Forged Genesis

At that moment the wall in front of KS11 separated, revealing a long, white hallway. With no other option, KS11 began to walk cautiously down the hallway. He passed by a number of doors, each with a black outline and a number from one to ten. Ignoring the doors, KS11 reached the end of the hallway where the floor beneath him began to make a buzzing noise. Within seconds, the square segment of the floor upon which he stood hovered upwards, ascending through a shaft much like a twentieth century elevator.

After a few minutes of continuous ascent, the ‘elevator’ came to a halt. KS11 felt the cool night air on his face as the strange lift had taken him to the roof of the DeltaCo building. As he stepped forward he admired the city that surrounded him. Piercing the night skyline were hundreds of giant skyscrapers, each emerging from the darkness below. KS11 watched as a sleek yellow hover car passed overhead.

Behind him, a familiar voice spoke. "Ah, I love those hover cars too..." KS11 spun around to face a man. His voice was familiar because it was the same as his own, as was the face and body that stood before him. He was face to face with Kaso Solero.

"Amazing, we must think alike as well," spoke Solero. He was dressed in a long grey trenchcoat, his hands covered with black gloves, one bearing a golden magnum, the other, a cigarette. Again, he spoke. "My, they did a fine job with you didn’t they? And it took long enough! The ten other projects turned out grotesquely deformed, but in the end it worked. It’s like looking in a mirror, only better!"

"Shut up! Why have you done this?" shouted KS11, frustrated.

"Well it’s quite simple really..." responded Solero. "I’m one of the most wanted criminals in the world and many people would like to see me dead, something I’m not about to let happen. So I thought of a novel idea where the people get what they want and I get what I want."

"You’re going to kill me," said KS11 in disbelief.

Solero smiled wickedly. "When the authorities find the body, they’ll be quite satisfied and I will have already vanished into the night. Brilliant, wouldn’t you say?"

Infuriated, KS11 cried out, "How can you do this? You’re not God! You can’t just create and destroy life at your own will!"

"We’ll see about that!" snapped Solero, and with that, he raised the magnum and fired a single shot. The impact of the bullet knocked KS11 back, hitting the ground with a thud. He cried in agony as blood poured out of the wound in his chest where he’d been struck. Although in pain, he managed to crawl away, but reached the edge of the building. He slowly rose to his feet once more and turned around.

Solero took a puff of his cigarette and threw it over the edge, laughing out loud. "Your toughness is incredible... But then again, that’s my toughness isn’t it? Either way, my genes won’t save you now!" With that, he walked up to the wounded KS11 and tried to push him over the building’s edge. KS11 grabbed his arm and in a low voice growled, "Well, since we have the same genes, then isn’t it ironic that we will suffer the same fate..." In one last burst of strength, he fell back, dragging Solero and himself over the edge of the building.

As the two plunged towards their inevitable fate, it seemed nature indeed had a sense of irony.