Rael stared at Selene across the rooftop.
"Wipe your past?" he asked.
She nodded. "There's a hidden server buried beneath the Orion Memory Bank—a place that stores dirty secrets, bribes, and blackmail for the elite. Mine's there."
Ash's voice echoed in Rael's ear. "That place is encrypted like a fortress. You're not just breaking in—you're deleting someone's identity."
Selene stepped closer, eyes glowing like fire. "Erase everything tied to my family's killings, deals, and betrayals. If the Syndicate finds out what I did back then... I'm dead."
Rael gave a small smirk. "So you're asking me to delete the devil's crimes?"
"No," Selene said softly. "I'm asking you to erase her... so I can be something else."
Mission 3: Erase Selene's Black Record Location: Orion Vault – Deep Server C-13 4 Security AIs Active Time Limit: 40 minutes Failure: Selene's Syndicate status revoked. Civil war risk. Bonus: Unknown reward embedded in Archive Memory Cell
Step One: Infiltration
Ash created a backdoor entry route through an unused sewage shaft. It led straight to a sublevel elevator. No guards—just machines.
Rael dropped in through the shaft like a ghost.
Inside, cold blue lights blinked across miles of data stacks.
He followed a glowing pulse from his system HUD.
Target Archive: B-3—"ZHU.S.OMEGA.1999" Warning: AI-Guarded Layer. Firewall: Class X
Step Two: Face the AI
A voice echoed through the vault.
"Unauthorized presence detected. Identity: Rael Veyron. Threat Level: Red."
Four holographic sentinels surrounded him.
Rael stood tall. "I'm not here to steal. I'm here to rewrite fate."
He slammed a spike drive into the mainframe.
Shadow Skill Activated: Memory Surge (Lv. 1)– Scrambles data nodes for 90 seconds– Requires manual reprogramming
Flickers of Selene's past played across the screens—gunshots, screaming boardrooms, the burning of rival families. Rael's hands moved fast, coding over them, layer by layer.
Painful images. Faded names. Vanished reports.
He reached the final record.
"Selene Zhu—Deathlist Handler, Age 16."
He hesitated.
Then clicked Delete.
Wiping… 20%… 50%… 99%…
Step Three: The Hidden Gift
Just before the last file cleared, a sealed memory capsule blinked:
"PERSONAL ENTRY: S.ZHU – ARCHIVE HEART"
Rael opened it.
Inside—a hidden message.
Selene's younger voice:
"If you find this… I'm not proud of who I was. But I'll become someone better. Even if it kills me."
Rael saved it silently.
Memory Erasure Complete Rewards:– Syndicate Trust Secured– Special Item: Archive Heart (Locked)– New Skill Unlocked: Digital Phantom (Lv. 1)Can ghost through electronic systems undetected for 15 seconds.
Aftermath
Back on the rooftop, Rael handed Selene a small chip.
"It's done. You're clean."
Selene didn't speak. She just looked at the chip… then at him.
And for once—she didn't wear her mask of power.
Just silence.
Then a whisper: "Thank you."