Story:Who am I

Who am I is the first story of the Siran Narek story arc, as well as the origin story for Siran Narek.

Siran Narek was a newly built intelligent android who only recently discovered the nature of her origins. Wrestling with doubt of her own self-worth, she must learn for herself whether she can truly become her own being...or if she's nothing more than the shadow of a dead man's desires.

Chapter 1: Lost and Confused
For the first time, she awoke, with no memories, no history...no idea who she was. The android immediately took in her surroundings: a dark, dank room. Cables twisted and turned above her head as they travelled through the building to unknown destinations. Around her were scattered crates, and on them, each at some kind of creature. 2 of them were large, tripedal creatures with glittering body armor; 5 were leathery-skinned, bipedal creatures with a stout body, as if built for the cold; and 7 were bipedal creatures with brown/pink skin, think bodies, and heads covered in long hairs. The android realized that the 3rd group of creatures were ones she heavily resembled.

However, as the android took these sights in, she also began to hear things. Not just the dripping of grimy water from a leaky pipe, or some small creature skittering through the structure, but voices, the people around her.

"It's waking up!"

"What did you do?! Nevermind, just turn it off again, before it does something!"

Immediately, she began to feel as sharp, cold talons entered her head. The android immediately realized they were refering to her. Immediately, she began to feel it: fear. And, immediately, she recognized the need to act. Immediately, as if by instinct, she began forcing her life essense all at that one spot...and suddenly, the Talons retracted.

"GAH-" the first voice yell, before the android heard a thump next to her. Turning to look, she saw a 3rd tripod creature, convulsing on the ground, as if zapped by a large amount of electricity (which she immediately realized it just was).

Immediately, the other creatures got up, and moved for the android. She immediately began to get feeling in her limbs, and as one of the pink-skined bipedal creatures approached her, she lashed out with one of her arms. The force of the impact knocked the unsuspecting humanoid backwards. The android then rolled herself off the crates she was placed on. Landing on her hands and knees, she noticed the creature she sent to the floor earlier with her discharge: still knocked out. However, next to it appeared to be some kind of device, as well as a bag.

Suddenly, one of the stout creatures revealed a device similar to the one the android saw on the ground. After pointing it towards her, the creatures pulled its finger back on the trigger. The android instinctually dodged, as a globule of plasma flew at her. The plasma splattered on the wall behind her, melting metal.

Realizing that the device was a weapon, she grabbed the unusual device, hoping to figure out how to make it work. Then, she noticed something in the bag: a clear container with neatly-arranged data chips. Curiously, she nabbed the chips, and with both things in hand, started running, as one of the tripodic creatures slammed a fist into the ground where she was a moment ago.