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The Judgment Of Player Zero
Ethan stood beneath the dark sky and stared at the place where the strange ships had disappeared, while the city around him remained silent and thousands of people looked upward, waiting for another message that never came. He turned his attention to the white System screen floating in front of him, which still read NEW JUDGMENT DETECTED, TARGET PLAYER ZERO, NO SYSTEM ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE, and he slowly lowered his hand and asked what it wanted from him, though no answer followed.Mary moved closer and said his name, and when he looked at her she asked whether he was all right. He told her that he did not know, and it was the first time he had ever said those words without trying to hide his fear. Then the ground beneath them began to shake, and everyone stepped back as a circle of silver light opened in front of Ethan, and inside it stood a door that looked exactly like the white door he had seen years earlier, the one that led to the first Void connection. His breathing slowed as he
The Second Judgment
Ethan stood on the shelter roof and watched the strange ships approach, some of them shaped like silver towers and others like enormous black circles, and the fact that none of them attacked made him more nervous than any assault could have. Mary stood beside him and asked what they were waiting for, and he shook his head and admitted that he did not know.Claire came toward them and told him that the Player Network was active, and when he asked how many people were connected, she said that it was almost everyone. Victor joined them and said that people were asking what they should do, and Ethan looked toward the crowd, because that was exactly the problem. For years humanity had depended on systems, leaders, organizations, and powerful Players to make its decisions, and now nothing was left to tell them what to do.He walked toward the center of the shelter, and the crowd fell quiet as he told them that he knew everyone was afraid, and that he was afraid as well. No one interrupted h
The Observer Beyond The System
The chamber remained dark while Ethan stood beside the Original System Core and listened to the strange voice that had come from somewhere beyond the shadows, and the New System repeated its warning that an external observer had been detected, that its origin was unknown, and that its threat was unmeasurable. Ethan tightened his grip on the Beginner Blade and asked who it was, but no answer came, so he activated his Choice Sense and found that nothing appeared, with no movement, no energy, and no connection of any kind. That frightened him more than any enemy he had faced, because he could sense Void connections, hidden commands, and forced decisions, yet this presence gave him nothing at all, as though it existed outside every rule he understood.The first Player Zero moved slowly to his side and said that he could not sense it either, and the protection consciousness looked toward the darkness and said the same. Victor raised his weapon and asked how they were supposed to fight some
The Choice That Was Never Mine
The chamber remained completely dark, and Ethan could hear nothing but his own breathing until the Original System spoke again and told him to choose now. Two doors appeared in front of him, the first white and the second black, with words glowing above them that read CONTROL THE SYSTEM and DESTROY THE SYSTEM. He stared at them while the Original Host, standing several steps away, told him that this was the final decision, and Ethan looked at him and asked whether it truly was.The Original Host frowned and asked what he meant, and Ethan pointed at the doors and said that these were not real choices, because if he chose the first he would become the System and if he chose the second he would destroy it. The black cable inside his chest tightened, and the voice returned and told him to select one, but he shook his head and said no. The chamber grew colder as the System repeated that a selection was required, and Ethan raised his voice and said that he had already told it no.The doors
The System Within
Ethan screamed as the black cable disappeared into his chest, and black energy spread across his body until his knees struck the floor. The Original System spoke inside his mind with the message ORIGINAL SYSTEM CONNECTION 7 PERCENT, PLAYER ZERO INTEGRATION STARTING. He tried to disconnect, but nothing happened, and when he reached for the New System, its voice answered at once with the words CONNECTION BLOCKED.His breathing grew difficult as he begged the protection consciousness to get it out, but it moved toward him and said that it could not, because the cable was already inside his core. The Original Host struggled to his feet and told Ethan to listen, and then said that he must not fight the connection. Ethan asked whether he had lost his mind, and the Original Host explained that if he fought it, the Original System would take control faster, because it wanted his resistance and resistance was what gave it authority.Ethan's thoughts raced as he realized that the corrupted futu
The Original Host
The massive structure continued to rise from beneath the chamber with black metal covering its surface and strange white lines moving across it like veins, while the whole facility shook as the Original System Core forced its way through the floor. Ethan stood perfectly still, because he could feel something deeply familiar inside it, something that seemed to be waiting for him.The New System appeared with the messages ORIGINAL SYSTEM CORE FULLY ACTIVE, PRIMARY AUTHORITY UNKNOWN, and ADMINISTRATOR AWAKENING 10 PERCENT. Ethan tightened his grip on the Beginner Blade and asked who was inside, and a voice answered from the Core that it was his first mistake. The black structure opened, and a figure stepped out of it, and Ethan froze, because it was himself, though not the first Player Zero and not the corrupted future. This version looked exactly like him except for his eyes, which were completely black.Mary stepped backward and whispered no, and Daniel stared at the figure and said th
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