Axel knew this because he and his team had been researching the facility for a year before he decided to go undercover to gather information. He needed to know how to best take down the people in charge when he demolished Homeland. He refused to let it spring up again somewhere else. He also needed to free the innocents.
“L975373,” Sam, a fellow guard, yelled, his voice slightly shrill. He turned back to Axel with a smirk. “L975373 is one of these things. They allow her to walk about but you need to put her in her place or she will walk all over you,” he offered as if he was imparting the secret recipe to his family’s chilli.
He expected a tall, fit dangerous woman whose claws could cut through metal. What entered the hall instead was a tiny Asian girl who looked no older than 17. Why let her guard anything?
The shiny black hair was cut short with blunt fringe which framed her soft face. Large black/brown eyes met his, if only for a second, in stunned terror before looking down at her clenched hands. Which brought him to the fact that she didn’t wear an outfit like theirs, but a grey shapeless number with her designation stitched onto the front.
This was the dark figure he noticed scurrying into the hallway when he came down on the elevator.
Her vulnerability made him want to protect her until her head came back up, her eyes hard and disgusted.
How could anyone guard their own kind, stopping them from escaping and leaving them in filth only to be experimented on? How could the girl, her gender only more at odds with the ruthless decision, ally herself with these monsters.
It removed all of the protectiveness he had felt and left him with apathy. It let him observe her better, to catalogue impressions.
She might be the one that Sam had sex with earlier. She might have given her small body to the enemy, and for what? Did she like the idea of being with someone stronger? Did she feel attraction to his sickness? Maybe she got better treatment if she gave herself to the Humans.
“L975373, this is the new guard. I wouldn’t try to tempt him, he doesn’t seem to like you much, and he could probably squish you like a grape. Now, we’re going to watch you hose down that Fallen. He’s gotten mouthy lately.” He snickered.
L975373 nodded silently, and turned to walk back to where she came from, but he could tell her body vibrated with fury. Did Sam?
Around the end in the hallway, more cages sat, these were slightly different, as if to hold stronger beings. There were bars through some of the glass, and he wondered what each of the beings were.
“Oh, the little pixie brought some friends! I see you hired reinforcements. I already claimed back door action if she was double-teamed. You can’t bring new players to boot me out. So not fair! The coach shall hear about this!” A familiar sarcastic voice called from behind a glass cage. Axel could tell despite the months of incarceration Adrian was no worse for wear. Axel was surprised that he still had all his parts.
“Now, 678472. You know that the more you talk, the colder the water.” Sam laughed and gestured to the imp.
L975373 then pressed a button in the keypad twice before holding it, causing the ceiling to let a drudge of water fall down.
“What about their clothes and bed?” Axel asked, as everything got soaked.
The man beside him laughed again. “He’s going down to the lab anyways. The team will send someone up to wipe things down and change things out. He’ll just have to stew in here until after supper through, until he gets taken down.
The girl released the button and the water slowed to a stop, which left a satisfied Sin standing in the middle.
“Ohh baby. That hurt so good. A little colder next time, huh? I might have gotten a tad excited.”
Maybe it was a bad idea for Gage to send Adrian in. They might have fared better with Thanatos.
Wing A already seemed troublesome.
Glossary of Terms
Angels: Heavenly beings that were created fully formed and do not feel emotion.
(6 classes)
--Archangels: Three main Angels that are only second to God (Michael, Gabriel, Raphael).
--Warrior Angels: Angels that are created to be skilled at fighting. They hunt Demons that enter earth. They are overseen by Michael.
--Angels of Justice: Angels that are created with the ability to read souls and allow them entrance into Heaven or banishment into Hell. Work in the Temple of Justice and are overseen by the Archangels.
--Angels of health: These Angels are able to heal those deemed worthy of health. They are overseen by Raphael.
--Messenger Angels: These Angels are able to translocate themselves to different places in order to give messages. They are overseen by Gabriel.
--Fallen Angels: Often called the Fallen, they are Angels that have committed one of the 7 deadly sins. They are sent through the Heavengate and their wings are removed. Once exiled from Heaven, their emotion are no longer suppressed.
Demons: Creatures that are created by Lucifer and reside in Hell. They have different powers, but are not thought to contain a soul.
(Countless kinds, often thought of in a hierarchy)
--High Demons: they are Demons with thought, reason, cunning, and ambition. They have a brain similar to Humans and are more powerful. There are many kinds, and not all have the same powers or looks, but are often humanoid.
----Xérnal: Messenger Demons that look like aliens. They have grey skin and their head is rounder on top, small jaws, with flat faces. They are tall, skinny and
