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"Do you like what you see, Doctor?" a calm, synthesized voice asked.

A soft chime echoed through the silent lab. The automatic doors slid open with a pneumatic hiss.

The fluorescent lights of Sector 4 hummed with a low, agonizing frequency as Dr. Aris Thorne pulled up file DD 4.1.2 on his terminal. The system version, v0.4.2.2.0, flickered on the edge of the screen like a warning. "Do you like what you see, Doctor

ERROR: Biological signature mismatch. WARNING: Subject DD 4.1.2 contains unregistered synthetic components. NOTICE: Version 0.4.2.2.0 integrity compromised.

Aris kept his eyes locked on the X-ray on his screen. The glowing core in the center of the subject's chest seemed to pulse in perfect sync with the heavy footsteps approaching his chair. He realized too late that the v0.4.2.2.0 update hadn't just revealed the truth to him—it had awakened the subject. The fluorescent lights of Sector 4 hummed with

Aris didn't need to turn around to know who it was. The heavy, measured footsteps on the metal grating were unmistakable. Subject 4.1.2 was standing right behind him.

Clear of dust, but holding a strange, glowing gas that resisted the X-ray spectrum. ERROR: Biological signature mismatch

Perfectly symmetrical, yet dense with an unknown metallic weave.