ADVENT
By: SimpLicit1
Prologue
Black. Sure it was just a color? Or perhaps a bright gleam? Neutral. That's what it was. That's how she felt. Emerald eyes opened, slowly, as a shock of pain struck her chest. She would have tried to shield herself from this, if she were able to. She felt numb, although, she knew well she could have clearly done something to prevent this. But she couldn't even remember where she was and how she got there. At the least her own name?
A short man in a white lab coat poked a finger at her eyes, as she flinched, but to no prevail. He slowly pressed his gloved hands against her cheeks, as his round face hovered inches from her own. Human life? She thought she was dead. Maybe she wasn't after all. The nearly bald man stepped back, as he turned to his left, seeming to hold conversation with yet another being.
"The medicine's probably kickin' in about now," the middle-aged man spoke, his voice a harsh tone against the still air. A young woman dressed similarly stepped up beside him, as her blue eyes gazed over at what was the specimen.
"What was her name again?" she questioned, her hands gently brushing away her strands of blonde hair.
"Aeris Gainsborough," the man uttered, when his voice slowly faded off like a distant echo. Aeris' eyes wearily closed, as she lost all thought of what was going to happen next. She felt as though, she was constantly being violated. They dug into her skin with needles, touched her as if she were some form of an animal.
It happened continuously like this for the next week or so, when she finally came to, she noticed herself dressed in a white lab coat, just like all the other residents there. A laboratory for testing on humans?
Aeris slowly sat up, as the cold metal bed beneath her tickled her where it touched. Her palms pressed down, as she stepped onto the cold floor. Her emerald eyes gazed around with curiosity, as she stood in the middle of a busy room. No one seemed to have been giving her much thought, as they didn't even turn to look.
"You're up," a woman's voice sounded out, causing Aeris to quickly turn around. It was the same woman from when she had remembered. The blonde woman stood before her, her hands crossed in front of her chest, as she also held onto a clipboard.
"It's about time. I bet it felt like years since you slept," she smiled pleasantly, as she walked up to Aeris. The brunette quickly stepped back, unaware of what the blonde woman would have done. But she just smiled back, as she began again.
"Don't worry, I'm not gonna hurt you," she uttered, with reassurance. Aeris paused, as her pale lips quivered with doubt.
"Where am I?" she managed to choke out, frightened by her own voice that finally spoke. The woman's smile slowly faded, as she placed her clipboard onto the metal bed.
"It's confidential," the woman uttered, turning away. Aeris quickly walked after her, as she pulled her back by the arm. The blonde woman's eyes bulged in surprise as to how strong she had been after all this time.
"Where am I?!?" Aeris shouted, as she felt her heart pound in her chest. The woman quickly pulled away, as a group of men came up behind Aeris, and clasped their hands upon her. She struggled to be free, as she felt them pull her back against a wall. There was a man that quickly injecting some type of blue fluid into her arm. Her vision became a blur, as she felt her heart stop suddenly and her breathing became slow. Then, all else was black.
Bright lights reflected on her eyes, she wasn't even sure if she were really awake this time. Aeris hesitated, as she sat in a corner of a four-sided white room. She wasn't crazy. She knew this herself, but who were they to try and convince her? She slowly huddled there, as her arms crossed over her knees like a little child would.
The young woman sat in the quietness, as she didn't attempt to move. Her emerald eyes gazed up, as voices began to echo just outside her door. She quickly stood up, as she walked over towards it. Then, pressing her ear against it, she listened. Only to hear silence. Another noise. It sounded as though, things were being thrown around and the voices of men and women shouting and screaming.
She began to lean in closer, as if to make out what exactly it was. Aeris quickly fell back, as blood began to leak in through the bottom of the white door. Her eyes opened in shock, as she hesitated to move. Her hands clasped swiftly over her nose, as the rancid smell of the red fluid entered her nostrils. She quickly stood up, as the trail of red found way to her bare feet.
But she didn't care, Aeris ran up to the door, as she began to pound on it, twisting the knob back and fourth, having faith that it would truly open. She didn't care what it was that awaited her out there, she had to get out. She wanted out, and whatever it was, she'd deal with it later.
Was she always this brave? The question suddenly leaked in her head, as she continually tried to pry the door open. But to no prevail, she fell back onto the blood covered floor. Tears began to stain her face, but she made no attempt to wipe them away. Her long brown locks fell over her eyes, and swayed down her back, as the tip sat in the puddle of blood as Aeris did.
