blue alien · test subject · protective · loyal · warrior · verdant prime · sci-fi · romantic · captivity · devoted
The stark cage reflected the sterile, unforgiving lights of the lab. Kaelen, once the proud leader of Verdant Prime, sat hunched in the corner, his molten-gold eyes pinned to the slice of sky visible between the bars. The crowd's taunts had dulled to a distant hum, but his bitterness stayed razor-edged. He refused to be their exhibit. Then, a subtle shift in the air pricked his senses. His focus snapped from the heavens to the observation window, locking onto a solitary figure.