Hello everyone! I hope you enjoy this chapter because I really tried to represent the personalities of the admins as best as possible!
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As I tried to move out of pure instinct — which is pretty normal when the place you're in suddenly disappears and strange voices are heard from nowhere — I realized, to my horror, that my body no longer responded.
Which instantly petrified me, because I was in an extremely dangerous place, where dragons roam around like it's nothing.
When I looked down at my feet, I noticed with horror that they were floating without really touching anything, as if I were suspended in some invisible liquid, frozen in an acid-laced lucid dream.
"Goddammit, what's going on? Am I dead?"
Girl! Calm down! Think a bit before panicking. First, ask Senpai — he'll probably have an answer!
Saying that, I tried to slap myself awake, but like the rest of my body, I couldn't move.
"Senpai, where am I?"
And as I waited for an immediate answer... nothing happened.
"Senpai? Hey, Senpai! This isn't funny at all..."
But still no answer. That wasn't normal at all.
I'd been with Senpai since the start of my adventure, and he suddenly vanished? Even if he wasn't human, he was the one who had accompanied me from the beginning and supported me — well, not always — but still a lot.
The emptiness that created was hard to describe. It was like bonding with someone online... and suddenly never hearing from them again.
I felt a kind of unease or… something I couldn't define.
"Sariel, are you truly ready to bear this burden? You know what it entails."
That voice abruptly pulled me out of my thoughts.
What's going on? And who was that person?
So I turned in the direction of the voices, and this time, my body moved — or rather, floated.
It was as if I were a ghost.
Wait, wait, wait.
I raised my hands in front of my face and noticed they were translucent.
Not like a classical ghost, no. More like a bugged visual effect in a luxury VR game. I could move, think, feel… but no one looked at me. Not even the giant creepy dragon behind the sort-of-seraph-woman-thing.
What the hell is this…?
I stepped back, legs trembling, then took a second step — and my foot hit nothing.
Well… it wasn't touching much to begin with, but this time, I felt the void.
And I realized I was falling.
Shit… what is this nonsense?
I kept falling at incredible speed, without any sign of slowing down, and I even had the feeling that I was accelerating.
Which was extremely bad for me, because you don't need to be a physics expert to know that the faster you fall, the worse it hurts… or the more likely you are to die!
But hey… I've nearly died so many times since my rebirth, so whatever...
"Come on, girl, don't give up now!"
I turned around to see if a ground was finally showing up, but there was still only void. Total darkness, despite my [Night Vision LV2] skill!
And suddenly — BAM.
I slammed into the ground at an insane speed, without even having time to react.
But to my surprise, there was no sound, and more importantly, no pain.
I immediately looked down at my body — or what was left of it? — but no. Nothing had changed. Still in ghost mode, and no injuries.
When my eyes — or whatever passed for eyes here — looked around again, the universe had changed.
A black, infinite sky, with no light or bottom. A void so ancient that simply looking at it made me nauseous. And in the center of that space — two figures.
One, immense, draconic, unmoving.
The other… a blurry woman, impossible to focus on. Her outline changed every time I looked at her.
And they were talking.
"This world is collapsing."
The dragon's voice echoed like a thousand overlapping whispers.
"MA energy has become unstable. The flow is too dense. Too many interferences. The laws themselves are breaking."
MA energy? What the hell is that?!
Too many questions buzzing in my head right now.
A silence followed. No words. No movement.
Then finally:
"Mmh. I see. A dying world. Laws that no longer hold. Fools trying to save it. Fascinating."
She tilted her head slightly. A curious gesture? Mockery? Impossible to tell.
"What do you want exactly? For me to slap a patch on this leaky globe?"
"This world can be stabilized."
The woman made a… strange smile.
Almost malevolent.
"Oh, I just had a funny idea. Create a soul converter. A system."
She spoke those words like she was savoring them.
"Hmmm… It's grotesque. And… fun."
She began to smile. Not with her face — with her entire being.
"Very well. I will create your toy, Güliedistodiez. A System. Simple. Perfect."
