A road... after days of traveling I had found a road. The closest thing I had found to civilization was a road that seemed to go on forever. Since I had found it I walked for about five days and the closest thing to shelter was a house that had felled in on itself. The worst part was that any and all animals avoided the roads like it would be their last. I would have to travel at least a mile before I found animal. Even the plants seemed to back away from the road.
So far though I had no trouble walking day in and day out down the road. Thanks to my enhanced senses I was able to pick up a sound by way of vibrations in the road. Whatever was coming was big and a it slow but it was about a half a days walk from my current position. I first found out when I tripped on a rock on the road. I fell with my face to the side and out of nowhere I heard a rumble. At first I picked my head up to see where it came from but the sound disappeared. It eventually dawned on me I was hearing vibrations in the road.[1]
Every so often the sound would disappear for a while before coming back. The way it traveled I assumed it was some sort of vehicle driven by humans.
...
It was finally almost here, the thing I had been waiting for. It was just around a bend. I could here there roar of an engine and what came around the corner was...a tank. A big one that looked super imposing but there was something different about it. It didn't look like any tank I had ever seen before even if I hadn't seen one first hand.
It was sleek and the kind of black that seemed like it could suck you in. The body was different than most with a more futuristic appearance which was a stark contrast to the forest surrounding it.
Suddenly two doors in the back sprung open and five soldiers hopped out. They created a circle around me, all pointing their guns at my head. A low growl reverberated from the bottom of my throat on instinct and I glared at all of them.
"SIR our course of action." One of them yelled while turning their heads to the doors.
"Hold your fire until I say so." Came gruff voice
"Quite the entrance old man." I growl to the oldest smelling person there
"Oh, so you do understand us." He said, a hint of curiosity obvious within his voice.
"Do I look like some animal to you?"
"Not entirely no but I've seen some pretty freaky stuff over my years."
"Speaking of years what's the date?"
"July 6, 2361 how long you been out here?" He asked
"Thr-three hundred and forty years."
"I asked you a serious question girl I expect to receive a serious answer."
"And I have given it to you I am 360 years, four months and five days old."
"That's not possible! The average humans life expectancy was only about 80 years years at the time! No normal person could even come close to that until recently and even then it costs billions!"
"That is if they didn't have a stasis pod and even then I don't know how long I could live. A decade a century, forever? Even I don't know myself."
"W-what are you?"
"A monster? Freak? Take your pick. I was a normal person. Male, 20 years old, fresh into college and then it happened I was changed for the better! Father found me and created who I am today! But he's dead now, he lied to me and said he'd be there when I woke up. But he's still here." I say patting the coat pocket, "now will you take me to civilization is or are we just going to stand around here all day!?"
"Tie her up! We're bringing her back."
"But sir-"
"No buts, the higher ups will want to see her."
The five soldiers slowly approached me, a rope that seemed to have a mind of its own slithered out from the underside of their arm. The suddenly whipped the rope towards me and I let it wrap around me.
"Limiter override 10: code bunbun" I whispered
Suddenly I felt a surge of power and the half circle around the back of my head transformed and wrapped themselves around the bottom of my horns.[2]
"Silly, these would never be able to hold me let alone restrain me. Next time you should try a heavy amount of drugs chains and straps if they make you feel any better." I say as the rope uncoiled and fell to the ground.
"Don't let her leave!" Shouted the old man
They all charged me at the same time and actually tackled me to the tackled me to the ground. Normally it would take many, many more of the guards to hold me down back at the lab when my first limiter was released. Maybe it was the difference in the way they trained or perhaps it was the difference in profession. No it couldn't have been either as the guards also seemed to be in the military.
"So how much has changed since I've been asleep." I say with a smile creeping upon my face
Note:
1: Cause logic and I'm pretty sure it's a valid thing that works quite well but don't take everything I say to heart.
2: don't you dare say 02, different eyes, different horns, different hair style, different body, 02 has a head band type thing around her horns, THESE(plural) are individual parts
Anyways thanks for reading