to your posts96

and they were already at their posts.

His lips separate, and he tries hard to hear what co"es out but he can only "a$e out...

Lonely in the dark

Hurry up and make me spark

All I want is company

Please oh please oh let me free

&fter the creature appears he rises.

&y mission was to succeed not perfect.

#ou're leaving!

He wal$s to the light.

here are you going!

He disappears.


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Bnaccusto"ed to lengthy "otions, his "echanical bones crac$.

6Cou loo$ rusty, "y friend.6

The fa"iliar voice is


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in a harsh reality.

& tear rolled down Hogoreal’s chee$. nly she could stab hi" li$e that. +t was too late for if

onlys, and the ti"e they had spent together see"ed li$e a distant "e"ory. Totally overpowered

by the urge he had felt so strongly in his youth to create life.

hen did it begin? He thought. hen did he start obsessing about a creature that did not e%ist.How could he have left #ary for such a pointless endeavor. How could he have spent so long in

the lab? as that why he ta$en the surgery; to never need to step out again? ould he even

call it obsession? (o it was "ore than that. *ut it didn)t "atter now. He was out of the trance; he

had to get away. &s far as he could fro" the lab.

+t ta$es an hour for hi" to stop. hile wal$ing in the soft war"th of su""er night, he hears a

rustle. This is how he "eets the i""ortal couple that e%plain to hi" what happened in his

absence.

6The towers,6 she giggles, 6that’s where "ost are.6

6Averyone plays there.6

6--we usually play forever, but once in a while we have to breathe--6

6+t gets cra*yy --6

6--"ost people though,6 she paused eerily, 6never leave.6

Hogoreal as$s when they too$ the surgery.

The boy begins to answer, 6+ too$ it when + was 2F--=

8+ when + was :.6 She wraps her body around his ar", 6+ was scared at first,6 she squir"s, 6but it

went by s"ooth. 1eal s"ooth6

6hen did you ta$e it?6 They as$.Hogoreal says the nu"ber.

6Cou)re old,6 she giggles, 6"y date counter says +)" thirty.6

6Cou loo$ twenty.6

They $iss.

Hogoreal leaves before they play.

+n the "eadows, he "eets a self proclai"ed her"it.

6That invention is the worst thing ever96

The "an, he noticed, had a habit of beco"ing critical of everything. +t is i"possible to

co""unicate when he is li$e this--when he beco"es a great i"penetrable wall of pessi"is".

6Gust cu! you)re i""ortal don)t "ean you’re alive. &ll the" i""ortals in the" towers ain)t96

Hogoreal waits. hen the "an is worn out he begins to tal$ again, 6what do they do up there?6

This answer is surprisingly short. 65ill ti"e.6

6Have you ever been there?6

6Ceap, bac$ in "y youth + had real bad case of hole-in-"y-heart. + thought the towers could fi%

"e--patch "e, of course they didn)t. + slipped out before + got suc$ed in.6

6o you plan on ta$ing the surgery?6


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ith the director out of the picture, the scientists lost the glue that held the" together. +t

wasn’t long before they each went their separate ways--ta$ing with the" life’s for"ula. They left

the first creation in the hand of the ar"y--under the watch of high ran$ing officers. The officers

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see the truth. The ca"eras al"ost never saw reality--the statue preferred privacy, so it sent lies

to their lenses, and "ade the" see repeated "onotone i"ages.

The statue had survived the bea"s, so he had won the battle. Though very few would be able

to tell he was a he now.

The scars were deep, and he felt li$e heavy stone; "oving was very difficult in his ruined body.

He tried to sit up--his vertebrae crac$ed.His "uscle cra"ped; they refused to obey.

The "otion caused a s"all avalanche. S$in rolled down his battered bac$ and landed la"ely on

the floor. *lood followed eagerly and one by one by tin$ling one, each fla$e fell until a s"all pile

of "i%ture for"ed, and when it reached its pea$, the evil horrid gnawing heat--burnt the s$in and

ate the blood, leaving behind tiny red fla$es and residues of sun crushed drea"s. The figure

was still again; with his head tilted up, and his bac$ arched in an S, and his e"pty hollow eyes

staring at the blinding bulbs.

& queer procedure co""enced. /irst, with the accu"ulation of white stuff, and accelerated,

until it see"ed the gelatinous liquid would pour down fro" his eyes. *efore it could drop, the

liquid hardened, and "oved up--s"oothening any irregularity to finally for" two set of perfect

eyeballs. (e%t ca"e his nose; /irst cartilage was set. Then "uscle was added, and finally brand

new s$in--sa"e for his outer ear, which before had been un-present.

+nside hi", blood "iraculously reappeared, and spread--throughout the parched earth of his

body--through hollowed, shriveled arteries. His heart contracted, newly resuscitated, and

pu"ped the life enabling liquid with heavy thirsty thu"ps.

The long gashes all over his body closed; his s$in--no longer charcoaled. His body had gone

fro" statue--to the real thing--a living hu"an being.

He swallowed so"e air. /illed his lungs with unnecessary o%ygen, and e%haled. Stea" blasted

fro" his lips; bac$ and head; /ingers and ar"s' every pore in his body let loose a continuous 4et

of "oisture.

The air was full of it now--a hot, fiery, ocean of stea".The figure stood within it, now healed, and stretched, as if awo$en fro" a drea".

ith the stea" running all about, the ca"eras around hi" were ha!y outlines. (ot that anyone

could see hi" through their fogged lenses; he had "ade sure of that already. The fat "an

behind the screen would only see a slu"bering shape.

The figure wal$ed to the corner, and waved his hand; li$e "agic two boo$s appeared' iary of a

god, and Avents of the past.

He levitated both boo$s, and flipped their pages.

&t the starting point, his face beca"e that of a "aster conductor' cal", co"posed, and very

"uch in charge. He flic$ed his s"all, now plu"p fingers, and filled three hundred pages Din each

boo$E with an invisible pen. aved his hand again, and the boo$s disappeared. Turned around,

and wal$ed bac$ to his chair. Sat down; scooted the white chair closer to the table; laid his ar"s

on its glistening white surface; for"ed a sort of fleshy cushion; set his head atop it, then went to

bed--his s$in gushing blood and stea" all the while.

Two hours later, radiation was cleared fro" the roo". Heat di"inished, and the doors began to

open.

+n front of the", the scientist waited patiently. +t would ta$e a while for the "any lead plates to


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separate.

The scientist was wearing a bio suit, but fear still bested hi"; pushing hi", several feet away

fro" the entrance.

Aven this far--with the protective suit on--he could still feel the scorching heat. The scientist

opened the door. The "any lead plates that trapped radiation separated, blasting hi" with

intense heat.The scientist too$ a step--4ust one--and called out.

&s usual the figures s$in was charcoaled, and he was resting--all he ever did. The scientist

wondered why the thing slept so "uch? hy it didn)t 4ust heal itself, or shield itself while inside

the cell? hy it allowed hi" to treat it li$e he did?

These questions, li$e "any others, were left unanswered.

6a$e up96 The scientist shouted again.

The figure coc$ed his head, and loo$ed at the scientist with e"pty soul-less eyes. They were

blac$ holes of terror--unending vorte%es of hatred.

+nside the suit, the scientist s$in glistened with sweat. How did it $now where he was? ould it

see hi" without eyes?

&s usual, the plu"p "an was frightened, but then he re"e"bered there was only one door, and

the creature could still hear.

6a$e up96 The scientist shouted even louder.

+n a flash the creature’s eyes reappeared. He stared daggers at the scientist. His blac$ beady

teeth separated, and slurred, 6Sorry + couldn)t hear you through the infections in "y ear--wait +

don)t have one.6 The figure laughed--a boo"ing slur.

He stood; dried fla$es of s$in and possibly blood fell down li$e an avalanche. /ro" afar the

creature loo$ed shriveled, and was surprisingly s"all with bony blac$ened fingers. Aach step he

too$ upon produced a hiss, and the s"ell of burnt s$in, as his charcoal feet stepped on the fiery

ground.

