In the dim recesses of the ruined Kingdom of Silra, beneath layers of stone long forgotten and histories erased by order of the First Rewrite, something stirred. Inside a sealed chamber, a figure sat hunched before an ancient terminal—its screen flickering with corrupted code and fragmented echoes of System Protocol v0.1. > "Subject Z-100: Lazy Architect. Status: Autonomous. New variable introduced. The figure did not breathe. Across the fractured mirror-like screen, one phrase began to repeat: > "Welcome back, Administrator." Another figure stepped into the flickering light—draped in tattered robes bearing the symbol of the Original System Dev Team. Their voice was soft, yet sharp like a scalpel. > "We built the system to control the world. But one lazy boy just rewrote the rulebook. Now we take it back." With a wave of their hand, the entire lab powered up. Dozens of red lights flared. Chambers hissed open—each one holding something old, failed, or forbidden. > "Initialize Alpha Sequence. Release the dormant minds." And far away, in Vija Academy... Jay stirred in his sleep. His HUD flickered once. > [ERROR: An unknown user has accessed your Source Code.]
