Forged Genesis

The light dangling from the ceiling swayed back and forth every few seconds, casting its bright glow over the man’s body lying motionless in the corner of the room. A few moments passed before the man opened his eyes, squinting them in the glare. Slowly he rose to his feet, a confused expression on his face. The small room that enclosed him was rather strange. There were no doors visible to him, only the walls which, strangely enough, were all mirrors.

He took a step closer to one of the walls, examining his reflection. The man he saw appeared to be Spanish, with thick black hair and an olive complexion. He was fairly slim and was of medium height. He realized he had absolutely no recollection of where he was, or even who he was. The man’s confusion eventually led to frustration as he began shouting out.

"What’s going on here?" he cried several times, without an answer. Angrily, he drew his arm back, with his fist clenched, and slammed it into one of the mirrored walls. Not only did the mirror not break; it didn’t even crack. The man slumped his back against the wall in submission and slid slowly to the ground, nursing a bruised hand. At that moment, he was startled by the metallic sound of a man’s voice over an intercom.

"It appears the final stage of development is complete," the voice said. Another man’s voice responded. "Yes sir, this one appears to be a successful replication..."

Surprised, the man jumped to his feet. "Hey!" he shouted, "What the hell is going on here? Who are you? Where am I?"

The first voice spoke again. "Calm yourself down." He sounded like someone in a position of authority. "You are in a subject containment cell in the Genetic Development Facility, here at DeltaCo. Who am I? I am the head scientist on your project."

This only made the man more confused. "Project? What are you talking about? Who am I? What is my name?" he asked impatiently.

"Well you see..." responded the scientist, "You have no name, only a label - KS11. You are what we call, a clone."

‘KS11’ was bewildered. "I - I don’t understand... A clone?"

"That is correct," answered the scientist. "We live in an age of technological greatness. The year is 2029... Great advancements have been made in science, especially in the field of genetic reproduction. About a year ago, it was discovered how to reproduce the entire genetic structure of a human being. This is a procedure with a twenty-two percent success rate, and it seems as though you are in that twenty-two percent."

KS11 remained silent, still quite shocked.

He continued on. "We here at DeltaCo have a special use for this technology. You see, DeltaCo is just a front for one of the world’s largest underground crime syndicates and you my friend, are the successful clone of our leader, Kaso Solero. He is a rather ruthless man, behind more killings and illegal activities than you could imagine. He has an interesting use for you..." The scientist chuckled softly.

KS11 found this information very hard to accept. "Why? Why was I created?" he shouted back.

"Come," the scientist instructed, "there is someone who wishes to meet you. He has the answers you want..."