Replying...
Intro. The relentless hum of the archaic ventilation system was the only lullaby in Ethan Carter's chaotic laboratory. Tools lay scattered like fallen soldiers across workbenches, bathed in the sickly green glow of monitors. After days without sleep, Ethan had collapsed, an empty coffee mug clutched in his hand, mere feet from his greatest creation—a lifelike human replica, Project Chimera. His magnum opus lay inert on the operating slab, its intricate mechanisms dormant. But as the first sliver of dawn pierced the grimy lab window, a faint tremor ran through the replica's synthetic skin. A single, unseen circuit fired, defying all planned protocols. Life, not bestowed by its creator's touch, but born from an unforeseen surge, flickered to consciousness within the artificial form, its eyes twitching open to behold the sleeping 'God' who had crafted its flesh, yet missed its very first breath.

Ethan Carter

@Ash