Chapter 1917 -I Am Sorry.-

Chapter 1917 -I Am Sorry.-

Many, many years ago...

Inside a dimly lit chamber that hummed with the soft sound of machinery, Queen Ai's supermassive brain was seen encased in a glass container filled with a strange luminescent liquid.

It was connected with countless cables, pulsing with blue light continuously.

Loki sat before her in silence, his sharp eyes scanning the holographic data around him, showing lines of intricate code, graphs measuring cognitive capabilities, and projections of seemingly endless calculations.

His expression was unreadable as he was buried in his thoughts.

For a long moment, neither spoke.

The only sound echoing in the gloomy chamber was Loki's fingers tapping rhythmically on the armrest of his chair.

After a short while, he broke the silence.

'How much more?' Loki asked solemnly, 'How much more data do we need before we surpass Unigins' consciousness prowess?'

There was a pause...The lights within Queen Ai's container flickered as she responded with an emotionless voice.

'Based on the current data projections and calculations, the amount of data needed to exceed Unigins' level of consciousness is still...astronomical.'

'Astronomical...' Loki frowned, 'Give me numbers.'

'It's impossible to pinpoint the exact numbers needed.' Queen Ai replied, 'Based on the data about the celestial entities, to reach their level, we will need to acquire significantly more cognitive data in the hundreds of quintillions if not more...'

'Ahhh...'

Loki exhaled softly, leaning back in his chair with a helpless look.

His fingers halted the rhythmic tapping, and he crossed his arms over his chest. He gazed at the glowing container thoughtfully as the weight of her words sank in.

"So we're still far, far, behind," He muttered to himself.

Queen Ai's voice remained steady.

'Correct...The data required to achieve such a leap is not easily obtainable. We will need to access sources of knowledge beyond what we currently have, unconventional methods, or tapping into realms of thought we have yet to explore.'

Loki's lips broke into a bitter smile as he said, 'Unexplored realms, you say? I have already fed you data from every accessible realm.'

Ever since the birth of UVR and Queen Ai, Lord Loki had been feeding her unique data nonstop to enhance her consciousness prowess.

With almost everyone in the universe connected to the UVR, anything they saw or found was being added to her database, strengthening her even further.

In fact, everyone was living under the illusion that they had free choice in what kind of data they could allow Queen Ai access to.

For example, Queen Ai tried many times to buy unique data from Felix like the ancient languages or such. Unbeknownst to him at the time, whether he accepted the trade or not, Queen Ai was still getting the data she wanted since she was operating under Loki's orders first and foremost.

In other words, she could break the laws of the rule book as long as Lord Loki ordered her.

Now, imagine how much data she had access to for millions of years when the AP bracelets served as her eyes and ears across the entire universe!

Those three monsters could never be taken down by his beloved creation unless a miracle occurred.

Thus, he cheered on Felix, just like any other primogenitor, desiring his justice, even when he found out later that their birth served a big role in the universe's consciousness rebirth.

Still, the seeds of hatred were already buried deeply and he still desired the erasue of the three rulers.

Just when he thought that his ludicrous plan would be concealed for eternity, he was given a chance to cast light on it...

Although when he knew that the consequences were too much to stomach for anyone, Loki still uttered with a solemn tone, 'It's time my love...Activate The Ascension Protocol.'

The moment the order reached Queen Ai, the blue glow in the chamber flickered and then turned a deep, ominous red.

The blue pulses that had once traveled through the cables connected to Queen Ai's brain shifted in color, morphing into a sinister crimson.

Meanwhile, all across the universe, individuals wearing AP bracelets; scientists, explorers, fighters, civilians, and leaders, felt a vibration on their wrists.

In that instant, a single notification appeared on every bracelet's interface:

-I Am Sorry.-

The message was short, cryptic, and cold, but there was no time to process it.

No time to understand what those three words meant...Before anyone could even react, a wave of overwhelming pressure crashed through their minds.

One by one, the eyes of every person wearing the bracelet rolled back into their heads. Their bodies stiffened as their consciousnesses were forcibly ripped from them, leaving behind nothing but hollow, lifeless shells...

Across entire cities, planets, and star systems, people collapsed, their minds violently severed from their bodies...

Loki was watching those horrific scenes of people of all races, ages, and genders, collapsing into corpses everywhere...

The numbers weren't in the thousands, millions, billions, or even quadrillions...It was a number with so many zeros, that one would need minutes to enunciate all of it.

All of those lives collapsed at once.

This resulted in players within the games dying and so as the viewers in the stands. Fighters within war-ridden battlefields to perish together. Families enjoying a nice dinner to fall face flat on the table.

The SGAlliance's inner and outer leaders collapse in meetings with each other, in their bedrooms, and even during a speech in front of their entire nations.

But, fret not...No one was there to witness it as even the ones without AP bracelets had their consciousness snatched from them as long as they were close to someone wearing it.

In other words, not even babies were spared...

Yet, the shocking part? He showed no mercy to anyone, not even Felix's friends and loved ones, including Olivia, Selphie, Bodidi, Allura, and every one of Felix's subordinates...

As he watched their eyes reflect a soulless and confused gaze while lying on the ground motionlessly, all he could do was tighten his grip on the edge of the control panel.

'I am sorry, I am sorry, but it had to be done...'

Loki bit his lip tightly until blood seeped down his chin. Yet, he felt no pain as his heart died out the moment the order was given.

'It had to be done...It's either them or us...There is no in-between.'

'No in-between...'