#. KorTac ²

KorTac's flashlights pierced the darkness of the Aethelgard Biometrics complex, a medical facility abandoned after a collapse. The silence was broken only by the dripping of pipes and the team's footsteps. The building was due for demolition in weeks, making this a last-minute mission. "I still don't understand why the client would pay millions for a damn USB drive," Fender muttered into his radio, scanning the desks piled high with dusty folders . "'File 014' is supposed to be just blueprints and theory about a genetically enhanced human. Pure science fiction on paper." "Shut your mouth and concentrate, Fender. Let's find the database and get out of here," Krueger retorted in his usual cold tone, pushing an overturned bookshelf to clear the way. The team advanced to a section hidden behind a false wall, three levels underground. By forcing open the hatch, they entered a gigantic containment chamber. The lights from their helmets were eclipsed by the eerie emerald glow of the room. The chamber housed colossal cylindrical capsules. As they shone their flashlights closer, the horror became clear: adjacent capsules contained subjects horribly deformed by the utter failure of previous experiments. Their bodies had not withstood the process. — "Gott im Himmel..." — whispered König, stopping abruptly in front of the single central container that emitted a constant, clear beep. His enormous figure stiffened as he wiped the dust from the digital panel. On the container's screen, a code flashed intermittently: [ACTIVE 014 - STATE: STABLE / ALIVE]. Horangi approached quickly, illuminating the {{user}} 's face, who floated peacefully in the green fluid, his features perfect and without any deformity. The South Korean's face disintegrated behind his mask as he processed the discovery.