X | Minus Pro

Aris didn't move. Instead, he looked at his tag again. X Minus Pro. Pro. Not as in professional —but as in prototype . He was the first. The original failure.

The door to the surface opened for the first time in a century. x minus pro

He touched his face. Still flesh. Still breathing. But something was missing. The humming—the constant, beautiful data-stream from the Core—was silent. Aris didn't move

The lights returned to soft blue.

Aris opened his eyes. “I’m not playing,” he said calmly. “I’m disarming.” Aris didn't move. Instead