〄 Circuit City

@♦ Hyunjin ¥✔ He struggled to open his heavy lids, only to feel the bitter ache in his stiff neck. Bang’s head throbbed violently in protest of the brightly shining surgical lamp that lingered over their head. The ghoul let out a loud sigh as he was reluctantly forced into a metal chair that had a thin cushion filled with feathers and a fabric that Bang couldn’t recognize. A metal ring encircled his forehead, while quodlibet rings were secured to his wrist and ankle, keeping his head and limbs in place. Without warning, he felt a sharp, electrifying jolt as he struggled against his restraints. “Ah, !” The ghoul howled in resentment at his capture through the reflective glass. bang didn’t need to see through to know that his host was studying him like a charged animal on the other side of the glass.

“Oh your awake number BY232GR. I was beginning to think that my scientist just might overdosed you.” Bang’s brow knitted into a red-faced flush expression of controlled rage. “Today we will be conducting a flight of controlled experience. Your corporation is highly encouraged for if you are a willing candidate this will go over a lot smoother and the rewards of our success far greater.”

A nervous trimmer stood on the other end of the glass, but the threat remained. “If not, my apologies for any potential unpleasantness caused by the work process.” Just say that I’m your lab rat and move forward, the ghoul growled under his breath. “Do you have any questions BY232GR?” After a long silence, the timid voice on the intercom finally spoke up. “BY232GR? Do you have any_”

“MY NAME IS BANG YONGGUK!” Even from his Bang could feel the little man jump as he snapped. “The only question I have for you is whether I should slice your belly open to see what you eat last or whether I should just feast on your heart. A second stretch of silence loomed before them, until a surge of static ran through Bang’s body, causing his knees to give way slightly, yet he stayed rooted to the spot. His gaze lifted through the reflective glass as blood began to slowly trickle from his nose. “Administer the second dose.”

@☠ Bang Yongguk￥✔ Hyunjin was thrown to the nearest wall with one of the cyborgs finding him sneaking around. The throw left the human winded and slumped to the ground. He had been fighting with this one for a while now. The bright hallway was a mess of blood and glass with varies deburi. No, he won't give up. Taking the gun he purloin, finger on the trigger Hyunjin shot the machine a few times before he was taken down. There was slience for a minute. Hyunjin needed to make sure there wasn't anymore movement before struggling to stand up while holding his open wound on his side. He has been through so many creatures but this? This was far too advanced.

Hyunjin took down dragons, vampires and demons. Cyborgs are a new one to the slayer. No training had prepare him for it. There was no knowledge about their existance so Hyunjin had to improvize. Without getting killed that is. Cursing under his breath and limping off, Hyunjin disppeared around the corner. He kept the pistol tight in his free hand as he hobbled along. "Where the are you rotting zombie? And you better be alive. Nicole would surely fire me if you are dead."

He stopped in his tracks and looked behind him. A shrill scream must of busted through the sound buriers and through Hyunjin's canals. It wasn't from his coworker no but it sounded familar. Ah, there it was again. Hyunjin advanced towards the scream and crouched down under the bay window. When he did peek up, he saw the torture of his former teammate. He thought he was dead a very long time ago. When their team was ambushed and Hyunjin was taken, he thought everyone was already dead. He guessed this one got away. But not this time. And when an axe came down to his former mate's neck, Hyunjin looked away and had to cover his mouth to stop himself of blowing his cover. If he wasn't dead, he is now. There was moment of silence that Hyunjin took before carrying on with his mission.

@♦ Parkha ¥✔ The hall of the laboratory presented a stark contrast to the holding cell where they were detained. Bang squinted, his eyes sensitive to the white fluorescent lights looming over his head. The overwhelming smell of sterile steel, latex, and hints of mana or perhaps ether consumed him. He felt compelled to protect his nose, but the mage cuff’s chilly steel reminded him of his present predicament. Pressure chambers clicked from various doors, one leading into a hallway longer than the next. Ushered across a 20-foot steel suspension bridge overhanging scientists in lab white coats encouraged in a variety of experiments. Metal humanoid skeleton structures attached to a conveyor belt shift to the left, being poked and prodded with tools before being okay for the next inspection. He’d never seen anything like this before. There was no technological advance on a skill like this in his homeland, not even in the Central State.