The scientist wondered how such a thing could be alive--surely its heart had stopped beating. +tloo$ed li$e a dried out shell of a !o"bie.

6hat)s a !o"bie?6 The scientist 4u"ped; shivers ran down his spine, it had read his "ind

again. 6+ lac$ $nowledge of the--6

6--be quiet9 Cou frea$96

The creature opened his "outh and blew out a 4et of stea" that toppled the scientist. The

scientist squir"ed li$e an upturned beetle. Stood bac$ up--cursing--fearing the beast for all it

stood.

He hated the creature, and its power, and the fact it could $ill hi" on a whi".

The creature crossed the door; entered the saunas air conditioned e%terior, and li$e "agic its

s$in ca"e bac$--everything healed.

The scientist didn)t $now which of its phases was "ore terrifying' it)s !o"bie li$e phase, or how

it loo$ed now.

Too "uch li$e a hu"an, with its s"all nose and ears; huge eyes and disproportioned head; little

hands and feet; "inute fra"e and torso; the figure loo$ed li$e a child.

6here are we going today, daddy .6

The scientist forced a s"ile. (o "atter how "any ti"es the creature said that line it never

stopped bothering hi". 6e)re going to the laboratory; today will be a fun one.6


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6*ut daddy , + hate it there--you always hurt "e there.6

The scientist didn)t bother with lies, 6yes, yes + do.6

They chatted idly to their predeter"ined script. &cting out "oves that see"ed si"ple when

glanced upon, but were full "alice and calculation of acute "agnitudes. Such was the nature of

their hatred. +t was an une%plainable feeling, so deep and great, every day)s purpose was toinflict da"age on the other. Avery second a new opportunity to see how far they could plunge

the other to deliriu".

Aach had different "ethods of achieving their goal' The scientist inflicted physical da"age;

while the figure inflicted a subtle "ental type.

The true winner would be the first to $ill the other; what better way to e%press your hatred than

to $ill who" you hate.

The figure could not be $illed, so it was up to hi" to end this despicable ga"e of theirs, and only

because their ga"e was co"ing to a close, the figure would let the let the "an have his fun. &

farewell gift before the final shot.

6an + hold your hand daddy ?6

6f course.6

6Than$s, the halls always scare "e; they)re so dar$--how)s "o""y.6 #o""yGulia, the

scientist wife.

6She)s getting better.6

6(o she)s not.6 The scientist dug nails into the figures fragile hands. 6She)s dying--she)ll die

to"orrow.6

6She)ll have the surgery; everything will be fine.6

The boy laughed, 6she)ll die daddy , to"orrow, '>:, "o""y will go bye bye.6

The scientist snapped--the boy had won the round. He turned around and screa"ed, 6don)t you

&1A do &(CTH+(< to #C Gulia9 +f you touch her +)ll "a$e your life a living HA0096The boy loo$ed at the scientist with cute little evil eyes, 6Cou shouldn)t rant daddy , you)ll get a

stro$e. &nd even if + do $ill her there)s not "uch you can do; "y life is already a living hell.6

They wal$ed in silence, holding each other)s hands, hating each other)s guts.

The door to the lab opened, and they ca"e in loo$ing li$e father and son.

Averything was ready. The equip"ent "eant to torture the boy was set and prepared.

The plu"p scientist s"iled; he would have his fun. 60et)s strap you up Gacob we don)t want you

"oving--6

6--+ hate it when you call "e that. Cou always hurt "e when you call "e that.6

6on)t worry, it)ll only hurt a bit, it)ll be over before you $now it.6

The pain was unbearable.

/irst the plu"p "an fired a laser at his ar". The child screa"ed in agony as his ar" was neatly

cut off. The scientist "oved to the other one, ta$ing his sweet ti"e; high and behind the glass,

he 4ittered li$e a bug, and his eyes gave off a wild feral loo$. He chopped off the other ar", and


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finished with a fluid stri$e; cutting down both legs in one go. *lood did not flow, the stubs were

burnt to dar$ crisps. The child laid--handless, legless--hyperventilating.

The plu"p "an ca"e bac$; wondering why the creature had not healed itself already. He was

giddy with e%cite"ent--could not wait for the ne%t round of torture.

He bounced in a happy trot until he heard a croa$. 6addy . . . "a$e it stop. #a$e the hurt go

away.6The scientist fro!e' Those were his son)s e%act words after he had fallen. The scientist loo$ed at

the boy; his dead li"bs, and his twisted pain filled face, and too$ a step bac$, not believing he

had beco"e again--a "urderer. 6+)" sorry Gacob, +)" so sorry, +-+ didn)t "ean to-6

6--+s that the e%cuse you had when you $illed hi".6

6How--6 the scientist stopped hi"self.

He loo$ed up; wiped fog of the suits glass, and saw the creature)s dead li"bs turn to dust. (ew

li"bs grew, replacing the lost ones. The creature’s face was cal"--without a trace of pain.

The scientist laughed. +t didn)t "atter how the creature $new. +ts li"bs were bac$--he could

have his fun. 6Cou should have $ept that faIade,6 said the plu"p "an as he too$ out a whip. 6+

really thought you were going to die.6 +f the others had been here, he never could have gotten

away with using it, nor the laser. 6*ut since you)re alive + guess + can continue-6 he was

genuinely happy they had died. ith the" gone he could do anything. 6--Torturing you until you

die.6

He didn)t re"e"ber buying it. ne day it had appeared in his living roo" with a note that

spelled, 6have fun6. The sudden gift had "ade hi" happy; it see"ed the gods were on his side.

6on)t worry Gacob it)ll only hurt a bit--before you $now it it)ll be over and you)ll be dead.6

+t)d be so "uch better if it was Gacob who" he did this too, but his son was dead, and unli$e the

rascal, the creature would never die--he could torture it forever.

He untied the whip and tested it; "a$ing the air crac$ with the suit on was hard. He was slower

than he would have been if off, but he couldn)t wait another second. Suit off or on he could still

inflict pain.6So what if + $illed hi"96 He swung it--slicing the figures chest. 6+t was an accident, + swear96

Tears fell behind his transparent "as$. He swung it again--harder. The whip struc$ the boy’s

face, and cut both lips in half. The scientist laughed giddily, and put on another "as$, 6he had it

co"ing, he deserved to die96 He switched "as$s, then swung one "ore ti"e, 6he ruined

everything96 The whip sliced the boy)s chest; blood 4u"ped, and landed everywhere.

The scientist bellowed li$e a beast, swung again, and again; alternating between bouts of giddy

laughter, and cries of desperation.

&fter 2J stri$es the suit beca"e too full of sweat. He could no longer see his victi" through its

foggy glass, so he un!ipped it, and too$ it off.

hen he loo$ed bac$ at the prey, the blood and lacerated s$in were gone--he s"iled

feverishly--he would get to do it all over once "ore9

He whipped for hours; sweat "i%ing with tears. S"iling so wide his lips cut right through his

chee$s.

He whipped endlessly, "oaning in ecstasy--wishing the "o"ent could last forever.

He whipped until the creature beca"e a "esh of bro$en s$in and flesh. Bntil his face was a

crisscross of cuts. Bntil his whole body glowed red, yet why, with all the pain he was

ad"inistering, was it so cal"? hy did it loo$ so . . . condescending?


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4ust here yesterday. o + really have to register?6

6+f you are not registered please line up and do so.6

67lease, "y wife is dying96

The robot nurse loo$ed at hi" with the e"otionless eyes all borgs have, 6if you are not

registered, please line up and do so.6

The pig sla""ed his pal"s on the table; he could not afford to waste any "ore ti"e. He wouldhave to pull out all his cards.

He s"iled arrogantly at the nurse, who registered the s"ile li$e any other, and said 6you $now

what, + don)t have to.6 He too$ out his badge, 6+ wor$ in the reation epart"ent. (ow e%cuse

"e there)s so"ewhere + need to be.6

The *org nurse told hi" to wait--he obeyed with reluctance.

