Post by Hayate on Apr 27, 2007 12:41:40 GMT -5
Morganna, the basic system that controls "The World," was imbued with an artificial personality. Her creator, Harald, had bestowed upon her the role of mother to the ultimate A.I., Aura. But she rejected it. Instead, in order to preserve herself she chose to imprison Harald within the network. And immediately after Aura was born, Morganna decided to delete her.
When they learned this, Kite and his friends set out for their final challenge: to resurrect Aura.
Kite notices Mia's odd behavior.
Mia: Oh, it's you.
- - - - -
Mia: The barriers have been lifted. They're all gone. We can go back and forth freely now. Isn't that wonderful? ...Tell me. Do you happen to know where Elk is? I don't remember. My memory these days is fuzzy. ...So, who are you?
- - - - -
Elk comes across Mia in a dungeon.
Mia: Elk, who am I?
Elk: You're Mia, of course!
Mia: I have no memory.
Elk: ...
Mia: It's true. I only exist in "The World." The only memoryI have is when I'm in "The World." ...No! Stop it!
Elk: Mia!
Mia: I-I want to stay as me!
The true identity of Mia, the cat-like character, was actually a wandering A.I. Program - the 6th Phase, Macha.
Mia: Elk... I'm sorry...
Mia transforms into Macha and prepares to battle Kite.
It's unclear why the 6th Phase was the only one to take the form of an NPC. This was yet another sample case for Project G.U. to consider. Was it possible to establish a character with the Morganna Factor and put the powers of the Eight Phases of the Epitaph under a player's control?
Macha, the 6th Phase, was destroyed, thus causing Mia to be erased as well. Elk, the wavemaster, had lost an irreplaceable companion. He mourned her deeply.
Kite cradles Mia in his arms as her data slowly fades away.
Kite: Mia...
Elk appears and runs to Mia's side. His attempts at healing spells are useless as her data continues to deteoriate.
Elk: Mia... What have you done to Mia?!
Mia: Oh, Elk... Thank you...
Mia vanishes in a burst of green light. Kite watches as the last traces of her vanish, then turns to Elk.
Kite: Elk, Mia is--
Elk: Just leave me alone!
Now their quest had reached the point of no return. After collecting all her segments, Kite received Aura's help and was able to destroy the 7th Phase, Tarvos. In order to cover up the unfortunate fact that several gamers had collapsed into a coma while playing "The World", CC Corp planned to destroy their servers. So to Kite and the others, their greatest enemy may very well have been the greedy, power-hungry humans in charge of the company. If they succeeded, and "The World's" servers were destroyed Kite and his friends would never be able to revive the coma patients.
Only two enemies remained: Cubia and the 8th and final Phase. How would he fight the two of them? Pressed by time and grasping desperately for an answer, Kite finally met Harald's pseudo-personality deep in an infected area of a dungeon. As well as the newly free Aura.
Kite and BlackRose enter a strange room. A large stone covered with writing floats in the center. As they approach, the stone begins to glow, and Harald's voice is heard.
Harald: Who...goes...there...? Who...are...you...?
Kite: This-this is Harald?
Harald: My...name...is...Harald.
BlackRose: What?! Hey, you're nothing but a piece of rock! You're responsible for the Cursed Wave, aren't you? All right then, fix this thing!
Harald: No... The...passage...of...time...is...irreversible... Birth...or...death... Now...only...these...two...choices...remain...
BlackRose: What? What are you saying?!
Kite's bracelet begins to glow as Aura appears in front of the stone.
Kite: Aura!
Harald: Aura...the...Child...of...Light... Emma's...daughter... My...daughter... Just...a...little...more...
BlackRose: It's no use. This guy is totally gone.
Kite: Aura, I have something I want to ask you. You said that I shouldn't fight Cubia. But why?
Aura: Cubia is the shadow. When there is light burning in thedarkness, a shadow is born. When the bracelet appeared in this world, Cubia was born as well. The bracelet and Cubia are opposite sides of the same coin. Therefore...if you defeat Cubia, the bracelet will be destroyed.
