THE WORLD THAT NEVER WAS

Day 2

"I've often wondered to myself, is any of this real or not?"

"My mind often slips between existence and nonexistence as if I'm in this never-ending cycle of life and death."

"I feel nothing and am nothing, so why am I here? Am I human or...something in between? All I have are traces of memories that drive me forward."

Day 7

"These mysterious white creatures have taken a liking to me, I personally call them my 'Knights', for they do all my bidding. They have a peculiar ability that allows them to travel from one location to another. I wonder if I could acquire such an ability?"

Day 13

"I'm aware of my brother Eve and this seething hatred for a boy named Sora and all those associated with him. Those memories, in particular, are what I'm most curious about. I still don't understand why I'm here, is Sora the reason why? Perhaps my brother will join me in this darkness and then everything will become clear."

Since Adam found himself in The World That Never Was, he'd taken refuge in the massive floating castle above the city. Declaring it as his own base of operations, despite him being the sole operator. On occasion he would wander around the empty white halls of the castle, wondering its purpose of existence as he searched for his own.

Over time, the memories that were the core parts of his being absorbed all of his thoughts and actions and soon he was in the streets of the Dark City in search of heartless he could perform experiments on. It was the natural research side of him and a case of boredom that tore him away from the castle, because no matter where he was in the world, there was nothing but isolation waiting for him.

However, his world changed completely when he felt Eve's presence. He promptly ordered his Knight Nobodies on a full-scale search of his brother until one of his nobodies manifested in front of him.

My liege, we've yet to find the individual for whom you call 'Eve'.

We believe he does not exist in this world.

"What do you mean by he doesn't exist in this world?"

There are many worlds outside this one alone and Eve could be in any one of them.

"Fascinating...how am I able to access these so-called 'many worlds'?"

The same way we do. The darkness will take you wherever you need to go once you channel its power within you. The connection you share with your brother lies in your ties to darkness.

"Then I'll leave at once. So will you, I presume?"

Wherever you go my liege, we're always with you.


Savas: Would be an interesting convo

Guest (Feb 25): 2E: Submit to darkness!

Guest (Feb 27): Can't beat b-mode

Pallex: Twins irl are either best friends or they hate each other, no in-between

Wsrm: There would be trolling if Dev's not also drunk too lol

Mr. Awesome: #Let Kairi say fuck

Sonicsolsnake: Losing memories is just a trend with everyone at this point

Anon: Something along those lines will end up happening since I won't be using the meat or god box as it was used in the game. Now wouldn't it be a damn shame if more androids found out about the existence of other worlds, Commander White would be rolling in her grave.

Keybladelight: You will find the answer to one of your questions this chapter! Operator 21O will come up eventually, in some form. Can't wait to wrote that A2 drunk scene when I get a chance to.


V[O]ice of no Return

"So what do you think of humans now since you've met one?"

The Resistance android thought for a moment, for one, she never expected to live long enough to ever see a human in the flesh. Let alone as one as peculiar as Sora, who'd randomly come to listen to the old jukebox music with her while he waited for his friend. So her answer was as pretty direct as one could get, "Don't take this the wrong way, but basically meat bags with feelings attached to it."

"I'm not sure what other way I can take that!" Sora let out a chuckle as he rubbed the back of his head—a useless action, the android thought, but it was one of the many reasons that made him so fascinating to watch.

"Well, I'll admit that was a pretty 'android' thing for me to say. I guess if I'm being honest... it all feels so real coming from you. I mean, when I see your face and hear you speak, I'm reminded of my place as an android."

"Huh, I didn't know I had that effect on you guys."

"It's not a bad thing, it's-"

"—Hey, kid!" A2 came up from behind Sora with her pointed her sword at him, which initially gave him all the wrong ideas. "Ready to go on the hunt for machines, I just upgraded all my weapons and I had enough to get you some field rations." She threw Sora a dented can of beans.

"A2...how old is this?"

"Hell if I know. Come on, I'll catch you something along the way if you start puking."

"Okay, I'm right behind you," He waved goodbye to the Resistance android then caught up to A2. "Am I going crazy or are you actually in a good mood for once?"

"Yeah right, I just think it's a good day for violently murdering machines."

Sora nodded slowly. "I'll leave the 'violently murdering' part to you, but I guess it'll be a nice change of pace from all the crazy stuff that's been happening recent...oh- I almost forgot! I'm gonna check on 9S to make sure he's okay before we head out!" He made his way over to the infirmary only to find another android occupying 9S's bed. "Huh...where did 9S go?"

