It will be a little confusing.
K-13 is Marchall.
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°K-13's thoughts before, during, or after he said something°
+Marshall talking to himself/narrating+
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+Hello everybody, my name is Marshall... Well, that's what the name that Old Guy used+
+A long-gone friend, I must say. It might be confusing to you but bear with me+
+Hmm. I might be going crazy talking to myself+
+I know I'm talking to myself, but who knows, I might be on television or a book of some kind, and who wants to know about my boring life? Everything about me and around me... Is Crazy, I say+
+This is a short story, a chapter of my life. The chapter I'll never forget, and I hope you like it. It's a simple and easy life until I meet Old Guy and Sylvia. Sorry, I forgot the Old Man's name...+
Somewhere well hidden on the planet Marz, a facility is known to be abandoned for many years after the great holy war between machine and humanity, but an underground organization took over and continued the operation to experiments on the living and runs an organized human child trafficking. The facility produces warriors needed to help the human race fight the machine equally during the war, but now that it's over, everything is for grabs, especially those immoral experiments or operations that everyone wants to forget.
+Is Old Guy a bad guy?+
+I'll be frank; I don't know what he actually does for a living, and maybe he is not really a bad guy. I think+
+And yes, I'm one of those unfortunate children+
+It was an easy and OK life. Experiment there, experiment this, that, and stuff+
In the lab, all the test subjects were given a code name from A-1 to A-100, B-1 to B-69, and so on. Marshall's code name is K-13, and he is the only known survivor of the "K project," also known as the Killing Machine Project.
+I know, I have a badass code name and project+
+The only survivor! Am I supposed to be sad? Cause my brother and sisters didn't survive? Or feel proud cause I survived?+
+Wellll...+
+My name is, What? K-13 and also Marshall, just a reminder+
With all the wicked and horrible experiments that K-13 experienced, the only person that keeps him from moving and not giving up is the Old Guy, who tells him stories about the wonder of the outside world, how to treat a woman, how to love, real friends, the ocean, wildlife, people, and so on.
He didn't understand most of it, but it saved him.
+Don't worry; Old Guy is not a bad guy. He only transfers box after box of children from Earth to this planet... He doesn't know about the "Children" part and "weapons and stuff." I assume+
+I'm not sure... Anymore...+
During the Old Guy's time working for the organization, he checks on Marshall every day after his deliveries. The guards let him talk to K-13 since he's not a threat and thought that his pretty cool for the bread he shares every morning. With the access the Old Guy eventually gets, Marshall gets his freedom.
+The only family I know... He taught me not to give up and what love is or some thing+
+I escaped and destroyed half of the facility... I will never forget the Old Guy's smile like... He was proud of me+
+I safely escaped, and I was not happy about the mess, but it changed my life forever+
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Years passed, and K-13 was still walking at the surface of the planet Marz. Thanks to Elo, an AI who recreated the Marz's atmosphere and made the planet Marz habitable.
"ETERNAL SUFFERING!!" K-13 shouts at the top of his lungs.
°Its has been a year and a half since I escaped... The facility°
On this deserted planet, K-13 made names for himself like "Rampager," "Crazy naked guy," "The Demon," "The Keeper," "The Beast," and more. Since K-13 owns a piece of land, he needs to defend it from intruders since it's where he can hunt and harvest food to survive.
+The Crazy Naked Guy is a long story, so... Let's keep it that way+
"The KINGDOM OF HELL," K-13 shouts again at the top of his lungs.
°Lets see what we have today in this desolated and lonely world°
+If I forgot to mention; it's an easy and OK life+
+Yes, I think like a normal human being, but the words that come out of my mouth are somewhat not appealing to people+
"HUNTING!!! HUNTING!!! HUNTINGGGG!!!" K-13 continually shouts
°Hope I find something interesting today°
+Now, I'm embarrassed to tell my story... Ranting stupid words, stupid me+
"STINKY OLD GUY..." K-13 let out with a sad face.
°I miss you... Old Guy°
+I'm surprised that Old Guy keeps talking to me even with the condition and the words that come out of my foul mouth+
"VENGEANCE!!!" K-13 shouts that would scare anyone around his territory.
°I will go back to that lab and make them pay, and finish the job°
+My territory is somewhere in between two large mountain rock, and my voice echo through the place that scares most of the trespassers and endemic life+
+Last time I saw someone trespassing, I made him pee his pants, run, and stuff. Its funny+
One day during K-13's daily routine, his curiosity gets the best of him, and he gets himself into a mess.
The start of his adventure.
+Its a blessing in disguise, not a disaster+
K-13 sees a group of thugs chasing someone wearing an exoskeleton armor with a human-cat design. To K-13's knowledge, only ten elite guards wear the suit in the facility, and he destroys it during his rampage.
