I have had no idea. But if this were to be a cheat... could that be she was looking for gaining something from me?
This plot is even more insane than any VR games I used to play in the spare time.
But then, all of a sudden, the environment shifted peculiarly. Swiftly akin to a slideshow transition.
The static then peeled away like skin, and I crashed into the floor. My head rang.
For a second, I thought I was still in the arena — until I realized the silence.
There were no crowd. No system voice.
Just the quiet hum of unseen machinery.
Nope, a killing machine disguised as an artificial intelligence.
The room was wrong. Too clean. Too bright.
It gave me quite an unpleasant memory
The walls breathed faintly like data in liquid form. I pushed myself upright, heartbeat stuttering in my ears.
"Where am—"
"You never really change, do you? Midnight."
That voice. Too soft. Too familiar.
I turned — and froze.
For once more, she stood there, framed in sterile white light.
