《Subject 0001》Chapter 4
Advertisement
Anna walks in front of the three soldiers, who are all having a conversation about their meeting with "the most dangerous criminal" they have. Anna is still having a hard time believing it. He seemed fairly nice as well. She thinks about when he tried to comfort her. His hand was cold as ice, as if it was the hand of a dead, and his eyes were not a far fetch from that either. Black like his hand, and just as cold as well. She feels like he needs her help, but she doesn't know how. How would it be possible to help a guy under such close guard at all times. She's deeply concentrated when suddenly one of the guards panic. "Oh shit! Guys I lost my..." then he quickly stops himself and looks at Anna. Anna looks at him with confusion, and he looks back at the other two. "I'll go on ahead," he says, then turns and runs full speed away. The two guards look at each other, both equally surprised like Anna. "That can't be good," one of them says, looking back at Anna. "No help worrying about it," the other guy says, and continues walking. Anna is surprised at how easily they brush it aside, but mostly she is curious about what made the guard run off like that. What might have happened, and did it have anything to do with the guy they had just visited? "I lost my?" Anna recites for herself. But the guy in the cell had never moved towards any of the guards or even made gestures towards them. Weird.
Suddenly the remaining two soldiers stop up and take a hand up to their helmet, listening to a speaker Anna know from experience is build into the thing. They look at each other, and turn around, running back down the hall. "Just go back to training!" one of them yells without even looking back. Anna stares after them, then noise behind her makes her turn around, and a group of about 13 soldiers, including the third guard that had accompanied her come running past her, probably on their way to the same place as the others. That's when it finally occurs to Anna that the only thing that way is where they just came from.
Advertisement
Anna turns around and sprints after all of them. What is happening? She makes it just in time to see the soldiers close the door to the cell. She continues on a few meters to the door that leads into the observation room. She busts in, and looks as the soldiers surround the guy and Harper step into the ring of pointing guns. When did she get there?
Anna suddenly gets confused, the only way down to this cell was the one she just came from, and she was certain Harper had not moved passed her. Only a step behind Harper walks a girl Anna's own age. She has short, brown hair. She walks with a straight back, displaying few emotions other than disgust pointed at the guy in the middle, almost as deadly as the guns.
Suddenly Harper starts speaking.
*
"We know you have the keys Leon, giving them to us now is far the easiest option." Harper looks directly at Leon, making sure, she shows no sign of being afraid. Leon seems much more interested in Rachael, only a meter away from Harper herself. He doesn't answer Harper. The worst part being that Harper isn't even sure he ignores her on purpose or actually didn't hear it, since he so easily gets distracted.
"Her name is Rachael," Harper says, leading the subject onto something of more interest to Leon. The sentence catches Leon's attention as expected. He looks up at Harper, then back at Rachael.
"I don't care about her name. What is her name is what I want to know." The soldiers all look back at Harper and Rachael. Only few of the soldiers in the room knows of Rachael's power, and it is suppose to stay that way. Harper looks around the circle. She sighs then.
"Everybody leave, and no one try to eavesdrop." Many of the soldiers seem hesitant to follow order, but as the elite soldiers turn and leave the room, the others are not far behind. After about ten minutes all soldiers have left, and the door is closed off, locked from the outside. Harper then looks back at Leon, ready to continue their conversation.
Advertisement
"Teleportation," she replies, keeping it simple at quick. She didn't even feel like bothering with all these side questions from Leon. Why would he even steal the keys. The soldiers might be disillusioned about their safety, but Harper knows that Leon can escape anytime he wants.
"pretty neat," Leon says looking at Rachael with his own form of mocking approval. It's not evil, not dominating, it's simply childish.
"Pff," Rachael says from behind Harper, and Harper looks back at her with surprise. She would not normally show emotion, yet that was a clear sign of disapproval.
"You really are as dump and ignorant as they say, but I still can't believe that you could be as strong as they say." Harper is overly surprised. Not only is she showing emotions, she is acting just as childish as Leon.
"Haha, was that a challenge I just heard, because you can count me in," Leon grins and stands up a little straighter. It's obvious he is ready for a fight, yet he is still not serious in any way, making bad jokes and laughing all the time.
"You sure you have the nerve?" Rachael taunts, but Harper is afraid she doesn't have the strength to back up everything she just said. Rachael gets into a fighting stance, spreading her legs and bends a little in the knees. She raises her arms, the right arm straight in front of her, the other beside her face.
"Wait, hold on, what's this? You gonna attack me with karate moves? That's hilarious!" Leon, still not the last bit serious, just laughs his head off at Rachael's stand. Rachael is almost boiling at this point.
"Shut your mouth and fight me!" She yells and suddenly she teleports.
*
Rachael appears behind Leon. She feels victory already within her reach. She prepares a blow with her left arm exactly at his temple, planning to end it in one blow. He was nothing but big talk, she thinks as she moves her arm at his head with incredible speed. No one would be able to dodge this attack from behind. Or so she thought.
She is just about to hit home, when suddenly Leon moves his head to the right, away from the hand. Rachael misses, and out off balance because of the sheer force behind the attack, she stumbles towards him. All Rachael gets to think is how he knew where the blow would come without looking, then an arm appears to her left, at the edge of her vision, straight towards her temple. She closes her eyes, and crumbles into a ball her arms covering anything important from the fall that will come after the blow. Time moves in slow-motion, it's a painful waiting game, one you know you will lose.
Then she hits the ground. She lands on her arms and legs, covering everything else. She stays in the same position for a little while, not sure if she should expect an attack from Leon. After about ten seconds, she decides to unfold herself, and looks up at Leon, who is standing right in front of her, grinning at her. She stares at him, this guy just humiliated her. She had never tried anything like it. Never had she been beaten by anyone. She sobs, and only as she hears herself sob, does she realise that she's crying. He stops laughing, and looks at her, his disappointment is clear. It only makes it worse.
