Many...many years have passed..I think
How am I still alive?...I think
Have they forgot about me...now is that a good or bad thing...I think
Not much to do anymore, well there never was anything to do other than just make it through the...never mind
Now just alone with my thoughts..after all that's the only thing I can do...Think
KERCHUNCK...WHAM
"Ow..." I rub my head as I jolt back into reality and jump up to be greeted by nothing but darkness, the only lights being the sensors on the surrounding equipment
"Wh-where am I? Oh yeah...HELLO?" I shout in hopes someone will hear
"...ZZzzZ hel-o..zzZZ.." The sound buzzes in my head, I give it a good smack and it goes away. I manage to keep my balance and look around, the first thing that catches my eye are my enormous hand restraints open and broken on the cold floor
"The hell..? How'd that happen..." I question "HELLO?" I shout once more only for the buzzing to return
"..zzZ hello? Can..you he-zzZz-re me?" The feminine voice calls out
"WHOS THERE?!" I scan the room quickly "Where are you?!" I yell
"I'd keep your voice down...you aren't the only one here...and don't worry I here to help you"
"What? Help me? What do you mean I'm not the only one here?" I begin to question as I hear a low toned growl echo throughout the facility "J-just what the fuck was that...?"
"Listen...I kno-zZZ-w you have questions...but you have to trust me"
"Why the hell should I do that!? I don't even know you! I don't know what happened, I don't even remember my name!" The growling grows louder
"Seriously! Keep it down!...Oh no..quick! Hide!"
I start to panic as the growling grows much louder and the sound of stomping comes closer and closer. I duck under a desk unwilling listening to the voice as the...beast...walks through the room
"Wha-what the hell IS that..." I whisper dumbfounded
"A Grimm...although..I've never seen one that looks that...grotesque" the voice says
"You've seen these things before?! Just who are you and why can't I see you?!"
"Please! Keep your voice down!" She says as the beast circles and exits the room, as it leaves a trail of blood and...goo
I crawl back into my feet and catch my breath "Now...answer me voice... who are you and why did I get released?"
She takes a deep breath and finally speaks up
"My name Is Pyrrha Nikos, a huntress...well I used to be before I died"
My mind I rushing even more than before, trying to piece together what this girl just told me "so so so...what are you a ghost? A evil spirit?"
"Not exactly...that I'm still trying to figure out myself.."
"Oh perfect, the evil spirt in my head doesn't even know what it is" I spat getting frustrated
"I'm not evil!" She pouts "And I'm trying to help you!"
"Why?! Why would a huntress need my help?" I say
"Well first off IM DEAD...and second I just showed up in your head, don't get me wrong I would've chose anyone but you"
"Oh you're too kind" I say looking out into the hallway
"Just returning the favour, now do you want to get out of here or not?"
I sigh deeply and slouch in defeat, listening to her is probably my best bet "Fine...but that's easier said than done, this is Emsu, the maximum security prison under the ocean"
"Just how long have you been here? This place is long abandoned...I learned about it when I was alive...I had no idea someone was still here...how are you alive now that I think about it"
"Yeah...wondering that myself too..." I say now creeping out in the hallway
"What do you remember? Anything would help"
I rub the back of my neck "Not much...just the experiments..." I say while
My fingers trail my scared body
"Experiments? Isn't this place just a prison?" She asks concerned "And they did them on you?"
"Yeah let's talk about something else...sorry to say I don't remember anything else"
"Back to what you were saying, you said that thing was a Grimm? I thought the mass extermination got them all" I ask obviously
"Mass extermination...of Grimm? H-how old are you...? Cause that was over 100 years ago..."
I stop dead in my tracks and go wide eyed "A hundre- A hundred years..." I clutch my head and fall to my knees "Oh god...I think I'm remembering something..."
"Wait really?! What is it!" She forcefully asks
"Gah...It's nothing important...I just remembered WHAT I am" I say getting back to walking
She sighs but speaks up "but I'm still stuck on the fact how you survived down here..."
"I suppose I should tell you...now that your in my brain...I'm an android"
"What?! No way, you're way too life like to be a robot" she exclaims
"Well that's the thing, androids are about as human as robots get, at least my eyes that are robotic, it's hard to explain but I'm like...looking through a computer...I'm still hazy what they did to me but I also think my brain's also mechanical, still doesn't explain you though"
"Hey now I know why you survived down here, your digestive system must also be mechanical, I'm not saying it is but that makes the most sense"
"Yeah...again sorry I don't know more, but I like to think I know my way around here, probably have to be quite due to the Grimm that's in here"
"What would be smart, another thing that would be smart is finding a weapon"
"Unfortunately, I never did pass by the armoury on my way to my cell and the lab, so I don't know where that is" I sigh just as I pass by what looks like a mutilated skeleton "ugh...poor bastard" I kneel down and see a intact pistol of some kind "this'll work I imagine?" I ask looking down its sights
"I mean...it's something, I don't know if it'll hold up against that Grimm" she sighs deeply
"Thanks for the reassurance..." I say holstering it. Almost if on cue, the sound of the beast comes back
"Alright, perfect time to see how you are with that thing"
"Probably not very good I'll be honest" I say ducking around he corner
"Thanks for the reassurance" she coyly retorts
I snort in rebuttal "Funny" I spit
"Ok ok shhhh! ...I think it's getting closer..."
