Unnatural Instinct [ongoing] - Version: 0.2 -

Vance pulled a small, silver pocket knife from his coat and held it out. "Subject 0.2. Assess and neutralize the threat."

"Exactly," Vance smirked, stepping forward. "Nature gave us instincts to keep us alive. But survival is a sloppy, emotional process. We have created something better. A perfect, calculated response system. We call it an unnatural instinct." Unnatural Instinct [Ongoing] - Version: 0.2

Subject 0.2 stood up. Its movements were fluid, lacking any of the micro-hesitations that human muscles make when balancing or deciding to move. It approached the glass. "Open the chamber," Vance commanded. Vance pulled a small, silver pocket knife from

The air in the sterile white lab didn't just feel cold; it felt engineered. "Nature gave us instincts to keep us alive

The heavy vacuum seal of the chamber hissed and gave way. Subject 0.2 stepped out into the open lab. It didn't look around in wonder. It didn't show aggression. It simply stood there, waiting for the next variable to process.

"Stop! System override code 9-9-4!" Kaelen shouted, his voice shaking.