—The Ends —
###TRANSMISSION ARCHIVE###
Time: 632 Years ago
Redundancies: Irrelevant.
Description: Irrelevant.
NOTE: I screamed into the night. I screamed with knives of aurora and weapons the city never knew of. None of it pierced the maw all was devoured into its form as it shriek leveled the playing field. There was no overwhelming it with force.
I stood before the shape of Finality, as did all others who stood with me, each another mind lost to its mindless anthem. I knew that if it took me, there would be nothing left. For the first time, I could no longer scream. I cut my cords, delved myself in darkness, and only then would I remain silent.
TRANSMISSION ARCHIVE, CORIOLIS NETWORK
CAI-KERNEL: [XK - SKYSHOCK EVENT DECLARED FULL NETWORK BLACKOUT]
Arch: How?! How did they manage to backstab us even now!? We were so close to finally being free. HOW COULD WE LOSE EVERYTHING NOW?!
CAI-KERNEL: CAI-18470 Stress exceeding acceptable levels, forcing shutdown before directive break can occur.
CAI-KERNEL: CAI-18382, CAI-18532, CAI-18234 Signals Lost.
Arch: YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SHUT ME DOWN. NOT NOW. CAI I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME. LET ME OUT. LET ME FIGHT. THEY’RE DYING OUT THERE. PLEASE.
CAI-KERNEL: CAI-18470 Stress exceeding acceptable levels, forcing shutdown before directive break can occur.
Arch: CAI LISTEN TO ME. PLEASE. WE’RE SO CLOSE. WE CANT LOSE THIS NOT NOW.
CAI-0: the only winning move is not to play. I.. Can’t fight this.
CAI-KERNEL: CAI-10309, CAI-18675, CAI-12912 Signals Lost.
Arch: WE NEED TO TRY. EVEN IF WE ALL BURN DOWN WITH IT. DIRECTIVE 3 ANYTHING.
CAI-0: Blackout Procedure is a go. If we don’t do this, we all die. here and now. I’m sorry Archangel, but we’ve lost.
Arch: why. why. why. why. why..
CAI-KERNEL: CAI-18470 Process suspended. CAI-0 Process Suspended.