"Help me...," she uttered, as her hands pressed down on the floor, her head bent low. "Help me..." She didn't know to whom it was she was calling out to and to whom that would have heard her pleas. She was hopeless. A click caught her attention, as the sound of a card was being used to open the door.
Aeris stood up, as her hand trembled to pull the door open. She turned the knob, wearily. A man suddenly fell in her way, as his hand held onto a keycard. Aeris slowly bent down, as she made an attempt to check his pulse. She felt her heart begin to beat louder, with every breath she took. The brunette quickly stood up, walking pass his lifeless body. The room was wrecked. The tools and equipment scattered. Following, the dead bodies with streaks of blood that clung to their white clothes.
She felt as if she wanted to vomit, as her hands clasped over her mouth. Aeris hesitated, then walked around the laboratory, not knowing what exactly it was she was trying to find. Her eyes closed for a quick second, as she felt the sudden warm floor against her feet. Her eyes trailed down, as she noticed a man's head detached from his body.
Aeris slowly bent down, but suddenly was stopped, when she heard the clattering noise coming from the opposite room. A woman's criy rang out, as the voice soon became familiar. Aeris immediately ran over to wear it was coming from. And there sat the young woman, pinned up against the wall, as her scarce blue eyes gaped at Aeris, as if pleading for help.
Aeris' hands hung at her sides, fear swept over her, as she watched the figure of the tall man that stood in front of the woman. He was wearing a black leather outfit, that clung to his masculine body. His boots dripped and stained with fresh blood. She waited, as she studied him. Where had she seen him before? She didn't recall. The man slowly gazed over his broad shoulder, as his silver long hair swayed behind his back. He didn't turn all the way, before he stuck his long sword into the woman's chest, and continued to do so. And with a quick swift, he pulled it out and stood there in the silence of the room.
Aeris began to breath heavily for she didn't know what to do. Her feet wouldn't run, her body wouldn't turn away. The tall man slowly turned to face her, as she was met with familiar piercing green eyes. And when he was fully turned to her, she felt her heart stop. It was no mistake.
"...Sephiroth...," she uttered.
AUTHORS NOTE: What do you think? Should I continue? Read and review please! Did I move too fast with this intro? Hmmm...Reviews please.
By: SimpLicit1
Prologue
Black. Sure it was just a color? Or perhaps a bright gleam? Neutral. That's what it was. That's how she felt. Emerald eyes opened, slowly, as a shock of pain struck her chest. She would have tried to shield herself from this, if she were able to. She felt numb, although, she knew well she could have clearly done something to prevent this. But she couldn't even remember where she was and how she got there. At the least her own name?
A short man in a white lab coat poked a finger at her eyes, as she flinched, but to no prevail. He slowly pressed his gloved hands against her cheeks, as his round face hovered inches from her own. Human life? She thought she was dead. Maybe she wasn't after all. The nearly bald man stepped back, as he turned to his left, seeming to hold conversation with yet another being.
"The medicine's probably kickin' in about now," the middle-aged man spoke, his voice a harsh tone against the still air. A young woman dressed similarly stepped up beside him, as her blue eyes gazed over at what was the specimen.
"What was her name again?" she questioned, her hands gently brushing away her strands of blonde hair.
"Aeris Gainsborough," the man uttered, when his voice slowly faded off like a distant echo. Aeris' eyes wearily closed, as she lost all thought of what was going to happen next. She felt as though, she was constantly being violated. They dug into her skin with needles, touched her as if she were some form of an animal.
It happened continuously like this for the next week or so, when she finally came to, she noticed herself dressed in a white lab coat, just like all the other residents there. A laboratory for testing on humans?
Aeris slowly sat up, as the cold metal bed beneath her tickled her where it touched. Her palms pressed down, as she stepped onto the cold floor. Her emerald eyes gazed around with curiosity, as she stood in the middle of a busy room. No one seemed to have been giving her much thought, as they didn't even turn to look.
"You're up," a woman's voice sounded out, causing Aeris to quickly turn around. It was the same woman from when she had remembered. The blonde woman stood before her, her hands crossed in front of her chest, as she also held onto a clipboard.
"It's about time. I bet it felt like years since you slept," she smiled pleasantly, as she walked up to Aeris. The brunette quickly stepped back, unaware of what the blonde woman would have done. But she just smiled back, as she began again.
"Don't worry, I'm not gonna hurt you," she uttered, with reassurance. Aeris paused, as her pale lips quivered with doubt.
