Consciousness crept in with the subtlety of a sledgehammer.

Shattering the silence with a cacophony of sounds that dragged me from the depths of oblivion.

The transition from the void to the realm of awareness was a violent upheaval.

Wrenching me up from the comforting embrace of unconsciousness.

My eyelids fluttered open.

A reflex to the intrusive noise that seemed to claw at the edges of my mind like a relentless predator.

Each blink was a struggle against the weight of exhaustion.

The struggle to make sense of the chaos that enveloped me.

"Where am I?"

The question echoed within the confines of my skull, a haunting refrain that amplified the disorientation swirling through me.

My gaze darted frantically, taking in the alien surroundings with a sense of urgency bordering on panic.

The world beyond the transparent prison seemed distant and unfamiliar, a landscape of shadows and uncertainty.

I was trapped within a capsule, the glass walls cold and unyielding, a barrier between me and the world beyond.

The chill of the glass seeped into my bones, a constant reminder of my captivity in this surreal nightmare.

Emotions swirled within me like a storm, each wave crashing against the fragile walls of my resolve.

Fear, confusion, and desperation mingled together in a tumultuous symphony, threatening to overwhelm me with their intensity.

Where am I?

Then a sudden realization dawned on me.

My hands and feet were bound, shackled by unseen restraints that bit into my flesh with a merciless grip.

What the hell !?

Panic rose like bile in my throat, clawing at the edges of my sanity.

Only to be stifled by the seal over my mouth, rendering my cries for help as muffled whimpers of despair.

Each breath felt like a struggle against the weight of my captivity, the air thick with the suffocating presence of fear.

"You're awake."

The voice sliced through the fog of my confusion, sharp and clinical, cutting through the haze of my terror with surgical precision.

Its tone held no warmth, no empathy, only a detached observation of my suffering.

I strained against my bonds, muscles screaming with the effort, turning my head towards the source of the voice.

There, a phalanx of figures loomed, their silhouettes blurred by the harsh glare of overhead lights.

Some were garbed in the sterile whites of scientists, their eyes hidden behind thick-rimmed glasses that gleamed with an unsettling intensity.

Others wore the somber grays of doctors, their expressions hidden behind surgical masks that obscured any trace of humanity.

Their uniforms were a stark contrast to the vulnerability of my position, a reminder of the power they held over me in this twisted game of cat and mouse.

And amidst all this, only thing came to my mind.

'I need to escape.'

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"Hello, my name is David," one of them announced, his tone detached, as if he were discussing the weather rather than the fate of the human specimen before him.

His voice echoed in the sterile confines of the room, a chilling reminder of the clinical nature of my captivity.

But his name and identity didn't mattered much to me.

I needed to escape.

But how did I get caught?

Hmm.. yeah, now that I think about it.

Then, like a jigsaw piece snapping into place with a sickening finality, the memory surfaced.

The director's eye, a grotesque fountain of blood; my flight, a desperate bid for freedom amidst the chaos.

And then, the inevitable capture by the relentless hounds that served the man I had maimed.

The images played out in my mind like a grotesque tableau.

Each scene etched into the fabric of my consciousness with razor-sharp clarity.

'Damn it! I should've tried to be more careful'

The realization was a gut punch, the truth a bitter pill that settled heavily within me, a stark reminder of the dire straits in which I found myself.

The voice cut through the silence, sharp and unbidden, slicing through the fragile veneer of my fractured thoughts like a knife through paper.

"You're Noel, correct?" the man said, his words a jarring intrusion into my tumultuous inner turmoil.

Each syllable reverberated in the hollow chamber of my mind, amplifying the chaos that raged within me.

Shut the hell up!!

I wanted to scream at him to stop, to give me a moment of peace to gather my scattered senses.

But the torrent of memories, of regrets and recriminations, surged forth with a relentless force, drowning out any semblance of coherence.

What had happened was irrevocable, a chapter already written in the book of my life.

It was time to turn the page, to plot my escape from this latest confinement, to carve out a path to redemption amidst the wreckage of my past.

Yes. I should focus on escaping now.

I willed my hands to move, to break free from the invisible shackles that held them in a vice-like grip, but they remained still, unresponsive to my silent commands.

What's happening?

Why isn't my body moving?

Frustration bubbled up within me, a seething tempest of impotent rage that threatened to consume me whole.

Damn it! Let's try again.

I tried to summon my powers, to reach out with the force that had always answered my call, but there was nothing—just the cold reality of my impotence, a bitter reminder of my own vulnerability in the face of overwhelming adversity.

And then the voice of that man rang in my ears again, a relentless reminder of my captivity in this bleak prison of glass and steel.

"Don't try to do anything futile. These things are made to restrict your powers," the man said, his voice laced with a smug certainty that grated against my nerves like sandpaper against raw skin.

Each word was a taunt, a challenge to my willpower in the face of overwhelming adversity.