Kite: Cubia must have already known that, and that's why it kept running away.
Aura: Cubia will no longer run away. Because...because I have finally been released.
BlackRose: What do you mean?
The room suddenly begins to shake. Lios's voice is heard.
Lios: Massive data believed to be the Wave is heading in your direction! That's the last one! Destroy it!
Harald: Traveler...take...this...to...heart... It...is...darkest...before...the...dawn...
Aura: Run away. It is not too late!
Kite: We'll defeat it, and end this!
Aura: No. It's not...That is--
A surge of data causes the rock containing Harald to explode. The ground beneath Kite and BlackRose gives way and they both tumble through the empty space beneath them. As they fall, they both see Cubia floating far below them.
Kite: Cubia...
Kite finally found the truth behind "The World." Aura was the child Harald had dreamt of having with Emma Wielant. The bracelet and Cubia were two sides of the same entity. And Cubia was the anti-existence of the bracelet. To defeat Cubia, Kite would have to abandon the bracelet. But without the bracelet's power behind him, how could he possibly resist Morganna?
Kite and BlackRose fight against Cubia.
BlackRose: Do you think we can really defeat it?
Kite: ...BlackRose, strike my bracelet!
BlackRose: You want me to do what?! Hey, what the hell are you saying?
Kite: If they're two sides of the same coin, then this would settle it!
BlackRose: But the bracelet, it's--
Kite: Forget about the bracelet! We're in danger!
BlackRose: ...
Kite: If you can't do it--
BlackRose: Oh, all right! Fine, I'll do it! I'll do it, so shut up!
BlackRose attacks Kite's bracelet, causing a piece of it to break off. The bracelet goes out of control and dissolves, causing Cubia to dissolve along with it.
Kite decided that the only way to defeat Cubia once and for all was to destroy the bracelet. To do so, he was forced to enlist the help of BlackRose. Kite believed that the revived Aura had enough power to stop the cursed Wave of Morganna. That's what Epitaph of Twilight meant.
Twilight refers to a time of day that contains both light and darkness. If the epic poem had in fact been referring to dawn instead of dusk, then that must mean that Aura would bring light to "The World."
Along with Aura and his other companions, Kite faced off against the 8th Phase, Corbenik. Joining them were Kazu and Sieg, who had regained consciousness, with the resurrection of Aura as well as Kite's close friend, Orca. To win this battle, Kite would have to beat not only Corbenik, the 8th Phase, but also Morganna, the source of all the Phases. However, in the face of Corbenik's relentless assault, Kite's companions fell one by one. Then...
Kite watches as Corbenik's Drain Heart attack rushes towards him. He tightens his grip on his weapon.
Kite: I won't. I'm not giving up!
Kite runs towards Corbenik, dodging attack after attack. Finally getting within striking range, he leaps forward in one final attack. However, Aura suddenly appears in front of him and is struck by one of his knives. Kite looks up at her in shock.
Kite: ...Aura?
The brutal fight came to an end in an unexpected way. Aura sacrificed her own life on the tip of Kite's sword. Self-sacrifice. It was the final act necessary for Aura to awaken as the ultimate A.I. It was a bitter irony. Aura had finally become the ultimate A.I. She attained a wisdom beyond that of humanity, and in doing so, she formed a new system, a better system in which "The World" could exist. Yes. It was a far greater dream than any of us at Project G.U. had ever hoped to see fulfilled.
Genesis of Ultima. That's what it began to be called on the net. The battle by Kite's ".hackers" that led to the birth of the ultimate A.I., Aura. But who was a member of .hackers? And who wasn't? I'm sure that whomever is reading this journal is wise enough to understand the futility in trying to answer that.