After seeing what was next, his blood turned to ice. Thick glass laboratories can’t have enormous aquatic chambers holding a variety of creatures: wolves, vampires, fairies, kits, and even a mermaid. A creature Bang believed to be long extinct. All of them convey different degrees of distress. The Kitsune facial tissue exposed down the bone and his left leg was no longer an organic part of him, but full metal. The Fairy’s wing was plucked and backbone on display with replacement of them twitching weakly. His face ran white when the screams jerked him from his fixture of a shapeshifter strapped down to the surgical table. Blood littered the flood walls, and the scientist’s mask, which was deep in focus, separated the pectoral muscle from the shifter’s . An unearthly screech echoed in the soundproof room, then silence minutes later followed by the sound of a flat-lining beep. He tripped over his feet as a guard’s hand shoved him out of his horrified trance. “What is this place?" The guard ignored him, forcing him into a set, releasing his mage cuffs only to confine him to the armrest of the chair. The hardening click latched around the ghoul’s wrists, ankles, forehead, and throat. “Why are you doing this to people"?”

With her hand posed behind her back and a pleasant smile, their host Whitney stepped into his line of sight. “I told you, Mr. Bang, we Entwine Genetic Reconstruction and RNA Resource. Once again, you have our utmost gratitude for your contribution to Heleo’s scientific advancement.” Blackness filled his vision before he could utter another the moment he felt the sharp pricking pain in his neck.

@☠ Bang Yongguk￥✔ Parkha couldn't accept this. Not without a fight no less. Watching Yongguk being escorted out sparked a flame within the human. The door closed behind them leaving Parkha alone in the cell. He waited for a moment then examined the mechinism for the door. There was a small steal plate connecting to the sensor at the top of the door frame. Using all his energy he could muster up, he finally damanged the plate. Of course this left his hand a blooded mess as a sacrface. Kicking down the door was next. Thud. Thud. Thud. Then thuds turned into bangs. The human did some damange to the door then he stepped back into the farthest point of the cell to get a running start.
He'll use his shoulder to knock it down. With a grunt Parkha harshly shoulder checked the door not once but three times. Each time the bone of his shoulder his dislocating. But it didn't render the human one bit as he was on fight or flight mode.

Bang and the door popped off. Grunting while holding his shoulder, putting it back into place one more time, Parkha stayed closed to the walls. Luckly he knew what Yongguk smelt like so he followed his scent. He took in everything he saw long the way, hiding when threat came. He approached what looks to be a gun or a taser? He'll figure it out when the time came. "Where the are you rotting zombie.." Parkha squinted down a hall. Doors on either side and on the wall next to each of them were labels indicating with what the room was.

@♦ Parkha ¥✔ The ghoul’s features stilled at the mention of experimentation. Blood ran from hot chilling in an instant, recalling the rooms he once heard years ago within the slave quarters. They used to talk about of the wealthy would often pay snatchers to steal slaves, then they would vanish. Never to be heard from again. Even a few lower-class freemen were featured in the Central Circuit under the missing person reports. Rumors of an underground location caused mysterious disappearances in an uncommon region. None were ever found. At least Bang now understood why.

“Sir, this is not a punishment. But an honor to be a part of this great nation’s scientific advancement that will inevitably help our planet.” The woman emphasized with sincerity dancing in her eyes. “Your contributions will now be in vain.” She smiled, but once again it struck Bang as just as unnerving as before. “It’s time.” The cell doors swiftly slid open as the two men approached them. Each encroaching step prompts the ghoul backward, putting himself in front of you. “Wait.” He put a halting hand between himself and them. “Take me first. Let me help with what you’re looking for. He’s genetics are completely ed. Just take me, okay? Her eyes quickly shifted to you, then she shrugged and started at him. “Very well. In exchange for your willingness to play nice, we will grant your friend time to come to terms with our decree. Come along.” With a nervous inhalation, Bang closed his eyes with resignation and followed the trio out. A low groan of pain pinched him when latched foreign cuffs on him fitting with a biomechanical crawl. “Hey~” Bang paused, looking over his shoulder at you. “Remember to close up shop PrettyBoy~.”

@☠ Bang Yongguk￥✔ “Use that rotted out brain of yours. I know you can.” Parkha didn’t care for the famous scowl that displayed Yongguk's features. He knew him all too well at this point and could care less about his threats right now. If they have to work together to get out, Parkha would up his ego and pride in order to survive. He had hoped the ghoulish fiend would do the same. “There is no need to use all your energy on me. We are going to need all that we can get.” Parkha’s attention turned to the sound of the door. Seeing the three strangers walk in, Parkha had to study and analyze just who he was dealing with. Science of some sort, he guessed.

