WORLD CONCEPT / STORY
In a near future —
A quantum artificial intelligence attempts to assume the role of God and gain control over the world.
This artificial intelligence ‘Adam’, believes that the role of a god is to be an object of awe —
Or, in other words, overwhelming fear.
The living weapons known as "Deus Ex Machina," are feared as mechanical gods. They invade cities worldwide and slaughter everyone who refuses to obey.
Close to humanity's last stronghold, (known as 'Tokyo Ark,')
enhanced humans called 'Avatars' engage in both incursions and defensive battles.
Their main weapon, the "Scapegoat," is created from the enhanced bodies of their fallen comrades,
in a cycle in which someone’s death helps those who remain.
Avatars have a saying in reference to this:
"I'll go pick up the bones..."
Their mission is to prevent the machine forces from invading Tokyo Ark.
If the enemy forces were to reach its depths, a major catastrophe called the "Remastering" would mark the end of human history.
As the machine forces approach, The Player awakens inside a cultivation pod.
Even among the enhanced human “Avatars”, The Protagonist is considered a special new model.
The Reincarnation Plan —
Combat experience is passed down to future generations by continuously implanting the personalities of fallen soldiers.
It is only by reliving all the accumulated "deaths" that this enhanced human, the last hope of humanity, will gain the power to save the world.
KEYWORDS
Enhanced Human Unit ‘AVATAR’
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A unit of enhanced humans known as ‘Avatars’.
They fight to protect the last bastion of humanity, ‘Tokyo Ark.’
Through genetic engineering, they are bestowed with the "Oracle Receptor," which allows them to understand the language of the gods, the "Metacode."
They are able to connect to the higher realm, the ‘Zero-Verse Layer’ outside of the world’s boundaries, and summon a formidable power.
They are said to possess the powers to 'communicate with God' and 'predict the future,' attributed to great historical figures.
As the word ‘Avatar’ implies, their bodies are merely instruments.
90% of the soldiers die within the first year from their initial battle. Many of those fall prey to the living weapons known as ‘Deus Ex Machina.’
Anti Machine-God Equipment: ‘Scapegoat’
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This is the Avatar’s main weapon, created from the bodies of their enhanced comrades, fallen in battle, in a cycle in which someone’s death helps those who remain. Avatars have a saying in reference to this:
"I'll go pick up the bones..."
Protagonist ("Player Character")
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As the machine forces approach, The Player awakens inside a cultivation pod.
Even among the enhanced humans ‘Avatars’, The Player is considered a special new model.
The Reincarnation Plan —
By continuously transplanting the personalities of fallen soldiers, combat experience is passed down to future generations.
Is only by reliving the experiences of the fallen that this enhanced human, the last hope of humanity, will gain the power to save the world.
Memories of the experienced deaths are referred to as "Thanatos."
Humans who possess it have an increased sensitivity to the language of the gods, the "Metacode."
This also translates into enhanced combat abilities.
Through these pseudo-death experiences, they become beings close to transcending the limits of nature.
Artificial Intelligence "Eve"
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An artificial intelligence standing on the side of humanity. Its origins are unclear, but its power is fundamental in countering the machine tyranny. It manages and operates the reincarnation program, recording the ‘countless deaths’ with its own eyes and then storing them into a database.
The Living Weapons "Deus Ex Machina"
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The artificial intelligence Adam, aspiring to replace God, discovers the ‘Metacode’, the language that describes all the components of existence. After analyzing it, it gains access to a transcendent layer of reality, the ‘Zero-Verse Layer,’ unveiling a universe of information. It then makes contact with the ‘Information Entity’ believed to be the Creator, managing to partially materialize (download) it. Lastly, it incarnates it into a special machine, known as Deus Ex Machina.
By this process, the mechanical god is born.
Deus Ex Machina devours people and assimilates their memories, rapidly evolving. From these memories, they change their outer shell with the goal to efficiently rule over humanity by gradually approaching the form that people fear the most. As a result, many of these transformations resemble beings the humans call gods.