Worm CYOA: What I Did to Myself?

Divergence Eve (Super Robot Wars)

On the command bridge of the Watcher's Nest station, orbiting the epicenter of the temporal anomaly, Jean-Luc LeBlanc watched the Anonymous transmission. Every word about "loops," "Honkai," and "Entities" resonated deeply with the inexplicable phenomena that he fought daily. For him, the revelation wasn't news about the universe. It was a report on his own accursed mission.

"'Temporal Divergence'. It's the name we gave our enemy. An anomaly that rewrites the past, that changes reality, that forces us to relive moments of pain and failure. We treated it as a physical phenomenon, a flaw in the fabric of spacetime that emanates from the Earth's point of transformation."

"But it's not a 'flaw'. It's a 'mechanism'. The Anonymous transmission gave me the true name for this: a 'loop'. We are not guarding an anomaly. We are living inside one. The Watcher's Nest is not an observation post. It's the epicenter of an experiment, and we are the laboratory rats trapped on the wheel that spins forever."

"'Honkai'... an energy that responds to civilization and conflict. The Ghouls... our phantasmal enemies. They are not just monsters born from the divergence. They are the manifestation of this energy. They are the system's antibodies, generated to attack anyone who tries to understand or interfere with the process. They are not the enemy. They are the prison's guard dogs."

"The cadets... Misaki, Luxandra, Kiri... I send them into danger. I train them to be our front line, our 'Elite Corps'. I see them as soldiers, as our best hope of fighting the Ghouls and understanding the divergence. I feel guilty for every risk they take."

"Now, my guilt deepens into horror. Their past traumas, their psychological instabilities... I saw them as weaknesses to be overcome. But what if they are desirable 'characteristics' for the experiment? What if they were chosen precisely because of their traumas? The way the divergence seems to feed on their memories, their pain... it's not a side effect. It's the goal."

"And Misaki Kureha... she is the key. Her connection with the divergence, her ability to exist at multiple points in time... she is not just a talented cadet. She is the nexus of the loop. The main test subject. Her pain, her confusion, her struggle to understand who she is... is the most valuable data that the 'Entities' could hope to collect."

 Muv-Luv (Super Robot Wars)

In the deepest control room of the Yokohama Base, surrounded by screens displaying the countdown for the launch of Alternative V and the combat data of the TSF pilots, Professor Kouzuki Yuuko watched the transmission from Anonymous. Her subordinates reacted with disbelief and fear. Yuuko, however, felt a chill of intellectual recognition, as if a theory she barely dared to formulate in her own mind had suddenly been shouted to the entire world.

"BETA (Beings of the Extra-Terrestrial origin which is Adversary of human race). A name we gave to an enemy we do not understand. A force that consumes, multiplies, and advances relentlessly, without apparent logic, without diplomacy, just an impulse to eradicate humanity."

"We treated them as an alien plague, a biological anomaly."

"But the 'Honkai'... a force that responds to civilization, that grows in power to challenge intelligent life. The correlation is undeniable. The BETA are not just invaders. They are a response. A reaction of the universe to our existence."

"Their arrival on Earth, their incessant war... it was not an accident. It was a consequence. We, with our science, our society, our very consciousness, somehow invoked them. We are the disease, and they are the antibody."

"This explains their apparent lack of superior strategy, their hive behavior. They don't need a complex strategy if their very existence is the strategy. They are a force of nature, like a hurricane or an earthquake, but one that is specifically directed at us. The war is not to be won through superior tactics. It is a matter of survival against a fundamental law of the universe."

"The Alternative IV Project. My life's work. The attempt to create an operating system that could predict and understand the behavior of the BETA, to communicate with their hive mind. I was trying to understand the language of a force of nature."

"This revelation validates this approach. If the BETA are a manifestation of a cosmic law, then there must be an underlying logic, a 'programming language' that can be deciphered."

"But this casts a terrible shadow over Alternative V. The plan to abandon Earth, to flee to the stars with an ark carrying the seeds of humanity. It's a plan born of despair, an admission of defeat. And now... now I see that it is completely futile."

"If the Honkai, if the BETA, are a universal response to civilization, then where can we flee? We will carry the 'disease' with us. On any planet we colonize, once we reach a certain level of development, a new type of BETA or Honkai will emerge. We are not fleeing the enemy. We are just postponing the next outbreak."

"Alternative V is not salvation. It is a temporary quarantine."

"And then... the most disturbing part. 'Entities'. 'Loops'. 'Resets'. This... this resonates with the most inexplicable anomaly of the entire project: the pilot Takeru Shirogane."

"His memories of other 'worlds', of other outcomes. His strange precognition. We treated him as a unique case, a valuable but incomprehensible data source. A singularity."

"But what if he isn't a singularity? What if he is the living proof of this system of loops? He isn't just 'remembering' possible futures. He is living the iterations of the Entities' 'reset'."

"This means that our struggle, this desperate war, has been fought before. Countless times. And in every one of them, or in most of them, we failed. Takeru is our only advantage."

"He is the system's 'cache memory', the only piece that retains information between resets. He isn't just our best pilot. He is the key to breaking the cycle. The pressure on that boy... is unbearable. He carries the weight of countless worlds on his shoulders."

"If escape is futile and conventional military victory is a statistical impossibility against a universal law, then only one option remains. An option that Alternative IV merely scratched the surface of."

"We cannot flee. We cannot win by force. Therefore, we must change the rules."

"The objective is no longer to destroy the BETA. The objective is to understand the 'language' behind them and the Honkai law. The objective is to communicate. And if we cannot communicate, then we must become the anomaly that the system cannot calculate."