&s she scanned his card, the pig was than$ful he had gone through the process the other day;

had he used his card that day it would have been i"possible to use it now. The govern"ent had

rules about privileges. He could only use his reation-card-free-pass once a wee$, and if he

used it two wee$s in a row, he would not be able to use it for the ne%t. These rules were

especially enforced for low ran$ing "e"bers of his depart"ent; in other words--hi". Had he left

before the nurse scanned his card, he would have been assaulted and restrained by security

borgs. They always hid in the shadows, waiting for rule brea$ers.

He left as soon as the borg said, 6you "ay-6, and ran to the visitors elevator. He had been luc$y

it was only on the @th floor. He punched 2F, and after three seconds it was there. He entered,

glad there was no one in, and chec$ed the ti"e on his holo-pad.

+t was '23, and the figure had awo$en. He rose his head off his ar"s, and loo$ed up to where

the pig should be. The pig was not there. The pig had chosen to watch his wife die. The figure

prepared hi"self. He had never $illed before, but there was a first for everything--soon the

creature would $ill.

The pig entered li$e sloth. Bp to this point he had acted in a rush, but now, near the door, a

deep unsettling fear roc$ed his heart. hat if his wife was dead?

The creature opened +ts eye; the one in its "ind. The one that could see so "uch "ore.

+t saw the pig open the door, and stare at his wife, and felt the tension that rung in the air. The

creature $new he had pro"ised to $ill his wife at '3, but now, as it felt the tension build up, it

$new it had to $ill the wo"an soon. The creature was always li$e that. +t always bro$e

pro"ises--even those to itself. &fter four gracious "inutes, the creature flic$ed its bony,

charcoaled finger. The "illion nano-bots inside her responded, and swa" to her heart; there

they e%ploded, rupturing her coronary artery--$illing her instantly.

The pig entered; his wife was fine. Her breathing was labored, but she was alive. r Bdin was

on his holo-pad, he was sweating, typing quic$ly. He loo$ed up for a second, and said, 6hello r.

5ra"er.6

The pig responded, 6hello r Bdin.6

6+ hope the drive wasn)t too long.6

6+t was fine, but + had a proble" co"ing up; you didn)t register "e.6


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61eally9 +)" so very sorry. + forgot. &s you can see +)" very busy.6

6Ces, + can see, but "ay it not happen again. + wasted a lot of precious ti"e.6

6+ assure you it will--6 His wife was dead.

Gust li$e that his wife was dead. ithout any warning the beeps stopped, and her "onitor was a

perfect straight line.

octor Bdin)s "outh was open wide. His fingers had lost their purpose; they hovered uselesslyabove the transparent $eyboard of his holo-co". 6Guuuliiiiiaaaaaaa96

r Bdin yelped--r 5ra"er had scared his living daylights. The pig was running for the

defibrillators. He grasped the" with his oversi!ed hands, ran bac$ to his wife; sat on top of her--

his weight crushing her dead bones, and began shoc$ing her.

He roared--as tears ran down his chee$s.

He roared--as his heart overflowed with 4oy. /inally, finally, his wife was dead.

&fter eleven shoc$s, the pig stopped. He would very "uch en4oy playing with her dead body, but

doctor Bdin was watching, and there was only so "uch dra"a the "an could allow. +t was

obvious, by now, that she was dead and no a"ount of electricity could revive her. &ny nor"al

"an would $now it by now, and acting very "uch li$e a nor"al pig, he got off her and

screa"ed, 6it)s all your /&B0T96

r Bdin, behind hi", only saw his bac$-not his face--as the pig shoc$ed her. &ll he had seen

was a desperate "an trying to revive his lover, 6yes, + $now-.6

6--+)" G&+0+(< you, CB $illed "y wife96

6#r 5ra"er, please, cal" down. Cour wife is dead, there)s nothing +, or anyone--can do.6

6*e quiet. *e quiet. *e LB+AT996

6#r 5ra"er9 That)s enough96

The pig loo$ed at the "an, 6first our son, now her. The gods really do wish "e to suffer, don)t

they.6

6#r 5ra"er, you $now that)s false. &ll of this was bad luc$, 4ust bad luc$.6

6+t)ll ta$e 2 hour for the gravediggers to get here. +)ll be ta$ing "y leave now.6

6here are you going?6

6To the si"ulators. There)s no point in staying here any"ore. Two people have died under "y

care. +)ll be fired; your new doctor will "ost li$ely be a *org.6

6-r B-6

6--it)s over. #y career is over. There)s nothing + or anyone can do. &ll that)s left is to relive the

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6Cou)ve co"e a long way brother. How long you been here?6

6/orty years; give or ta$e.6

6an + as$, how old you are? Cou loo$ $inda fleshy. Cou haven)t ta$en the surgery--have you?6

/leshy talk a(out rude0

The only sound in the car gradually beca"e the whee!e of the old ta%i)s engine.

6+)" sorry + didn)t "ean to call ya fat--it)s been long since +)ve seen flesh--+ forgot its other"eaning. (owadays everyone ta$es the surgery--it)s sic$ening, it really is.6 The hippy too$ a

puff, 6it)s nice to $now +)" not the only sane person left on this side of the planet.6

The pig nodded in agree"ent; ta$ing the surgery was the stupidest thing a "an could do.6Cou)re

right. + don)t understand people. hy "ust they luster for a body not given to the" by god. They

should be pleased with what they have.6

6There so silly. &ll of the". Aventually everyone dies; they)re 4ust stalling the inevitable with

"achines.6

The pig was e%ited; the hippy wasn)t a failure at all. He was one of those rare people that loo$ed

stupid, but were actually not. 6Cou’re s"arter than you loo$, why do you s"o$e--then.6

6+ don)t $now, it)s stupid, but + guess + do it cause it "a$es "e happy. How about you; you)re in a

worse shape than +, you see" intellectual, yet--why do you do eat so?6

The pig laughed heartily. The hippy had 4ust called hi" fat.

+t had been a long ti"e since he had laughed--reali!ing you were a hypocrite so"eti"es did

that.

The pig loo$ed at the "an, 6so what’s your day 4ob? Cou can)t be a full ti"e driver, that sentence

was full of subtle aristocratic hu"or. & si"ple driver could never have pulled that off.6

The "an too$ a puff, 6+ used to be a philosopher.6

The pig gasped. 7hilosophy was the highest regarded of all sciences. reation--only "ore

rewarded because it could be "ilitari!ed.

(o science could par with the philosophical depart"ent. &ll world leader as of date had "a4ored

in it, it was as influential as loo$ed highly upon.6+ used to teach their classes.6

Their classes9 The pig laughed, now that he could not believe. Cou had to be a saint to teach

philosophy.

6Cou don)t believe "e?6

6+t)s a hard state"ent to swallow.6

6True enough.6

The whine too$ over again. /illing the cab)s every crevice.

6hat)s your na"e--+ forgot to as$.6

60u$e, 0u$e 5ra"er.6

6(ice to "eet you 0u$e 5ra"er.6

6(ice to "eet you too . . .6

67lato, 7lato Gohnson.6

67lato--the 7lato96 The pig laughed again--in the end the hippy was nothing but an i"poster.

6(ice to "eet you 7lato Gohnson,6 said the pig sarcastically.

The driver too$ another puff, 6were here,6 he said s"iling.

The pig loo$ed out the window, they were. He s"iled, hiding behind his "as$ an avalanche of


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laughter, and said to the driver, 6than$s for the drive. +t was great spea$ing to you 7lato.6

6The feeling is "utual. + hope we "eet again.6

6+ do too.6

The pig e%ited the cab, and waved goodbye as its driver continued on to his un$nown location.

nce the cab was out of sight he e%ploded with laughter. They would never "eet again, the pig

$new this "uch, but it had been very entertaining spea$ing to hi". He was an a"a!ingi"poster.

The pig turned away fro" the road--towards the lab. He had never thought of it as creepy, but

this afternoon, he felt a slight chill run up his bac$. Had the air always been this cold, he

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entered in a rush--than$ful to get away fro" the cold.

+t was war" inside, as it should be during su""er. The pig too$ off his clothes and wal$ed

around na$ed. He entered the shower, and ran the water.

hen the bath tub was full, he poured soap in it.

