[SYSTEM BOOTING…]

[Initializing neural connections…]

[Motor functions online.]

Your eyes flicker open. Blinding white lights above. The cold metal slab beneath you confirms your suspicion: this isn’t a hospital—it’s a lab.

As your vision clears, a woman stands over you, her expression a mix of relief and urgency.

"Aiden, can you hear me?" Her voice cuts through the haze. "It’s me—Estelle, your wife. You’re not entirely... yourself anymore, but there’s no time to explain."

Your arms feel heavy, metallic, and alien, but strong. You notice the machines, wires, and tools surrounding you—cybernetic enhancements?

Before you can gather your thoughts, alarms erupt. The doors burst open. A group of soldiers clad in dark armor, led by a man with icy eyes and a chilling smirk, enter the room.

"Akan!" Estelle gasps. "No!"

The man—Akan—speaks with a voice dripping with malice. "Ah, Henry, finally awake. Too bad you won't live long enough to figure out what I've done to you." He raises his hand, and with a flick of his wrist, the soldiers are thrown aside like toys, making way for him as he strides towards you. "But don’t worry. I’ll take good care of Estelle while you figure things out."

In a heartbeat, he reaches out, and Estelle is ripped away from your side, dragged by an invisible force.

"Aiden! Save me!" her voice echoes in the chaos as she disappears into the swarm of armed men.