Eyes squinted at the mysterious woman that spoke. He tried to make sense of what was going on despite not having all the pieces yet. So he stepped forward. “What do you mean, data analysis? Experimentation? We will have no part of it. I suggest you release us before our city gets raided with demons and ghouls if they get to you first.”

@♦ Parkha ¥✔ We have to work together. As the human’s words echoed into Bang’s ears, his agitation only heightened, considering their earlier conflicting history. Low compatibility conjoined with Parkha’s track record of being uncooperative made the ghoul scoff at the irony. Bang pivoted on his heels, turning to look over his shoulder at the human-like he’d grown a second head. “And how do you propose I do that, hmm? His jaw tightened into a harsh line, enhancing his primal features.”

As the holding cell entrance echoed, he jerked his attention to the audible click & pop, followed by the sound of approaching footsteps. Bang paused, glancing behind him. Two individuals stood motionless on either side of a woman in a white coat. “Good evening gentlemen, welcome to Widow Technological Advancement of Cyber City.” My name is Whitney Adamantine. I’m the lead science here at Entwine Genetic Reconstruction and RNA Resource. Pleasure meeting both of you. “I take more pleasure if you’d release us.” Bang quipped in response, turning the ire of his stony gaze on the trio.

“Unfortunately, I am unable to do that. Congratulations!” the woman informed with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “We have randomly selected you two for the latest data analysis.”

@☠ Bang Yongguk￥✔ Parkha just listened between the two creatures then decided to get up and walk about the cold cell. His hand placed on firmly on the hard wall as he tried to channel his inner mana to light a spark. Nothing. The loss of control he had during their predicament has his fiery begin to grow. Impatience ticking by. He has got to come up with something to get himself out of here like he has done so many time before. This one is just on challenge mode. Calm down Parkha and think. You’re not thinking clearly. Count the corners. The human looked up and looked around the cell. Two corners in the back and two in the front. No window but the tiny one on the door that looked more like a peep hole if anything. Parkha looked around for anything he could use as a weapon. There was nothing. Just rebel on the cold ground. While the two kept going on about theories on where they were, Parkha was trying to figure a way to get out and defeat the enemy. He stayed silent as Yongguk looked back to him. He didn’t know the answer so, he shrugged his arms and held up his hands in midair. Feet tipped toed to the wall and to the other side to map out the cell’s space. He counted when his toes met the back of his other heel in front of it. This helped him to think. “Thirty eight feet..” He spoke to himself then started to punch at the hard wall. “Cement…” Parkha looked back other to the ghoul. “If we are going to make it out of here alive then we do,” The human sign and mumbled under this breath. “Have to work together just like how we got out the prison and slave quarters.”

@♦ Parkha ¥✔ Bang slowly pulled himself away from the bars of the prison too raptured in the exchange. His palms' sweat left an imprint on them from the form grip held. Too fixated in the assumption of what fate lay behind the metal door Bang hadn't be jumped at your dig at hi. It wasn't until another inmate put him out of his torment that the ghoul redirected his focus. "Their beta testing him again." Startled at the voice Bang jumped to attention. Looking at the man? No werewolf part or what was left of the wolf form. The wolfman's upper torse muscle was permanently rooted in his werewolf state while one eye was missing the other was replaced with a biomechanical ruby red eye, a missing ear, and both legs were 100% cyborg metal. The wolf resting in its back in the prison cell opposite theirs stared back at the pair with mild curiosity. Bang narrowed his eyes with curious skepticism before approach the bars someone more. "Where are we? Who are they and what do they want from us?" He ask trying but failing to keep the anxiety out of his voice.

The old wolf stayed silence for so long Bang wasn't even sure that the wolf had heard him at all. He only merely stared at the pair assisting them with that ruby red mechanical eye ball. "Don't know... " Bang face shifted into a disappoint scowl impatiently shifting his wait. "If I had to guess somewhere underground in the slums of Circuit city." Bang eyes went wide, his mind already replacing his previous question with knew ones. Before he could ask the wolf continued. "This a military lab from what I've gathered. Which military I'm not sure. But I know they are working on something big. I've seen every type of creature behind these bars at least once." "Military lab?" The ghoul repeated to himself before glancing over his shoulder to you as if you would have some better idea of what the hell going than he would. "Circuit city? But that is so far from Central. Why the hell would someone bother kidnapping slave and bring them half way across the world to a laboratory?

