November 8

To any one who cares,

I'm not really sure how to do this. Commander just gave me this journal, hoping that it would keep me occupied. I know that I should state my name, but I'm not too sure what it is anymore. I can't even remember where my home town is. I have no other memories from where ever it is I came from, no memories of ever having a family or friends. All that I have ever know is this place. My very first memory is being herded onto a giant circular platform with a bunch of other guys. I remember nothing of the outside world. I can't remember what the sky looks like, what grass feels like under my feet. It's pretty depressing when you get into it.

I remember the speech they gave us as the platform made its way down to the large doors that led to this hell hole. It was a big guy dressed in blue and white. His hair was blue, and he had giant gloves and boot on, and he carried around a cannon from a tank. He called himself Azule the Cerulian. He told us that we all had promise. He told us we were too good to be soldiers for Shinra's above ground army. He said that we were needed for the secret army. He called it "Deep Ground."

When the platform finally came to a halt, we were all unloaded onto a series of walkways that hung over mako. They had us all wait at the beginning of a walkway until every one was through the door. From there, they split us up into two groups. Some weird guy named Nero took one group through a door that was just sticking up out of the floor. We never saw those guys again, well, never as humans at least. We got our first dose of horror when we made it to what looked like a village under the Shinra building. There, in the streets there were soldiers walking, and following some of them were these beast things. The beasts were wearing the same type of uniform as the humans, black shirt and pants with mako infused stripes traveling from head to toe. Some of the humans had there helmets on, and some didn't. The beasts, had what looked like metal heads, and there legs were much longer then there arms. One of the beasts walked by us with a soldier, and that was when we realized that the beasts were soldiers, or used to be, the tails looked pretty authentic, growing right out of there spines. Some one behind me whispered "good God" under his breath. Apparently Azule heard him, because he gave a chuckle at what had been said.

"Better watch it rookies. That is a very undesirable fate. All traces of humanity are erased, and you quite literally turn into a beast." Azule said to us.

He led us through the village until we reached a plaza of some sort, right out side of the biggest building in the village (well after the mako reactor that cold be seen far off into the distance). Azule told us to line up and show some respect for our new commanding officers. There were four of them standing in the plaza. They stood spaced out and yet, they were in a perfect line, staring straight ahead. They were wearing what looked like zipped up trench coats with silver shoulder guards and a silver chest guard. Three of them were wearing semi tall helmets. The fourth wasn't wearing one at all.

They broke us up into four groups, eight of us in each. The guy with out a helmet walked over to my group. He introduced himself as Maximums. I remember that he looked like he was in a great deal of pain when we first met him. He had snow white hair that was streaked with black. He looked to be around 20 or something, but his gruffy voice and sky blue eyes made me think that he was older.

And ever since that day, I've come to be known as Leviticus, or Levi as a few of my comrades call me. It's five years since my first day in Deep Ground. Since then, only two of my comrades have been taken to become beasts. I felt no sorrow for there fates, just relief that it was not me. Maximums gave us lessons in fighting and other survival techniques for a year, and now he has had four other groups of rookies. One of my comrades was put in charge of us. His name is Reggie. He's alright I guess. He pushes us hard during training, but we wouldn't get stronger if he didn't.

There hasn't been any excitement in a while, except for a gargoyle rampage up in the northern sector, but I was never sent to help. Oh, that's right, I almost forgot when the president of the Shinra company came down to talk to our leader, Leo. In my opinion, the president could loose a few pounds. It was the first time that I had ever seen him, and I was a little offended that the man who we worked for was that big, if you know what I mean. His son looked alright, not big at all. I never found out what his name was. Doesn't matter any way. Reggie says that we might get to go up to the surface in a few days. The president wants to send a few squads to a place called Wutai. Apparently there is some war going on right now up there, and the Shinra Soldiers aren't doing any good. I don't really understand why Deep Ground needs to be a secret. According to Maximums, those Soldier guys get a surgery just like us, but to a lower degree. I guess our senses are better enhanced, and we have more mako in our body. It's not fare really, we are the better fighters, and because of that we have to hide underground. Oh well, I guess I shouldn't complain. Besides, I get to see the sky for the first time in a few days, so all's good. Maybe if I do well on this Wutai mission, they'll give me my own beast to train. That would be cool. I know that me and a beast could become one hell of a team.

I better rest up for tomorrow's training.

Later,

Leviticus