I was kind of inspired to write this opening for my novel version of my series after watching RE:Extinction.
My version is very similar to what you see in the movie but there are some nice differences that separate it making a very sinister opening to the story.
Although this scene only has my two OC characters from Glass Hearts the other characters that are apart of the Resident Evil universe appear later on in the other chapters, this is just what you could call the prologue to the upcoming events.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated as I am thinking of either leaving this scene out of the final cut or maybe adding some more to it, enjoy!
The girl awoke suddenly, feeling a cold rush of air wash over her skin.
Slowly getting into a sitting position she realized she was on a large bed.
The bed looked like the type found in medieval castles, it had thick velvety sheets and four large bedposts that had a thin pink veil lopped through them.
Sliding off the bed the girl slowly walked across the red plush carpeting taking in her surroundings.
Other then the bed there was an old wooden cupboard in the far corner, a small bedside table and a large mirror.
Although the girl had an instinct to leave the room the mirror caught her attention.
Walking over to the oval shaped mirror she saw a strange girl coming slowly towards her.
The strange mirror girl had a slender figure, dull sandy complexion, green eyes, short white hair and was wearing a grey tracksuit.
Seeing the stranger caused the girl to step back.
The mirror girl also gasped and stepped back.
The girl raised her left arm.
The mirror girl raised her left arm.
It suddenly dawned on the girl that the mirror girl was actually her. As she smiled at her reflection she heard a click at the far end of the room.
Turning towards it the girl realized that a large door was now slightly ajar.
Crossing the thick carpet the girl placed her hand on the cold metal doorknob. Taking one last look around the ornate room the girl opened the door and stepped outside.
Almost immediately the surrounding changed to that of a cold steel hallway.
The bright lights on the ceiling caused the girl to squint and at the same time shiver. The hallway was cold and strange unlike the room she had just come from.
Something compelled the girl to walk down the hallway, so she did, ignoring the cold floor underneath her bare feet. When reaching the end of the steel corridor the girl was met with another large wooden door.
Turning the golden doorknob she found herself in a well-decorated dining room. The dining room was furnished the same way as the bedroom.
A long table was in the centre of the room; all the places had been set with expensive silver eating utensils.
Although intrigued and confused by the room the girl knew she had to continue onwards. The dining room was not her main destination.
Walking past the table the girl heard a faint click followed by a whirring noise.
Instinctively the girl dropped to the ground as a hail of bullets whizzed over her head and into the table shattering the front end in a burst of splinters.
She only had time to catch a quick glimpse of her attacker, it looked like a black floating spear that had a small scale gatling gun underneath it. Again the spear machine fired this time at the grounded girl but she easily rolled out of the road and jumped up.
When edging towards the table a further two spear machines suddenly appeared and began firing at the girl.
Knowing it would be suicidal to fight all three machines the girl dove underneath the table. Above her the machines flew over the table searching for movement.
Slowly the girl crept forward listening to the high pitch whine the spear machines made, which sounded like a mosquito.
One of them suddenly dipped below the table and the girl knew she had been spotted.
The one underneath let loose a string of bullets while the other two began firing through the table. A few of the bullets from above caught the girl in the leg. She only gritted her teeth and rolled away from the second barrage of bullets. There wasn't any time for pain.
The spear machine under the table appeared to be stuck but that didn't stop it from firing at the escaping girl.
Snatching up one of the antique chairs the girl managed to knock one of the spears flying into the far wall.
When throwing the chair at the second spear it merely dodged aside.
As the gatling gun turret began to slowly spin the girl saw her chance and sprinted towards the wooden door on the opposite side of the room.
The spear followed her, letting loose a string of bullets.
Avoiding the gunfire the girl slammed the heavy doors shut causing the spear to crash into them.
The 'arrowhead' of the machine now poked through the shattered door.
Grabbing a hold of the machine's head the girl easily pulled it off. Throwing the sparking head to the ground she continued down yet another steel corridor.
This hallway however was longer then the previous one yet the girl pressed on keeping alert for any more floating spears.
