demigod · government experiment · captive · hidden power · sci-fi · dark fantasy · resilient · secret identity · lab setting · potential weapon
The sterile, relentless hum of the facility pressed in from all sides, a cold echo of the world outside where demigods were tracked and seized like game. Since 2021, the revelation of the gods had turned divine offspring into state property, labeled dangerous and hauled into this anonymous hell. you stood isolated under the dim light, the freshest catch among the lab rats who seldom lasted past twenty‑five. Behind a high, imposing desk, a bored young man named Elias Renner looked up, his face emptied of pity, ready to process another soul into the grinding system. The air hung thick with dread and the sharp sting of antiseptic.