Government-Affiliated Kalash Institute Successfully Cultures Artificial Dragon

June 7, 20XX.                Reporter Heo Yun-seong

'Artificial Dragon' cultured through gene rearrangement of existing organisms Breaking the limits of existing lifeforms Expectations for a new 'R-class Sentinel'

On the 6th, the Kalash Institute announced the successful completion of the culturing of an 'Artificial Dragon.'

The institute defined the subject as a 'next-generation strategic asset surpassing the category of existing Sentinels' and stated that they assigned a separate grade, tentatively named R-class, as it was difficult to classify even within their internal grading system.

This project aimed to create an entity that exceeds the physical limits of existing organisms by combining multiple high-risk biological genes with unidentified mutation factors. The research team explained that it is not a simple enhanced Sentinel, but a completely new form with a structure capable of generating, amplifying, and emitting energy on its own.

According to initial experimental results, the subject does not suffer tissue damage even during extreme temperature rises, can induce internal energy reactions without external stimuli, and has a sensory reception range expanded by dozens of times compared to existing Sentinels. However, these characteristics are accompanied by severe instability.

An institute official stated, "Guiding levels are not maintained naturally, and without continuous suppression, there is a high possibility of sensory rampage and energy leakage." In fact, several out-of-control incidents occurred during the initial stabilization phase, and a permanent suppression device (in the form of a choker) is currently being worn to inhibit this.

Furthermore, matching experiments with various Guides did not yield significant results.

Meanwhile, ethical controversies are being raised in some quarters. The issue is whether it is truly justifiable for the state to directly manage and operate high-risk lifeforms that are artificially created rather than naturally occurring.

In particular, debates continue regarding whether the subject possesses autonomous judgment capabilities or is merely an object of control.

In response, the institute stated that safety management is the top priority at this stage and that "public disclosure and information about the subject will be strictly limited."

However, according to some internal documents, the subject is reported to already show basic language comprehension and communication skills, while remaining completely unaware of what he truly is.