Chain One - Endurance
He awoke to pain. Like always, more tubes found their way into his body, filling his flesh with drugs to slow his thoughts and movements, to make sure that he would never raise his power against his masters.
Subject 9 hung over a confined space, held inside an orb that monitored his body movements. A helmet encased his head, giving his thoughts away. Ruling them. Kept them going in the direction of obedience.
Yet, there was still a part of him that kept whispering to him, that continue to bring his thoughts towards that direction. Hidden from the machines' view, that inner self of him gave him the strength to endure it.
"How did the experimentation go? Did everything go according to our hypothesis?"
That voice… Who is that?
It's the one who keeps us here.
Us?
Yes. The two of us. We were created together, life given to us by a female, your mother. But then, we were brought here, by the man who sired you.
Is this voice his, then?
No. But it will help if he were dead.
"Bring up the sedation levels to forty percent. I don't want him to get any ideas. I want him to stay neutralized for a while."
"Yes doctor."
More drugs gushed through the tubes and the pain lessened a bit. But it was there. It was always there. Deep within his heart. Deep within his soul.
…….
"Today I want to try a new experiment. Let us see how he responds to mental pain," said the doctor.
"Mental?"
"Yes, mental. We cant have a soldier without a defense to mortal pain," said the doctor.
"But sir. I thought we have already finished with that experiment. Subject Nine has already shown he can handle pain," the assistant scientist pointed out.
"There are two types of pain that governs life: physical and mental. Physical pain is the easiest to over come of the two, whilest mental pain can bring the most powerful being to his knees. In order to create the perfect soldier, we must ensure that the subject can master such pain. We being in an hour."
"But what does the Director says? Does he approve?"
"Of course." With a smile, the man looked at the list of the recently employed. A name caught his eye and his smile widened. "Kaze?"
"Yes sir?" The red head flinched at his obvious leer.
"Bring in Yumiko Tamaki as Subject 9's new nanny."