Post by Hayate on Sept 30, 2007 16:28:28 GMT -5
As a result of Jyotaro Amagi's Project G.U. failure and the huge fire that accompanied it, over 80% of "The World's" data was gone. G.U. was dissolved, and I assumed responsibility for its failure by resigning from CC Corp.
In the end, I supposed I couldn't win against either Amagi or Harald Hoerwick. But I didn't lose to them either. The faith of engineer Jun Bansyoya had not yet been broken. It was soon decided that "The World" would be shut down temporarily. One can only theorize at the purpose of CC Corp's executives, but after having lost over half their data, it was assumed that it was a simple managerial decision.
They reasoned that instead of working towards repairing the old game's data, it would be a better idea to apply their resources to a new generation game. A new game project the company had dubbed "R:2." This was also a way to escape from the ever-looming ghost of the genius Harald Hoerwick. Of course, analysis of the Harald System had been halted. And the re-examining black box data had also been implemented into R:2.
Soon the day arrived. The town and area data that they had managed to save were presented to the public. The first generation of "The World" faced its final day. I logged in with my own private character to see.
Mac Anu was serenely quiet. The cityscape that made one think of Venice was beautiful, and the waterways reflected the evening sun. Many had gathered underneath the bridge. It reminded me of a happier time when the voices of hundreds of players echoed on the streets. Like a midsummer night's dream, the next day this world would be gone.
With lingering memories and grieving voices, those who were angry at CC Corporation completely disregarded the presence of System Administrators on that final day. The characters that they had grown so attached to would not be carried over to the next version, effectively ending their lives all at once.
Even so, they gathered together in the town. Everyone said goodbye to their friends. Some vowed to meet again; others decided to move on.
Aura...
Keeping to myself in a desolate alley, I couldn't help but wonder. I wondered where Aura had gone. She was like Amaterasu hiding in her cave. After losing her, those four golden years had all of a sudden come crashing down upon us. We humans had lost our God. We couldn't stop from wailing and weeping. Project G.U. had been designed to give us a new God, but it had collapsed in flames.
She integrated into the world.
I don't know exactly when it happened. A young girl bathed in the sunset whispered the following to me.
You mean Aura? Abandoned the individual and became a god. And now abandoned godhood and distanced from fate, returned to null.
The barefooted girl with saffron-colored hair whispered to me.
You know of Aura? So I will return to the wind as well.
Her last whisper disappeared, as if the wind had blown it away. And then the girl was gone. It felt like I stood there forever. I tried to make sense of her words, and then I realized that girl with her obviously hacked character might well have been a wandering A.I. Somehow she gave me the impression of Aura that I had once known.
"The World" will end. It will end. And yet its core will be preserved in the next generation. Generation of Unity. It is what people have always wished for. Was I the only one to think that this comforting chaos, although ironic, somehow fit perfectly with "The World?" But now, it is all too late.
In the end, I supposed I couldn't win against either Amagi or Harald Hoerwick. But I didn't lose to them either. The faith of engineer Jun Bansyoya had not yet been broken. It was soon decided that "The World" would be shut down temporarily. One can only theorize at the purpose of CC Corp's executives, but after having lost over half their data, it was assumed that it was a simple managerial decision.
They reasoned that instead of working towards repairing the old game's data, it would be a better idea to apply their resources to a new generation game. A new game project the company had dubbed "R:2." This was also a way to escape from the ever-looming ghost of the genius Harald Hoerwick. Of course, analysis of the Harald System had been halted. And the re-examining black box data had also been implemented into R:2.
Soon the day arrived. The town and area data that they had managed to save were presented to the public. The first generation of "The World" faced its final day. I logged in with my own private character to see.
Mac Anu was serenely quiet. The cityscape that made one think of Venice was beautiful, and the waterways reflected the evening sun. Many had gathered underneath the bridge. It reminded me of a happier time when the voices of hundreds of players echoed on the streets. Like a midsummer night's dream, the next day this world would be gone.
With lingering memories and grieving voices, those who were angry at CC Corporation completely disregarded the presence of System Administrators on that final day. The characters that they had grown so attached to would not be carried over to the next version, effectively ending their lives all at once.
Even so, they gathered together in the town. Everyone said goodbye to their friends. Some vowed to meet again; others decided to move on.
Aura...
Keeping to myself in a desolate alley, I couldn't help but wonder. I wondered where Aura had gone. She was like Amaterasu hiding in her cave. After losing her, those four golden years had all of a sudden come crashing down upon us. We humans had lost our God. We couldn't stop from wailing and weeping. Project G.U. had been designed to give us a new God, but it had collapsed in flames.
She integrated into the world.
I don't know exactly when it happened. A young girl bathed in the sunset whispered the following to me.
You mean Aura? Abandoned the individual and became a god. And now abandoned godhood and distanced from fate, returned to null.
The barefooted girl with saffron-colored hair whispered to me.
You know of Aura? So I will return to the wind as well.
Her last whisper disappeared, as if the wind had blown it away. And then the girl was gone. It felt like I stood there forever. I tried to make sense of her words, and then I realized that girl with her obviously hacked character might well have been a wandering A.I. Somehow she gave me the impression of Aura that I had once known.
"The World" will end. It will end. And yet its core will be preserved in the next generation. Generation of Unity. It is what people have always wished for. Was I the only one to think that this comforting chaos, although ironic, somehow fit perfectly with "The World?" But now, it is all too late.
Interim Report 10
Author: Jun Bansyoya
Author: Jun Bansyoya