"Devola mentioned he went looking for 2E," A2 said. "Who knows, maybe he'll get stabbed so I never have to see his annoying face again."

"That's not good. We've had our differences, but it's not like I want him to get stabbed or anything."

"Oh well, can't save them all," A2 said with such obvious disregard Sora didn't pick up on.

"No, I'm sorry if I can't go machine hunting with you right now, but I think I can save 9S if I hurry!"

"What? Do you even know where the hell to find him, or is this idiot Sora speaking?"

"I was just gonna follow my heart like I always do whenever I'm in these situations. There's this saying that goes, 'may your heart be your guiding key'!"

"So this is idiot Sora speaking...alright, fine, guess I'll hunt machines later. I'm coming with you, I'd say I'm efficient at tracking down androids without a pod."

"Really?! Er- I mean, you don't have to come if you don't want to."

"I'm screwed if some heartless show up so I'm pretty much stuck with you. Let's just find that shit stain already."

Time: 14:13

Location Confirmed: Flooded City

Coordinates: 32.7503° N, 129.8779° E

Begin Recording

9S...the time I was able to spend with you...It was like memories of pure light. Thank you...Nine...s...

Echoes of 2E's footsteps followed her inside the technological fortress that was the Soul Box. Bulky machinery reinforced the walls, emitting dim yellow light. "It doesn't look like there are any machines here, but just to be safe, Pod, scan the area." Although 2E couldn't see anything, there was an undeniable presence of other lurking within the shadows.

Pod 042: Searching...no machines detected.

"Then is this structure itself a machine?"

Pod 042: Unknown, but current surroundings and prior knowledge of its machine-related origins seems to suggest it as a possibility.

"I see... well every machine has a core so how do I go forward?" She noticed a locked chest at the center of the platform, but when she walked over to it, an alarm went off.

?-?-?: Hello and welcome to the Resource Recovery Unit. Error: Foreign entity has entered the facility that has not yet been registered into the database. Please wait while we log your data into the system.

?-?-?: Loading... upload successfully. We look forward to serving you again!

All of a sudden, the once locked chest opened itself up and she received a variety of plug-in chips. "That chest must've been part of a mechanism..." She scanned the area, her eyes soon locking onto another elevator straight ahead.

'The system protection has to be broken in order to move forward. If it's letting me through like this, it must be for a reason.' But before she could take another step a second alarm went off.

?-?-?: We apologize, but there is a request for your immediate termination. Initiating execution mode. Have a good day!

Multiple ports around the walls opened up and the room began filling up with pureblood heartless. Knowing her limitations, she made a mad dash for the elevator to escape the darkness.

"Those were heartless, right? Pod, are you sure there's no way to combat them?"

Pod 042: Unknown, insufficient data regarding the 'Heartless'.

"Damn it, are they in response to my presence?"

The next level was a similar layout to the first and she quickly located the open chest on the hollowed-out platform since the heartless were slowly climbing up the walls. This time the chest rewarded her with recovery units, which 2E could only assume was in preparation for an enemy machine or whatever entity the facility had in store for her.

'I suppose an enemy machine at the end of this would be a fitting conclusion, but why go through all this trouble? The machines have never made it easy for androids.' Rather than dwell on it, she stowed her thoughts away, then ran to the elevator.

It was the third level that massively shifted its floor plan, this time the platforms were elevated into the air and the chests weren't hiding in plain sight.

Pod 042: Analysis: The two blocking devices on this floor have already been unlocked, proceed to the elevator.

"You don't say." 2E had no intention of collecting any of the treasure rewards if it meant having to face the heartless, but when she went to the elevator door, it was sealed shut. She tried banging on it, but even that wouldn't make it budge. "Son of a- I have to empty out the chests first, don't I? Pod, why did you give me ill-advised directions?"

Pod 042: Insufficient data, updating processor to correct misinformation.

Sighing under her breath, 2E returned to the elevated platforms. Enough time had elapsed for the heartless to catch up so she had to fight her way through until she destroyed their physical forms and had a small window of time to empty out both of the chests of its contents.

Instead of another plug-in chip or recovery unit, she was surprised to receive an archive file officially titled 'Tower System Outline'. She ran it through her mental processor that got all the information she needed out of it in less than a second, then rushed back to the elevator, just barely able to make it out of there unscathed.

"These archive files...Pod, why was I not made aware of this giant 'tower' structure? Especially since this tower is supposedly a canon aimed somewhere in space."

