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| "Digging deeper and deeper, taking me apart..." |
"The government has played the role of creator.
They have meddled with the body and created beings profane - mockeries of mankind whose only purpose is to kill and to serve, kill and to serve.
I am one of those mockeries. I wish I had known the full ramifications of my choice all those years ago when I said "yes".
Now I march ever forwards to my doom, unable to stop the events I had set in motion.
May the fates have mercy on me."
~Subject Epsilon-202
*TOP SECRET*
*FOR AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY*
This report documents notable past and ongoing Augmentation experiments within the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon facilities.
So far, we have met with varying degrees of success, as listed below.
*AUGMENTATION: SUBJECT ALPHA-436 - ANALYSIS*
.Study of Subject Alpha-436 has revealed to us the challenges faced when attempting to augment and improve pre-existing structures within the human body.
.When Augmentation technology was forcibly implanted, Subject Alpha-436 underwent massive hemorrhaging and experienced near-total organ failure.
.The damage that Subject Alpha sustained is irreversible; our best facilities cannot possibly repair the subject and get him ready for another test.
.Eyewitness reports indicate that upon introduction of Augmentation implants, Subject Alpha suffered serious injury within 20 seconds of Assimilation, sending him into convulsions and eventually shock as the implants attempted to meld with bone and flesh.
.The pre-existing immune system rejected Augmentation implants and sent much of the body into inflammation, preventing integration between man and machine and destroying much of the tissue involved.
.Skeletal structure remains intact, but much of the muscle and epidermal tissue was destroyed in the initial experiment.
Recommendations
.Further developments of Augmentation technology is required - in its current state, it is unfit for the process of Assimilation and will only bring more harm to future test subjects if used in its current state.
.Future subjects must be sedated before introduction of Augmentation implants - if awake, there is a higher possibility of the body rejecting implants and resisting Assimilation.
Recommendations
.Further developments of Augmentation technology is required - in its current state, it is unfit for the process of Assimilation and will only bring more harm to future test subjects if used in its current state.
.Future subjects must be sedated before introduction of Augmentation implants - if awake, there is a higher possibility of the body rejecting implants and resisting Assimilation.
*AUGMENTATION: SUBJECT BETA-112 - ANALYSIS*
.Study of Subject Beta shows slight improvements over previous tests - still facing little success with integrating external technology with the human body.
.Subject Beta was sedated for this test, and Augmentation implants underwent Assimilation for 40 minutes this time - a significant improvement from the previous 20 seconds.
.The subject was not as grievously wounded as before, but the body did still reject Augmentation implants and much muscle tissue was left in disrepair after failed Assimilation.
.Organ failure occurred midway through Assimilation - Subject Beta-112 is now defunct as a result.
.Augmentation implants are still causing damage to pre-existing structures within the subject's body.
.Respiratory system shows improvements.
.Muscular disintegration could not be prevented - Augmentation implants are currently doing more harm than good.
Recommendations
.Still we need to further develop the Augmentation technology - we need to ensure that future subjects do not suffer damage or go into shock as a result of Assimilation.
.Introduce Augmentation implants gradually - do not begin Assimilation instantly.
*AUGMENTATION: SUBJECT GAMMA-32 - ANALYSIS*
.Subject is faring well - so far, the body has accepted Augmentation implants.
.No signs of internal hemorrhaging.
.No signs of organ failure.
.Condition is stable - further developments will be documented.
.Augmentation technology has successfully integrated with pre-existing structures within Subject Gamma-32's body, enhancing both mind and physique.
.Subject Gamma-32 has been improved significantly - her body's immune system is capable of fending off any disease, and her blood possesses a red blood cell count significantly higher than that of a ordinary human being. Intelligence has been boosted significantly as well, allowing Subject Gamma-32 to create detailed strategies for battle and adapt if needed.
.Subject Gamma-32 now displays strength only previously achieved via means of an exo-suit; she is now undergoing training, learning how to use the Augmentation technology within her in battle.
.No recommendations required - progress is as expected.
*AUGMENTATION: SUBJECT DELTA-59 - ANALYSIS*
.Subject has undergone numerous changes, none of them good.
