Topic: The Life of a Soldier

Empty Eyes

Date: 2017-01-16 04:57 EST
August 15th, 2016"7:37AM"Before the escape.

Where she was, could hardly be described as a room. The walls and floor were made of stone, and there wasn't a bed, or any other furniture for that matter. The nameless child was curled up in the corner of the room, laying beneath the little strip of natural light that filtered in from the barred window. Her eyes slid open only to be scrunched in a pained expression shortly after. The concrete was cold, and if it weren't for the reaper blood running through her veins, she might've found herself sick. She rubbed her cheek against it to satisfy and itch and pushed herself up. The chain linked around her ankle rattled about the floor as she drew her legs beneath her body. The ill-fitting gown she wore was pushed over her knees.

The girl's pale skin was tainted with dirt and dried blood, same with her white-blonde hair which was as unruly as it was long. Her little fingers smacked it away from her crimson eyes which had shifted up to look at where the light was coming from. Her hand reached up as if she could capture it somehow and a little grunt left her mouth. It was quite the effort to will herself onto her feet, hands having to grope at the wall to stabilize herself. On the tips of toes, she stood, one foot lifting in a weak attempt to climb the damned wall up to the window.

It was the creak and cry of the gate as it swung open that had her abandoning her mission. She spun around, back to the wall, shoulders high and on her face, was an expression that could only be described as terrified. She swallowed hard as she heard that awful tune whistling out into the air of her prison. The room lead out to a hallway, which was cut off by a thick iron door. His footsteps were coming down the hallway, and she bolted to the other side of the room, crouching down. More animal than little girl in that period. "Now, now?" he cooed. "That's hardly a greeting, girl. Come. I've got something for you."

Her fingers yanked pathetically on the chains, pulling and prying to get the cuff from her ankle. It was futile, though. No matter how much skin she took off the bone, it always grew back. Solaris dropped the bag down in the doorway, and smiled as he moved over to her. "Don't be afraid, child. We're going to play a game."

Empty Eyes

Date: 2017-01-16 05:59 EST
August 15th, 2016"5:23PM"Before the escape.

It had been about fifteen minutes since Solaris took his leave, and the girl was curled up in her corner. There was a plate of food, which hardly earned the title on the floor with a cup of dirty water next to it. Her body trembled and shook violently, trembling and sobbing with her hands cupping her head as if it would roll off without her support. Squeezing her eyes shut, tears rolled down her face. Her gown was stained in blood, but every wound on her body had healed itself up in a matter of seconds and the only evidence of the cruelty was set into the fabric.

The sound of the gate crying out startled her, and the weakened child began to weakly crawl back as far as she could. Her leg knocked into the water cup and spilled it on the plate. Little whimpers escaped her, dragging her body across the floor. She turned to face him, but found a blonde woman in his place. The little girl seemed to soften with this realization. The lady was the only other visitor she'd had. Though it was a secret, something she'd done behind Solaris" back and would surely suffer if it was found out. It was her that made the little girl realize that her life wasn't normal. It was her that made the girl dream of freedom. She'd introduced herself as Myles.

"Hey," Myles whispered, lowering herself to the floor and sitting cross-legged near her, setting her bag on Indian-style folded lap. "I'm sorry," she told her. "You don't have the benefit of actually being his kid, or maybe he'd go easier on you?" Chewing on her lip, she laughed awkwardly. "I don't know why I just said that. It's like saying that you could have chocolate if the universe was nicer." Rolling her eyes and silently scolding herself, "Anyways" I'm sorry." Fingers moved through her hair, and she squeezed her eyes shut. "Why am I saying that?" still second guessing her words. "It's not like it's going to change anything" How are you feeling?"

The little girl stared at her, fingers swiping blood stained hair from her face. One eye scrunched tightly shut at the prickly feeling of the hair becoming unstuck. Myles sighed, "Still won't talk to me, huh' It was a stupid question anyways?" she said with a frown. "Oh!" Myles grabbed her bag and opened it up. "I brought you some food," she informed her with a smile. "Chicken sandwich, and a bottle of clean water," Myles told her, uncapping it and passing them both over. "But remember, I'm not supposed to be doing this, so' Don't you go telling on me,? she winked.

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Empty Eyes

Date: 2017-01-25 01:51 EST
October 5th, 2016, 10:56PM"The escape.

