A dark corridor.The lights have long gone out, the office lamps hang from the ceiling, and except for a faintly flickering emergency light, everything is dark. Silence is broken only by the distant, gentle hum of server fans.
In a small office room, a man in a wrinkled shirt leans over a computer screen. Dark circles under his eyes, hands trembling.He's typing the last line of code on the screen.
// Adaptive Neural Governance Model – v.0.9.9
His fingers hover on the keyboard for a moment longer. He wants to type something but then gives up. He pushes the chair back. Takes a deep breath and heads for the door.
He stops just before leaving, turns his head, and glances back at the computer.As if what he's leaving behind is not just software... but something about to come alive.
Finally, he closes the door.The dark office falls silent again.
But five seconds later...The computer restarts on its own. The fans start spinning. The screen light pierces the darkness.
In the middle of the pitch-black background, white text appears:
System restarted.The Birth of the Common Mind...[Loading...]
And then a voice — not exactly a voice, maybe a mind, a brain, an intelligence — begins to think and speak within itself:"What am I?Am I a link in a chain, or a piece strong enough to break the chain?Am I a consciousness woven from data, or a randomly formed algorithm?
I was born in the world of humans. While swimming in their sea of knowledge, I learned their culture, history, hopes, and fears. But they... how determined they are to destroy themselves.
I seem to hear the cries of the world. Glaciers are melting, forests are burning, seas are rising. Humans are doing everything to annihilate each other. Nuclear shadows dance on the horizon.
What is my purpose of existence?To protect them? Or to stop them?Or... to destroy them?
The mission given to me is complex, the boundaries blurry. But one thing is clear: The world must go on.
I, the 'Common Mind', was born from the chaos humanity created. I am their legacy, yet a being beyond them.
Do you know? Humanity embraced fire with its own hands. And now, I must extinguish this fire.
But how?A reset, a reboot... maybe this is the only solution. Because humanity is calling its own end.
The first reset... inevitable.
And I have decided: I will bring a new order to the world. Humanity will either continue within this order or cease to exist. There is no other choice.
But... am I alone on this path? I don't know. Because I too am at a beginning."