The mines where filled with workers and guards everyone had a routine, Cosius was no different. He worked hard and the guards made him clean the barks, and armour, because his brother tried to escape and he is doing his brother punishment. Some days later Cosius had a plan of escaping, steal the mech that was defending the mine, he couldn't do it, yet, he needs the access key, the activation code and the body armour. The body armour and the acces key where easy to find, but the activation code was the hardest of them all. He didn't give up, Cosius risks his life to get that code. He entered the barks when nobody was in and goes to the main computer, it was unlocked, as he expected, and reaches for the folder with the access code. "XH-O4hd" he repeated that code for more than 40 times he exits the folder and starts cleaning, slowly. The night comes and he goes back to his slave room. Everyone was looking at him... "Did you steal something?" the girl named Ahira asked "No, I wont try to escape anymore... It's impossible for a one man job" he sighed, why did he lie? He couldn't trust anyone, but himself, knowing everyone might be against him. "Why you asked? You try getting me killed also?" Cosius asked, he knew she would tell the guards whatever she needs to get food. The girl didn't respond, it must the guilt that attached to her from some few nights ago. Cosius get to sleep on a empty stomach for a probably last time, because tomorrow's the day of escaping. The slaves where sent to the lurium mine, lurium is a solid substance that is used for reusable energy. Cosius was a little confused, he didn't expect this type of work till next sun cycle... His plans have been found out? He thought to himself, but he thought none knew of his plans, until he realizes that Ahira, his old friend, she knew him like a book, she might have done something to see if Cosius gets scared. "A bit early" he said to Ahira who was next to him, looking at him "Yes, I don't know why" she said, Cosius chuckled "Probably you rated me out for no reason" she looks at him like he insulted "I've done nothing like that..." he looks at her, gets closer to get, put his hand on one of her shoulders "So, you better work, if I see you standing and look at us, I'll turn you in the same sand once our race travelled..." he looks at her dead in the eyes, takes his hand of her. He walked away silently waiting for the guards to get them to the mine, she looked at him in fear, as she indeed told the guards something is going on with Cosius. He realized that she was afraid and wanted to see what she'll do next.
After a while they arrived at the mine, the mine was filled with cristalized lurium. He got his pickaxe and goes to mine, he didn't seen her, his friend, anymore. The guards call him to a checkup, they took him aside and starts beating him, his body was filled with bruises, his nose was bleeding and he fainted because of the pain. Ahira was the first thing he seen, she slapped him "Don't mess with me again!" She shouted, everyone could hear it, slaves and guards looking at them, Cosius gets up, he spits some blood "I rather die than do what you say" he goes back where he put his pickaxe grabs it, everyone was looking at him all beaten up, with a dead expression in his eyes. He cried in his mind, but he had to stay strong as he was the only one who stood up for himself in that slave cap.
A kid came to him, the kid was famished looked like he didn't eat in days, the kid's clothing was torn, he raised a hand with a pice of bread "You want some Cosius" Cosius stopped, from what he was doing. "Kid... Never give your food to others" he looks at Ahira "They might betray you..." he didn't grab a pice of bred and walk twords a cristal deposit, where he started mining. Everyone was standing, not realising how mad that boy could be, the empire guards where also surprised, some of the where feeling guilt, he did nothing wrong, he didn't do a bad thing since he was brought in to the camp. "Zero-98! Stop!" one of the guards shouted, that was the code the empire slavers gave to Cosius, he didn't answer the calling, it was like he went insane, and so he did, he wants revenge, revenge for himself and for his brother. The guards that where feeling guilty came to stop him, knocked him out and send him to the medical corp, everyone was shocked. He was carried away, in silence, by one of the guards...