These people weren't interested in trying to be called heroes, or taking credit for saving the world. They did it to save the people they loved. To protect them. It was with their own faith that they fought. Everyone dreams of a hero, but most of us can only catch glimpses of them, buried in the pages of a journal. And so, it was from this point that Project G.U. truly began.
When they learned this, Kite and his friends set out for their final challenge: to resurrect Aura.
Kite notices Mia's odd behavior.
Mia: Oh, it's you.
- - - - -
Mia: The barriers have been lifted. They're all gone. We can go back and forth freely now. Isn't that wonderful? ...Tell me. Do you happen to know where Elk is? I don't remember. My memory these days is fuzzy. ...So, who are you?
- - - - -
Elk comes across Mia in a dungeon.
Mia: Elk, who am I?
Elk: You're Mia, of course!
Mia: I have no memory.
Elk: ...
Mia: It's true. I only exist in "The World." The only memoryI have is when I'm in "The World." ...No! Stop it!
Elk: Mia!
Mia: I-I want to stay as me!
The true identity of Mia, the cat-like character, was actually a wandering A.I. Program - the 6th Phase, Macha.
Mia: Elk... I'm sorry...
Mia transforms into Macha and prepares to battle Kite.
It's unclear why the 6th Phase was the only one to take the form of an NPC. This was yet another sample case for Project G.U. to consider. Was it possible to establish a character with the Morganna Factor and put the powers of the Eight Phases of the Epitaph under a player's control?
Macha, the 6th Phase, was destroyed, thus causing Mia to be erased as well. Elk, the wavemaster, had lost an irreplaceable companion. He mourned her deeply.
Kite cradles Mia in his arms as her data slowly fades away.
Kite: Mia...
Elk appears and runs to Mia's side. His attempts at healing spells are useless as her data continues to deteoriate.
Elk: Mia... What have you done to Mia?!
Mia: Oh, Elk... Thank you...
Mia vanishes in a burst of green light. Kite watches as the last traces of her vanish, then turns to Elk.
Kite: Elk, Mia is--
Elk: Just leave me alone!
Now their quest had reached the point of no return. After collecting all her segments, Kite received Aura's help and was able to destroy the 7th Phase, Tarvos. In order to cover up the unfortunate fact that several gamers had collapsed into a coma while playing "The World", CC Corp planned to destroy their servers. So to Kite and the others, their greatest enemy may very well have been the greedy, power-hungry humans in charge of the company. If they succeeded, and "The World's" servers were destroyed Kite and his friends would never be able to revive the coma patients.
Only two enemies remained: Cubia and the 8th and final Phase. How would he fight the two of them? Pressed by time and grasping desperately for an answer, Kite finally met Harald's pseudo-personality deep in an infected area of a dungeon. As well as the newly free Aura.
Kite and BlackRose enter a strange room. A large stone covered with writing floats in the center. As they approach, the stone begins to glow, and Harald's voice is heard.
Harald: Who...goes...there...? Who...are...you...?
Kite: This-this is Harald?
Harald: My...name...is...Harald.
BlackRose: What?! Hey, you're nothing but a piece of rock! You're responsible for the Cursed Wave, aren't you? All right then, fix this thing!
Harald: No... The...passage...of...time...is...irreversible... Birth...or...death... Now...only...these...two...choices...remain...
BlackRose: What? What are you saying?!
Kite's bracelet begins to glow as Aura appears in front of the stone.
Kite: Aura!
Harald: Aura...the...Child...of...Light... Emma's...daughter... My...daughter... Just...a...little...more...
BlackRose: It's no use. This guy is totally gone.
Kite: Aura, I have something I want to ask you. You said that I shouldn't fight Cubia. But why?
Aura: Cubia is the shadow. When there is light burning in thedarkness, a shadow is born. When the bracelet appeared in this world, Cubia was born as well. The bracelet and Cubia are opposite sides of the same coin. Therefore...if you defeat Cubia, the bracelet will be destroyed.
Kite: Cubia must have already known that, and that's why it kept running away.
Aura: Cubia will no longer run away. Because...because I have finally been released.
