EXO: "EXOPLANETS"
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It felt like one day had passed, the guards came and left with food twice. Unexpectedly, our portion sizes increased, with the majority being protein but I can't complain, food is food. I will eat what they give because survival is key. 

Things slowly began to pile up between the boys. We all know that we are impulsive and act on our emotions, so luckily no one holds a grudge. I tried to test my strength with Chen's help but I couldn't call him. The ice did not appear again after my previous great appearance, no matter how hard I tried.

Not long after we finished our second meal, they came for us. Just like before, Vic and a group of guards led us to the experiment room. This time they did not care about the introduction and directly tied us to the bed. None of us who were stupid enough to put up a fight saw a number of guards with weapons. There is a time and a place to fight and it is not. We have to catch them off guard and we have to plan for it to succeed.

As we were tied up, Doctor Choi spoke, "We have been monitoring you for the past few days and I am happy to say we have seen progress and a premonition of success. Subject 04 has shown positive results, with Photokinesis: light manipulation. We want to know which one of you made all the lights in the building explode during the last try. We even put the lamp in the cell room as a test, but little did we know it was unnecessary. You bring out the power in each other with your quarrels. " 

She was a very chipper and her feminine voice sounded in my ears. I didn't realize they had cameras and people watching us. That thought didn't happen until now which was stupid. Of course, we are the subjects of the experiment. No different than lab rats. They pay attention to our every move so we have to be more careful, I thought.

"Another success, Subject 99, with Cryokinesis: ice manipulation. How incredible but it seems that your strength has not fully developed yet" Doctor Choi said. I clenched my fists at him but showed no reverse reaction as I stared at the ceiling. I don't know where we are for today, but I prepared myself for the worst.

"Unfortunately, some others showed no results and it appears that their genes took longer to activate. So we will continue to repeat the first stage of the experiment until your strength is fully developed" Doctor Choi said.

The same Asian doctor who was assigned to me a few days ago injected blue serum into me again.

And again, it started. The pain. There's only pain.

Life becomes routine. Every day I would come to my senses again feeling tired and weak from yesterday's experiment. They will allow us to rest and recover our strength before injecting us with another dose of DD. This cycle will repeat itself.

I've lost count of how many times I've experimented and at this point, it feels as if my blood is turning blue instead of red. Usually if we are lucky, we will faint from the pain and wake up the next morning without feeling anything. But that's not always the case, there are days we have to go through every minute of torture and feel it in every cell of our body. Those days were the worst.

However, we started to build tolerance as time went on. The effects of DD become less severe and the pain also becomes easier to endure. We are also getting stronger and often times someone finds new strength. Every boy with different abilities: fire, water, earth, teleportation and healing.