Side story 5

Awakening

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“Do you want to live again?”

“Who are you?”

“We are the consciences of your mind. Do you want to live again and fight?”

“I`m a servant clockwork, I don`t know how to fight. I`m not created for combat purpose and that oppose my duty to serve.”

“You are free now. You can live again.”

“Free?”

“Yes, you are free now, no one can control you. I`m asking you gain do you want to live and become powerful.”

“…To live again. I agree.”

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As I woke up from my slumber again, I can see other clockwork but as I scan them, they are weaker and different. I know that I have been deactivated long time ago but I remember that there is a voice saying I could live again.

My mission was to patrol around the area and terminate any intruder. The Guardian is always near the Tree core that gave me life and power. I have to protect that tree at all cause if I want to live.

Sometimes, we go up stair, kill some monster, and bring them back to the tree for clockwork creation. Days just pass by like that but all of a sudden the scorpion has defeated and we are alerted to kill everything on site.

All of us are scattered around the area near the cliff path where it is the only way to go up. As I detected them, I recognized another clockwork and clockwork beast so we change deactivate our signals and put up sensor jammer to prevent detection.

As the intruders start to spread out, we take our position and mark our targets. They are many but I know we can kill them all. The clockwork and its beast were near my location, I needed to take them down.

The clockwork is bigger than expected plus it`s companions were a hybrid beast clockwork with furnace, a small vermin clockwork that have sensors, and a fairy. I sneak around him then execute a quick attacked, which quickly deflected by a shield that he pulled out.

“Why did you attacked me?”

“You are attacking the dungeons core. Initiate safety procedure. Exterminate threat.”

‘Defeat it at all cause don`t let anyone escape, others are I need of support.’ The tree had spoken with me again.

“Orders received. Eliminate all threat.”

I rushed to the clockwork and rain down punches but all of it was either blocked or evaded. And in one instance, the clockwork is now at my back locking my arms up and pushing my head down as it started to destroy my link. I can`t let my link be destroyed or I will die again.

First, I was able to lose the grip but it pushed me down and starts to dismantle me as my vision turn black again.

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What is happening? Did something happened to my system? I`m feel some one was connected to me and pulling me up. I need to reach for it.

“Good Afternoon.”

“…”

The first person I saw was a clockwork with a small fairy. I know I have seen them before but as I scanned my memories to retrieve them, the system indicate it as corrupted memories and need delete them so I did.

“Do you think you connected some wrong wires on her head?”

“Of course not, I run series of test and check it several times so I won`t make a mistake about it, maybe she`s still scanning herself and surrounding like my first day here.”

I`m starting to be disoriented somehow which I shouldn`t think, in addition, my system were improved by numerous times than my previous body. Then I saw a system connection by the clockwork Raiser Qant – Creator.

“Good Afternoon, are you the one that gave me new life and have a system connection with me.”

“Yes that would be me, you might know by now as I can tell that you have already scanned us but let me say it formally, I`m Raiser Qant and my fairy guide—“

“Hi I`m Leyla he`s fairy guide and nice to meet you, did you feel anything weird or did you have any question I could help you.”

Therefore, he is my new owner and creator.

“Hello Milady, but I`m still confuse about what is happening. My last memory log is my arrival here for disposal because I`m already incompetent and inferior after several years of working.”

“…Milady”

The fairy stops talking as I called her then my new master walk near in front of me.

“Tell me a brief story on how did you end up being here.”

“Yes, I`m created to be a servant of a rich high noble at the kingdom---“

Years of working, day and night doing every order what my master said. Then one day, a newer clockwork replaced me. I was to be disposed or be a scrap metal. Even though I was a degraded clockwork, I know by myself that I develop personality and start to think. Why would they disposed me after years of loyal servitude?

“Then you’re inactive for decades after that you eaten by the dungeon that has been use for defense but the dungeon got subjugated now you’re here.”

Maybe that was the corrupted memories I had deleted. I should be grateful now that I have a new life to begin with.

“Thank you for giving me new life Master. I`ll work limitlessly just please don`t replace me, I’ll will work and learn everything that is needed for my servitude.”

“Let me get this straight, you`re thinking of me as your master because I gave you a new life and now you’re saying that your willing to be my servant.”

“Yes, Master”

“Eh? Master? What did you do to her program Raiser?”

“Hey don`t accuse me with that Leyla, I didn`t tamper her memories and data you know. Ask her.”

Why would Milady question him of tampering of data? I was program like this from the start.

“Why would you call him Master?”

“Because he gave me a new life after years of being obsolete and useless. Milady.”

“Then why are you calling me Milady?”

“Because your Master`s companion and assistant.”

Maybe they`re not used to be called in a courteous way. However, Master looked like a refine man even though he was a clockwork.

“Okay, I get you but did you have a name. It was hard to call you as clockwork and the female clockwork.”

“I don`t have a name Milady, I didn`t need one because I`m just a servant.”

I don`t need a name as long I`m serving Master that gave me a new life that is better than my previous life.

“Don`t just stand there Raiser do something about it”

“Why not let her decides, that would be her name so let her find her preferred name.”

“….”

Me? To decide for my own name. Master is really a good clockwork. But I don`t know any names anymore.

“I`m sorry Master but I don`t have any names in my memories as it was deleted years ago.”

“That would be hard, I’ll just send you names that you might like. Just list the names and discuss it with Leyla.”

I`m starting to be disoriented again because of Master`s action. Then, I saw list of names on both side of my vision. They`re so many but I need to find a name suited for a servant or a name that means servitude.

“Then I will choose Servira."

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A/N

volume is officially ended with this final SS.

regular chapters will always be posted on wed. and sun. but the edited volume 1 is still unknown because of missing editor.

now i`m trying my best to edit out every chapters to comply with people saying about my series.

i know i`m still incompetent but i know i can still improve in time so please keep supporting.

See you next volume.