Blood dripped from my abused body as silence filled the empty basement. I was left alone in the darkness…like I always have been. My hopes of escaping the torture, the pain and sorrow were all shattered like glass plates on a floor.

My name is Zelena Luna and I was something like a mutant. I had long silver furred, feline tail that reached the middle of my calves, sharp claws, small vampire-like fangs on both jaws and round, soft, silver cat ears. I had long, silver hair as well, light green cat-like eyes and pale skin. Dirt and dried or wet blood covered my body. I was sixteen that day but nobody cared.

Anyway, I was still hanging from my chains with shackles around my wrists and neck. Tear stains formed in my eyes as I began to cry until I heard the door the lead to the staircase open and close.

They were coming to torture me again but I didn't move; I just let my head hang low. The second door opened and closed as I heard slow foot steps coming. I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for a hit to my face for crying or rough hands grabbing me in areas but there was nothing. Then, I felt gently hands hold my left wrist and heard clicking sounds until my arm was lowered to my side. The other wrist was freed and I didn't see his face until he was unlocking the locked shackle around my neck.

He was around my age and looked human so how did he get passed Corey's monstrous guard? He had short black hair, brown eyes, tan skin and goggles dangling from his neck. I saw his mouth move but his voice was distant and black slowly consumed his face. I passed out in his arms, dirty, bleeding and young.

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I opened my eyes slowly, gazing through my eyelashes at first and listening hard for anything. I didn't see or hear anyone around so I figured it was safe to look around. I wore a white, v-necked T-shirt, white pants and bandages all over my body with blood slightly seeping through. I was in a white room with a bed and medical technology. But where was I really?

Then, I remembered the guy that freed me…is this his home or a window-less hospital? This place couldn't have been Corey's…it was too clean. I didn't know where I was so I decided to escape because I was also feeling trapped like before. Hesitantly, I stood up and tested if my legs would give out or not; I was so weak.

I carefully walked to the door and in automatically swished open. I saw a man in a strange black/white costume and he tried to grab me!

"Hey, you're not supposed to be-" I cut him off by slashing at him with my claws, blood showering me as he staggered back. (Lol, she cut him off literally!)

Before he could scream, I slashed at him again in the throat but my claws went so far in, I severed his neck-vertebra. The man fell to the ground, dead and un-moving. I lurked around him, sneaking down the hall and leaving a scattered trail of bloody bodies.

I was just about to reach an exit until I came across a man in a green suit standing in front of the exit. Taking deep breaths, I charged at the man and pulled back my right arm to swing at him.

In a flash, he round-house kicked me so hard; I hit the wall and fell to the floor. I took harder hits than that before from Corey so that was almost nothing! I wobbly climbed back to my feet and shook my head to shake off the slight pain. The man stood still, waiting for me to charge again but I quickly got an idea. I charged at him but as he bent down to lift me off the ground and use my speed against me, I grabbed his tie and landed on my feet to make him bend backwards. Using this small opportunity, I raked my claws through the flesh of his chest. Blood gushed out as he grabbed my wrist and twisted it!

Pain shot up my arm as I cried out, releasing him. He turned to face me and punched me to the floor. Breathing hard already, I decided to take off and live another day. I dashed to the door, holding my twisted wrist as the man chased me. My heart punched against my ribcage as the sound of blood pumping filled my ears. Finally, I could see the sunlight up ahead and from the corner of my eye, I could see a sword flying at the control panel and that was when I ran as fast as my weak legs could.

The blade struck the controls with electricity bouncing around on it. The thick metal door began to close as I dived into the light. I pulled my tail out of the way of the door only seconds before it closed. I raised my head to see the extremely bright sunlight and the clear blue sky.

This was all I wanted…to be outside…to have that small sense of freedom. Exhausted and staving, I laid my head back down with my vision hazing. It slowly turned black as I felt was a pair of arms pulling me close to a warm chest. Before passing out, I rubbed my head against his chest as if I was a regular house-cat or a little girl.

(This is just the first chapter. Is the man really her father? What will happen next? Why was Zelena down in the basement in the first place? Who is Corey, the man or boy she mentioned earlier? Find out next time!)