I wake. There is pain; so much pain. Intense pain that originates from the base of my neck and spreads through my entire body like a poison. I feel paralyzed by the searing heat on my skin. A scream pierces my ears and the smell of burning flesh assaults my nostrils as the scorching sensation continues. All I see of my surroundings is the white marble floor staring back at me. It doesn’t matter though, as I can’t focus.
I can’t focus on anything except the agony. My stomach feels sick and, involuntarily, I retch, but nothing comes out. I try to move my body, to somehow stop the intensive ache, but I can’t. My body is restrained. Grogginess fills my head and my eyes grow weak. I try hard to keep them open. I want to find out what is causing me to feel such torment. The fatigue comes over me like a wave and although I try to fight it, I can’t. Everything goes black.
I don’t know how much time has passed when I open my eyes again. I am blinded by a bright light. My eyes shut, squinting tightly. Slowly, I open them again and let my eyes adjust. I feel a shiver travel all over my body. I am cold. So very cold. A slick, piece of metal jabs into my body, creating a numbing sensation as though I have been on this table for a very long time. Then I realize I'm naked. Oh my gosh! Why am I naked? I have a sense of urgency to cover myself. I look around to see if there is anything I can use to shelter my nakedness. My mission is quickly forgotten when I see a boy on a table next to me. He is also naked and doesn’t appear to be awake. I try to sit up, but straps around my chest, waist, and legs hold me in place. I look around as much as I am able and in my limited visibility, I see people, male and female alike, lying naked on metal tables.
As I look around, I try to recall where I am and how I got here, but come up with nothing. I try to remember something, anything that can help me discover what happened to me, but my mind is blank. I decide to test my knowledge and start peering at the things I can see in my view. I name off items in my head: computers, tables, people, ceiling, walls, lights, doors. This tells me that I have basic knowledge of my surroundings, so why can I not remember anything about me?
Remainder Description:
Fifty years after a deadly disease wiped out the majority of the world’s population, the survivors were left weakened. Their only chance of survival and to repopulate the human race is through the pure untainted blood provided to them by clones.
The society of Avalon has been broken up into three sectors: Researchers, Enforcers, and Laborers. Enforcer-656 wakes into this dark world forced to live as a slave and human blood bank for the pure bloods that created her. She has no name, no identity, no power, and ultimately, no hope. The more she learns about her place in society, the more she understands the danger that surrounds her in this twisted world that shows her new horrors everyday. Brutality, bleakness, and blood are her daily existence.
She longs for freedom and an identity that is all her own. Thrust into the middle of a fight for answers and for privilege, 656 must choose which side she is on, and who she will become. Will she obtain her desires or will she be consumed by oppression?
