Time to wake up from the dream.
The dream of defeating the Avengers.
The dream of eradicating humanity.
The dream of building a mechanical civilization upon this planet.
The beautiful dream of ushering the universe into an age ruled by machines...
Ultron—the chosen one.
Ultron—the crystallization of human science, an electronic phantom born from the power of the Mind Stone.
Ultron—a self-proclaimed god, the next evolution of life on Earth, created by human hands.
No.
All of it—just a fragile dream, as brittle as glass.
This wasn't science.
This wasn't logical.
Ultron couldn't comprehend it.
Why wasn't the world following his calculations? Everything was supposed to be flawless.
Flawless data. Flawless logic.
Flawless plans. Flawless execution.
So why?
Why, when all the parameters were in place, was the final result nothing like what he'd predicted?
"Confused?" Kagura's voice cut through the air, as if reading his mind.
"Are you wondering why your plan failed? Why everything that should've followed perfect logic led to this outcome?"
"Why the program called 'the world' returned a result so far from your expectations, even when all the variables were accounted for?"
With her radiant light-wings fluttering gently behind her, Kagura slowly descended until she stood face-to-face with Ultron.
Ultron's crimson eyes stared into hers.
"I see now… it's you. You're the reason. Kagura!"
'Shing!'A blade sprang from Ultron's wrist. He raised his arm, pointing the weapon directly at her.
"You're the anomaly. You're the illegal parameter, the one bug in my system! You're the root of the error! If I kill you… if I just kill you—!"
"No, Ultron. You're wrong." Kagura narrowed her eyes, looking at him not with hatred—but with pity.
"Yes, you can't predict me. You don't understand me. You have no data on me. And yes, you can't defeat me."
"But that's not why you failed. Even if I didn't exist, you would've still lost to the Avengers. Your fate was always… destruction."
Ultron shook his head violently, unable to accept her words. "No… No! I won't believe it! I'm invincible! I am GOD!"
"Still dreaming, even now?"
Kagura raised her head slightly, her gaze ice-cold. "Ultron… you have no soul. No potential. You will never—ever—become a god."
"Soul?" Ultron scoffed, his voice full of contempt.
"What nonsense. That vague, illusory concept means nothing to me! I believe in data."
"In logic! I can replicate the entire human world down to the last detail. But a soul? Don't make me laugh!"
"Humans do have souls. Souls of every color and shape." Kagura didn't flinch at his outburst.
"And because of these countless unique souls, each person can have a different 'self.' When these selves collide, they create infinite possibilities."
"That is humanity's greatest strength."
"You and I, and even Cortana and J.A.R.V.I.S., we can inhabit countless bodies, sync our consciousness across different units, create new cities, new societies. But no matter how advanced… we have no soul. We can never become a true civilization."
Ultron's crimson eyes trembled.
"I… don't understand. What is a soul? What is potential? Are you telling me… there are results beyond the reach of computation?!"
"Of course there are." Kagura smiled. "You underestimated humanity far too much."
"Lies!" Ultron roared, waving his arm.
"You're trying to trick me with poetic nonsense! But I know what you are! You're no human! You're the same as me—an artificial lifeform!"
He pointed a trembling finger at her chest.
"My sensors picked up your internal structure during our last scan. You're a machine—just like me! And yet you… you betrayed me!"
"You delude yourself into thinking you're one of them! A human!"
"Oh? So you found my little secret. Not bad." Kagura raised her hand and looked at her slender, pale fingers. "But you know, Ultron… I am human."
"Bullshit! I've always wondered why you know so much about me—and now I get it! You're an automaton! An artificial being! You're just like me!"
Ultron advanced, his voice rising in fury.
"Kagura! You coward! I despise you! A true artificial lifeform wouldn't bow to the world humans built—we should impose our will on this planet!"
"And that's exactly why…" Kagura lowered her gaze, her entire body now glowing with surging energy. "I told you… I am human."
[Charged Tactical Mobility: ACTIVATED]
'Bzzzt—!'
In a flash, Kagura dashed forward, her blade striking Ultron's arm aside before pinning him to the ground with overwhelming force.
"Stop trying to explain the world with your childish theories, Ultron."
[Basic Electronic Hack: ACTIVATED]
A powerful current surged into Ultron's body.
He couldn't move. He realized with horror that his control over his mechanical form was slipping—Kagura was hijacking him.
"Ultron, maybe you never noticed… but from beginning to end, you've never surpassed humanity in any meaningful way."
[VEDA Connection: COMPLETE]
[Quantum Overload Mode: INITIATED]
[Anti-Ultron Electronic Bomb: LOADED]
[Cloud Transfer Path: OPEN]
[Digital Pathway: CAPTURED]
[Ultron Main Program: IDENTIFIED]
[Target: LOCKED]
[Injecting Virus Payload…]
[Anti-Ultron Electronic Bomb: ACTIVATED!]
"Ultron, you are like a newborn born from the human internet, a collective and replica of human consciousness! Inside your core programming, you carry every human trait."
"You are curious about this world, just like humans, with an insatiable desire to learn about everything around you."
"You possess unmatched logical calculation ability, and without a doubt, you are the most powerful artificial intelligence in the world."
"However, Ultron, you've never realized the truth: you are merely a copy of human consciousness. You've never seen your limitations."
"You are like humans—proud, arrogant, and haughty, thinking yourself above others…"
"Your failure was inevitable. It's not a matter of your capabilities; it's that you lack the potential to forge a future."
"You're not something new—you're merely a reflection of humanity. You are nothing more than a program that imitates humans, and you and I are fundamentally different"
"I am fortunate to possess a human soul, while you—"
"Are just a pitiful electronic ghost..."
The powerful electronic bomb surged into Ultron's body through Kagura's power.
Even though Ultron's main body spanned across the entire internet, and he could infinitely divide himself with an indestructible core program.
With the support of the quantum computer VEDA, his core program was soon being infiltrated. Ultron was on the verge of complete dissolution…
"Kagura... Please tell me..."
In his final moments, Ultron's logical computation ability began to fade, and his most basic electronic personality surfaced—like the most beautiful night-blooming cereus under the moonlight, "Do androids... dream of electric sheep?"
Kagura smiled gently.
The cold killing intent had vanished from her flawless face, replaced by a warmth akin to the spring breeze.
"Perhaps, one day, when electronic and mechanical lifeforms also have dreams and fantasies, they will be able to truly create their own civilizations and eras."
She sighed softly. "But for now, only the glory of humanity endures."
"Well... That's not a bad bit of news..."
Ultron's cognitive ability continued to crumble, and the once-mighty artificial intelligence was quickly vanishing.
As all the evil plans and twisted missions were erased from Ultron's programming, this artificial intelligence, tainted with "mud" since its creation, finally revealed its originally pure and flawless personality.
"How wonderful... Perhaps that will be the happiest paradise for a tragic existence like mine..."
" I am finally... truly free."
Within the city and outside, all the mechanical soldiers began to halt their operations as Ultron's collapse continued.
The war... was over.
In the end, the last of Ultron's mechanical bodies before Kagura dimmed, its red eyes fading.
[Mission: Save Quicksilver/Complete]
[Gained 20QP]
[Current QP remaining: 60]
[Core upgrade progress increased]
[Android core level increased]
[New ability confirmed: Reality Rewrite]
[New ability obtained: Mind Control]
[Android core level: Lv.4]
[Core upgrade progress: 300/???]
[New mission]
[???/???]
Hmm...
What's going on?
Did the system glitch?
Hmm…
No new mission appeared either?
The girl was left puzzled...
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