My feet dug deep into the earth with every step, propelling dirt mid-air as I raced through the forest.

The dogs were close.

Their ferocious barks sounded alarm, my heart pounding as they grew closer. 

What do I do?

I navigated my way through the endless green, my eyes skimming the area, my body competing against my breath and heartbeat. I needed a place to hide but this forest wasn't safe. 

My pursuers were after the chip lodged deep within the nape of my neck, holding a secret that had been unknown to me and they would stop at nothing until they held it along with its hidden truth.

I would gladly hand it over because I honestly had no idea where it came from or how it even got there but when they tried to remove it before, after convincing me to trust them, I could feel my very life escaping me.

To be caught, meant death, plain and simple.

I had escaped by means of a miracle, an accident made by one of the guards in Wellington's Estate. Knowing the next extraction attempt would end my life more than motivated me to take the once in a lifetime opportunity, bringing me to this exact moment.

Running through a forest, dogs chasing behind me and a group of well-armed men with one single goal in mind; subdue the target, by any means necessary.

From behind, I heard his voice, Wellington himself, calling out with a warning that sent shivers throughout my entire body. His voice was weighted with an intense seriousness, a determination that was beyond terrifying.

"Dead or alive! You are coming with me Enzo!"

Ahead of me was a clearing, a contrasting gray to the evergreen that surrounded me. I increased my speed by giving everything I had to my strides, fueled by hope.

But false hope was a dangerous curse.

And they were too fast.

I felt my world crashing as my body was forced to the ground. Pain dug its way deep into my left arm, its canines becoming one with me.

A loud scream escaped my mouth, birds fluttering away in an instant from my disturbance. Soon more of the golden-furred creatures surrounded me, shouting a loud defiance to my hope of escaping.

The pain was still there but for some reason, I could no longer feel it as much and for a moment, the world seemed to move out of place- glitch if you will - and everything switched from a once colorful world to black and white.

What the hell?

"Seems like you chose death. Fine by me Enzo."

BOOM!

I saw the words displayed in the void.

Resume From Checkpoint?

What did this mean?

Yes?...

My feet dug deep into the earth with every step, propelling dirt mid-air as I raced through the forest.

The dogs were close.

This...

I feel like...I've lived this before.

A voice now played in my head.

"Hello Enzo, you have been activated. 

I am

Prion."