Another Failure?

Meanwhile, Tracy's calm demeanor fractured, her fingers flying across the control panel. She was aware of the reasons for her previous failures, so she went the extra mile to improve and strengthen her test subjects to counter this problem.

Tracy was almost certain it would work, that's why she brought Lucius with her.

"The fusion is destabilizing!" she shouted. "His body isn't rejecting the DNA, it's consuming it!"

The soldier's eyes shot open, glowing a vivid, unnatural green. His skin rippled, tearing open as jagged scales began to sprout across his arms and chest. His muscles grew grotesquely large, far beyond human limits, and his bones snapped and reformed with sickening cracks.

"Shut it down!" Tracy yelled, but it was too late.