Once again

"How long will it be now. Three months, five? I do not know anymore. The more I think about it, the crazier I think this place is going to drive me. Maybe I even already am?" The girl laughed thinking of her last words.

During the unknown amount of time she had spent in this white prison, nothing that could catch the girl's attention happened except for the guards who sometimes came to escort her to the examination rooms. There, large amounts of blood were taken from her, so she often felt anemic. She didn't know why scientists did it but she didn't care.

"They just had to do what they wanted; my time will come soon enough." The girl thought with a grim smile on her face thinking about the reactions of the scientists. When she was going to show them what she was capable of.

During her uninterrupted time, the girl became more and more familiar with herself, with her new self.

Indeed, she had told a lot of things to the scientists about her ability. As they knew, the Tainted was able to control an unknown energy. In addition, his ability had three phases of operation: an energy accumulation phase, an energy use phase, and a phase where the energy expires.

This was the information she had "generously" provided to them. However, she had also omitted some details that at the time seemed insignificant, but which turned out to be important. Of course she wasn't stupid, she knew the scientists had to have a way of knowing if she was lying or something. Thus, she had to tell the truth in a somewhat ambiguous way.

The most effective lies in the world were those that were 80% true.

Thus, when they asked her how she could dodge the attacks of the chimera, she simply replied that it was due to her ability which sent her some kind of signals warning her of danger. And of course it was the plain truth. That was how it happened. Just that she had omitted that she saw the energy.

Besides that and with all the time she had spent there, the girl could accentuate her familiarity with her power. It was now part of her and she had to find out all about its secrets because she knew that her power still had a lot to offer.

So, the girl had tried to activate her ability on purpose and she succeeded. It had already become as natural as breathing, she only needed a thought.

Also, she had discovered that she could have a kind of sixth sense, using her energy. This allowed her to perceive the environment much more acutely even though her eyes were closed.

It worked by spreading the energy within her to the surroundings. The energy was like an extension of her body, and so she could make out the shapes or walls around her. This action was a good way for the girl to exercise her control over the energy. And the girl did it day after day, week after week.

Even today, the girl kept her eyes closed as she sat in the middle of the immaculate room. Then feeling people approaching through the heavily armored doors. The girl withdrew the energy and brought it back inside of her and watched as the same doors opened.

Soon, six guards in heavy mechanical combat armor approached.

— Please follow us! — They said. Then the black necklace the girl was wearing against her will made a faint sound and a moment later she could feel a prick in her neck, her body going numb.

The girl had been slightly neutralized to avoid any incident. And staggering slightly, she was taken to an unknown place.

Upon arriving at a set of black reinforced doors, the girl entered the mysterious room. Once she had done that the doors behind her closed. Looking around, it seemed like the room was a dark room like last time. So she knew immediately that she still had to fight and prove her skills.

She felt angry again, but calmed down the next second. Then she closed her eyes and diffused the energy around her. Thus she could perceive that behind the three other doors there was nothing. She couldn't sense those beasts with the red energy. This relieved her slightly but then she shook her head.

How could she think that the scientists hadn't sent her anything worse than these abominations? Was she still so naive?

A moment later, near two of the heavily armored doors she could hear a din. It was as if something or someone was violently knocking on the doors. And the worst part was that they were showing signs of damage.

And soon, with her energy, she felt two human-like figures. Two humans soon came through the doors after nearly smashing them to pieces.

When the girl's eyes fell on them, she didn't know why, but she felt that something was wrong with these people. It was something in their blood red eyes, their tense muscles and their fierce faces that made her that way.

For her, even if these "people" in front of her looked like humans, it seemed that it was still only in appearance. Their humanity is long gone. They looked like moving corpses.

And a second later, still dazed the girl could not follow that the two individuals had also directed their gaze towards her.

And the bloodshot eyes looked like they wanted to rip her apart.

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Ready to watch the scene that was to follow in the next few moments, the scientists seated in the observation room from where the Tainted was seen on the screens, were talking among themselves.

— So who are these people? — Some scientists have asked.

— These are the subjects of the recent new program. Professor Unity explained calmly, raising his monocle.

— These are individuals who have undergone the Esper-type genetic alteration. Initially, we had two hundred test subjects but 3/4 of them did not survive. Fortunately, this time the Alteration was not as virulent as the previous times, in just three months we managed to refine the process. And thus, we were able to give birth to individuals who did not really have an Alteration allowing them to have Esper abilities, but rather to break the limits of human physical capacities in spite of an intellectual regression. Because all the subjects of this program, the supersoldier program - 'Apollyon' are extremely violent but we were able to tame them with the help of drugs like the Breath of Baal, thus making them cooperative.

— Well, now we can even mass-produce them. It is a great success. Professor Unity finished his explanation and the scientists around applauded.

— Then let's see what the Tainted will show us. — One of said.

— Indeed, let's see what altered code 001 will show us today. Unity clarified, which stunned several scientists.

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Back in the testing room, the girl saw the two individuals throw themselves at her. They had incredible speed and she almost couldn't keep up with them. She therefore decided as with the chimera to use her new sight and before her eyes the world changed.

It is dyed new colors.

The girl looked at the individuals, from them she perceived two sources of energy, this one was yellowish.

The girl knew what it was, at least she had some theories. Since it was the same as the guards outside his prison possessed within them, it seemed then that this energy was that of humans - at least if those guards were.

She also noticed something interesting. From what she had noticed the energy did not behave in the same way in the guards and in its assailants.

But hey, it was a matter to ponder for later because there was more important.

The girl could see the energy behaving almost like that time with the beast. On the other hand here, the girl had difficulty dodging the attacks because she was largely outclassed in terms of physical prowess.

So she thought of a solution, it was something she had managed to do some time ago

"If I do that, they can...

Then pausing for a moment to shake her head and clear her mind, she took a violent blow. The latter had been struck him in the ribs breaking about two in the process, and sending him flying about ten meters.

She spat out a mouthful of blood.

— Motherfuckers. She curses. Damn you ! She screamed. The girl hesitated for a moment to use a move knowing what was sure to happen to these people, but all remorse was gone. Its survival above all, regardless of the consequences.

So while her enemies assaulted her, she created a barrier around her, one like the one she had unknowingly made, and which she knew wouldn't last long. So she got down to her task.

The two "humans" punched and punched, each punch growing stronger. The girl knew that if even one of these hits hit her it would be very serious so she accelerated even more.

*Crack!*

Like glass, the barrier breaks. But in good time, the girl was done.

"I'm sorry," the girl said.

Soon two balls of white energy that she held in her hands went to meet the attackers.

*BOOOM!*

The balls had exploded, and the result was excruciating. One of the assailants had his innards combing the ground, while the other had his skull half blown off.

Noticing this horrible sight, the girl wanted to vomit, even scream in horror.

But how could she? It was of his own making.

She had to take it. She had just killed people in cold blood.

She couldn't hide behind an excuse like: it was for survival.

She did and that's it.

After some time, she then stared at a camera, and thought.

"It's your turn soon"

Suddenly still staring at the camera, she barely noticed a figure approaching her. She turned to the figure wondering if it was an enemy. Using her special vision, she identified the energy that the individual radiated.

And those eyes opened in shock, because it was white energy.

An energy like the one she possessed herself.

And then still in shock, the figure approached even closer and soon the space around the girl changed.

She found herself inexplicably in a room with white walls, in her prison of solitude.