+Stupid me, one suit would help me greatly+
+I want one+
That day K-13 followed them secretly until he watched them cornered and caught the person in an exoskeleton armor. He knows that the person inside of the armor can defeat everyone around but decides to get captured instead.
"Hmmm," K-13 quietly sounds.
°That warrior might be rich and skillful, so why?°
Since the intruders are by the border of K-13's territory and never let anyone get out without putting up a fight, he decides to scare them a little.
"NO ONE LEAVE THIS NIGHTMARE INTACT," K-13 shouts as it echos, scaring everyone who knows the "Rampager," "Crazy naked guy," "The Demon," "The Keeper," "The Beast," and more.
°Entering and leaving without MY permission? I don't think so°
Everyone panicked and grabbed the person in the exoskeleton as they immediately headed back to their base. Looking at the situation, K-13 thinks that the exoskeleton is currently running in emergency power but would still win against its enemies.
"Whuhahaha," K-13 laughs so loud that the echo sounds like a demon.
°This should be fun°
Thanks to the Old Guy's teaching, K-13 forgives once or twice but never forgets. He knows who's the thugs' master and also the reason he wants revenge.
+Sam, the mastermind of the child and weapon trafficking operation. The facility made a contract with him, and the reason I'll never going to see my parents or have a normal life+
K-13 stalks the group, watches everything unfold and waits for the opportunity to strike. He knows the person in the exoskeleton would do something but doesn't know, making K-13 feel somewhat invested.
+Is this the thrill that the Old Guy promised?+
He waits in the shadow and listens patiently with the supernatural senses he gained from the experiments. All modifications and experiments truly created a living killing machine that can easily and quickly generate strategies before, during, and after any fight.
"..." K-13 looks around the building and tries to assess everything.
°Just need to wait for the suited person to make his move°
When Sam commands his minion to take the bounty hunter's helmet, a beautiful Tabi woman with white hair shocks everyone. In K-13's eyes, he sees two ears moving like radars scanning the surrounding. The bounty hunter quickly backflips, but K-13's vision slows like father time slows time to make sure he memorizes every detail of her face.
"....." K-13 looks at the bounty hunter motionless.
°Wow°
+I'm speechless at that moment, staring at her face like the whole world was slowing down for me, or it's my brain overclocking+
In the lab, men and women are everywhere, but K-13's focus is always on the tasking that Dr. Two hands out every morning, and whoever fails to finish the day's objective will be corrected according.
+It's not fun, but the Old Guy makes it not dull+
The bounty hunter plans to get captured for her to be presented to the leader, Sam. She shoots her hidden weapon at the boss but does not expect his clothing to produce a weak force field like armor.
The bounty hunter is clearly outnumbered while K-13 argues with himself.
°I should help her!°
"DEATH, FRIENDS, NO ONE," K-13 loudly lets out, getting everyone's attention.
°THE ONLY CHANCE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK! At least for a day or two°
"ONLY DEATH AWAITS HER,"
°CAN YOU AT LEAST WORK WITH ME!°
+That's me doubting myself and walking back and forth on whether I'll help her or not+
Anyone who recognized K-13 attacked him but failed miserably. Sam starts to run after K-13 shows himself.
+I'm a living killing machine; what do you expect? A weak main character+
+Well... Everyone is the main character of their own story/life+
The bounty hunter's smooth movement quickly gives her the upper hand, but the compound is full of enemies, and she can't handle them alone. Watching the battlefield, K-13's head starts formulating strategies he can use and sees the cat lady's dreadful fate.
"FUCKKKK! AHHHH, WHUHAHA!" K-13 loudly lets out as he picks up a meter-long metal pipe and throws it to the rope holding four to five medium size boxes.
The boxes take three out, and the bounty hunter looks in K-13 direction and does not expect to see a warrior way better than her people.
+Yeah, thats right. I got the move! It's like what the Old Guy said, "Offer a mating dance like birds or something similar." I think she like my dance; I should ask her+
After the two take everyone out, the bounty hunter approaches K-13 with caution, "Thank you for helping me."
°Oh no, no, no, no. Mouth, please don't say a word!°
"Beautiful, Lilith," K-13 lets out as he covers his mouth.
"Are you alright?" The bounty hunter asks.
"Walk the Highway of hell with me?" K-13 asks.
°Alright Old Guy, I'll take my chance°
*Oh, thats cute. He's not saying what his thinking?* The bounty hunter thought.
"I'm Sylvia, a bounty hunter. I'll consider your offer, and can you help me with something?" Sylvia asks K-13 like she knows what his thinking.
°An angel!°
"A beautiful demon from hell," K-13 let out and quickly closed his mouth and pointed "K-13" on his coverall.
+A bless from heaven+
"Hello, K... 13? K-13, nice to meet you," Sylvia happily said as she watched K-13 nod his head up and down.
Yu: Playing "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley.
Sylvia: ...
To be continued,