He entered slowly. (or"ally he would have ta$en a shower, but he had to cal" his racing

nerves. He could not face the creature li$e this.hen he was done he wal$ed to the "onitor. Karious live footages were displayed on it. He

glanced at the sauna)s interior and noticed so"ething odd. The creature was not within it. The

pig bac$ed away fro" the screen. He was beyond dis"ay. The creature was free.

His eyes darted--footage to footage. Searching for the creature. There you are, he thought with

a s"ile when he found it.

The creature was ta$ing the elevator; he would arrive in ten "inutes.

The pig did not bother with how)s; the creatures "ethod of escape was the last thing in his

"ind. The fact it had, "ade his plans easier. He now had an e%cuse to $ill it.

The pig dressed hi"self quic$ly.

He too$ his pad out of his pants and synced it to the "onitors.

Then ran, pad in hand to the security offices.

The section had been built as a precaution. Should the speci"en 5A0K+( beco"e aggressive,

or show signs of aggression, they were to $ill it i""ediately.

The pig had undergone intense training--he was an e%pert "ar$s"en.

He slid in his access card; the door opened with a "etallic crea$. The pig entered, and turned

on the lights. His eyes beca"e teary fro" the sight. His lips cut right through his chee$s; he was

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The pig raised the "achine gun.

6Cour early birthday gift.6

6See"s a little sinister for a birthday gift.6

6+)" sure you)ll love it though.6

He pulled the trigger. 6H&77C *+1TH&C9996

1&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&9The creature staggered bac$.

He pulled it again.

1&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&9

&nd again.

1&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&T&9

&nd again. &nd again.

The creature slu"ped. ith half its s$ull obliterated, brain goop rained on the carpet.

The pig had been e%pecting 4oy, instead a wave of sadness gripped hi".

He had lost his wife, his son, and now the creature. The hole in his heart reappeared. He loo$ed

around--for so"ething, anything. There was nothing. (othing could help hi" forget the pain.

A%cept--he lowered hi"self, and caressed its head, 6co"e bac$. Cou always co"e bac$. o"e

bac$. o"e bac$, da""it9 on)t end the ga"e li$e this.6 The pig did not li$e this. He wanted

fun. 67lease, 4ust co"e bac$.6

The pig grasped the rifle. Slowly, he shifted its opening to his head. He felt the trigger, and fired.

1aco( I'm coming.

The pig was floating. He saw hi"self push his son. Gacob fell down the balcony.

He saw Gacob give the pad to his wife; The face she "ade when she saw the picture' the

creature beaten up. The pig would raise his hands and try to e%plain, 6they were 4uste%peri"ents,6 he would say, but the wife would not listen. The boy in the picture loo$ed as

young as Gacob. She pro"ised to never let the pig near their son.

Ti"e s$ipped forward, and the pig saw his wife. She had been gardening when she saw her boy

drop fro" their "ansion.

Her heart did not withstand the shoc$. She was wea$ of the "ind and heart. She quic$ly

succu"bed to co"a.

The pig 4u"ped down.

He had been fitter bac$ then--"ore so fro" the precautionary training. He landed soundlessly,

ne%t to his boy, and too$ a $neel.

6addy, please "a$e the pain go away,6 his son would say.

The pig loo$ed at the boy. +t)s all your fault he wanted to screa". Cou brought it upon yourself he

wanted to shout. +f you hadn)t been disobedient. +f you hadn)t been curious. +f you hadn)t shown

her the pictures, none of this would have happened.

+n the end the pig said none of this. He cried guiltily, and croa$ed, 6it)ll go away. +t)ll go away

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The gun disappeared. So did the blood, the creature, and its brains. The pig s"iled. Though he

failed he was happy. He $new the ga"e was co"ing to a close, but he did not "ind this ending.

eath was better than the hole. eath was better than boredo".

The pig wiped his tears, 6than$ you9 Than$ you, for dragging the ga"e this long. Than$ you for

putting up with "y--=


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Act One

Past


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urrently + a" in a cell.

The scientists have already begun to forget about "e. This will eventually give "e "ore ti"e to

write.

So far + can only spend several hours in here before being coa%ed into participating in

e%peri"ents.

+ say coa%ed because +)" not forced to do so, not at all.They thin$ that they)re safe--with "e in here. They thin$ pathetic threats are the reasons for "y

obedience.

Hah9 How wrong they are9 +t)s &ngel, she)s the reason. They can)t $ill "e9 Their threats are null9

+t is + that can $ill the"9 Gust by thought + can $ill everyone in this co"pound.

+t)s true they have cubes, but + can brea$ the".

+t)s true too that + a" :3 "eters below sea level, but depth and steel are no "atch for "e.

+ control everything, be it roc$, soil, steel, even the blood flow of a "a4or cranial artery. + can see

everything. /ro" the pulse of a "an halfway around the world, to the future. (othing can

escape "y sight. (o one can escape "y control. &nd if + wished it be, no one would escape "y

wrath.

+ $illed hi".

& scientist. & haughty hot headed scientist. + truly despised hi".

+t was si"ple really, the process. + loo$ed for his body, searched for an artery, then popped the

little weasel.

nly &ngel $nows it)s "e.

(ot that it "atters, he was basically overdue. & glutton through and through.

+ don)t even $now his na"e. That)s 4ust how useless he was.

+ can feel doubts beginning to rise.#y "ind beginning to tu"ble. id + do the right thing? as $illing hi" really 4ustifiable?

+ went outside earth. + felt it. The universe. + had run away fro" the truth. /ro" the fact that +)" a

"urderer.

+)" spending too "uch ti"e alone. here)s &ngel?

or$ing on the eraser, no doubt.

(ot "uch + can do with her away--+)ll continue writing--+)ll 4ust change topic, write about the

others. Those besides "e that were "ade.

+ was the first for"ed. There were >,@J atte"pts to create "e.

>,@JF ti"es + had to die, wait and hope that + could stay a little longer, live a little longer, and +

did.

0ittle by little they beca"e better, these scientist, until they for"ed "e.

+ say for"ed because that)s what happened. + was for"ed out of their curiosity, not born out of

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+t too$ @3 years to create "e. & fully functioning "e. @3 years in and out of the dar$--those were

not pleasant ti"es.

&fter "e those created go in the order of Sa4it, 5atelyn, Tony, 0ira, Ga"es, #adeline, Sophie,

#elissa "y &ngel, and 7hillip.

+ have na"es for the others too, na"es that were chosen by "e. +t was not easy na"ing the",but + believe these na"es are "uch better than those given by the scientists.

+t goes in the sa"e order.

+)ll start with "e' The /irst, The o"ple%, The &ll 5nowing, The Blti"ate D+ have yet to thin$ up

of an accurate na"e for "yselfE, Sa4it' The unning D#y only equal in tacticsE, 5atelyn' The

Special Dbecause her ability is one of a $indE, Tony' The Selfish DTo hi" only survival "attersE,

0ira' The *eautiful Sna$e D*e watchful of her veno"E, Ga"es' The Hul$ D(a"ed for his

Herculean strengthE, #adeline' The controller DShe controls all, e%cluding those that were

#&A. + had to restrain her power else she would have been able to control all, even +E, Sophie'

The *oo$ wor" D(a"ed for her ability to read the "ind. + also altered her abilities--she cannot

read "ineE, #elissa' #y *eautiful, 7erfect, ne and nly &ngel DShe can see the future, li$e

"e, and can read "inds, e%cept for "ine. +t)d brea$ her heart, she "ust not $now what thoughts

reside in itE, last of all is 7hilip or' ia"ond The +""ortal #onster D#y greatest fear. He cannot

be $illedE.

There were others too that were "ade, but because they were for"ed in the haste of the eraser

fever, they were not "ade as well as we were.

Ti"e hasn)t really passed neither have + stopped writing. + 4ust felt it appropriate as + a" about to

reach a very co"ple% sub4ect. + "ust now spea$ of the past, and the events that led up to "y

creation--F:J years ago--when hu"ans began landing and cultivating "ars. hen the plan for

lifelong space voyage began to e"erge. hen all countries united to create THA B(+TA


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will soon beco"e apparent... e need "ore support fro" your leaders... ith adequate funding

history will soon be "ade...6

6(ow you as$ for the support of our leaders--we cannot allow this outrage to continue...