BlackRose: What do you mean?
The room suddenly begins to shake. Lios's voice is heard.
Lios: Massive data believed to be the Wave is heading in your direction! That's the last one! Destroy it!
Harald: Traveler...take...this...to...heart... It...is...darkest...before...the...dawn...
Aura: Run away. It is not too late!
Kite: We'll defeat it, and end this!
Aura: No. It's not...That is--
A surge of data causes the rock containing Harald to explode. The ground beneath Kite and BlackRose gives way and they both tumble through the empty space beneath them. As they fall, they both see Cubia floating far below them.
Kite: Cubia...
Kite finally found the truth behind "The World." Aura was the child Harald had dreamt of having with Emma Wielant. The bracelet and Cubia were two sides of the same entity. And Cubia was the anti-existence of the bracelet. To defeat Cubia, Kite would have to abandon the bracelet. But without the bracelet's power behind him, how could he possibly resist Morganna?
Kite and BlackRose fight against Cubia.
BlackRose: Do you think we can really defeat it?
Kite: ...BlackRose, strike my bracelet!
BlackRose: You want me to do what?! Hey, what the hell are you saying?
Kite: If they're two sides of the same coin, then this would settle it!
BlackRose: But the bracelet, it's--
Kite: Forget about the bracelet! We're in danger!
BlackRose: ...
Kite: If you can't do it--
BlackRose: Oh, all right! Fine, I'll do it! I'll do it, so shut up!
BlackRose attacks Kite's bracelet, causing a piece of it to break off. The bracelet goes out of control and dissolves, causing Cubia to dissolve along with it.
Kite decided that the only way to defeat Cubia once and for all was to destroy the bracelet. To do so, he was forced to enlist the help of BlackRose. Kite believed that the revived Aura had enough power to stop the cursed Wave of Morganna. That's what Epitaph of Twilight meant.
Twilight refers to a time of day that contains both light and darkness. If the epic poem had in fact been referring to dawn instead of dusk, then that must mean that Aura would bring light to "The World."
Along with Aura and his other companions, Kite faced off against the 8th Phase, Corbenik. Joining them were Kazu and Sieg, who had regained consciousness, with the resurrection of Aura as well as Kite's close friend, Orca. To win this battle, Kite would have to beat not only Corbenik, the 8th Phase, but also Morganna, the source of all the Phases. However, in the face of Corbenik's relentless assault, Kite's companions fell one by one. Then...
Kite watches as Corbenik's Drain Heart attack rushes towards him. He tightens his grip on his weapon.
Kite: I won't. I'm not giving up!
Kite runs towards Corbenik, dodging attack after attack. Finally getting within striking range, he leaps forward in one final attack. However, Aura suddenly appears in front of him and is struck by one of his knives. Kite looks up at her in shock.
Kite: ...Aura?
The brutal fight came to an end in an unexpected way. Aura sacrificed her own life on the tip of Kite's sword. Self-sacrifice. It was the final act necessary for Aura to awaken as the ultimate A.I. It was a bitter irony. Aura had finally become the ultimate A.I. She attained a wisdom beyond that of humanity, and in doing so, she formed a new system, a better system in which "The World" could exist. Yes. It was a far greater dream than any of us at Project G.U. had ever hoped to see fulfilled.
Genesis of Ultima. That's what it began to be called on the net. The battle by Kite's ".hackers" that led to the birth of the ultimate A.I., Aura. But who was a member of .hackers? And who wasn't? I'm sure that whomever is reading this journal is wise enough to understand the futility in trying to answer that.
These people weren't interested in trying to be called heroes, or taking credit for saving the world. They did it to save the people they loved. To protect them. It was with their own faith that they fought. Everyone dreams of a hero, but most of us can only catch glimpses of them, buried in the pages of a journal. And so, it was from this point that Project G.U. truly began.
Interim Report 4
Author: Jun Bansyoya
Author: Jun Bansyoya