I hold my breath and listen closely, sure enough I hear the sloppy stomps coming from around the corner, I remain as silent as possible until the sound goes away. I let out a deep breath of relief thinking it's gone. Just like that the Grimm pops around the corner and let's out a bloodcurdling screech right into my face
"Fuck!" I scramble to get my weapon ready and fire it, it grazes the monsters face making it bleed as the blue bolt of energy flys by it. It lets out another roar and swipes the gun from my hand knocking away far on the other side of the long, dank corridor. The things FAST as it protrudes it's stinger from under its flesh, ripping and tearing its own skin making it bleed. Before I can even process the horror in front of me it's stinger pierces under my right shoulder and pushes against the wall giving an echo throughout he prison. I places it's wet paw on my chest and closes the gap from its face to mine. I am defenceless.
"Blood level low, pressure on chest cavity, low oxygen intake, initiating lung capacity overdrive"
Those are the words that's flash before my eyes as they were displayed on a computer screen. As it closes the gap I can smell it's horrifically disgusting breath, but I begin to breath faster, so much that the force my chest is exerting is actually pushing its paw back and forth. I feel...stronger. With this second wind I pry my left arm free and push it's paw off me and grasp it's stinger. I'm breathing so fast smoke or steam is flowing out of my mouth and nose. I twist the fuckers stinger and rip it out of me, it's barbed so it fucks me up pretty bad. But I'm so energized I completely ignore the pain and pull with all the force I can as the appendage gets torn off the Grimm and flops on the floor.
"Blood levels on steady decrease, injecting adrenaline"
More words flash across my line of sight, all of a sudden I feel as if I could bench press the entire planet. The creature attempts to scurry off as I'm not paying attention
"Oh no you don't you ugly fucker!" I yell confidently. I rush it down sand pick up the pistol catching up to it. I grab it by the throat and push it into the floor as it screeches once again, and I quickly jam the gun in its mouth and down its windpipe
"You are one ugly son of a bitch" I say pulling the trigger and it's skull getting painted on the floor
"Operator calming down, decrease oxygen consumption to normal, stopping adrenaline, beginning repairs. Running repair operations 2.3"
The words flash once more, I collapse and lean against the wall and my gash begins to close
"So...t-that happened..and you're not crazy I saw the words..." she stutters absolutely flabbergasted at the events that took place
"Yeah...we'll..we'll get going soon, I need to rest a little" the wound closes, I look down as it looks like it's had months to heal...it almost looks like there wasn't a gash at all...
"HWOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAARRR"
"SHIT! It didn't even occur to me that there might be more of those things!" Pyrrha panics "no time for rest! If you die, I die AGAIN"
I roll my eyes and get up on my feet and begin running forward
"Do you know where you're going!?" She screams
"That's right in my fuckin ear, and no but anywhere is better than here" I open a door that seems familiar to me only to be met by lab tables with half mutilated Grimm and what I only guess some type of sea creature "Well... now we know where those things came from..." I gag at the smell before continuing to run, the other roars becoming louder. I hate to admit it but I was getting scared myself "Yes! Found it! Fuck yeah! Looks like lucks on our side!" I exclaim
"What?! Did you find a way out?!" She squeals
"An escape pod's still here!" I say opening the door and quickly starting it up "It's a miracle it can run..."
"Hey...uh, I think you should close the door..." she says scared
"Oh yeah I sho-" I Stop and look at the hoard of Grimm charging at me. I slam the door shut as they claw and punch the little window in the back, as it cracks a little the pod shoots away flooding the small room with water and closing behind me
"Blood levels still below average, reducing power to raise blood levels"
"Oh...look at that.." I say falling into my back, barely awake
"That was close...well now we definitely know your brain and lungs are mechanical as well as your healing factor" she tries to comfort me. I don't answer "Hello? You still here?"
"Jesus I'm trying to sleep...so shaddup will you?" I groan
"Jeez...okay sorry I'll leave you be..." she pouts again
"So what's the catch? I assume you want me to help you now?" I groan once more
"...yes, I need to find my friends" she says
"Let me sleep on it" I yawn
Silence
"Thanks for saving me Pyrrha"
"You're very welcome" She says, I can only guess she was smiling.