.Augmentation implants have had drastic effects on anatomy and physiology of Subject Delta-59.
.Body has swollen, and muscle tissue has become more viscous.
.Intelligence has greatly decreased - no avenue of communication can be established with Subject Delta-59.
.Subject Delta-59 can no longer communicate, all that can be heard from his Birthing Vat are wails and all manner of eldritch noises.
.Strength has increased tremendously - large dents have been left on the Vat, and in one instance, Subject Delta-59 came close to breaking his Vat.
.Near-total muscular breakdown has occurred - as mentioned before, Subject Delta-59 has entered a state that can only be described as gelatinous.
.Subject Delta-59 is capable of movement - his limited intelligence however, gives him little value other than to serve as cannon fodder.
Recommendations.
Discover just how Augmentation implants have created such... abnormalities within Subject Delta-59.
.Exterminate and dispose of Subject Delta-59.
*AUGMENTATION: SUBJECT EPSILON-202 - ANALYSIS*
.Tests still ongoing - progress is slow but good.
.Positive enhancements - physiology has been altered and improved upon introduction of Augmentation implants.
.Subject Epsilon-202 has become more compliant to orders.
.No rejection of Augmentation implants.
.Internal and external resistance has been crushed - no signs of defiance shown.
.Assimilation is still ongoing - Subject Epsilon-202 shows promise.
.Anatomy shows significant improvements - red blood cell count has risen alongside cardiovascular endurance.
.Immune system strengthened.
.Subject Epsilon-202 shows high intelligence - Augmentation implants are truly beginning to take effect.
.Body has not gone into shock.
.Subject Epsilon-202 is stable - nothing has happened to change that.
.The subject was not as grievously wounded as before, but the body did still reject Augmentation implants and much muscle tissue was left in disrepair after failed Assimilation.
.Organ failure occurred midway through Assimilation - Subject Beta-112 is now defunct as a result.
.Augmentation implants are still causing damage to pre-existing structures within the subject's body.
.Respiratory system shows improvements.
.Muscular disintegration could not be prevented - Augmentation implants are currently doing more harm than good.
Recommendations
.Still we need to further develop the Augmentation technology - we need to ensure that future subjects do not suffer damage or go into shock as a result of Assimilation.
.Introduce Augmentation implants gradually - do not begin Assimilation instantly.
*AUGMENTATION: SUBJECT GAMMA-32 - ANALYSIS*
.Subject is faring well - so far, the body has accepted Augmentation implants.
.No signs of internal hemorrhaging.
.No signs of organ failure.
.Condition is stable - further developments will be documented.
.Augmentation technology has successfully integrated with pre-existing structures within Subject Gamma-32's body, enhancing both mind and physique.
.Subject Gamma-32 has been improved significantly - her body's immune system is capable of fending off any disease, and her blood possesses a red blood cell count significantly higher than that of a ordinary human being. Intelligence has been boosted significantly as well, allowing Subject Gamma-32 to create detailed strategies for battle and adapt if needed.
.Subject Gamma-32 now displays strength only previously achieved via means of an exo-suit; she is now undergoing training, learning how to use the Augmentation technology within her in battle.
.No recommendations required - progress is as expected.
*AUGMENTATION: SUBJECT DELTA-59 - ANALYSIS*
.Subject has undergone numerous changes, none of them good.
.Augmentation implants have had drastic effects on anatomy and physiology of Subject Delta-59.
.Body has swollen, and muscle tissue has become more viscous.
.Intelligence has greatly decreased - no avenue of communication can be established with Subject Delta-59.
.Subject Delta-59 can no longer communicate, all that can be heard from his Birthing Vat are wails and all manner of eldritch noises.
.Strength has increased tremendously - large dents have been left on the Vat, and in one instance, Subject Delta-59 came close to breaking his Vat.
.Near-total muscular breakdown has occurred - as mentioned before, Subject Delta-59 has entered a state that can only be described as gelatinous.
.Subject Delta-59 is capable of movement - his limited intelligence however, gives him little value other than to serve as cannon fodder.
Recommendations.
