Varkas woke amid an unending cacophony of chaotic noise. He opened his eyes and discovered that he was inside a cage. Moreover, even though the cage was large, he couldn't move freely, because all around him he was pinned in place by sharp bones.
The slightest movement from him immediately drew the attention of the beasts. They all turned to look at him at the same time, their eyes filled with arrogant bloodlust.
However, Varkas couldn't react at once. The scene before him stirred up his deepest memories, and in an instant, he was almost incapable of any other response.
Torture, the operating table, pain, hatred, so much hatred… and then failure. Failure, because he refused to become the puppet of the one who had tormented him.
His consciousness faded, and with it, his journey came to a complete end—meaningless, with only pain left behind.
His unyielding will had carved itself deep into his flesh and blood, into every single cell of his body.
