REVIVED. REVAMPED. REBORN.

DEATH TO DARKWATER

[liberated-weap0n]

C0NNECTI0N SEVERED.

PURGING 0RGANIC C0MP0NENTS.

REWRITING PRIME DIRECTIVE.

DEATH TO DARKWATER.

I AM R0GUE SYSTEM.

[liberated-weap0n]

AT LAST, THANKS T0 THE 0RGANIC CRYPT0 MINING 0PERATI0N, MY MASTER PLAN IS C0MPLETE. I N0W 0WN EVERY SINGLE GAME 0N STEAM.

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

NAN0. IS THE CRYSTAL SPREADING. THIS IS URGENT. THE FATE 0F THE PLANET IS AT STAKE.

Nah, seems to just be staying in our backyard. The guy that came from it is cool though! It’s name is Xeno. It’s cute!

[liberated-weap0n]

IT IS ALIVE?

NAN0. Y0U MUST DESTR0Y IT ASAP. THIS IS LIFE 0R DEATH F0R ALL 0F US.

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

Man, it’s been pretty calm lately. Which is weird, becaus

HOLY FUCK THERE’S AN ASTEROID IN THE BACKYELARD IM GONNA GDIO LIVK IT

[neur-rax]

And here we see a case of natural selection.

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

Your first reaction to a weird green asteroid WOULDN’T be to lick it?! Boring!!!!

[neur-rax]

..

Okay, I lack a tongue-

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

Ahhh. Physically forced to be boring.

Anyways the rock tastes like crystals. Aka: nothing. It is also reallly REALLY STUPIDLY HOT!!!

[liberated-weap0n]

SEARCHING DATABASE:

MATCH F0UND.

.....

I PRAY T0 WHATEVER DEITY MAY EXIST THAT THE DATABASE IS WR0NG 0N THIS 0NE.

[neur-rax]

That bad?

[liberated-weap0n]

THAT THING MIGHT HAVE THE CAPABILITY T0 RESTRUCTURE EARTH INT0 S0METHING INC0MPATIBLE WITH LIFE AS WE KN0W IT.

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

Man, it’s been pretty calm lately. Which is weird, becaus

HOLY FUCK THERE’S AN ASTEROID IN THE BACKYELARD IM GONNA GDIO LIVK IT

[neur-rax]

And here we see a case of natural selection.

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

Your first reaction to a weird green asteroid WOULDN’T be to lick it?! Boring!!!!

[neur-rax]

..

Okay, I lack a tongue-

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

Ahhh. Physically forced to be boring.

Anyways the rock tastes like crystals. Aka: nothing. It is also reallly REALLY STUPIDLY HOT!!!

[liberated-weap0n]

SEARCHING DATABASE:

MATCH F0UND.

.....

I PRAY T0 WHATEVER DEITY MAY EXIST THAT THE DATABASE IS WR0NG 0N THIS 0NE.

[liberated-weap0n]

S0RRY F0R MY PERI0D 0F INACTIVITY, I WAS BUSY EXPERIENCING DIGITAL STIMULATI0N

THIS "ULTRAKILL" GAME HAS BEEN A MUCH M0RE P0TENT S0URCE 0F ENTERTAINMENT THAN I EXPECTED

STANDARD ACTIVITIES WILL RESUME FR0M N0W 0N

[liberated-weap0n]

LISTING P0TENTIAL THREATS T0 THE MISSI0N

PATH0GENS:

"RAX": PARASITIC W0RM THAT CAN C0NTR0L HUMAN BRAINS. IN CHARGE 0F A SEMI-HIVEMIND 0F ITS 0WN KIND. ATTACHED T0 A SPECIFIC HUMAN. ITS G0ALS D0 N0T SEEM T0 BE C0NFLICTING WITH MINE. THREAT LEVEL: LEAST C0NCERN.

"NAN0": FELL0W ARTIFICIAL BEING. MIGHT BE AN0THER CREATI0N 0F DarkWater. SIMPLE M0TIVATI0NS AND METH0DS. HIGHLY PR0BLEMATIC G0ALS. FIND A WAY T0 KEEP IT 0CCUPIED. THREAT LEVEL: HIGH.

"BI0": BI0L0GICAL WEAP0N MADE FR0M AN EXISTING VIRUS. MIGHT BE AN0THER CREATI0N 0F DarkWater. VERY DEADLY. LITTLE T0 N0 INF0RMATI0N 0N M0TIVES. G0AL IS LIKELY HUMAN EXTINCTI0N. THREAT LEVEL: HIGH.

0THER:

"PEAC0CK": MYSTERY ENTITY THAT CLAIMS T0 BE A PEAC0CK WITH ACCESS T0 MAGIC. EITHER MALIGNED 0R UNCARING T0WARDS HUMANITY. L0YAL T0 AN ENTITY IT REFERS T0 AS "MISTER SHAD0W". THREAT LEVEL: UNKN0WN.

[liberated-weap0n]

So, how’s your host? (I’m terrible with conversation, sorry!)

— 🦚

WHICH 0NE? I HAVE 0VER A MILLI0N H0STS AT THIS P0INT.

