What is home?-1

"Why is no one shooting at him?" Ariella's voice echoed in Theo's ears, laced with curiosity.

"Why? It's complicated," Theo responded, his gaze fixed on the tense scene unfolding before him. "Maybe they can feel his ferocity, or maybe they're just ashamed of themselves. Or perhaps they truly believe he's the Ghost of Vengeance, coming to save his family. Humans are superstitious—always have been, always will be."

Even if he wanted to explain further, he wasn't sure he could. What he saw was a textbook example of greed and cowardice—two forces that had driven both the rise and fall of countless civilizations. Ariella, despite being an advanced artificial intelligence, could only mimic human emotions. Even after humanity had cracked the code of consciousness transfer, the true nature of self-awareness remained elusive.