Dura sotto mentite spoglie

Dura sotto mentite spoglie

Sherry

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Introduction

"Tutti fuori," ordinai a denti stretti. "Adesso."
"Jade, devo controllare il tuo—" iniziò l'infermiera.
"FUORI!" ringhiai con tanta forza che entrambe le donne si ritirarono verso la porta.
Un tempo temuta dall'Organizzazione Ombra che mi aveva drogato per replicare le mie abilità in una versione più controllabile, ero riuscita a scappare dalle mie restrizioni e a far esplodere l'intera struttura, pronta a morire insieme ai miei carcerieri.
Invece, mi sono svegliata nell'infermeria di una scuola con delle donne che litigavano intorno a me, le loro voci mi trafiggevano il cranio. Il mio scatto d'ira le bloccò per lo shock—chiaramente non si aspettavano una reazione del genere. Una donna minacciò mentre usciva, "Discuteremo di questo atteggiamento quando torni a casa."
La dura verità? Sono rinata nel corpo di una ragazza di liceo sovrappeso, debole e presumibilmente poco intelligente. La sua vita è piena di bulli e tormentatori che le hanno reso l'esistenza miserabile.
Ma non hanno idea di chi stanno affrontando ora.
Non sono sopravvissuta come l'assassina più letale del mondo permettendo a qualcuno di sottomettermi. E di certo non inizierò ora.
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Chapter 1

Il punto di vista di Shadow:

Ho lasciato sangue sui vincoli mentre mi liberavo. Un ultimo sguardo alla stanza bianca e sterile dove avevano pianificato di estrarre il mio DNA, poi di smaltirmi come spazzatura. Ironico che pensassero che semplici sedativi e catene potessero trattenermi—me, la persona che avevano addestrato a fuggire da qualsiasi contenimento.

Mi muovevo silenziosamente attraverso il corridoio, eliminando le guardie con precisione metodica. Collo spezzato. Carotide recisa. Trachea schiacciata. Variavo i metodi di uccisione per abitudine professionale. Alcuni morivano senza nemmeno rendersi conto della mia presenza, i loro corpi cadendo silenziosamente a terra.

Potevo sentire il panico diffondersi attraverso il sistema di comunicazione della struttura.

"Shadow è sparita!" La voce di un tecnico si incrinava per la paura. "Com'è possibile? Era sedata con abbastanza droghe da uccidere un elefante!"

Mi concessi un piccolo, freddo sorriso. Non avevano mai capito cosa avessero creato in me. Tredici anni del loro addestramento più brutale mi avevano insegnato a metabolizzare le tossine, ignorare il dolore e funzionare al massimo delle capacità in condizioni impossibili.

La voce del responsabile della sicurezza venne subito dopo: "Tutte le unità, allerta prioritaria! Il soggetto Shadow è fuggito dal contenimento. Trovatela immediatamente!"

Mi infilai nel sistema di ventilazione, muovendomi verso i livelli inferiori. Il mio piano era già in moto. Volevano distruggermi? Bene. Ma avrei fatto in modo di portare con me l'intera isola e tutte le prove dei loro esperimenti.

Dalla mia posizione nascosta, ascoltai il direttore della struttura dare ordini.

"Attivate tutti i protocolli di sicurezza dell'isola. Preparate il sistema di demolizione diretta. Niente—e intendo niente—può lasciare questa isola."

Niente lascerà questa isola, concordai silenziosamente. Incluso te.

Mi calai nel livello delle utilità, disabilitando rapidamente le guardie di stanza lì. Non ebbero nemmeno il tempo di chiamare aiuto. Muovendomi verso la sala del generatore di riserva, rompii metodicamente i blocchi di sicurezza sui serbatoi di stoccaggio del diesel. L'odore ricco e acre del carburante riempì l'aria mentre iniziava a riversarsi sul pavimento, scorrendo attraverso i canali di drenaggio verso i livelli inferiori.

Prossima fermata: l'ala di ricerca. Volevo il dottor Sanders. L'uomo che mi aveva legato, che aveva parlato così casualmente di raccogliere il mio materiale genetico prima di "terminare il materiale di origine"—come se fossi niente più che un campione di laboratorio.

Lo trovai mentre cercava di distruggere i file di ricerca. Non mi sentì entrare.

"Salve, Dottore," sussurrai contro il suo orecchio.

Il suo urlo fu breve.

Mi diressi verso la sala di monitoraggio, la testa del dottor Sanders stretta per i capelli nella mia mano sinistra. Il sangue gocciolava lungo il mio braccio, ma non mi importava. Volevo che lo vedessero. Volevo che sapessero cosa stava arrivando.