Discover just how Augmentation implants have created such... abnormalities within Subject Delta-59.
.Exterminate and dispose of Subject Delta-59.
*AUGMENTATION: SUBJECT EPSILON-202 - ANALYSIS*
.Tests still ongoing - progress is slow but good.
.Positive enhancements - physiology has been altered and improved upon introduction of Augmentation implants.
.Subject Epsilon-202 has become more compliant to orders.
.No rejection of Augmentation implants.
.Internal and external resistance has been crushed - no signs of defiance shown.
.Assimilation is still ongoing - Subject Epsilon-202 shows promise.
.Anatomy shows significant improvements - red blood cell count has risen alongside cardiovascular endurance.
.Immune system strengthened.
.Subject Epsilon-202 shows high intelligence - Augmentation implants are truly beginning to take effect.
.Body has not gone into shock.
.Subject Epsilon-202 is stable - nothing has happened to change that.
Recommendations
.Monitor Subject Epsilon-202 further for any major developments in his physiology.
.Proceed with Assimilation protocol.
*END OF REPORT*
.Monitor Subject Epsilon-202 further for any major developments in his physiology.
.Proceed with Assimilation protocol.
*END OF REPORT*
It has been two years - or perhaps two days after that fateful night in which I was snatched from my abode and subjected to Assimilation.
The pain - oh the pain! It has been one of the only things I can remember from the past.
Having your body slowly disassembled by a threat you cannot even see, then reassembled again - such an experience has left me broken both inside and out.
Metaphorically speaking, of course - besides my bruised mind, the Augmentation technology has truly improved upon the framework of my body.
I am stronger than the most stalwart of fighters, owner of a mind that matches many of the great thinkers of the last century or so - all thanks to Augmentation.
At what price, though? For all these benefits to the technology, I can note many, many drawbacks.
It would appear that day by day, my ability to question and to inquire is reduced significantly.
Should Assimilation continue, I fear I will be no more than an automaton, obeying orders not out of respect, but out of compliance and the comfort of conformity.
Emotion is slowly but surely drained from my psyche - all that's left now is a growing void that no man, not myself, can fill alone.
It is possible this project will be the end of me, and the beginning of someone - or something else.
There is not I can do now but dwell in the corridors of my mind for the few brief moments I still have before I am fully conquered and defeated. My reverie was interrupted by the men in black, as I am once more dragged to the gurney.I struggle and scream and shout, all in vain, of course; not many people can hear you once you're several miles underground.
Strapped to the apparatus once more, I am, and the procedure begins anew. As expected, the needles bore into my arms and legs, just as they had done before. My limbs fill with sensations of growing restlessness, soon giving way to what can only be described as unending agony.
My voice is silenced, and all I can do is lie motionless as the pain grows and grows in its own frightening crescendo, the Assimilation continuing to take its toll. For what feels like an eternity, I am on that gurney, and I can feel every move, every slice, every cut as these machines slowly disassemble my body and put their own improved parts in place. Digging deeper and deeper, taking me apart cell by cell, the machines at last move past the muscle and into the bone. I can feel it.
This - this is a pain no man should experience. I tried to scream as my very skeleton shook and trembled under the guise of modification, the machines strengthening the bones, but at the cost of inflicting indescribable, incalculable pain.
In a sense, I should be glad - euphoric even that the basic human physiology was being modified and improved, but I knew then and I know now that all that was being achieved was the slow, methodical unraveling of whatever dregs of humanity I still possessed.
Once the procedure is finished, I am taken back to my room, and now, I do not struggle.
I remain quiet, even as they open the door to my white prison and place me in my bed, tucking the duvets over and departing swiftly.
It was a lie - all of this was a lie. The promises of the Assimilation were nothing more than lies, lies designed to get willing volunteers to participate in the desecration of the human body.
This isn't the next phase in human evolution - this is man playing at being a creator, meddling with body and mind in order to form something "better".
Only it isn't better, is it? Not when every new addition, every modification leads to you losing a little of what makes you human, and the person you are becomes a figment of your imagination, replaced by an unthinking, unfeeling machine, destined to carry out the orders of a heartless, desperate government.
