AN- Okay first I would like to apologize. I didn't mean to take this long with an update but things got a little complicated in the last week and I got backtracked but I have finally sorted out those issues and I am ready to start on weekly updates for this story. Second, another apology since this is only the prologue not an actual chapter. I fully intended to have chapter 1 out today but something came up this evening and I was unable to finish it. But I felt bad that I hadn't updated for over 2 weeks and I wanted to give you guys something to read so I cut this beginning part out and turned it into a prologue. Hopefully I can get chapter 1 out within the next 2 days since it's half done and so I can get more characters introduced. Anyway I hope you at least enjoy this little snippet and let me know in the reviews how you like it and if you think my writing style is okay. (It's been awhile since I wrote anything) Thanks to all who submitted a character, I really love them all and I'm sorry that I couldn't use all of them in the end. (I was given more than I expected...so many female characters...so many...) By the way character list is in the second AN at the bottom of this prologue.
Darkness
Cold. Endless. Suffocating. Silent.
It enveloped the body of the thin girl with it's ruthless icy grip causing a cold sweat to break out over her forehead.
Groaning wearily she rolled her arms around in their sockets in a weak attempt to cast away the stinging sensation that was slowly building up in her tired limbs. Two thick silver chains held her by the wrist that were suspended from the ceiling forcing her into a pathetic excuse of a standing position. Painfully lifting her head she gazed around at her prison of shadows through hazy eyes.
Tiny dots of colorful light lined the walls on either side of her casting a weak glow into the murky air. A veil of darkness stretched far in front of her making it impossible to see what lay ahead.
She had no idea where she was or how she ended up here. Her memories were a vortex of distorted colors and shape's along with muffled voices and unfamiliar face's. Yet one word stuck in her mind clear as day.
FURY
She had no idea why but she knew undoubtedly they were the ones who put her here. Why they had sent her here she had no idea. Had she done something wrong? Did she anger them in some way? She didn't….hurt someone….did she?
Perhaps she was being punished and this was the result of her transgression. However that didn't seem quite right. There was definitely a purpose for her being here and she knew that the only way to find out was to escape this horrible place.
With that resolution in mind she gripped the cold chains and forced her legs back underneath her and with a loud grunt pushed herself up to stand at her full height. She gasped in pain as she applied pressure on her cramped limbs and the restarted blood flow began to return feeling to her numb legs. She took a few shaky steps backward as far as the chains would allow her but froze when her heel pressed against something solid that made a high pitch 'chink' noise and vanished into the floor.
With her breath caught in her throat and eyes widening fearfully a loud humming noise filled the room making the air tremble. It sounded as though a generator had been started up and electricity had began coursing through it violently.
Suddenly the darkness was banished in an instant when a blinding light filled the room forcing the young girl to squeeze her eyes shut and curse as the intense illumination seared her vision.
"Shit!"
Blinking furiously she managed to keep her eyes open long enough to see that she wasn't in a room after all. Instead she was chained to the end of a long running stone tunnel that she couldn't see the end of.
Golden locks of hair hung in front of her face and by looking down at her torso she was wearing a vary short white strapless gown that barley went down to her mid thighs. Her pale skin had a surprisingly nice light tan to it, giving it a healthy look.
The lights began to fade until they glowed a dim greenish white, giving the tunnel a slightly eerie appearance. A low hissing noise emitted from the ceiling and vary slowly a gap appeared and a thin black screen slid down until it hung in front of the stunned girl.
The word F.U.R.Y was displayed in bright bold red letters across it giving the young girl a feeling of oppression. She jumped when the screen turned static and next thing she knew she was gazing into the eyes of a stern faced women with short brown hair that barley reached her shoulders and sharp gray eyes that could pierce through stone. She looked the young girl dead in the eyes with such an intense expression the blonde couldn't look away even if she tried.
"Good morning Artemis Moore." The lady greeted with a voice smooth as silk.
The blondes eye widened in shock upon hearing her name. She had completely forgotten it and yet the moment she heard it she knew it was hers. How could she forget something so important, so personal?
She was brought out of her shock when the lady continued to speak.
"I hope you have slept well. Your going to need all the strength you can get for what's to come." There was a slight ominous tone to those words.
"You may not remember but you are participating in a special survival experiment that will determine weather or not our theory is correct on the notion that humans have lost their ability to survive when they are faced with danger. For the last decade we have observed the way the human race now functions and have noted the increase in fatalities when chaos and terror arises. Humans have forgotten the sense of survival their ancestors once taught them and when they stand eye to eye with peril they no longer fight back. Instead they allow themselves to fall victim to their own deaths. You are one of the many in this experiment who will determine if this impression is wrong or correct. You will be faced with a series of events that will test your mind, your skills and above all your will to live. If you succeed in surviving each of those events you shall be freed to go back to the life you once led with no further disruptions from us. However if you fail, you can probably guess what will happen to you."
Artemis jumped when the screen flashed red with the loud bang of a gun going off before the lady reappeared and continued.
"You have exactly 3 months to complete your tests . Escaping this network of tunnels is your first. You must locate the key that resides in the lowest chamber than make your way to the door that will lead you out. Simple enough right? Though you should be wary, for a monster lurks in the shadows. It desperately hungers for flesh and will not pass up the opportunity for a tasty morsel like you when it comes along." The corners of the womens lips turned up in a sick way that made it look like she was enjoying the thought of tormenting the girl with her twisted words.
"With that being said I wish you luck . Once you escape this tunnel head to the North Star and you will find your second test. May you always strike first and always remember….
FURY is powerful.
AN- Character list -
Artemis Moore (Female)
Sarya Tonlana (Female)
Jason Berkeley (Male)
Calla Jeannette Bird (Female)
Ignacio Gonzales (Male)
Leonie Nouvel (Female)
Christopher Leigh Lilyfield (Male)
Randy Warstler (Male)
Lennon Kite (Female)
Callum James (Male)
Launa Everett (Female)
Daniel Acardi (Male)
Dusty Strodar (Female)
Rowan Prince (Male)
Reagan Crawford (Female)
Jamie Donovan (Male)
