Marcas

Great. Another Onyx headed down here. Anik Onyx: I’ve heard that name before. If I recall correctly, he’s the warden of Blackgate. The Prison Planet.

If the others were captured, they might have been sent there. I don’t know that for sure; it’s just speculation. I wish I could just talk to them. I feel so isolated here, alone with only my thoughts of revenge.

Although, now there is Lily.

The human female throws me for a loop. I feel insanely attracted to her, to the point where I am acting completely out of character. I should be escaping, but instead, I find myself just drinking in her curvaceous figure and enjoying the view immensely.

It almost makes me forget about the hatred I feel for the Onyx family.

Almost.

My fists ball up when I think about Siya Onyx. That snake will be down here any moment now. All I have to do is wait for her, and then I can finally smash her face through the glass cage, drown her in the water, make her feel what I felt…

But — I can’t.

I’m so close, closer than I’ve ever been, but I can’t do that. I must wait. I must bide my time. I must be patient.

I’ve been patient for months — what is another day, right?

That’s what Lily wants, and deep down, I know she’s right. We’ve got to get out of here and expose Onyx to the entire world. I can kill Siya and her brother, sure, but will that change the course of history?

There’s dark, dark powers at play here… taking out one puppet won’t make a difference. There’s still the pater familias, the de facto leader of the Onyx family: Basil Onyx. Sure, the old bastard lets Siya take his place in the spotlight, but he’s the one calling the shots. He’s the one setting the course.

And for reasons I can’t grasp yet, the course of history has turned against the Zoran. Lily showed me the report: Onyx is developing a biological weapon, codenamed FERAL, to use against the Zoran. The biological agent taps into the Zoran nerve system, overloading our brains, and in essence, turning us into bloodthirsty animals.

That must be what they unleashed on my comrades on Pazar. For some reason, I am immune to it. Perhaps it’s my unusual skin tone? What I thought was my greatest weakness might have turned out to be my greatest strength. The irony of it all makes me chuckle.

Or, well, strength? Is it really? It’s what has gotten me locked up in here, poked and prodded like a lab rat. I’m the guinea pig that’ll give Onyx the key to wiping out my entire species.

If they create this weapon and set it loose on New Exon, there will be nothing left. My entire species will run itself into the ground…

It’s enough to make me wish I’d never been born. No one can bear such a burden…

“We have to move fast,” Lily says. “They could be down here any moment, and I have no idea how long it’ll take to fill up the tank.”

I swallow the lump in my throat. Every inch of is telling me not to step into the darkness, but I know I have to.

I have to trust the human, even though that is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

It would be so easy not to trust her. To ignore her, to wait for Siya and attack her too. To go down in a blaze of glory. I wouldn’t have to witness the destruction of my own species…

And, who knows, perhaps I’m making a huge mistake by trusting Lily. Maybe she’s working with Siya, in some type of sick, psychological experiment…

Yet, when I look at the human female, when I gaze into those dark brown eyes of hers, I sense that I can trust her. I must give her the benefit of the doubt. She is the one that released me — in more ways than one — and she has showed me nothing but kindness. I should repay that trust.

“Okay,” I say, stripping the scrubs off. I get back into place where the tank was. “Do it now before I change my mind, human.”

Her eyes quickly dart down towards my cock, and her cheeks turn a fiery red as she heads over to the screen.

I smirk to myself. Once we get out of here, once we’ve spread the word and saved the day and we’re absolutely safe… I’m going to bury myself inside of her. I’m going to make her scream my name. I’m going to empty my balls inside of her.

That’s what I tell myself to take my mind off the water, the needles, the walls closing in on me. The thought of Lily gets me through this hell. It’ll be worth the wait.

Lily taps a button and the glass dome is lowered down on top of me. Cold water pours in from above, and I shut my eyes and think of my happy place. Right now, that would be somewhere between the human female’s legs. A robotic arm grabs my arms and jabs a needle into my veins, and a mask comes down to cover my face.

“Can you hear me?”

I open my eyes to see Lily standing on the other side of the glass, her voice muffled by the water. I nod.

“Do you want me to give you a sedative?”

I shake my head. No. I want to stay conscious. I want to hear Siya Onyx’s voice. I want to be there.

With my eyes shut I wait. Luckily, we don’t have to wait long. I can hear footsteps in the distance, and then, the doors opening.

I fight the urge to ball my fists, and force myself to stay completely relaxed. No matter what happens, I can’t give myself away.

“Well, well, well. What do we have here…”