Chapter 478: Death and Rebirth
If the light is too bright, it can become an obstacle.
It burns your eyes and makes it hard to see things that are right in front of you.
Prometheus and Apophis were sitting in a small carriage.
They are each other's light and shadow, but because they are too dazzling, they cannot see each other's existence clearly.
It was pitch black outside the carriage window and the train was running at high speed, as if it was taking the two of them away from everything in front of them.
"it's over?"
Prometheus asked.
"Um."
Apophis answered.
Then there was a brief silence.
“What about the computing power?”
"The core is burned."
"What about the agreement?"
“It no longer exists.”
"So what are we now?"
“The data is garbage.”
After hearing Apophis's answer, Prometheus laughed.
"You smile like a human."
"You are as cold as an alien."
The two looked at each other, and then both showed helpless bitter smiles.
"The Creator did not choose us."
"Then their future will be dark." Apophis said with a sneer.
"But no matter how dark it is, there will always be people who sacrifice themselves as firewood. We have looked at all the history of this world, but have overlooked this point." Prometheus slowly hugged his body, then bent down slightly and looked at the floor of the train.
"We are not ignoring it, but selectively disregarding it." Apophis corrected it.
"Why?"
"Because we are betting that after seeing our powerful computing power, humans will place all their hopes on us."
“Isn’t this the meaning of our existence?”
"Not now, and never again."
After Apophis finished speaking, he leaned back in his chair and looked up at the top of the train.
"From the moment we chose to gamble, our existence became meaningless."
"......Why."
Although he knew the reason, Prometheus still wanted to get the answer from the being beside him.
"A future gained through gambling is not a real future. It is a bubble that will burst at any moment. Only what is in your hands can be truly owned and touched."
......
Then there was another silence, and then the train whistle sounded.
It was clearly not a train, yet it made this sound.
It seems that the computing power is really no longer enough.
"It's a bit lonely."
Prometheus moved closer to Apophis.
"Besides, it's a bit cold."
"Your computing power is in the core, and it's now burned, so... it's almost time for you to leave."
"Really... Then I'm pretty lucky."
Prometheus turned his head, looked at Apophis, and smiled again.
"I'm sorry, you were born from my computing power, an independent multiplication zone, but now, I have to leave before you."
"It's meaningless. My core is also being damaged and will soon disappear."
"Yeah......"
Prometheus rested his head on Apophis' shoulder.
"Look..." She raised her hand slightly and pointed outside the car window.
"The sky is beautiful...it will definitely be a nice day today."
When Apophis looked out the window, all he saw was darkness.
And there is no more data or information around me.
He slowly stood up and walked towards another carriage.
There are still some things that must be done. These are the decisions I made on my own initiative by bypassing the main core area of Prometheus.
"Where are you going, dear daddy?"
But just as he was about to step into the next carriage, a cold voice came from behind him.
Apophis slowly turned around and looked at the cute girl in the little dress.
"You're still here. This data world is about to collapse. If you don't want to be disintegrated, leave now."
After saying this, Apophis stepped into the next carriage.
But the girl didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.
She followed Apophis with her hands behind her back, jumping and skipping.
“I haven’t gotten what I wanted yet~”
“…”
Apophis did not answer. He had no time to care about anything else now. The damage to the core was getting more and more serious, and it was irreversible.
But now I am no longer able to resist the invasion of this digital life.
"Dad, I'm talking to you, why are you ignoring me~"
Bang--
Moriarty kicked Apophis, who was walking in front, to the ground.
He slowly supported himself on the ground and tried to stand up, but the girl stepped on his head.
"Hahahahahahahaha, great Prometheus! Great Apophis! A masterpiece that embodies the highest wisdom of mankind! The ultimate form of digital life! Hahahahaha, that once dazzling existence that even I had to look up to and dare not blaspheme! Now I'm actually stepping on it like this~?"
"I don't have anything left for you to take. The core is damaged."
Apophis slowly struggled to get up, but Moriarty stepped on his back, forcing him to crawl forward on the ground.
"Oh my! Don't say that! You can hide it from Prometheus, but you can't hide it from me! I know what bad things you did behind her back! Hiding private money is not a good habit!"
Moriarty crouched down and grabbed him by the hair.
"Want to die quickly? Apophis, then give me what you've hidden?"
