OTHER BD intro;
Jayden stared at the ceiling of his tiny cell, his hands clenched into fists, and his lips clamped shut over the dirty words that he wanted to shout.
Stupid Society. Stupid leader. Stupid drawing.
Everything was stupid.
Why couldn't things be like the way they used to be? Why? Did world domination mean the removal of all technology?
The fourteen year old clenched his eyes shut, trying to calm himself down. Okay. In this hellhole, he would need to keep his wits about him, and the only way he could do that was if he didn't lose his temper.
Once he had his calm back, Jayden tried to process what was happening to him.
There had been a drawing. He had been chosen. When he arrived at the Capital, for some reason the mysterious leader of the Black Daggers (who was not nearly as intimidating as she had been made out to be) had chosen him. Was he to be tortured? To be used for experiments?
What exactly was going to happen to him?
Jayden almost would have liked to be in the Arena, with certain death chasing him wherever he went, then being stuck here, in this damp cell, not knowing what the future held for him.
After what felt like the longest while, the heavy iron door swung open to reveal a hulking figure. A guard.
Without a word, he was dragged into a room where another girl was already strapped up being whipped. Not being able to bear the sight, Jayden looked away.
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Jade tapped her chin. Another of her little pets.
What would Shade come up for this one? With his albino hair cut close to his scalp, his dark blue eyes that glowered with rebelliousness, and a slouching demeanor, the co/cky teenager was the picture of someone who did not like to follow the rules.
Which was why she had chosen him. She wanted to see the disobedient light in his eyes slowly fade away as he was broken inside, step by step.
A tiny smile graced Jade's lips.