Extra Chapter 5: Zach Rosaline
[Extra Chapter 5: Zach Rosaline]
[Zach’s Perspective]
Here’s a confession.
Long ago, I used to be a very bad person myself, but my wrongdoings were never recognized by anyone now. Young me was always alone, not talking to anybody, and always curious about the world’s science.
I was too obsessed with biology, and wanted to conduct experiments on humans out of curiosity, and attempted to convince them to be my test subject, but they all said no. I even tried to take down people, but they managed to fight back. Some even called me a psycho, some even reported me to the teachers, and some even hurt me so badly I had to go to the hospital. I wanted to know why I’m born a male with female features, but I never got to know why.
Teachers used to want me to drop out, so I did so, and continued with my curious experiments. I explored in the wilderness alone, without my parents knowing, and I've killed various animals, and drank the blood of some of them. I've even tried eating their flesh raw, but it doesn't taste any good, and I got food poisoning that day. My mom and dad treated me well, even after everything I've done. I'm so thankful for them…
After I explored the wilderness for some time, I showed off various stuff I gathered to people. Blood, organs, flesh, those things. Some were horrified, some were amazed, some laughed at me, and some wanted to stay away from me. I made friends who were amazed at my discovery, which was common knowledge for people who like to study animals. They like to think that I'm adorable, but I surprised my parents, and my parents kicked me out, thinking that I'm insane, but luckily, one of my friends got me a place to live.
That friend was an optimistic and serious person, who likes to have fun, and is good at cooking. I sometimes gather the animal organs and flesh and give it to her.
I have one friend, who was shy, but was less shy next to me. She used to visit my home everyday, just to talk to me. She was bullied a lot, and never managed to fight back. She was suicidal, and I was her only source of her will to live.
I have one friend who bullied her, but I kept her away from the shy friend so she would not be even more sad. She’s good at many things, but sometimes cruel.
I have one friend who teached me science, various types of science, even the instructions on how to make methamphetamine, and even one of the deadliest artificial poisons.
I have one friend who is serious, but gives me comfort as an introverted person. Sometimes, she tries to please me, sometimes I decline, sometimes I accept. The way of making me satisfied was in a lot of ways, like singing, dancing, cooking food, talk therapy, and more.
When I was young, I used to kidnap people and do experiments with them. I was not picky about who I choose, but I thought of who I must choose in order to not be recognized as a criminal. I choose people who live by themselves, those who are alone, and those who have no one that will never find out about their loss. That way, nobody will care. I was such a bad person then.
I have many friends who supported me, but they all died, one by one. The only way I can preserve my memory with them is to build an android, a human-like one. I don’t remember their personality, but I only slightly remember.
From then, I started studying hard about mechanical stuff, programming, and eventually artificial intelligence. There were still people who supported me, especially Raki, who helped me with my studies.
Then, I started making mechanical prototypes. One of my first prototypes is called Prototype Berserker, which was improved along the years. At first, Prototype Berserker was nothing but some metal gauntlets, but today, it’s a tool that can take down a building. I don’t know the limits of my smarts, but I am sure that it might disappear soon, and turn into insanity.