Cold Like Machines

Cold Like Machines

(0:00)

 

A scene of a tranquil night sky appears.

A full moon shines upon the unknown land.

The forest below looks peaceful, but…

Two pairs of feet appear running in the dry soil; no shoes on, just ankle bangles.

It’s you and your friend, holding hands.

You’re running in between a dense forest, pushing aside branches and bushes that get in your way.

You’re out of breath; heaving loudly.

Sweat goes down your face, down into your simple cotton dress.

 

(0:15)

 

You look sideways and see your friend in the same state.

Your feet hurt; scars and blood drops run over them, yet you keep running.

You look back and see a shadow getting near you, moving leaves in its path.

You look at your friend and nod.

She understands what it meant.

You let go of each other and take separate paths, not knowing where to escape.

The beast behind would only follow one of you.

 

(0:30)

 

You keep running, not looking back for fear.

You stop when you come in sight of a big metallic square building.

No windows, no decorations, just a plain silver-colored double door.

You panic; there isn’t anywhere else to run to, and you hear the loud roar coming towards you.

You were the one it chose.

You take the risk and run towards the door, sliding it to the sides with force and entering the building.

The door closes automatically behind you.

 

(0:45)

 

You keep running for fear of the beast getting in as well.

Everything is in darkest black, but you keep moving.

You enter a room that is dimmed by soft blue lights.

They’re grouped in pairs, floating in the air.

You’re scared, but you feel urged to keep walking forth, passing by some of the lights.

You feel something move in the darkness when…

 

Happy Life, with the Machines… (1:00)

 

Suddenly, all the lights go out.

Then one by one, the blue lights lit up; one after the other in fast sequence, making a wide circle around you.

The lights begin to move toward you and you realize they’re people.

No; they’re machines with glowing blue eyes.

You’re scared; you try to run away, but they hold you by the arms and shoulders, making you sit in a tall, future-like chair.

 

Outside, the lion roam… (1:15)

 

You hear the beast roar outside and quiver at the thought.

A tall brunette and a tall blond undress and dress you in an instant.

Two other guys appeared while you still feared for your life.

A girly-like blonde and a brunet with an eye smile came and worked on your hair.

After the baby-faced boys, 2 guys with apparently wide hips did your makeup.

 

Here… (1:30)

 

After they finished, they all prompted you to stand up and look yourself in the mirror.

A dazed-looking boy was holding it up for you.

You found yourself beautiful like never before.

You turned around and found the 7 machines happily smiling at you.

One by one, you looked at them and felt happy for once in your poor life.

You looked at yourself in the mirror again, and finally smiled.

 

Here… (1:45)

 

One by one, the machines got around you.

Now there were 12 of them, all looking at you with sincere eyes.

A tanned young man put his arm around your shoulder.

You felt loved. You knew this was your safe place from the outside.

Meanwhile out in the forest…

The beast was silently having a meal.

Streams of blood were flowing out of it’s pray.

Next to the feast, there was a bloody thin piece of metal…

 

Every night, they rock us to sleep… (2:00)

 

Night came and you were already in your dress pajamas.

You were in a large comfy bed, experiencing this new luxury.

You laid back and smiled, looking towards the ceiling.

A red haired, pale young man was sitting next to you, watching your every move with his glowing blue eyes.

He began to pat your head softly.

Another one, with puffy cheeks, sat at the other side and gently caressed your hand.

 

(2:15)

 

Suddenly you heard a scream from afar, but you ignored it.

You were protected in here, so it didn’t matter.

Your eyes glinted with happiness.

You slowly closed them, feeling like a princess.

Loved and protected…

Look at you now, so in love with the way you were…

 

Here… (2:30)

 

It was day and you were beautifully dressed.

You roamed around the building; you’re new home.

Two of the machines were accompanying you, showing you every corner to be discovered.

One was short with sharp facial factions.

The other one was tall, and besides his serious face, a baby could be seen.

Each held you by one hand.

 

Here… (2:45)

 

They took you to the roof of the building, so you could look the area from above.

You reached the border and viewed the land below.

You were frightened and backed away, but felt a presence behind.

You turned around and found all 12 machines staring at you; smiles on their faces.

Some nodded; others gave you thumbs up.

You felt encouraged to take another glance at the scenario below.

 

(3:00)

 

The view was beautiful…and powerful.

The forest and grasslands went far beyond eye sight.

You felt relieved to see everything from afar and not actually be in it.

The sun was setting, giving off a refreshing and soothing beam.

You turned around once more and took another glance at the boys.

One by one, you went over their special features, both physically and in gestures.