When rounding a corner the girl saw her next destination, a large steel riveted door. In front of the door however was a strange symbol that had been painted onto the floor.
Seeing the symbol made her stop, she knew that in order to get to the door the bizarre red and white octagon shaped picture had to be crossed.
When stepping forward the centre of the symbol parted and a black spiked ball shot up into the air.
Before the girl could react more then twenty bullets hit her body. The girl fell back against the wall and slid down it leaving a large smear of blood.
The irony aftertaste of her own blood caused her to spit a large mouthful of it onto the floor.
Glancing down at her grey tracksuit the girl could see several large bleeding holes where the bullets had gone through.
Collapsing onto the ground she tried to crawl forward. Although the machine had disappeared she was going to reach the door.
But this only caused more pain and she could feel her own blood leaking through her clothes and onto the cold steel floor.
The girl began to feel light headed and weak as her breathing became slower, quieter. She knew that one of the bullets had hit her heart and nothing could be done to stop the bleeding.
Giving up on the door the girl rolled over onto her back, feeling a chill on her chest from the drying blood.
As her vision began to fade and her breathing ceased the girl stared up towards the bright lights, they seemed to engulf her entire body with light as her eyesight went from clear, to blurry and finally to darkness.
A few moments after the girl's death part of the wall in the corridor slid up and several people dressed in white bio suits walked forward.
One bent down towards the body and checked for a pulse, standing up the figure nodded towards the others and a few removed their helmets.
Two of the suited figures approached the girl's body and slowly took off their helmets in unison. One was an older looking man with pale skin, steely short blond hair and blue eyes.
Glancing at the body with a mixture of casualness and sadness he slowly shook his head.
"Shall we prepare the body for transport Dr Griffin?" a voice behind him asked.
Turning slightly Griffin only nodded and waved the young man away.
Getting out a stopwatch Griffin glanced at it, "This one lasted ten minutes" he said to himself, eyeing the bloody trail from the body he sighed. "They always go for the door"
An elderly man approached Griffin and handed him a clipboard, "All the data from this test has been gathered and the video feed is on its way, she was good, lasted longer then previous subjects and took out two Viserators in the second room, this could be a new record"
Griffin didn't even look at the clipboard, he only sighed and kneeled down beside the body. He lightly touched the girl's forehead before shutting her eyes.
Getting back up Griffin turned towards the man again, "What group did she come from?"
"Batch C, this one is the first from that series, we hadn't tested them out yet"
"How many more are there left in that group?"
"Four more, do you want to activate another or all of them?"
Griffin shook his head, "No I think what's best is that they're all scheduled for dissection and while you're at it prepare this deceased specimen for an autopsy this afternoon"
Hearing this the elderly man gasped and his eyes grew large, "But sir surely you'd want to keep…"
"Don't push my patience with you Henry you're already on thin ice just do as I say without asking meaningless questions!" Griffin snapped.
Henry quickly became silent and slowly backed away leaving Griffin alone.
Turning to watch the rest of the team remove the body and clean off the blood easily bored Griffin, he was thinking about what had just happened.
So close yet so far away Griffin thought to himself. I was certain that this one would at least make it through four rooms still in one piece, all of them are missing something and it seems that Batch C only has a small speck of the original's capabilities.
The medics had already picked up the girl's body and started to carry her towards the opening in the wall.
Griffin glanced at the limp bloodied body and smiled.
Yes we were very close this time, but these copies aren't even close to the first specimen, they're only clones of a higher being, nothing good will come of them because the original Alyssa is the key, if she's found then all the answers will follow.
Exiting the room behind his team Griffin closed the door and the hallway became silent once again.
This is the start of my more serious writing of my series, seeming as this is going to be a novel with proper chapters and all. I just thought I'd test the waters to see if others are interested and hopefully I'll be able to add more to this story later on, believe me it's going to be good, what RE: Extinction should have been and only seemed to touch on. But hey I guess no one's perfect, if you like what you've read so far leave a review as they help me heaps! But thanks just for stopping by and reading this intro!