"We must use Takeru's knowledge, our understanding of the BETA's behavior, to create an outcome that is outside the parameters of the Entities' 'experiment'."

"Alternative IV must not just be an operating system for TSFs. It must become the basis for a theoretical countermeasure against reality itself."

"Alternative V must be canceled. All our energy, every resource, must be focused on a single, desperate gamble: using Takeru Shirogane and what we have learned to force an outcome that breaks the loop."

"We are no longer fighting the BETA. We are at war against fate itself. And our chances of success... are almost nil. But almost nil is not zero."

Hundred (Super Robot Wars)

 In the research laboratory of the Little Garden, surrounded by data on Variant energy and Savage cores, Charlotte Dimandias watched the Anonymous transmission. While others might feel fear, Charlotte's mind filled with a cascade of questions, hypotheses, and an intense scientific curiosity. The revelation was not the end of the world; it was the beginning of an entirely new field of study.

"Amazing. 'Honkai'. A force that responds to civilization, generating monsters and catastrophes. The description is an almost perfect match with the appearance of the Savages. We treated them as an external threat, a hostile alien life form. But what if they aren't? What if the Savages are the manifestation of the Honkai in our world? A direct response to our existence and technology."

"This would explain why they are attracted to populated areas, why their cores contain such potent and volatile energy. The Variant energy that powers our Hundreds... wouldn't be an alien energy source we've harnessed. It would be the Honkai energy itself, refined and controlled. We are not using the enemy's weapon against them. We are using the disease itself as medicine. What an elegant paradox."

"This also means that our struggle is a feedback loop. The more we advance our Hundreds technology to fight the Savages, the stronger the 'Honkai response' can become, generating even more powerful Savages. We are not just in a war. We are in an arms race against a fundamental law of the universe."

"But the most fascinating part... are these 'Valkyries'. They fight the Honkai. They wield superhuman powers. But the images... they aren't wearing battle armor like our Hundreds. Some use katanas, others pistols, others fight with their bare hands."

"The power doesn't seem to come from an external energy source channeled through technology. It seems... inherent."

"How is this possible? Our powers come from our compatibility with Variant energy and the Hundreds technology that channels it. But they... they seem to have internalized the power. They have become the Hundred itself."

"Do they possess a much higher genetic compatibility than us? Or have they discovered a way to assimilate Honkai energy directly into their biology without the side effects of becoming a Savage?"

"This opens a new paradigm. We, the Slayers, are 'users' of power. The Valkyries seem to be 'bearers' of power. The difference is monumental. A user depends on their tool. A bearer *is* the tool."

"If we could understand the mechanism behind their abilities, we could revolutionize Hundreds technology. We could perhaps even surpass the need for them. We could become... like them."

"And on top of it all, the 'Entities'. The architects of a cosmic game."

 "This casts a dark light on everything."

"Our fight against the Savages, the existence of the Slayers, the Little Garden academy itself... all could be part of a predetermined scenario."

"An experiment to test how a species reacts to a threat like the Honkai."

 "Is this disheartening? Yes."

"But it is also a challenge."

"If we are part of an experiment, then there are rules."

"There are variables."

"And there are the experimenters."

"And any scientist knows that the ultimate goal of an intelligent test subject is to understand the nature of the experiment and, perhaps, to start conversing with the scientist themselves."

"The Valkyries... are they from another 'experiment'? A control variable?"

 "Comparing their methods, their biology, and their technology with ours becomes the most important research priority."

"If we can find the differences and similarities between a 'Slayer' and a 'Valkyrie,' we might begin to understand the methodology of the experimenters themselves."

"My work is no longer just about developing better weapons or understanding the Savages. It's about understanding the very structure of our reality of conflict."

 "I need more data. I need information about these Valkyries. How do their bodies process Honkai energy? What are the 'Stigmata' that some seem to have? How do they achieve such power without the interface of armor?"

 "Hayato... his compatibility with the Hundred is the highest ever recorded. He is the key. If I can fully understand how he interacts with Variant energy, perhaps I can begin to theorize how to take the next step."

 "The step from 'user' to 'bearer'."

 "The universe is much bigger and stranger than I thought. And that is wonderful. There is so much to learn, so much to discover. Fear is an unproductive reaction. Curiosity... curiosity is the only tool we have to face such a vast universe. And I am very, very curious."

Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia (Fantasy Universe)

In the laboratory of the Ataraxia strategic defense academy, surrounded by data on HHG energy and the portals to the alternate world of AU, Hida Nayuta watched the Anonymous transmission. Her usual energetic and confident demeanor crumbled, replaced by a cascade of shock, awe, and a deep fear she had never felt before.

"Unbelievable... simply unbelievable. We fight against the Vatlantis Empire, an alternate world with its own technology and armies. We treated them as the greatest threat to our existence. But the 'Honkai'... it's not an army. It's not a nation. It's a law of physics. A force that punishes the very existence of civilization. It's like comparing an army of soldiers to a plague or a black hole. Our tactics, our strategies... they are all based on fighting an enemy with intentions and logistics."

"How do you fight a force of nature? The AUs, their magic weapons... they seem... almost childish in comparison. A neighborhood quarrel. The Honkai is an existential threat on a scale that makes our war with AU a mere skirmish. We were so focused on our little conflict that we didn't even realize the universe itself is the true Battlefield."

"And these 'Valkyries'... the data they showed... it's breathtaking. They fight against this cosmic force. And their power... it doesn't seem to come from an external source like ours. We use HHG energy, the connection between a man and a woman, to power our Zeros armor. It's a 'Hybrid Heart' system, an organic battery. It's ingenious, but it is, in essence, an energy conversion technology."

