A hand could be seen reaching out, for what it was looking for was also mystery to the owner of the hand." Almost...This time I will conquer it!" A voice, an echo could be heard in the darkness. As the hand almost reached for what it was looking for it made a desperate attempt to clutch at the nothingness but ultimately failed as it always has.
"No! I can't fail this time, not again" The same voice said but this time with more clarity as it was being pushed out of the darkness. In a room filled with machinery and people wearing robes with the depressing same grey color moved around in erratic movements waiting for the pod containing their hope and despair.
"Is he going to succeed this time?" A rough sounding voice said without veiling its nervousness. " I hope or the project is going to be cancelled by the higher ups" A coherent voice replied." Sigh, If we don't succeed we will probably be thrown out " Another voice could be heard saying and the others in the room shivered at the thought." They obviously wont fire us... right?" A young gleeful voice called out but the room stayed quiet at the statement." Just shut up and keep watch at the pod" The rough voice said stopping the debate.
As soon as the room quieted down, The turning of clogs and the churning out of steam could me heard as a man popped out of the said pod and the crowd surrounding the pod unanimously looked at the man whilst they clutched their hearts in their hands hoping but also despairing as the man showed no reaction and his eyes told them everything they wanted to know." John, please tell me you finally did it... please" The rough voice said with a shaken tone as the answer was known but the little hope left persevered." I'm sorry Doctor Rocher but the answer is naked before you"." You damned idiot! Do you know how much we have spent helping you and thi-"The gleeful voice said but was interrupted by the pellucid voice but still showed open disdain at the man.
But the man looked back at them with his eyes devoid of life and hope and they remembered that he had gone through more than they had and they averted their eyes from him full of shame." I am truly sorry that the results are disappointing but I assure you the next time will be less... distasteful" The man said as he jumped out of the pod." I'm sorry to say this but John. There will be no next time" Dr. Rocher said clenching his fists holding back the urge to pummel the man. The moment the man heard this he stopped in his tracks for a moment but continued on out of the building ignoring the ugly expressions others had on him as he left.
Now outside, John removed a vial that contained a bluish liquid inside from his jacket and downed the content of the vial in one gulp. The content in the vial was a drug called 'Tether' that was administered by the lab he was outside of to help the experiments be bearable but it was now useless to John as he was no longer needed in the lab as he knew the project had been shut down but habits were a hard chain to break.
John walked down the street unconsciously as he always did after all the failed experiments to a run-down building he always wondered how it was considered a 'safe' structure by the Opeti government but the answer was always disheartening because the building was in the favela of the city and was uncared for by the officials. John entered the building and saw it was empty as usual and sat on a chair near the bar.
" What will you have toda- oh it's just John" The brawny man at the back of of the bar said first with a jovial voice as it turned bleak." Just the usual" John answered to the unfinished question." Sigh, when will you ever learn to take care of your life and stop drinking" The man said filling a glass and passing it to John who grasped it." If I stopped drinking what business would you have left?" John said indicating at the empty bar but the burly man looked leaned into a nearby desk and took out the number of unpaid drinks John had taken to which John smiled and ask" Why don't you just chase me out, I have nothing to repay you". " If I did that wouldn't I just be killing you off" The man said and poured another drink to John's glass.
" I heard the Ravkan gang want to close down this place" John asked as the second glass of bad whiskey failed to warm him up as usual and he buried his nose into the glass inhaling the smell as if it was perfume waiting for an answer." That they do but I won't let them close down my baby" The man said with pride and puffed out to show his confidence." Whatever you say just take care of yourse-" John said but was interrupted by a group of people who entered the bar their intentions clear as they carried around armaments.
" Well, what do we have here" One of the brigands said with a tinge of mockery and full of credence as he walked to the bar and sat beside John and grabbed the bottle of whiskey and downed the whole bottle." This is some good stuff don't you agree?" He asked John looking at him with smile ridden face. Just as John was about to talk, the man bashed the bottle against his head as John fell unconscious. " What in the seven hells are you doing?" The man asked as he tried to stop the man but a bang was soon heard and the man looked at the barbarian next to him while grasping his neck that was trickling with blood and soon fell on the counter lifeless and blood still oozing out blood.
John soon gained back his consciousness and soon looked at the corpse in front of him and at the blood that had outreached his chest and soon lunged at the man who was still holding the weapon of assault in his hand oblivious of the attack. As soon as john grabbed the man and pulled him out of his chair, he started battering his face with his fists and reached out for the gun on the floor as quick has possible but he was a second too late as he felt a paroxysm of pain hit the hand reaching out and winced in pain which allowed the man who was below him to reach at it and fire at him.
The second bullet was enough to make John yelp out in pain as his vision started becoming dark and hazy and he startled by a sudden cold that penetrated deep within him as he heard a yell and his last sight was the man yelling at his fellow ruffians for not helping him out quicker.' Shut up just let me die in...peace ' Was all John could think of as the deep and dark void appeared in his mind and he reached his hand to reach for it, this time he succeeded in reaching out for it for the first time in his life and that is when his vision went dark.