Magni Historia - Escalation/Stage 10 - Storyline

Untamed Ambition

Siegfried	!
Asuka	!
Siegfried	Dang. She's pretty tough!
Roxanne	Take this!
Asuka	...
Siegfried	!
Roxanne	Sieg!
Siegfried	You okay there?
Roxanne	Y-yes! Hey, you! I've got a bullet with your name on it!
Asuka	Haaaah!
Construct	!
Minerva	!
Construct	...
Minerva	Keep alert, Soren! Stay with me!
Soren	Right...!
Minerva	(The particle density is making us prime targets for the Constructs.) (We have got to find a way to shut down that Core.) Soren, do you think you can use Alchemy again?
Soren	I don't know. I'm not really sure how it happened.
Minerva	I'll distract the Constructs and provide cover. I want you to target the Core.
Soren	It's worth a try.
Minerva	!
Constructs	...
Soren	... ...
???	...
Zheng Yi	...?!
Construct	Bzzzztt...
Minerva	The Constructs are disrupted!
Zheng Yi	Foolish boy! Do you even understand what terrifying power you wield?! Humans cannot be trusted with such powers! Your emotional outbursts are a prime example of that!
Siegfried	Then what's with all the Alchemia substances in your lab? What about the monsters?
Zheng Yi	You should already know this. Constructs require a dedicated power source. Did you think I would resort to human sacrifices?
Roxanne	So you're trying to raise Alchemically-enhanced monsters as fodder instead... I don't know what to say at all.
Zheng Yi	The follies of men have marred the good name of Alchemy, because of their emotionally driven desires. That is why destruction is so rampant in our world. But no longer! These Constructs function only on logic and reason. They cannot be swayed from their course. With the Constructs keeping the peace, mankind will enter a new age free from the shadow of Alchemy! Until then, I shall be the guiding hand for this world. No longer will we pay for the sins of the few and the mad. Is that not correct, Atropos?
Atropos	Verifying User... User Authenticated. Level 3 functions are unlocked.
Siegfried	No way. A mere machine can't possibly understand the true meaning of his words.
Atropos	Target identified as aggressor. Minor damage to Density Controller affirmative.
Soren	...
Atropos	Target classified as High Level Threat. Commencing Defense Protocol... Scanning for Conduit.
Zheng Yi	A conduit...
Siegfried Roxanne	...
Atropos	Conduit found. Enhancement in progress.
Asuka	...
Atropos	Targets: ALL.
Siegfried	Brace yourselves!
Later...
Asuka	!
Siegfried	...
Asuka	...!
Siegfried	Urgh... What... Strength!
Asuka	!
Roxanne	Oh no you don't. Game over!
Asuka	...
Roxanne	...
Atropos	Enhancement signal lost. Searching...
Siegfried	Teach! Soren! Now!
Zheng Yi	No!
Minerva	On it!
Soren	......
Atropos	Moderate damage sustained. Components at 75% capacity... Activating damage control... ... ... ... E R R O R . . .
Soren	Ugh... What...
...	...
Core (?)	...
Soren	Where am... I...?
...	Repeat installed logic.
Core (?)	To obey any orders in accordance to established directives, issued by an authorized user. To serve, to protect and ensure safety of humankind by preventing human-human conflicts. To preserve one's own existence so long as it does not conflict with previously established logic.
...	Very good.
???	Professor, are you tuning its logic?
...	Yes. I believe these will be sufficient as the basic guidelines... for now. If violence is in our blood, there is little we can do to prevent our bloodthirst from manifesting. If we must fight, then it is far better for these Constructs to take the place of young men and women on the battlefield.
Soren	(A bloodless world... Is that what Zheng Yi wanted?) (Is this person the creator of these Constructs?)
Soren's vision begins to grow clearer as the mysterious figure approaches.
...	...
He bears extremely striking similarities to Soren, if older.
Soren	Wait... that's... me? My past...? I... Created the Constructs?
???	Professor Soren! Here are these week's reports on the Constructs. Their programmed functions are working as intended, but I believe we can refine them further.
Past Soren	Wonderful. Ready the test models. I will run some trials on their communicative capabilities.
Soren	Ugh, my head! Wait, I need to know... What... What I wanted to achieve... ... ...