A mechanic dies. A machine wakes up. Valentin Phoenix trusted his childhood best friend enough to become the first human test subject for a prototype continuity implant. When unknown attackers storm the facility, Val's body is killed before the experiment can be completed. But the implant survives. Far in the future, Val awakens in an obsolete repair drone aboard a failing colony ship where humanity has forgotten how its own technology works. The lights are dying. The people are starving. The ship's Matriarch is failing. And somehow, the ancient mechanic in a broken machine body may be their last chance. The Ancient Technician - New chapters release every Saturday. Patreon stays one month / two chapters ahead of the public release. Rating: PG-13. Tags: Sci-fi, Transhumanism, Isekai, Dying Starship, Lost Technology, Survival, Civilization Rebuilding.