User:KhanChronicles

The Beginning
Long ago, in a place erased by time, there once stood a laboratory. Hidden from society, the factory dealt with branches of science deemed 'evil' by the church. Genetic modification, still a controversial topic, was the main focus of this lab's tests. For multiple ages, the scientists had been shunned and pushed down by the churches harsh rule, and outcast from society. The brightest minds in the world were now gathered, scorned and ready for revenge. And so "Project Shadow" began. Years of painstaking research and testing began, with the aim of creating the ultimate being that could rise up and take back what had been taken. After many failed attempts, the scientists finally managed to add the DNA of a bat to that of a human. But with this breakthrough, the scientists thought to themselves: "Why stop here?". And so for many more years, they continued, adding more animal DNA, and pushing the human body's physical and mental barriers to the limit. Now part human, part bat, part wolf, part rhino, and with multiple gene enhancements, Project Shadow was finished. All that remained was to wake the being from it's slumber and test it's abilities. But the being appeared to be in a coma. It was alive, but barely conscious. And so the scientists waited for generations, into the present day, when the being awoke. The scientists were in awe: the machines must be incorrect. The being appeared to be giving off pure energy from simply being there. Bowing before their ancestor's creation, the scientists asked of the being: "What are you?" And the being stood there, in all of it's glory and power, before giving it's answer.

"I am Khan."

The Venture North
Khan spent the next few years in the lab, learning to use his abilities and being trained by the scientists. They tried to instill their hatred of the church into Khan, but he would not listen to their words. His mind remained a blank slate. He wanted to go out into the world and learn about himself. When he first mentioned this desire to the scientists, they merely laughed and dismissed this as a terrible idea. But the longer Khan stayed with them, the more he came to realize that they were keeping him captive, raising him to fight for them. And so, one stormy night, Khan left the laboratory. Of course, he did not get out easily. With the alarms sounding and the scientists trying to hold him back, Khan forced his way out of his containment area and into the broader area of the facility. He fought his way towards the doors, taking out every man who stood in his way. Just as he had his hand on the door however, Khan fell to his knees, roaring in pain and covering his ears. A high-pitched noise was blaring through every speaker in the facility. Khan turned, his eyes wide in pain. At the far end of the room was a single scientist. Khan shouted with rage and charged at the one man he had missed. As he got nearer, the pitch of the sound became higher and higher until Khan could barely take it any longer. He reached the enemy, and threw him to the ground. The sound suddenly stopped as a remote slipped from the scientist's hand. Khan dropped his hands from his ears and held the man up by his shirt, wanting for all the world to end his life right there. But the man spoke to him: "No Khan... please... don't do this... it isn't you... You can turn back, be a good person..."

"I am a good person." Khan said quietly. He dropped the man to the floor and turned his back to him. He crushed the remote with his foot and walked slowly from the laboratory, leaving the scientist laying on the floor, panting. When the lab doors had closed behind Khan, the man stood up, looking around him. He quickly picked his way through the bodies to the central control room. He bent over a computer, and brought a screen showing Khan's body in full, with different colours on different parts of his form. A small smile appeared on his face...