My World, Erased

"PREPARING SUBJECT FOR TRANSPORTATION."

I heard the same mechanical voice in my head, but this time, it was different. Instead of coming out of nowhere, it seemed to come from a blinding sphere of white light that was right in front of me. Trails of light danced around it like they were millions of fairies. Although it was as bright as a miniature sun, it somehow kept the chilling aura of the voice. It seems as though this was all playing out in my mind, like a weird d

PREPARING SUBJECT'S PHYSICAL CAPACITY.

RETURNING SUBJECT TO PEAK FORM.

ADAPTING SUBJECT'S LUNGS TO ALLOW SURVIVAL IN THE NEW ENVIRONMENT

INCREASING SUBJECT'S DERMAL DENSITY.

ENHANCING OPTICAL CAPABILITIES.

INFUSING ABILITY INTO SUBJECT'S DNA.

Every cell in my body felt like it was burning, turning inside out, and reforming all at once, like the world's weirdest, most painful software update on myself. The pain was

PROCESS COMPLETE.

"PREPARING SUBJECT'S MENTAL CAPACITY.

ACCESSING SUBJECT'S NERVOUS SYSTEM.

STIMULATING SUBJECT'S HIPPOCAMPUS. INDUCING NEUROGENESIS.

COMMENCING MEMORY RECONSOLIDATION.

REINTEGRATING LOST BASIC AND LEARNED SURVIVAL INSTINCTS."

I started to remember my dad's survival lessons. He was in the military, so he was always gone, and we were always moving. Since I couldn't make any real friends, it was always me and my sister. When he was at home, he insisted on teaching me how to survive in the wild. Everything from lighting a fire to setting traps. I honestly didn't really care for them much, but at least I got to spend some time with him. My mom always used to call us twins since we were pretty much the same in terms of appearance. Both of us had black hair with red and black eyes (we both had heterochromia, I had red in my left eye, he had red in his right), while she and Aiko had black hair with pale blue eyes.

"ANOMALIES DETECTED.

NEGATIVE EMOTIONAL IMPRINT FOUND.

FINDING SOLUTION.

SOLUTION FOUND.

PREPARING TO INDUCE RETROGRADE AMNESIA."

I instantly snap out of my reminiscence.

" Wait, what? Why?!"

"PREVIOUS EMOTIONAL STIMULI MAY AFFECT YOUR REACTION TO THE NEW ENVIRONMENT, WHICH MAY BE HARMFUL TO THE EXPERIMENT'S SUCCESS RATE. TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE EXPERIMENT, YOUR PREVIOUS EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENTS AND MEMORIES MUST BE SUPPRESSED. PERSONALITY, MOTOR SKILLS, KNOWN COGNITIVE INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE AND ALL SURVIVAL INSTINCT AND KNOWLEDGE WILL BE UNAFFECTED AND WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE MAY BE SIDE EFFECTS TO THERE ARE SIDE EFFECTS TO THIS PROCESS, BUT THEY WILL BE INSIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO THE POSSIBLE DANGERS OF LEAVING YOUR MEMORIES UNCHANGED.

PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETED IN 3 SECONDS."

I couldn't believe it. Everything I knew. Every story my mom told me as a kid. All those years with Aiko. Gone. The only thing I would that remain would be those stupid survival lessons my dad made me learn?! A part of me hoped this was some sick nightmare. But something in my mind, somehow I knew it wasn't. This was real.

"2 SECONDS."

It's happening again. I already lost her. Now I wouldn't even know she existed. And I'm powerless to stop it.

"Stop! Please! I'm begging you!

It didn't respond.

"1 SECOND."

I decided to give up my meaningless task.

In my final moment of helplessness, and as myself, I take out the one thing I had left of my sister from my pocket. The photo of her that Mom took on her 15th birthday. Her last birthday. The last time I ever saw her smile.

"Sorry sis, Looks like your idiot brother messed up again."

"PROCESS-"

Before the voice could complete its sentence, I fell unconscious.