Far away from the Academy, in a bastion city known as State X, a sealed industrial complex stood separated from the rest of the civilization.
From the outside, it looked like any high end lab. Tall concrete walls protected by gray steel, broken only by narrow black windows and a few steel vents that breathed out a faint chemical haze.
Bright security lights were placed by the perimeter, but the glow they cast did little to soften the feeling of the place. If anything, it made the entire structure look more haunted.
The entrance doors were thick enough to belong to a bunker. Beyond them, the corridors were sterile and cold, lit by pale white strips humming softly overhead.
After a heavy security door, was a room covered in red light. Inside this room, rows of tall glass tubes were arranged, and inside each one was a human body connected to multiple thick tubes.