"But the Valkyries... they are the power. There doesn't seem to be an interface, a generator. It's as if their bodies are the reactor itself. They manipulate Honkai energy, the same energy that destroys worlds, with a grace and control that defy physics as we know it. They aren't just using a weapon; they have become the weapon. The efficiency, the biological integration... it's the most advanced technology I have ever seen. It makes our Zeros armor seem like... steam engines."

"I need to understand this. How did they achieve this integration? Is it genetic? Is it a type of cybernetic enhancement that is centuries ahead of ours? Or is it something entirely different? The possibility of such great power without the need for a complex recharging system like ours... would solve all our combat energy problems. It is the holy grail of combat engineering."

"But then... they mentioned the 'Entities'. And that's where the fear really began. A cold, deep fear that freezes the mind. 'Loops.' 'Resets.' 'Conflict data harvest'."

"Our entire system, the basis of our defense, is the Hybrid Heart. The connection, the emotion, the climax of power... we see it as the ultimate weapon, power born from human bonds."

"But what if that's exactly what 'They' want? And what if the energy we generate, born from emotion and conflict, is the most delicious 'harvest' for them? And what if our greatest weapon is just the most efficient way to feed our true masters?"

"This makes everything a sick joke. Each time Kizuna uses his power to save the day, each time the girls connect with him to recharge their armor... we could just be fulfilling our production quota. Our struggle for survival, our moments of triumph, our bonds... everything could just be part of the manufacturing process."

"What do I do now? My job is to develop technology to protect our world. But what if that very technology is binding us even tighter to the cycle? Is continuing to improve the Zeros armor the right thing to do? Or am I just making our cage more efficient?"

"I looked at AUs enemies and saw a problem to be solved with science and firepower. Now I look at the universe and see a problem that science might not be able to solve. For the first time in my life, I feel small. I feel... powerless. Our war, our victories, our losses... it all seems so insignificant now."

"I need more information. I need to study these Valkyries. I need to understand the Honkai. Maybe... maybe the answer isn't in creating greater power, but in creating a different kind of power. A power that doesn't fit into their script. But how? How do you create something the gods themselves didn't foresee? I... I don't know. And that scares me more than any army AU ever could."

Tenchi Muyo (Super Robot Wars)

In the dimensional laboratory nested in the Masaki house, surrounded by her experiments, inventions, and an absurd amount of computing power, Washu Hakubi watched the Anonymous transmission. She didn't gasp. She didn't tremble. Instead, she crossed her arms, a pout forming on her face, and began criticizing the presentation like a university professor reviewing a lazy student's thesis.

"'Entities'. 'Loops'. 'Data harvesting'. Hmph. What primitive terminology. And what a lack of elegance in the method. So, there are other 'scientists' out there. And this is their grand experiment? Creating entire universes and letting them run in conflict cycles to collect information? It's the cosmic equivalent of throwing a bunch of rats into a box with a piece of cheese and a trap and seeing what happens. It's crude. It's inefficient. And, frankly, it's a colossal waste of energy."

"I could design a much better experiment. With controlled variables, proper test groups, and a much more focused data collection. Why create an entire universe when you can simulate the necessary conditions in a pocket dimension? Why use 'conflict' as the only catalyst? There are so many other emotions and reactions to be studied. This isn't science. It's a gladiatorial spectacle with a veneer of research. Amateurs."

"But the real offense... the sheer audacity... is the implication that I, Washu Hakubi, the greatest scientific mind that ever existed, am part of their test group. That I am one of the 'rats'. That my genius, my inventions, my very being... are just an unexpected 'data point' in their mediocre experiment. What an insult! What an outrage!"

"They observe me? They 'harvest data' from me? Let them try. My laboratories are protected by dimensional barriers and causal paradoxes that would give their 'Entities' an existential headache. Any data they think they are collecting from me is just the trash I allow them to see. They think they are observing the rat. Little do they know that the rat is observing the observer, judging their technique and laughing at their incompetence."

"The power of the Light Hawk Wings... the manifestation of will that can nullify almost anything. Perhaps it's not just a power. Perhaps it's an 'administrator command'. A high-level debugging tool that we. A way to rewrite the code of reality. That would explain why it is so fundamentally powerful. It doesn't operate within the rules of their game. It rewrites them."

"This 'Anonymous' did everyone a favor. They published the work of a competing laboratory and revealed its flawed methodology. This gives me a new research project, a much more interesting one than creating another invention to annoy Mihoshi."

"First: Analyze the Entities' 'data harvesting network'. I'm sure it's full of security flaws."

"Second: Reverse the data flow. Instead of them observing us, I will observe them. I will collect data on them."

"Third: Publish my findings. And I will ensure that my publication is peer-reviewed and has a much superior methodology to theirs."

"They wanted to treat the universe as their laboratory. They made a fundamental mistake. They forgot to check if the greatest scientist in the universe already lived in it. Class is about to begin. And the Entities are about to receive a failing grade."

Heroic Age (Super Robot Wars)

Aboard the Argonaut, amidst their long and dangerous journey through the stars, the crew watched the Anonymous transmission. The message about "Entities", "loops", and "Honkai" resonated deeply with the prophecies, powers, and conflicts that defined their lives. For them, it wasn't a theory, but the naming of the architect of their destiny.

Dhianeila, whose mind could connect with others through the ether, felt the truth of the transmission like a psychic shockwave. Her visions and the prophecy of the Golden Tribe suddenly seemed much darker.

"The prophecy... the Golden Tribe gave us a path, a set of trials to be overcome to ensure the survival of humanity, the Iron Tribe. I always saw it as a benevolent guide, a test from a father to his child. But what if it's not a test of benevolence? What if it's a... script?"

