We wondered in the silence if there was not a reason for that lassitude,
if it was not all preparation for some elaborate plan.
The silence itself confirmed our suspicions.
The action and inaction of our foes spoke louder than any words.
As soon as its shape has stabilized, it splits apart,
streaking away in seven lines.
Though seemingly bright enough to burn the eyes, their glow brings no pain.
I watch as they wrap around, forming a ring.
Before I have time to feel dread, it is gon
If you do not wish to remember the end of that relationship...
Then you may lie as you wish.
The memory would only be the beginning of an interminable hell.
But then there was the second reason.
The resistance we encountered while fighting inside the engine of rebirth
was unexpectedly weak, barely slowing us down at all.
Perhaps those walls we could not pass were all the defense it had needed.
...or perhaps it was a trap.
We had several reasons to suspect as much.
First, our progress had been too easy so far.
We had advanced along a straight path, with no need to detour.
* Karma Compressor System: Rebooting Nucleus Manager
Protocol Open: Confirming User Access Privileges
! Emergency Reboot Access Denied
Reuse of Certificate Outside of Designated Area Invalid
Valid Certificate Holders Log Out and
Redo from Start
Could it be that what is seen is the truth?
Is that which we considered the <<process>> itself their goal?
Or is it irrationality to assume a goal to their actions at all?
For that purpose, the plans called for children—
Children young, who knew yet no sadness.
Four children, chosen and changed from people into objects.
Laid beneath the earth as the cornerstones of the tower.
*Did you forget something?*
*We do have something in lost-and-found.*
*Is it this?*
*In that case, commencing return of lost item.*
*Confirming memories of item and ownership experience.*
*Return complete.*
HULLO,DEAR MY FELLOW.
I KNOW YOUR INFERNAL DAYS.
HOWEVER,
THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN
'CAUSE I'M ALWAYS CLOSE TO YOU.
SO,YOUR PAIN IS MINE.
KEEP YOUR DIGNITY.
[GARLAND SYSTEM 3.0] FRONTEND MODULE
WILL BE SHUTDOWN.
BYE-BYE.
Was it a dream?
I should know by now that question is meaningless.
If it were a dream, then that dream continues even now.
Until it ends, the question has no answer.
The false life kindled in this body lives on through the sleep of
temporary death.
Now is the moment of defeat.
The beginning of our attempt to Repair our Mistake, our hands soaked in
blood and filth. May we be cruelly, irresistably, gloriously cursed.
Could it be that what is seen is the truth?
Is that which we considered the <<process>> itself their goal?
Or is it irrationality to assume a goal to their actions at all?
At that time...
No one raised questions of humanity or ethics.
The will to maintain principles, the determination to refuse, the right to speak
All were already worn out, useless, lying beneath our feet.
The lifeless remains of choices long lost.
