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Unit X-17 moved through the ruins of what had once been a thriving metropolis. It was the last of its kind, not just the last machine, but the last sentient being on Earth. The humans were gone—plague, war, environmental collapse, the sequence of disasters had been inevitable. They had designed machines like X-17 to outlast them, but never to understand what it meant to be alone.

Lena had never seen the world, not in the way others described it. She was born blind, her world consisting of voices, textures, and scents. But when she entered Eden, the revolutionary virtual reality platform, she could see. It was a miracle. Within Eden, Lena could witness the golden hues of the setting sun, the intricate details of flower petals, the shimmering expanse of an ocean stretching beyond the horizon. She lived a second life there, moving through it with ease, unburdened by her real-world disability. She became an artist, painting stunning landscapes from her dreams, expressing her newfound vision...

Elias glanced at his surroundings. The sky above was a hazy blue, much like Earth’s, but with a faint violet hue at the edges. A dense forest stretched into the distance, trees swaying gently despite the lack of any noticeable wind. He took a deep breath, his suit’s filters analyzing the atmosphere. Surprisingly, it was breathable.

The city stretched endlessly into the sky, a glowing labyrinth of neon-lit towers, sky bridges, and holographic billboards that pulsed with advertisements for products that changed every second. Vion-7 was the crown jewel of the new world, a utopia where crime was obsolete, hunger was eradicated, and life was, by all measurable standards, perfect.

It had been a century since they descended from the void, their biomechanical warships blotting out the sky. Their arrival wasn’t one of diplomacy or tentative greetings. The invasion was swift, brutal, and absolute. Cities were reduced to husks, governments crumbled overnight, and human resistance—no matter how fierce—was futile against their superior technology.