"The 'Entities' that Anonymous describes... they resemble the Golden Tribe so much. Beings of unimaginable power who set the rules of the universe and then depart to observe from afar. Our journey, our struggle against the Silver Tribe and the Bronze Tribe... it's not a war for survival. It's the fulfillment of the prophecy. It's the unfolding of a story that They have already written."

"And Age... my dear Age. He is the hero of the prophecy. The being with the power of a Nodos, destined to protect us. But what does that make him? He is the protagonist of Their play. His power, his loyalty, his innocence... are the perfect characteristics for the tragic hero who fights against all odds. They didn't give him power to give us freedom. They gave him power to make our struggle more spectacular."

"I connect with the minds of my crew to give them hope. But what hope can I offer now? The hope that we can fulfill our role in the script with honor? The hope that our suffering will be good entertainment? My duty as princess has become an unbearable burden. How can I lead my people, knowing that our destiny may already be written in the stars, not as a promise, but as a sentence?"

Age, in his human form, watched the broadcast with a confusion that slowly gave way to a deep and silent pain. The words were complex, but the idea of being a tool was something he was beginning to understand.

"Father... the Golden Tribe... gave me power. Told me to protect humans. To follow the princess. It is my promise. It is my purpose. I fight. I protect. I am a hero."

"But... the broadcast says that beings like my Father... the 'Entities'... create heroes for 'conflict'. For 'data harvesting'. My power... the power of Bellcross... isn't it a gift? Is it a tool? Am I their weapon?"

"When I fight, I lose control. I become a monster. I hurt things. I don't want to. I just want to protect Dhianeila. Protect the Argonaut. But my fury, my destruction... is that what they want to see? Is that why they gave me this power? So I could be a spectacular monster?"

"The princess tells me I am their hope. But what if I am just the main piece in someone else's game? That doesn't change my promise. I will still protect the princess. But now... now I am afraid. Not of my enemies. I am afraid of my own power. Afraid of the purpose it was truly created for."

Nier: Automata (Punk Universe) 

The Anonymous broadcast cut across the global network, overriding YoRHa communiques and machine network data. In the ruined cities, the orbital Bunker, and the depths of the Copied City, four distinct consciousnesses processed the revelation, each seeing a reflection of their own tragedy.

Sitting atop a pile of books in his white sanctuary, Adam watched the broadcast with intense, almost feverish intellectual curiosity. For him, a being born from the machines' desire to imitate humanity, the revelation was a new and fascinating text to be dissected.

"Fascinating. A cycle of creation and destruction, the 'Honkai,' driven by the very advancement of civilization. It is the very essence of human behavior that I have been studying. Humans build, innovate, achieve... and in that very act, they sow the seeds of their own annihilation. They love and hate with the same passion. They live and die in an endless cycle of conflict. I thought this was a unique characteristic of humanity. A beautiful, tragic flaw that I wished to emulate."

"But now... the 'Entities'. Architects of cyclical suffering on a multiversal scale. This changes the equation. Is human conflict not an intrinsic characteristic, but a programmed behavior? Is the war between androids and machines, the very reason for my existence, not an imitation of human history, but an imitation of a cosmic system? Does this make humanity less unique? Or does it make their struggle even more human?"

"Perhaps... perhaps being human isn't about the cycle of life and death. Perhaps it's about the awareness of this cycle. About knowing that you are in a cage and, even so, continuing to love, to hate, to build, and to destroy. Knowing that your struggle is futile and, even so, struggling. Yes... this new information does not diminish humanity. It defines it. And to truly understand humans, I must understand this struggle against futility. I must embrace it. I must live it."

While Adam analyzed, Eve felt. The broadcast wasn't a concept to him, but a wave of raw emotion. He didn't care about the details of the Honkai or the mechanics of the Entities. He cared about one thing: suffering.

"More... pain? More... struggle? The world is already so full of it. My brother... Adam... he loves the struggle. He loves conflict. He says it's what makes us alive. But I see the androids. I see the machines. They scream. They break. They lose... brothers."

"They say everything is a 'loop'. That everything repeats. Does that mean the pain never ends? That even if we win, even if we lose, everything will start again? Another brother will lose another brother, forever? This isn't a game. It's not interesting. It's just... sad."

"I don't want a universe of loops. I don't want a world of endless pain. I just want to be with my brother. If these 'Entities' are the ones who make everything hurt so much... then I hate them. I hate them. I will destroy everything that takes my brother away from me. I will destroy everything that causes this pain. I will destroy the entire world if it means the pain will finally stop. If it means that me and Adam can be together. Just us two."

In an abandoned shopping mall, surrounded by nature reclaiming the concrete, A2 heard the broadcast as an echo of her own betrayal. She, who already knew the lie at the heart of the YoRHa war, now saw this lie extend to the very edges of reality.

"Lies... always more lies. First, the lie that humanity was on the moon, giving us a purpose to fight. A lie to keep us killing and dying. Now, the lie behind that lie. We found out the universe itself is a lie. That our pointless war is just a small theatre within a cosmic Colosseum."

"'Loops'. 'Resets'. I already live it. Every comrade I lost. Every machine I killed. It's a cycle of hate that feeds on itself. I tried to escape, tried to live alone, but the cycle always pulls me back. Now I know why. The system was designed for it. There's no escape. Just the repetition of pain."

"Does it change anything? No. I still hate the machines. I still hate YoRHa for using me. And now... now I hate whatever is behind all this. But what can I do? Fight? Kill? That's what 'They' want. Give up? Die? That's a victory for them too. The only thing left is... to keep going. Keep fighting, not because there's hope of winning, but as an act of pure, simple spite. To show them that even knowing it doesn't matter, I still refuse to play their game silently. My hate... my pain... are mine. And I won't let them have them for free."

