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Smell of charcoal. Burning.
over. The machine lifts another leg and another shock ricochets through the building. Nothing stops it as it walks from the city and follows the sun towards the mountains. It searches for its masters once more.
October 8, 2026 at 9:40 AM
the newsreader as the flickering lights burst back into life. The newscast from earlier plays. It repeats and repeats with its ominous message from days gone by.

The figure becomes uneasy and lowers down, away from the light but still enough to see. They fall back as a violent shake knocks them
October 8, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Once it was done, it stood there silently, waiting.

But that wait didn't last very long before the earth started to shake causing rubble and debris to crumble from the ancient skyscrapers. A burnt ozone glares through the smog, drenching the buildings in an orange film. A static hum vibrates from
October 8, 2026 at 9:40 AM
spine. There was a reason old tech had been outlawed. The newsreader rumbles as the lights flicker. The figure shudders in horror whilst watching it, seeing as it slowly rises onto its gangly mechanical limbs. The screeching of the rusted joints scraping together echoed out over the entire city.
October 8, 2026 at 9:40 AM
crawls out of a derelict building to listen:

"Beloved blessings, magical realism is the newest genre to merge with The River of Memories. All thanks to the glorious Old Ones, we can now create new realities. Prosperity lies in their teachings.

The message is short, but sends shivers down the
October 8, 2026 at 9:40 AM
another leg and another shock ricochets through the building. Nothing stops it as it walks from the city and follows the sun towards the mountains. It searches for its masters once more.
October 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
flickering lights burst back into life. The newscast from earlier plays. It repeats and repeats with its ominous message from days gone by.

The figure becomes uneasy and lowers down, away from the light but still enough to see. They fall back as a violent shake knocks them over. The machine lifts
October 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
stood there silently, waiting.

But that wait didn't last very long before the earth started to shake causing rubble and debris to crumble from the ancient skyscrapers. A burnt ozone glares through the smog, drenching the buildings in an orange film. A static hum vibrates from the newsreader as the
October 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
reason old tech had been outlawed. The newsreader rumbles as the lights fade. The figure shudders in horror whilst watching it, seeing as it slowly rises onto its gangly mechanical limbs. The screeching of the rusted joints scraping together echoed out over the entire city. Once it was done, it
October 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
dark. They crawls out of a derelict building to listen:

"Beloved blessings, gothic is the newest genre to merge with Vows of Oblivion. All thanks to the glorious Old Ones, we can now create new Horizons. Long lasts the Old Ones.

The message is short, but sends shivers down the spine. There was a
October 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
remains of the Old Ones crumble into the ground below.
October 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
newsreader hardly anything happens. The light has gone from inside as it sways unsteadily. Before long, a zephyr sweeps gently through and grazes over the large machine. It sways harder then, more and more violently as it moves from one rusted foot to the other. It falls and with it the last
October 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
stood there silently, waiting.

But that wait didn't last very long before the earth started to shake causing rubble and debris to crumble from the ancient skyscrapers. A burnt ozone glares through the smog, drenching the buildings in an orange film. However, as the burnt orange spreads over the
October 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
reason old tech had been outlawed. The newsreader rumbles as the lights die. The figure shudders in horror whilst watching it, seeing as it slowly rises onto its gangly mechanical limbs. The screeching of the rusted joints scraping together echoed out over the entire city. Once it was done, it
October 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
crawls out of a derelict building to listen:

"Beloved blessings, adventure is the newest genre to merge with Vision Corp. All thanks to the glorious Old Ones, we can now create new futures. Prosperity lies in their teachings.

The message is short, but sends shivers down the spine. There was a
October 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
with it the last remains of the Old Ones crumble into the ground below.
October 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
orange spreads over the newsreader hardly anything happens. The light has gone from inside as it sways unsteadily. Before long, a zephyr sweeps gently through and grazes over the large machine. It sways harder then, more and more violently as it moves from one rusted foot to the other. It falls and
October 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Once it was done, it stood there silently, waiting.

But that wait didn't last very long before the earth started to shake causing rubble and debris to crumble from the ancient skyscrapers. A burnt ozone glares through the smog, drenching the buildings in an orange film. However, as the burnt
October 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
spine. There was a reason old tech had been outlawed. The newsreader rumbles as the lights flicker. The figure shudders in horror whilst watching it, seeing as it slowly rises onto its gangly mechanical limbs. The screeching of the rusted joints scraping together echoed out over the entire city.
October 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
They crawls out of a derelict building to listen:

"For our records, magical realism is the newest genre to merge with The River of Memories. All thanks to the glorious Old Ones, we can now create new variants. Prosperity lies in their teachings.

The message is short, but sends shivers down the
October 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
lifts another leg and another shock ricochets through the building. Nothing stops it as it walks from the city and follows the sun towards the mountains. It searches for its masters once more.
October 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM