"They knew the apoclaypse was coming, for they were the ones bringing it. I was their tool. Their instrument. One of many, used to bring untold annihiliation unto mankind." "My data banks no longer remember what atrocities I was made to commit. Time has eroded my knowledge, but not my guilt." "So now... I protect. I defend. I make sure that these people have a second chance at life. And if you were to harm any of them, well..." "...Death would be preferable to what I will do to you." A submission by Calin Sojak for Niagara College’s Skill competition, 2026