 

Here… (3:15)

 

You knew that there was something in the way of your complete happiness.

The intimacy between you and the machines needed to be stronger.

You needed to name them, then you would all become a real family.

Tall brunette… Chanyeol…

Tall blonde… Wufan…

Girly boy…. Luhan…

Eye-smile guy… Sehun…

Wide hip couple… Kyungsoo and Baekhyun…

Dazed young man… Yixing…

Tanned teenager… JongIn…

Pale and red-headed… Junmyun…

Puffy cheeks… Minseok…

Short and sharp edge… Jongdae…

Serious baby… Zitao…

Now…Now you were complete.

Now you were a family.

You smiled and gazed at them with what seemed to be love.

 

(3:45)

 

Time has gone by, and you’ve grown use to living in the building.

You were walking to the dining room, when Zitao and Wufan intercepted you in one of the dim hallways.

They both held by the arms a fragile woman; she seemed older than you.

She looked terrified of the machines; she was crying

She entered the building, escaping from the beast; she was from your clan.

Her physical appearance and speech revealed this to you.

Still, this was your territory; no one was aloud in here.

You sternly looked at her, and with a finger commanded the boys to throw her out.

She begged you not to do so; she was afraid.

You coldly pondered the thought for a moment and gave another order.

You called Jongin and Jongdae out, and they appeared instantly beside you.

The woman gazed at each new figure, taking in all the evil that emanated from them.

 

(4:15)

 

Without any mercy, you commanded them to execute the woman.

Both machines began to cut and mangle the woman mercilessly as you watched.

The weller screamed and cursed at you, until her cries finally stopped.

As the final blow was thrown, a squirt of blood reached your cheek.

You remained as if nothing had happened.

It was Baekhyun who came and whipped the blood off your face with a cloth.

If something got in the way, you simply eliminated it by any means possible…

 

(4:30)

 

Years went by, and many others suffered at your commands.

Your fear of losing your family to someone else got worse with time.

Today you decided to visit one of the interactive rooms in the building.

You make you way towards the room, taking all the time you need.

As you go, you encounter Kyungsoo, Junmyun, and Sehun in the hallways.

They greet you with the same smile they did the first time you met.

You smile back, yet still something isn’t real about it.

 

(4:45)

 

You continue your way and finally arrive at the “Emotion Recreation Room”.

You enter and eye the gray room, with only a complete-body mirror at the end.

You walk to it and position yourself in front of it.

You inhale and exhale a few times; eyes closed.

When you open them again, you find that the room has taken a new decoration.

 

(5:00)

 

It was filled with big ice crystals sticking out of the walls; coldness ruled the room.

The floor was now covered in a red goo with pungent smell: blood.

You became startled and stepped back, but fell on your bottom.

You witness the ceiling; a gray tornado was forming.

The wind was pulling you in.

You became scared; it all felt too real.

All this was what your heart held.

The mirror; if you broke it maybe everything would disappear.

You get up from the floor, glancing at you bloody hands before going to the mirror.

Against the hard windstorm you finally make it to the front of the mirror, and…

Instead of seeing yourself in it, you see the beast.

The horrid monster everyone fears was now your reflection.

You held your face and screamed, but instead heard the beast’s loud roar.

You ran towards the door, escaping from the reality.

The moment you stepped out, the hell you were in went back to being the gray room, leaving no trace behind.

 

Happy Life, with the Machines… (5:30)

 

You sat in the long dining table, contemplating your un-touched food.

Yixing and Luhan were standing at each side of you.

After that horrible day, your so called happiness disappeared.

You knew you had to leave the building, but you didn’t know how.

Xiumin came up to you and bent down to meet your face.

He smiled while caressing your cheek.

You turned your head the other way, making him stop his action; he frowned.

 

Outside, the lion roam… (5:45)

 

You pushed your seat back and got out of the dining area, leaving the trio behind.

You walked down the hallway, going towards your room.

Chanyeol got in your way, and you abruptly came to a halt.

He smiled to you, and even though he looked beautiful you couldn’t smile back.

You pushed him aside and continued walking, still with an aroused expression.

What you didn’t see was how Chanyeol changed his happiness into anger.

 

Here… (6:00)

 

You held your head low, when you heard the beast outside roar.

You straighten up in fear and…you began to run.

You weren’t going to your room anymore; you were looking for a way out.

You couldn’t be another day here; you needed to be outside, where you belonged.

It was obvious you couldn’t stay there any longer… it was far too dangerous.

The beast… it made you realize the truth…the meaning behind it all…

 

Here… (6:15)

 

You took a right turn, but bumped into Sehun and Jongin.

