Project ZEAL

Scene 18 - The Center of the Mind (Leebot)

Royal Prison of Zeal
Time Unknown

What's happened to me!?

I can't see!

I can't feel!

I can't hear!

I can only think!

I'm trapped in my own mind; not that there's much here!

Is this a new form of torture? Are they leaving me like this until I go crazy?

Why can't they understand that I don't know anything? What do they expect me to know anyway?

What did I do to deserve this?

Could this be hell?

Why!? Why do I have to go through this?

Let me out!

Please! Anyone!

Help!

I can't even cry!

Why!? Why!? Why-y!?

Please! Let me out!

I can't take this anymore!

I have to get out!

I must get out!

I can't let them get away with this!

I. Will. Not. Let. Them. Win.

Her eyes shot open, and sight came back to her. It was soon followed by sound and pain as she crashed to the floor. The girl who called herself Sigma stood up a looked around the room. She appeared to be on an odd pedestal of some sort, which was accompanied by a similar device overhead. Not questioning her good fortune, she jumped down and headed for the door.

Touching a panel beside the door caused it to slide open. Obviously, no one had expected her to get out of that device. The hallway beyond led to similar doors to her right, and a door at the end to her left. Deciding that it was the more likely path out, she ran left. Another intersection, right this time. She kept alternating directions, so she'd be able to retrace her steps if she came to a dead end.

It turned out to be a moot point as someone grabbed her arm from behind a few minutes later. "Well, what do we have here?"

Sigma turned her head to see that a guard had caught her. She struggled to break free, but it was no use; she wasn't strong enough.

"I think she's that spy who killed Marco and some sorceress during interrogation," another voice said. It appeared another guard had joined the first.

"More like torture," Sigma spat out before she could stop herself.

The guard slapped her. "She's due for execution, isn't she?"

"Tomorrow at 9."

"I don't think they'll mind if we take care of it for 'em. We can always say she fought back. Besides, this way we can avenge Marco ourselves."

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