Pod 042: Insufficient data, cannot confirm or deny. Nor was this pod aware of its existence as all attention has been dedicated to Unit 2E.

"The loss of your memories have taken a significant toll on your performance. I'll have to look into it after I figure out what this place is." 'Still, this all feels so counterintuitive for the machines to allocate this many resources when YoRHa's practically been wiped out. What more can they take out of this war, if you can even still call it that.' But there was no time for her to waste it on her thoughts as the elevator doors opened to a new level.

Pod 042: Analysis: The three blocking devices on this floor have-

Pod 042: Override command. Warning: Multiple enemies detected

"You don't say." The raised platforms were black from all the heartless infesting the area, but the face of darkness didn't deter her. She went ahead with the same, 'kill 'em before they respawn' strategy from the last levels. While it worked for the first two chests, the last chest was swamped with so many heartless that in the process of her trying to reach it, the heartless pulled her through.

For a moment, the darkness surrounded her, and the coldness came back. A feeling that she carried with her no matter how many memories she lost.

-Items Obtained-

Archive obtained:
[Top Secret] Black Box

"..."

'Apart of our black box is made from machines?'

'Then I suppose this is a fitting end.'

In lieu of facing eternal oblivion, she felt someone grab her arm and yank her right out.

"...9S? Why are you here?"

"To save you, of course, 2B!"

'2B.' "You wasted your time." Snatching her arm back, 2E went to the elevator, but 9S followed behind her anyway and the doors enclosed them in together.

"2B, you don't know how much I've missed you, I'm so glad I finally found you!" 9S said.

2E turned her head the other way. "You have no business calling me 2B."

The next set of doors opened to the final level where a bright yellow orb, the core, rested in a contraption. 2E stepped out first, brandishing her sword.

"2B...what're you doing? Why do you have your sword out?"

"Of all the things I've lost from my memory being wiped, I never forgot what my true purpose was. So you'll address me by my true designation." She went straight for 9S with an attempt on his life, so he jumped back, narrowly missing her sword swing.

"I don't want to fight you 2B!"

"You don't have a choice. Pod, continuous gatling fire."

On top of avoiding 2E's relentless attacks, 9S now had to avoid her pod's endless fire, so he put his own pod up to the task of defending him. "Pod, engage R070 M: Shield, level 3 charge." A protective barrier that absorbed the projectiles surrounded 9S as he ran away. 'How do I get out of this without hurting her?!'

"2B, listen to me!" 9S was quickly backing up against the entryway. "Apart of me always knew that you were meant to kill me, but that didn't-" Pausing mid-sentence, he then ducked and rolled under another sword swing that landed him on the opposite side of 2E.

2E turned back around to face 9S. "Pod, R050: Spear, charge level 3." The number of spears charged to level 3 was enough to cover the entire platform, forcing 9S to hang off the edge if he wanted to escape impalation.

'This is a really bad situation, but nothing I can't turn around.' 9S waited until the spears dispersed to use his pod to lift him up and propel himself at 2E. The impact forced 2E to fall over on the ground where 9S held her down. "I'm sorry I have to do this, 2B." While he still had her semi-restrained, he hacked into 2E to hopefully be able to get through to her from the inside.

[HACKING SYSTEM] - BOOTING SYSTEM

9S: These are her memory archives...

[ACCESS DENIED]

9S: Ah, she has a ton of barriers barring entry, well, that's 2B for you. She's never easy, but that makes her worth it. Time to break these guys down!

BEGIN HACKING

Player: Unit 9S start

[Unit 9S approaches_ Enemy: Barrier modules]

Turn 1

Unit 9S: 100 HP

Barrier modules: 500 HP

➝Unit 9S attacks Barrier modules for 20 attack damage!

➝Barrier modules attack Unit 9S, but misses

Unit 9S: 100 HP

Barrier modules: 480 HP

Input from Administrator: "Get the hell out of my head 9S!"

Turn 2

➝Barrier modules beef up its offensive component and attacks Unit 9S for 30 attack damage!

➝Unit 9S tries to attack, but his attacks are blocked by the sudden appearance of defensive units

Unit 9S: "...damn it! Stop pushing me away 2B."

Unit 9S: 70 HP

Barrier modules: 480 HP

Input from Administrator: "What makes you think I want that?! You don't even know me, you just know the idea of me, and I don't want you in my life!"

Turn 3

➝Barrier modules powers up into 'Barrier module Limit Form' and its HP increases by 120!