Una carica esplosiva posizionata con precisione—una che avevo assemblato con materiali dell'ufficio di sicurezza—fece saltare la porta rinforzata dai cardini. Attraverso il fumo e i detriti, camminai tranquillamente nella stanza dove si erano radunati i leader della struttura.

Vidi l'orrore sui loro volti mentre entravo. Il capo della ricerca stringeva un hard disk—i miei dati genetici, senza dubbio. Il direttore raggiunse lentamente il detonatore nero che sapevo portava con sé.

"Non puoi scappare, Shadow," disse, la sua voce più ferma delle sue dita tremanti. "L'intera struttura è equipaggiata con esplosivi diretti. Un solo pulsante, e tutto questo finisce."

Non provavo nulla mentre guardavo queste persone. Questi erano quelli che avevano rubato la mia vita prima ancora che iniziasse. Dal momento in cui mi presero da infante, non ero altro che un'arma per loro.

Tredici anni di condizionamento, di interminabili esercitazioni di combattimento, di distruzione sistematica di ogni traccia di emozione umana normale. Ricordavo la prima volta che mi costrinsero a uccidere—avevo sei anni. A dodici, potevo assassinare un bersaglio in sedici modi diversi usando solo oggetti domestici. A quindici, i governi facevano segretamente offerte per i miei servizi.

A diciassette anni, avevo conquistato il titolo di numero uno nella Classifica Mondiale degli Assassini, senza alcun fallimento. I miei addestratori celebravano ogni successo, ogni uccisione impossibile, riempiendomi di lodi vuote mentre mi tenevano isolato dal mondo.

Finché non cominciarono a temermi.

Si resero conto che ciò che avevano creato era troppo potente per essere controllato. Così mi portarono qui, in questa struttura sull'isola, con il pretesto di "addestramento avanzato". In realtà, volevano il mio materiale genetico per creare altri come me—versioni più docili che potessero controllare.

Poi pianificarono di eliminarmi.

I miei occhi si spostarono da un volto all'altro, memorizzando ogni persona che aveva autorizzato la mia esecuzione. Vidi il capo della ricerca cercare di avvicinarsi a un'uscita laterale, ancora stringendo l'hard drive.

"Lascialo," comandai, la mia voce morbida ma affilata come un rasoio.

Si bloccò, poi lentamente posò il drive sul pavimento.

"Ho disabilitato tutti i sistemi di generatori di riserva," dissi con calma. "Il carburante diesel dai serbatoi di stoccaggio si sta diffondendo in tutta la struttura sotterranea mentre parliamo."

Tirai fuori il mio detonatore—rubato dall'armadietto degli esplosivi durante la mia fuga. "Quando i vostri esplosivi diretti si attiveranno, accenderanno il carburante fuoriuscito. L'esplosione risultante sarà diverse volte più forte di quanto avevate previsto, abbastanza da distruggere la struttura geologica dell'isola."

Il dito del direttore tremava sopra il suo detonatore. "Morirai anche tu."

"Sono morta il giorno in cui mi avete presa," risposi, senza provare nulla. "Questo è solo renderlo ufficiale."

"Ti abbiamo dato tutto!" il direttore urlò, la disperazione rompendo la sua facciata professionale. "Ti abbiamo resa la migliore!"

"Mi avete resa un mostro," lo corressi. "E ora il vostro mostro è tornato a casa."

Il direttore si lanciò verso l'arma di una guardia vicina. Non dovetti nemmeno pensare mentre tiravo fuori una piccola lama dalla mia manica, colpendolo alla gola. Cadde, stringendo la ferita mentre il sangue scorreva tra le sue dita.

"Andiamo all'inferno insieme," sussurrai, premendo il pulsante.

Il direttore morente attivò istintivamente il suo detonatore. In tutta la struttura, le cariche posizionate con precisione cominciarono a esplodere in sequenza. Proprio come avevo calcolato, queste esplosioni controllate accendevano il carburante diesel che saturava i livelli inferiori.

La reazione a catena fu catastrofica. Le esplosioni iniziali innescarono esplosioni secondarie che frantumarono le fondamenta della struttura. La struttura geologica di supporto dell'isola, già compromessa da decenni di scavi segreti, non poteva resistere alla forza.

Mentre la sala di monitoraggio cominciava a crollare intorno a me, rimasi immobile, osservando i miei carcerieri cercare inutilmente di fuggire. Il soffitto si crepò, poi cedette completamente. L'ultima cosa che vidi fu una parete d'acqua che si precipitava mentre il Mar dei Caraibi reclamava ciò che restava della struttura—e me con essa.

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