What did he mean by that?

The question gnawed at the edges of my consciousness like a relentless predator, demanding answers that remained just out of reach.

A new kind of shackle, designed to dampen my abilities?

The thought was inconceivable, a bitter pill to swallow in the face of my own impotence.

They thought they could stop me?

Impossible!

The very idea sent a surge of defiance coursing through my veins, a defiant roar against the forces that sought to confine me.

I refused to be bound by their petty limitations, to surrender to the darkness that threatened to consume me whole.

With a surge of defiance, I reached inward, calling upon the wellspring of power that lay dormant within me.

But again, it was futile.

Damn!

My efforts dissipated into the void, leaving me with a growing sense of desperation that clawed at the edges of my sanity.

Each failure was a dagger in my heart, a painful reminder of my own vulnerability in the face of overwhelming adversity.

"I told you," he said, the smirk in his voice now unmistakable, a venomous echo that reverberated in the cavernous depths of my despair.

Anger flared within me, hot and unyielding, a roaring inferno that threatened to consume me whole.

Stop smirking, you fucker!

I wanted to snarl, to unleash the full force of my fury upon him, but my mouth was sealed shut, rendered mute by the cruel hand of fate.

My silent screams echoed in the hollow chamber of my mind, a symphony of rage and frustration that fell on deaf ears.

Just you wait.

I will escape soon.

The vow was a silent one, whispered into the void of my own despair, but it burned with the intensity of a thousand suns.

They could bind my hands, seal my mouth, but they could never cage the indomitable spirit that raged within me.

The battle was far from over; it had only just begun.

The words were clinical, detached, floating through the air with an ominous finality that sent shivers down my spine.

"Sir, everything is prepared," the assistant announced, his voice devoid of emotion, as if he were merely setting the stage for some routine procedure.

But there was nothing routine about this, nothing ordinary about the dread that hung heavy in the air like a suffocating fog.

"Good. We should start the experiment now," the lead scientist declared, the word 'experiment' hanging in the air like a death sentence, each syllable laden with the weight of impending doom.

His voice was calm, composed, a stark contrast to the turmoil that raged within me.

Panic clawed at my chest, its talons digging deep into my flesh as if trying to tear my very soul apart.

Experiment?

What the hell mean by that?

What are you going to do, you fucker!!?

I thrashed against my restraints, a wild animal caught in a trap, my mind screaming for release from the nightmare that threatened to consume me whole.

I gathered every ounce of strength, every shred of willpower, and directed it towards my bonds, willing them to shatter like fragile glass beneath the weight of my determination.

Each sinew strained against the cold embrace of my restraints, every fiber of my being aflame with the desperate desire for freedom.

"Good luck on surviving. We hope you give us some good results," the scientist's voice was a taunt, a twisted mockery of my very existence.

His words hung in the air like a curse, a cruel reminder of the fate that awaited me in the depths of this sterile prison.

Damn hell!

But it was futile.

My powers, once a torrent of raw energy, were now a mere trickle, slipping uselessly through the fingers of my mind like sand through an hourglass.

The cruel irony of my impotence gnawed at the edges of my consciousness, a bitter pill to swallow in the face of overwhelming despair.

And then, the gas. It began as a whisper, a hiss that quickened the pace of my heartbeat with its sinister promise of oblivion.

With each passing moment, it grew into a roaring tempest, filling the glass chamber with its malevolent embrace.

It swirled around me like a vengeful specter, a tangible manifestation of my tormentors' cruelty, creeping closer with the inevitability of nightfall.

Fear clawed at my chest, its icy tendrils wrapping around my heart with a vice-like grip.

Each breath was a struggle against the suffocating weight of the gas, each gasp a desperate plea for mercy in the face of overwhelming darkness.

The gas reached my face, its touch cold and impersonal against my skin, like the icy fingers of death tracing a final farewell.

My lungs drew it in, a reluctant embrace that spelled the end of consciousness, each breath a surrender to the relentless march of fate.

With each inhalation, the noxious fumes invaded my senses, weaving their toxic tendrils into the very fabric of my being.

The world blurred at the edges, colors and shapes melting into a miasma of shadows that danced tauntingly at the periphery of my fading vision.

Reality became a fractured kaleidoscope of fragmented memories, each moment slipping through my grasp like grains of sand in an hourglass.

As my vision dimmed, the last thing I saw were the impassive faces of the scientists, their features obscured behind the reflective glass of their goggles.

Their eyes, hidden behind layers of protective gear, were inscrutable pools of indifference, devoid of empathy or remorse.

They watched with clinical detachment as the darkness claimed me, their silent observers in the unfolding tragedy of my demise.

And then, darkness enveloped me in its silent embrace, a yawning void where hope and fear ceased to exist.

The cacophony of thoughts and emotions that had once consumed me fell away, replaced by a profound stillness that echoed with the weight of eternity.