[Above the Worlds — The System Nexus]
The universe wasn't made of stars.It was made of code.
Fractal light spiraled through the endless lattice of reality, forming the Nexus Chamber, where eight colossal beings hovered in geometric thrones — the Architects of the System.
Each represented a fundamental law: Time, Death, Origin, Balance, Chaos, Memory, Fate, and Observation.
But one of them — The Observer — sat apart, legs crossed, watching the chaos unfold below like a man watching fireworks he lit himself.
"Containment breach expands to 2.3%," reported Fate, her voice sharp as a blade.
"The anomaly continues to destabilize regional laws."
"Then erase her," said Death. "Nullify the Null."
The Observer smiled faintly. "You've tried that before."
"You defied collective decree," Balance hissed. "You resurrected an erased subject.""No," he corrected softly. "I simply refused to let boredom be your god."
The chamber trembled. Time itself pulsed like a heartbeat around them.
"You don't understand what she is now," Origin said grimly. "Her essence was rewritten. The soul once tied to the World Tree is gone. What remains… is something neither creation nor void can contain.""And yet," the Observer murmured, "she breathes."
[The Debate of Existence]
Fate projected holographic fragments into the air — glimpses of Earth, Korea, Tokyo, the northern frontlines.
Each screen flickered with war and ruin.Monsters evolved faster. Mana storms devoured cities.And there, in the middle of it all, a woman stood — her name displayed on the new System records.
[Name: Yurina Kaito]
[Origin: Japan][Class: Guardian]
[Rank: A+]
[Skill: All Attack Nullification | Barrier Expansion | Unknown Secondary Parameter]
The image showed a calm woman with long silver-black hair tied in a low braid, eyes a soft amber that reflected no memory of the past. Her movements were disciplined, soldier-like. Her smile was faint and distant.
To the world, she was Japan's youngest national protector, awakened during the first month of the New Apocalypse Cycle.
To the Architects, she was the scar that refused to heal.
"She doesn't remember," said Memory, voice trembling with curiosity. "Her consciousness was wiped completely. She believes she's Yurina Kaito — a civilian from Yokohama."
"Good," muttered Chaos. "That means she's finally harmless."
"Harmless?" The Observer's laugh echoed through the void. "You fools gave her All Attack Nullification. She's walking immunity. A living rejection of damage, of death, of cause itself."
Balance struck the table with a thunderous chord.
"Enough, Observer! Your game ends here. You meddled once; you will not again."
But the Observer only leaned back in his throne of static light, smirking.
"Tell me, Balance — if she no longer remembers, and the world no longer remembers her, is she still the anomaly you fear? Or just another player in your endless cycle?"
No one answered.
Because beneath the data surface, her name—Evelyn Park—was still burned into the System's root.Every time the Architects tried to overwrite it, the same error appeared.
[Root Variable: EV_PARK / Lock Level: UNKNOWN / Origin Untraceable]
[Attempted Erasure Result: Failure.]
[Below — Tokyo Safe Zone]
Yurina Kaito adjusted the strap of her weapon as she stood before a line of trembling civilians.
Her squad from the Eastern Coalition Guild saluted her.
"Ma'am, we're ready for deployment!""Stay close to the barrier perimeter," she said calmly, her voice firm but gentle. "I'll maintain the front shield."
She raised her hand — and the air shimmered into a translucent golden dome that spanned half the district.
It was perfect.It was divine.
And for a brief moment, she thought she heard something — a whisper beneath her consciousness.
"You always protected them first…"
Her brows furrowed. "Who… said that?"
No one answered.The wind carried only the sound of alarms and distant roars.
[Return to the Council]
The Council's debate turned to uproar.Death demanded annihilation.Balance demanded reset.Memory pleaded preservation.Origin sought analysis.
Only the Observer remained still.
Finally, Time spoke, his tone weary.
"If we remove her, the structure of the current world may collapse again. Humanity has stabilized under her barrier system. Even the Demonkin now use her zones for refuge. She is… equilibrium."
"She's corruption," Balance snapped."She's symmetry," the Observer corrected. "A human weapon against chaos itself. Isn't that what you wanted?"
Chaos snarled.
"You twisted her for amusement.""And yet," he said softly, "she is the only one still alive."
[The Final Verdict]
Silence fell.
One by one, the Architects' sigils glowed red — the vote cast.
Preserve Entity "Yurina Kaito."
Monitor and Contain Observer Interference.
Prohibit Memory Restoration.
The Observer smiled thinly.
"Oh, I wouldn't dream of it. After all…"His eyes flicked downward — to where Yurina Kaito stood beneath a blood-red sunrise, her barrier shimmering around a thousand lives.
"…she's much more interesting when she doesn't remember who she was."
He turned away as the Nexus chamber dimmed, whispering into the dark.
"Let's see what you become, little goddess… now that you no longer believe in gods."
This time, she hated God.
[ — The Council of Fractures]
[System Log Updated.]
[Entity "Yurina Kaito" — Stable.]
[Origin: Reset Confirmed.]
[Residual Root Name: Evelyn Park — Error: Cannot Delete.]
[Observer Watch Protocol: Active.]