"Where am I?" she managed to choke out, frightened by her own voice that finally spoke. The woman's smile slowly faded, as she placed her clipboard onto the metal bed.
"It's confidential," the woman uttered, turning away. Aeris quickly walked after her, as she pulled her back by the arm. The blonde woman's eyes bulged in surprise as to how strong she had been after all this time.
"Where am I?!?" Aeris shouted, as she felt her heart pound in her chest. The woman quickly pulled away, as a group of men came up behind Aeris, and clasped their hands upon her. She struggled to be free, as she felt them pull her back against a wall. There was a man that quickly injecting some type of blue fluid into her arm. Her vision became a blur, as she felt her heart stop suddenly and her breathing became slow. Then, all else was black.
Bright lights reflected on her eyes, she wasn't even sure if she were really awake this time. Aeris hesitated, as she sat in a corner of a four-sided white room. She wasn't crazy. She knew this herself, but who were they to try and convince her? She slowly huddled there, as her arms crossed over her knees like a little child would.
The young woman sat in the quietness, as she didn't attempt to move. Her emerald eyes gazed up, as voices began to echo just outside her door. She quickly stood up, as she walked over towards it. Then, pressing her ear against it, she listened. Only to hear silence. Another noise. It sounded as though, things were being thrown around and the voices of men and women shouting and screaming.
She began to lean in closer, as if to make out what exactly it was. Aeris quickly fell back, as blood began to leak in through the bottom of the white door. Her eyes opened in shock, as she hesitated to move. Her hands clasped swiftly over her nose, as the rancid smell of the red fluid entered her nostrils. She quickly stood up, as the trail of red found way to her bare feet.
But she didn't care, Aeris ran up to the door, as she began to pound on it, twisting the knob back and fourth, having faith that it would truly open. She didn't care what it was that awaited her out there, she had to get out. She wanted out, and whatever it was, she'd deal with it later.
Was she always this brave? The question suddenly leaked in her head, as she continually tried to pry the door open. But to no prevail, she fell back onto the blood covered floor. Tears began to stain her face, but she made no attempt to wipe them away. Her long brown locks fell over her eyes, and swayed down her back, as the tip sat in the puddle of blood as Aeris did.
"Help me...," she uttered, as her hands pressed down on the floor, her head bent low. "Help me..." She didn't know to whom it was she was calling out to and to whom that would have heard her pleas. She was hopeless. A click caught her attention, as the sound of a card was being used to open the door.
Aeris stood up, as her hand trembled to pull the door open. She turned the knob, wearily. A man suddenly fell in her way, as his hand held onto a keycard. Aeris slowly bent down, as she made an attempt to check his pulse. She felt her heart begin to beat louder, with every breath she took. The brunette quickly stood up, walking pass his lifeless body. The room was wrecked. The tools and equipment scattered. Following, the dead bodies with streaks of blood that clung to their white clothes.
She felt as if she wanted to vomit, as her hands clasped over her mouth. Aeris hesitated, then walked around the laboratory, not knowing what exactly it was she was trying to find. Her eyes closed for a quick second, as she felt the sudden warm floor against her feet. Her eyes trailed down, as she noticed a man's head detached from his body.
Aeris slowly bent down, but suddenly was stopped, when she heard the clattering noise coming from the opposite room. A woman's criy rang out, as the voice soon became familiar. Aeris immediately ran over to wear it was coming from. And there sat the young woman, pinned up against the wall, as her scarce blue eyes gaped at Aeris, as if pleading for help.
Aeris' hands hung at her sides, fear swept over her, as she watched the figure of the tall man that stood in front of the woman. He was wearing a black leather outfit, that clung to his masculine body. His boots dripped and stained with fresh blood. She waited, as she studied him. Where had she seen him before? She didn't recall. The man slowly gazed over his broad shoulder, as his silver long hair swayed behind his back. He didn't turn all the way, before he stuck his long sword into the woman's chest, and continued to do so. And with a quick swift, he pulled it out and stood there in the silence of the room.
Aeris began to breath heavily for she didn't know what to do. Her feet wouldn't run, her body wouldn't turn away. The tall man slowly turned to face her, as she was met with familiar piercing green eyes. And when he was fully turned to her, she felt her heart stop. It was no mistake.
"...Sephiroth...," she uttered.
AUTHORS NOTE: What do you think? Should I continue? Read and review please! Did I move too fast with this intro? Hmmm...Reviews please.