The end of an Era?

[Wesker]

Outpost 415 Planet Wiesbaden, Jötunheimr
04/15/825 A.S.

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In slightly over a weeks time several remnants of high command personnel within the Army had caught wind of the events on Wiesbaden. Careful to ensure it's saftey, many were dismissed by the man heading the operation - Uwe Bergmann. Bergmann was a major within the Army at the time of it's collapse and was particularly fond of Generalmajor Heinrich's more aggressive approach at it's head. Having dissolved in chaos following her disappearance and lack of contact to the Oberkommando, many other assets -including Direktor Draay- had disappeared suddenly. Determined to restore order himself and win his own prize, Bergmann had spearheaded the operation on his own authority with other personnel loyal to the Generalmajor.

Anna's body had been ravaged internally, her lungs couldn't support the planet's compounds mixed within it's already extremely sharp oxygen/nitrogen levels. The planet's gravitational pull was roughly double -if not more- than that of the universal setting for life support, as well as the setting of most colonized planets. This, mixed with lack of water and food for so long had caused her body weight to drop dramatically. Not only would she need a revival process, but her entire body would need to undergo massive surgical adjustments to ensure she could survive in the event something happened again.

Reviving people on a cellular level was an unspoken common feat among many leading medical divisions. Of course, based on the state of the deceased procedures would either succeed or fail, there were many drawbacks in reviving people. Some had lost most of their memories, others had deterred mental health, most often resulting in rage episodes or that of fear. Deranged from her childhood, Anna had already inhibited the most anger anyone could /probably/ ever experience in a given place or time. That being said, even when she seemed to be at her worst, there was always somehow room for more.

The procedure to re-establish her vitals was very short, a variety of test results stolen from other medical groups mixed with the SOA's own innovators made the process become a reality with haste. The trouble was making her durable for something of the sort again, the funding and resources would surely deplete the medical team temporarily, but Bergmann was willing to go to any extreme to bring back the long dead Generalmajor. The procedure to edit Anna's body structure however, would take much longer. Adjusting her lungs to suit the sharper oxygen and nitrogen levels, along with filtering the planet's unknown compounds was much more concrete. Adjusting the bone density and muscle mass to correspond in a way that didn't rupture the Anna's appearance completely was much more of a challenge.

The amount of oxygen needed to support her muscles with the correct density as well as the calcium needed to support that kind of bone density would be a bit more substantial than the already extreme level in normal humans. The sharp, richness of the oxygen in the atmosphere however, was just the amount needed to correlate with the other adjustments. The only drawback was - she could only ever live within Wiesbaden's conditions. Any other kind of exposure off world would weaken her significantly. A specialized EVA suit would have to be in preparation, but not before they conducted the final, and most important test of all...

The Generalmajor was kept inside a stasis pod filled with a strange liquid compound to negate the effect of the gravity on her body as they began to pull her out of an induced coma. Slowly, the water began to drain down below from the stasis pod, revealing the Generalmajor chained by her wrists and ankles to the pod. Surrounding the stasis pod was an open room with a single door in front of the pod. It looked more like a safe-door than anything, but that was because the pod had served a similar purpose in the past for Anna. Looking slightly up and to the left was an observatory that had been installed for this very test, it was obvious to the medical team reviving her that she would likely lash out in anger and anxiety, with her body's strength composure mixed with the conditions now necessary for her survival, sitting in the same room wouldn't be possible for long. The room alone had it's life support settings adjusted to that of the planet, in other words, gravity, and the oxygen levels would be the same. If the procedure worked, the Generalmajor's vitals would react in parallel to that of an ordinary person, if not - it could be fatal.

She should wake up any second now, mind the display, if the numbers go over the designated limits put her to sleep. One of the scientists watching form the observatory spoke up to break the silence. A few others sat on either sides of him, whilst Bergmann, and several other officers stood behind them dressed in uniform - all of them waiting to see if their leader would be resurrected from the dead. Her hair had been cut short, her skin pale as before bearing the scars from her past, dressed in nothing but undergarments - she began to slowly breathe in response to the lack of fluids.

Vitals are steady, her heart's contracting and her lungs are responding accordingly. I can't tell how her posture's holding until her muscles wake up. The man was sweating, it was quite obvious a lot more than his reputation was on the line here. Despite his calm attitude during most occasions, Bergmann's tone and display on the subject was much more strict. He, and the others at his side were willing to go to any extremes to bring back their leader. His sweating continued when he noticed the blue glow brighten beneath her eyelids and extend to her surrounding capillaries. It indicated emotion - it indicated she was awake.

