I felt hands let me down onto a hard surface. I was barely conscious, not even having the strength to open my eyes.

The creatures kept talking about a "Daemon" that was their master, and that they were attempting a mutiny. Apparently the big boss was going to trick his workers, and they were going to double cross him.

One of my captors was a mad scientist that was basically accepted as insane by most people. The Daemon had chosen him because he had very "ingenious" ideas, but he mostly left all of his subjects dead or wishing they were.

I felt a sharp pain on what was left of my arm.

*Injecting Essence-saturated liquid metal* said the voice of the mad scientist.

I felt something poweful enter my bloodstream. It twisted and burned and caused so much pain that I instantly blacked out.

I awoke to a massive headache. It felt like a goddamn gorilla was trying to break out of my forehead, and the space behind my forehead was stretched to its limit. I had so many delayed notifications, it almost triggered a seizure. I felt so... different. I didn't know how to explain it, but I felt like I was more.

I decided to sift through all of my notifications.

Evolution complete. Your race has changed to Biometallic Progenitor. Progenitor- You are the first of your race. +50% effectiveness of all stats Name: Ryan Axley Race: Biometallic Progenitor Level: 0 Status points: 0 Constitution: 120 Willpower: 60 Vigor: 100 Dexterity: 50 Due to your unique constitution, you have awakened your Essence. You naturally regenerate and store Essence in your body. Racial Abilities gained: Amorphous Body- Passive- You can manipulate the shape of your body Absorb- Active- Assimilate almost any material into your body mass with a chance to assimilate status points Self Sufficient- Passive- You no longer need oxygen, sleep, or food

My headache was fading, and I could think straight again.I shook my head to clear my thoughts, and I slowly stood up. I realized I had thick chains around my ankles. I looked up, and saw a roof. I was in a caravan car.

5 women stared at me. They were all chained up, just like me. Three looked like female versions of imps, and the other 2 were unique. I focused on one of them. She was a light maroon color, with pitch-black eyes. The irises were a shocking yellow, standing out against the darkness. She had dark maroon hair that got lighter as it reached the bottom. Probably the most unique thing was her horns. They were barely 2 inches long, and they jutted out of her forehead and then curled upwards. They were a fiery orange/red color and actually had flames at the tips of them.

The other demonic woman had a slight reddish tinge to her skin and dark grey eyes. She had horns coming out above her ears, but one had been broken off. You could just barely see the nub through her dark hair. The horns were black as night. She was surprisingly dull compared to the other demons. The Imps were a dark grey color that reminded me of gargoyles.

"Hi, guys," I said as I tried to break the ice. I tried to move around and got jerked back by the chains. They did not allow much movement at all.

They all stared at me. I was beginning to feel like a piece of meat, and it was not a pleasant feeling.

"My name is Ryan. What is yours?" I asked politely. I tried to ignore the staring.

"Are you here to save us?" asked Mrs. Maroon.

"Um, well I am going to escape, so if you want to come with me then you will be saved," I said with a grin.

I wondered if my facial expressions were the same. The rest of my body was almost human-looking so I figured my face was the same except it was greyish toned. I also had decently large muscles after the fusion.

"So, if we want to escape we need to work together." The thick shackles on my legs were heavy, but I thought I could slip right out with the help of Amorphous Body.

"My name is Amara, and she is Bella," said the maroon one, pointing at the one with the broken horn.

I turned to the 3 imps. "And you are...?"

"We are Trinity," they said at the same time.

"They are triplets. They act all creepy and have a permanent mind bridge between them. They won't even say their real names" said Amara.

I shuddered. They were creepy.

"Now, what the hell are you doing here?" asked Amara.