The woman smiled proudly, her hands clasped together in a professional manner. She stood above her audience on a small platform, and behind her hung a large, crimson curtain. She held up her hands to shush the small crowd of Germans, and then began speaking.
"Envision an army of completely dependable, fiercely loyal, and inhumanly courageous soldiers.
There is no hatred in them, eliminating rebellion of any kind.
"Fear is no longer an issue in their hearts; they have none. They will march literally fearless into battle,"
The viewers leaned forward in their seats as she continued.
"They have no love; therefore, petty weaknesses such as acting merciful or kind to the enemy are no longer a possibility in their minds.
The absence of these human downfalls leaves us with the strongest, fiercest soldiers. And because we have disposed of so much emotion in the brain, there is an enlarged capacity for quickly learning information and remembering details — making them incredibly fast learners, and also giving them the best-operating memories in the known universe. Our studies have shown that they can remember the tiniest details in extremely vivid definition, even after an extended period of time. Unfortunately, we have not been able to log exactly how long the soldiers can remember things since this project is still relatively new, but we will be able to soon. Based on our current results, our scientists have estimated an approximate two years for short-term memories, and ten years at the minimum for long-term.
"We needed humans for our experiments, so we have been allowed to use some of the Allied prisoners. Those with the most escapes on their record go first, since, if they ever did escape, they would be setting 'bad examples' for the others.
"Because we are using Allied prisoners against their will for our studies, we must retain the greatest amount of secrecy. I'm sure you already understand how greatly this operation violates the Geneva Convention and how devastating the consequences will be if we were ever discovered."
The spectators nodded, fully aware of the cost. This operation was so secret that only the highest-ranking, most elite German officials knew about it. One of the men, a Major, stepped forward.
"How do we know that you are authorized to do this?"
A low murmur spread out through the crowd, but the woman chuckled at his question.
"Do not suspect the authority we operate under; the Fuhrer himself is supporting our project personally."
Any traces of doubt in the Major's face disapeared and was quickly replaced by embarrassment as he sheepishly sat back down.
"However," She went on. "We alone have to accept the full punishment if the secret ever gets out. So, now that we have established the extreme risks we are taking…"
She cleared her throat and stepped over to the large drapes.
"…Here is our first successful prototype,"
She pulled a cord and smiled as the curtain parted.