I know this club is dead-ish and all, but...
Bah, I was in the mood.
This is planned to be a five-parter. Just snippets, not a full proper story. I can't do that kind of justice.
And I'll post more as they finish/enough people like it.
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Birth of a Knight
He opened his eyes for the first time. Blinking several times, he looked down, lifting his hands as well. He stared at them, then looked down again, at his legs and other parts of his body he could see and identify. Even if he did not know how he knew what they were. Looking up, he saw people outside his tube – circular chamber – , some staring at him with surprise, others beginning to cheer. One of them, a woman – tag for female humanoid species - made gestures at the others, and they all stopped. She then walked to a computer – device used for various data processing purposes – and picked up a small device.
“Excuse me.” He started, eyes darting in a slight panic,unknown fighting instincts awakening in him. “Calm down, calm down. I'm outside, look.” He turned back to look at the people outside. The woman was moving her arm back and forth. “Listen, can you wave at me?” He blinked, watching her. “Like this? Do what I am doing.” He stared at her as she continued 'waving'. He raised his right arm slowly, stretching his fingers slowly, then imitated her motions.
“Good job, now can you speak?” He blinked again. She waited for him to speak – use of larynx and throat to create sound in coherent form for communicative purpose – while he kept staring at her. He slowly opened his mouth, unused muscles slowly beginning their functions, as small sounds escaped his throat. The woman frowned, and turned to the others in the room, talking to them while putting the device away, so that he couldn't hear them.
“I...”
They all turned back to him. She picked up the device again.
“I...”
She was smiling – an expression of happiness – now. “That's it, keep going...”
“I.. am... I...” He stopped, trying to form the words in his mind. He opened his mouth again. “Who... am... I...?” The woman turned to a man – tag for male humanoid species – who handed her something. She looked at it, before nodding and turning to him again.
“You are Ether Liner number 34, a Knight of Humanity, and your name is Ado Edem.” As she spoke the words, he began losing consciousness. His last sight was several men entering with a strange bed – furniture used to rest, sleep or lay down on – and bring it to his tube.
“... Ado... Edem...”
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