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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

The cabin's interior began to shift more dramatically, responding to some unseen threat. Furniture melted away into streams of raw data, while the windows cycled through different views of Eldoria at an increasing pace. The memory fragment in Kael's hand grew warmer, its light pulsing in sync with the changes.

"They're getting closer," Lira said, her voice tight with concentration as she tried to stabilize their surroundings. "The Seekers can sense the fragment's energy. We need to move, but first..." She reached out and touched the glowing crystal in Kael's hand.

The contact sent a surge of power through the room. Images flashed across every surface – fragments of memories, both his and hers, interweaving into complex patterns. Kael saw their previous encounters across multiple resets, each one ending differently but always connected to something larger.

"I was right," Lira breathed, her eyes wide as she processed the shared memories. "You're not just carrying memories; you're carrying pieces of the original code. The first version of Eldoria, before the resets began." She withdrew her hand, but the connection lingered, leaving traces of light between them.

"The Architect created this world for a purpose," she continued, moving to gather what looked like weapons made of pure code. "Something went wrong in that first version – something that led to the implementation of the reset system. But you were there. You saw what really happened."

A sound like breaking glass echoed through the cabin, and one of the windows shattered into pixels. Through the digital debris, they could see the Seekers getting closer, their black armor absorbing the forest's glitches like a void in reality.

"We need to go," Lira said, tossing him a sword that left trails of light in the air. "There's somewhere we need to reach – a place that might help you recover more of your memories. Have you ever heard of The Last Save Point?"

Echoes in the Code