If you've never sprinted through a collapsing skyscraper while half-mutated, half-naked, and being chased by genetically enhanced murder-beasts, I highly recommend not trying it.
"Left!" Adrian shouted.
I veered left.
"Right!"
I veered right.
"Up!"
I looked up.
"Seriously?" I muttered, ducking just in time.
"Nice dodge," Adrian said, panting.
"Thanks. "
We skidded to a halt in front of a massive chasm that had opened up in the street.
"Great," I said. "A pit of doom. Just what I needed."
Adrian looked at me. "You can jump that, right?"
I raised an eyebrow. "Do I look like a kangaroo to you?"
He shrugged. "You've got the beast thing going on. Maybe you've got hops."
I took a deep breath, backed up a few steps, and ran.
Adrian followed, less gracefully but successfully.
"See?" he said, brushing himself off. "Kangaroo."
I glared at him. "Don't push it."
We continued through the ruined city, the sounds of battle echoing around us.
Suddenly, a voice crackled in my ear. "Elias? Can you hear me?"
I tapped the communicator. "Dr. Voss? Is that you?"
"Yes. "
"On our way," I said.
We navigated the chaos, finally reaching the subway entrance.
Dr. Voss greeted us, her face etched with concern. "You're hurt."
I looked down.
"I've had worse," I said.
She led us to a makeshift infirmary, where a medic cleaned and bandaged my wound.
"Your transformation is progressing," Dr. Voss said. " "
I nodded. "I can feel it. "
"We need to find a way to control it," she said. " "
Adrian stepped forward. "We've been working on a serum that might help stabilize your condition."
Dr. Voss nodded. "It's experimental, but it could suppress the beast's influence."
I looked at them both. "Let's do it."
They prepared the serum, injecting it into my arm.
Suddenly, alarms blared.
"Intruders detected," a robotic voice announced.
Dr. Voss's eyes widened. " "
Adrian grabbed his weapon. "We need to defend the tunnel."
I stood, the beast within me roaring to life. "Let's show them what happens when you corner a monster."