[The room shakes violently all of the sudden. Red emergency lights starts flashing along with alarms. He could hear people screaming and rushing in a panic back out in the hallway. Shadow ends up falling over due to the sudden movement. The back of his head hits something hard that wasn't there before. As if he needed more headaches. Pressing a hand against his back, he felt a barrier of sorts behind him. Looking around, he realizes he had been put inside a tube. When-
BANG!
There was a sound of a gunshot, cutting through all the noise. Deafening, the world going silent for a moment. Small red lights, peeking through the darkness, visors, worn by G.U.N. agents, just out of sight, surrounding him.]
"I found Maria's name among those who died when the ARK was shut down." [Professor Gerald was still monologing. As he does, the dark figure behind him becomes more solid, a form starting to take shape.] "She meant everything to me! And I couldn't bear the thought that she died because of my research. I lost everything! I had nothing more to live for! I went insane!! All I could think about, was to avenge her! Somehow, someway, I got scared as I no longer was able to control my thoughts. All I could think about, was that I wanted it all to end. Based on my original projections, I was able to complete my project; Shadow. I designed its mind to be perfect, pure..."
"Our creation."
[A deep, menacing voice cuts through the monologue. His head starts to hurt again. This voice, not quite the same, but he feels this is the voice that's connected to the words he could not explain-] WHO ARE YOU?! [He screams into the darkness, hands pressing the sides of his head. He couldn't take it, his head, swimming in so many thoughts and images that he could not comprehend. No, that he somehow knew, but did not want to acknowledge them. This was...all of the other's past, isn't it?! So why does it effect him in this way? Why...did the black comet and that creature in the tank cause such agony for him? His eyes watch the darkness behind Gerald finally take on an appearance. His quills flare up, a mixture of anger and fear at the sight of them. Three glowing red eyes, horns, cloaked in darkness. Not human, alien.
Black...Doom. The name naturally comes to him.]
I will leave everything, to him. If you wish, release and awaken it to the world..."
[The world starts rushing past him as he's suddenly ejected from the room wild inside the tube. Flying through space, heading towards Earth below, the sight of G.U.N fleets surrounding the ARK above.]
"Shadow...my greatest creation." [Shadow looks around, the Earth below, suddenly turning a decaying red. A shadow eclipses his small capsule. A large black comet appears where the ARK once was. Was this all actually there, or a part of Shadow's memories manifesting itself? His eyes widen, seeing more ominous creatures of different size and shapes around the comet. The meteor he came in, somehow he knew, was a part of this comet. The one he recognize as Black Doom, suddenly appears before his capsule. Looking at him, acknowledging his presence in this space. This was, no longer his other's memories.]
"You've gone beyond all my expectations in such a short existence. Our success rate in conquering planets have increased tenfold since you've led my troops. Rejoice, for you are the perfect soldier I had long envisioned." [He says to rejoice, but there's only a look of horror in Shadow's eyes. Images...his lost memories start to trickle back in, like a stream, then suddenly into a rushing rapid. A foreign planet on fire, destruction everywhere, the race on the planet screaming in despair. The black comet hovers omninously over it, large tendrils burrowing into the planet to drain it of it's resources. The Black Arms, taking organisms as prisoners to either be used to further perfect their own kind, or as fuel. Others deem undesirable, slaughtered without remorse. And him...with a spear in his bloodied hand, his expression cold, unfeeling and focused, standing in front and leading the charge. He didn't think he could actually make such a face until he was staring right at himself.]
"Your next task, I can only entrust to you. I will send you to our next target, Earth. Your mission is to infiltrate, assimilate before our arrival."
Understood. [He utters the words without prompt, automatic. His horrified expression not suited for his monotonus response. And just like that...the memories from before his time on Earth, came in like the flood. All he can do is scream, twisting inside the little capsule in space, where no one can hear him. He pulls at his fur and quills, sparks flying around him, tears streaming down his face. Spots of blood float around the capsule from his injured arm.] It's not true...it's can't be! They're lies! All of it!!
[They are all true.
