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Stuck in the Elevator Again | ONC 2022
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  • Parts 20
  • Time 1h 52m
Complete, First published Feb 19, 2022
Mature
COMPLETED

Roselyn is heading for her first-ever interview for one of the world's top enterprises. Being late, she steps into an almost-empty elevator and is attracted to the handsome man in a gray suit that compliments his electric blue eyes.

She, of course, doesn't start any conversation between them. They are strangers after all, and she is not tempted to flirt with some random guy despite her interest.

However, everything changes when the elevator gets stuck on the 70th floor...

- - -

π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘.

As I'm aware of my surroundings now, the banging only adds to my trepidation. My tense jaw muscles tick as I grate my molars.

πΆπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘˜. πΆπ‘™π‘’π‘›π‘˜.

That is the sound of metal breaking. I am sure of it.
But what's outside? The maintenance crew? The firefighters?

My lungs start constricting again. Stop. I have to stop overthinking. It's going to be fine.

π‘€π‘’π‘›π‘β„Ž. π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘. πΊπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘›.

Light comes through the tiny puncture. First a beam, then a shaft, finally a gap.

Fingers situate themselves onto the elevator floor. Blood-red cover the tips.

Why will there be red paint on fingers?

A long-lost dreadfulness pours into every pore of my body as a grim augury preoccupies my distressed mind.

I unconsciously scoot to the back of the elevator, pressing my body close to Mr. Uburg's as I cling onto his robust arm.

Hands grip onto the elevator door and use bare strength to rip the metal further apart.

Then, a blood-plastered face comes into view. His bloodshot eyes bore into me with hunger. Patches of flesh on his forehead and cheek are torn. His nose is gone, replaced by a seeping wound. His teeth are crimson, a piece of fiber in between the gap of his incisors.

What frightens me most is the emotion in his eyes. The craving for flesh and blood. The desire to fulfill his hunger.

I do the only reasonable thing.

I scream.
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100 years ago, amidst WW3's nuclear bombing, a deadly virus was released in the atmosphere and nearly wiping out the humanity. It lives inside the human brain thriving on the empathy receptors, leading to irrational behaviour and ultimately brain death. To slow the damage, scientists created L.O.V.E, short for Living Off Vital Emotions, a nanovaccine that numbs the virus and switches off all strong emotions. As a last resort and with a dying planet, the Supreme Government created the City, a place to contain the infected survivors suitable for the experiment. Those in the first stages of illness became ideal candidates to receive the neuroinhibitor. Having their feelings restrained and their memory altered, those who come of age are designated a life partner through a Selection process, thus preserving the humankind. A few decades after the trial had started, scientists had a major breakthrough. The nanites, which are highly chemically reactive organisms, are changing their bio-engineered purpose when dopamine levels are high. With a new generation of nanoids, stronger and smarter to fight the battle, the virus doesn't have a chance. Many attempts were made to create a man-made version of synthetic dopamine and each time the outcome was a disaster. Their goal is to create new generations, immune to the virus. These are called Purebloods, the offsprings of those who find pure love, the only cure to save them from a violent death. Running out of time, the Experiment entered in its final stages. To minimize the threats, the Colonies have sent their best soldiers to oversee the trial and protect its key subjects. If only things were going according to plan, or better...stay hidden. With Iron Guard, the resistance outside the walls, hunting the Purebloods too, will the trial save human race before it's too late? #3 in #dystopianfuture (27.06.2020)