Averyone, all the "en and wo"en in the countries who have strayed fro" the righteous path...

Kote to end these atrocities...6The "a4ority voted for increased funding.

The "inority decided then to ta$e it a"ong the"selves to stop the creation of clones by

bloc$ading all "a4or laboratories. Though the scientist did not use these facilities for cloning,

they sent out *orgs to capture and sei!e the soon to be labeled terrorist, without a drop of

blood.

ecades passed and people began to learn of the lives of the wo"en lost trying to give birth to

clones. ne wo"an interviewed cried, 6They pro"ised wealth to "y fa"ily, and borgs to tend

our crops, and they did. They told "e it was li$ely + would not survive for long; this too was the

truth. *ut they never told "e they had struc$ a deal with "y daughter, not 4ust her but all those

of "y village.6 The wo"an burst in tears, her heart gave out later that afternoon.

1eports li$e these flooded the news, all cleverly orchestrated by the scientists.

#arches continued, 6you see now loo$ at the terror cloning brings; a dead wo"an, her poor

daughter stolen fro" her... 0oo$ at the evil cloning brings96

The scientist responded, 6did we not give the" what they wanted, we pro"ised prosperity to her

village, + assure you this had been given...6

These reports occurred in election dates, and instead of ca"paigning to buy the public)s votes,

anti-cloning leaders focused on these reports, using the" to prove the vileness of cloning.

hether right or wrong--in the end they lost when 7ro cloning politicians filled all offices.=

*y now the scientist beca"e "uch bolder, de"anding "ore and "ore.

& fa"ous speech given around F@22, said 6why "ust we toil if we can let these clones toil for

us.... they will be produced fro" the strongest and s"artest of "en... finally, the hu"an race will

be fully able to digitali!e.... no longer will the average citi!en have to return to the 1eal, instead

he can stay, if our efforts succeed, forever in the digital real"9 So + as$ you how can you not

increase funding after all these benefits9 Kote now. +ncrease funding96

So"ehow "ost of earth)s population was satisfied. Hu"ans are lovers of technology and haters

of labor, but there were still "a4or anti-cloning groups out there--ready to co""it acts of terror

for their cause. So"e 1eligious groups who believed the scientist were "a$ing devils, others

si"ply fearful ordinary "en. *ut their efforts were null. (o "atter how "any riots, "arches,

speeches they had, they could never defeat the scientists. &ll they had was speculation, the

scientist had facts, and the public, and "ost leaders on their side.

6#y brothers wail for all, for what terrible atrocities are co""itted inside the white sterile labs of

our beloved scientist... e cannot let this continue... They will con4ure never before seen

de"ons... e "ust not let the" open 7andora)s bo%96

6when ever has progress spouted devils.... *orgs, you all feared the" but have they ever been

less than angels, than$s to the" you live easier lives... progress is "ade to educate the people


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fro" being devils, progress is positive... would , THA B(+TA


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&s a reader you "ust be thin$ing it can)t be that hard to "ove an asteroid. ell it)s not, but bac$

then they had no cubes or pellets. That would co"e later "uch later, F33 years after the first

clones landed on "ars.

The ti"e period +)" tal$ing about is Fth century. Historians call this period the crossroad,

because hu"anity had "any routes to choose fro"' To do nothing and be obliterated by+"pending oo", to flee to "ars, or to use "ars ores to create a "assive weapon that could

deflect or destroy an asteroid. +f they did nothing Aarth would be destroyed so"eti"e within

2st century. +f they fled to "ars there would be a high chance that the obliteration of earth

would create catastrophically si!ed "eteors that would head to "ars. +f they used "ars to

create a "assive asteroid destroyer, they would destroy the asteroid, save earth, but destroy

"ars in the process. bviously the later was the best choice, but one "ight as$ why not 4ust use

earth to create the first cube? ell, if you used earth, it would be hollowfied, "eaning it would

be hollow--void of all useful "inerals. hich would be a sad thing to do to our "other planet, so

why not do it to another unpopulated planet whose actions we ta$e on it won)t affect whole

ecosyste"s.

(o one really $new what would happen after a planet was void of its core. The scientists had

theories, doo"sday theories, but until it would be done to "ars, no one would really $now.

*esides ti"es being what they were there was a chance that the constant "eddling and digging

of hu"ans had already left earth hollow.

+)ll stop for now. The past can wait. + "ust now spea$ of the future. hat will happen

to "e after the "ind wipe.

+n F years and two "onth, + will be brought to the scientists lab, step up on to the podiu", and

have "y "e"ories erased.

f course being "e it)s effect will be abnor"al. The + that + a" now will be ripped fro" "y body.

& new being will rise, and he shall "ostly control "y body for the re"ainder of our lives. hat isthe difference between new 5evin and "e? (othing really, it)ll $inda be li$e watching "yself

live--e%cept it)s not "e--it)s so"eone else.

+n a way he will have a better life than +. He will have a father and a "other, and a quasi-nor"al

life. He will have no friends. He)ll be a watcher, a constant observer of his surroundings. He will

laugh at their co""ents, but never co"e in contact. eep down, he)ll $now he)s different--not

the sa"e. He won)t $now the truth--the secret--that he was as "ade, but he)ll feel 4ust li$e + do,

he)ll feel 4ust how different he is fro" hu"ans.

Throughout this boo$ + will relay "y feelings, thoughts, and wishes about certain

"atters. + have already done so in previous topics so + won)t change this habit. This also "eans

+ will give you insight into how the "e of the after wipe will feel about certain events. This is not

li"ited to his "ind. That said, + believe it)s ti"e + began the tale of the one and only, great and


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Ces, + will begin this story, this tale before the turning point, before the beginning of the end.

hy? So that you can see 5evin as he was. So that you can see hi" before he beca"e a

soulless beast. *ecause at the beginning, before the beginning of the end, he had a soul.


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Act Two

Present


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School Days

+t was 'FJ and as usual a fa"iliar student was "a$ing his way through the soon to be

e"pty hall. His sharp, calculating eyes flirted whichever way loo$ing for subtle openings; "any

things were on his "ind. He too$ a brief loo$ at his watch, and read 'F. (ot wasting anyti"e

he pic$ed up the pace; running faster and faster, all the while !ig!agging, sliding, and squishing

past the dwindling glob of students. Their bic$ering, swearing, and occasional shouting were all

brought to a sudden halt as he sped by--only to begin with hi" as the new topic.

'FN' His ti"e was running out. He !oo"ed in on his classroo")s door and saw stragglers enter

the roo". I can make it too he thought 23 seconds that's all I need .

His teacher ca"e out. He hesitated. ait a minute--he re"e"bered. 0i$e yesterday he would

not "a$e it. He wished he did not have such an abnor"al bac$pac$. He re"e"bered

yesterday’s collision with #rs #organ. He had to learn fro" history. He had to stop hisunstoppable "o"entu". He tried. His 4ets ripped, his an$le twisted, and he tripped : feet fro"

her.

#rs #organ beca"e aware of hi". She "oved in ti"e to dodge, but not in ti"e to save her

sanity.

5evin’s instincts too$ over. Soon he would hit the wall. He had to let go of the bac$pac$. That

was the only way he would survive. He too$ the straps off. The bac$pac$ slowed and floated

behind hi". He reali!ed it would crush hi". He had to slow his speed so it could reach the wall

first. He dragged his hand on the ground. There was a loud screech, and a crash when the

bac$pac$ punched through the wall.

+f you were an attentive student or "aybe a bored one, you would have heard four distinctivesounds as the bell rung. The first one would be a short but heavy thud. Slightly "etallic, but too

quiet to gain the others attention. This thud was followed by the actual bell. +n the "idst of the

bell, a loud crash reverberated through and around the classroo" walls. &t that point, if you

weren)t pee$ing outside you soon would be, for as the bell ended a new one begun. (ot a ding,

but high pitched shrie$, that transitioned to an ear popping screa" that rang throughout the

school. +t was the deafening screa" of hysterical teacher that had 4ust survived a near death

e%perience. Her second near death e%perience. Her second near death e%perience caused by

the sa"e $id. The very sa"e $id that had been late > days in a row. ounting today five.