I should have seen that all those years ago - but it is all too late now.
Only now do I allow myself to cry - at least, if I was still human.
Instead of sorrow, I feel nothing - apathy incarnate.
Nothing can hurt me now... but nothing can make me better either.
Soon, my time will draw near - soon I will undergo the final Augmentation and be deployed out on the battlefield to fight the enemy.
My only remaining hope is that some foreign platoon riddle my body with bullets and gouge out flesh with explosives, granting me a way out from this hell.
Glorious death is infinitely preferable to the automaton's existence.
Source of augmentation image: http://darukin.deviantart.com/art/Human-Augmentation-363184768
The pain - oh the pain! It has been one of the only things I can remember from the past.
Having your body slowly disassembled by a threat you cannot even see, then reassembled again - such an experience has left me broken both inside and out.
Metaphorically speaking, of course - besides my bruised mind, the Augmentation technology has truly improved upon the framework of my body.
I am stronger than the most stalwart of fighters, owner of a mind that matches many of the great thinkers of the last century or so - all thanks to Augmentation.
At what price, though? For all these benefits to the technology, I can note many, many drawbacks.
It would appear that day by day, my ability to question and to inquire is reduced significantly.
Should Assimilation continue, I fear I will be no more than an automaton, obeying orders not out of respect, but out of compliance and the comfort of conformity.
Emotion is slowly but surely drained from my psyche - all that's left now is a growing void that no man, not myself, can fill alone.
It is possible this project will be the end of me, and the beginning of someone - or something else.
There is not I can do now but dwell in the corridors of my mind for the few brief moments I still have before I am fully conquered and defeated. My reverie was interrupted by the men in black, as I am once more dragged to the gurney.I struggle and scream and shout, all in vain, of course; not many people can hear you once you're several miles underground.
Strapped to the apparatus once more, I am, and the procedure begins anew. As expected, the needles bore into my arms and legs, just as they had done before. My limbs fill with sensations of growing restlessness, soon giving way to what can only be described as unending agony.
My voice is silenced, and all I can do is lie motionless as the pain grows and grows in its own frightening crescendo, the Assimilation continuing to take its toll. For what feels like an eternity, I am on that gurney, and I can feel every move, every slice, every cut as these machines slowly disassemble my body and put their own improved parts in place. Digging deeper and deeper, taking me apart cell by cell, the machines at last move past the muscle and into the bone. I can feel it.
This - this is a pain no man should experience. I tried to scream as my very skeleton shook and trembled under the guise of modification, the machines strengthening the bones, but at the cost of inflicting indescribable, incalculable pain.
In a sense, I should be glad - euphoric even that the basic human physiology was being modified and improved, but I knew then and I know now that all that was being achieved was the slow, methodical unraveling of whatever dregs of humanity I still possessed.
Once the procedure is finished, I am taken back to my room, and now, I do not struggle.
I remain quiet, even as they open the door to my white prison and place me in my bed, tucking the duvets over and departing swiftly.
It was a lie - all of this was a lie. The promises of the Assimilation were nothing more than lies, lies designed to get willing volunteers to participate in the desecration of the human body.
This isn't the next phase in human evolution - this is man playing at being a creator, meddling with body and mind in order to form something "better".
Only it isn't better, is it? Not when every new addition, every modification leads to you losing a little of what makes you human, and the person you are becomes a figment of your imagination, replaced by an unthinking, unfeeling machine, destined to carry out the orders of a heartless, desperate government.
I should have seen that all those years ago - but it is all too late now.
Only now do I allow myself to cry - at least, if I was still human.
Instead of sorrow, I feel nothing - apathy incarnate.
Nothing can hurt me now... but nothing can make me better either.
Soon, my time will draw near - soon I will undergo the final Augmentation and be deployed out on the battlefield to fight the enemy.
My only remaining hope is that some foreign platoon riddle my body with bullets and gouge out flesh with explosives, granting me a way out from this hell.
Glorious death is infinitely preferable to the automaton's existence.
Source of augmentation image: http://darukin.deviantart.com/art/Human-Augmentation-363184768
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