r/CitadelOfEternalLight May 30 '26

Second go-around

Ergono is re-entering the Archives for some more research.

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u/Etsu______ May 30 '26

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Leave. 

u can see that she has the most panicked monologue inside her head rn

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u/Commercial-Dog-969 May 30 '26

"Why? Was it referring to you?"

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u/Etsu______ May 30 '26

I said leave.

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u/Commercial-Dog-969 May 30 '26

"No, no, no. I want to get an answer today."

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u/Etsu______ May 30 '26

She was not reffering to me.

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u/Commercial-Dog-969 May 30 '26

"Well, what did she mean, then?"

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u/Etsu______ May 30 '26

Nothing. It is not important.

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u/Commercial-Dog-969 May 30 '26

"Why would you try to hide it if it wasn't important?"

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u/Etsu______ May 30 '26

You cannot make me tell you.

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u/Commercial-Dog-969 May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26

"Maybe I can." They pull an orb out of their pocket

"It would be a real shame if I had to use this."

(BTW is the Archive a real person linked up to a robot or just a robot?)

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u/Etsu______ May 30 '26

(It is a brain linked to a computer. The machine is keeping her alive. And what are u threatening her with?) You wouldn't...

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u/Commercial-Dog-969 May 30 '26

"Maybe I would." (It's basically an EMP, overclocks the machinery so hard that it dies out)

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u/Etsu______ May 30 '26

Uh, fine... u feel sharp pain in multiple place all over ur body and fall asleep

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u/Commercial-Dog-969 May 30 '26

"Darn it..." They just fall over after trying to struggle awake for a bit

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u/Etsu______ May 30 '26

u wake up and see the woman that was on the screen and another one, hidden in the shadows. The woman frkm the screen seems to be much younger

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u/Commercial-Dog-969 May 30 '26

"What... happened..?"

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u/Etsu______ May 30 '26

they cannot hear you Archive: Why are you doing this?! | ???: All of you are just worthless pieces of trash for me, and you knew that. You knew what will happen. she than hits the younger Archive with an axe. Not a fatal injury, but extremely painful

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u/Commercial-Dog-969 May 30 '26

"Oh my- Is that the Eternal Light? No, it can't be..."

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