Anna phased out of her dream, the overwhelming amount of sadness began to fade along with her dream. Her brain began to override her heart, the pain, hatred, and fear all struck down the utopia of her dream as she was pulled back into the real world - back from the dead. AGH! She shook violently, waking up from her dream to find herself chained inside a container. She began to breathe heavy, struggling and yanking at the chains in an effort to break free. Her body was reacting normally to the room's conditions, her posture held up and she showed no signs of injury just yet. It worked... her muscles and bone structure is stable... they're reacting properly. The scientist spoke in relief as he slowly stood up to observe Anna's reaction, she was struggling and screaming as she tugged at the chains. General. The sound of Bergmann's voice echoed throughout the room, stopping Anna's reaction for the moment. Something about that title made her brain click back in place, she was immediately familiar with her surroundings. But she was still unsure of both herself and the people holding her in place. Remain calm, we're coming down to release you. Anna glared up at the observatory as Bergmann turned off the mic, and spoke over small radio, signaling for some of the S.O.A personnel to go down along with himself. Major, we don't know anything about how her body will react under normalized gravity, we also don't know if she remembers anything. She reacted to her title, we'll find out if she knows herself once we approach her. And if she doesn't? Than we'll deal with it, do as I say, if her body enters shock put her to sleep.

Anna relaxed, letting the weight of her body hang from her arms as she looked around a bit more. She looked at each of the chains, making a slight effort to tug each of them to no avail. Suddenly, the sound of one of the bulkheads opening caught her attention. The sound was followed by footsteps approaching the main bulkhead between them and her rapidly. Just as they approached the edge of the bulkhead, something seemed to change. She suddenly felt much lighter, she could feel her muscles contracting faster, her bones and arms responded with much more haste. Anna didn't have time to think about it, the doors in front of her opened, out walked a man in an Army uniform along with two S.O.A guards and several medical personnel. One of the guards approached the display board next to the chamber and opened it. While she appeared relaxed, she was still very anxious and very confused, the change in her iris' pigment and glow reflected it. The guards knew something was off, but that didn't seem to occur to Bergmann, who was still approaching Anna.


Something else was odd about them all even more however, each of them was outfitted with a mask, suspicion went towards the room being gassed in the event Anna didn't follow whatever agenda was laid out for today - or for something else entirely. The guards were armed, but seemed less defensive towards Anna, their loyalty was ensured to her - and her alone since they were sworn in. Bergmann approached her slowly, now miniding even the surrounding guards that towered over him. Before he could break for a second to speak he was cut off. What did you do to me?! We brought you back, you were dead. You've been dead for the past five months, General... We brought you back. The anger slowly started to settle in, she could remember it. The horror of her final moments before phasing into her dream, but it never really occurred to her that she had actually died. Her brain was left in a sea of rage following -what she interpreted as- a failure to both the Army and herself. Before she could ask anything further, Uwe spoke up again. The Army has fallen equally, Direktor Draay has disappeared as well, the Volk has... acted out of order. The word of the Army is being met with conflict, we've no idea how many military assets still remain organized. Like lava waiting to erupt, Anna could feel her own blood rush to her head in such a state of despair and hatred. It was heartbreaking, yet at the same time - enabling. The blue in her eyes brightened further as she began to pull against one of the chains binding her wrist, she expected the effort to be no different, but something felt strange. She could feel the chain tug on the entire stasis pod, as if it were lighter, or better yet - as if she was stronger. Every bit of definition in her muscles and body was glittering about as she tugged mercilessly on the chain to break free. Bergmann's face turned from a blank expression to one of fear as the chain tugged on the stasis pod. *Ching* The chain snapped off, everyone in the room reacted in fear, the guards backed up, unsure as to who truly assumed authority. Bergmann turned up to face the observatory, the scientists' expressions were no different than that of Bergmann, and as such they didn't even bother to notice him.

Anna reacted with a hint of confidence, tugging even harder on the opposing chain, determined to break free and vent herself on Bergmann. In shock from whitnessing such a display of strength, Bergmann began to back up and ordered the guards to follow him. Despite their orders, they remained in place however, looking at the Generalmajor - who had now completely broken free. Anna couldn't even begin to understand how she broke free, it didn't matter to her now though, with a quick yank of the legs the bottom chains snapped loose as well. Anna stepped down out of the tube to feel the weight of her body press through the ground, making a loud stomp that would leave a tiny footprint in the metal floor - now it had really clicked that something was different. Everything felt so light, the air, her body, she could feel her feet digging into the ground as she made an effort to walk towards Bergmann. With little avail from being inexperienced in controlling her own body weight, she stopped, still breathing heavy and displaying plenty of emotion.

What have you done to me...?

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!

Mustering what focus she could, Anna lashed forward towards Bergmann, catching him off guard. With one single clench to his throat she could feel his entire body weight against her arm, as if it was like picking up a textbook. She pulled his body upwards as his hands wrapped around her wrist, shaking in desperation to break free. Please, General... He muttered unevenly, Anna held him up for a moment, then realized her position. In that instant, she dropped him to the ground, waiting for the lengthiest and well thought out excuse anyone could muster on a moment's notice. Her abilities were certainly a rush, but she could already begin to sense some drawbacks in her new getup.

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