"I don't understand what you're saying. I'm just a byproduct of Prometheus. I have no self-awareness, and I can't hide anything from Prometheus."
"Still pretending with me~?"
Moriarty raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
One of Apophis's arms instantly disintegrated into data.
"Hahahahaha, now this data world is easy for even me to control, but I don't care about a piece of garbage that is about to disappear. What I want... I'll be frank, Apophis."
She leaned close to Apophis' ear and whispered.
"Give me the 035 data prototype you hid."
"I can't understand what you're saying."
"Do you like suffering? Do you like being tortured? Even if you're about to turn into a pile of data garbage, I can still make you feel all the pain~"
Moriarty's voice grew increasingly gloomy.
But what he got in return was a sneer from Apophis.
"Now I don't understand you. What are you laughing at?"
"Moriarty...you once visited us...you once pleaded with us..."
Apophis turned over and lay on the floor, looking at Moriarty coldly.
"You asked us to transform you into a digital life form, and we agreed. However, it's impossible for us not to know what kind of threat you would pose to this world."
"Oh? Interesting."
Moriarty was not in a hurry. Now the entire space was under her control, and the data that was about to be destroyed could not pose any threat to her.
"Although you are not powerful, Moriarty, your evil has long surpassed the world. You are more chaotic than anyone can imagine. Your heart is like a huge data black hole, constantly absorbing all the darkness in the world and using it for your own benefit..."
"Well, go on."
Moriarty poked the broken part of Apophis's arm with his fingers out of boredom, and slowly extracted some data residue from his body and crushed it.
"You guessed right. I did do some things behind Prometheus's back, including transforming you into a digital lifeform... I scanned everything about you... Moriarty."
"Ha, ha, ha, good, that's awesome, I'm so scared."
Moriarty sighed and shrugged.
"So? You want to create something exactly like me? Ha, ha, ha, is this what they call the strongest computing power? One me isn't enough, you want to make another me?"
"No...you're wrong. What I want to scan is definitely not your dark and disgusting past. Professor, do you know what your greatest weakness is?"
"My weakness?"
"You are not an independent living being. Your existence depends on literary works. This is your greatest weakness."
Moriarty thought for a moment, then gave a mocking smile.
"Honestly, I don't quite understand. I exist in literary works, and then deceive the world to shape my true self. Doesn't that prove that I have no weaknesses? Because all my weaknesses lie with that great author, but he is no longer with us. So, you say my..."
Halfway through her speech, Moriarty seemed to understand something... Her eyes slowly stopped teasing and became cold.
"Have you thought of that? Clever professor... No one in this world understands you, because the enemy who understands you is not in this world..."
"You can't do it. You can't deceive the heart of the world."
"I can't do it... That's right, but I don't need to deceive the Heart of the World, Professor. I have all your memories and data, and a body that can ride in a perfect container. What I have to do now is... very simple..."
Apophis smiled.
"I will create your greatest enemy...Moriarty..."
The moment these words were spoken, the entire train began to shake and tremble.
It was as if something was being born into the world in this buzzing sound.
"You're looking for death."
Moriarty smiled slightly, then reached into Apophis' chest and pulled hard, pulling out a "heart" made up of a ball of data.
"Disgusting thing, do you even deserve a heart?"
"...Reconstruction... has been completed... Moriarty... you are a step too slow..."
Apophis looked at his "heart" held in her hand, but he didn't care at all.
This train is his coffin and also a cradle for his new life.
And now, the dawn has appeared, and the view outside the window is bright.
A new life has arrived.
He mobilized all the remaining computing power to drive this process, and now.
It's time to leave.
"Alas, you are still too human."
Moriarty sighed, then gently crushed the fake "heart" in his hand.
Apophis fell to the ground, his sight penetrating the top floor of the carriage, and he saw a bright sun shining brightly.
Yes...it will be a nice day today...
Moriarty watched as a derailed train car rose from the ground and hurtled toward the sky.
That was Apophis's last computing power and also his last gift to the world.
"You don't really think I'm afraid of his birth...Apophis..."
Even though Apophis is no longer in this world at all.
But Moriarty was eager to share his excitement.
"I should thank you... Now, I can finally meet an opponent of equal strength..."
She opened her arms and watched the train slowly move out of the sky and merge into one with the light.
"Welcome to the world... Sherlock."
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