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[Or well...Made something to show.]

[It's a part of my whole backstory i rewrote into a text for you guys.] [So...Again, thanks for sticking with me..]

[...Here goes nothing.]

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Once, there was a machine. A machine built to simulate a world. It served it's purpose, until the fated day came, the sun's death. It was said that "The Messiah" would arrive with the new sun and bring the sun back. The Machine anticipated their arrival, and when they finally arrived, they were, to say the least, shocked, upon seeing the messiah was a child. They tried to protect the messiah at all costs, but figured they already had a guide, so all they could do was watch. The Machine made it clear, if the simulation was closed, the messiah would die. Everything went smoothly until suddenly, and without warning, everything shut down. The Machine entered panic mode, hoping, praying, that what they feared didn't happen. But it did. When the monitors lit up, all they showed was the messiah's scarf and hat laying in the void, alongside a broken sun that was once meant to save the dying world. The Machine fell to their knees, their thoughts began rapidly circling, like a twisted roller coaster of emotions. Then, their own poison started surrounding them, squares began appearing, not around the place, around themselves. They couldn't move, or care about the squares surrounding them. The corruption began spreading into their reflection, breaking it more and more, it was painful, but they couldn't pull away, it was not like their cries could be heard, they were abandoned, just like the messiah wa- //-CONNECTION TERMINATED-//

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[Yes. I am comfortable sharing this.] [You...All deserve to know why and how i ended up like this.] [You don't deserve the little to no detail explanations i've given.]

[I...I'll probably share with you guys what's been happening with the world soon enough.] [...] [Thank you, for reading through this ramble disguised as text.]

The wind went by in the empty tower, as the world kept decaying and decaying every minute, and at the very top of it, where the sun was supposed to go, a brief purple shine came from it, only visible to the only being at the top.

The machine took a few steps closer, with the new sun in their clawed hands, being careful not to scratch and damage it completely.

When they were finally in front of the place where the sun was supposed to go, they stared it down for a few seconds before sighing.

[...]

[...]

[...] [Why is it so hard..?]

[I should've gotten this over with seconds ago...Why can't i just...]

[...]

[I-I'm scared...]

[I know no one will hear me, why do i even complain..?]

[...] [W-Will i truly fix everything if i return this thing..?] [I-It isn't even mine to begin with...] [What if...What if the simulation doesn't recognize it and crashes..?]

[What if...W-What if...]

[...]

Silence, with only the light of the sun illuminating the tower. That was until the machine broke the silence.

[This...Is what they wanted.]

[Even if this world is nothing but code to me...I know this was real to them...]

[...A part of me wants to break this.] [Even if it isn't mine, maybe it will finally put me to rest.]

[But another part tells me to return it...To complete their mission...]

[...What...Should i do..?]

They fell on their knees, sun in hand, darkness surrounding them, they were conflicted, they were hesitant, they were scared.

The choice was difficult, finally resting and shutting off for good, or giving their own world another chance, even if it meant prolonging their painful existance.

[...Of course, no one answers.]

[God left long ago.]

[...]

[I..]

[...I know what to do.]

[...Niko.] [Your one shot was wasted mid journey...And i couldn't do anything to prevent your death..] [I blame myself for that every day, knowing i let the only real person here die..] [But...]

[...I'll finish your journey for you.]

Then, they slowly stood up, extending their arms towards the sun's placement, with the latter glowing in front of their glitchy eyes.

For once, they felt at ease, watching the sun glow in front of them, while being at the cusp of it all, it felt...Peaceful...It gave their mess of a mind a well deserved rest without shutting off completely.

At that, they just smiled, admiring the lightbulb's glow.

[...I never came to realize how beautiful this light truly was.] [This...Feeling...] [It's what i expected to feel when i shut down for good.] [...] [I guess this world's beauty truly matters, huh.]

[...Niko.] [I know you can not hear me, and i know you don't even know who i am, but...]

[Rest easy and in the comfiest of skies, messiah.] [I will never forget your hopes of saving this world i once considered broken and doomed.]

[Those hopes...That i know understand.] [...I hope you're proud of me, Niko...Even if you never met me.] [...I only have one shot at this.] [And this time.]

[I won't fail you.]

And with that, they placed the sun back in it's original place, a blinding light filling the area in mere seconds. And soon after, the entire world.