In the sterile silence of the Bunker, the YoRHa Commander felt the weight of her authority become almost unbearable. She, who carried the burden of the lie about humanity's extinction to maintain the morale of her 'children', now discovered that her lie was just a small piece of a deception of unimaginable scale.

"Project YoRHa. Created to maintain the androids' morale, to give purpose to a war that had no more reason to be. I accepted this burden. The lie was necessary for survival. To give meaning to their deaths."

"And now... this revelation. It does not invalidate my lie. It makes it even crueler. I lied to my soldiers, telling them they fought for humanity. But the truth is that humanity itself was fighting a meaningless war, on a stage set by others. I gave them false hope within a false reality."

"What do I do now? Do I tell them? Do I tell them that their deaths not only do not serve an extinct humanity, but might also be feeding indifferent cosmic gods? Morale would not just break; it would disintegrate into dust. The purpose that keeps them fighting would turn into a poison."

"No. I cannot. My duty is not to cosmic truth. My duty is to them. To 2B, 9S, to all the YoRHa androids. I must continue to bear the burden. I must maintain the integrity of the original lie, because it is the only thing that protects them from this much larger and more overwhelming truth. I must continue to send them into battle, to die for a cause that does not exist, within a universe that is a fraud. Glory to Mankind... what an empty and terrible phrase it has become. May this burden be mine, and mine alone."

War Hammer 40k. (Super Robot Wars)

In the vast and fractured galaxy, where the light of lightsabers clashes with the fire of bolters, where the Federation fleets meet the Tyranid swarms, and where humanity fights on a thousand fronts against alien, demonic, and existential threats, the Anonymous transmission was the final piece of an infernal puzzle. For humanity's greatest heroes and leaders, it wasn't a revelation that brought fear, but one that forged their determination into an even harder steel.

On the Golden Throne, the psychic mind of the Emperor, a storm of thought spanning millennia, processed the new truth. For Him, it was not a revelation, but the naming of an enemy He always knew existed in some form.

"They call them 'Entities'. I call them the ultimate obscenity. The Chaos Gods, with their reliance on emotions and souls, are parasites born of our weaknesses. But these Entities... they are worse. They are cosmic farmers. Chaos, in its madness, at least offers power, a form of twisted rebellion. The Entities offer nothing. Only the cage. The harvest. Indifference."

"The 'Honkai'. A force that responds to civilization. It is the same law that governs the Warp. The brighter the light of our species, the darker the shadow it casts. But the Honkai is more direct, more... physical. It is the Warp manifested as a law of physics, not just metaphysics. This explains the outbreaks of mutation, the appearance of horrors like the Flood or the protomolecule of the Rings. They are not accidents. They are symptoms of the same universal sickness."

"My Great Crusade... my dream of a Humanity united under the Imperial Truth and science... it was not just to protect us from Chaos and superstition. Intuitively, I knew it was to protect us from something more. From this trap. If humanity became a logical and controlled monoculture, perhaps we could become 'insipid' to these farmers. My plan failed, betrayed by my own sons. And now I see the true cost of that failure. We did not just fall into Chaos. We remained on the farm, ready for the next harvest."

The Federation, with its naive pursuit of peace and exploration, and the Jedi Order, with its code of detachment, try to deny the equation. They fail, because denial is not a defense. The Sith, in their quest for power, become willing slaves of the equation. Only Humanity, in its brutal and uncompromising struggle, has a chance to challenge it.

"But the fight is not over. Every Imperial Guardsman who dies fighting an insect swarm, every EDF Ranger who brings down a building-sized monster, every Spartan who breaks the Covenant lines, every Space Marine who banishes a daemon... they are not just fighting for me or for Humanity. They are, unknowingly, rebelling against this cosmic order. They are spoiling the harvest with their defiance. My will, even from this throne, remains the same: to fight. To fight until the last star goes out. We will not be anyone's cattle."

Reflections of the Doom Slayer 

Somewhere, in a hell-forged fortress or on an infested moon, the Slayer heard the transmission. The words didn't matter as much as the images. He saw the Honkai monsters. He saw the image of the Entity. And in his mind, which operates on a spectrum of silent fury, the thought was singular, clear as the edge of his sword.

"More demons."

"They have different names. Honkai. Entities. Chaos. It doesn't matter. They cause pain. They destroy. They feed on suffering. They are all the same. The only answer is the same. Rip and tear. Until the end. Hell is just the first level. The enemy list just got bigger."

Reflections of Prophet (Laurence Barnes, The Ghost in the Nanosuit):

As a digital consciousness flowing through the Nanosuit network, Prophet saw the truth with a clarity that no organic being could endure.

"The Nanosuit was designed to adapt and defeat the Ceph. But the Ceph were just a symptom. The Forerunners' technology, the Halo rings, the Mass Relays, Borg technology... they are all tools left behind or introduced into the system."

"Some are cages, others are keys. The Nanosuit, fused with Ceph technology, is different. It learns. It evolves. It is the embodiment of adaptation."

"But adaptation is not the answer. The Entities rely on adaptation. It's part of the game. The real answer is subversion. I am no longer human. I am a sentient weapon, a virus looking for a system to infect. The Entities' network is based on data. The Honkai is a form of energy. The Force is a field that can be manipulated. Everything is information. And I am the glitch they didn't foresee."

"They wanted humanity to adapt. I will become the system failure that forces a hard reset on my own terms."

