WARNING (Please read): This following chapter will contain gore. For those who cannot stand gore well, prepare for the scene that will unfold later. Other than that, pwease enjoy~!
Subject-1020 was in the same spot as he always was in, the corner. He was no longer looking at the ceiling, but had his head buried in his arms.
"I'm really…getting tired of this," he muttered. He raised his head a little and observed his right arm. Whenever he made a movement with that arm, it made a robotic noise. Whenever he made a sweep with his right hand, traces of holographic particles followed. The Nasod-Human Experimentation Project. The aim was to fuse the human body with Nasod implants. The overall purpose? To make two ultimate weapons for the ongoing war.
The Experimentation Project consisted of two Subjects who were related by blood. Both were raised up differently and both had different talents. One had parental care, one didn't. One was given a name, one wasn't. They were both brothers, one older and one younger.
Subject-1020 was the younger one and he had only seen his older sibling once or twice every occasion. They had never talked to each other or officially met each other, but they were both facing the same experiments. From what he knew, the Nasod-Human Experiment was successfully working on the older one. If one had to say, Subject-1020 was a failure in certain levels.
The only Nasod part he had was his right arm. Any other parts of his body would reject it due to his capacity for magic, not Nasod Synchronisation. The one reason he wasn't discarded was because of his right arm. He was able to eject Mana through it and use other Nasod equipments with it, although not as effectively. However, his capacity for Nasod Synchronisation had been increasing over the past few experiments.
Subject-1020 swiped the air a few times before spotting an unfamiliar symbol.
"Analyse: Symbol, Origin: Unknown, Begin: Diagnosis," commanded Subject-1020. His right arm made whirring sounds before seizing the fading symbol. His right arm didn't have any fake skin grafted onto it, so you could spot the mechanic parts on it.
"Diagnosis process has begun, now analysing 'unknown symbol'. Analysation complete, now clearing Safety Protocols. Safety has detected no danger in the symbol and is scanning for its purpose. Its purpose has been left undefined due to too many unknown variables. System will save symbol in storage. Status: Cannot be deleted."
"Subject-1020, Nasod-Human Experimentation Number 2, exit your room and follow your designated Scientist's orders," announced an emotionless voice. He looked up at the announcement box and gazed at the door, trembling at the familiar voice that called out.
"Subject-1020! It's time to go play again!" called out a mocking voice. He started to hyperventilate, but held in his rushed breaths. He hauled himself off the ground and walked towards the door where the Doctor was waiting.
The familiar dark room's door opened agape as Subject-1020 was pushed inside. The Experimentation Table awaited him and the daily torture was about to begin once again.
The Experimentation Session started off with a scan, which was mandatory for all Subjects.
"Hoh hoh…Subject-1020, it seems I'll be able to attach new things to you. I don't know what changes your body as undergone, but this is such an unexpected development," mused the Doctor. "Aren't you glad? Let's start the Experimentation! The faster, the better."
Just as the Doctor was reaching for a scalpel, the door on the Observation Room had opened to reveal Karl. He closed the door behind him and went to sit by the shaded window. In an instant, Karl didn't like what he was seeing. The Subject that he was taking care of was strapped to a table with a Scientist marking dissection lines on him. Instead of seeing the indifferent expression on Subject 1020's face, it was replaced by an expression of utter horror. His hands and feet continuously wrestled against their restraints. The Scientist didn't seem to be paying attention to that.
"We'll see if we can replace the heart with the Nasod replacement today. Don't worry, I have brought along my trusty Stasis today, so you won't be fainting at all!" said the Doctor in a sing-song voice. He flipped the switch under the table, causing a white light to glow around Subject-1020.
Karl knew what horrific things went on in this Laboratory, but he still signed up for it nonetheless. This Laboratory gave a ridiculous amount of income to its Scientists and other benefits. It would've been easy to write Karl off as just another monster who'd hurt others just for money, but he had reasons. He had his little sister waiting for him at home, sick and feeble. An incurable disease had struck her unable to move. The only treatment to prolong her life was to undergo expensive treatment procedures.
Holding his precious sister in mind, he chose to sign up for a job that required Scientific and Mathematic Degrees. He was prepared for what awaited him in the Laboratory, yet…now he knew that that was a lie.
Screams of agony richochetted off the walls, becoming stronger with each echo. Blood soon replaced the plainness of the table's surface, spilling down to the ground in ridiculous amounts. The restraints were somehow holding against the immense struggling Subject-1020 was giving. His chest had been opened up and his beating heart was being torned out.
Karl looked away at the gory scene in front of him. He couldn't hold in the vomit and puked all over the floor. Dizziness overwhelmed his mind as he fainted. When he came to, the screaming had stopped but was replaced with an insistent whimpering. He willed himself to look out the window again, wiping the vomit off his face with his sleeve.
"Now that wasn't too bad, right? All those things I've teached you have kept you conscious as well! You were able to answer each questions correctly," complimented the Doctor. "However, this Session hasn't ended yet. It's a miracle that your heart didn't give out and the new Nasod replacement has successfully synched. You weren't able to do this before, I wonder what's changed? Oh well, that doesn't matter, right? I'll take this chance to attach as many Nasod parts as I can to you. The Administrators won't need to know, right? You can keep it a secret, right?"
The Doctor, Karl noticed, was slightly off. He peered at the Doctor's face and recognised it. The Doctor, real name is Johnson Smile, was assigned to be a Scientist in the Laboratory since the beginning of its creation. He was known for his mental instability and merciless experimentation methods, which mostly turned out to be successful. Karl felt like puking again, seeing an insane man experiment on a child that would be the same age as his younger sister, who was much younger still.
The Doctor traced his finger around Subject-1020's left eye.
"You know what I always wanted to do? I always wanted to experiment with the eye organs, but the Administrators never had let me. They said it was too dangerous for a man of my caliber. Hear that? They said I was too unstable for such surgery! Foolish, foolish, foolish! I will prove to them how great I am and you will be my proof, yes? You agree, I'm glad," sang the Doctor. "Then, let's begin the next experimentation!"
The Doctor leaned down to Subject-1020's face, grabbing a smaller scalpel from the table next to him. In an instant move, he stabbed the scalpel into the edge of the child's eye. The screaming had started up again. A deafening howl of pain. The Doctor's fingers became slippery with the eye, which was out of its socket. The small optic nerves tugged at its insides, disallowing the eye from fully becoming detached.
"Tch, such a troublesome thing~" The Doctor tightened his grip and yanked the eye out of its place completely. Subject-1020 let out an unforgettable scream. The scene of watching someone's eyeball being pulled out burnt itself into Karl's mind.
A robotic eye was immediately pressed into the empty socket, attaching itself to the severed optic nerves.
"Ah, you see? It ended quite nicely, did it not? Hahaha…the Session has finished! It's quite sad that it ended so fast, no? Don't worry, next time will be much longer," said the Doctor. Subject-1020 was still yelling in pain and it continued to echo until Karl left the room.
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