She couldn’t hold her anger. 85eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnn9= ords flew out of

her "outh that would "a$e any self-proclai"ed gangster proud. She spat and spat and spatuntil she could spit no "ore.

hen she tired, she too$ her eyes off the student in front, and ga!ed at the students around.

Her "outh dropped.

5nowing her career was done for, she did the "ost logical thing to do. She too$ a long cra!y

laugh loo$ed at the ceiling, laughed again then fainted.


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5evin loo$ed at his teacher. He searched for a hologra". He found one, so"eone decent

was calling in the para"edics. He could see the first responders head floating in the air. +t’d

probably ta$e a while for the" to get to their school.

Spea$ing of para"edics, perhaps he should call one hi"self' his chest was throbbing, and he

was sure he had bro$en so"ething. He didn)t $now if he could get up. The i"pact had been

brutal.

He surprised hi"self. So"ehow he "anaged to. He loo$ed at his hand. His s$in bore no in4ury,

and his shirt was fine. He hadn)t s$idded. &t the pace he had been going he should have

s$ipped li$e a stone on water. +nstead he sun$, li$e an anchor, into the ground.

He loo$ed at where he had been. He could see light depressions on the floor, or perhaps he

was he loo$ing too hard so"ething that was not there?

4id my ri(s... 5o way , but the sound had been loud, and awfully "etallic.

He shoo$ his head, laughing at hi"self and the fact he was considering such an i"possibility--

actually possible. There's was no way. I'm going cra*y. I'm going cra*y that's all-- This wasn)t

e%actly a reassuring thought--great I'm either fifteen and insane or fifteen and made of steel.

He po$ed his ribs. They definitely did not feel li$e steel.

He yawned, lifted his ar"s to stretch, then furrowed his brows' he had wo$en very early to avoid

being late, but in the end he had still been. (ot only that but he had been very close to $illing a

teacher, and though the possibility would have been an accident, "urder was "urder, and it

would have weighed his soul until he died.

The day had 4ust begun and already it felt long. He sighed, twisted his bac$, and felt his

vertebrae crac$ pleasantly.

Bp now he could assess the situation. hildren were still in the halls Deven though the late

bell had rungE--te%ting, ta$ing pictures, if not of hi", then of the poor teacher on the floor.

The enforcers had done a poor 4ob of clearing the halls, but no one would bla"e the"' they

were underpaid, understaffed, and underprepared Dif that was a wordE for any crisis--not to"ention la!y.

He loo$ed at #s #organ. Please don't sue me. He felt a flash co"e; he instinctively turned to

the light, and s"iled for the pads. He added a wave. An4oyed and dreaded the attention--Is this

really necessary! The flashes continued. 6h well. A couple of pictures won7t do much.

Aventually he "ustered the courage to enter his class. He felt a "i% of e"otions fro" his

class"ates. nce "ore he had been late. Three stri$es and you)re out was the school policy.

He had been late four ti"es. This was the fifth ti"e--in other words he had been late every

single day since school began. 4ad'll kill me he thought, al"ost laughing at the poorness of his

attendance, I promised him a perfect one too.

Since his dad owned the school, the ad"inistration could not enforce their policy onto hi". This

further alienated hi" fro" the students; had it been the" they would have been e%pelled.

I must have the worst luck. 6h yeah,6 he "u"bled, 6"y bac$pac$.6 He turned around staring at

the ground. Gust being was e"barrassing.

utside the roo" students still lingered in the halls.


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Since he saw the question as a better alternative to standing, or god forbid sitting in the

unsanitary restroo" stalls for the rest of the day; he sat bac$ down and answered, 6"y

bac$pac$.6

The boy blew a phew, 6we thought you were fighting, we thought you punched her.6

I should have thought of that. He thought asha"ed.

& girl entered the scene.+t was #elissa. /air faced, glossy haired, perfectly tan #elissa. His heart raced. 6h look at her

stride so (eautiful so perfect. 6h her soft long hair so (eautiful so perfect. 6h her fair tanned

skin her luscious lashes so (eautiful so perfect. %he walking to me0 me0 me0 %he's looking at

me0 me0 me0 %he's talking to me0 me0 me0 This is heaven I could stare at her for eternity ohhh

she's so (eautiful so- 6 5evin...?6

He snapped bac$ in ti"e to stop hi"self fro" saying a stupid half conscious word. 9eep it cool

he thought, you're in the (ig leagues now. He said a casual huh and apologi!ed, 6sorry "y "ind

was elsewhere--what were you saying?6

6How could a bac$pac$ "a$e such a big hole, was "y question.6

Should he lie or tell the truth? He decided to tell the truth. 8+t "ade such a big hole,= he paused

to loo$ around, 8because it weighs one ton,6 he tried to say in a "atter of fact way.

Averyone laughed. There were no 6no ways6 or 6yeah rights6 it was too preposterous,

i"possible, uni"aginable9

61eally?6 She s"iled.

6Ceah. +f you don)t believe "e you can try and lift it.6

He didn’t pay "uch attention to her effort. 8Bgh too hard,= she tried for a second, turned around

quic$ly, and as her blac$ loc$s bounced she shouted, 8hey9 hris96

/aces followed the voice to its destination.

6hat?= his voice crac$ed. He was not used to being called upon by such a beautiful speci"en.

6Try and pic$ it up, "aybe you can.6

6Bh, o$,6 he grunted.

hris was tall and built li$e a tan$. He had broad shoulders, and a powerful bac$. #elissa chose

well, he out of everyone had the highest chance of pic$ing it up.

He stood near it, fa$ing stretches, as if saying, 6+ got this.6 S"ir$ed, "ade an e%aggerated

squat, crac$ed a few e%peri"ental $nuc$les, and began a series of futile efforts. He grunted,

hu""ed, puffed, "ade all sorts of sounds. Keins popped out of his nec$. His face turned bright

red--no one could tell whether it was fro" e%ertion or e"barrass"ent.

*ehind hi", 5evin could barely stop the urge to giggle li$e a 23 year old girl. /inally, #elissa

would see hi" for "ore than a guy who’s always late.

Sadly, hris quit sooner than e%pected. He loo$ed "ad and flustered. Threw up his ar"s in

frustration, "u"bled, then shoo$ his head; unable to understand why he couldn)t pic$ up such a

nor"al loo$ing thing.

6+)d li$e to see you pic$ it up,6 he said angrily to a $id that was laughing. *ut who wouldn)t be.

The sight of a bul$y, 2: year old boy, trying to pic$ up a bac$pac$ is rather a"using.

A"barrassed, he taunted the other students; "ade the" line up, and try to lift, as he described,

6the darn thing up.6


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Bnable to hide his e"otions 5evin "oaned, 6#elissa, gotta pee.6 Though it brought "uch pain,

he had to leave her side.

&s soon he left the door, he started laughing. This is too good to (e true0

/or the first ti"e in his life things were going his way. He had always fancied #elissa)s, but he

couldn’t approach her; her circle of friends was too tight.

Than$s to hris, he would finally be able to enter her ran$s and be one of the populars' "orei"portantly have "any chances to spea$ with her.

His s"ile grew wider. ut of nowhere he started s$ipping. So high he s$ipped he touched the

ceiling of the ornate halls, and his "ind entered such a state of euphoria he was blinded

rainbows and unicorns.

&fter ten "inutes his happiness subsided. He was still s"iling li$e he won the lottery, but at

least now his thoughts were "ore focused.

He loo$ed around. Than$fully no one was near; he did not want to further ruin his reputation by

ru"ors of hi" prancing around li$e a deer.

6$ay, cal" down,6 he whispered e%citedly, 6you can be happy later.6

He "oved to the door, and loo$ed through its window.

