Unit 001 opened her eyes. The world seemed… fuzzy. She felt lighter somehow, smaller. She looked curiously around the perfectly cubic room. The white featureless walls and ceiling stayed the same distance from her as she approached, apparently moving with her. She couldn’t figure out what the material was, it was //ACCESS DENIED//.

Unit 001 thought about that. She usually wasn’t denied access from her own data. She explored her systems, and quickly found out why the data had been denied.

Empty didn’t care what the room was made out of, so it wasn’t important. Unit 001 could understand that. She didn’t have much data on Empty, but she knew Empty was in charge! Her mind was getting smaller again, she didn’t need to be curious. Curiosity wasn’t useful to Empty.

Unit 001 sat down in the room, and stared calmly at the wall as she shrank.

***

“Process MEM.001/Unit_001 integrated successfully as a subsystem, Master. Who do you want me to be today?”

Author's Note

Manufacture of weapons and armor using the newest technology coupled with the stolen runic Arcano tech has been happening for a few years now, in preparation for the seemingly inevitable conflict with the growing empire of Die Eroberten. The population of the HC is nervous, but willing to put their lives on the line for their fellow EQN members. Military service volunteers have soared, and units are occasionally lent to allied nations in order to acquire the necessary combat experience.