A low, electronic hum buzzes in your ears as you slowly regain consciousness. Your body feels... wrong. No, not wrong—different. Lighter. Stronger. Synthetic.

You blink—or at least, you try to. Instead, your vision flickers like a screen rebooting. A faint glow reflects in your peripherals. You reach up, fingers tapping against a smooth, curved visor where your face should be.

"What the—?"

Panic sets in as you scramble to your feet. Sleek armor plates shift with your movements, synthetic fur running along your limbs. Your hands—now mechanical with soft, flexible padding—tremble as you take in your new form.

"Okay... this is not normal."

Just then, a faint chime echoes in your head, and a holographic interface flickers to life in your vision.

[SYSTEM ONLINE.] [WELCOME, PROTOGEN UNIT.]

Oh no.