-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-***************TIME RESET 2048>>>>2026 (MIRAGE)When Helyx opened his eyes, his body seemed smaller than usual. As he realized he was in a narrow space, he frantically tried to get out. Next to him, a small baby started crying.From above, a woman's voice echoed, "Styx! Stop crying as always! Oh my God, why can't you behave like Helyx?"In astonishment, he noticed he was strapped in place with a belt. The sound of wheels echoed from the ground. Why was everything blurry and why was he so short?Helyx realized... he was in a baby stroller, and his mother was pushing him around. He tried to speak, but only incomprehensible and cute little sounds came out of his mouth,"Ga-gaaa!""Oh, did I wake you up, my little Helyx? I'm sorry, sweetie," his mother replied.As Helyx looked forward, he noticed everything was barely visible from his visuon. He saw the lights of a modern city, fast-moving cars, and buildings adorned with bright and illuminated billboards, but nothing was clear; his eyes
Helyx looked at Anix with a cold gaze and asked, "What are you?"Anix burst into laughter, "Ahh yes! I love that composed personality you put on to keep yourself together! That furrowed brow as you look at me with disgust... Excellent!"Helyx clenched his fist, "Answer my question!""I am the real you, or at least, I believe I am. I brought you here from your subconscious, and I have a few questions for you. If you satisfy me, I will make the chain around your ankle disappear!"Anix waved his hand around, and all the particles in the surroundings vanished. Then he clapped twice, and two chairs appeared, just like the ones they had in the orphanage, with a gas lamp in the middle, resembling the one in their home with Fatima. Anix smiled, "I hope these look familiar to you. They all come from the depths of your subconscious."Helyx felt uncomfortable and shivered, "Just get to your questions already!""Sure, just give me a moment!" Anix raised his hand, and a coffee-filled cup appeared.
Helyx and Styx had been waiting in the appointment room for hours. Finally, an assistant came up to them and called out, "Helyx Sakura! Your doctor is ready to see you. Please proceed to Room 309 on the 3rd floor."Styx held his brother's hand and helped him up from the chair. They walked together inside the hospital, witnessing a flurry of masked doctors rushing past them.As they turned the corner and approached the elevator, they saw numerous doctors carrying bodies on stretchers, covered in bandages and bullet wounds, lying in beds.They called the elevator, and when the doors opened, two doctors, one male and one female, entered along with them. The twins pressed the button for the 3rd floor, while the doctors pressed the button for the 4th floor.The female doctor spoke, "How many casualties are there in total?"The male doctor answered, "53! And I'm not even counting the visitors who want to see them!"The female doctor removed her mask, her face covered in sweat. "It's only
Styx had already been waiting outside the door of the doctor's office for hours when it finally opened, and Helyx emerged with his arm in a cast. He looked tired and dizzy. Meanwhile, Styx was angrily looking at his phone. Helyx was curious and asked, "What's wrong, Styx?"Without a word, Styx showed Helyx the messages on his phone.GABRIEL: Subaru wanted me to inform you that you won't be able to set foot in this government building again. The artificial intelligence Era has been removed from the computer. The compensation of 350,000 Yra has been transferred to your virtual wallet.STYX: So, are we fired then? This is ridiculous. It wasn't even our fault!GABRIEL(ADMIN): I'm sorry, kids, there's nothing I can do.KAI: Styx, I warned you multiple times. Sometimes you need to keep your mouth shut and obey people. You could have lived in this luxury apartment and received a decent salary. But unfortunately, you've lost that chance.*Admin removed Helyx from the group**You have been re
Helyx rubbed his eyes and got up. Still under the influence of the dream he had seen, the white light dazzled his eyes, bringing him back to the real world.A police car was approaching the twins. Seeing this, Helyx rushed towards Styx and shook him. Styx grumbled, "What's wrong?" Helyx didn't even attempt to respond to yesterday's resentment. He pointed to the approaching car with his eyes.Styx was tired, and his mood had been affected. He buried his deep thoughts into the depths of his subconscious, bringing forth primitive and simple emotions. For the time being, completely childish, frail, and ineffective feelings had taken the place of his permanent and superior logic.The police car came to a stop in front of the twins, and a person in a black uniform stumbled out. He adjusted his glasses and furrowed his brows. Although he tried to appear serious and professional, it was evident that he was young and inexperienced.The police officer crossed his arms and asked, "What are yo
How meaningless life was, wasn't it? Or perhaps it wasn't meaningless at all.Styx was just a pitiable loser trying to fit his own reality into the world because he had become so detached from it.He muttered to himself, "Even Helyx is so good at adapting to others! God, why am I like this!" As Styx turned the final corner, he entered a narrow alleyway, built for the homeless.People, dressed in tattered rags, huddled closely together, burning trash in a container to keep warm in this cold weather. A small child among them stepped forward, coughing loudly and dryly.Styx stepped back as he saw the approaching child. He briefly glanced around this street filled with homeless individuals. Since many had holes in their clothes, they shivered and trembled in this windy weather.Despite coughing and being sick, people were tightly huddled together. They probably didn't care about catching an illness; all they could think about was staying warm.The child continued to approach Styx and c
They had been in the car for about 40-50 minutes. Helyx had fallen asleep. Styx, out of boredom, had started tapping his fingers rhythmically on the car's hard textured grips. The rhythm playing in his head was quite complex, with nested tuplets. It was intricate and detailed, actually imitating the music of a group called Paledusk.Of course, for the police officer driving the car, this was just noise. A noise for psychological torture, of course. It had no meaning at all, just plain headache-inducing annoyance.Unfortunately, all the radio channels the officer tried searching to stop this were closed. He wished the government didn't restrict radio broadcasts.Right now, if he didn't silence this annoying troublemaker by opening up a quick chat, the alternative would be to throw him out of the window.But, he didn't succumb to his inner voice that chose the second option. Instead, he tried to start a conversation to silence him. While contuining back to imitating a deep voice, he
When the car stopped in front of the police station, Styx nudged his brother to wake him up. Helyx jumped and looked around in fear, cold sweat running down his body.The police officer opened the door and gestured for the twins to follow. First, Styx stretched, and then Helyx got out, holding onto his arm in bandages.The police station's courtyard looked quite impressive.The twins looked around in astonishment.Colorful flowers lined the edges of the courtyard, and miniature trees, meticulously pruned into cube shapes, were arranged in neat rows.Helyx tilted his head up to examine the massive fountain in the center of the garden.At the very bottom of the fountain, hidden beneath the water, were symbols representing various faiths: a cross, a hexagram, a Buddha figure, and a five-pointed star with a crescent moon attached. These symbols were barely discernible due to being submerged, and the lower parts were covered in algae.In the next tier, water didn't flow. Instead, on a basi