Chained : Before Exalted Earth

01: Free

"It's really worked!?" I faintly heard some cheers. My vision was blurred and the only thing my eyes caught were some people in white moving out the room. It's cold. After a few minutes, I started to regain consciousness. I found myself tied down on the bed. My breath was heavy. 

"When will this end?" my head ached. There's no more light in my hazel eyes. Every single cell in my body was shaking in pain. 

"Those bastards..." muttered me. I wanna get out of here. Every day those so-called scientists cut through my skin, drained out my blood and endless unknown drugs were injected through my veins.

Everything that made me uncomfortable is beneficial to me. Weakened viruses train my immune system, small muscle tears made me stronger and small bullets made me more resistant to a larger bullet. Turns out, the government was awfully interested in me. I can taste some blood in my mouth while gritting my lips as I remember the day I was taken. My parents were slaughtered in front of me right after those bastards try to buy me with 10 cases full of cash. Before I realized, my head started to feel heavy again as I felt some liquid injected into my vein.

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Zypher softly caresses my skin. I slowly opened my eyes and saw captivating scenery in front of me. last time I saw this kind of scenery was in the book. The human had destroyed the earth. My jaw dropped. The sky is blue. There's a river- I walked towards the bank. I can see the bottom- slowly putting my right leg into the river. Cool and refreshing. I sat down by the bank, taking a rest. My eyes wandered around. "The Sun here is not burning. Am I dead?" asked my little heart. The brain said the opposite- screaming in disappointment that my soul was in a dream state. Sunlight came as woven strands, free and united, flowing into a day it revealed and solidified, making the world of my nightly dreams something so beautiful. Each tree was a masterpiece, each wand of grass something magical.

I took a breath –the smell of nature made me relaxed for a second before my soul ended up dragged into reality. Looked around- faint light from the moon come into my cell. I found myself doesn't tie-down anymore. A small sigh escaped from my lips. My chest was heavy again. Breath was getting short. My body starting to ache before I slowly feel numb. I put my hand over my mouth tightly- avoiding any groan escaping. If those scientists heard me, they would put me on the surgery table again which is the last thing I hope would happen. My vision blurred.

O God, I rather die. They would use me to kill thousands more.

My chest squeezed. As time passed, the greater it crushes me. My eyes welled up, my throat struck.

Somebody?! Please! Let me out of here. Anyone will do! O, God! PLEASE!!

It was dark. Am I dead? Again, I felt the soft breeze touched my cheek. I shut my eyes tightly- refusing to believe that it might be my last dream again. after a few seconds, my nose caught a soft smell. grass? It brought me calm. Daisy? No, I know this, its mum's favorite fragrance. I remembered mum treasured the last bottle she has after the government announced that those flowers officially added to the extinct species list. At the same time, I felt soft zypher hovered around me. Opening slowly my lid- a blurred white figure standing in front of me. Those bastards? Nothing happened after a few seconds. The image became clearer as I started to regain my consciousness. That white figure has fine sculpture face, fair complexion, black shining long silky hair, and her iris was in gold- which caused me stunned. Her appearance was similar to those Greek Goddess sculptures that I have seen in the book. Say it again. Am I already dead? I saw two pairs of white strong wings attached on her back, which made the possibility of me was already dead increase.

"You're not dead yet," I assumed that came out from those rosy lips as I still too weak and I don't really hear anything. The smell of lavender was stronger and without I realized, my head was on her lap. "who are you?" with the energy left, I muttered which I hope she can hear it. A beautiful curve form on those sculpture face. "Irene," she said. Her beautiful name suits her very well. "Say it April, my dear, what is your wish?" she looked straight into my eyes, making me melted with her soft gaze. I wanna they died. I wanna those bastards to suffer. They should be gone from this world before they kill more people like me. I wish they feel the same pain as they lost those important to them but I guessed I just have one wish. I took a deep breath as I muttered my wish. Her soft hand caressed my face, tucking my messy blonde hair behind my ears. I saw her mouth moved and with relief, I closed my eyes. everything will be alright. My small body was lifted. In a few seconds, something sparked along with horrible screams heard filled in the air. I opened my eyes a bit. It wasn't the usual dark night anymore. I clutched tightly to Irene's white dress after realized that I wasn't any near to the ground. Everything down there became smaller and in front of us, some like portal formed. I looked at Irene who carried me through the sky. Who really is she? Where are we going? I said my thanks before both of us disappeared into thin air.