Darkest knight.

A Knights of Sidonia fanfiction.

John's POV.

The Garde had picked up ice crystals but I found much more 6 more Gardes, I laughed for a few minutes and stayed cloaked from their view a Gauna was in there too so I just watched from afar until a heavy mass cannon round struck. After the Gauna and Gardes left I went in and salvaged from a ruined Garde. Hacking into its damaged data drives was easy for my friend Ben, we both learned that a seed ship named Sidonia was nearby… my first contact with anything human in 3 years, 6 months, and 28 days... now I am nervous.

"Did they detect us Ben?"

"No Master John, the stealth drive on Garde unit 100847 protected us and our Kabizashi from their scanners."

"Good begin training yourself in social conversations, when the time comes we are going in."

"Yes Master, I will begin immediately."

"Sometimes I forget you're an AI."

We did what we could to learn more about them but when you start running low on supplies it's not wise to wait. Soon I had a year's worth of food and water, and we were running low on rail and Kabi rounds… great.

"Master John we only have 4 serums left and with the rate you have been using them we have under a week left before we have to talk to the Sidonia."

"I know Ben, have to make it last a bit longer."

A while later and on the last serum I had to act and… something was dragging me to the Sidonia, I knew that this was the time. Using the stealth drive and advanced engines I got within its range and lowered the cloak… here it goes.

"This is John of the seed ship Freedom aboard prototype Garde unit 100847, requesting permission to board."

"Where's your seed ship?"

"Gone it was over run 3 years, 11 months, and 30 days ago. I am the lone survivor, I have 4 Kabizashi with me."

"Permission granted dock in the Garde hanger."

"Roger that Sidonia."

Upon docking I downloaded Ben into the small floating mech for him and got ready to exit from the Garde. When I jumped out I could tell they have never seen someone survive for so long out there, all I got was questions about how I survived, what tech I had, and why my suit looked weird. When I removed my helmet my red silted eyes made them back away in fear.

"Should have seen some of my shipmates if you think I am weird."

"Your shipmates were like that too?"

"Yeah some of the others were worse."

"Master John I have detected another hybrid."

"Thanks Ben."

"Always a pleasure master John."

"Hey kid didn't catch your name."

"Nagate Tanikaze."

"Well than Tanikaze I hope to see what you and your fellow pilots can do, see you in the stars. But I need to talk to your captain and get to a science lab ASAP."

After leaving the hanger I get brought to the captain by some guy in a mask, the captain and I talk about the Freedom, why I need a science lab, and far more, that is until my nose started to bleed.

"Master John your Heigus Particle count is 20 above normal you need to get more serums made before organ failure."

"Thanks Ben, Captain sorry to say I have to go but we will have a bigger problem if this one's not solved."

With that she nods and the masked man brings me to Kunato Development… and the pull is ever stronger here.

"Master John I recommend we enter and start to synthesis the serum… your particle level is 35 above normal at 40 organ failure at 45 forced change will occur."

"Thanks for the update."

This place looks like a lab of some sorts I see Tanikaze and some girl here looking around. I enter the lab and start to formalize the serum when I can't breathe all of a sudden.

"Master John your particle count has reached 40 organs are starting to collapse do you wish me to hack in and get a red alert put out?"

"No… need… to get… somewhere… bigger."

"Master John!"

I collapse on the floor and feel a lot of pain in my chest as I cough up a lot of blood the color has changed to the light pink I know is like… my other self's blood. Well this could be bad at least there's a big room just outside even though I fear something else is there too.

"Master John can you stand?"

"Tanikaze did you hear that?"

"Master John get up your particle count is 43 above normal!"

I stand up hand over mouth and stumble to the doorway and fall off the catwalk onto solid ground.

"Master John is fine not his first time falling on his head."

"How can you say that so calmly?"

"Because I am his P.H.A."

"P.H.A.?"

"Yes Tanikaze Personal healthcare assistant, I am the hybrid model."

"Hybrid model?"

"Yes designed for subjects of the Freedom science division's experiment with Gauna and Human hybrids like my master."

"He's a hybrid?!"

"Yes… why do you sound shocked, when I detected at least one hybrid I assumed that this ship like the Freedom has resorted to hybrids to defend against Gauna."

To be continued…