December 3rd, 2150

Merlesca, Italy

The morning sun rose above the horizon, the hazy rays piercing through the early morning winter fog that blanketed the city. Despite calling it a city though, it barely qualified as one in the outdated classification standard with a population of 60,000. Compared to other cities around the world, it was very rural.

Cars had already filled the roads and the city was coming to life for the day with the characteristic honking of angry and impatient drivers. Pedestrians were climbing and aboard and alighting public transport en masse and stores were getting ready to open their doors.

Among this place where people moved about like ants in a nest, a girl who appeared 11-12 years old stood out. With hair that was platinum blonde halfway before becoming a bloody crimson to start, she had long pointed ears that jutted out the side, and blood-red tipped nails that had veins passing through them.

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Author notes: Apologies this is all late, I have been engrossed in studies, work and side projects that steal my attention away.

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The walls and door were made out of an alloy commonly called carbide titanium-220, a hyper-dense lead alloy formed under fusing additional neutrons to the lead under intense artificial gravity, before fusing that with other atoms to create a material even those with born with superpowers of strength would struggle to tear apart.

It was within this brightly lit prison cell that Thomas sat, a VIP location reserved for the most dangerous villains.

Thomas’ hands were crossed behind his back and bound by thick iron cylinder-shaped restraints. His legs were restrained by a similar device, while both devices were locked to the chair and prevented him from being able to leave it.

As a further assurance, there were four cameras that faced him from each corner of the room. A pseudo AI monitored these feeds and ensured that no movement he took was unnoticed. Any hint of him breaking free from his restraints would raise an alarm without delay.

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