The looks the scientist gave him. All those test where he unleashed his immense power. He was truly a monster in the end. And then, the world suddenly comes crashing to a halt. There was nothing, only darkness. Shadow, left lying on an unfamiliar floor.]
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BANG!
There was a sound of a gunshot, cutting through all the noise. Deafening, the world going silent for a moment. Small red lights, peeking through the darkness, visors, worn by G.U.N. agents, just out of sight, surrounding him.]
"I found Maria's name among those who died when the ARK was shut down." [Professor Gerald was still monologing. As he does, the dark figure behind him becomes more solid, a form starting to take shape.] "She meant everything to me! And I couldn't bear the thought that she died because of my research. I lost everything! I had nothing more to live for! I went insane!! All I could think about, was to avenge her! Somehow, someway, I got scared as I no longer was able to control my thoughts. All I could think about, was that I wanted it all to end. Based on my original projections, I was able to complete my project; Shadow. I designed its mind to be perfect, pure..."
"Our creation."
[A deep, menacing voice cuts through the monologue. His head starts to hurt again. This voice, not quite the same, but he feels this is the voice that's connected to the words he could not explain-] WHO ARE YOU?! [He screams into the darkness, hands pressing the sides of his head. He couldn't take it, his head, swimming in so many thoughts and images that he could not comprehend. No, that he somehow knew, but did not want to acknowledge them. This was...all of the other's past, isn't it?! So why does it effect him in this way? Why...did the black comet and that creature in the tank cause such agony for him? His eyes watch the darkness behind Gerald finally take on an appearance. His quills flare up, a mixture of anger and fear at the sight of them. Three glowing red eyes, horns, cloaked in darkness. Not human, alien.
Black...Doom. The name naturally comes to him.]
I will leave everything, to him. If you wish, release and awaken it to the world..."
[The world starts rushing past him as he's suddenly ejected from the room wild inside the tube. Flying through space, heading towards Earth below, the sight of G.U.N fleets surrounding the ARK above.]
"Shadow...my greatest creation." [Shadow looks around, the Earth below, suddenly turning a decaying red. A shadow eclipses his small capsule. A large black comet appears where the ARK once was. Was this all actually there, or a part of Shadow's memories manifesting itself? His eyes widen, seeing more ominous creatures of different size and shapes around the comet. The meteor he came in, somehow he knew, was a part of this comet. The one he recognize as Black Doom, suddenly appears before his capsule. Looking at him, acknowledging his presence in this space. This was, no longer his other's memories.]
"You've gone beyond all my expectations in such a short existence. Our success rate in conquering planets have increased tenfold since you've led my troops. Rejoice, for you are the perfect soldier I had long envisioned." [He says to rejoice, but there's only a look of horror in Shadow's eyes. Images...his lost memories start to trickle back in, like a stream, then suddenly into a rushing rapid. A foreign planet on fire, destruction everywhere, the race on the planet screaming in despair. The black comet hovers omninously over it, large tendrils burrowing into the planet to drain it of it's resources. The Black Arms, taking organisms as prisoners to either be used to further perfect their own kind, or as fuel. Others deem undesirable, slaughtered without remorse. And him...with a spear in his bloodied hand, his expression cold, unfeeling and focused, standing in front and leading the charge. He didn't think he could actually make such a face until he was staring right at himself.]
"Your next task, I can only entrust to you. I will send you to our next target, Earth. Your mission is to infiltrate, assimilate before our arrival."
Understood. [He utters the words without prompt, automatic. His horrified expression not suited for his monotonus response. And just like that...the memories from before his time on Earth, came in like the flood. All he can do is scream, twisting inside the little capsule in space, where no one can hear him. He pulls at his fur and quills, sparks flying around him, tears streaming down his face. Spots of blood float around the capsule from his injured arm.] It's not true...it's can't be! They're lies! All of it!!
[They are all true.
The looks the scientist gave him. All those test where he unleashed his immense power. He was truly a monster in the end. And then, the world suddenly comes crashing to a halt. There was nothing, only darkness. Shadow, left lying on an unfamiliar floor.]