C51 Proposition

"Oh don't worry, Kailan. We're going to turn you into something great."

Sage's grinning face was the last thing Kailan saw before he launched up from bed with a soundless gasp. Like always, he partly expected to awake to the drab, dreary white of Ethereal Tech's cell floor. But his eyes adjusted to darkness and nothing more. It wasn't a dream he'd experienced, but a memory of what he endured