DreadnoughtDT
God of Hyperdeath
Shadows
By
Nathan Jones
Chapter 1: Taken
I sat in my desk and looked at the clock. 3:13. I sighed. Two more minutes of hell, then comes Summer break. Great. I looked at the polished desk, and a disfigured reflection looked back. I winced. "I'm not that ugly..." I muttered to myself. I'm not one to brag, but I'm not too bad looking. Dark hair, black, mysterious eyes, and good muscles. Of course, those muscles aren't from working out. I was born with a heart condition that prevents me from that. Derek, my friend who sits next to me, tapped me on the shoulder, bounding me out of my thoughts. "So, Jack, you got any big plans for the Summer?" I shook my head. "No. I'm just gonna eat, sleep, breathe, and play video games. Like usual." He smirked. "Yeah, that sounds like you."
I stole another glance at the clock. 3:14. I groaned. "why does waiting for something make it take longer?" I asked Derek. He just shrugged and smirked. Just then, the clock turned 3:15 and the bell rang. I jumped out of my seat and grabbed my bookbag, then briskly walked out of the classroom.
It took me fifteen minutes to get outside, because Derek wanted to talk. I finally managed to slip away and get outside. I checked my watch. 3:30. "Boy is mom gonna be steamed..." I thought aloud. I started walking back home. My house was a fair ways away from school, so it's at least a half-hour walk. Along the way I noticed something peculiar though. There was this black sedan that kept following me... I stopped, it stopped. I turned, it turned. I kept walking briskly, and, against my better judgment, started to sprint. The sedan immediately gave chase, and I found myself running for pretty much my life until I got home, upon which it sped away. I got inside quickly, bolting the door shut. My mom was indeed furious with me. Spouting crap at me like: "Where have you been, young man?" And crap like that. I completely ignored her and went upstairs, flopping down on my bed to watch TV and play some games.
Time passed like no one's business, and soon I found myself in bed, asleep.
The next day, I had totally forgotten about the sedan incident. I wish I hadn't. I went outside to take my early-morning walk, which I do every day. However, my route takes me through several alleys. It was in one of these alleys that I was jumped by two big men in black suits.
I screamed and yelled and flailed, but it was no use. These guys weren't gonna let go. One of them, a big bald guy, put a finger to his ear. "We got him. He was tested compatible. Take us to Delta Base as soon as we get in the car."
Once he had me in the car, I passed out. I had probably strained myself too much, and my body shut down so my heart could recuperate.
About fifteen minutes later, I awoke. Just in time, too, because the big guy who grabbed me shoved me out. Hard. I managed to plant my feet on the ground before I fell. The other guys got out of the car and stood in front of me. Two of them I recognized as the big guys who jumped me. The third I didn't recognize, and he was so wiry I was surprised the wind didn't blow him away. He smirked.
"Well, Simmons. It looks like you did something right for once." He pointed at me, then pointed behind himself. "You come with me, got it?"
I merely crossed my arms and regarded him with an expression that read "Bite me."
His confident smirk disappeared and he pulled out a pistol. "You don't have a choice, kid."
I put my hands up instinctively, and spoke feebly. "My name's Jack... Not kid..."
The thin guy whispered something in his earphone and a large industrial building seemed to appear out of nowhere behind him. 'Okay....' I thought. 'This is getting freaky...'
Once they'd led me inside, I was needlessly frisked for weapons and then directed to an old man in doctor's apparel. His glasses seemed to flash when he saw me. "Hello, Jack. I'm Dr. Coffman. I'll be administering a serum to cure your heart condition. But first... One very important question."
I nodded, telling him to go on.
"What's your favorite animal?"
I raised one eyebrow. "What? You're joking, right? Why would you need information like that?"
The doctor just laughed. "It's very important. And the animal can be real or fictional."
I thought for a moment, long and hard. Finally, I came up with an answer. "Dragons. They're big, tough, and they can fly. Plus, they look pretty cool as well."
He jotted something down on his notepad and led me to a small, empty room with reflective metal sides. "Hey doc, I don't think you've been at this job for very long. This seems like the wrong-" I was cut off as the door closed behind me. "Figures..." I muttered. I looked around carefully. The room was empty. I went to sit in the corner, but whirled around when I heard a whirring noise. A metal tube had come out of the wall, and a light blue gas was pouring forth.
I didn't have time to react. By the time I'd tried to hold my breath, I had already inhaled a lungfull.
My body started burning, and my skin started to flake off, like a bad sunburn. However, there wasn't new skin under the dead stuff. It was scales, black with red markings. My feet changed after that, the toes melting away, then forming back. One in the back, three in the front, with long black claws. My knees snapped backwards, the bones cracking and snapping as they warped, and the muscles gained in size. I felt a dull ache at the base of my spine, and took a horrified look behind me, seeing a new, four foot long tail. The burning sensation reached my chest, and I started to pant because my organs felt like they were shifting around. My arms didn't change much. They just gained in size a bit, and my fingers grew claws as well. My back started to burn, and I hunched over on the ground. Two long fissures opened on my back, and long wings that were as big as I was sprang forth, wet and bloody. Finally, I watched on the reflective walls as the last of my humanity was destroyed. My face elongated into a snout, my hair turned from it's normal black to fiery red, and my eyes turned from black to ice blue, and were now slitted.
I fell over, panting and sobbing silently. The thin man walked in, wearing a gas mask and leaned over me. "You will be a god among humans." He said.
I gritted my teeth. "That's... Bull..." I said between pants, and spat at him. He wiped the spit off his mask and kicked me in the temple, knocking me out.
