Grace was almost paralysed on the floor slowly got up on her feet. She groaned in pain as glared at the boy in front of her, who was waiting like a patient lion waiting his prey to make a wrong move.
'How can I fight?'.
Out of all situations she has ever thought that she might end up like this. The world is so cruel!!.
"I'm waiting 357", He said not moving an inch, "Is this how you'll give up? After all those people died because of you?".
"You don't know my parents!", She defended, "You don't know the feeling of losing your family!!".
He didn't respond but stare, Grace looked at him with a confused and hopeful expression... Maybe he might let her go but his next words shut her down completely.
"Your life doesn't exists out here. Your world is nothing but living in the shadows. You are here to learn this. Nothing exists for you no family no love and no peace, do you understand?".
Grace remained frozen as her eyes watered, no he is lying.. She will go back to Clara and Lillian. She doesn't want to be here!!.
"You are lying to me".
"Belive me or not, the main goal now is that you survive and fight. Being a spy is not a child's play 357".
Grace gulped her saliva as she stood up straight clenching her fist.
"I'll fight".
Watching from his office, Damon smirked. He was proud. Everything was going according to plan, soon Grace will turn to a ruthless killing mechine under his control.
"I don't know why you chose 001 instead of 098", Zara questioned with a curious gaze, "001 is not qualified for training. You know that right?".
"I know", He answered.
"Then why?".
"Level by level Zara. She must be prepared".
"For what? A war?", She scoffed, "Oh please Anti-beings are dangerous you know that. She doesn't need training, she already has the fighting spirit".
"But we need to focus it out. She is still the sweet girl who didn't know her background, she still doesn't know the secret and rules of the world. So I want to train her".
"Level by level", Zara sighed, "Are you going to train her with 163?".
Damon paused.. now that Zara mentioned it, he haven't thought about it. 163 hates Grace, this is a problem... a really big one.
"I will handle Amy, don't worry about it", He assured her.
Zara crossed her arms, "I'm not worried about Grace. I'm worried that Amy will kill her".
"Amy will never try that"
"Don't say I didn't warn you Damon. Amy is stronger than she looks, a nine year old who already has the power of cyrokinesis? Yeah handle her", She said rolling her eyes.
Damon knew what she said was nothing but the truth, cyrokinesis is dangerous when it is out of control.
"I will keep her the care of James".
Zara didn't say anything, the last time Amy went out of control it was chaos, that kind of incident should never happen again. Ever.
"We will protect Grace from Amy. Until they are ready to face each other".
"Then they kill each other? No way I am not interested. A Anti-being and a ice wider... no!!".
"You just made it sound like magic".
"Magic or not. We can't... they might kill or hurt others Damon.. think!!"
"That is the point... Level by level Zara. When Grace reaches a particular stage she will fight Amy. That's final".
Zara was stunned.. did this man hear what she said? She face palmed herself at this man stupidity. Cyrokinesis is one ability that is hard to control... It has a mind of its own, and Amy is the only experiment who has been able to control it for the last 90 years!. To control something that has its own mind is difficult.
"Amy will control it", Came Damon voice, she wished that she could rip out it throat.
"And what if she doesn't?".
"Then we eliminate her".
"...?!".
Back to the training court, Grace has fallen the seventh time due to 001 kicks, what pains her the most is that she haven't landed a single blow.
"You are too low", He said.
"Then how are you so fast?".
"Try again", He ignored her question.
"I asked you a question!?".
"Try again and you will receive your answer".
Grace wanted to hit so hard that he'll faint. Why is he so cruel?, she got up angrily, he is just laughing at her... she could feel it.
"There are many stage you have to face 357... and you can't survive if you can't hit me", He mocked.
Grace sighed in annoyance and charged at him again, like the last time she tried punching him straight, but now she tried another method. She charged at him with full speed ready to kick him with him at the side of his abdomen and 001 who was ready for the attack block her attack before kicking her back to the floor.
"Too slow", He said.
"How!!??", She yelled tears already rolling down her cheeks, "What did you want from me!?".
"We want you to survive!. Survival is the main goal here, if you don't know that!. You are here to survive nothing else.... what is out there doesn't exist here".
Grace subconsciously swallowed her saliva when he raised his voice, nothing exists out here?. Not even Clara? Or Lillian? Her heart sank, she should have stayed with them than coimg to this hell hole.
"I.. I'm sorry", She apologised feeling foolish, "I'll try".
001 gave her a displeased look, "Don't try... survive", He turn ready to walk away, "That's enough for today. We start all over tomorrow", He walk off leaving her alone.
Grace watched his retreating back disappeared from her view when the door opened. She sat down on the floor and hugged her knees, crying her heart out, her body aches like hell.
"I don't know why he was so soft on you?".
Grace raised her head, her eyes landed on some hazel ones.
"Who are you?", She was starting to get dizzy.
"My name is Max", He smiled, "You just be Grace 357?".
Why are they calling her 357 again?
"Why are you calling me 357? My name is Grace not just a random number", She said strictly.
Max clicked his tongue, "He didn't tell you?", He asked and Grace frowned, "Oh right he didn't tell you. Your name doesn't exists here".
"What?"
"Yeah it doesn't... well not for me for you. You look like a damaged ship by the way".
Grace looked away, is that why he said her life doesn't exists outside this walls? Does that mean she will stay here forever??!! To survive??!!