Chapter 11

I stood, waiting for the elevator to arrive so I could evacuate, fidgeting on my feet and rocking back and forth. My mind was still reeling from the shocking news I had just discovered. They were going to use me. They were going to force me to kill humans. I had seen a small glimpse of what humans had been doing to each other in the past, and it was horrid. I had sworn to myself to never become part of this, and it seems that I am being dragged into it anyways.

Suddenly there was running from a hallway that led into the lab. There must be another entrance that way. I turned to see three men in heavy armor approach me, with submachine guns raised and pointed at me.

"Careful," the one furthest ahead said to the others, "she may not look like much, but she has leathal weapons on her person."

"John," a second one spoke up, just behind the first, "The client had said that she has had no training with them, and they have been blocked to her access."

They're speaking as if I'm not here. My rage only grew, thinking of how disrespectful they were being. Hinode said men should treat a woman with respect. I powered on the tasers in my hands and began walking towards them. If I remember correctly, the plastics in my skin and underneath are durable enough to endure an explosion from a frag grenade. Their weapons should be nothing.

I played back the memory of the videos shown to me of how to operate the tasers. There was some parts that had shown how to strike opponents so they would be rendered immobile, all I had to do was reach the skin or clothing under their armor for optimal charge output. I set the charge percentage to 15% of the maximum amount that a human can take.

I quickly scanned the assailants, searching for the most favorable point of their bodies to reach. I quickly found it, in exactly 0.732 seconds. Each of them had some amount of skin showing on either of their arms. I set these as my targets and continued to scan the room. I would need a charging cable in order to survive on my own, or else I would shut down to charge myself and would be rendered immobile and unconscious. I found one in approximately .873 seconds, stored in a glass case five meters away. I would reach that last.

They were now halfway across the room, and would reach me soon. I looked to my right and saw there was a fire extinguisher. I could use this as a distraction to get in close to them. I read the label, and saw that it was labeled as a carbon dioxide extinguisher. There was a point that if I hit it with enough force, the top would burst off and the contents would begin to pour out.

I picked up the extinguisher, and held it out. The label also said that it was flammable and could explode with enough heat. I stored this information so I could use it on a later date, in case I needed it. I slammed my fist across the nozzle of the extinguisher, making the gas held within spray out in a cold stream. I threw the canister at the three men, and it slammed into the lead one, John. It had hit him, but had not incapacitated him. I began my assault, rushing towards the disoriented humans and reaching for the skin on their arms.

I connected with John, placing my right hand on his left arm and discharging a small shock, which knocked him to the ground with a loud THUD! I then jumped away from him and went to the second one, and pressed the palm of my left hand on his right and he, too, fell to the ground shaking. The third one, who had remained silent, was now raising his gun towards me. I raised the danger level to one and rushed towards him. The man began firing rapidly. I estimated the impact time and site and moved aside, grabbed his arm, and threw him to the ground.

I looked over the three men, all down and shaking after being paralyzed. I can power it down now. I said as my tasers shut off. They'll recover in approximately twenty minutes. I walked over to the container holding the charging cable, and smashed the glass separating me from it, and grabbed the wire. I had nowhere to hold the cable, so instead I wrapped it around my left forearm tightly, and secured it by bending my arm at a 45 degree angle from my body. I decided the best course would to take the way the men came in.

Down the hallway, which took me just past Nobu's office, was a large hole in the wall, leading to a separate building. It seemed to be an empty underground lot, and about 25 meters away there was a faint light. It shone pale blue as I slowly went towards it. I began to pick up sounds I had not heard before. I was now ten meters away from the light. It was reflecting in blue lines across the ground. I moved forward so I was standing in the opening, towards the outside.

I stood there, staring. There was many bright lights, all saying different things, and describing different items. And then my gaze fell to the people, bustling around either with their eyes on their phones, or straight in front of them. I'm Out. I thought, as I took my first step forward, towards the outside.

Finally, I'm in the real world.