By
Nathan Jones
Chapter 1: Taken
I sat in my desk and looked at the clock. 3:13. I sighed. Two more minutes of hell, then comes Summer break. Great. I looked at the polished desk, and a disfigured reflection looked back. I winced. "I'm not that ugly..." I muttered to myself. I'm not one to brag, but I'm not too bad looking. Dark hair, black, mysterious eyes, and good muscles. Of course, those muscles aren't from working out. I was born with a heart condition that prevents me from that. Derek, my friend who sits next to me, tapped me on the shoulder, bounding me out of my thoughts. "So, Jack, you got any big plans for the Summer?" I shook my head. "No. I'm just gonna eat, sleep, breathe, and play video games. Like usual." He smirked. "Yeah, that sounds like you."
I stole another glance at the clock. 3:14. I groaned. "why does waiting for something make it take longer?" I asked Derek. He just shrugged and smirked. Just then, the clock turned 3:15 and the bell rang. I jumped out of my seat and grabbed my bookbag, then briskly walked out of the classroom.
It took me fifteen minutes to get outside, because Derek wanted to talk. I finally managed to slip away and get outside. I checked my watch. 3:30. "Boy is mom gonna be steamed..." I thought aloud. I started walking back home. My house was a fair ways away from school, so it's at least a half-hour walk. Along the way I noticed something peculiar though. There was this black sedan that kept following me... I stopped, it stopped. I turned, it turned. I kept walking briskly, and, against my better judgment, started to sprint. The sedan immediately gave chase, and I found myself running for pretty much my life until I got home, upon which it sped away. I got inside quickly, bolting the door shut. My mom was indeed furious with me. Spouting crap at me like: "Where have you been, young man?" And crap like that. I completely ignored her and went upstairs, flopping down on my bed to watch TV and play some games.
Time passed like no one's business, and soon I found myself in bed, asleep.
The next day, I had totally forgotten about the sedan incident. I wish I hadn't. I went outside to take my early-morning walk, which I do every day. However, my route takes me through several alleys. It was in one of these alleys that I was jumped by two big men in black suits.
I screamed and yelled and flailed, but it was no use. These guys weren't gonna let go. One of them, a big bald guy, put a finger to his ear. "We got him. He was tested compatible. Take us to Delta Base as soon as we get in the car."
Once he had me in the car, I passed out. I had probably strained myself too much, and my body shut down so my heart could recuperate.
About fifteen minutes later, I awoke. Just in time, too, because the big guy who grabbed me shoved me out. Hard. I managed to plant my feet on the ground before I fell. The other guys got out of the car and stood in front of me. Two of them I recognized as the big guys who jumped me. The third I didn't recognize, and he was so wiry I was surprised the wind didn't blow him away. He smirked.
"Well, Simmons. It looks like you did something right for once." He pointed at me, then pointed behind himself. "You come with me, got it?"
I merely crossed my arms and regarded him with an expression that read "Bite me."
His confident smirk disappeared and he pulled out a pistol. "You don't have a choice, kid."
I put my hands up instinctively, and spoke feebly. "My name's Jack... Not kid..."
The thin guy whispered something in his earphone and a large industrial building seemed to appear out of nowhere behind him. 'Okay....' I thought. 'This is getting freaky...'
Once they'd led me inside, I was needlessly frisked for weapons and then directed to an old man in doctor's apparel. His glasses seemed to flash when he saw me. "Hello, Jack. I'm Dr. Coffman. I'll be administering a serum to cure your heart condition. But first... One very important question."
I nodded, telling him to go on.
"What's your favorite animal?"
I raised one eyebrow. "What? You're joking, right? Why would you need information like that?"
The doctor just laughed. "It's very important. And the animal can be real or fictional."
I thought for a moment, long and hard. Finally, I came up with an answer. "Dragons. They're big, tough, and they can fly. Plus, they look pretty cool as well."
He jotted something down on his notepad and led me to a small, empty room with reflective metal sides. "Hey doc, I don't think you've been at this job for very long. This seems like the wrong-" I was cut off as the door closed behind me. "Figures..." I muttered. I looked around carefully. The room was empty. I went to sit in the corner, but whirled around when I heard a whirring noise. A metal tube had come out of the wall, and a light blue gas was pouring forth.
I didn't have time to react. By the time I'd tried to hold my breath, I had already inhaled a lungfull.
My body started burning, and my skin started to flake off, like a bad sunburn. However, there wasn't new skin under the dead stuff. It was scales, black with red markings. My feet changed after that, the toes melting away, then forming back. One in the back, three in the front, with long black claws. My knees snapped backwards, the bones cracking and snapping as they warped, and the muscles gained in size. I felt a dull ache at the base of my spine, and took a horrified look behind me, seeing a new, four foot long tail. The burning sensation reached my chest, and I started to pant because my organs felt like they were shifting around. My arms didn't change much. They just gained in size a bit, and my fingers grew claws as well. My back started to burn, and I hunched over on the ground. Two long fissures opened on my back, and long wings that were as big as I was sprang forth, wet and bloody. Finally, I watched on the reflective walls as the last of my humanity was destroyed. My face elongated into a snout, my hair turned from it's normal black to fiery red, and my eyes turned from black to ice blue, and were now slitted.
I fell over, panting and sobbing silently. The thin man walked in, wearing a gas mask and leaned over me. "You will be a god among humans." He said.
I gritted my teeth. "That's... Bull..." I said between pants, and spat at him. He wiped the spit off his mask and kicked me in the temple, knocking me out.
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