The Embodiment of Insanity

Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Revelation



Chapter 2: Revelation

The little girl didn't know what happened next, all she could recall was that after she was dragged by men in dark robes, she was injected with a strange purple liquid as she was tied to a medical chair.

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As she opened her eyes, she found that she was floating in green water as her mouth and nose were covered in a medical oxygen mask. Squinting her eyes she also noticed that countless of white tubes were connected to her body.

That's when she finally realized that she was inside a humanoid-sized capsule.

'What...?' She was frightened at this realization and she struggled, trying to scream for help but no voice came out of her mouth.

As she reached out her hand, it bumped into a translucent glass. There she finally saw two people wearing lab coats before her capsule.

'Help...'

The two scientist seemed to be talking to each other before one of them placed their hand on a lever in front of the capsule. Feeling something bad, she knocked on the glass with both of her hand and still stubbornly tried to scream, to let out a sound but alas failed.

Then, as the lever was pushed up, reflected on her amber eyes were purple electricity that started to form from the lever before it dashed towards her capsule.

Ziiiiiiiing!

"AHhhhhhhhh!" An agonizing scream came out of her mouth as her body twitched and trembled from the excruciating pain.

This lasted for about past 1 minute and when it was finally over as the lever was pulled back, the girl's head dropped as her eyes began to close.

'It- hurts...' Those were her final thoughts before her vision turned black and lost consciousness.

****

"Hmm." Letting out a low groan, she stubbornly opened her heavy eyelids and found that she was inside a giant white room covered in soft pillow-like objects.

"This...? Where am I?" She muttered but then froze when she realized that she could speak again. Then as she turned her head she saw railings, but the thing is- it was on the other side of the glass with little holes that was trapping her inside this room.

Standing up, she staggered as she placed both of her hands before the glass and started knocking, "Hello? Is anyone there?" She said, alas no one answered.

Just as she took a deep breath and tried to assert her situation, she heard the sound of faint crying and looked towards the right side of the wall.

Hesitantly, she spoke up and said, "Hello? Are you on the other side of this wall?"

The crying began to get louder and that's when she confirmed that there was another child there.

She did not know what to do, and could only comfort the other child. She leaned against the soft wall and started speaking in a loud yet gentle voice, "Hey, what's your name?"

No one answered for a while and just as she thought that she was not heard or was getting ignored, she heard the other child sniffed before speaking in a muffled voice.

"059" The child replied.

Not understanding what they meant, she asked again but still got the same response. Just as her brows knitted in puzzlement, as she moved her body something fell off to her side.

As she looked down, she found a metal name plate, and written on it was '002'.

Suddenly, the voice of that 'man' resounded in her ears.

-Welcome to a new greater hell, 002.

-Remember this, that is your name from now own, understood?

Hearing this voice, she shook her head as she covered both her ears and closed her eyes. After taking in a deep breath, she looked down at the name plate again and picked it up. Caressing the engraved black numbers on it, she spoke in a soft voice, "Is that what they gave you? The name?"

The child did not speak again at this time, confirming her thoughts as she unconsciously heaved a sigh. She felt the urge to cry but when she heard the other child crying again, she couldn't, because someone needs to comfort this child.

She knows what it feels to cry because of fear and pain, so she doesn't want anyone to feel that too. She wants to become like Caesar who can take away the pain of another person.

Thinking of this, she pursed her lips before she forced a smile and said, "My name is...002, yeah, that's my name now, I guess..."

"Do you have a family, 059?" She asked reluctantly.

Seemingly to have caught their spot, the child spoke up in an excited voice and hummed in response.

The girl smiled bitterly as her eyes narrowed sadly and asked, "Who are they?"

The other child, 059, spoke up and said in return, "It's mom and dad!"

"...Are they amazing?" She asked hesitantly.

"Yes! They always treat me with all my favourite food, toys, and clothing!" The child replied.

The girl fell silent, raising her head she looked up at the white ceiling with a single light. After a moment of silence, she said,"You know, my parents always hurt me whenever they get drunk or angry, so I don't really know what it is like to have parents, or, at the very least, feel love and affection."

Hearing this the child on the other side of the wall fell silent and the girl, sensing the change in the atmosphere, let out a chuckle as she said, "Well, that's in the past I guess, since I am now- you know, 002."

"So, what happened? Why are you here?" Although the girl was aware that this question might trigger something for the child, she still asked anyway.

"...I was kidnapped by people in dark robes, after that-! I don't know what happened anymore..." The responded with a grim voice.

"Is that so...?" The girl muttered, before she smiled and said, "Hey, what about another topic? What is it like in your place where you lived? Are there delicious food there?"

"Ahah! There are candies, chocolates, cakes-..." The child continued and the girl listened silently whilst speaking and asking other topics from time to time until they've forgotten about their situation.

****

"AHhhhhh!"

The next day, back in the humanoid-sized capsule, the girl, now known as 002, watched while being electrocuted once again as the child 059 being electrocuted too on the opposite of her capsule.

059 looked younger than her, about the age of only 5 years old, yet he was already going through this pain that even she, a 7 years old couldn't handle.

059 screamed on top of his lungs and 002 struggled in her capsule as she kept knocking on the glass with both of her fist.

Then, not long after, she watched as 059 raised his hand slowly before his fist loosened and floated lifeless in the green water, his eyes slowly turning gray before it closed half way and his head drooping slowly.

002's eyes widened in despair as her amber eyes unknowingly shone purple for a split second before she screamed frantically, causing for the capsule to make sounds of being hit.

The scientists outside were annoyed and pushed the lever higher as the electricity's power increased. But 002 did not stopped and continued to struggle, alas in just a minute she ran out of energy before she lost consciousness once more.

****

"Ha!" Gasping awake, 002 sat up abruptly from her slumber as she panted. As she looked around, she found that she was back in her prison-like room and instantly went towards the glass barrier and kept knocking on it.

"059! Hey! Can you hear me? Where are you?" She shouted but no one answered for a long time.

"Hey! Speak up! Hey! 059!" She did not give up and continued to shout until a person in dark robes appeared outside the glass barrier.

Suddenly the memory of when they held her and injected something to her appeared in her mind as her eyes froze.

"Oi, you're a noisy brat, you know?" The person said.

002 breathed heavily for a second before she bit her lower lip and asked in a hoarse voice, "059...where is he?"

"Hm?" The person hummed in puzzlement before they looked towards the next room and saw the name plate '059'.

"Oh, you mean the kid next door? He's gone." The person answered nonchalantly.

"...What, do you mean by that?" 002 flinched as her pupils trembled greatly.

"Huh? What else? He's dead, he's a goner, kid." The person replied before he continued walking and left.

Thud!

002 fell on her knees, unable to comprehend her situation. A child, younger than her, who she had just chatted with for the whole day yesterday, died, just like that?

What's more, no one seemed to care if someone died in this place.

"Ha, ha, ah...?" Her breathing became difficult and her heart thumped wildly. Finding that she could not breath, she held her chest tightly and tears welled up in her eyes.

Gritting her teeth, she spoke in a suppressed and heavy voice, "I get it now..."

"I swear, I will escape this place, this hell, no matter what!" 002 swore, the corner of her eyes were pinkish-red as her iris unknowingly shone purple.

"I swear! In the name of God! I will get out of this hell!"


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