They both had malevolent smiles on; not like the one you were use to.

You backed away in fear and turned the other way, running faster.

You went down the stairs as fast as you could, but one of your psychedelic heels failed, and you tumbled down half of the stairs; losing both shoes in the process.

Now at the bottom, you managed to get up besides your black and blues and sprained ankles.

 

(6:30)

 

You looked up at the stairs and found Xiumin and Jongdae coming down them.

Their glowing blue eyes now seemed full of hatred and bloodlust.

You ran towards a nearby door and upon opening it, Yixing and Zitao were waiting for you behind it.

After a good scream, you turned left, going down a hallway that looked somewhat familiar.

The darkness in it… You remember it from years ago…

It was where you had first come into the building.

 

Here…(6:45)

 

You got intercepted by Wufan, who appeared out of nowhere and grabbed you by your left wrist.

He rose you up in the air, making your arm hurt.

He positioned you on the same eye level; his stern bright blue eyes hurting yours.

His face wasn’t pretty anymore; it was frightening.

Baekhyun appears in between the darkness; he brings a thick, long injection.

You scream and try to free yourself from Wufan’s grip.

 

(7:00)

 

Just as Baekhyun was about to stab you, you freed yourself, mangling your hand in the process; you fell to the floor.

As much as it hurt, you got up and kept running.

Soon after, you took another turn; it was darker than the one before.

That meant you were closer to the exit; you barely smiled at the thought when something swooshed by your face.

 

(7:15)

 

Daggers landed a few feet in front of you.

You turn around and see Kyungsoo and Chanyeol getting ready to throw another round of sharp projectiles.

You keep running, but feel when one of the flying daggers cuts you in the ribs.

You trip and fall face first; you hold wounded side.

You heard them getting closer; you panicked.

Panic got you on your feet again; running deep into the dark hallway.

Finally, the door appeared.

You tear-up just by the thought of escaping.

 

(7:30)

 

You touch the metallic door so it lets you out, but it doesn’t open.

You punch it with your un-wounded hand, but nothing.

Just then, Junmyun and Luhan fall from the ceiling, landing in between you and the door.

Junmyun grabs you by the collar and slaps you, throwing you to the floor with a bleeding nose and lip.

Luhan takes you by the hair and raises you, punching you in the stomach and then throwing you at a distance.

 

(7:45)

 

You slightly moved your head and saw the door right next to you.

Just then a cough of blood came; you covered your mouth with your right hand.

You extend your bloody hand towards the door, in a last attempt to escape.

The moment you touched it, the door opened; it activated itself with your blood.

You looked towards the duo, and they were already making their way towards you.

Just as the machines were onto you, you leaped and touched dry soil.

 

(8:00)

 

You were panting.

You watched as the 2 boys angrily looked at you from inside the building, without taking a step outside.

Getting away from it all, you started walking into the forest, trying to look for a route back to your village.

After a while you stepped on something hard…

 

You picked it up and saw it’s an old blood-smudged, rusty object; more like a thin piece of what seemed to be metal…

 

Your eyes water up, as you recognize it, remembering the past you had forgotten…

 

Just then, a familiar ruffling came from the vast vegetation behind you…

 

You turned around and….

 

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AUTHOR's NOTE:

Hi~! I hoped you enjoyed my first MVP! -^-^- I'm guessing a lot of you are wondering why certain scenes ocurred, and pretty much dont have a definite meaning. Well, its because you can look at the Plot in various ways. The meaning will always keep being the same. Also, the turnout was a mindblowingly troll thing to do >.<' Im sorry~ Use your imagination to picture what happened. Im sure we all know what really ocurred...right?! @.@" Any doubts lemme know, and I'll happily answer! ^^

 

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Sincere_TAO #1
authornim~ you really like bloodshed stories and , you know, killing someone. hehehe
SirJongdae
#2
Chapter 1: OMG THIS ONE IS SOOO GOOOOD ;A;
it's my first time reading story like this and.... asdfghjkl I love it ;A;
the music really sends the athmosphere ;A; I can feel the cold machines kjsdhalkdhask ;A;
GREAT JOB!! >A< really love it xD if only she didn't escape kkk
soverlitexiii
#3
Chapter 1: What happen ..
LIKE REALLY .. !!
WHAT THE FREAKING HAPPENED .. ?!?!
GG_Sone #4
i want a sequel for this T.T
LeeFaith
#5
Chapter 1: Uwaah ~ this is so awesome :3
Yoshikuni_Ayumu
#6
Chapter 1: That was the best horrific story i've ever read!! Best fiction ever!!! ^^