Unit 9S: "Oh come on! That's it!"

➝Unit 9S brazenly attacks Barrier module Limit Form, but he is only able to chip away at its barrier until he's shot down by the defensive turrets for 60 attack damage and is forced to retreat!

Unit 9S: "...this is not good."

➝Barrier module Limit Form retaliates by unleashing a powerful blast, but misses

Unit 9S: "...2B, I care about you so much and I need you. I can't not have you in my life."

Unit 9S: 10 HP

Barrier module Limit Form: 600 HP

Input from Administrator: "Why do you care so much about an android who's supposed to kill you?!"

Turn 4

Unit 9S: "Because I..I...2B, I've always known of your true designation, but I also knew how much it hurt you. You were so distant and cold from the pain of killing me over and over again, but despite everything, you always ended up getting attached to me in your own way."

➝Barrier module Limit Form powers up its blaster

Unit 9S: "So, if you want to push me away again, fine, but I'll find my way back to you because you're the one I can't live without."

Input from Administrator: "I'll never be the person you want me to be...I can't be your 2B. It's different now."

Unit 9S: "...I know...we won't ever share those memories that I have with you, but...that's okay too. I want to create new memories that we can share together!"

➝Barrier module Limit Form receives 200 attack damage

Unit 9S: 10 HP

Barrier module Limit Form: 400 HP

Turn 5

Input from Administrator: "I know that's not what you really want 9S, but...I don't know what I want either. I keep fighting for something that's gone...it's hard to find a reason to keep moving forward."

Unit 9S: "I wondered that too myself, when I found out the humans were gone, I didn't know what the point of my existence was. I was lost. Then when I saw you ... I found myself again. You're the reason I keep fighting 2B and... why I keep dying... it's funny. I hate that it has to be you for why I'm fighting, but I also wouldn't want it any other way.

➝Barrier module Limit Form receives 200 attack damage

Unit 9S: 10 HP

Barrier module Limit Form: 200 HP

Turn 6

Unit 9S: "I just wish I had a few more moments with you to ask what you really thought of me."

Input from Administrator: "You don't need to."

➝The Barrier module Limit Form receives 190 attack damage ...

➝ Suddenly the Barrier module Limit Form transforms into a data replica of 2B!

Unit 9S: 10 HP

Unit 2B: 10 HP

Turn 7

Unit 9S: "...It's you."

Unit 9S: "..."

Unit 9S: "Who was I to you, 2B?"

["Stop complaining."]

["Roger that Nine...z."]

["All this help for no personal gain? I know she's pretty, but-"]

["9S... Come on. Let's go home."]

.

.

.

["It always... ends like this..."]

➝Unit 2B receives 10 attack damage

➝Unit 2B is defeated

LOADING . . .

HACKING COMPLETE

9S's consciousness was back in the Resource Recovery Unit, he got up from 2E, then stared at her. "It's...weird seeing you without your visor on, almost like you're a different person," He said. "I guess I should start getting used to calling you 2E...if that's what you want."

"That's unnecessary, you...can call me 2B." For so long she ran away from that name so she wouldn't have to be burdened by her past, but for the first time, when she said 2B, she felt light inside. 2B was meant to be her act, but now it was an identity she chose for herself and that meant everything to her even if she didn't want to admit it to 9S. "...We need to destroy that core as long as this is a machine facility."

"You're right, problem is getting out of here with all the heartless, maybe the core has something to do with them."

"We'll see about that."

However, once they got close enough to the core, multiple Knight Nobodies armed with broadswords emerged from the darkness to attack them. 9S attempted to get in front of 2B to protect her, but the Nobodies knocked his sword away and got a shallow cut across his chest before he jumped back.

Grimacing, 9S pressed his hand over his wound. "Don't worry, this is nothing. Not sure where those guys came from, but they don't look like heartless."

"It's always something new." Tired of falling victim to whatever enemy the world threw at them, 2B drew her sword. Fortunately, she was saved from having to combat the empty husks when she heard an all too familiar voice yell out from behind her.

"—Heads up!" Sora's keyblade spun around the Knight Nobodies, cutting down the terrifying creatures into the nothingness they were born from. After the Knight Nobodies were defeated, Sora waved his hand at 2B and 9S. "Hey guys, follow me out of here!"

"Sora! We'll be right behind you, hold on!" 9S looked back over to the core that now had heartless crawling all over it. "... you think we should destroy the core first?"

