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*WARNING*
*PROJECT NEO HAS BEEN COMPROMISED*
*A BIOHAZARDOUS LEAK FROM SECTOR A HAS BEEN DETECTED*
*ALL PERSONNEL ARE TO EVACUATE TO EXIT C IMMEDIATELY*
"WINTERS!"
The echoing of urgent footsteps echoed as a fair-skinned woman raced down the hall. Her gasps for more oxygen bounced off the walls as she pressed her hand to a biometric pad and slipped through the crack of the slowly opening door.
*WARNING*
*A BIOHAZARDOUS LEAK FROM SECTOR C HAS BEEN DETECTED*
*THREAT LEVEL: 9*
*ALL PERSONNEL ARE TO EVACUATE TO EXIT B IMMEDIATELY*
"DON'T THINK YOU CAN RUN!"
As fast as her delicate frame could handle, she impishly pulled levers to clouded pods, not even waiting for them to open even a crack. Her vision became fogged and lungs filled with the thick mist that flowed out of each pod she opened, coughing and waving her arms as she continued on through the automatic door into the next room.
*WARNING*
*PROJECT NEO SPECIMENS HAVE BEEN RELEASED IN LAB C*
*ALL PERSONNEL ARE TO EVACUATE TO BASEMENT ELEVATOR AND EXIT TO UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS*
"I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN RID OF YOU LONG AGO!"
She could see it. In her vision, she could see other personnel piling onto the elevator. Reaching out with a weak hand, she waved to them.
"Wait! Wait for…!"
They did nothing to keep the elevator open, fear in their eyes as to the beast tailing behind her.
Hearing the approaching footsteps of both man and monster, she raced around the corner to the stairs and, with hesitation, jumped down to the railing below and leaped back and forth as she went down.
"WINTERS!"
The voice echoed down the stairwell. She didn't dare look up. No, it would only slow her down.
A bullet rang past her and into one of the metal stairs above, then came in rapid fire. She tightened her jaw, not daring to close her eyes either.
*WARNING*
*A PERSONNEL HAS GONE ROGUE AND IS ATTEMPTING ESCAPE THROUGH STAIRWELL C*
*FIRE AT WILL*
More gunfire sounded by the minute as she continued her descent, her mind racing like a jet to find another way out. He was after her and now was everyone else. She was no longer seen as one of them.
A large thud sounded above her and this time, her head looked up. Her hand slipped and she found herself free falling to her death. Looking above her, she could see him. He was making faster bounds at her, effortlessly swinging down from railing to railing.
"DON'T THINK I'LL LET YOU GET AWAY THAT EASILY, WINTERS!"
Bullets continued to rush through the air. Despite some piercing her skin, her attention was on the remote in his hand, watching as he pressed it. Many floors below, platforms where slamming into place, each one closing closer and closer to her from under her.
*EMERGENCY LOCKDOWN NOW ENGAGING IN STAIRWELL C*
She heard a loud slam behind her and her body collided with the metal platform. She squeezed her eyes shut, hoping that the platforms were fast enough to keep her away from him. But when her eyes opened, he had slipped through the final platform between her and him. With a loud, yet more precise landing, he was only inches away from her.
Distant alarms could still be heard, but all she could hear was her heart beating in her ear as loud as an explosion. Without hesitation, he grabbed her by the collar, not giving any mind as her golden necklace snapped under his strength. She felt a sharp pinch in her neck and instantly went numb, unable to feel any inch of her body. Her wound ceased to hurt, as if that was to be a saving grace she could find in this situation.
Her breath grew heavy and his throat let out a deep chuckle. He reached into his lab coat and pulled out a syringe, the sight of it causing her heart to catch in her throat.
"You'll wish you wouldn't have done this to Project Neo," He flicked the slide of the syringe and gave her a ghostly gaze. As he approached her with it, she let out blood curdling screams, only to be heard by her and him alone.
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