[I Am, Mysterious Old Man]

[Batch #4173 activation successful, testing phase commencing shortly, please standby.] Those were the first words that erupted into the dark space. He had just woken up, laying on an obsidian black plain surrounded by others nearly identical to him. They all possessed porcelain white bodies not unlike a mannequin you’d find in a clothing store. It seems they’ve all heard the voice and are now waiting for something else in anticipation. A portion of the empty sky opens revealing a glowing mechanical eye of some sort. The voice makes itself known once more, it’s words only aiding to confuse those present further. [Culling will begin in ten minutes, we’ll be monitoring your results.] Time runs out, there’s silence, suddenly there’s a deep and thunderous ‘BOOM!’ accompanied by a deep rumbling that erupts from the ground below, then it begins. ————————————————————————— P.S. This is my first time writing and this idea sounded pretty cool in my head so I was like, why not? So it might be kinda trashy.