(flashback continues)
I wake up to searing pain in my right arm and left leg as my eyes frantically dart around the room. I spot the cause as two mechanical arms were both using plasma cutters to remove my arm and leg from what looked like rough looking boulders.
"The tests will be no good if you continue losing consciousness every time you go against someone" said someone in the corner.
My neck felt stiff thus I didn't bother looking to see who was taking. but there was no need either way. because I knew who it was.
"Well the only ability I have will only prevent my soul from leaving my body. So I'm close to just being a powerless human" I say to Deci as she comes out of the corner. And to the operating table and within my view.
Her long black hair neatly rolled and pinned up into a bun. Dull lime green eyes seemed to see right through me; She wore a lite black long coattails stopped just below her knees. Light grey cargoshorts and black leggings that went past the shorts, along with dark grey tactical boots that has exterior Steele plating covering the front and rear of the boots. she wore a white shirt with a diamond emblem in the middle and she had a coms device on her right ear with a lense that gave her live readings of her surroundings.
I flex my hand and foot as the last of the boulders fell away; wiggling my fingers and toes. As I am doing so I am injected with a recovery boost from one of the bots, and all of my injuries and fatigue melt away.
I sit up and stretch my arms and legs. I then turn my head left and right and feel the stiffness fade away as well and feel popping.
"My soul retention doesn't allow any part of my soul or essence to be removed whatsoever. So even if my Body dies and begins to rot, my soul stays in place and I don't get to pass on" I continue talking.
"I don't have any abilities that let me heal from injuries or increase my physical endurance. So I'm pretty much just a corpse that gets brought back to 100 percent every time" I finish my explanation.
Deci listening intently while also playing with a flame in her open hand.
"you've been here so far, for about 4 months. You just have to give them some time to figure it out. There are plenty of other recruits that they have here with recovery abilities being tested constantly" she says to me as she let's the flame go out.
"I know that. However those are the other recruits. I can't do anything about it when I get mangled 12 times in a day I don't have the abilities to compensate for that" I said to her a bit annoyed.
"well... that may not be the case for long..." Deci dragged out her response while looking at the floor watching a cleaner bot suck up the chunks of the boulders and leave the floor squeaky clean.
"what do you mean -that may not be the case for long-" I repeated her words making quotation marks with my fingers.
"what are they working on" I questioned her.
"you know that they have me in the research and development section as well as the combat development since my ability is somewhat useful for the two" she began her explanation.
"yeah, I know just get to the point" I said to her with a slight pushy tone.
"I'm helping develope a machine that will be able to take abilities from people to give to others. So...." She trailed off.
"so your thinking that if the machine gets finished that it could possibly take my ability away" I finished what I assumed was what she was going to say.
"half, the other part is that they could also give you an ability that will allow your body recover from injuries. that way the research on you wouldn't be so slow." Deci finished.
"I'll humor the idea, how far along is the machine in development then" I asked her.
"well considering that they realised after the second day of your testing that research on you would be slow due to that ability... probably within the next couple of days who knows" she says in response.
"they did start working on it shortly after you started with your testing here so I'd expect test runs of it to begin soon" she finished.
"do you know what kind of ability they may set me up with when it's ready?" I ask her
"They haven't really decided yet but as far as I know, it has something to do with strength and some kind of stabilizer" She says in response to his question.
"so.... what your saying is that there are still alot of unknowns to this thing. And the only proof that it may work is in theory..." I asks skeptically.
"that's the jist of it, so I ask you Demo... after it's done would you be willing to test it out?" Deci asks him bluntly but with some hesitation.
I sigh as I run my left hand through my dark brown hair, as I look up and smile and say.
"Well they can't do research very well on my ability if they keep having to spend resources on brining me back from the brink of death every hour or so right"
"So might as well give it a shot. they give me an ability and don't have to hospitalized me so much. Their research gets finished and I might finally be able to kick the bucket. So yeah I'm down for it." I say to her with a smile.
Deci smiles back and walks to the OR doors and they slide open. She turns to me and says.
"well would you at least like to head there now to check it out" she offers with a smile.