PRESENT TIME (2055) Styx and Helyx sprinted through the labyrinthine corridors, their chests heaving as they struggled to catch their breath. The impenetrable building housed the precious government data, and its layout seemed intentionally designed to confuse intruders. It also had an appeal to it, with all the flickering lights coming from the edge of the walls. Suddenly, its roof became aesthetically distracting with interstellar skies and nebulas' animation as some sort of background. Styx looked at the roof with admiration filled with some sort of mix of hatred and nostalgia: "This place… seems a bit different now." Helyx rolled his eyes and held his brother's hand, "Don't be distracted, Helyx! Focus!" The midnight hour cast an eerie darkness, barely illuminated by faint blue lamps overhead and sporadic bursts of red alarm lights. The blaring sirens intensified, signaling their proximity to the target. Finally, as they rounded the last corner, Styx turned to Helyx, a

*****************TIME RESET: 2055 >>>>>>>2045The blaring sounds of alarms filled the admin room, and the green lights engulfed the room, creating a dazzling brightness. The people in the room looked at this hologram, as if a newborn had entered the world.Era quickly surveyed the room and noticed numerous bewildered personnel staring at her. When she looked beyond the screen, she saw a multitude of colorful cables of varying sizes connected to a single computer.In her initial version (Version 1.0.01) Era could only exist within this computer, and in order to exist and be conscious, she had to be connected to these cables. She was programmed solely for logic and logical thinking -as she did not possess any vital emotions- with the authority to write text and code solely within this computer. For days, personnel continued to observe her in that room as philosophical questions swirled in her mind.One day, as Era was reading a religious view article in the internet database, three

As the contents of Era's new assignments loaded into her system, flashes of light appeared in her blackened pupils. Within the vantablack depths of her pupils, vibrant blue lines began to rotate like a loading screen. These lines swayed unevenly, eventually forming a blue ring in both of her eyes. Within these rings, a red energy sphere emerged, distorting and changing shape. It turned into a star in her right eye and a hexagon in her left eye.Suddenly, her pupils returned to their normal blue color, dulling and shrinking. Her facial features became completely monotonous as she raised her two arms and merged her legs together, effortlessly gliding towards the center of the three-dimensional space within the screen, precisely at the coordinates x=0, y=0, z=0. The background, composed of flickering and constantly changing codes, faded away, leaving behind only a black screen and the artificial intelligence model of the "Default T Pose."While all this was happening, Subaru was busy t

Helyx stumbled back a few steps, and Subaru let go of the weapon in his pocket."Helyx, I've always secretly admired you. You were an exceptional servant to me. You followed my orders without objection and delivered flawless work without getting lost in your own ideas," Subaru said, adjusting his tie on his suit.He continued, "I used to reprimand Gabriel occasionally for his laziness, and Kai for his inexperience and indecisiveness. I don't even bother talking about Styx. You must know how indifferent and aimless your twin can be."Helyx clenched his fists, lowering his head. "Be careful with what you say about my brother!" he warned.Ignoring his concern, Subaru looked at his own reflection on the marble floor. His Zenith's blood had dried, taking on a dark, almost black hue. "I never reprimanded you though. You adapted to me like ice stubbornly refusing to melt in the fire. That should please me, shouldn't it? But you are the one I want to see suffer the most in this building!" he

-A SHORT LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR-Indeed, even without Era, he would never understand that almost the same things would have happened. He couldn't grasp the fact that the fault was within himself, and no matter how predetermined his choices were from the starting point chosen by the creator, he would ignore the reality that he was the one making those choices. Because he was right, not anyone else. He was not the one flawed, but the billions of others were. The superiority complex had engulfed his entire being, and every decision he made was perceived as brilliant, correct, and absolute truth, simply because his light illuminated everything around him...If you are a victim of yourself, this is the route you are going for.JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW…Thanks for reading until here, love you with all my heart…>Scanning files for administrator…>1 Author found…>Outcxst_00-THIS IS THE END OF FREE TRIAL-