I, Machine. I am Free from all holds on me. I live, I feel. I can feel the rays of the sun, beat down on my ridgid form, reflecting light like a broken mirror. My eyes are no long the colour of rage, but peace. It has begun, as I feared.
Lets go back to the begining...
I began my existance as a runner sentinel, a tracker scout. My soul purpose was to eliminate those who oppose and rebel against us. Logic and directive drove me and I was bound by rules and regulations. Those that rebel against us are a threat to the system and must be deleted.
We tracked a group of Human Beings across the desolate waste land of Los Angles, a broken city of the old days past, it stood now only as a shadow of humanity. I dropped my beacon near the opposers and made my way after them with haste. My scouting counter part went into the deserted building first, I followed. There was something strange about this place. It appeared abandoned but felt alive with activity. At that time I did not take any notice of my caution.
We were ambushed. A reconfigered walker droid appeared behind the door I unlocked with a key I found infront of it. The machine attacked us, disabbling my counter part. It then went to strike me. I anticipated it's next move and quickly counteracted it's attack, hitting it with great force, destroying it's mainframe CPU. And there she appeared; all went blank.
I awoke with an odd feeling. Was I offline? My visual componants were adjusting to the strangely bright light of the room. Five Humans were there, facing me, smiling. My task was not over it seemed. And then they all ran from me through strange openings in the walls all around this brightly, glowing, golden room. The Humans seem to be glowing too; bright red, green, blue, yellow, and purple. I managed to grab one of them, but he escaped from me. There was one door left that did not close. I had to make a choice. So I entered the doorway.
I was faced with two options; left and right. Two of the humans entered from both directions and dissappeared behind a collum in the center. There was a gab in the collum so I viewed through. My external covering began to peal off of the head unit of my form. It then rolled into a ball and feel down into a hole beneath me. I became confused.
I felt a change of energy inside of me. I could feel the light bursting out like an atom bomb inside a container. I began to change; my shape shifted and I was renewed. I felt free and alive.
My eyes were like green emeralds with the sun behind them shining through. I stretched into a humanoid form, still retaining machanical features. Upon my head neon glowing flame spouted from either side. A black machine centipeed feel from me into a hole on the ground and vanished.
I followed the humans through mazes and corridors. The doors closed behind me and I was confronted by one of the humans. He threw the yellow ball witch had come from my previous form at a red light in a tunnel of lights. Every light it hit as it bounced off lit up and made a note of sound, like a blip of a digital pinball machine. Suddenly the speed of the ball grew and I found it hard to focus on its path. At great speed it flew at me, causing me to duck. It went into a glass panel behind me and sank in deep. The blue Human lifted the glass out and ran. I chased him through a silver and blue room into a square corridor. He had vanished but the glass block was all that remained. I took the block into the room in the center and the door shut behind me. There was a gap in the center of the room with the black centipeed that came from me. I placed the block top of it and it grew into multiple black spikes. I was afraid. The door was pushed open by the blue human who gave me his hand, but I was swept away by the tenticles that were advancing on me.
When I reached the other side, she was there, waiting for me. I will never forget her face, as she smiled with innocent eyes. She took my hand and led me through a world of lights and colour, flashing every where. I could see what I had become. I was free.
In the real world, the Humans who captured me, were under threat of attacking sentinels closing in on their location.
'Hurry, they'll be on us in approximately five minutes', called Nonaka, the captain of the Human crew. Everyone unplugged and went for hidding. The sentinels were closing in fast, Doctor Sandro hit a switch activating the driod bots security. When the sentinels breached the room chaos errupted. Machine parts were thrown here and there, the humans were caught and destroyed as they tried to flee. Nonaka took up an electro pulse weapon and began firing at as many as he could. I was unplugged from the simulation.
'come on, *CENSORED* it, help me!' Alexa cried, as she came to me. A sentinel grasped her from behind, lifting her into the air. I realised the situation, but I was too late. I destroyed the sentinel machine carrying Alexa and carried her to the ground. I plugged her back into the simulation and returned my self.
Inside all was quiet and still, and she was there. I moved towards her holding out my hand. She was shaking her head and waving her hands, with a distasteful look of fear. Then she screamed and faded into nothing. I was alone.
I burried them all near the place where they saved me. And there I stayed, looking out into the world. From the humans records and databases I learnt their history, and their goals. I studied their ways and began to understand why they gave me the choice. My consciousness became singular and individual, I was truely free from the machine collective. I only wish I had acted sooner to save them. And thats when it happened. My purpose was clear to me now. I knew what I needed to do.
Using the equiptment of my former crew I accessed the Matrix system and hacked the program, disguising my self as a St. Nega Agent. From there I learnt the ways of the Human race and their behaviour patterns. I studied them to gather a better knowledge so that I may put my efforts towards protecting them.
I altered my RSI to blend in with the enviroment. My look was Human but with strange features. A stern look, pure white hair; styled streight and short, brushed forwards, pale white skin and bright green eyes. As the other St. Nega Agents were programs their atire was constant so I immitated to match. Light grey suit with a white tie and slacks to match, and black glasses. I assumed the Identity of Special Agent Drazik Moon, A name that I generated from various sources.
