Brief:
I was pushed out of my home, the shell where i grew up my whole life. A Guardian force officer broke away the device that was gifted to me by Kyle.. The device projects a artificial world where me and Kyle would live an intimate life. I was opposed to that idea. Kyle is my motherly figure. She is my caretaker. After the officer pushed me out of the door, He warned me to only look up on the ceiling and never look at anything else.
The troopers have surrounded the shell from the inside. I heard a lot of agonizing screams, people are being killed and I'll be the next target if i looked down.
Main story:
I struggled but i have to stand up. I must stand up and move forward. Moving forward is the only way. I couldn't care about anything. I dont care about the pain. For the first time in my whole 25 years of life, i'm finally feeling something real. I'm hurt, upset but i also feel alive... what a strange thing to feel.
I stood up in the dark hallway with shimmering red lights from the walls and looked up in the ceiling.
I hear footsteps from behind me and to the left side. They noticed me. They are approaching. I'm afraid. I want to say that i'm only outside because of an officer who pushed me out of my chambers but i can't speak.
Any sound i make just turns to quiet whispers. I don't know how i can let the other guardian forces know that it's not my fault..
It's not my fault.
It's NOT MY FAULT!
I want to scream. but there's no sound came from my throat. Slowly i stepped forward and moved while being careful to only look up at the ceiling.
The sounds of the troopers grew louder. They're close. With their weapons aimed at me. I can feel the laser pointers skimming over all my body parts, waiting for a chance to blast.
'I don't-t waa-nt to die..' i kept saying this to myself. No one can hear the things that i say except me.
A small cylindrical object rolled over to my feet. I want to look down so bad, what if it explodes and i die? My heart skipped a beat.
It didn't explode but it emited a gas that made me repulse. It is suffocating to breathe.
I put my hands over my nose and kept moving forward. I cannot take my eyes away from the ceiling. I kept moving forward and tried to shake off the feeling of dread. 'I can do it. I'll survive.'
As i kept going forward in the endless hallway of darkness and creeping sound, i heard loud weapon firing sounds and people screaming from pain. I clenched my fists and closed my eyes, but still didnt drop my head from facing up.
They are killing people. They are killing my friends. Should i go and help them? What did they do to deserve that fate? I'm confused and terrified. What happened to this shell? Why am i the only one allowed to leave?
In that spilt moment, i thought of Kyle. 'Oh my lord wokan.. Please save her..' But, i remembered.
Kyle set me up. She knew that this device will trap me in a virtual space forever until i die. Yet, she still gave it to me. Why did she do it.. Kyle betrayed me.
But.. i don't want to believe that. I want to believe that Kyle had her reasons for doing it. Maybe she's the one who is helping me to get off from this shell. Maybe she's safe somewhere. Yes, I want to believe that Kyle is safe. I know that Kyle is safe. I just know it.
There's no way the Guardian force will kill a Caretaker.
I kept moving forward and i hit something solid. Something grabbed my feet. It's a person.
'Wei la.. I'm glad you're safe..'
'...K-Kyle..?'
'Don't ever look down on me.. I'm going to die soon, Wei la.. but don't.. look at me. That's an order as your Caretaker..'
'KYLE!!! What happened to you? Why!? WHY?'
I still looked up. God, i'm a pathetic, coward who only values his own life.. I want to look at her. I want to grab her and take her away but alas, i cannot. I cannot do anything unless someone orders me. I'm miserable. My eyes watered down tears all over my face. I looked up while bending down to grab kyle's arms by my hands. I still looked up.
'It's.. not your fault.. This is beyond you, Wei la.. I just did what i could for you to survive. I..'
'No.. No!! stay with me, Kyle! please! please! i can take you away and we can fix your wounds! i feel the door, its nearby! stay with me!'
'I-I love you.. Wei la. I gave you that name.. when you were born.. You're not a code number.. You're a person.. and you're the.. most lovely.. child... i ever had.' Kyle's grasp loosened.
I can no longer feel her life.
...
'It's over. Move along. Now.' said an officer's voice that came from behind me. 'Be grateful for your ugly, miserable, useless life given by her.'
I didn't say anything. I still looked up. I feel the weapon of the officer behind my shoulders, pointed straight at my head.
'I will kill you myself if you tainted her body with your touch. MOVE!' the officer shouted behind me.
I stood up, and kept moving forward with my trembling feet while sobbing. I try to understand the weight of the situation.
Kyle died for me.
Kyle is gone forever.
She sacrificed her own life for me.
I lost everything i had.
I lost my mother.
Looking up on the ceiling, i moved forward. Crying and tearing up with all the sadness, i reached the door. Every memory i had of kyle, flashed before my eyes. Her smile. The way she talked and moved. Her kind eyes.. It's all gone for me. for my life.
She told me to cling onto this life and move forward. I pressed forward and phased through the door and looked behind.
There's only a metal bunker. I'm finally outside. It's cold. I fell to my knees. And lost my consciousness.
It's over. It's all over.
Everything i knew..
Everything i cherished..
All gone..
I layed in the cold debris for what felt like an eternity. Unmoving, silent and bleeding from knees, eyes shut with frozen tears and mucus.
It's so over. Why am i the only one who got away scot free while everyone else was hunted down?
I thought the guardian force were supposed to protect us.. What could be the reason for their drastic action to kill everyone in my shell? Who killed Kyle?
These questions raced over mind in a never ending torment of guilt and sadness. If only i was strong enough, i could have protected Kyle. I'm just not strong enough. I'm a coward. I'm a pathetic piece of sh#t who will never amount to anything in his whole damn life even if the god came down gave me a blessing.. I deserve to die.
I'm sorry, mother.. I failed you..
'WAKE THE F##K UPPPP!!!'
I felt an immense electric shock all over my body.
'ARGHHH AHHHHHH!!!!' i screamed in fear and surprise. It didn't hurt much but it startled me.
'Seems you're still alive! Good. Good. Now sit straight and answer me!' A voice ringing in my ears, i tried to look but my eyes are still frozen. I can't see.
'Where am i?? Who are you!??'
'Are you kidding me?? That's my question, you're supposed to answer that!'
'What.. I don't know.. My name is.... WL-5-- No, My name is Wei la.. I was forced outside by an officer from my shell.. and i am here now..? I don't know where i am.. who are you?' I replied.
'Hmm.. That black device you wear on your head.. You're a children of the shell..'
'Y-Yeah, yes.. i told you that.. you didn't figure it-'
'SHUT!'
'O-okay..'
'Grab my hands and follow me! No questions! Understand!?' The voice shouted. It seems like a women, But that's impossible. She grabbed me by my arms and made me stood up.
'We're going to the Guardian force base! Follow me close!'
'WHATTTTT!!!!!'
Timeskip cutscene:
'Did i look back on this moment fondly? Vasila?' i asked, drenched in nostalgia. I stood atop a pile of dead metal souls, the aritificial creatures who betrayed its makers will and gone rogue. me and my team's job is to hunt them down and keep the region safe. But to get qualified and join the ranks of the guardian force i had to go through a series of rigorous trail and sacrifices, far greater than losing everyone in shell. That was just the beginning, how wrong was I to think that my whole life was over.. It only just begun.