4 4 301 Machiavelli's frame emits arcs of electricity as it trembles. Its polearm falls out of its hand onto the ground powerlessly.
5 5 301 As if in disbelief that it has been defeated, Machiavelli's three heads begin to spin chaotically.
6 6 301 —Following that, its huge frame slams onto the ground, the spinning finally stopped with the concrete floor.
7 7 301 —Machiavelli is finally silent.
8 8 401 1 1501
9 9 301 Alarm Confirming that the Final Arbiter has halted. As directed by the "Naraka-Beginning Protocol":
10 10 301 Alarm Opening all entrances and exits of the facility codenamed "Naraka".
11 11 301 The mechanical alarm stops, and an old human voice follows a moment later.
12 12 301 Alarm "It seems that the infinite possibilities of AI and mechanoids have finally grown the flower of hope. In that case, we humans of the past have no reason to stop you anymore."
13 13 201 1 500029 -400
14 14 201 2 1011001 400
15 15 301 1 Lee ...? 2
16 16 301 Lucia Hm… 1
17 17 202 1 2 1
18 18 301 Alarm "Now that the mechanoids have grown enough to reach and silence Machiavelli by relying on the consciousness of 'defects,' the generations of self-evolution have proven to grant you the same level of 'consciousness' and 'ability' as humanity."
19 19 301 Alarm "This shows that mechanoids have the ability to eliminate the 'war' deliberately established by humanity on their own and defy their 'commands.' This qualifies you to prosper without interference once the calamity is over."
20 20 201 1 500029
21 21 301 1 Lucia ... 1
22 22 201 1 1031001
23 23 301 1 Liv But... 1
24 24 202 1 1
25 25 301 Alarm "We believed that the self-evolution of mechanoids will take long enough for humanity to heal anew. Thus, as the last Sapien witness, I am no longer obligated to preserve humankind."
26 26 301 Alarm "If humanity can really survive these disasters, so be it. If not... new mechanoids, such as yourself, contain 'souls' that will carry on the human civilization and continue to flourish. "
27 27 301 Alarm "But in my opinion, humanity's mission can come to an end today. Tomorrow shall be left to the mechanoids."
28 990 401 1 209
29 28 301 The alarm stops, and the facility falls into silence. Only the wind and the occasional collision of twisted steel ruins can be heard.
30 29 301 The atmosphere suddenly falls deadly quiet.
31 30 201 1 500029
32 31 201 2 1011001 600
33 32 201 3 1031001 -600
34 33 301 1 Liv ... 3
35 34 301 Lee ... 2
36 35 301 Lucia ... 1
37 36 301 ...
38 37 301 You all exchange glances. The information you have just received has taken everyone by surprise.
39 38 301 Lucia What... was that? 1
40 39 301 Lee Perhaps, this city... is an experimental facility set up to enable mechanoids to become "self-aware" enough to resist its rules... 2
41 40 301 Lee But we infiltrated the facility and thus inadvertently introduced variables that altered the results of the experiment. 2
42 41 301 Lee If so... then the original intention of this facility may be to screen out the "Embla" that is capable enough to fight "Machiavelli". 2
43 42 301 Lucia In other words, our actions have left behind this "Embla", who wouldn't stand a chance against "Machiavelli", causing the purpose of this facility... to fail? 1
44 43 202 1 2 3 1
45 44 301 While you all look at each other in confusion, Embla slowly stands up and speaks in her usual disjointed rhythm.
60 59 301 AniZhuanchangEnd You follow the mechanoid named "Embla" and take the elevator back to the underground city. Then, you follow along a newly formed overpass across the entire city directly to the entrance.
61 60 301 The mechanoids along the road remain motionless, not even activating when you are in close proximity.
62 61 301 Some of the "defects" come out from hiding, looking curiously at the rays of light from the outside.
63 62 301 —Though you no longer have any time to pay them any mind.
64 63 301 You follow Embla, who shows no sign of stopping.
65 64 201 1 500029
66 65 301 1 Lucia ...Commandant, what should we do? 1
67 66 301 Lucia is obviously asking you if you should take "Embla" with you back to Babylonia.
68 67 302 No, that won't be necessary. 68
69 68 202 1 1
70 69 301 The Gray Ravens recall what the old man said in the alarm—
71 70 301 "Humanity's mission can come to an end today. Tomorrow shall be left to the mechanoids."
72 71 301 Quietly, you all watch the mechanoid known as Embla walks into the distance.
73 72 301 ...
74 73 301 ...
75 74 301 ...
76 75 201 1 500029
77 76 301 1 Lucia We should report back to the President and inform him of everything that has happened here, Commandant. 1
78 77 302 Right. 78
79 78 201 1 1011001
80 79 301 1 Lee I'll launch a signal flare to contact the nearby safe house... after we leave, that is. 1
81 80 301 Lee I don't know if the President or Commander will believe our mission report this time. 1
92 91 301 The disfigured frame staggers in the sunlight.
93 92 201 1 500276
94 93 301 1 Embla? Obligation... Duty... 1
95 94 301 Embla? Embla... Askr... 1
96 95 202 1 2 1
97 96 301 Disjointed words entangle with each other, echoing intermittently from its vocal module.
98 97 301 Seemingly noticing the staggering figure, a scattered group of Corrupted slowly approaches.
99 98 401 2 1508
100 99 201 1 500013
101 100 301 1 Corrupted A ... 1
102 101 401 2 1508
103 102 201 2 500013 -600
104 103 301 1 Corrupted B ... 2
105 104 401 2 1508
106 105 201 3 500013 600
107 106 301 1 Corrupted C ... 3
108 107 301 Nearby Corrupted slowly surround the disfigured frame.
109 108 301 —Unbeknownst to Embla.
110 109 401 2 1508
111 110 301 Corrupted A ... 1
112 111 202 1 2 3 1
113 112 301 Apparently, the mechanoid's concentration of the Punishing Virus is not enough for the Corrupted to identify her as one of their own, even though her appearance looks like one.
114 113 301 Several of the Corrupted launch a tentative strike on the mechanoid with their weapons.
134 133 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Archive Terminal School Archive — 20247/10
135 134 301 Old Man ...It's finally over.
136 135 301 System Notice *Cryogenic chamber ready. Insert key to begin cryogenesis.*
137 136 301 Old Man ...
138 137 301 Old Man Even if those on the surface prove that we aren't necessarily wrong, we have not proved that we are necessarily right.
139 138 301 Old Man Above and below... Both have failed.
140 139 301 Old Man In order to stop this cycle from repeating... No, I can no longer put my faith in humanity.
141 140 301 Old Man From now on, you must guide us forward.
142 141 301 Old Man War is not only a means to decide the outcome, but also a powerful agent to force the evolution of civilization.
143 142 301 Old Man To make sure they lie down obediently in the cryogenic chambers and die, the rules of "war" cannot be changed. But that will be a great obstacle for mechanoids to achieve "sentience."
144 143 301 Old Man But with the help of human consciousness, sooner or later, with generations of self-evolution... one of you will be able to resist "war."
145 144 301 Old Man I have added a self-evolution algorithm to the AI by copying key data from the human soul to create mechanoids that seek something other than "war."
146 145 301 Old Man The road may be difficult in the beginning, and I've had to make some unwilling sacrifices... but I believe in the possibility of a "soul"...
147 146 301 Old Man ...That is all. I... I cannot trust humanity to steer itself back in the right course of action.
148 147 301 System Notice *Detecting a key-authorized non-protocol overload sequence. Confirm program overload?*