Solaris was a smart man, not a patient one, but smart. Once she gained her little gift of destruction, he took to drugging her when she was unsupervised. "When I can trust you, this won't happen anymore," he assured her. That was the issue, though. She didn't mindlessly follow him. For some reason, she was still resisting him as if this hadn't been her entire life. Did he trust her not to escape" Of course not, and with good reason. She'd be out of there like a bat from hell the first chance she got, and he knew it.

Her eyelids flicked to life, birthing slow moving crimson irises as the blonde uttered no more than a whimper. The drugs made her head foggy, probably wouldn't help her still growing brain in the long-run. Solaris had made a mistake. He'd left behind a vial of his blood, something she recognized as a saving grace at this point. It seemed to make the effects of the sedative wear off quicker"a technique he used in the early mornings when he needed her to come out of it and get ready for what he called a "training session." She'd just barely tucked the vial away, and later hid it beneath a loose rock in the wall. She needed to get the blood in her system to flush it out. Her hands met the concrete as she lazily dragged herself across the floor. Her legs kicked as her body squirmed, her window of opportunity shutting slowly.

Her fingers groped along the wall until a piece of rock fell out. Reaching in, she pulled out the vial and knocked it back. The blood drinking didn't seem to faze her"as if it was a normal part of her routine: and it was.

It was like clockwork, the nameless little girl barely had time to hide her hiding spot before he came into the room. He'd give her a bathroom break, maybe give her a moment to eat, and then he'd stick her again and knock her out for the night. "Come on," he said in that sweet, condescending tone. "On your feet, Soldier." Solaris reached down and freed her ankle before grabbing her by the back of her dirty shirt and yanked her to her feet. The child stumbled into him and let out a pathetic groan. "Must've given you too much," he muttered with a "tsk." He gave her a little shake before marching her through the gates to the waiting bathroom.

Solaris wasn't a total creep. He'd leave the door slightly cracked, but turn his back and take a lean against the wall of what could only be described as a dungeon. The girl stumbled into the bathroom when he shoved her on through and pulled the door almost closed. She caught the sink with her hands, and nearly collapsed. Then her eyes shifted so that she could look over her shoulder. The kid turned on the faucet of the slow draining sink to make noise. She scrambled past the strange metal toilet"which was always freezing to the back wall. Crouching down, her hand reached out and her mind spat about a million different prayers. Her powers were weak, but she managed to afford a small hole in the wall. Enough for her to squeeze through.

A hand caught the back of her shirt and all but ripped her out of there, she felt the back of her head smack against the top of the wall. A hiss escaped her as Solaris grabbed her by the hair and slammed her face against the floor. "You think you're clever"! DID YOU THINK YOU WOULDN"T GET CAUGHT"!" he belted as he pinned her down. "Where would you go!" Where"!" he laughed like an insane person. Then he all but flipped her over and grabbed her by the collar, slamming her against the wall near the sink. "Who would want you?! I opened my home to you! I gave you love! You're just going to spit on that"! Just going to try and crawl into a hole in the wall like a common rat"!" he barked. "Do you know?" he smiled and moved to press his nose against hers. "Do you know how easy it would be for me to kill you? Don't you know that you're an ant?" he asked.

The girl opened her mouth to speak, but only twitched at the jaw and remained silent. She looked terrified, tense, and soon his hands were creeping up to her throat. He seized and squeezed it without a second thought. It wasn't clear to her if he was trying to make a point, or if he was actually going to kill her. "You're NOTHING! You don't even have a name! You wouldn't even be alive if not for me! Why' WHY SHOULD I KEEP YOU ALIVE"!"

The girl scrambled and choked, trying to pry his hands off and fight for every bit of air she could get. She was going to die here, and Solaris was right. Nobody would know, nobody would come looking. "You're pathetic. You really think you can escape to some better life" The world would step on you? I should just save myself the trouble. GIVE ME A REASON!" he demanded. The girl's hand dipped into the water, feeling the coolness against her skin. It was oddly soothing compared to all that was going on. She made a fist, and slowly the water's entire makeup began to change. Soon it was nothing more than a solid gold mass around her hand. If the sink had been full, she might've just trapped herself further. But with everything she had, she lifted it and slammed it hard against the side of Solaris" head. She grabbed her throat when he released and crumpled to the floor. Her eyes widened as she coughed and stared around widely.

That did not go as planned"

No time, though. She moved quickly to get down and squeeze through that hole. She had a feeling Solaris wouldn't be down very long. Shaking her hand, the gold mass seemed to turn to dust at her will and she moved to the other side. It looked as if it were a tunnel that split in two directions. Which way to go"