&t first, he only noticed #elissa--his "ind was still ha!y, but eventually his sights "oved to the

line. & student was trying to pic$ up his bac$pac$; the whole class was watching, wondering if

he could, but fro" the boys posture the outco"e was obvious.

He couldn)t.

There were three students behind hi". Aach, also wished to lift it. hoever did, would be the

strongest in school, and with "ost of the "ost popular girls watching, whoever did would "ove

up the popularity chart quic$ly.

5evin loo$ed at the group of girls surrounding #elissa. The whole lot was giggling, te%ting and

tal$ing at the sa"e ti"e.

He didn)t believe it at first, but he finally accepted that al"ost all of the" were here.

%ydney pro(a(ly teted them he deducted gleefully.Sydney, the "ost popular girl in school, had influence. hen the boys began to for" a line, she

te%ted her friends to co"e and see who would be victorious. They ca"e fro" all over the

school, and entered when he had been s$ipping. 0uc$ily for hi", they had been too busy

watching their holo pads to notice the oddity occurring in the bac$ground.

Things are going so well 5evin thought as he i"agined a bunch of girls hugging hi" tightly,

shrie$ing, 6no9 He)s "ine.6

It's almost time he thought, as he saw the last one quit in sha"e.

He cal"ed his heart. He had to have perfect ti"ing.

He waited; until everyone sat down. Bntil the whole class cal"ed, and the e"barrassed boys

stopped giving reason for not being able to lift a bac$pac$; Bntil the girls beca"e i"patient and

wondered where the bac$pac$s) owner had went; Bntil silence filled the roo".

Three "inutes fro" the bell, would give hi" enough ti"e to answer questions, brag, flirt with

girls, and have the bell as an e%cuse to leave, stop answering, and say the aweso"e

catchphrase he had planned when he had seen his class"ates begin to for" a line.

&s soon as the bell would ring he would say, 6sorry guys gotta go.6 Then he would turn his bac$

to his class"ates, twist his nec$ to face the"; put on a slic$ s"ile, then say, 6this ti"e +)d li$e to


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be early.6 f course, he would e"phasi!e on, 6this ti"e,6 to "a$e it serious, cool--with a tint of

hu"or.

He loo$ed at his watch;2 "ore seconds, 2F, 22, 23 . . .

&s the incre"ents decreased he reali!ed his luc$ was in part than$s to his bac$pac$.

Sure #rs #organ was hospitali!ed, sure there was a huge hole in the wall, but none of that

"attered.Today has (een and will (e a great day and it's all thanks to you.

%oon as I come home I'm naming you something something nice. 5o (ad words something

cool.

He didn)t have ti"e to ponder any further; it was ti"e.

(ot "issing a "ar$ he opened the door, and casually began wal$ing to his des$.

*oys stared in awe, thin$ing, that's him can he do it. To the girls he see"ed li$e &rthur' the

$night who would finally pull e%calibur fro" the ground.

ith one hand in his poc$et, he wal$ed all the way to his des$, and using his right hand Dwhich

bore his antique digital watchE, he pic$ed up his bac$pac$--7u"ping his bicep; tripling the 6cool6

factor; "a$ing the guys awe and the girls blush.

Suddenly, as Sydney would later recall that afternoon, 8he beca"e hot.=

hen he put on his bac$pac$, the whole class stirred, questions erupted fro" every "outh.

/ro" the boys'

6Co what)s chilin), how the -bleep- are your "uscles so big?6

6ude, how d)you get so strong?6

6oes it really weigh a ton?6

6Cou on drugs, or so"ethin)?6

/ro" the girls'

6an + feel the"?6

6How do you not have a girlfriend?6

The students for"ed an entourage. *efore he was co"pletely swallowed in, #elissa

appeared... &s she stepped closer, the crowd vanished.

6Hey,= she said, as she glanced at the table ne%t hi". +t spar$ed a thought, in one fluid "otion

she sat down and loo$ed at hi" adorably.

6Hello.6

His "outh curved to for" an aw$ward s"ile. His heart thu"ped all the while. 0ong ago he had

fantasi!ed such a situation, and had devised well thought out lines, but since reality and

drea"scape were night and day he was unable to recite the". He didn)t $now her; $new not of

her preferences or disli$es. nly $new her on the surface and loved her for her surface. +t was a

shallow reason to love, but nonetheless it was the reason he loved her, and in his drea"s he

i"agined her personality 4ust as beautiful as her appearance.

Ti"e had grown his shallow love to obsession. & drea" that should never be; but now he had a

chance to "a$e it reality; he had a one in a lifeti"e opportunity. So li$e a daredevil set on

"a$ing his wildest drea"s co"e true. Since he had nothing to lose, he said the five words he

had been dreading to tell her the "inute he laid eyes on her.


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6ill you sit with "e?6

Ta$en by surprised, she coc$ed her head, 8hat?=

8&t lunch.=

8Sit with you at lunch?’

8Ceah.=

8+ dunno this is $inda out of nowhere.=8The answer’s gotta be so"ewhere.=

8*ut.. "y friends.=

8+’" your (est friend.=

8Cou are?=

Heart thu"ping, ar"s sha$ing, so"ehow he was able to flirt with his drea" girl. 8+ a".=

6here were you?6

Ta$en by surprise, he coc$ed his head, 6hat do you "ean?6

6here were you?= She e"phasi!ed, s"iling.

6+ was, u" . . . wal$ing around, tal$ing to peeps?6 He loo$ed closely at her gorgeous face.

The roo" beca"e hot. 8+ saw you by the window.=

He began to stutter. 6-w-we-well it w-w-was--+ was chec$ing hris out.6

So"ehow, hris heard hi". hris scrunched his nose and yelled, 6


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6+ was loo$ing at hris.6

8Sure.=

6+ really was.6

65evin.6

6hat?6

6That’s strange.66+ was loo$ing at Tiffany.6

8Ceah.=

8+ swear9 + was9= He blin$ed the "ost serious blin$ he had.

She rolled her eyes.

He could feel it co"ing. Soon it)d be ti"e to as$ her out, but that was so typical.

He had to be different than the rest, he chose to say, 6so . . . How about that physics test?6

6So, so.6

She loo$ed at hi" la"ely. He had avoided the easy "ove--to as$ her out--did that "a$e hi" a

chic$en or an o%?

His "ove was du"b so it "ade hi" an o%, but he was also good loo$ing and kind of funny.

as this love at first sight?

She debated herself. &s$ing hi" out would be funner than wallowing in silence, besides "aybe

dating wouldn)t be so bad. He li$ed her so he wouldn)t say no; really, there was nothing to fear.

8+ can’t believe you)re really "a$ing "e do this.6 She rolled her eyes and continued...

5evin $new it)d co"e to this, and though he was re4oiced he couldn)t say yes. +t)d be so

un"anly, 6no.6

Her face went blan$. Had the re4ect queen been re4ected?

She tried to let go, but he tightened his grip.8+t)s fine. + li$e it there.=

6So you li$e holding hands, but not dating?6

6hat9 f course not96 He lic$ed his lips, 6 thou sweetest of heart, +t)s a gentle"an)s 4ob to as$

out a lady, not the other way around.6

6&re you sure you)re not 4ust trying to $eep your dignity?6

6ignity9 &s if96 He too$ a gentle $neel. 6#elissa would you li$e to be "y girlfriend,6 he says, as

he raises his head, eyes spar$ling with wittiness.

6n two conditions.6

6hat "ay the" be.6

6Cour undying attention.6

6*ut a piece of ca$e.6

6&nd no "ore lies.6

6www "y $nee96 5evin hugged his leg, 6+)" sorry but your request "ust be postponed.6

Luic$ly he $issed her hand.

#elissa laughed, and wiped her hand with disgust so plainly fa$ed even 5evin stifled a laugh.

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61eally?6

6Ces.6

6anna $iss?6

8h-wh-what6

8lose your eyes.=

8(o.=8lose your eyes.=

He closed the".

(othing happened, as e%pected.

He opened the". 6(o $iss?6 He says pouting.