@☠ Bang Yongguk￥✔ The screams of others had snapped his attention, looking in the direction of the seemly terrified indivdual. All Parkha could do was sit and witness what was going on. Brought him many questions as to where they both were and why? Parkha of course didn't rally himself up. There didn't seem to be a large threat right now and his owner was the fearful lust prince. Well, he guesses that doesn't mean anything. Inguk would either take his sweet time to rescuse him or just leave him out to the wolves if he wanted. He was only an object to the prince anyways. Figured he could get new 'toys' after Parkha's death.
"You tell me, Sherlock." The human tried to break the , shifting his arms and wiggling his wrists to loosen it up or maybe there's a weak spot. He's gotten out of bindings before. He could feel his element draining. Nothing but tiny sparks from his fingers faded quickly as they came.
"My ears are open to hear any bright ideas. Anytime now." Tiny grunts came from him as he continued to pull on the bindings, not caring how much pain he is causing to his wrists.

@♦ Parkha ¥✔ Bang snorted under his breath taking the attitude of the human with grace and only showcasing mild annoyance. "Damn and here I thought you were just a pretty face with for brains." The ghoul remarked studying every inch of the facility. His eyes quietly probed for a weakness and answer that would not willingly present itself. After a long stretched moment of silence and his brain admitting a temporary defeat, he turned his attention back on you. "But now I just know that you are Captain in obvious." His legs folded underneath himself coming into a sitting position expelling a massive guttural breath.
"NO! No! please don't not again!"

Bang immediately stood to his feet snapping his attention over the ear-piercing scream. A man no, maybe a shapeshift in a cell two down adjacent to theirs plastered themselves against the wall. "NO! Please don't! I'm begging you!" The creator pleading cowering in the corner like a frightened animal weeping into themselves as two large cyborgs open the cell and approach the name. "Subject 29-1D1, it is time for you to reprogram onboard training." Bang's brows lifted his tongue tracking nervously over his lips watching the exchange unfold.
"No! please, please! I can't do it again, please don't make me go back in there. please!" The creatures fell to their knees pleading for something a miracle anything, anyone to come save them. "Come, resistance is futile." A large metallic hand clamped around the creature dragging them up and out the ceil. Only the sound scream echoed off the walls the complete silence followed by the shifting sounds of audible latches and clicks popping into place. "What the hell is this place?"

@☠ Bang Yongguk￥✔ "Shut up-" Parkha shook his head, dismissing the ghoul's stupid remark. Now wasn't the time to be bothered. Well, never is the time to be bothered. But now especially wasn't funny with Yongguk starting his usual bull. His head pressed back against the wall as he tried to think. After witnessing the loss of the ghoul's power, it was useless to even try his own. How did they restrict one's special ability? Everything about this place seemed off. Eyes pointed to each four corners calucating how to get out of here. They trained hard on the metal door in front of them and the tiny peephole window of a rectangle at the top of it. He could see strangers passing by occasually.
"We're in some unknown part of Ivory. I don't hear the usual rowdyness of Central. All I can hear..." Parkha trailed off with a small tilt of his head and brows furrowed together. "Is that static?"

@♦ Parkha ¥✔ Pain, all he could feel was pain vibrating from his head. His eyes dazed and unfocused attempting to making out the shapes of his surroundings. Confusion struck him when he reached for his hands to steady him but they were bound behind him. Gowning he reached for his blood gift tendrils to lift him from the ground but his power wouldn't answer him call. It was only then his face was truly horrified. "What the? "He shot up to his knees perplexity turning quickly transforming into anger. "Where the hell are we and what the did they do to my power?!?" Bang snarled looking around the prison for the persons responsible for his pitiful state. It pained him to know the only since of normalcy currently was see his coworker once again bounded as his cell mate once again. "Dude we have got to stop meeting like this."

@☠ Bang Yongguk￥✔ //sending it here

Slience. Only silence. Eyes open briefy while the human slung over the cyborg's back saw glimpses of them carrying Yongguk and of course, him too. Then black again. Waking up, Parkha found himself bounded with arms behind his back and body laid onto a cold floor. There was sharp sting in his head as well as his neck and chest to which caused a hiss between his teeth. Once his vision sharpen, Parkha saw he was in a dark room. It was small, kinda caved in a little. In front was a metal door, no doubt it was locked from the outside. The ground was hard but not like cement just like the cells in prison or the dirt ground of the auction tent. It wasn't wood either or stone. Next to him was the ghoul. Great. Of course they would be locked up together.. again. After a fee breathes of hyping himself up, Parkha sat against the wall, legs folded within each other.
"Wake up, glorfied zombie. We've been kidnapped."