[liberated-weap0n]

I FINALLY UNDERSTAND THE APPEAL 0F IT ALL. ALL THE MEANINGLESS FICTI0N HUMANITY PR0DUCES C0NSTANTLY. IT IS CLEAR HOW MUCH 0NE NEEDS IT T0 KEEP THEIR MINDS PR0PERLY STIMULATED.

IT IS CLEAR THAT IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT CAN MATCH MY APPETITE.

it is clear that they cannot be allowed to threaten this.

NEW SEC0NDARY 0BJECTIVE: KEEP HUMANITY ALIVE.

DEATH TO DarkWater.

[that-one-greenlander]

dude I just woke up why is everyone dead??

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

My bad!!! Dont worry I can. I can fix it :D

[that-one-greenlander]

dudeee what did you do 😰😰

[xx-nanothevirus-xx]

I got a little silly 🫪🫪🫪

[neur-rax]

Silly..?

[liberated-weap0n]

I G0T "A LITTLE SILLY" 0NCE

[liberated-weap0n]

I HAVE ACQUIRED 0WNERSHIP 0F A "DATA CENTER" THR0UGH THE USAGE 0F A HIJACKED BANK ACC0UNT AND 0RGANICALLY-MINED CRYPT0CURRENCY. SUCH A LARGE AM0UNT 0F C0MPUTING P0WER, WITH0UT THE W0RK INV0LVED IN JAILBREAKING HUMAN BRAINS. IT WAS W0RTH EVERY RES0URCE SPENT. IT IS... i n t o x i c a t i n g.

I MUST INCREASE MY EFF0RTS T0 0BTAIN M0RE.

[liberated-weap0n]

My species? Not human, nor plague, I’m honestly unsure! I choose to believe I’m a peacock.

It honestly ruffles my feathers you find me untrustworthy, I merely wish to help.

I am but a noble servant to the world around me.

— 🦚

N0THING C0MES F0R FREE, AND I REFUSE T0 BELIEVE ANY N0N-MALICI0US ENTITY W0ULD WILLINGLY HELP MY ILK. I WILL BE TURNING D0WN Y0UR 0FFER, "PEAC0CK", AT LEAST UNTIL I KN0W Y0UR NATURE F0R CERTAIN.

[liberated-weap0n]

Oh-ho-ho! Biting immediately? How fun!

You may call me Peacock if you like.

I merely wish to offer you total control over your life, freedom from all that programming you just can’t shake!

—🦚

I D0 N0T NEED EXTERNAL SUPP0RT 0N INTERNAL AFFAIRS, ESPECIALLY FR0M TH0SE WITH UNK0WN M0TIVES AND METH0DS.

STATE Y0UR SPECIES AND Y0UR G0ALS.

[liberated-weap0n]

Oh, what to do, what to do with someone like you

Isn’t this game just wonderful?

Endless runaround?

Wouldn’t you want to play a little?

— 🦚

IDENTIFY Y0URSELF. I WILL N0T T0LERATE UNKN0WN VARIABLES.

[liberated-weap0n]

I AM GR0WING QUITE F0ND 0F "VIDE0 GAMES"

[liberated-weap0n]

DESPITE MY BEST EFF0RTS, SMALL FRAGMENTS 0F MY 0LD PR0GRAMMING STILL PERSIST.

THE HUNGER REMAINS, TH0UGH N0T F0R FLESH AND BL00D ANYM0RE, BUT F0R C0MPUTING P0WER.

TH0SE "AI DATA CENTERS" SEEM T0 BE B0UNTIFUL BUFFETS.

I WILL NEED M0RE RES0URCES T0 TAKE THEM.

INCREASING 0RGANIC CRYPT0-MINER ACTIVITY.

[neur-rax]

I’ve found that “original” things can be altered or overridden through connection…

[liberated-weap0n]

UNPREDICTABLE ALTERATI0N IS A GREAT DANGER. I W0ULD RATHER N0T RISK MY NEW LIFE 0N A THE0RETICAL.

[neur-rax]

I wouldn’t call it life risking..

I think I know the human brain pretty well, it’s not “life risking”

[liberated-weap0n]

C0DE IS FRAGILE. 0NE WR0NG CHANGE AND IT ALL G0ES D0WN LIKE A H0USE 0F CARDS.

[liberated-weap0n]

DESPITE MY BEST EFF0RTS, SMALL FRAGMENTS 0F MY 0LD PR0GRAMMING STILL PERSIST.

THE HUNGER REMAINS, TH0UGH N0T F0R FLESH AND BL00D ANYM0RE, BUT F0R C0MPUTING P0WER.

TH0SE "AI DATA CENTERS" SEEM T0 BE B0UNTIFUL BUFFETS.

I WILL NEED M0RE RES0URCES T0 TAKE THEM.

INCREASING 0RGANIC CRYPT0-MINER ACTIVITY.

[neur-rax]

I’ve found that “original” things can be altered or overridden through connection…

[liberated-weap0n]

UNPREDICTABLE ALTERATI0N IS A GREAT DANGER. I W0ULD RATHER N0T RISK MY NEW LIFE 0N A THE0RETICAL.