A/N: Posting this as of chapter 6's release. All future chapters will have better formatting and less huge paragraphs. Please do not let this first chapter's formatting dissuade you from reading. I wish to keep this un-edited however besides what I am writing currently.
Nova Figura CH.1
A delicate glow radiates from the pale moon overhead that my gaze lies transfixed to. It casts shadows upon a temperate night at my local park. Relaxing on a cold wooden bench, I remove my tanned arms from behind my head and sit upright to look at the time on my phone which lights up like a harsh camera flash. Getting my eyes to adjust, I see that the time is an hour and a half past midnight. Stowing the phone back into my pocket and clearing my face of a few pesky strands of black hair I decide its time to return home from a rather pleasant stroll that I have to go through again. Stepping back onto the dirt pathway marked by many bicycle tires; I hear something step carefully off to my side. Just past the bench I was resting on.
Unfazed by the limited possibilities of dangerous animals in my park I begin to confidently stroll away. The only dangerous animals around that are awake at this hour are coyotes and the lack of barking and footsteps tell me that it cant be more than one at best. But then, FWOOOSH! Something jumps towards me, clearly not caring about hiding anymore, ready to go in for the kill on the fool that is me! Adrenaline spikes and I sprint down the familiar dirt trail as fast as my legs will take me. Whatever is chasing me opts to not run on the trail and instead continually makes a thunderstorm of noise charging through the underbrush as it gives chase. After a few seconds of me trying to flee it pounces at me with claws extended to slice my back and in shock I look towards it and see a large black furred, bone plated, red eyed monster far too big to be natural. A resurgence of adrenaline helps me ignore the slash marks on my back in favor of running faster. Faster than I have ever run, my stride practically perfect form. Trees flew by, twigs snapped underneath, the monster's noise drown out of my head, and every mud puddle avoided. Unfortunately the fastest path back to civilization was one that forced me to break my rhythm and slam into a steep slope that is proving to be much more difficult to climb up when shaking from fear. A roar sounded behind me, the beast again lunging. This time it hit its mark, my heart. First red filled my vision, but quickly after a bright white light took over.
On my knees gasping for air I hear someone call out to me. "Greetings mortal, I have summoned you to be my ace in an upcoming battle that will decide the fate of an entire world.", he said in a mellow, sharp, and etherial tone. Upon settling down from my previous experience, I lifted my head and saw that I was in a white endless room with no shadows in sight, not even one from me. Looking towards the voice I noticed that its coming from some sort of shadow figure with a white diamond cut out of his chest seemingly. "Now that you have gathered yourself I shall further introduce myself. I am the god of darkness. I wield great powers of destruction, but alas these powers are in decline. So with a substantial chunk of my remaining magic I have decided to gamble the fate of the world by placing my chips on you. You shall house my some of my magic and power, help me gain further energy, and I in return shall give you life once again. These are the terms of your new life that you will be forced to uphold by me, try to go back on them and you will lose your sanity becoming a monster no smarter than the one that killed you. Any last questions?"
Dumbfounded by my new situation I mumble out, "So that monster really did kill me." The dark god replied back, "Indeed, while I may be a god even I cannot decide when you die. Although I can alter the surroundings to help cause death." Taken aback by his statement about killing me I sit there quietly. "Well, while I havent talked to anyone in ages I do believe that your new body has been created. It seems I must cut this conversation off now."
The dark god faded away into the light as my eyes started to burn. Slowly a man faded into view, observing me with a piercing red eye. I quickly realized that the eye was mechanical, his other one was normal if not for the intensity within its icy blue gaze. Such a sharp gaze pointed at me naturally made me shocked, flinching slightly. The man backed away looking pleased. His movement dragging my attention first to the desk he was approaching, then to the various containers ranging from normal jars to full on tanks dotted around what appeared to be a lab of some sorts. Judging by the pieces of flesh and small black animals in the containers I was probably in some sort of lab studying biology and animals. Then it hit me. I was suspended in fluid inside one of the large tanks. Looking down at my body I saw hands of pure blackness with fur on them. I'm some sort of monster being studied! A tapping upon my tanks glass startled me. Looking back up I see that man from earlier observing me again. Getting a better look at him, I see that he has a mechanical right arm with glowing red wires presumably delivering power to the various intricate mechanical parts of his appendage. His clothes consist of a rather unusual lab coat of some sorts that is the usual white but with grey trimmings and patches near the shoulders. A rather high collar brought me back to his face which sported a white goatee, mustache, and some really messy hair.
Laughing, the man suddenly said in a near maniacal fashion "I finally did it! My greatest creation! I hope you are ready for some extensive testing later!". 'Later?', I thought. Then the floor below me opened at the press of a button from the scientist that I failed to see earlier, causing all of the water and me to fall down some sort of dark tube, almost like a water slide. Unfortunately at the bottom there wasnt any water to break my fall. Instead a thin mat tried to break my fall onto the hard concrete. Angrily I looked up and around, a burning feeling beginning to make itself known inside me. The only thing in sight was a set of bars that lead to some sort of wide open area. Looking back to the hole it seemingly disappeared from the wall. Stepping towards the bars and peering out I could see all kinds of claw marks and the odd mechanical screw lying around. It dawned on me. I was now a prized gladiator trapped within a room connecting only to the arena.