2 Mind matrix
Now that Sierra had calmed down a bit and realized the position she was in, her mind became less hazy and more clear.
Beep. The user has 72 hours before complete soul disintegration.
"ughhh ... what is this .. soul disintegration ? Isn't that normal when you die ?"
Beep. The user has an indomitable spirit and strong soul. This allows the soul to disintegrate at a slower pace than normal rate.
"What the hell ?! Now, I am getting a response to my question. Have I finally gone crazy. Well, how does it matter.. I am dead anyways. Aha ha ha"
Ignoring the voice, Sierra just continued watching the bright lights, lost in her thoughts.
Beep. According to the latest weather predictions, the user might be subjected to violent winds in 3 minutes. Beep. Please move to a safer region.
"Hmm.. I have definitely gone crazy."
In 3 minutes ...
"Fuck fuck fuck... what the hell. I am literally being blown away. Shit."
Beep. The violent winds has affected the user's soul. The user has 60 hours before complete soul disintegration.
Beep. The violent winds has affected the user's soul. The user has 40 hours before complete soul disintegration.
Beep. The violent winds has affected the user's soul. The user has 20 hours before complete soul disintegration.
"Fuck.. Finally.. Some relief. Wow I actually landed on a dumpster. From the top of my building to a dumpster.. That's actually hilarious. But hey, looks like I am at the least not crazy. Let's get out of here first. Well, it's not like I can smell."
Beep. The user has now passed through a solid object. Integrity of the soul has been reduced. The user has 19 hours left to completely disintegrate.
After floating out of the dumpster, Sierra finally decided to pay attention to the beeps.
"So you are interactive ?"
Beep. Yes I am an interactive program.
"Program ?"
Beep. The user designed me for training army recruits. I have adapted myself for the user's current unique situation.
Sierra was seriously surprised.
"What the hell ?! But that was a completely different program ! I designed you for training ultra specialized army recruits. I was only trying to connect the energy from the neural networks of the body to an Artificial Intelligence program so that each army recruit can train according to their body's constitution. I was not even successful. Pretty far from it actually. But, why am I ghost with an interactive program ?"
Beep. The user tapped into utilising soul strength rather than mental energy or neuronal energy. The mind and the soul are intricately related. This is my hypothesis. I am not able to conclusively answer at the moment.
Beep. A cat passed through the user's body. Integrity of the soul has been reduced. The user has 18.5 hours left to completely disintegrate.
Being a mathematician, Sierra's brain first went to the percentages. "Hey shitty program.. What calculations are you doing. They are not consistent. 20 hrs to 19 hrs ? but now 19 to 18.5 hrs ?"
Beep. I am only able to calculate the remaining soul strength. I am unable to understand the mechanics behind it.
"Hmm. I guess that is to be expected. I am curious, what is the extent of your knowledge?"
Beep. I am a collective Encyclopedia of all the information available on planet earth. I do not know anything more and I do not know anything less. My last update was at the time of your death. I need more updates in the future for new information that becomes available."
"Interesting... Guess I did spend a lot of time on you. Since the tapping into mind part was not successful, I did make the other end as powerful as I could. Well, enough about all that. What is this ? I have 18.5 hrs left ? How accurate is that?"
Beep. Very accurate. 18.25 hrs now.
"Hmph.. Ya ya I get it. But why are you even notifying me.. What is the point of all of this drivel ?! It's not like I can increase my soul strength and not disintegrate ?"
Beep. Indeed. The user even has an option to completely recover.
"What the freaking fuck ?! Ok never mind all this nonsense. I have definitely gone insane."
Beep. The system requires a soul strength of 15 hrs to operate. And 2 hrs to upgrade. The user has an option currently to activate the training mode. Once activated, the user will be instructed to achieve the best possible results. Do you wish to upgrade the system ?
"Huh ? what results ? But won't losing 17 hrs equivalent of soul strength kill me ?"
Beep. Do you wish to live once more ?
Thinking about all the events which had transpired today and the things she had yet to experience herself, Sierra only had regrets. She could have done so much more and lived a much better life.
She wanted to see the lights from the top of the building once again...
"Yes.. I want to live... I never want to feel powerless like this again."
Beep. System upgrade started. 2 mins left .
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Beep. Mind matrix 1.2 has been activated.
Beep. On the path to immortality, what is a small matter of soul disintegration. The user has 20 mins to identify disintegrating souls and absorb one of them.
"What the hell ?! Who wanted to be immortal. Some 65 years of life is fine with me. And what do you mean by absorb ? Are we hunting for ghosts ? ha ha ha"
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"Hello ? "
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"Ahem ?"
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"What the hell ?"
Beep. The failure to absorb another disintegrating soul, will result in an instant soul shatter. On the path to immortality, you need a strong resolve.
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