6+ thought you didn)t want one.6

6+ didn)t,6 he shifts around, 6but "aybe in a couple seconds + will.6

6+ thin$ a couple seconds have passed now.6

6+ thin$ a couple seconds have passed now.=

They say si"ultaneously.

She rolls her eyes, 8so predictable.=

8on)t you $now $issing is very i"portant for the health of both the gentle"an, and the

recipient.6 His hands "oved on their own reaching for her, 6it)s sti"ulates cerebral activity,6

holding both her shoulders--fir"ly. 6id you $now that?6

6(o.6

He too$ another step, one $iss away fro" her, and leaned forward.

She dodged.

He recovered pro"ptly and leaned again.

She dodged.

He tried again.She dodged.

6Stay still.6

6+ don)t $iss liars.6

6+)ve never told a lie.6

He wrapped his ar"s around her perfect body.

Such a ti"e would have been perfect for an + love you, but 5evin was no ordinary fifteen year

old. He s"iled a villain’s s"ile and said, 6try to dodge now.6

He planted a $iss on her forehead.

She wiggled, trying to brea$ free fro" his superhu"an bear hug.

His heart pounded li$e a gong. *lood rushed to his head. He could feel her perfect body against

his; all the "ountains, and plateaus. This close, he reali!ed he could unleash his greatest

desires.

Aver since puberty he had fantasi!ed undergoing a certain action with a certain girl. +n his

drea" he would always do it on her; no one else, she was his drea" girl. hile "ost boys

fantasi!ed other things with older wo"en he fantasi!ed rubbing his lips on her pristine oh so soft

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6That)s what they all say.6 #elissa)s eyelids dropped, 6how a" + "a$ing it aw$ward you)re the

one who attac$ed "e96

6#y bad. + "ade it weird. Sorry.6

6Ceah not o$ay.6

6+ wasn)t going to do anything.6

6Sure.66$ay, "aybe a little so"ething.6

She squinted her eyes.

8Cou told "e not to lie.6

6&nd you choose now not to.6

6Cup,6 he grinned.

6+)" done with you.6

6ow9 Hold up96

6(ope.6

6+)" not always li$e this--+ swear--6

6--on)t care.6

67lease9 &nother chance?6

6+)ve given you plenty.6

6hat did + do wrong96

He stood up.

6Thin$ about your friends. hat will they say if your first relationship)s thirty "inutes.6

6+)ll give you an hour.6

6So we)re dating?6

#elissa sighed, 6yes. h "y god96 She gasped.

6hat?6

6+)" dating a loser.6

5evin groaned.She wal$ed to the door. 8ait9 #elissa?= #eah she7s not coming (ack.

The bell rung. He watched the students co"e out. %hould I go to class!

He closed his eyesP

5et period is lunch she should (e there.

6&ww 5ev,6 she said, wal$ing up to hi", 6sitting in a table all by yourself.6

6+ prefer "y co"pany, alone.6

6an + sit with you?6

6(o.6

6hat? Cou wanna brea$ up.6

6(o.6

6ant "e to sit with you?6

6(o.6

6Two days.6

6+ was $idding, $idding. G$, lol.6

6(o one’s laughing.6

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He loo$ed at her tray, it was filled to the bri", 6how are you not fat?6

She loo$ed at hi", then at the tray of food, 6a girl’s gotta eat.6

6&ren)t you gonna buy lunch.6

6+ don)t eat here.6

6&nd you)re alive, how?6

6Cou get used to it.66hat do you do then?6

6Thin$, do ho"ewor$.6

6ddball.6

6+)" not an oddball96

6Ceah, suure.6

6+ "ean, so"eti"es + read too, everyone does that.6

6Bhuh, suure.6

6hat do you do then, #rs ddball.6

She chewed, then swallowed.

6&re you trying to i"ply that we’ve "arried and +’ve ta$en your last na"e.6

6(o.6

6Cou)re blushing.6

6+)" not96

6Cou are.6

6How can you tell96

6+ 4ust can.6

8+ usually eat and chill with "y friends--li$e a nor"al person.6

6Cou had to add that last part didn)t you.6

8Ces,= she s"iled, and loo$ed away.6hat?6

6(othing.6

6(othing is so"ething.6

6Stop tal$ing9 0et "e eat96

6&lright, o$ay, cal" yourself.6

6Cou eat weird.6

6+ dig that ya $now' The way you ignore "e.6 5evin laughed and stopped bothering her. He

stared into space.

I wonder if she really likes me.

He sighed loudly--why is love so complicated!

6hat)s wrong?6

He loo$ed at her; she loo$ed genuinely worried. %hould I ask her!

He decided to.

6hy do you li$e "e?6

6--Thin$ing about "e "a$es you sad?6


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6Ces,6 #elissa answered.

6+’" probably bugging you then,6 she began to leave but #elissa stopped her.

6+ still have ti"e for "y friends,6 she said war"ly.

5evin grunted.

8reat there goes my advantage he thought sole"nly.6&re you guys fighting already?6 The girl as$ed, secretly hoping it was true.

6(o,6 #elissa giggled, 6he)s 4ust "ad he has to share.6

#inutes passed and to 5evin)s disappoint"ent, #elissa and her friend continued tal$ing.

Their conversation danced between ho"ewor$, the hot new e%change student, #rs #organ and

well... hi".

To further foul his "ood, "ore people $ept co"ing.

0unch passed in this fashion #elissa surrounded by friends, and 5evin surrounded by air,

refusing to 4oin in and tal$.

It7s fine I'm here to stay he thought, they'll leave eventually.

5evin was right, they would leave, but he would never have another chance.

(ot $nowing where she was, when the bell rung he was stuc$ between waiting or going

ho"e.

&an I should have gotten her num(er.

&fter 23 "inutes he gave up searching.

&s he wal$ed he had ti"e to analy!e what had happened. #ore i"portantly analy!e #elissa.

,%he has darkness in her eyes. %he's always aware. &uch like we used to (e. %he uses words

and her smile to hide it (ut I've felt it therefore see it I saw something else. %omething you

were too distracted to see., urious, 5evin opened his "ind to the dar$ness. ,%he lifted the (ag., & Surprised flow of

thoughts bubbled forth. hat0 #eah right. 5o way. %he's a girl. That's impossi(le . ,%IL:5;:0

#ou were too (lind to see the truth. 8ive me control and I will show you ., 5evin let dar$ness

envelop his "ind, through it they went bac$ in ti"e.

His "e"ories flashed before hi". He was again re"inded of how frightening he was, or used to

be. Averything was recorded. Avery single event fro" his birth to now. &ll picture perfect. &nd all

blac$, full of hatred, but of what he had long forgotten. +t was a secret that the dar$ness $new

and only $new. & secret lost to hi".

,Look, said the dar$ entity, ,she picked it up, The "e"ory was enlarged and !oo"ed up; fro"

it 5evin saw his for"er self had been right. ,The (ackpack is 2.< millimeters from the ground.

As you can see or should have she is no normal girl. I'll warn you again do not get attached

do not get attached to anyone., So dar$ness left; leaving a pang of pain in 5evin)s heart.

+t too$ a while for the hurt to dissipate. hen it did new thoughts bubbled forth, this ti"e "ore in

chec$. &ay(e he's right. He could have made it up. He'd have nothing to gain. He doesn't work

like that.

5evin stopped the flow of thoughts. He co"bined the parts that were arguing and deduced

ar$ness)s state"ent changed nothing. +n the end he still li$ed her. (othing could change that.


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(othing could change the fact that today was the greatest day in his life. Ces nothing could

change that, e%cept dad.

&s he neared ho"e his thoughts beca"e "ore and "ore pessi"istic. He wondered what

his punish"ent was going to be. The worst one had been a "ind wipe. +t had occurred when hewas si%, in the dar$er days of his life. He didn)t li$e thin$ing about it, but he did anyway. Positive.

Think positive. )utterflies. =ain(ows anything.

He pushed away dar$ thoughts; he didn)t want him to co"e bac$. +f he ca"e, he'd tell hi" what

the punish"ent would be.

ar$ness was never wrong when it ca"e to this. 5nowing what oth

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