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In a fantasy world called Eldoria, a young man named Kael lived as an ordinary NPC (Non-Player Character) in the small town of Arindale. However, everything changed when he suddenly realized that his world was nothing but a broken simulation. Every 100 years, this world would reset, and the memories of all its inhabitants would be erased. Kael, who had miraculously gained awareness, discovered that he could collect Memory Fragments—pieces of memories from previous resets. With this ability, he began to uncover the horrifying truth behind Eldoria.

But Kael was not alone. The Debug Knights, an antivirus program tasked with maintaining the stability of the simulation, started hunting him down, considering him an anomaly. Together with a group of heroines, each harboring their own secrets and motivations, Kael must find a way to stop the reset cycle before their world is erased forever.

The Last Save Point

Lira navigated through the corrupted forest with practiced ease, her steps never faltering even as reality warped around them. Each time the ground shifted or a tree rendered incorrectly, she adjusted her path with fluid grace, leading them deeper into the unstable zones where the simulation's grip weakened.

"The forest gets worse ahead," she warned, her voice low and urgent. "The corruption runs deeper here, affects more of the base code. Stay close and step exactly where I step."

Kael followed her lead, watching in fascination as she moved through gaps in reality itself – spaces between the world's coding where physics behaved differently. The memory fragment in his hand pulsed with each step, responding to the surrounding instability.

"Most NPCs can't even see these paths," Lira explained as they navigated around a tree that kept respawning in different positions. "Their programming prevents them from perceiving the errors in the system. But once you're awake, you start to see how fragile reality really is."

A distant sound like digital thunder rolled through the forest, making the ground beneath their feet flicker between different textures. Lira's pace quickened. "Debug Knights calling for backup. They're not used to losing their targets."

They emerged into a clearing that shouldn't exist – a perfect circle of stability within the chaos. At its center stood what appeared to be a jumble of mismatched textures and broken polygons, but as they approached, the visual noise resolved itself into a small cabin that seemed to exist between the lines of the world's code.

"Welcome to my sanctuary," Lira said, placing her hand against the door. Lines of code spread from her touch, forming intricate patterns that reminded Kael of encryption keys. "One of the few safe places left in Eldoria, at least for those of us who are awake."

The door swung open to reveal an interior that defied conventional physics. Furniture floated at impossible angles, while windows looked out onto different parts of Eldoria simultaneously. A fireplace burned with flames that rendered in wireframe, casting digital warmth through the room.

"The Debug Knights can't process this location," Lira explained as she secured the entrance. "Too many contradictions in the spatial data. Their sensors glitch out trying to make sense of it." She turned to face him fully. "We should be safe here, at least long enough to talk."

Kael watched as she moved through the impossible space with familiar ease, realizing that every step she took was precisely calculated to navigate the glitched geometry of the room. This wasn't just a hiding place – it was a statement of defiance against the very rules of their world.

Paths Between Worlds