Beyond Human

by BinaryEye101

Barry Allen was human. Keyword: was. When he's struck by lightning and wakes up days later as a creature he can only recognize as being inhuman, his world is roughly thrown upsidedown and shattered into a million pieces. But, before he can do any damage, a family comes to his rescue, intent on showing him the ways of the "monster" world. Will he trust them, or not?

12. Chapter 12: Effugium

Chapter 12: Effugium

FIVE HOURS LATER:

Barry awoke later to find himself surrounded by hooded figures. He sat up and rubbed his eyes, groaning at the pain in his head. A glass of what looked like water was offered to him, and he gently took it, drinking it quickly. "Thank you." he said, looking up into the face of a very large man. The man's face was seriously scarred, one of his eyes yellow while the other blue. He was kneeling in front of Barry, staring at him with quite some interest. "Who are you?" Barry asked. "My name is Sath. I'm the leader of this group." he said. His voice was deep and somewhat threatening, Barry shrinking away from him instantly. "Why am I-" Barry began to ask, reaching forward when he realized his hands were shackled together. "I ask the questions here, monster." Sath growled. Barry gave him a questioning look, Sath cracking a toothy smile. "Monster?" Barry asked, feeling like a bullet had shot through his heart. It may have been an unbeating, cold heart, but it was still his heart. "Yes, monster. Now, state your species." Sath demanded, one of the hooded figure scribbling on a clipboard. "What?" Barry asked, looking from Sath to the hooded figures. "I said: STATE YOUR SPECIES! I know that you are not human. You may have passed all of our scans, but you were colder than ice when we went to check your pulse. I repeat: state your species!" Sath snapped, his voice rising and falling like a river full of raging rapids. "I-I d-don't k-know! I c-can't re-remember!" Barry cried, throwing his hands protectively over his head. Tears gathered in his eyes, his body beginning to shake. "I don't believe that!" Sath snapped back, pulling a long dagger from his boot. He grasped Barry by the collar of his shirt, pinning him to the ground. Holding the dagger above his heart, the man leaned down, sneering in Barry's face. "I will not repeat myself again. What is your species?" Sath hissed, raising his knife to strike. Everything moved in slow motion as Barry's heart leapt to life, sparks flying from his shoulders as he dashed past the man and out of the shackles. He didn't know where he was running, but as long as it wasn't anywhere near that man, he was fine with it.