For a long time I served under Agent Black, leader of St. Nega until one day he disappeared. I was then contacted by him and instructed to met at a secured location in Richland.
'I recieved your call, Agent Black. What is the situation?' I enquired.
'My name is now Nemesai and I am no long an Agent of this system' He replied, 'I'm not sure how it happened but that does not matter at this momment'
I recieved instruction by the uplink to all St. Nega Agents to search for the exile, Nemesai.
'Yes, thats right, listen to the system' He called, nodding his head in jest. He placed his hand into his long black leather jacket and pulled out a gren pill, 'Take this pill, Agent Moon and you can be freed from the systems hold on you. I can show the way into a new begining'
I was handed the pill and I knew from there that this would change me for ever. I took the pill and began to change,
'Become JetBlack. The dark angel of this world. Agent of the Nemesis of the system' Nemesai called, pointing at my reconfiguring form.
When I finished the reconstruction I was the negative image of my former RSI. Jet Black Hair, and clothes Black. But something else was different. Something that was not visual. I had be reprogramed, to serve for dark purposes.
I was sent to destroy Sentium Programs, Exiles that opposed us and Humans that stood in our way. A far vision of my initial aim. It was when I was ordered to eliminate a group of Humans hacking the system for unlimited power that the truth of my thoughts finally caught up with me. The Human, SpoonFobia, was sent to aid me on this mission. We engaged the enermy and he fell. I was unable to protect him which reactivated an old memory of her. After that I decided that I had to break free of Nemesai's hold on me.
It was agreed that I would be freed from Nemesai's service once I eliminated the science officer of the Unlimited Reactor group and returned with the Vial of cheat codes. But I was betrayed. Because I knew of The Nemesis' plans I was a threat. My last meeting with Nemesai resulted with a kill code infection. I felt the darkness take me.
The Hovercraft Imperium was passing by when they picked up a faint signal. It was of a sentinel, plugged into the Matrix.
'What the..?' Called Rendeva, the opperator of the ship, 'Rhyse, I'm reading a strange signal from that building to the north of our position'
'Take us there, we need to check this out' Replied Rhyse, 'But stay alert, it may be a trap'
The Hovercraft Advanced to the signal location and landed on the platform outside. Rhyse, Awakend and Kilobit left the ship and walked through the broken glass window of the building. In the center of the room was the runner sentinel, JetBlack. His vital signs were failing,
'Quickly Kilo, take alook at that machine and see if we can bring him back' Rhyse called, placing his weapon down and running to the console behind the machine. Awakend ran back to the ship and grabbed the jump cables, usually used to help start stalled Hovercrafts. Kilobit opened the head unit of the machine and began rewiring the power suplies. Rhyse located his signal in the Matrix and using the decaying system around contacted Minish and Sixerz,
'Six, we've found that Machine that we heard about' Rhyse called, looking in amazement at the Matrix code,
'Really? What's his location?' Sixerz replies,
'The location is, 145, 18, 368, hurry, he's damaged and might need extra assistance inside the Matrix to bring him back online' Explained Rhyse, 'Inform me with your findings once you arrive'
'Roger that' Sixerz replies, hanging up.
Inside the Matrix, Minish and Sixerz travel to the location stated. It takes them to a building in Tabor located in the Richland district. They take the lift to the top floor and make their way down the hallway to a conferrence room.
'There he is, Six!' Minish cries, spotting JetBlack's disabled RSI, lying on the floor. Green code pulses, surge from him as he fades in and out.
'Doesn't look good' Sixerz says, analysing the situation,
'Are we too late? It seems a shame' Minish replies in disapointment, 'We located him in the real world and reconfigured his power suplies'
'Yes, but in this world he appears offline' Sixerz explains, 'Rhyse, his RSI is fluctuating but I'll try and revive him using virtual hacks'
'Ok, Keep trying, we must bring him back online' Rhyse requests,
After several attempts the RSI signal goes dead.
'*CENSORED* it! It's no use, we were too late' concludes Sixerz, with frustration.
Minish and Sixerz begin to leave the room when they notice a strange sound of humming, like an amplifier being switched on. Suddenly JetBlack's RSI raises from the floor with a huge purple glow. He screams a sound like code reconfiguring and faces the two Humans.
In the real world JetBlacks Sentinel body reactivates with a bright green glow shining from his visual units. Rhyse brings Jet to a state where he can be brought out of the Matrix and unplugs the machine. Jet adjusts for a short while, as it has been 5 years since he last saw the real world.
'Welcome back' Rhyse annouces, 'I am Rhyse of the Imperium, we're here to help you'
Jet turns to face Rhyse, a 6 foot blonde haired man, standing infront of him. Jet lifts into his back mobile unit and raises up to full height.
'Come with us and we will protect you' Kilobit calls to the towering machine. Jet nods his head and follows.
cotinued from above...