"We'll deal with that later, we have other things to worry about."

"You're right. Sora, you lead the way!"

Sora carved out a path amongst the heartless with his keyblade, but in the middle of their descent, an outgrowth of heartless latched onto 2B and tried to drag her back into the darkness. "2B!" 9S rushed over and held onto her arms. "Don't worry, I won't lose you!"

With his keyblade in hand, Sora came up from behind and slashed the heartless clawing at 2B. She had sustained serious tears to her artificial skin layer from struggling to break free from the heartless's hold, but there wasn't a second longer for them to rest so they kept moving until they were all safely outside of the Soul Box.

"Everyone alright?" Sora asked.

"Not exactly..." Blood was seeping out of torn skin and dripping down 2B's legs. There wasn't much her recovery units could do outside of internal stabilization, so she could only use her hands to compress the wound.

"Oh no...2B...I'll boot up my pod's repair program, just hold on until we get to the camp," 9S said, holding onto her.

Sora joined 9S in supporting 2B. "I'll try using curaga to see if it'll help."

With A2 taking care of the machines, it didn't take long for the two boys to bring 2B to the Resistance camp where Devola and Popola went straight to work on her. While the procedure went underway, 9S was pacing back and forth outside the infirmary, checking on 2B every couple of minutes until Devola yelled at him to leave her alone, so he decided to wait around with A2 and Sora instead.

"This was a lot less stressful when we could just upload our consciousness to another body on the Bunker," 9S said.

"Get used to it," A2 muttered.

"I'm sure she'll be okay, Dev and Pop are awesome at their jobs, just look at A2!" Sora said.

"I guess you're right, those models are built for that type of stuff. Still, we keep getting more and more close calls with those heartless by the day. I'm not sure what we'd do without you since you're the only human we have."

Until now, A2 had kept to herself, not interested in talking to 9S, who she held in contempt, but his comment had raised her curiosity. "What are you talking about? Sora's not the only human, there's still a moon base full of those bastards...or wherever they are."

"Oh...you don't know?"

"Know what?" She was starting to get pissed off.

"I hate to be the one to break it to you, but there are no humans, they all went extinct thousands of years ago. Their existence was just a lie to perpetuate this war basically."

"Don't know what E-drugs you're on, we've identified like three humans at this point."

"Wow...he didn't even tell you that part huh, and I thought you were his favorite."

Now she was full-on, grabbing 9S by the collar, pissed off at him. "What the hell are you talking about, Scanner?!"

"Uh, why don't we talk about something else," Sora tried to cut in.

"Quiet, he's pissing me off with this!" She shook 9S back and forth. "What're you waiting for?! Go ahead and tell me or you'll be in that infirmary next!"

"Okay-okay, Sora's not even from Earth, or the Moon, or anywhere that we know! He's, for lack of a better term, an alien to us."

"..."

A2 dropped him back on the ground. "Tch- like I'd belive some scanner android, especially you." She looked back to Sora for confirmation, but his face told what he wouldn't say with words and her smug confidence quickly dissolved into crippling doubt. "Wait, Sora? What he said...that can't be true, can it?"

Sora kept his head lowered, unable to face A2.

"So...you lied to me?"

"...I didn't want to hurt you, A2."

Her hands curled up into a fist. "That's bullshit, why didn't you ever tell me?!"

"I...I couldn't, that's why. If I told the truth, it would've put me and my friends in danger, maybe even the world, and I didn't want to risk that."

"This whole time you didn't even trust me either..."

"I trust you with my life A2, but this is the one thing I just couldn't tell you. I didn't think I'd be here so long that it would matter, and...I didn't want you to lose hope for this world either."

"Of course it matters, I kept fighting for you because I thought you belonged here! You were the one good thing about this shitty place and even you turned out to be a lie just like everything else!"

"A2, I'm not a lie, I'll keep fighting for you whether I belong here or not because I see a world worth saving!"

"You see a world worth saving? Of course...you stupid humans fuck everything over and still wanna be the hero, huh? You don't even get it..." Out of anger, A2 snatched Sora up by the collar then pinned him against the concrete walls of the camp. At that point, she got the attention of the Resistance camp androids who slowly accumulated around her to figure out what was going on, so 9S tried to intervene before things could get out of control.

"A2, you need to calm down. It's okay to be upset, but don't take it out on him! He's a human, we should be protecting him no matter what," 9S said.

"Who's gonna protect us when he's gone forever?!"

