Empire Sword Craving Death

arvelled. Some more students came forward and out of the fifty students in the room, twenty had been called on, ten ran off and the remaining ten were killed.

The remaining thirty sat waiting for their turn though some prayed in their hearts that since the transplant failed for ten students they would stop the process but that was not the case.

A five minute break was given but no one left the room, not even the engineers. They didn touch the machine and just stared blankly at the students which crept them even more.

Marcus was in charge of keeping track of time, once it was five minutes his voice echoed in the room and everyones ears. ”Alright, time is up. The next person will be… ”

He pauses and scans the scared and bold faces in the room. His eyes land on Stephanie and then stops. ”You over there putting on all black ”

Stephanie knew it was her as she was the only person putting on all black. Others had on pieces of clothing that were black but did not put them on every path of their body.

To an extent, they almost thought Stephanie was a goth but a few activities of hers proves otherwise. Every eye falls on her as she rises.

Stephanie was running a trillion miles in her head but she tried as much as possible to hide it all. Each foot she took close to the machine and engineers were steady and landed firmly.

She didn try to rush or her panting heart would be noticed. She studies the engineers briefly before lying on the bed facing the needle.

As usual, they tied her hands and her legs. She is given a shot to numb her body and her face is turned to the side. She shuts her eyes and counts to a hundred as slowly as possible.

The needle gets to the side of her head and in the blink of an eye disappears into her head. A couple of seconds pass but Stephanie does not feel anything because of the shot.

After three minutes passes by and the needle has still not gotten out of her head. Some students shut their eyes with fear, Lara steps into the room from the back room and stands beside Sheila who buffs at the sight of her.

Lara ignores her and takes her eyes to Stephanie who is unmoving and lying on the bed with a needle at the side of her head. Another three minutes pass and the needle retracts from Stephanies head.

At that moment, the engineers removed the cuffs around her wrist and ankles. Stephanie does not open her eyes nor does she move. The engineers get a step back watching her. For a second, Stephanies breathing cannot be seen.

Lara tries to remain calm. A minute passes but Stephanie does not stand nor move. Lara takes a step forward toward Stephanie. She keeps her gaze fixated on Stephanie who has still not moved. The engineers stay calm like nothing has happened.

And it was that same expression they bore when students died with the failed transplant. Lara takes three steps forward and Stephanie still has not moved.

Laras dreams came crashing down in front of her eyes. ”Don do this ” she mumbled below her breath

After what felt like an eternity, Stephanie moved her fingers. She turns and sits upright. Her hands fly to the side of her head which had a little stain of blood that has turned clot.

Lara exhales with her eyes shut then takes her eyes back to Stephanie who rises to her feet. She takes a step forward but then she freezes.

Her mind goes fuzzy for some seconds then goes back to normal. Stephanie cracks her neck briefly and her eyes turn to a mix of colours before going back to brown.

She walks back to her seat and glances at Lara who walks back to Sheilas side before she takes her seat. Other students glance at her briefly before the next is called.

After the transplant, only twenty students were left to continue their training. The thirty either died or ran away due to fear. It was amusing to an extent as the runaways were part of the people that boost their capability to fight off many enemies if they came forward.

Marcus discusses with the engineers briefly. The dead bodies are taken away then he turns to less than half of the students he had previously.