She quickly gets to her feet and walks over to Harper. Harper who seems to have read the situation, just nods to her, giving her permission, as Rachael grabs onto her and teleports them both out of the cell.
Advertisement
- In Serial111 Chapters
Tower of Somnus
When humanity first encountered alien life, we were judged and found wanting. The Galactic Consensus interviewed our leaders and subjected us to a battery of psychological tests to determine our progress as a society. They found us to be selfish, wasteful, impulsive, and boorish neighbors. Earth was blockaded and our collective encounter with our extrasolar neighbors rapidly faded from memory. All they left behind was a hypercomm relay and a handful of subscriptions to a massively multiplayer game that participants played in their sleep. The Consensus said that it would let us interact with our neighbors in a controlled setting. That it would teach us to be better members of the galactic community. The megacorporations that controlled Earth ignored the game until they learned that the powers earned from clearing dungeons were just as real when day broke. Magic, supernatural abilities and rumors exploded from nothing and a subscription to The Tower of Somnus became a status symbol. Katherine ‘Kat’ Debs doesn’t have much, but it could be worse. Born in an arcology, she was assigned a job in the megacorporation that raised her almost as soon as she could work. Despite the stability of her corporate life, she wanted something more. A chance to claw her way up the rigid social and financial ladder to make something of herself. A chance that wouldn’t come naturally to someone as familiar with dark alleyways and the glint of steel as she was with office work and corporate niceties.Book One is up on Kindle Unlimited as of 7/6/22 - https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B0B2X3L8H5
8 338 - In Serial60 Chapters
Zeroth Knight
Isekai, fantasy, with the core themes of Identity and Fate. Story contains a, mostly, lesbian cast. Just when she was about to confess to the man of her dreams, Eve is taken by a light to another world. Swallowing her up, against her will, eroding her, it demands a life so contrary to her previous one. In a new world with the title of “Zeroth” forced upon her, she must rely on her newfound “friends” to stay sane and navigate her responsibilities. But bit by bit, the world loses sight of the girl inside; seeing only “Zero,” the person she did not desire to be, but the hero that the world needed. Will Eve let the title she bears consume her, or will she become the hero in both body and mind? This is the tale of her struggles, and a star-crossed love destined by Fate to never converge. This is the tale of Zero. This story is a slow-burn, meant to be a few hundred pages or more in length, so the plot isn't the fastest to move. It also has lesbian-themed relationships for the majority of its cast. This story partially falls under, "harem" with the main character being female and gaining the affection of other females, against (at first) the main character's (Eve) will. This first arc will be more focused on the mentality and emotions of the cast with battles spaced intermittently. The second arc will involve a lot more fighting. Arc two will be out in a reasonable timeframe. I have another story up, a short story drama with light yuri and supernatural themes: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/27010/escape-the-knight I am will continue updating older chapters to make them flow better, and to just be more structurally sound. Follow me at: https://twitter.com/ozefen0 Share the story if you think it's good. And please rate some stars and leave reviews guys. It will help encourage other people to take a chance with the story and get to know this wonderful journey with us. Also, a friend has made a Discord for the "Zeroth Universe" if anyone wants to join and hang out to talk about the stories, theories, or just general fun chats with us! https://discord.gg/f3Bc4TR
8 251 - In Serial69 Chapters
Afterlife Quest: Theodore Saga
This is Afterlife Quest: Theodore Saga. Book 1 is chapter 1-27 and Book 2 continues the story. Book 1: The Denial of Theodore Theodore is a young man taken from this world too soon. He is in the first stage of grief over his own death, but he is fighting this truth as much as he is fighting the monsters that populate his current plane of existence. Where is he exactly? Why is he here? Will he gain the required skills and grow strong enough to stay "alive"? Book 2: The Stain of Guilt Theodore continues his journey after many triumphs and foibles. He is dealing with the guilt of leaving his beloved behind after the choice he made. This is a LitRPG set in the afterlife. Follow Theodore as he adventures in the great beyond.
8 137 - In Serial6 Chapters
God of Evolution
A dream of many is to be a God, so what if when your steps away from achieving your life long dream you are suddenly in a new world, with a new body. Unmatched in his old world Lucius has been reborn as a child with special skills and a weird interface in an ancient tomb. However that won't stop him from fulfilling his lifelong goal, no matter what stands in his way. Whether it's in this world or the next I will become a God.
8 65 - In Serial77 Chapters
The Song of Swords by InsaneMoonCake
In a world where Songs are Power, Jia Yuan is a young slave with simple yet big dreams. With his goal being to join his elder slave brother in the army watch as his actual fate blows up into striving to become the strongest when he wanders upon """"The Song of Swords"""" (Synopsis is by TheLeecher very sorry for my horrible synopsis) Author is InsaneMoonCake/MoonCake I have gained his permission to post this on RoyalRoadlPower Levels:Absorption (Level 1-10), Manipulation (Level 1-10), True Disciple (Level 1-10), Demi-God of Song (Early, Middle, Late),God of Song (Early, Middle, Late), Emperor of Song (False, Adept, True)Also found on insanemooncakewrites.com and http://forum.wuxiaworld.com/discussion/575
8 189 - In Serial38 Chapters
quick add ❕ ( byler & elmax ) st gc!
idk 💀 there's alot of cussing in this so warningbyler & elmax i update this whenever lolHighest ranking: #1 in byler 😈if you see any spelling errors, no you didn'tthe first few chapters of this suck 💀💀
8 98

