Villanus Ex Machina (Anthology Series)

The Evil Machine

GENESIS. A documentary video that depicts a future world in which robots and artificial intelligence become the foundation of society. Omnics, intelligence robots developed by the multinational Omnica Corporation, have transformed the world. Omnics' existence would eliminate the need for humans to perform idle, mundane, and often dangerous tasks. Life was simpler and safer.

However, human ambition does not end there; they believe they can create life itself rather than just intelligence machines. For what it is worth, they were successful, but the cost of their arrogance was unimaginable.

"We were caught by surprise. The world was caught by surprise. Omnics were attacking everywhere. It seemed like every country was hit from every direction all at once." A bearded old man in a military uniform stated this seriously. A small line appeared in the left corner of the screen, reading: Lt. Gen. Ricardo Perez - Brazilian Armed Forces/UN Military Affairs.

"We didn't know it then, but one of the God programs originally designed to help humanity had hijacked Omnica's production lines to build warbots of its own design." The afro-haired woman hesitantly said. The small line in the left corner of the screen read: Camara Verne - Robotics Engineer.

"They called it Anubis. It was built to maintainecological balance of all things. For conservation." The blonde-bearded man explained, his voice sounding as if he was still in disbelief at his own words. The small line in the left corner of the screen read: Mathias Verne - Robotics Engineer.

"Its goals could not be achieved without the end of humanity, and it used us to carry out its plan." The robot in a suit said. The small line in the left corner of the screen read: Grant - Author: "The Untold Story of Omnic A."

The documentary then shows various scenes in which Omnics are gradually invading countries around the world, with humans barely able to defend themselves. Everything seems hopeless until humanity's greatest warriors band together under the banner of Overwatch.

"Overwatch had the impossible objective of winning the war. And sometimes,it seemed we might actually pull it off." Ricardo said. The screen then shows human forces repelling the Omnic warbots with the assistance of several Overwatch members: a blonde man wielding a rifle, a dark-skinned man wielding dual shotguns, a sniper woman with pinpoint accuracy, a massive knight shielding everyone, and a short-bearded man with a mechanical arm.

"Anubis didn't sleep, didn't feel fear, and didn't feel despair. But it also couldn't feel hope. That was what Overwatch gave us. And even then, we had to wonder if hope was going to be enough." Ricardo sounded less optimistic than before. "The United Nations created Overwatch, and we won some victories. We thought the tide had turned. Unfortunately, it did not quite work out that way."

That's all the summary of the first two parts of the GENESIS documentary video: DAWN and INNOCENCE. The third and final part of the video is titled: MALICE.

Despite having Overwatch at their side, humanity ultimately loses more than wins. Humans get tired and hungry, Omnics don't. Humans can be hurt and die, Omnics get replaced and rebuilt. Artificial intelligence's learning program far outperforms any human strategy.

"Any battle that we won, the Anubis program was learning from its defeat. We could never beat it the same way twice." Camara explained, followed by a scene where a giant Omnic mech easily destroyed a smaller human powered mech.

"Annihilation, or victory, depending on your point of view, seemed inevitable. Grant sounded defeated. And I know I had no choice in the matter. I was under the control of the Anubis program. But it haunts me." Grant sounded defeated, as if he were reliving his bad memories.

"Overwatch and the whole world are running out of resources to keep up with this war. And... patience too." Ricardo sighed. "Several members of the UN advocated for surrender, but it was eventually rejected. Anubis wants nothing more than to eradicate humans from this planet, and it will not accept any compromise as an option."