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esp_dragonFandom: Noblesse
Summary: M-21's mind was hollow.
Notes: 999 AU.
Has implied spoilers for 999 though things have been adjusted for the Union.
Rating: PG-13
Genre: General
Word count: 268
Status: Complete
M-21's mind was hollow. He stared up at the mountain of rocks, his knees in the dirt, dried blood on his fingers where the stones had cut them. The wounds had healed already.
But that didn't matter.
Nothing did anymore.
He brought up a shaking hand to place it on the rock in front of him, his throat squeezed tight as he tried to drag in another breath.
'24 was gone. M-21 hadn't needed the static in his ear to tell him that.
It was his head that knew, the gaping emptiness that '24's presence had filled.
"After everything that happened…" M-21's chest was heaving, his heart feeling as if it was being compressed by a vice. "After being in that fucking game-!" So many of their comrades had died in it, blown up for choosing wrong or taking too long with the fucking puzzles. Only four pairs survived, and they were 'rewarded' with more experiments, the Union trying to force the connection they'd made open permanently.
The Union succeeded, connecting M-21's and M-24's minds together so they could share information without being in the same room, or even the same country.
It had been strange to share his head with someone else, but it was '24, not a scientist trying to dig into his mind for information or weakness.
"You can't-" Tears streaked down his face, collecting at his chin and dripping to the ground as he slumped.
He'd spent years with '24 in his head that without him, there was a gaping hole in his head and his heart.
"I don't want to be alone again…"
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Been going through 999 and I was struck with the idea of the M series having gone through a Nonary Game to see if humans could make telepathic connections with each other.
Summary: M-21's mind was hollow.
Notes: 999 AU.
Has implied spoilers for 999 though things have been adjusted for the Union.
Rating: PG-13
Genre: General
Word count: 268
Status: Complete
M-21's mind was hollow. He stared up at the mountain of rocks, his knees in the dirt, dried blood on his fingers where the stones had cut them. The wounds had healed already.
But that didn't matter.
Nothing did anymore.
He brought up a shaking hand to place it on the rock in front of him, his throat squeezed tight as he tried to drag in another breath.
'24 was gone. M-21 hadn't needed the static in his ear to tell him that.
It was his head that knew, the gaping emptiness that '24's presence had filled.
"After everything that happened…" M-21's chest was heaving, his heart feeling as if it was being compressed by a vice. "After being in that fucking game-!" So many of their comrades had died in it, blown up for choosing wrong or taking too long with the fucking puzzles. Only four pairs survived, and they were 'rewarded' with more experiments, the Union trying to force the connection they'd made open permanently.
The Union succeeded, connecting M-21's and M-24's minds together so they could share information without being in the same room, or even the same country.
It had been strange to share his head with someone else, but it was '24, not a scientist trying to dig into his mind for information or weakness.
"You can't-" Tears streaked down his face, collecting at his chin and dripping to the ground as he slumped.
He'd spent years with '24 in his head that without him, there was a gaping hole in his head and his heart.
"I don't want to be alone again…"
Been going through 999 and I was struck with the idea of the M series having gone through a Nonary Game to see if humans could make telepathic connections with each other.