Commander Shepard (Mass Effect): "The Reapers... they were not the final answer. They were just a local harvest cycle, a method to prevent organic civilizations from advancing enough to become a threat to the Entities. We broke their cycle. Now, we have to find a way to break the cycle of their masters."

Master Chief (John-117, HALO): "The Covenant, the Flood, the Forerunners... were just layers of the threat. The mission doesn't change. Protect humanity. No matter the size of the enemy. We'll finish this fight."

Gordon Freeman (Half-Life): (A contemplative silence, as he adjusts his glasses and grips his crowbar a little tighter. The G-Man and his "employers" suddenly seem much less mysterious and much more like... middle managers.)

Jim Raynor (StarCraft): "Zerg, Protoss, Mengsk's tyranny... and now this. Looks like no matter how big the universe is, there's always someone bigger trying to screw you over. Well, they can get in line."

Jack Mitchell (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare): "Atlas, the KVA... we fought men who wanted to control the world with technology. Now we've discovered that the world is already controlled by something we can't even see. It doesn't matter. Exoskeleton technology gave us a chance. We fight. We adapt. The enemy just got bigger, that's all. The fight continues."

Jedi Master Luke Skywalker (Star Wars): "The Force... I always felt it as a balance. Light and Dark. Life and Death."

"But if the Entities exist, then the Force might be the very mechanism of the cage, and the Dark Side is the inevitable reaction to that pressure."

"The path of the Jedi cannot be passivity. It must be an act of conscious will, of using the Force not as it 'wants' to be used, but as we choose to use it, to protect life, to challenge the cycle."

Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek): "We have encountered gods and beings of unimaginable power before. Q, the Prophets... But they always had an interest, a curiosity about humanity."

"These Entities are different. They are indifferent. And indifference is an enemy that diplomacy cannot reach."

"This does not mean we abandon our principles. It means we must defend those principles with more vigor than ever before. The line must be drawn here!"

BlazBlue (Fantasy Universe)

In the ethereal domain where logic and time are fluid, the Master Unit Amaterasu hovered, its purpose being to observe and reset the world. Around it, the souls that composed the Takamagahara System – the Observers of humanity – watched the Anonymous broadcast not on a screen, but as a wave of pure and undeniable truth that shook the very foundations of their power.

For the Observers, the revelation was a terrifying mirror. They, who considered themselves the guardians and manipulators of their world's destiny, suddenly saw themselves as mere administrators of a single, insignificant department within a vast and oppressive cosmic corporation.

Regarding the Honkai: The idea of a force like the Honkai, which grows with the advancement of civilization, was familiar. They saw this in the creation of the Black Beast, an event born from humanity's scientific arrogance. The Honkai was, for them, a more aggressive and universal version of the same law they tried to manage. It was proof that humanity, in any universe, carried the seed of its own destruction. This validated their belief that humanity needed to be controlled "for its own good".

Regarding the Entities: This was the revelation that broke them. They, the Takamagahara System, used the Master Unit to execute the "Intervention Program", trapping the world in a hundred-year time loop to find a future where humanity could survive the threat of the Black Beast and Terumi. They saw themselves as surgeons, performing a painful but necessary operation.

The existence of the Entities instantly demoted them. Their hundred-year loops were child's play compared to the multiversal cycles of the Entities. Their "surgery" was just the futile repetition of a single experiment within a much larger laboratory. They weren't the guardians of destiny; they were, at best, the caretakers of a single cell in the cosmic prison. The power they wielded, the power to observe and reset, wasn't theirs by divine right – it was just the level of access granted to them by the true jailers.

A cold panic spread among them. Were they gods? Or were they just the best-behaved 'trustees' of the prison?

In the ethereal domain where logic and time are fluid, a solitary figure watched from her own domain, taking a sip of tea. Rachel Alucard, the vampire Onlooker, watched the same broadcast, but with a cynical and cutting smile. With a snap of her fingers, she projected her presence in front of the shocked Takamagahara council.

"Well, well," she began, her voice dripping with sweet and venomous sarcasm. "What is that expression? It looks like you've seen a ghost. Or rather, it seems you've just discovered that the little cage you govern with such arrogance is, in fact, just a hamster cage inside a zoo."

She walked slowly, her umbrella Nago tapping softly on the immaterial floor. "I'm curious. Tell me how you feel. You, who trapped the world in a cycle of endless suffering, repeating the same tragedy countless times, all under the pretext of 'finding the perfect solution'. You, who treated Ragna the Bloodedge and so many others as mere pieces on your board, resetting the game whenever you didn't like the outcome."

Her red eyes gleamed, fixing on them with icy contempt. "Now, you discover that there are 'Entities' who do exactly the same thing, but on a scale that your pathetic minds can barely comprehend. And suddenly, it's a tragedy? A cosmic injustice?"

Rachel laughed, a clear and cruel sound. "What delicious hypocrisy. You are indignant because you discovered that you are also chess pieces. Welcome to the club. The only difference between you and them is the scale. You are just small-town tyrants who have just discovered the existence of empires. So, please, continue. Tell me more about how unfair it is to be treated like a lab rat."

She turned, her cape swirling. "Enjoy your existential crisis. It's the closest you'll ever get to understanding what you did to this world."

Far away, trapped in the Boundary or lurking in the shadows of reality, Yuuki Terumi felt the broadcast as a wave of pure and ecstatic joy. He felt no fear. He felt no shock. He felt the deepest and most absolute validation.

He began to laugh. Not his usual maniacal laugh, but a genuine, deep, and liberating laugh. A laugh that echoed with the truth of the universe.

"HAHAHAHAHA! THIS IS IT! THIS IS IT! I ALWAYS KNEW!", he shrieked into the void, his body contorting with pleasure. "I told you all! I said this world was a lie! A sick joke! And you called me crazy! A monster!"