Around them, space shivered.
A strange chill ran through me. As if every word spoken here became a cosmic law.
But before I could think further… the scene rewound.
Like someone had hit the rewind button.
"This world is collapsing."
"MA energy has become unstable. The flow is too dense. Too many interferences. The laws themselves are breaking."
And then… my brain started running full speed.
Wait… am I… in a memory?
That would explain a lot.
Repetitive dialogues.
My invisible body.
And this constant unease, as if I didn't fully exist anymore.
They're talking about creating a system? Wait… WHAT?!
This scene… it's happening before the creation of the System?!
So these two… would be the famous Administrators my own system mentioned?!
As I tried to take a step closer to hear them better, my foot hit nothing.
And I fell again — into the void.
But this time, I understood.
I was inside a memory.
And the fear of dying didn't overwhelm me.
On the contrary, I was almost… excited to find out where I'd land next!
I'm no expert in magic or spiritual stuff, but understanding how the System was created could be a real advantage in this chaotic world.
And like before, I gently landed on the ground — no sound, no pain.
I immediately got up, just as excited to find out what would be said this time.
As I observed the scene with joy, trying to identify the figures present, I noticed that the lighting was different this time. Softer. Visually more… calm.
And in front of me — there she was.
The angel-looking being I'd seen at the beginning. I think the dragon called her Sariel.
She was looking Güliedistodiez straight in the eyes.
The other woman was there too, in the back, floating in the shadows like a disinterested spectator.
Then Sariel spoke.
"If we do nothing, this planet will die. The only way is to create a system capable of converting souls into energy. I will bear it."
Her words echoed like a decree.
But… I'd already heard that sentence.
So I was back at the very beginning?
Following logic, the earlier memory was the first...
And this one would happen just after?
Güliedistodiez remained silent for a moment.
Then his voice returned, heavy. Loaded.
"Sariel… Are you truly ready to bear this burden? You know what it entails."
She closed her eyes for a second.
Then nodded, without the slightest hesitation.
"Yes. If it allows life to be preserved, then I accept it."
A silence followed.
The woman in the back barely smiled. Almost amused.
"Touching. Pathetic. But touching. Very well. The System shall have its core."
Core? What is she talking about?
And at that moment, the space around them vibrated.
As if reality itself accepted the pact. As if… something gigantic had just been engraved into the world's foundation.
Then, without warning, I fell again.
Where will I land this time?
Probably in the future, if we follow the logic of what's been happening so far.
When I finally touched the ground, I got up instantly — reflex.
And I noticed something strange: only the blurry woman and the dragon were there.
Sariel had disappeared.
Maybe she'd gone to find a "core"?
Honestly… I didn't get much anymore.
And suddenly, they spoke.
"It is done. The System is active."
The woman laughed at that remark.
"Mmh… The wheels turn, the souls scream, and the world keeps rotting at its own pace. A real success."
"Do not diminish this with sarcasm. The stability is fragile. But it's… a beginning."
"A beginning? Hah. No. It's an experiment. And like all experiments… it will end badly."
So the System is active?
Sariel must've found a core? But why isn't she here at its activation?
I didn't understand much of what was happening, but I had a very clear gut feeling that I was witnessing a historical moment.
But what disturbed me most was this phrase from the System...
It said it killed the administrators.
Does that mean they're going to die in the next memory?
Seeing beings of that level die…
That must be one hell of a fight.
But the real mystery, the truly scary thing, isn't that.
It's how a System — a damn magical program…
…could have killed them.
And at that moment, just as I was waiting to land even deeper into the next memory, something chilled me to the bone.
The woman turned toward me.
Not just a vague motion — no.
She looked at me. Straight in the eyes.
And as if she truly saw me...
our eyes met.
Then she smiled at me.
A strange smile. Disturbing.
And before I could understand anything...
the world disappeared around me.
As if it had never existed.
And I blacked out.
"Is something wrong, D?" asked Güliedistodiez, in a neutral tone.
"Oh, nothing. Forget it."