That got Sora angry enough to force A2 off, then the two of them began wrestling with each other to see who was going down first.

"—An android would never put their hands on a human, she probably has the logic virus! Someone get that crazy android away from the human!" A Resistance android yelled.

One of the Resistance androids ran up to A2 so she punched her in the face. "Back off! You assholes only see value in him because he's a human!"

"—Those are bold claims for someone who doesn't even see value in themselves," The crowd parted for Anemone to walk through and face A2. "Stand down A2, I won't allow this mess in my camp. There's something obviously messed up in your circuitry for you to displace your anger like this."

"The only thing messed up here is Sora, he's leaving us here to suffer!"

"A2! You know me! I won't leave until all the heartless are gone and I'll keep you guys safe no matter what! I would never leave not knowing if you'd be okay or not...and even when I am gone, I'll always be in your heart!" Sora cried out.

"That's not enough. I don't want data...I want you to be real, Sora." Then for the first time, she felt her face getting hot from all the artificial blood rushing to her face and she couldn't understand why. She couldn't process whatever emotion she was feeling so she got frustrated instead. "No, why did I say that? I should...hate you...I want to, but... I can't...I wasn't programmed to..."

All the anger cultivating inside her exploded in a fiery outburst and she slammed her fist through the concrete wall. "Just...go... home... Sora..." She said between heavy pants before collecting herself. "That's what you want, isn't it? This world is beyond saving, you'll just end up dying along with the rest of us."

"I can save it if I try, and I'm not leaving you A2! I'm here for you, always!"

"Then I'll leave. I can't do this anymore... you made me have hope again and that is the worst thing you can ever do to me."

A2 walked away from him.

"A2!"

Anemone crossed her arms. "Just let her go, Sora. She's unstable."

But Sora ran after her anyways and grabbed her arm.

"A2! Stop doing this! Why do you always push me away?! Why do you STILL put up this wall?! If we're friends, then let me be a friend to you! You don't have to give up hope and I won't ever hide anything, just please, please...don't leave me! You're the only one who's real to me!"

"...Real?"

["She's the only one that I know it's real. All of it, the good, the bad, she's genuine about it ... and no matter what, I always feel happy when I'm around her."]

"...These are just...programmed emotions. You're a human and I'm an android, none of this was ever real. I can't even hate you because it's all meaningless code." It was the first time she ever sounded truly robotic to Sora.

"No A2, stop, I- I can't do this without you!"

"Sora. Go home...do that for me."

"No A2, I- 3685348008097767!"

"A- [error] 000000."

1 function initiateCommand() {

2 Command = Push "Human" away

3 Target = Human ("Sora", "Sora", "Sora", "Sora,")

4 "Push Human away" .start(); }

5 Command Successful_Input New Command To Start

6 function initiateCommand() {

7 Command = Leave "Resistance Camp" _don't look at his_Sora_face

8 Error_Source Code 10307= Looked back at Sora_Command failed

9 Override previous Command { ( Eliminate emotional input from limbic component ) }

10 Command successfully overrided_proceed to leave "Resistance Camp" initiating motor drive() {

11 Command Successful_Input New Command To Start

12 "Machine" enemy detected

13 function initiateCommand() {

A2's sword ripped and shredded apart the group of machines with seething anger. Even when they were reduced to nothing but spare parts, she kept stabbing her sword at the chunks of metal until a soft-spoken machine voice reached out to her.

"Oh dear, I'm grateful to you for saving me, but...you don't seem okay. Can I assist you in any way?" It was Pascal of all machines. In her blind rage, A2 didn't even register his presence, but now that she was aware, she immediately switched initiatives and threw Pascal on the ground, holding her sword to his neck. "You're a machine too, I'll KILL YOU!"

"I can tell your soul is hurting and though I rather my life doesn't end right here, I won't stop you if it'll save your soul."

"You want to save my soul?! Find me a place far away from here where the machines aren't pathetic enough to not put up a fight or you'll have to be enough!"

"W-well..." With his life on the line, Pascal had to think fast. "I've heard rumors of so-called 'coliseums' filled with machines who are desperate to fight. If you wish, I can send you approximate coordinates of each of these locations."

She pressed her sword down further. "What're you waiting for?!"

When A2 received the coordinates, she threw Pascal to the side, then left everything she knew behind her.

NieR: [O]blivion

The Death Of Us

-End Recording-


A/N: Sorry this took so long to get out, it was in development hell for the longest, then school kicked my ass. Next chapter should be out quicker.