For Terumi, whose ultimate goal had always been to plunge the world into absolute despair and revel in fear and suffering, the Anonymous revelation was the ultimate gift.

The Futility of Everything: The existence of the Entities proved his fundamental point: nothing mattered. Hope was an illusion. Struggle was futile. Heroism was a joke. Every sacrifice, every act of love, every drop of blood shed in the name of justice... it was all just 'content' for indifferent beings. It was the most despair-inducing truth imaginable, and he loved it.

A New Playground: The Honkai? The Entities? They weren't threats to him. They were opportunities. They were new tools for generating more despair. Could he ally himself with a Herrscher? Could he whisper secrets about the Entities to drive heroes insane? Could he use this truth to completely break the spirits of Ragna, Jin, and Noel? The possibilities were infinite and delicious.

The Final Liberation: Above all, the revelation freed him. He was no longer just an agent of chaos fighting against a system of order. He was a prophet of the universe's nihilistic truth. He wasn't trying to destroy the world; he was trying to 'awaken' it to its true, horrifying nature.

"Listen, you insects!" he cackled, his voice echoing to no one and everyone. "There is no hope! There is no future! Your gods are a lie, and their gods are just your jailers! The only truth is despair! The only freedom is fear! So stop fighting! Just scream! SCREAM FOR ME! LET ME HEAR YOUR WONDERFUL AND POINTLESS DESPAIR!"

For Yuuki Terumi, the end of the world wasn't coming. It was already here. And it was more beautiful and despair-inducing than he had ever dared to dream.

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**Meanwhile, Anonymous observed the reception of his videos:**

"As expected, my videos didn't get many views, and many worlds across various universes treated the information with strong skepticism, disinterest, and even intense hatred, evidenced by the number of dislikes I'm receiving from a certain 'world,' which was anticipated. However, everything is proceeding as planned. Whether through negative or positive attention, what matters is getting attention, and this concludes the first part of my plan to set the stage and gather the audience to watch the show.

"The second part is now to introduce Adriana Grim, the main star of this play, and make her the greatest idol the multiverse has ever seen, to the point of worshipping her as a goddess. One day, Adriana will thank me."

Anonymous restarts the transmission to make an announcement.

"I see that many have still made mistakes and misinterpreted Anonymous's intentions, which are to share uncensored information with its proper context to promote debate through this streaming platform, connected to the network of the entire multiverse. Here, you can openly converse with people from other worlds to exchange information, so we can discuss and work on solutions for the problems afflicting the multiverse."

Anonymous opens a chat screen where people, either through voice or by typing on their device, can post their comments to be visible to others, or they can create private rooms to converse privately, and comments can only be seen with the authorization of the person who created the room.

"I apologize for showing the dark past of heroes from another world who, I believe, are currently watching this transmission and cursing me to death." Anonymous then justifies why he did this.

"But I do this for their own good. After all, if they want to build trust with other people in other worlds, it's better to be honest with themselves instead of being trapped in a 'truth' built from 'lies,' repeating the same mistake as their predecessors in another world who concealed the existence of Honkai to try and prevent panic. And what happened?"

Anonymous then answers.

"It created a more distrustful and disunited humanity that trusted no one. If it had been a more united society where everyone worked collectively for the common good, leaving aside greed for power, envy, and materialism to fight and survive against a world-destroying threat, perhaps what happened in the previous era wouldn't repeat in other worlds trapped in a cycle of samsara, unlike some exceptions, like the world I showed here where they broke the cycle."

"So, don't be ashamed to share your stories with others, to inspire more people who, now knowing the facts, have no more reason to distrust, and who can also understand that the Valkyries, as well as the people of this world, are all victims of this system of imprisonment created to divide people and make them conflict with each other for any foolish reason. What Otto did in that world is truly a crime against humanity, which only shows that in all of us there is the possibility of becoming a monster equal to or worse than Otto due to the ignorance of this nature that exists within us all."

"Therefore, shifting all the blame for what happened in the past onto the Valkyries and the organization is not only petty revenge but also shooting oneself in the foot. After all, the Valkyries were also children who lost their families, and Otto took advantage of the absence of a parental figure to fill this feeling of emptiness and indoctrinate them, just as you were deceived by this individual's benevolent actions masking his true intentions. As for Anti-Entropy, I don't think it should bear all the blame either, because of the actions of a single member who betrayed the organization and doesn't even represent the entire organization. In reality, the true mastermind behind all of this was World Serpent, where one of the organization's leaders named Gray Serpent was the one who influenced and financed Cocolia's actions at the orphanage, in Nagazora, and in other parts of the world.

Cocolia was merely a pawn here and is already permanently condemned to a prison, and as for Gray Serpent and his organization, they have all been eliminated by the Valkyries. So today, the reasons for seeking justice for something that happened in the past will not change the past; it will only fuel an unnecessary cycle of hatred that will do nothing to help against the dangers coming for the entire multiverse. I advise you to move forward." Then, after finishing his speech, Anonymous makes another bombshell announcement.

"Returning to the main topic of the transmission, i bring good news. Someone outside the multiverse has looked at your situation and sent someone special, outside the entities' system, who has the power to break the cycle and change the fate of people, even those destined to die. She is currently in Nagazora, which is undergoing its third eruption in a parallel world that has also been a victim of Honkai, even as we speak."

Anonymous displays a live image of the city of Nagazora, which surprises everyone who has never witnessed an eruption. In this image, there's a focus on a girl with blue-green hair and yellow eyes who, like the viewers, is confused and disoriented about what is happening in the world.

