POV: Alice
Fingers panel:[DNA CONFIRMED. WELCOME BACK, DESCENDANT OF ELLIOTT.]
Alice: "How do you know my family name? And what do you mean by 'welcome back'?!"
Fingers panel: [YOUR ANCESTOR WORSHIPPED THE GREAT GOD NOIR WHEN OUR CIVILIZATION WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF ITS CREATION. THANKS TO THAT, YOUR ANCESTOR WAS GIVEN THE FAMILY NAME ELLIOTT BY THE GOD NOIR HIMSELF AND WAS GRANTED A SPECIAL TALENT. EVEN IF IT'S DEACTIVATED IN YOU, SOME OF THE TALENT STILL LINGERS, HELPING YOU.]
Alice: "Then why are there no records about your civilization?"
Fingers panel: [NEGATIVE. FROM MY SCAN OF YOUR INTERNET, YOU HAVE RECORDS OF OUR CIVILIZATION UNDER THE NAME 'ATLANTIS,' BUT WITH SOME DIFFERENCES. OUR CIVILIZATION WAS CALLED ELDIA, AND IT WAS NOT DESTROYED BY A TSUNAMI, BUT BY A CIVIL WAR. THERE WERE TWO FACTIONS: THE ELITES AND THE GOD FOLLOWERS. THE ELITES BELIEVED THEY WERE GODS, ENDOWED WITH KNOWLEDGE BY NOIR, AND BECAME ARROGANT, DEMANDING MORE. ONE DAY, THE GOD FOLLOWERS HAD ENOUGH AND ATTACKED THE ELITES, STARTING A CIVIL WAR. THE ELITES WERE AT A DISADVANTAGE DUE TO LACK OF PUBLIC SUPPORT, AND IN THEIR DESPERATION, THEY ACTIVATED A DEVASTATING WEAPON THAT DESTROYED THE ENTIRE CITY—EXCEPT FOR THE TEMPLE, WHICH WAS PROTECTED BY MY LORD.]
Alice: "Then how did my ancestors survive the destruction of the city?"
Fingers panel:[ACCORDING TO MY RECORDS, YOUR ANCESTORS WERE OUTSIDE THE CITY WHEN IT WAS DESTROYED. THAT'S HOW THEY SURVIVED.]
Alice: "What's behind that door? And can you open it?"
*Fingers panel:* [IT'S ☜︎☹︎👎︎☼︎✋︎❄︎👍︎☟︎ ☝︎⚐︎👎︎... AFFIRMATIVE. OPENING DOOR.]
The door opens.
Alice glances at the panel one last time, then steps inside. She sees a cube object on a pedestal and, as she gets closer and touches it, the cube begins to glow and speaks.
???: "Hello, my worshipper, descendant."
Alice: "AAHH!" Alice screams in surprise.
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**POV: Noir**
Noir: "Hello, my worshipper, descendant." Looking at your biggest scum victim.
Alice: "AAHH!" Alice screams again, confused as she looks at you.
Alice: "S-so, are you the god the panel was talking about?" She stares at you nervously, fearing you might harm her like the robot that killed her entire team.
Noir: "YES, I AM. And please stop shaking—it's very distracting. Yes, I'm Noir, the God of Knowledge and Machines."
Alice looks at you strangely, wondering why a god is making a JoJo reference.
Alice: "For a god, you talk like a normal weeb."
Noir: "Well, when you're stuck here for 2,000,004 years, you need a few hobbies so you don't go insane. which was Anime and few games. But I don't understand why anime after 2050 became so bad—no creativity, everything felt like a copy with no twists. And honestly, isekai is so oversaturated, it's lost all its charm. Do you get that same feeling?"you pour out your frustrations about anime, looking at Alice.
Alice (nodding): "I feel you, my weeb-at-arms."We talked for hours, debating who's stronger—Goku or Saitama.
Noir: "Saitama is stronger. He defeated an eldritch god that destroyed 100,000 universes in the last few chapters." (A/N: This is not canon, just to show they are in the year 2842, and One Punch Man has been completed.)
Alice: "You can only say that because the author of Dragon Ball passed away before he could finish his work." (A/N: R.I.P. Akira Toriyama.)
Noir: "That may be true, but even if he lived, Goku wasn't the strongest character in fiction. Anos Voldigoad, Misogi Kumagawa, Rimuru Tempest, or Sun Wukong—they all solo Goku with zero difficulty."
Alice (pouting): "I hate when you're right."
Noir (thinking): 'Finally! I got to talk with someone. I was going insane with the isolation.'
Noir: "Anyway, would you like me to unlock your talent?"
Alice: "Sure, I'd like to see what talent you gave my ancestors."
Noir (thinking): 'Oh, sweet summer child, you're about to be scammed big time. I'm just going to modify your brain to increase neuroplasticity, allowing you to learn faster. I'll also add a modified blueprint of a worker drone to it. And don't worry, I won't turn you into an eldritch abomination.' "By the way, Alice, this is going to hurt—a lot."Noir use levitation get close to Alice and touch Alice head.
Alice: "Wait, wha—? AAAAAHH!" She screams for about 30 minutes.
Alice (panting): "Wh-what was that pain?"
Noir: "Umm, I might've forgotten to put you to sleep so you wouldn't feel the pain, but hey, I unlocked your talent! Let's give it a try." Floating, you grab a chessboard from a nearby shelf and approach Alice.
Alice:"ah I'm starting to hate you."
Noir: "Let's play. Do you know how to play chess?"
Alice: "No?"
Noir: "Good, then I'll teach you." After explaining the rules and playing a few rounds, she plays like a grandmaster.
Alice: "WHY CAN'T I BEAT YOU?!"
Noir: "I'm six dimensions ahead of you. You're playing 1D chess, but I'm playing 7D chess. I can see timelines before you even move. I calculate every move you make. Mwahaha!"
Alice: "Okay, stop bragging. Anyway, how do we get out of here? I'm starting to get hungry."
Noir: "You can eat me if you want."
Alice: "Pause. What do you mean by that? You're made of metal—my teeth will break if I try to bite you!"
Noir: "Alice, I can change your brain so you can learn faster do you think I can't change metal into organic matter and more. You don't think I can make food out of metal?"
Alice: "Well, common sense says you can't eat metal, you damn cube."
Noir: "Maybe you're right—my common sense has degraded over the years. But anyway, we can use the door behind me; it leads to the surface where you can eat normal food. On one condition—you take me with you."
Alice: "That's simple enough."
Noir: "Wait, let me gather my things first." You store your items inside your body.
Noir: "Let's go. And can you please carry me?"
Alice: "Sure thing." Alice picks you up and holds you close to her chest.
Noir (thinking): 'Ah, this position is so good. It's like I have my own bed. I wish I had hands to hold these melons, but for now, I won't act like a creepy god—maybe in the future.' Snuggling against her chest, Noir enters sleep mode.
Alice (smiling): "For all the stuff you store inside your body, you're surprisingly light." Alice walks to the exit and sees some trees.
Alice: "Finally, I'm out." Suddenly, she hears a cracking sound behind her. Turning around, she sees the exit collapsing.
Alice: "Now I need to get back to my mansion so I can get some sleep. I'll report the incident tomorrow." Alice walks toward Site 66.
(End of Chapter)
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