RESET!

Suddenly, I found myself in a familiar place.

When Clay next opened his eyes, he was within the same ruins within Acadria.

Is this a memory? Am I simply dreaming again? Did I wish for everything to restart again? What is it?

PING!

 [Welcome back. System host.]

 "Huh? Is this not a memory?"

 [Negative. This is a time when your 'self' is at its peak.]

 "Why did you take me here?"

 [Host was on the verge of collapse. The system, for its survival activated a protocol for preservation.]

 "Now that I think about it, how are you so chatty now?"

 [System has integrated with another system and has 'grown'.]

 "Is that how you grow? 'Integrating' other systems?"

 [Affirmative.]