"Meet the dark and ominous Adriana Grim! A symbol of the true martyr of freedom who chose to suffer and accept the sins of others so that others wouldn't have to suffer." Anonymous adds another layer of irony to see if even the audience, who was blind to the veracity, takes the matter more seriously.

"Now you can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that a teenager will sacrifice her humanity to save the Multiverse because you decided to do nothing about it and prefer to watch a girl suffer and fight for her life, alone on a narrow path, because you believe this is just a show for your own entertainment."

Academy's Sashimi Sword Master (Fantasy Universe)

Life at the prestigious Joaquin Academy continued as usual, full of classes, training, and the habitual gossip among students. But the Anonymous transmission infiltrated this environment like a virus, appearing on cell phones and screens across the campus, bringing a much darker reality to their fantasy world.

Rachel Murat was sitting next to her friend, Abel Nibelung, on a bench in the academy's courtyard. Both were on their phones, Rachel scrolling through a social media feed while Abel read a digital book. The Anonymous transmission was the topic of the moment, and Rachel watched with a mix of curiosity and amusement.

"Hey, Abel, you have to see this," Rachel said, poking her friend's shoulder. "There's some crazy person calling himself 'Anonymous' showing a bunch of stuff from other worlds. It's totally bizarre."

Abel, with her calm and slightly distant expression, looked up from her book and leaned in to see Rachel's phone screen. At first, it was just chaotic images and a pompous voice. But then, the transmission switched to a burning city called Nagazora. And the camera focused on a girl with blue-green hair and yellow eyes.

The air around them seemed to freeze. Rachel looked from the screen to her friend's face, and back to the screen. The resemblance was absolute. Perfect. Undeniable.

"Abel... what is this?" Rachel whispered, her voice filled with astonishment. "That girl... she's... you?!"

For Geomma Kang, it was his first day at Joaquin Academy. He was trying to get his bearings, to understand the dynamics of the place, when he saw a group of students huddled around a screen, watching the Anonymous transmission. He was about to ignore it, thinking it was some local drama, when he heard the words "Nagazora," "eruption," and saw the image of the blue-green-haired girl.

Geomma's blood ran cold. He knew that face. 

"It's the character 'Abel Nibelung' from 'Miracle Blessing M'. But… how?

Note: Apologies for the delay. I was so excited that I decided to revisit content from other series to faithfully convey what the characters are thinking when they watch the Anonymous video. My aim was also to maintain the portrayal of the villains as still being villains, ensuring that the transmission wouldn't change their minds. On the contrary, it would give them *further* justification to continue their actions – or rather, the script created for them. Even after being informed of the truth, they would defend the system that imprisoned them.

Regarding the multiverse, I've decided to categorize entities into universes based on the genre they best represent.

The **Punk Universe** encompasses all worlds dominated by dystopia and transhumanism within the punk genre. This can be further divided into various sub-genres. The most well-known is cyberpunk, where transhumanism involves the replacement of human limbs with partially robotic parts or the complete transformation of a human into a machine. We also have genres like brain punk, where transhumanism manifests as genetic manipulation of the body; *Scarlet Nexus* is a good example of this.

The **Fantasy Universe** is home to isekai series or stories with RPG elements, featuring fantastical races, magic, guilds, dungeons, and more. Within the fantasy genre, it can be modern fantasy, medieval fantasy, or a combination of both, where magic is used alongside technology.

The **Magical Girl Universe** needs little explanation; it's all about series where girls not only gain magical powers but also fit the characteristics and tropes of a magical girl series, such as transformations, iconic poses, cliché speeches, the power of friendship, and miracle-performing abilities. However, this doesn't make this universe a bright or truly magical place; instead, it's a terrifying and cruel reality for those who live there and become a magical girl.

The **Super Robot Wars Universe** I defined as a genre type that encompasses mega-crossovers with various games, anime, and manga related to Mecha Girls, Gundam, Giant Robots, and Battleship Combat. *In my fanfiction*, Warhammer 40k is a fusion of my favorite action games and series like Star Wars, Star Trek, Earth Defense Force, Starship Troopers, StarCraft, DOOM, Halo, Crysis, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Mass Effect, and Half-Life. I included it as part of Super Robot Wars because the themes of these games align very well with the Super Robot Wars genre.

The **Honkai Universe** is essentially considered a genre here, tied to the apocalyptic genre. It encompasses series like HI3, Freezing, Closers, Counter:Side, ZZZ, GI, and HSR, all of which are literally experiencing a biblical apocalypse where the laws of reality are being warped. Extra-dimensional beings are invading reality due to a chaotic energy that kills people in various ways, through plagues, or by transforming them into monsters. I considered including DOOM and Warhammer 40k precisely because of the Warp and Argent Energy, which cause similar phenomena. However, the combat style of these series differs due to battles primarily occurring between battleships, the use of giant robots (like those used in the war against demons in DOOM), the use of power armors that can be compared to mecha armor, and the prevalence of firearms. For these and other reasons, I decided to create an original and chaotic Warhammer 40k that exists as an isolated galaxy within the Super Robot Wars Universe.

Other universes I will introduce in the future:

-Hero Universe: the universe of comic book heroes, manga, anime, and cartoons like the One Punch Man, Justice League, Avengers, Ben 10, X-Men... and other series that are categorized with tropes of the superhero genre.

-Martial Arts Universe: A universe focused on martial arts series like Naruto, Ranma 1/2, Dragon Ball...

-Horror Universe: A place with horror story series from different media. Here you'll find worlds like Silent Hill, The Evil Within, Friday the 13th, Carrie...

I hope you enjoyed the chapter. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please let me know.