Having finished my shower I hit the sack, taking in that blissful state of sleep. Or so I wish, but as always, I slept badly. Nevertheless, after some 6 hours of rest. I got up, and started preparing for the hurdles of the next day. Changing my power source for the mechanical parts, washing my face, oiling my ports. The usual stuff.
What? ’Water should be bad for my electronics’? bah, I’ll have you know I paid top dollar (credits) to make my electronics waterproof. All my wires and electronics are separately insulated, even if I bathed with a hole in my flesh I would still be fine!
After finishing my morning routine, I downed my already cold cup of coffee in one go and, whilst cringing at the taste, I stepped forward to face another day in the life of a ”weapon.”
As such, I headed to the Assignment Hub through the long metal hallways of the arcology.
The Assignment Hub is essentially what old fantasy books would call an ”Adventurer's Guild”, But what I like to see it as, is a gun renting business. People come over to the Hub to acquire the ”Weaponry” they need, and pay to the Hub a standard fee, and extra, based on how many ‘old beasts’ etc. the ‘weapon’ had to kill.
By ‘weapons’ I mean things like me.
Ex-humans.
We are the solution the corrupt old government invented to raise their military power.
Originally they made us from criminals, orphans, lone refugees, people whom no one would miss too much and because of this fact, they dismantled us and rebuilt us with the best parts they could gather.
Muscles, bone structure, and most importantly, brains were taken and Reinforced with metals and enhanced with electronics. Living, feeling people were ruined, and mindless humanoid weapons were made.
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The information was kept from the general public, and military wages went down, as standing military was replaced from humans to humanoid weapons, but research continued,
having proven the concept, they changed from prebuilt humans as the material,
to using tank bred ones. Humans grown to full size within months, and then rebuilt into weapons.
These ”mass produced” lacked human intellect, but were malleable, and easy to train for simple tasks. Perfect grunts for a military.
Eventually, the information leaked to the general populace, living under constant surveillance in their Safe “Utopia” (Read: ’Dystopia’). The knowledge sparked a great conflict. One that to this day is referred as the Great Revolution.
Since then, 70 years has passed, and the same weapons that were once so despised, are now the preferred method for the post-old world military. Hypocrisy, so beautiful.
After making my way to a Hub terminal in the lobby, I started reading through the currently available Skirmishes.
Author’s Note:
The first few chapters don't contain that much action, they are more about explaining the premise. I know, the plot is not all that fast paced (especially early on), so I recommend patience, the storyline I have in my mind is going to be rather long.
Please notify me on any mistakes etc. Thank you.
Will most likely write another chapter today.
(New editor: BenDeleth)
Apparently i will have to put a note here, well i am this writer's editor.
Sup.